"Retreat!"
Purple light flashed around Ziyue, and Murong took the lead in retreating. Murong reacted and pulled Baiyu back as well. As a top-tier wind magic user, even in the ocean, she could retreat at an extremely fast speed. But the faster they retreated, the faster the pursuing tentacles caught up!
The entire space was densely packed with creatures as thick as humans, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there were millions of fleshy tendrils. This spectacular number, coupled with the terrifying ocean currents, was truly magnificent. Even though the three of them were knowledgeable individuals, their eyelids twitched as they looked at it.
What exactly is this thing?
None of the three dared to engage in combat easily, and they retreated extremely quickly. However, the tentacles seemed to be able to extend and retract infinitely, constantly pursuing them. The three retreated tens of thousands of feet, but they were still within the pursuit range. Moreover, the three soon realized that they were being surrounded.
The monster seemed to have anticipated their retreat, as many tentacles were already sweeping in from behind.
Just how big is this monster?
It's almost obvious that these tentacles are a single entity, all originating from the same creature. Judging from their terrifying number and length, the monster's size must be unbelievable, perhaps even comparable to a prefecture!
The three of them found the idea absurd—a monster bigger than the state capital?
Wouldn't that mean they could sweep across the Central Plains as soon as they landed?
How could this world possibly support such a monster?
This is just one example. If all the monsters in the Dragon Palace were released, what in the world would survive?
But there's no time to think about the future right now; I need to get out of there first.
"Go up!"
Murong unleashed his technique, condensing wind energy into incredibly sharp wind blades. Thousands of wind blades shot out, instantly severing all the surrounding tentacles!
"Its strength isn't that high!" Murong's eyes lit up with joy. This monster was incredibly huge, but its physical strength wasn't that great. It was even weaker than Third Rank or higher demon wolf on the grasslands, at most at the level of Fourth Rank martial artist.
But Murong's smile quickly vanished.
Suddenly, the severed tentacle twitched and wriggled a few times before swimming rapidly toward her!
Murong Yunji felt a chill run down her spine and unleashed countless wind blades once more, slicing the swarming tentacles into countless pieces.
But an even more terrifying scene unfolded. No matter how many pieces they were shattered into, these fleshy tendrils could quickly wriggle back into shape and pounce on them again, as if they were invincible, leaving Murong completely stunned.
"Go!" Ziyue roared and rushed upwind. Murong quickly followed with Baiyu!
"This monster is illogical!" Baiyu looked down, suppressing his astonishment, and said, "An unkillable body, and more importantly, those torn pieces of flesh seem to be under some kind of control, constantly staring at us!"
Ziyue nodded. In reality, there are some soft-bodied animals that can still move after being cut, but they all lose control after being cut and can only perform instinctive movements.
But this monster seemed different; it was as if its severed flesh still possessed consciousness, and it was staring intently at them.
"And it can pollute the waters too." Ziyue looked at the black blood spreading below and said, "This monster's blood is probably highly poisonous!"
Murong looked down and immediately saw that the black liquid flowing from the wounds seemed to be alive, spreading outwards. The instinctive feeling sent chills down her spine.
Fortunately, they retreated quickly; otherwise, if they had been trapped by those tentacles for even a short while, the toxins alone might have prevented them from ever getting out.
"Then wouldn't this monster be invincible?" Murong asked incredulously.
It's enormous, and its flesh is practically indestructible. Slashing with a sharp blade will only make it more troublesome. How can you fight it?
"There are no invincible monsters in this world." Moon Eye were icy as she recalled the words of the King of Qin of Qin.
Don't be scared by the monsters' terror. Everything in this world, no matter how strong it seems, has a weakness. The stronger it appears, the more fatal its weakness is!
Thinking of this, Ziyue's heart stirred, and she formed a hand seal. Starlight shimmered around her, and the next second, a purple flame shone down like a sharp sword, instantly piercing through the hundreds of tentacles that rushed towards her.
This time, however, the tentacles did not split as before. The flesh, tainted by the flames, rapidly melted away, and a terrifying wail quickly echoed from the depths of darkness!
"Afraid of fire?" Murong's eyes lit up.
But it went out in an instant.
This is water!
