Super Soldier King and Cute CEO
Chapter 879 - 889: Yellow Stone! (Second Update)

Chapter 879: Chapter 889: Yellow Stone! (Second Update)

Tang Zhong could tell that this shadow entity was here to capture the octopus, but the octopus belonged to him.

No one could take it away.

He still had to find eight mystical stones to save Weiwei.

Without hesitation, he stepped forward.

At this moment, the shadow entity kept muttering about the mission as it approached the octopus bound by Blackflame Chains, then stretched out its hand. "Refine, refine!"

The voice was almost mechanical as it reached out and grabbed the Blackflame Chains binding the octopus.

In an instant, the Black Flame on its hand condensed and surged upward.

The chains’ power grew stronger, crushing with frantic intensity.

The octopus’s body shrank further under this force, its white light flaring more intensely.

Tang Zhong stepped forward, witnessed this scene, and immediately drew his Tang Sword, slashing at the shadow entity.

"Get lost!"

The shadow entity saw the incoming Tang Sword and instantly extended its other hand, unleashing Black Flame like cannon fire.

With a loud boom, it knocked the Tang Sword away.

Then, it resumed refining the octopus.

Under the relentless crushing of the chains, the octopus’s size continued to shrink, its white light grew fiercer, and water incessantly poured from its body.

Tang Zhong steadied himself and stared ahead grimly. He realized he couldn’t get close to the shadow entity; in this situation, he couldn’t harm it at all.

No, he had to attack!

Tang Zhong launched another strike with his blade.

Heaven-Burning Slash.

The Tang Sword ignited with a blazing flame along the blade.

In the air, a fiery blade surged forth and slammed down onto the shadow entity with full force.

Still refining the octopus, the shadow entity sensed the incoming Heaven-Burning Slash and mumbled lowly, "Danger, danger, must evade!"

It immediately abandoned refining the octopus, stood up abruptly, and rushed to block the descending Heaven-Burning Slash.

With Black Flame covering its hands, it reached to intercept.

The Heaven-Burning Slash struck down.

This martial art technique taught by the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers was now infused with raging fire. It was far more powerful than the version Tang Zhong had used against Hu Gego earlier.

The shadow entity used both hands to catch the Heaven-Burning Slash. In that moment, a violent force spread outward, unleashing a shockwave that made the surroundings tremble.

The shadow entity stood upon the strange sea surface.

Violent ripples exploded outward, making the water below churn furiously, with several whirlwinds spinning within it.

Simultaneously, the Heaven-Burning Slash struck the shadow entity.

Hit?

Tang Zhong’s pupils widened as he strained to see what would happen.

Yet, at that moment, he saw the shadow entity standing there as if nothing had happened.

"How is this possible?" Tang Zhong stared ahead in shock.

What exactly was this shadow entity? The immense power of the Heaven-Burning Slash just now was no trivial matter—even a Martial Arts Peak warrior would have been killed outright.

But this shadow entity remained completely unscathed. Its body was so powerful that it reminded Tang Zhong of a Martial Supreme.

Yet clearly, this was nothing more than a battle machine controlled by some force. It wasn’t the machine itself that was strong—it was the power controlling it.

However, Tang Zhong noticed that the shadow entity’s movements seemed slower. Clearly, the Heaven-Burning Slash had exerted some effect.

Sure enough, the shadow entity was slowing down. Though its body showed no visible damage, the intensity of the controlling power had significantly diminished.

"Those who interfere with the mission will die!"

The voice was visibly weaker than before.

"Mission!"

The shadow entity turned swiftly and grabbed the octopus. "Refine, refine!"

"No, it’s still trying to refine it!" Tang Zhong said, preparing to move forward.

But at that moment, the shadow entity suddenly waved its hand, unleashing a black light that formed a barrier around itself, like a protective shield.

Tang Zhong couldn’t get close and was blocked outside the barrier.

Through the shield, he watched as the octopus was further refined, reducing to merely a few meters in size.

Tang Zhong didn’t hesitate. He wielded the Tang Sword and furiously hacked at the black barrier.

Clang, clang, clang—the sound echoed.

Sparks danced on the barrier, and faint flashes of white light erupted, but the shield refused to break, remaining astonishingly tough.

"How can it be this sturdy?"

Tang Zhong frowned. Looking at the octopus, it was growing weaker under the shadow entity’s refinement. Its tentacles were shrinking one by one.

Through the black barrier, Tang Zhong grew increasingly anxious at the scene unfolding inside. At this rate, even if the shadow entity refined the octopus entirely, he could do nothing.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Tang Zhong’s ear.

"Hurry, save me, save me! I must not be taken away!"

Tang Zhong focused his gaze—the voice came from the octopus, not through its mouth, but through a soul transmission.

Tang Zhong could sense the voice was coming from the octopus’s soul directly to him.

Having trained extensively in Soul Transformation, Tang Zhong’s own soul was incredibly powerful. For the octopus to communicate this way demonstrated the extraordinary strength of its soul.

Yet it also confirmed something to Tang Zhong—the shadow entity lacked a soul. Otherwise, such a strong soul would have suppressed it completely.

Indeed, the shadow entity was merely a puppet controlled by an immensely powerful external force.

Tang Zhong was now certain: the octopus was the mystical stone he sought. Though he wasn’t sure why the stone had transformed into this creature, it undeniably belonged to him. He couldn’t let the shadow entity take it away.

Wielding the Tang Sword, he slashed madly.

"Ah... ahhh, break for me!" Tang Zhong roared.

He swung his blade at lightning speed, creating a shower of sparks and igniting flames upon the barrier.

With a final frenzied swing, a violent force slammed down onto the black barrier.

In that instant, cracks spiderwebbed across the shield.

Crunching sounds echoed.

The fissures spread, and light burst forth from the cracks. The barrier shattered with a loud explosion, scattering into light that rushed outward.

It was broken.

Tang Zhong immediately charged forward with the Tang Sword.

But then, he discovered that the octopus was surrounded by black shackles, which continued to rotate. The octopus had lost all semblance of its original form, shrinking to smaller than a meter.

Tang Zhong’s gaze locked onto the octopus’s pupils.

At that moment, his soul trembled. "Do not let me be taken away, remember!"

The voice was transmitted from the octopus.

As the shadow entity manipulated the chains, white light flickered.

The octopus’s body vanished entirely, leaving behind a stone—a deep yellow mystical stone—which the shadow entity grasped firmly in its hand.

"Mission accomplished!"