The tsunami triggered by the sea god's emergence rocked the ship violently, only gradually settling after quite a while.
As they looked at the enormous creature before them, all three groups held their breath in unison.
This was everyone's first time seeing the true form of the so-called "sea god"—it was difficult to describe in words. At first glance, it did resemble an octopus, but it was more slender, with something of a sea serpent's feel.
But whatever it was, it was hard to look at—the features inferred earlier did indeed exist: a sailfish's pointed beak, a sea turtle's shell... Its torso even bore several pairs of wing-like fins. They were too small to support flight, but they were rather cute.
The mouths on its tentacles were lined with sharp fangs. They contracted rhythmically with its breathing, constantly dripping mucus below.
Xu Shi blinked, instantly understanding why the profile Xie Qingyan had shown earlier differed from the Hualan Empire's picture book—it turned out that no one was wrong, or perhaps everyone was wrong. The different versions existed because each person had only seen one part of the creature. Like blind men feeling an elephant, they had only grasped fragments; only when put together did they form the whole.
Or perhaps it still was not whole? Maybe this was only one part of the sea god. Who could say what lurked beneath the vast, unfathomable sea?
In any case, the thing really was too inhuman-looking. At least, it made him physically uncomfortable.
No one would like a slimy, ugly monster like that.
"It's kind of disgusting..."
He could not help commenting. Then an utterly ridiculous thought flashed through his mind. Damn it, why wasn't it Octopus Girl?
And besides,
Now was not the time to judge its appearance. Their priority was