Squid Tentacles

In an instant, the narrow passageway was filled with the horde of beasts.

The ferocious sea monster opened its sharp jaws, its claws and teeth gleaming, and its wildly beating tentacles stabbed through the gaps in the herd, blocking any avenues for escape. This coordinated attack was like a roaring tide, arriving in an instant.

The scale of time was stretched sevenfold, and a swirling golden arc of light shone in Kang De's eyes. The hands of the clock, symbolizing the flow of time, slowed down for a moment, and the power of the Dragon of Space and Time Akatum descended upon his mortal body.

In Kang De's eyes, the world flowed in slow motion; he saw the saliva spurting from the mouth of a giant sea monster leaping towards him, and the pebbles kicked up as its powerful forelimbs stomped on the ground...

Then he snapped his fingers.

Azure stardust shimmered, and the Phase Gate swirled and unfolded, instantly constructing a bridge spanning the two realms, standing between Kang De and the surging tide of beasts.

This is the strongest shield in the world, and also the most invincible spear.

The surging sea monsters had no time to escape and crashed headlong into the White Mist World.

The supreme law descended instantly, obliterating all intelligence and spirit. The agile body turned into a pile of dead flesh. The top Predator from the deep sea was propelled headfirst by the inertia of its high-speed charge, rising into a cloud of dust, crashing into a pile of debris, and then falling silent.

The wildly flailing tentacles also burrowed into it, and immediately every mouthpart at the tip of the tentacle screamed. In fear, the other tried to pull the tentacles back immediately, but Kang De was the god of this mirror world. He controlled the power of time and space, which was the underlying code that constructed the world.

The mind of the Chosen of the God of Creation is in motion.

The tentacles, which tried to break free, twisted and tangled, forming a terrifying clump of headphone wire.

The deep-sea monster tried to forcefully pull back its tentacles, but the immense force was enough to drag a small mountain, yet it could not escape through a single doorway.

Because in the White Mist World, space is deconstructed, vectors move, and the air in some areas is rapidly thinned, while the five sides around it form an indestructible wall, and the opening side is the Phase Gate.

Using its spatial abilities and changes in air pressure, the Fire Thief constructed a massive suction pump. This pump not only held the still-struggling tuft of tentacles firmly in place, but the terrifying suction even extended in the opposite direction. The immense wind pressure whipped up a surging hurricane, drawing a massive number of sea monsters that were desperately trying to brake toward the White Mist World like a tidal wave.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The sudden attack turned into a trap, and the surging sea monsters, along with shattered rocks, swarmed towards the White Mist World. Even their terrifying tentacles were restrained and pinned down. Horus's voice rang in their ears. "A new trick?"

Kang De nodded and said, "I thought it was a bit of a waste of time before—but now it seems to be working quite well."

Because before this, there was no enemy that a single JDAM bomb couldn't take down.

If you have one, throw a residential building that travels at twice the speed of sound.

A roar brimming with rage echoed through the passageway, "Thief of Fire!"

"Oh, looks like our new friend has turned into a tentacle monster." Kang De held up the Phase Gate, speaking sarcastically, "Are you in possession mode or pilot mode? If it's pilot mode, where did the neural connector go?"

Although the voice had become incredibly distorted, to the point that it had to vibrate the air through the vocal organs of its tentacles to produce sound, it was indeed the voice of the God of the Star Palace, filled with hatred for the Fire Thief and a desire to annihilate everything.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you all! You lowly mud-bloods! You stupid beasts! You rotten fruit! You wretched, domesticated fodder! You all deserve to die, you all deserve to die, you all deserve to die!"

"Aha, say whatever you want."

Kang De made a few hip thrusting motions. "Did you hear that? With my clear, captivating voice, and with this body that has captivated countless girls, I can walk this world, see with my eyes, hear with my ears, taste with my tongue, and fuck with my cock [beep--], while you're just an ugly, rotten tentacle monster, and there's no magical girl to seduce you. The deep sea is so dark, nobody can see each other. I heard the animals down there all grow their dicks haphazardly, so you can just play with the pufferfish and whiptail fish!"

Incidentally, Kang De's favorite deep-sea fish lived in the mesosphere.

Its name is the spittoon anal fish.

What a name that embodies dreams and a vibrant life!

--And the God of the Star Palace, who seemed to have merged with the deep-sea monster, was filled with impotent rage.

It hurled furious insults, in languages Kang De could understand and in languages Kang De could not understand, but clearly, the lofty God of the Star Palace's verbal violence was no match for the battle-hardened keyboard warriors of the Earth's Internet age. Kang De did not engage in insults or curses, but simply kept displaying his own noble human body and his inherent human rights to watch movies, eat, listen to music, and peek at women.

