Shui Lan alone could not pique Lin Qi's interest. Even with the staff in her hand added in, his interest in her remained slight.
But that enormous octopus made Monk's eyes go red. A pirate—a pirate determined to become the Pirate King—if he could possess such a gigantic octopus, then in these North Seas, who else could possibly be his match?
As for that undersea temple, merely from its power to calm the waves and raise small tsunamis, one could tell how valuable it was. It was practically equivalent to a gigantic semi-divine artifact. Not to mention the vast number of pearls and gemstones attached to the octopus and temple—those alone were an astronomical fortune.
Rubbing his chin, Lin Qi gently shook his head. "If I kill you, I can still get all those things."
Shui Lan immediately smiled. In a gentle voice, she said, "This octopus is..."
Before Shui Lan could finish, Lin Qi had already patted Elysian Heaven on the shoulder beside him. Elysian Heaven's body swayed, and three to five indistinct afterimages suddenly appeared in the air. Then she appeared behind Shui Lan. With a soft "Heh heh" laugh, Elysian Heaven seized Shui Lan by the shoulder.
The beauty of Shui Lan's face abruptly changed. She viciously jabbed her staff against the octopus's head, and a ring-shaped ripple of azure blue suddenly burst outward. That ripple contained tremendous force; even a small mountain would have been blasted to dust by those seemingly inconspicuous water waves.
Yet Elysian Heaven did not even move. She allowed the rushing ripple to crash into her body; only a few strands of hair swayed slightly, while her five fingers remained clamped tightly around Shui Lan's shoulder. "Don't move around, or I'll crush your shoulder."
Shui Lan's face turned livid. Elysian Heaven had