The humanoid octopus was terrifyingly strong. Its palm struck Jiang Ping An, warping the surrounding space and making his body sink slightly.
But only slightly.
His formidable Primordial Body let him withstand the blow head-on.
At the same time, a blue Bone Blade wreathed in flame thrust out from Jiang Ping An's fist and pierced the Fierce Beast's palm. Roaring flames immediately engulfed its enormous hand.
"Roar!"
In pain, the head with octopus tentacles around its mouth burst from the water and bellowed in fury.
It snatched back its hand and plunged it into the sea, trying to douse the flames.
Yet even underwater, the flames burned fiercely. They showed no sign of going out.
It opened its reeking maw and spat out a mass of thick black liquid, coating its entire hand.
The flames dwindled considerably, but they still did not go out completely.
Although the octopus was a Water Attribute Fierce Beast and had some ability to counter fire, Jiang Ping An's flames had been born from the Extreme Sun Divine Dao Laws. They were fierce flames of Supreme Yang.
To fully counter them would require the supremely soft and yin power of the moon, or second-tier or higher Divine Dao Laws of a Yin Attribute such as water or ice.
This octopus, however, was only at the God Enlightenment Realm Peak and had mastered only first-tier water Divine Dao Laws.
Jiang Ping An gripped his flaming blade and charged at the humanoid octopus's head.
Its scarlet, terrifying eyes fixed on Jiang Ping An with hatred. "Die!"
The tentacles around its chin lengthened rapidly. Like spears, they tore through space toward Jiang Ping An.
Jiang Ping An swung his Bone Blade, hacking furiously at the tentacles.
The octopus's tentacles were extremely tough and hard to sever. He could