Sea Beast Attack: Facing a King

[However, at this moment, the Grade 4 High-grade Vitality Pills you possess are few and far between.]

[Even the Grade 4 Vitality Crystals are not plentiful.]

[If you don't replenish them in time, your cultivation speed will surely plummet.]

[In response, you choose.]

[1. Reduce the absorption of vital energy and cultivate slowly. (Cultivation speed will drop to one-fifth of the current rate.)]

[2. Travel to Minghuang Island and find a way to purchase vital energy crystals. (Minghuang Island is currently in a state of war, and traveling there might be troublesome.)]

[3. Find a way to travel to other core islands of the Seven Islands Alliance. (This will take a considerable amount of time.)]

"These three options..."

Su Yang pondered for a moment before making his decision.

"System, choose option three."

[You took out the sea chart and set your destination.]

[Lingfeng Island, ranked sixth among the core islands of the Seven Islands Alliance.]

[This island is the closest to you.]

[However, if you travel at your current speed, it will still take decades.]

[In light of this, you decide to head to Jiming Island first.]

[This is a medium-sized island, similar in area to Qixia Island.]

[According to the sea chart, there is a sea vessel that sails to Lingfeng Island every 25 years.]

[You set sail for Jiming Island.]

[Three years later, you arrived at Jiming Island.]

[Here, the only Deity Transformation power is Jiming Temple.]

[However, its strength is exceptionally formidable, ranking among the top Deity Transformation powers. It boasts over 40 Deity Transformation Venerables alone.]

[You learned the departure time for the ship from Jiming Island; there are still two years left.]

[At 353 years old, you purchased a ticket for the sea vessel and embarked on your journey to Lingfeng Island.]

[On the ship, you became acquainted with True Monarch Jingchen, a Buddhist disciple from Jiming Temple.]

[You learned his purpose; it turned out to be the same as yours: to find a way to exchange for vital energy crystals for cultivation.]

[Upon hearing that you are the Sword Child of Tianjian Sect, he became very interested.]

[You engaged in a few probing exchanges, and you emerged slightly victorious.]

[Five months later, a Grade 5 sea beast, the Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus, led a large number of Grade 3 and 4 sea beasts to attack the ship. They were easily dispatched by the Venerables from Jiming Temple stationed on board.]

[You also obtained the corpses of over a dozen Grade 4 sea beasts from this encounter.]

[The ship continued its journey for less than 8000 li when you spotted a massive iceberg drifting from the north.]

[It shimmered with flowing light and was brimming with spiritual energy, clearly indicating its immense value.]

[A large number of sea beasts were gathered around the iceberg, including several Grade 5 sea beasts, Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopuses.]

[One of them was twice the size of the other Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopuses, appearing to be very close to the Void Return stage of Grade 6.]

[They were struggling to excavate the solid ice on the iceberg.]

[You understood why the ship had suddenly been attacked by sea beasts earlier.]

[Clearly, the sea beasts did not want you to discover this iceberg.]

[Someone recognized the material that formed the iceberg; it was entirely composed of Grade 4 spiritual material, Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow.]

"Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow?"

Su Yang frowned.

This thing...

He had encountered it in his previous two simulated memories.

Even a palm-sized piece was worth several mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Its effect was to increase the speed of accumulating ice-attribute magic power, aid in comprehending the intent of ice, and assist in cultivating ice-attribute divine abilities.

Most importantly, when a large amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow gathered together, the rate at which nearby life forms consumed their lifespan would be reduced.

Although cultivation speed would also slow down, thought processes would remain unaffected.

This was equivalent to extending one's lifespan.

And it only hindered the accumulation of magic power.

It had no significant impact on comprehending spells, divine abilities, or intent.

Su Yang opened the simulation screen.

He immediately saw the iceberg composed of Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow.

Spanning several miles and reaching a hundred feet high.

"Heavens, such a massive Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow mountain! The effect of delaying life force consumption would likely be significant even for Deity Transformation Venerables, and perhaps even Void Returning Kings!"

Su Yang was also stunned.

The larger the volume of Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow, the higher its value per unit.

Such a massive volume far exceeded the entire fortune of an ordinary Void Returning King.

[The cultivators on the sea ship, upon seeing this opportunity, their eyes gleamed with avarice, wishing they could rush forward immediately and snatch all the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow for themselves.]

[However, the Venerables from Jiming Temple on the sea ship had no such thoughts. Instead, they controlled the ship and sailed away in the opposite direction.]

[Several fifth-tier sea beasts combined were not something a single high-tier Venerable could handle.]

[But now that the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow mountain had been discovered, the sea beasts would not let them leave, which would attract a large number of cultivators.]

[All the sea beasts roared and charged towards the sea ship.]

[The giant Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus, taking a great risk, tore through space and instantly blocked the sea ship's path.]

[The sea ship's Spirit Energy Cannon activated.]

[A large amount of Spirit Stones were consumed, and a dazzling spiritual energy glow flashed.]

[A powerful spirit energy beam struck the giant Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus's body, causing it to let out a pained roar.]

[But the damage to it was not significant.]

[Its tentacles swung furiously, striking the sea ship's shield with terrifying force.]

[After just a few strikes, cracks appeared on the shield.]

[With several more heavy blows, the shield completely shattered.]

[You are now directly facing the Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus King.]

[The Venerable from Jiming Temple knew the sea ship was beyond saving and quickly told you to escape.]

[Nascent Soul True Monarchs scattered in all directions, while Golden Core True Persons could only jump into the sea and swim with all their might.]

[Their magic power was insufficient to fly against the endless suction force of the sea.]

[The giant Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus's tentacles moved like afterimages. In the blink of an eye, many Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Golden Core True Persons died at its hands.]

[At this moment, the other Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopuses also arrived.]

[The cultivators' chances of escape became even slimmer.]

[You kept a slight reserve, following behind the Buddhist disciple, True Monarch Jingchen.]

[As expected, you encountered fewer attacks from the sea beasts.]

[Many sea beasts were held back by the Venerable from Jiming Temple.]

[A fifth-tier Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus noticed the two of you.]

[It actively attacked.]

[The Buddhist disciple from Jiming Temple used his trump card.]

[The fifth-tier Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus was blocked.]

[You seized the opportunity and had the Heaven and Earth Profound Origin Sword carry you away.]

[Your speed increased by dozens of times.]

[You were about to escape the sea beasts' encirclement.]

[Suddenly, a colossal dark shadow emerged from the seabed.]

[It was actually a sixth-tier Tuxu Eight-tentacled Octopus King.]

[Its tentacles slashed fiercely towards you.]

"A Void Returning King? What a joke!"

Outside the simulation, Su Yang was also dumbfounded.

"Damn it, if there was a King here, why didn't you show up earlier? And you're so sneaky, only appearing when I was almost escaping."