The sea churned violently as an enormous tentacle, a thousand zhang long and covered in black, festering sores, burst from the water. With a shrill howl of wind, it lashed viciously at the bottom of the Prison Ship.
Boom!
The dark gold defensive barrier surrounding the Immortal Court Prison Ship flickered violently, sending out ring after ring of raging energy ripples.
The tentacle was densely covered in suckers, each spewing foul-smelling black turbid qi. As it struck the barrier, a teeth-grating hiss of corrosion rang out.
Old Ancestor Xuanming stumbled back several steps in fright, slamming his back straight into the mast.
"Mother of mercy! That's a fucking Sea-Swallowing Abyss Beast!" Old Ancestor Xuanming pointed at the enormous tentacle still writhing madly outside, his voice cracking.
Old Ancestor Cangwu tightened his grip on his sword hilt, his brows deeply furrowed.
"A Sea-Swallowing Abyss Beast? That ancient mutant species from the East Sea Abyss?" Old Ancestor Cangwu asked gravely.
"Yes, yes! That's the thing!" Old Ancestor Xuanming swallowed repeatedly, his face deathly pale. "But the ancient records say Sea-Swallowing Abyss Beasts grow to a hundred zhang at most. They're gentle creatures that sleep in the deep sea all year round. How did this one grow to such an outrageous size? With thousand-zhang tentacles, how big must its body be?"
The sight of the pus-dripping sores on the tentacle sent Old Ancestor Xuanming's stomach churning like a storm-tossed sea.
"This damned thing must have been severely corrupted by the turbid qi in the abyss! It's mutated completely! It has no reason left now. It's nothing but a monster that knows only slaughter and devouring!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three or four equally thick tentacles shot out from beneath the sea in quick succession, lashing madly at the Prison Ship's defensive barrier.
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