Then, with ill intent, he said, "Look at you, look at you now. Oh dear, that old coffin-stuff called you a god, how noble! There must be many companions of such noble God of the Star Palace as you. How sad they must be to see you like this now. Are they laughing out loud with sadness?"

"No, they definitely won't. They'll definitely mourn and comfort you, saying that you're actually doing fine the way you are, but who knows how they'll laugh at you behind your back."

"In your current state, you can't return to heaven, can you? No matter how many achievements you make, they won't be recognized, will they? Even if your leader has a way to separate you and turn you back to your original form, it's useless. Why? Because you're tainted! Your body and soul have been defiled! When your so-called comrades see you, they'll think of your former tentacle monster appearance. They'll say they've received professional training and would never laugh, but they're laughing at you from beginning to end..."

I'll kill you! Aa...

Kang De's outrageous words were like knives piercing the heart, striking straight at the soul. Sometimes, verbal violence doesn't have to be vulgar and Zaun; as long as it hits the heart, it's good. Although the God of the Star Palace despises the creatures of the lower realm, he regards the Fire Thief as his greatest enemy. This strategic and tactical emphasis means that he is more vulnerable to the verbal violence of the Fire Thief, who may even imagine his descriptions and mockery.

Then came even greater anger, or rather, fear.

Anger and fear mean he will fiercely refute and rage, and fierce rebuttal and rage mean he will be distracted, and distraction means...

This means that in the White Mist World, above this mass of imprisoned tentacles, the thick cloud body is being gathered, compressed, twisted, and rubbed by an unnatural force, brewing an increasingly violent and terrifying power.

Kang De asked in a low voice, "How is it now?"

Horus replied, "Keep rubbing, Father. The thunder and lightning in nature are powerful, but their energy isn't as great as you think. Delay a little longer."

The deep-sea behemoth, or the God of the Star Palace, was indeed shrouded in twisted malice. Its voice was sinister and vicious, filled with boundless hatred and resentment. "Fire Thief, your end will be far worse than mine. I will destroy everything you want to protect, and at the moment of doomsday, I will see your desperate roar. If I can achieve that, even if I become like this, I will be willing!"

As it spoke, it roared and yanked its tentacles with all its might.

Horus was the first to notice the change in the situation and immediately shouted, "Attack!"

Kang De roared, "Pikachu!"

The sky above the White Mist World surged with wind and clouds, and bright lightning bolts cleaved down from the clouds, shortening the space and brightening the world. A terrifying thunder roared up and struck the cluster of tentacles under the guidance of the Fire Thief!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

What the hell is this "electric immunity" nonsense? Try giving an eel a high-voltage shock!

The tentacles trembled violently, a violent current shot through the air and pierced the outer skin, and intense pain pierced through the body and soul—this is the weakness of every carbon-based life form.

Kang De's hand passed through the Phase Gate and pressed against that powerless tentacle.

Electrotherapy is just the first step.

"Guess what?" The Fire Thief gave a chilling smile. "I've got you."

Extending mental power, Extraction and activating supernatural abilities.

In an instant, his soul shot into the vast and boundless world like a sharp arrow.

Two long rivers appeared before him, belonging to two different souls, yet now they converged, each retaining its independence in the process. After facing the Sound of Doomsday in the Grewind Swarm, the Fire Thief's soul resilience had increased significantly. He didn't want to think about the reasons behind it, but now he was enough to confront two terrifyingly powerful souls on a soul level and confront all their secrets.

Countless fragments of souls drift in the long river, the left side chaotic, the right side pure.

On the left, he saw the light extinguished, and all was silent. Occasionally, a whale-like song echoed from the deep sea, filled with pain and remembrance. The clash of souls was a matter of a moment. This long river must belong to the soul of that deep-sea behemoth. Before the opponent's soul power surged back, Kang De only caught a blurry phantom—he saw the light beneath the dark sea, the protective barriers struggling to hold on under the entanglement and strangulation of countless enormous tentacles, one by one shattering and swaying.

Kang De chose the right side without hesitation.

That must belong to this God of the Star Palace.

There was no time to read the fragments of the soul. Taking advantage of the sudden shock of the electric current, Kang De stormed into the spiritual world of the hybrid of these two powerful souls. The power of the Fire Thief surged forth, forcibly plundering and Extraction the ancient wisdom and power of this God of the Star Palace. The opponent's shock, anger, and fear retaliated, his roar echoing throughout the entire spiritual world, "You! How! Dare!"

But the process of Extraction this ancient life was much easier than Extraction Mortal World beings. Kang De felt his spiritual power transform into a sword, its sharp edge slashing down and severing a piece of the God of the Star Palace's origin. The opponent's roar of pain was earth-shattering, and the counterattack and repulsion instantly multiplied. The next moment, Kang De's spiritual power recoiled and retreated, and he was expelled from the sea of spirit—but he had already managed to get his hands on it!