If they were on land, she was confident that she could burn even the largest monster to a crisp by working with Ziyue and using the wind to fuel the fire. But underwater, even a powerful figure like Ziyue couldn't expand the scale of the fire using fire magic!
As expected, even the flames enhanced by the Ziyue couldn't last long in the water and quickly dimmed!
What should we do?
Murong felt a chill run through her. Such a monster, especially in the water, was utterly hopeless!
Damn it, my luck is really bad!
Deep in the ocean, Chen Qing swiftly used his physical body to evade the endless pursuit of tentacles.
I'd completely forgotten that this monster knows water magic!
The original design was indeed a bit too extreme.
It can infinitely expand its body, making physical cutting completely useless. The key is that even after one of its tentacles is severed, it can still move on its own and carries a deadly poison. It is simply a nightmare for physical martial artists!
This design is based on the characteristics of octopuses. Anyone who knows octopuses knows that each of their tentacles has an independent nervous system. Chen Qing exaggerated this characteristic, and the resulting creature became extremely deadly.
Imagine this scene: an octopus monster the size of a city comes ashore, and the soldiers muster their courage and exert all their strength to cut the monster's huge tentacles into pieces. But these tentacles can immediately rise up and kill people on their own. If you cut it into a thousand pieces, you will have a thousand more enemies. If you cut it into ten thousand pieces, you will have ten thousand more terrifying aliens.
They were endless and all-pervasive; no matter how enormous, they could squeeze into any crack they found. I remember when these monsters first appeared in the city, players struggled to tear them to pieces, only to find that the soldiers and civilians had been wiped out by their severed tentacles. How utterly devastating!
Moreover, this thing contains a strong neurotoxin. The more you kill, the longer you are infected by the blood, the less you can muster your fighting power. Even the strongest martial artist will become weaker and weaker after being infected by the toxin. I remember those days, the official website was full of friendly messages from martial arts players cursing their entire families.
Chen Qing knew that he absolutely could not engage in close combat with this thing in the water. Not to mention himself, even if Ghost King Xiang came at this stage, if he tried to fight head-on, he would be tormented to death by this thing!
Of course, Chen Qing was also aware of the weakness.
This thing is afraid of fire and light, so the dragons will take advantage of heavy rain and cloudy days to send it to invade the cities on the shore.
The dragons originally designed this thing to work in conjunction with the weather. Dragons have the ability to control the weather. As long as they lure this monster ashore and kill all the enemies, they can immediately stop the rainstorm and let the monster stand on the shore in the sun for a short while, thus easily solving this problem.
This thing is a truly authentic biological weapon. After use, it can be dried into jerky and also replenish logistical food supplies—it's practically perfect.
But it needs to be carefully controlled in the water. Once released, it will devour an overly powerful creature and its size will expand rapidly, potentially bursting the seabed!
I remember a few servers where players accidentally released that thing underwater, causing it to devour thousands of dragons. Its body rapidly expanded, and when it came ashore, it was almost the size of the Central Plains. With a single basic attack, the entire Central Plains shattered, and the entire server was instantly wiped out.
Chen Qing naturally dared not release this thing.
We need to avoid this thing and go to the next space to find the one we're looking for.
As the designer, if this Abyss Jade Bi were designed according to his own ideas, he would naturally know how to traverse various spaces. However, he also knew very well that once he did, this creature, which had been starving for tens of thousands of years, would definitely follow him. The gates could not be opened easily. Now that this thing had grown to its current size, the monsters in the other gates were likely no match for it. Once it devoured something of the same level, this magic array might not be able to contain it!
In that case, everyone will be finished.
This is also why Chen Qing cursed himself for his bad luck. According to his initial thoughts, he was not afraid of any monster he encountered. As long as he was not killed instantly, he could escape to the spatial gate and go to the place where the next monster was imprisoned. However, the biological weapon was extremely aggressive. If any monster followed him to another space, it would definitely fight with the monsters in that space.
Using this method of fire supply, he could eliminate most of the terrifying creatures in this abyss.
But the Heavenly Ghost Octopus is an exception; it is the only one that should be avoided from being used for fire offerings.
There's one more chapter, but it won't be until after midnight, hehe.