Fishman No. 1 finally accepted Gu Xi's challenge. However, the stakes for the battle were changed from Fishman Tears to an SS-rank Flame Fish Beast and an Abyss Crystal.
After receiving the message, Gu Xi immediately confirmed the information and finally agreed that the match would be held the next morning.
After confirming the details of the battle, Gu Xi told Ai Si the news.
Ais remained calm after hearing this. To him, crushing an SS-rank Flamefish Beast was easier than crushing an ant. The outcome of this battle was never in doubt from the start.
Gu Xi was well aware of Ai Si's influence, but what intrigued her was something else entirely.
"If you were SSS-rank, the opponent definitely wouldn't accept the challenge, but if you're SS-rank, they'd definitely take a gamble. I'm curious how you managed to become SS-rank?"
Gu Xi recalled the scene when the Sea Ghost's system detected Ai Si as SS-level when testing the strength of the sea monsters earlier.
She was really startled at the time, but after calming down and thinking about it for a while, she was sure that the Sea Ghost's test was faulty, not Ai Si's problem.
"Purr~ It's very simple, just control your mental energy. Unless it's a deep-sea creature or sea beast of equal strength, they won't be able to tell," Ais replied.
Gu Xi suddenly realized, "So that means the highest spiritual power of the Sea Ghost Clan is currently SS level?!"
Ais nodded, agreeing with the outcome.
"But aren't SS-rank characters very common?!" Gu Xi exclaimed in disbelief. She had encountered countless SS-rank characters since entering this world.
Especially during yesterday's zombie sea monster siege, Ais must have killed quite a few SS-level sea monsters.
"Plu-lu~" Ais replied slowly, "That's your imagination."
"Plop~ There aren't many individuals with SS-level mental power. SSS-level individuals are even rarer in the entire ocean. Sea beasts and deep-sea creatures with SSS-level mental power generally only sleep or wander around."
Ais seemed to remember something, her face showing a look of reminiscence.
Gu Xi thought to himself that he didn't care about exposing his shortcomings, so his skill of spacing out was actually a common skill that all SSS-level sea monsters might have.
Gu Xi thought about it more and more and it seemed more and more likely, after all, the giant sea turtle she had seen before also wandered around and stopped when it was in a daze.
The only difference between it and Aisi is that it is so big that even if it does nothing, its breath can affect the surrounding environment.
Thinking of this, Gu Xi turned to look at Ai Si and found him still in a daze, so she pulled him back to reality.
"Hey! Ais, you're not finished yet, keep going."
"Pfft! Sorry."
Ais's dazed bubble was popped, and he continued, "Plop~ For most deep-sea creatures, SS-level is almost the maximum mental power that can be achieved by breaking through individual limits. Only a few people possess this kind of mental power."
"Purr~ In this respect, judging from your situation, you humans are different. Although your initial mental strength is extremely low, your upper limit may be very high. As for how high it can reach, I don't know."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi grasped the key point.
"In other words, if even one human reaches SS-level, we can basically establish a foothold in the deep sea?"
Ais shook her head, "Plop~ It's not enough. We need a lot more S and A grades because your minimum standards are too low, so you're easy to get caught. Although gathering together increases safety, the lack of opportunities and resources makes upgrading more difficult."
Gu Xi nodded unconsciously; she had thought about this as well. So this was probably the real reason the game system separated everyone.
In other words, if humanity wants to establish itself in this world, it must abandon its previous pattern of living in close-knit communities. A small group can manage, but a large group cannot.
Gu Xi stared at Ai Si and said sincerely, "Ai Si, thank you."
Ais's eyes flickered slightly. "Plop~ Anyway, following you is still just eating, sleeping, and wandering around. Your place has good food, drinks, and fun, which is no different from my previous life."
Gu Xi chuckled. Recently, she had Octopus develop a new processing method for fish feed in order to give the fish a better life. Now it seems that this decision was correct.
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