Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1542 - 411: Silent Infiltration, Tattoo Alteration

Under the radiance, the bones inside Fish Bone's body are clearly visible.As the High Priest flipped through the journal, reaching a specific page, a faint trace of black haze began to seep from Fish Bone's bones.

The High Priest did not stop, continued flipping, and on the next page, the barely noticeable black haze continued to sink into Fish Bone's bones.

He kept flipping through to the end, and no further issues appeared.

The abnormality reappeared today.

The High Priest remained silent, flipping the Black Ship journal back to that previous page.

Precisely on the day when they encountered the troublesome entity in the deep sea, triggered the tattoo on the back, and the Strange was directly taken away by Yu Ziqing.

"Fish Bone, look at yourself."

Fish Bone inspected himself, saw the faint black haze seeping from his bones, present in the hands and feet but absent from the torso, each haze avoiding the tattoo on the back.

The black haze that penetrated from the front part of his skull was the most concentrated area.

The High Priest uttered no words, only observed, and Fish Bone recalled, then immediately said.

"Everything was handled cleanly back then, unused Offerings and materials, even if unnecessary, were completely destroyed and discarded.

We've been sailing in the deep sea for so long, I know what should and shouldn't be done.

Being cautious is the top priority; greed and arrogance lead to certain death.

On that day, and for seven days thereafter, I never acted alone in anything I did."

The High Priest ignored him, instead turning to Yu Ziqing.

"Master, was that Strange already dead on that day?"

Yu Ziqing closed his eyes, sensed the Dao Court; the Strange he had filled in the eastern part of the Dao Court had almost nothing left, now completely digested.

"Gone, it has been thoroughly digested."

Yu Ziqing pointed at Fish Bone.

"Is his current condition a precursor to becoming an Evil?"

"It's one of the ways of becoming an Evil, but with the tattoo's suppression, he cannot become an Evil."

The Black Ship High Priest looked grim, then changed the subject.

"However, being able to influence Fish Bone under the suppression implies that it wasn't just the Strange encountered last time.

It must be a stronger, more terrifying existence.

We aren't sure what it is specifically, the deep sea holds too many unknowns."

Yu Ziqing scrutinized Fish Bone, pondered thoughtfully.

"Such creatures that were immune to inducement and intent on causing trouble, how frequent are they?"

"Not many."

"Then, is it possible that the entity affecting Fish Bone could also have influenced the Strange that attacked you that day?"

The Black Ship High Priest was taken aback, indeed not having considered this point, and thought earnestly.

"Being able to affect Fish Bone under tattoo suppression, previously without detection, should indeed have the strength to influence the Strange that attacked that day."

"In other words, the creature that attacked that day may actually have been a pawn used to scout and probe?"

"It indeed is possible."

Yu Ziqing stared at Fish Bone's head, observing the barely perceptible black haze seeping through the bone seams, almost imperceptible in strength.

His first thought went to that presence in the deep sea.

The Cloud Whale had mentioned, before its death, seeing a massive vortex.

"Can such a force only influence but not be used for surveillance or messaging?"

"It cannot, it merely influences, transforms into an Evil, sinks into the deep sea, which according to the Black Ship journal's account, could be considered a Deep Sea Strange's way of feeding more thorough and direct than offerings."

"But if I expel it, the other party would notice, correct?"

"Master, that's right."

Yu Ziqing nodded, walked behind Fish Bone, extended a hand, and pressed onto the tattoo on Fish Bone's back.

The non-human form tattoo immediately wriggled, branching out a hand, following Yu Ziqing's hand, reaching towards Fish Bone's head.

Yu Ziqing placed a hand on Fish Bone's head, and the tattooed hand also extended up.

As Yu Ziqing lifted his hand, the tattoo transformed, as though an arm extended from Fish Bone's back, a hand clasping onto his head from behind.

With the tattoo's approach, the black haze from Fish Bone's skull seams instantly became much denser.

The actively seeping black haze traveled down the bone seams, spreading to Fish Bone's limbs.

"This way, it shouldn't affect Fish Bone's thoughts, right?"

"According to the experiences gained by Black Ship Saints with their lives, indeed this should be the case."

Yu Ziqing wasn't in a hurry to expel these forces; he didn't wish to expose the issue openly.

Because, in his view, if a Deep Sea Strange could be influenced to do something, become a sacrificial pawn.

Then the one probing likely already knows the probing Strange is gone.

Also, since the one sent to die could be influenced, so might other Stranges be influenceable.

It's possible that the messy beings in the deep sea have long been influenced.

Is it because those Stranges, like Fish Bone, would be influenced into certain actions, and yet realize they are influenced, leading to their mind struggling, torn, is that why they are so twisted and frantic?

If the deep sea's chaotic entities emerged, that would be a huge problem.

Yu Ziqing isn't worried about overt actions, rather annoyed by such cunning men, silently permeating and affecting people's thoughts.