Six hours later.
"This island probably isn't going to sink.
It's been several hours, and the island's draft hasn't changed again. It might be the system helping out."
Yu Dawei repeated what Zhang Zhi had said.
"But there are still some unusual movements deep in the floodwater inside the island. They might be some still-active Grotesque Tentacles or robots. We'll have to keep sweeping the area."
Elsewhere.
Yang Yi was using the Molten Giant Worm Ring, along with the manpower borrowed from Yu Dawei, Xiaoji, Cui Xiya, and the others, to collect materials for upgrading the Nightmare Star.
These included large quantities of withered or scorched Grotesque Tentacles, the Soul Leviathan's chopped-up head, and twenty specially painted robots selected from the rest: two with platinum livery and eighteen with black-gold livery.
There was so much that even with everyone using Spatial Storage Items together, it took nearly six hours to move it all. Piled loosely together, it occupied a large area inside Steam Island.
"I'll go down and take a look. The Grotesque Tentacles underwater are more dangerous, and they're harder for you to spot."
Yang Yi replied, took the Salt Bow, picked a suitable spot, and jumped into the floodwater.
Another two hours passed.
By the time Yang Yi emerged, he had eliminated the underwater threats and brought back a dozen or so shriveled Grotesque Tentacles.
At this point, the Soul Leviathan was truly dead, with even its bodily tissues almost entirely destroyed.
``` [Name: Soul Leviathan's Skull (mechanized)]
[Description: Super sea monsters exceeding ten thousand meters in length are known as Leviathans. They usually inhabit deep-sea regions and may possess special abilities or traits.
This Soul Leviathan was one of them. Mutated from a Siren, it possessed inhuman beauty and specialized in mental attacks and soul manipulation.
However,