"Your Excellency, although there is no record of this matter, I did hear the elders of the tribe mention it when I was young."
The burly man thought for a moment, then patted his head.
"Come, tell me about it."
Even if there are no records, rumors count. Although rumors may be true or false, at least they won't be completely unrelated.
"I remember the elders telling me that the Heluo Fish had taken over the entire ocean, and then the elders walked thousands of miles, searching through mountains and deep swamps for decades, finally finding an immortal willing to help."
"The immortal had a kind and benevolent appearance, and possessed an otherworldly air. Wherever he went, rays of light shone everywhere, and golden lotuses bloomed all over the land. His every move seemed to be aided by heaven and earth. After the immortal arrived at the sea, he fought a great battle with the Heluo fish for three years. During this time, swords clashed, weapons clanged, and the battle was magnificent, with wind and thunder never ceasing."
In the end, the immortal prevailed. With a flick of his finger, Heluo Fish turned into seawater, utterly lifeless.
This story was clearly something he had heard.
After spending such a short time with this guy, Li Xingkong was able to conclude that while the guy had some education, it wasn't high.
That's clearly not something he could have come up with.
Even setting aside the exaggerated elements in the story, Li Xingkong still managed to find a crucial point in the ending.
The immortal's solution to the Heluo Fish was to completely transform it into seawater, thus eliminating it through a change in matter.
If this story is true, then Li Xingkong could easily imitate his predecessor's approach and use some kind of magic to achieve a similar effect.
The only problem is that this Heluo Fish is a bit too big.
In the Primordial Universe, Li Xingkong's Divine Sense could already cover several star systems, and theoretically, the range of his Divine Sense was sufficient. However, in this Primordial World world, his Divine Sense was clearly subject to some kind of limitation.
The area that can be explored is much smaller than before.
Upon closer examination, the main reason is that the rules of the Primordial World world are much more complete than those of the Primordial Universe. The Divine Sense that could be freely released in the microcosm can be controlled in the Primordial World world due to unfamiliarity with the rules, and the scope of control is much smaller.
If Li Xingkong could be given some time to go into seclusion and fully adapt to the rules of the Primordial World world, then his strength could be fully unleashed.
Now, Li Xingkong has encountered a rather awkward problem.
His Divine Sense was unable to perceive the entirety of the Heluo Fish.
It can only vaguely cover about a quarter of its size.
While this may seem sufficient, the scope of Divine Sense and the range of magic are two different concepts.
It can only be said that once a certain size is reached, it is itself a manifestation of extremely vigorous vitality. What's more, this guy has a special ability: his size doubles every day. If you can't transform half of his body in a day, then it's harmless to him.
That immortal really gave Li Xingkong a tough problem. If he followed the previous strategy, Li Xingkong might be stuck in a stalemate with the giant fish. But if he didn't follow his advice and had to find his own way, he would have to study the weaknesses of the Heluo Fish.
This matter is indeed quite tricky to handle.
However, since I've already witnessed this, I naturally won't give up without even trying.
Whether it succeeds or fails, whether it can be resolved or not, we'll find out by taking action ourselves.
No matter how big it is, it's still just a fish.
"Alright, I'll give it a try then."
After examining numerous knots, Li Xingkong gained some insights, but not as much as he had imagined.
After all, they are just ordinary people living in this special world of the Primordial World, so it is obviously unlikely that they would have any knowledge of cultivators.
"Wait, little immortal, life comes first! If we can't win, we need to escape as soon as possible. Don't try to fight our way through."
Seeing that Li Xingkong about to leave, the man gave him a few words of advice.
Thank you.
Li Xingkong was a little speechless. Perhaps it was because the immortals in the story made such a grand entrance, while he himself was as simple as an ordinary person, which made this man have such concerns.
But in reality, Li Xingkong was simply being low-key. Is it really that difficult for golden lotuses to bloom everywhere and for rays of light to shine in myriad directions?
For Li Xingkong now, that's a piece of cake.
After leaving the main tent, Li Xingkong lightly floated into the air, then looked down at the people on the ground.
"Everyone, I'll be right back."
"Wait, I'll go with you."
Just as Li Xingkong was about to turn around, Jingwei flapped its wings and flew to Li Xingkong's side.
"Indeed, with Jingwei's help, even immortals can have less to worry about."
The man on the ground nodded.
"Alright, little guy, let's go together."
Li Xingkong headed towards the sea in the direction he had come from, and Jingwei flapped her wings and followed closely behind.
"So? Have you found a solution?"
"Yes, but we'll have to try it to know for sure how effective it will be."
Based on that bizarre story, Li Xingkong also came up with a way to deal with the fish.
Although he didn't have any supernatural powers to directly reverse the Heluo Fish back into the seawater, he still had a compromise method.
Li Xingkong could convert between energy and matter using his Nine Revolutions Golden Core. He could then convert the Heluo Fish's limbs into energy and then reverse it back into seawater.
However, whether this transformation could be resisted by the fish was something Li Xingkong didn't know.
After all, he had never actually used this ability as a means of killing.
The tribe is actually closer to the sea. When Jingwei took Li Xingkong ashore before, they took a roundabout route, but this time they went directly to the sea, which obviously shortened the journey considerably.
The vast white land could be seen in the distance, and Li Xingkong first had Jingwei stop.
This fish obviously couldn't be without any means of attack; it must have its own set of tactics. Sending Jingwei over before figuring it out would obviously distract Li Xingkong.
As Li Xingkong flew forward and reached the top of the giant fish, a sense of vigilance suddenly arose in his heart.
The fish at my feet seem to have woken up!
Sure enough, just as Li Xingkong had ventured a short distance deeper, countless tentacles burst forth from the white continent beneath his feet, sweeping towards Li Xingkong in a massive, overwhelming attack.
Tentacles of all sizes completely enveloped Li Xingkong.
Li Xingkong remained calm and composed, drawing a ring of Divine Light around himself that spread outwards.
The tentacles that were cut by the Divine Light broke off like chives being cut by a sickle.
Countless drops of juice gushed out, like water pipes that had broken free of control.