Shark Monster

Next time I go looking for a fortune, I am definitely not bringing you along, hmph!

Li Zhen muttered to himself, though for some reason, as soon as that thought crossed his mind, his heart suddenly gave a throb. Li Zhen pondered for a moment; alright, that thought was a bit dangerous. Better to keep this dead scoundrel around. This guy might actually have great fortune, so it's best not to be reckless.

"Over there, over there!" Zhang Tao suddenly pointed into the distance, interrupting Li Zhen's train of thought.

Li Zhen looked up. Although the corrosive power of the Forbidden Sea was immense, they had both reached the High-Rank, so they would be fine for a short while. However, if they stayed too long, Li Zhen's vitality would certainly not be enough to sustain them.

The spot Zhang Tao pointed to was not far away. Li Zhen could already faintly see the Heavenly Gold Lotus swaying there and hurriedly flew over. Just as Zhang Tao was about to pluck it, a head suddenly popped out of the seawater. It was a shark, and it was staring at the two of them with fierce eyes.

Li Zhen was startled and hurriedly retreated a fair distance before saying, "A monster, and it looks like a High-Rank one. How should we handle this?"

There was no helping it; not all monsters in the Forbidden Sea were Rank-9, as there were also Rank-7 and Rank-8 ones. While this shark certainly couldn't be called a Rank-9, it might very well be a Rank-8 monster.

Zhang Tao glanced at the Heavenly Gold Lotus, gritted his teeth, and said, "Go pick it!"

Li Zhen was speechless. Are you really that brave?

Just as Zhang Tao finished speaking, the shark seemed to understand him. It actually swallowed the Heavenly Gold Lotus in one gulp. Not only that, but it also spat a mouthful of Forbidden Sea water at the two of them before diving back into the sea and disappearing.

Zhang Tao was dumbfounded, and Li Zhen was also stunned. This monster, damn it, is so despicable.

The seawater splashed onto them, making a sizzling sound, but because both men had powerful vitality, the corrosive power of this bit of seawater was neutralized.

"What now? The Heavenly Gold Lotus is gone!" Li Zhen sighed and asked.

Zhang Tao, however, was lost in thought. This monster was definitely a High-Rank one, and it was certainly stronger than the two of them. But the fact that it didn't fight them was interesting. Was it the deterrent effect of the Heaven Suppressing King's avatar, or was it the Kongtong Seal inside his own body?

"Let's keep looking!" Zhang Tao could only say; they couldn't just head back now.

Of course, the two didn't venture deep, choosing instead to search this area.

Unfortunately, after searching for quite a while, they didn't encounter any more Heavenly Gold Lotuses. By now, Li Zhen couldn't hold on any longer; his vitality didn't recover as quickly as Zhang Tao's, so the two had no choice but to return to the shore for the time being.

"We can't keep searching like this, can we? Otherwise, should we go a bit deeper?" Li Zhen asked while recovering.

Zhang Tao looked at Li Zhen in surprise. How do you have the nerve to call me reckless? I wouldn't even dare to have that thought.

"We'll continue searching along the shore. If we go any deeper and run into a Peak-level monster, we're dead meat!" Zhang Tao said, rolling his eyes.

Li Zhen didn't say anything after hearing this and continued to recover his vitality. In Li Zhen's view, it was indeed as Zhang Tao said; if they ran into a Peak-level monster, it certainly wouldn't be afraid of the avatar inside his body, and killing the two of them would be effortless.

However, Zhang Tao didn't tell him that the Heaven Suppressing King's spiritual avatar wasn't that simple; it was possible that even a Peak-level monster would have to run.

But since it was just a guess, Zhang Tao didn't dare to gamble.

The two sat on the shore like that. Zhang Tao had actually recovered long ago; he was just waiting for Li Zhen. Looking at the vast Forbidden Sea, Zhang Tao felt a bit emotional. If he hadn't transmigrated, perhaps he and Li Zhen would still be bouncing around at Rank-6.

As for exploring the Forbidden Sea? Heh, after Zhang Tao reached the Peak, he only dared to look around the surrounding waters and never dared to go deep. He was afraid that if he died, humanity would fall into a desperate situation.

"Ka-gulu..." A sound soon alerted Zhang Tao. He then saw six people from the Catacombs sneaking around in the distance. Zhang Tao took a look; there was only one Rank-6, and the others were Rank-4 or Rank-5. A thought immediately occurred to him, and he said, "Li Zhen, there are some Catacombs brats over there. I'm going to finish them off!"

Li Zhen didn't even open his eyes, just nodded casually.

Zhang Tao had already rushed out. Since he had entered the Rank-7, he could project his spiritual power. Under the shock of his spiritual power, everyone, including the Rank-6, was frozen in place.

Looking at their terrified expressions, Zhang Tao didn't care much. He reached out and grabbed the Rank-6 and one Rank-5, while the others were killed instantly by the shockwave.

Seeing that Zhang Tao was actually taking them toward the Forbidden Sea, the captured Rank-6 and Rank-5 were filled with terror.

Zhang Tao deliberately kept a bit of distance from Li Zhen, then threw the Rank-5 he was holding. As soon as the Rank-5 left Zhang Tao, he was snatched away by a tentacle.

Zhang Tao raised an eyebrow. There really were monsters here. Looking at that, good heavens, it must be Rank-9, right?

Looking at the distance between himself and Li Zhen, Zhang Tao confirmed that his Kongtong Seal was also deterring these monsters; otherwise, he would likely be under attack right now.

Verifying this thought was simple. Zhang Tao left the Rank-6 Catacombs martial artist in place and walked toward Li Zhen. Sure enough, as soon as he walked away, a tentacle moved with lightning speed and instantly snatched the Rank-6 martial artist away.

Having received his answer, Zhang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he would have the capital to roam the Forbidden Sea in the future.

Returning to Li Zhen's side, Li Zhen finally opened his eyes, looked into the distance, and said, "I'm about done."

Zhang Tao nodded and said, "Let's walk along the coast."

Li Zhen naturally had no objections, and the two began to fly along the coast of the Forbidden Sea. After traveling a long way, Zhang Tao and Li Zhen flew into the Forbidden Sea. Of course, Zhang Tao hopped onto Li Zhen's back quite naturally, and Li Zhen was too lazy to say anything. To this day, Li Zhen still thought that the reason they could roam the Forbidden Sea was because of his ancestor's spiritual avatar.

"Over there, hurry!" Zhang Tao had sharp eyes and soon spotted three Heavenly Gold Lotuses, so he spoke immediately.

Li Zhen's eyes also lit up, and he flew over quickly. But just as the two were about to pick them, another shark head popped out. Seeing that familiar shark head and those familiar eyes and movements, Zhang Tao was furious.

Because this guy had actually swallowed all three Heavenly Gold Lotuses.

"F*ck you!" Zhang Tao cursed loudly, but he could only vent his impotent rage, because the shark monster dove into the Forbidden Sea after eating the lotuses, and there was nothing they could do.

In reality, what they didn't know was that the shark monster was also cursing Zhang Tao and Li Zhen to death. Is it really that hard to bait some food? Is it easy for me? Why did I go through the trouble of planting Heavenly Gold Lotuses in the shallows? Wasn't it to bait some food from the shore? And what happened? These two guys always wanted to cause trouble!