Chaotic World Book
Chapter 559 - 543 This is Not a Booklet

Chapter 559: Chapter 543 This is Not a Booklet

The two exchanged uneasy glances, their expressions somewhat ugly.

Thinking they were pursuing a defeated enemy, they didn’t expect the foe to transform so spectacularly; just one look at its form was enough to tell it wouldn’t be easy to deal with. After all this effort, the two of them might have ended up just delivering themselves.

The assertion that the "water person was wounded and couldn’t get far" wasn’t exactly objective.

In essence, the water person did not actually exist; it was a magic summoned from seawater by an energy crystal core. The water person could be destroyed, but it couldn’t be injured.

The crystal itself wasn’t cracked or damaged, but Guigui’s previous punch had been too fierce... Since the crystal was an aggregation of energy, to resist that punch, it had almost completely depleted its energy. Its charging efficiency was clearly insufficient; it couldn’t recover and fight simultaneously, so it had to flee.

Now, as they relentlessly pursued it, the crystal saw it couldn’t create enough distance to recover, so it opted to merge with a nearby terrifying creature.

Zhao Changhe could clearly sense the crystal core lurking in the octopus’s brain, turning it into a formidable Cthulhu BOSS, which hadn’t possessed human-like intelligence before the merge.

This was different from when Duoluo Venerable merged with the Blood Turtle Body; it was more similar to how Wuding controlled Sword Slaves with Sword Qi when he was in Snow Eagle mode, or when Sea Race Yin energy entered the Lianshan Sword, which was meant for the same purpose.

Countless strands of Yin energy entered various sea creatures, causing mutations—the origin of those fish-men and shrimp soldiers, crab generals.

It was like countless strings directing these puppets, all converging in the hands of an invisible master, the Sea Emperor.

For stronger creatures, a single strand of Yin energy was insufficient; they required a massive convergence of "Yin energy" to form this energy crystal. It could act as a caster and enter a body to engage in battle.

This construct was a support made by the Sea Emperor, and fundamentally, this was a battle against the Sea Emperor... Zhao Changhe could almost imagine the Sea Emperor watching through the octopus’s eyes, coldly observing him and San Niang.

His mind fluctuated briefly, and Zhao Changhe then asked San Niang, "Should we retreat?"

If they were to retreat, it wasn’t too late; the creature’s speed wasn’t very fast.

San Niang stared firmly at the giant octopus and said in a low voice, "Everyone is behind us, where could we retreat to?"

"If we can’t beat it?" asked Zhao Changhe.

"Then we’ll make it pay a price!" San Niang didn’t elaborate further and accelerated upward.

Watching her back, Zhao Changhe felt that the more he got to know San Niang, the more complex she seemed, even more so than Huangfu Qing—like she was two or even three different people.

Just considering the octopus, it wasn’t something that would make Zhao Changhe feel even San Niang from the Heavenly List couldn’t overcome it; the key problem was the Sea Emperor behind it.

Would the Sea Emperor personally intervene?

Would Xia Longyuan strike in time?

Nothing was certain, nothing to rely on.

What was certain was that this battle would be extremely tough!

Zhao Changhe stepped on the sea surface and instantly reached the small island where the octopus was. San Niang had already thrown a punch at the octopus, and Zhao Changhe followed suit, raining down a Thousand Army Strike.

Dragon Sparrow trembled with excitement, having used its true power more in this single hour than in all its time with Zhao Changhe.

Eagerly, it channeled its own energy to merge with Zhao Changhe’s Gang Qi, unleashing an overpowered Sword Light.

"Bang!"

A tentacle swept across, and the Sword Light, as if a breeze drifted past, had no effect. The tentacle collided directly with Dragon Sparrow, slamming both Zhao Changhe and Dragon Sparrow into the sea. fr\eewebno vel .c(o)m

Dragon Sparrow: "..."

Zhao Changhe emerged from the sea, face covered in grime, while San Niang was already above, facing the wildly thrashing tentacles with another punch.

With a strange sound resembling tearing hide, the very tentacle that had overwhelmed Zhao Changhe was blasted away by San Niang’s punch. San Niang also backed away a few feet, her expression grave.

An even match!

Even the sharks were merely of Earth List strength, yet this not particularly large octopus managed to hold its own against San Niang!

The key lay in its smooth and elastic limbs, which were extremely effective in dissipating force. Zhao Changhe’s Sword Light had not actually cut into its flesh but merely slid off, completely deflected. Only San Niang’s exquisite control of her strength could manage to land a hit, and even then, only half the force connected, resulting in their current standoff.

Indeed, a challenging fight...

Looking up, San Niang was dodging between three or four tentacles like a serpent, aiming directly for the core of the octopus itself.

Entangling with the tentacles was pointless... only by targeting the octopus’s core could they hope to win!

Zhao Changhe wiped his face, watching the tentacles dance wildly overhead, feeling unable to contribute. One wrong move could mean a solid hit, turning even his Shura Body to mush.

Yet, watching the graceful San Niang maneuver through the thrashing tentacles, he felt her in grave danger, like a small boat tottering in the midst of a raging storm. If those tentacles wrapped around her, the scene would be dire enough to fill a horror tale.

How could he assist San Niang?

There was a bow inside the ring... Knowing that there would be an underwater fight, a strong bow was definitely prepared, but in this kind of battle, a human-used three-stone bow might lack the force necessary... The material of the arrows would also be ineffective; even if they hit, they’d likely just tickle.

What other options were there?

As Zhao Changhe mused, he instinctively began to swim towards the octopus’s island. But before he could come up with a plan, the situation above had changed.

Encircled by myriad tentacles, San Niang finally failed to dodge completely. A tentacle swept heavily in front of her, and she raised her hands to block.