All of this happened in an instant. Kang De swiftly withdrew his right hand, while the tentacles imprisoned within the Phase Gate were torn off by the God of the Star Palace's furious struggle and fearful decision. The remaining parts rapidly retreated into the lair. The Fire Thief roared, "Chase!"

The road leading to Star Worship Square runs straight ahead without any obstruction, as the attack of the sea monster and its tentacles has cleared away all obstacles.

Kang De charged straight ahead of the Phase Door, his terrifying suction force like a vacuum cleaner swallowing all the sea monsters along the way into the White Mist World. The terrain here was narrow and the space was limited, so this ability was perfect for it!

In an instant, they swept through Star Worship Square like a whirlwind, their black tentacles twisting and retracting into the well—despite the massive bombardment, the deep well had not collapsed or been damaged!

"Fire Thief!"

A rumbling sound came from the well.

The God of the Star Palace's curse was vicious and sinister, "--You can't do it!"

You can't stop it from happening, you can't stop anything!

"Even if you save those poor Mudbloods, you cannot stop my resurrection. If you bring them to the other side, I will pursue them and crush those Mudbloods who should have died, along with those who are about to die! Your actions today, your resistance tomorrow, are all futile and meaningless!"

I will destroy you! I will destroy everything you have!

"Trying to stop me? I'm right down there! Come on! Come on!"

The sound reflected countless times from the edge of the well, rumbling loudly. The bottomless well swallowed all light, and a terrifying low rumble came from within—perhaps the breath of a colossal creature.

No one knows who saw this deep well, or where it leads.

The A Xing killed the last sea monster and grabbed Kang De's arm. "Don't go down."

Gazing at the deep, dark well opening, A Xing also revealed a look of apprehension.

Horus asked, "Father, shall we go in?"

"I don't want to," Kang De said disdainfully. "Look at you, it's been so many years since you've washed."

Phase abilities grant him unparalleled survivability, allowing him to escape any danger with ease by using spatial teleportation... but this ability has its limits.

The limit lies in the speed at which the door opens, whether it's faster than the enemy's attack speed.

In this incredibly deep and dark well, anything can happen.

Kang De thought for a moment, then shouted, "You wait! I'm coming down right now!"

After saying that, the Phase Door opened, and a series of Chen-1 mines were thrown down.

A cold laugh came from below, followed by a rumbling sound, as if something had collapsed.

Horus emitted ultrasonic waves and then said, "It has somehow caused a collapse, sealing the well."

Kang De thought for a moment, "Set up cameras and explosives here, then go back."

This battle thwarted the enemy's plan to launch a surprise attack from the deep well.

There were other gains as well.

"What can be confirmed is that our enemy has indeed transformed into a not-so-stupid intelligent being."

"He'll learn from experience, master micro-management, and even steal bases; he might also be good at strategic planning, which means the defensive pressure will increase many times over... but it's not all bad news."

"Although we still don't know the true appearance or intelligence of our greatest enemy..."

In the White Mist World, Kang De looked at the many... squid tentacles floating before his eyes.

The food, charred and fried to a golden brown by high temperature and high pressure, emitted a subtle aroma.

There were also living samples—just before launching the lightning attack, Kang De forcibly intercepted a portion of them using spatial power and teleported them away; these were living samples.

"Although I don't know how far biology and freakology have developed in this world..." Kang De sighed, "I hope scholars can give us the answers."

As well as...

He stretched out his hand.

The tentacles of the deep-sea behemoth were temporarily paralyzed by the amplified lightning strikes, and then the Power of the Fire Thief was used to forcibly Extraction the energy, yielding astonishing results.

Since his debut, Kang De had not been as indiscriminate as the cannibalistic doctor, but he had at least some relevant experience. However, this experience was extremely new—perhaps it was the first time he Extraction the so-called God of the Star Palace. Before this, he had never encountered such a situation.

He neither killed the other party nor completely shattered or Extraction their soul.

Instead, only a very small fraction of it was Extraction...

A blue, rhombus-shaped crystal floated and spun in his palm, surrounded by swirling mist that shimmered with all sorts of mesmerizing images, like a mirage.

What's this thing used for?

It wasn't a skill he knew by heart, nor a magical item he could use at will. Kang De studied it for a while but still couldn't figure it out. He thought for a moment and said, "Horus, we need to upgrade our defense system and expedite the construction of the branch airport. I need to return to the Distant Harbor to gather scholars and spellcasters from all over to see if we can find anything from these squid tentacles... But before that, I need to interrogate the prisoner again."

"Bring me the contents of that old coffin."

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PS1: Moved all my things to the new house today... So tired, I'll try again tomorrow!