The captain stood on the stern deck, a heavy smokestack in his hand, his gaze following the direction of the drifting smoke into the distance. A jet ski sped towards them, cutting through the waves, and sitting steadily atop it was Chen Ping.

Just then, a sailor rushed to the captain's side, clutching a sophisticated instrument in his hand, and said breathlessly, "Captain, the divine power testing device has been retrieved."

Whew~

The captain calmly removed his pipe from his lips, blew away a puff of smoke, and calmly ordered, "Then let's test him and see what kind of person he is."

The sailor obeyed and quickly adjusted the power testing device in his hand, aiming it at Chen Ping.

Instantly, the instrument emitted a series of rapid electronic beeps, and after a brief analysis, it issued a clear voice announcement: "Beep! Peak demigod!"

Upon hearing this, the sailor blurted out, "What? Peak demigod? How is that possible?" His face was filled with shock and confusion.

The captain gazed at Chen Ping below, a hint of worry flashing across his brow. He wasn't surprised by the sailors' astonishment. He knew all too well that in this mysterious and perilous sea, anyone below the peak of the God Realm who ventured alone was essentially putting themselves on the brink of death.

It's important to understand that in this sea area's food chain, even ordinary sea creatures often possess god-like strength. For a peak demigod to survive in this environment for more than a day, they would undoubtedly need extreme luck and immense power as support.

Bang bang bang!!

But judging from the roar of the jet skis, wouldn't they attract a lot of grumpy sea monsters? But the people below have been safe and sound all the way, so they can't possibly be peak demigods, right?

"Beep! Peak demigod!"

The divine power testing device beeped again, and the sailor couldn't help but say to the captain, "Captain, could it be that this divine power testing device is too old and broken? Is it malfunctioning? How could someone at the peak of demigod level survive in the Ten Seas? It's impossible."

Ouch!

After tapping the sailor with his pipe, the captain calmly said, "You're broken, but the power testing device won't break. Put the power testing device back."

"Yes, sir!" With that, the sailor ran back to store the divine power testing device.

Looking down at Chen Ping on the jet ski, the captain took a deep drag on his pipe.

Huh~~

Is it friend or foe? You should know that the Divine Power Tester is widely used to measure the power level of various beings. It is extremely accurate and can measure almost everything except the creator god. However, this does not mean that all powerful forms of power manifest as divine power.

But, it's possible that he doesn't primarily cultivate divine power. Although divine power is recognized as the most powerful energy, there are other energies at the same level, but divine power is the main one.

After all, deep within this world, in the core ocean, lies a diverse energy system, including special energies that rival divine power. These energies are often unique talents of specific races, originating from divine power yet evolving and developing independently over countless years.

If these are the characteristics of energy, then the Divine Power Tester is really useless, since you can tell from the name that it can only test divine power.

Therefore, if Chen Ping happens to possess this type of special energy, rather than divine power in the traditional sense, then the divine power testing device in front of him cannot accurately reflect his true strength.

Smoke billowed from his mouth as the captain silently watched the approaching jet skis.

......

Chen Ping overheard the conversation between the captain and the sailors. He wasn't too surprised to hear about the test results from the divine power testing device, but the fact that the divine power had reached the peak of demigod status was somewhat unexpected.

However, I did manage to glean some useful information. This place is called the Tenth Route Sea Area? I wonder if the core sea area is ranked and differentiated like the advanced sea areas?

However, he seems to be seen as someone with ill intentions, which makes it difficult for him to go up. But it doesn't matter; if they don't let him go up, he can just hang there.

After glancing at the captain who was still staring at him, Chen Ping steered his jet ski closer. He decided to ask first whether he could get on.

It would be best if we could get up there, but if we can't, then we'll just hang there like this.

A few minutes later, Chen Ping's jet ski finally approached the giant merchant ship. At this point, the captain, who was standing on the deck, could only ask what was going on.

Captain: "Young man below, what brings you here?"

Chen Ping: "Hello, my name is Chen Ping. I just came up from high-level waters and I'm unfamiliar with the area. I would like to ask you for a ride. Would that be alright?"

Upon hearing Chen Ping's words, the captain paused for a moment. "Oh, right, the Pantheon just descended upon the advanced sea area not long ago. That explains it. No wonder someone was causing trouble in the Ten Seas. So he's a newbie from the advanced sea area."

People from advanced sea areas must go through an adaptation process after arriving at the core sea area, because the environments on both sides are different. Before they adapt, their divine power is chaotic.

No wonder the Divine Power Tester only showed him as a peak demigod. He probably hasn't recovered yet. This has happened before, and the test subjects back then were also people who came up from the advanced sea area.

So, Chen Ping must be at least a main god, right? It's just that he hasn't adapted to the chaotic divine power within him yet, which is why he was tested as a peak demigod. After all, the weakest person who can enter the Pantheon must be a main god.

However, since it came from high-altitude waters, there's nothing to worry about. But to determine whether it's true or not, we should ask a few more questions.

Captain: "Chen Ping, right? You came from high-level waters? You're really lucky to have run into our Bai Family Chamber of Commerce."

"Hehe, you come up first. I'm quite curious about the advanced sea areas, especially the Pantheon trials."

After he finished speaking, a rope ladder was lowered down from the deck with a whoosh.

Seeing this, Chen Ping clapped his hands and laughed, "I am extremely grateful."

After saying that, he steered the jet ski closer. Only then did Chen Ping realize why the merchant ship was moving so slowly. There was no sound, not even the sound of waves breaking, and it was moving forward silently.

Chen Ping took a closer look and discovered that it wasn't that there was no sound, but rather that it had been eliminated by the divine magic array. No wonder there wasn't a sound at all.

Once the jet ski was close to the rope ladder, Chen Ping put it away, grabbed the ladder, and started climbing. There was no way he could get up there; flying was prohibited.

In a flash, Chen Ping climbed onto the deck, while the captain, smoking his pipe, looked him up and down.

Chen Ping: "Thank you. Uh, may I ask your name?"