"Could this be some kind of self-preservation method used by that Giant Jellyfish Monster?"
Wu Baiyi speculated.
Meanwhile,
the Sky Peng Horizontal had of course not been idle.
Aside from the Four Symbols Origin Crystal being in cooldown,
the ship's other weapons had also fired one by one, putting them to the test.
It wasn't that they'd achieved nothing.
The ship's cannons with Mysterious System attack attributes could still affect the Giant Jellyfish Monster when their shots hit it.
In particular, while Celestial Venerable Blessing was still in effect, the cannon fire also carried a penetration effect.
So even though those cannons' Attack Strength wasn't high,
they could still pierce the Giant Jellyfish Monster's defenses and penetrate its body.
However,
their Attack Strength was ultimately insufficient.
Even though they had indeed inflicted some damage on the Giant Jellyfish Monster,
the damage reflected in its overall energy level
was only a slight loss.
About half an hour passed.
The Giant Jellyfish Monster finally finished contracting.
Its shape had changed from that of a jellyfish monster into a round sphere.
Its diameter was now only about one-tenth of what it had been.
By this point,
its overall energy level had fallen to one percent of its peak.
But the dark gray halos that had penetrated its interior had also been completely expelled!
Throughout the process, vast amounts of Tidal Spiritual Energy from the surrounding space had continued to flow into its body.
"The target's overall energy level is beginning to rise slowly!"
Liu Zhi, staring intently at the Abyss Eye, suddenly delivered some less-than-good news.
"How fast?"
Wang Dong asked gravely.
"Zero point zero one percent per second,"
Liu Zhi replied.
"That's not too bad."
Hearing that, Shi Zunhou breathed a sigh of relief.
At that rate, it would recover less than