"Boom..." A sound like thunder exploded, but on closer inspection, one would realize it was merely the breathing of the gigantic creature as it approached.
"Original Body, you should give up on that idea. I can't turn into the mermaid princess or octopus girl you imagined." The enormous creature—or rather, August—spoke.
"Damn it, people need a little imagination! You can't become a mermaid princess because you haven't worked hard enough. Go eat some more things in the Ocean, and maybe you'll become one?"
Before Nan Fusheng could say anything, Qiangu Bubai, seated inside the Black-Grade Mecha, could not help speaking first.
"Shut up." Nan Fusheng turned and glared at Qiangu Bubai. How could he not understand what that guy was thinking?
Then he turned back to August. "Whether you can transform or not doesn't matter. The main problem is that your appearance is way too revolting. Just looking at you, anyone can tell you're definitely not some good Soul Beast!"
August's appearance was indeed terrifying—practically textbook Cthulhu style.
August said helplessly, "I couldn't do anything about it. Who knew I'd turn out like this after eating and eating? And although I'm a little ugly, this body is first-rate when it comes to combat in the Ocean."
August was one of Nan Fusheng's Doppelgangers, as well as a Chimera Soul Beast. Nan Fusheng had even experimented with Chimera Soul Beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform. How could he possibly pass up the Ocean, such a natural breeding ground?
Compared to land, the Ocean covered seventy percent of the planet's surface. After countless years of development, even the Federation had remained lacking in exploration of the Ocean due to insufficient technology.
Thus, compared with the Soul Beasts on land, which humanity had nearly driven to extinction, the number of Soul Beasts in