Evolution: Start AS A Raft

"Don't be in a hurry, young man." The mayor continued, "To follow the progress of the event, we sent special people to infiltrate that woman's clan. Although that woman is dead, we have discovered another strange phenomenon! Her daughter once unleashed an incredibly powerful energy beam!"

Raine listened carefully to the story.

"And after her daughter died, her granddaughter possessed the same ability! We suspect that the Water Heaven Crystal didn't perish, but rather, using the ability of human reproduction, it exists in another form within this clan, within the direct descendants of that woman!"

Raine felt like he was listening to a fairy tale.

The Five Heaven Crystals, indeed each one is harder to find than the last. By the time they get to the Water Heaven Crystal, it exists in this bizarre form?

If what they said was true, if it wasn't for Raine accidentally finding the Underwater Twilight City, he might have turned the whole Earth over and never find the Water Heaven Crystal!

"The Water Heaven Crystal... turned into... a person..." Raine felt as if his IQ was insufficient.

Wait, he himself can transform into a ship, so why couldn't the Heaven Crystals which contain vast untapped power and have developed some level of consciousness over who knows how long wish to evolve into a person? It seems reasonable.

Speaking of which, among the five Heaven Crystals, each one is extremely unstable and requires very advanced energy-stabilizing devices to stabilize their energy.

Beings like the Dragon God also couldn't directly control Heaven Crystals, yet the Metal Heaven Crystal willingly allowed itself to be devoured by the Dragon King, merging with it, and the Wood Heaven Crystal merged with an ancient tree...

That said, these Heaven Crystals are likely trying to evolve from a mere stone to some kind of sentient lifeform!

"Damn, even stones can cultivate! The Azure Epoch really is a time of evolution."

"Right, Mr. Mayor, what clan is this exactly? I'll go find them now. You didn't lose track of them, did you?"

The mayor said, "Well... embarrassingly enough, the people we originally left in this clan have become members of the clan over the many years."

"In this clan, only one woman has the ability to fire an energy beam, the others have a higher mutation rate than other clans, but it should have nothing to do with the Water Heaven Crystal."

"We have always kept an eye on this clan, but several decades ago, their island was seized and now they are scattered. Especially their princess, she has been lost for a long time."

As he spoke, Raine's brows started to furrow unconsciously. Why does this situation sound familiar?

The mayor quickly provided the answer.

"Their clan is known as the Sea King Clan."

Upon hearing these three words, Raine couldn't help but step back a few steps.

Raine's mind was in chaos, his face pale.

Sea King Clan, energy beam, princess...

The last Heaven Crystal... it had been on his ship all along!

It was Fancy!

When facing a powerful enemy, Fancy forcefully unleashed an energy beam, killing the opponent.

Although Fancy had become a member of Raine's crew a long time ago, Raine was never able to view Fancy's attributes... because she is the Water Heaven Crystal!

When he obtained the Metal Heaven Crystal, Raine killed the Dragon King God.

When he got the Wood Heaven Crystal, even without Raine's battle with the Sea God, the World Tree could no longer maintain its original state without the energy supply from the Wood Heaven Crystal.

One must understand that the woman in the video was already several generations removed from Fancy, after so many generations of inheritance, the integration of the Water Heaven Crystal and Fancy was far more profound than that of the Dragon King God and the World Tree.

So, to obtain the Water Heaven Crystal, did that mean... He needed to kill Fancy...

"I haven't asked for your name yet, young man." The mayor, unaware of why Raine suddenly seemed so lost, asked.

Raine replied vaguely, "Raine."

"Brother Raine, you can just call me Heng. I've told you so much, but you haven't answered my initial question. How many Heaven Crystals have you collected now?"

Raine's mind was in a whirl.

Saying he had collected all five Heaven Crystals wouldn't be wrong now, but... did he have to kill Fancy?

"I... I have four in hand now." Raine seemed a bit flustered.

"Four? So you're only missing the Water Heaven Crystal?"

"That... yes, I'm, I'm missing the Water Heaven Crystal."

"That's easy then, we still have people at sea, completely integrated into the Sea King Clan. It is said that some of them already know the whereabouts of the princess. I'll have someone go help you look for her right away." Heng seemed somewhat excited.

"Brother Raine, as long as we can gather the five Heaven Crystals, we still have hope!"

The more Heng said this, the more uneasy Raine felt.

"Um, Heng, if we find their princess, how do we extract the Water Heaven Crystal?"

"Well, I'm afraid we may have to kill the host to force the Water Heaven Crystal to separate itself." Heng shook his head, "I know, perhaps this method sounds a bit cruel, but for all of humanity, we must sacrifice that girl."

"Hey, Raine, why do you look so terrible?" Linda looked at Raine strangely, "Are you not adapting to being underground?"

"Could be," Heng said, "Brother Raine, you go up immediately, and I'll have someone start looking for the Sea King's princess right away."

"No!" Raine suddenly shouted, attracting the surprised gazes of Heng and Linda. "I mean... I can take care of finding people myself, it shouldn't be difficult. I need your help with something else."

"Hmm? What is it?"

Raine was uneasy. If others knew that Fancy was the Water Heaven Crystal, even if he didn't kill Fancy, others would surely harm her.

The life and death of one person, compared to the survival of the entire human race, the entire Earth, is too insignificant.

He absolutely cannot let Heng and others go looking for Fancy! He must find something for Heng and the others to do.

Now he could only temporarily divert the topic. After some thought, Raine said, "Merely summoning gods, I doubt we can win against the invasion of the eight alien races."

"Right now, I need a lot of materials. Before the alien invasion, I want to build a fleet of super battleships. I hope you can help me gather supplies!"

"All the people on the surface of the sea are helping me collect, but I feel it's far from enough. You've been living under the sea for so long, you must have stored a lot of supplies, and you are also more proficient in mining. I need your help in the Dragon-class Sea area!"

"This... There isn't much time left. Can we still build a fleet? Besides, the opponent's fleet is all interstellar warships, do you have the technology to compete?"

"Yes!" Raine confidently said, "The Apocalypse is imminent, we must seize any opportunity! All you need to do is collect supplies, leave the rest to me."

In Twilight City under the Sea, Raine showed a hint of his building abilities, which drew exclamations from Heng, who promised to fully support Raine.

But what Raine really cared about right now wasn't this matter.

After leaving the underwater Twilight City, Raine floated to the surface of the sea but hesitated to board the ship.

He lay in the sea, closing his eyes and drifting with the waves.

"Fancy..."