But this was a soft-bodied creature, and the block didn’t shake off the tentacle; instead, it wrapped around her, encasing San Niang within.

San Niang internally cursed at the sudden turn of events, as she attempted to spring up like a pulled radish, only for another tentacle to fiercely smash down from above.

With a punch, she hit the incoming tentacle squarely at its front. With a "bang," the tentacle actually exploded several feet from where San Niang’s fist made contact, as the octopus let out a painful howl.

But the tentacles encircling San Niang finally clenched shut, trapping her tightly within.

It’s over... Did the script just kick in like that?

Just as Zhao Changhe was about to leap to her rescue, he saw a faint turtle shell phantom radiating around San Niang. The Snake Whip had somehow wrapped around her body, coiling and encircling her to form an absolute defensive barrier.

Of course, the tentacle wasn’t just playing out some script; it truly intended to strangle San Niang alive. But blocked by this barrier, it couldn’t tighten its grip.

Not only could it not tighten, it was gradually being pushed apart...

A distant voice seemed to echo from nowhere: "Indeed, you are of the Four Symbols Sect, Xuanwu... Apart from Xuanwu, nobody else could possess such ability. Unexpectedly, Xuanwu of this era is nearly touching the true essence of power..."

San Niang coldly raised her head, the corners of her mouth dripping with blood unbeknownst to her.

Not bothering to feign weakness any longer, she coldly said, "It seems you’re quite familiar... The Water Soul Stealer, it’s you, isn’t it?"

With a "snap!" the Snake Whip expanded further, prying open the constricting tentacle just a bit more, ready to burst free at any moment.

Another tentacle wrapped around, doubling the pressure, barely containing San Niang’s power.

A third, a fourth...

The octopus had wrapped San Niang from head to toe to the point she was no longer visible.

The "creaking" sound of unceasing pressure could be heard, yet it failed to burst through the Xuanwu Guardian defense.

San Niang’s muffled voice emanated from within, "Why don’t you make a move yourself? Is it because you are too far to reach this place, or because you are being restrained by someone else and dare not expose your true form?"

The Sea Emperor did not respond.

San Niang burst into laughter: "So that’s how it is, sneaking around with psychic interference, is that all? Is that the extent of your courage? Or is that the limit of your power?"

The Sea Emperor’s voice grew more astonished: "You can actually resist..."

San Niang offered no explanation, sneering instead: "A mere bag of bones, dressed up in clothes... How dare you claim to be divine, speaking of truth!"

With a "boom!" a powerful fist burst from the shadows of the whip, savagely hitting one of the tentacles and blasting a hole right through it.

With a "swoosh!" nearly all the tentacles converged, filled with a furious rage, as if to crush this woman into pulp.

At that moment, with a "twang" of a bowstring, a vivid blue dragon-shaped light shot straight towards the octopus’s body, precisely aiming at the location of the brain’s crystal core.

The almost invisible Zhao Changhe made a decisive move.

Ordinary arrows were useless; what he fired was the Ancient Sword Dragon Emperor, the Azure Dragon Sword!

The octopus recoiled in terror, hastily retracting a tentacle to fend off the "arrow," forgetting this was a sword, not an arrow. As the tentacle struck the blade, the massive force deflected the sword’s path, yet it also seemed as if it had sliced the tentacle in two, splitting it cleanly apart.

The Dragon Emperor flew past the octopus’s body, as the cephalopod let out a painful scream. Before it could react a second time, another dark and unclear "arrow" followed close behind, already upon its face!

When Zhao Changhe shot arrows, he specialized in rapid fire.

The arrow of the second shot was... the Night Emperor Sword Blade!

The sword blade was not sharpened, but in this moment, there was no need.

Before the enormous octopus body, the sword blade was finer than a hair. The creature’s slippery and easily deflected soft body was no different from a vast plane. Due to its softness, it lacked the hardness to defend.

With a "plop!" the sword blade easily penetrated, accurately bursting into the octopus’s brain and striking the crystal core.

Both the octopus and Zhao Changhe screamed in agony.

The octopus, with its brain pierced, could no longer live, while the energy of the crystal core, already depleted by San Niang, met the bizarre Alien Power of the sword blade and went completely dead.

At the same time, Zhao Changhe’s head throbbed agonizingly as if his Soul Sea had suffered a severe psychic onslaught, leading to blood flowing from all his orifices – a grievous sight to behold.

"Hmm..." the voice of the Sea Emperor gradually faded: "You did not die nor went insane... Do you abide by the ’Heavenly List’?"

At the very first instance of spiritual invasion, Zhao Changhe activated "Heavenly List," entering a state devoid of consciousness, with the Alien Power colliding against an empty sea of consciousness, faced only with Evil Qi vying for his sanity. f r\eeNovelFire.c(o)(m)

The Evil Qi clashed with the Sea Emperor’s Alien Power, torn to shreds, bringing severe damage to Zhao Changhe’s Soul Sea, but in the end, he did not go mad... nor did he die.

"With such battling spirit, successors of the fierce carry on... But what exactly is that sword blade..." The voice of the Sea Emperor, deeply puzzled, slowly disappeared into nothingness.

It was unclear whether he could only assault mentally, or if he was truly cautious of Xia Longyuan.

With a "bang!" the octopus’s tentacles collapsed into the sea, spraying water high into the sky.

The water column crashed onto San Niang. The formidable San Niang unexpectedly couldn’t withstand the force of the water and tumbled straight into the sea, colliding with Zhao Changhe in a heap.

A wave surged over; one possessing the Third Layer Secret Treasure, the other bearing the Second Layer Secret Treasure. Yet, both individuals lay motionless as if dead, washed ashore by the tide onto the islet, fainting simultaneously.

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