Beneath the brooding, leaden heavens, over thirty figures soared aloft. Each was a supreme sovereign of the earth, beings who eclipsed even the might of War Kings!
Luo Feng stood alongside Jia Yi and three others, suspended hundreds of meters in the air.
“Last time, Hong went to kill the Beast Emperor and failed. Although he managed to wound the Beast Emperor, Hong himself was also injured,” Jia Yi said, remotely controlling the ancient-grade intelligent combat aircraft stationed far away. “How come just a few days after your inauguration ceremony, Hong is already going after the Beast Emperor again?”
“It is indeed strange,” the other three council members also expressed confusion.
People always care about their reputation.
Hong fighting the Beast Emperor and failing the first time was understandable.
But if he were to recklessly attempt it again without confidence of success, people would surely talk behind his back.
“Perhaps the Master has confidence,” Luo Feng said, frowning.
“Confidence to kill a Beast Emperor?” Jia Yi and the other three council members shook their heads slightly. “If he had such confidence, the two Beast Emperors in the ocean would have already been dealt with.”
…
The assembly of the mighty hovered high above, gazing down upon the unfolding spectacle below.
Countless small aircraft swiftly retreated to their respective base camps along the lakeshore. All personnel below the rank of councilor promptly entered the shelters. Most had witnessed Hong’s previous clash with the Beast Emperor and understood the catastrophic potential of the shockwaves. Even council-level powerers could perish instantly if caught unprepared in the blast’s direct impact.
“Look! There’s Hong and Leishen!”
“This time, are they joining forces?”
High in the sky, the councilors all had excellent vision.
“Retreat, retreat! Don’t stay above the lake, get further away, Luo Feng. Being above the lake makes you vulnerable to collateral damage. Even a single strike from either your Master or the Beast Emperor could be deadly for us. Don’t be careless!” urged Jia Yi and the others, as Luo Feng flew backward accordingly.
…
The area around Fog Island Lake was silent, with each base camp monitoring the lake’s every movement.
Over thirty Council-ranked powerhouses, nearly all clad in black uniforms, hovered in the air, their gazes locked intently upon Hong and Leishen.
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The black-clad man Hong and the bald monk Leishen in white robes flew side by side toward the center of the lake. Leishen glanced at Hong and whispered, “Hong-ge, once that tentacle beast enters the lake, it will be like a fish in water. But for human warriors in the lake, our strength is greatly diminished. You failed last time. This time, with the Moyun Vine, do you have confidence?”
For humans underwater, every movement was hindered by the water resistance!
The faster the movement, the greater the resistance!
Hong and Leishen would indeed be greatly restricted underwater, while the Beast Emperor would be perfectly at ease.
“With the Moyun Vine, I have a thirty percent chance of killing the tentacle beast. Even if I can’t kill it, I can safely return, unless it’s hiding its true strength. I won’t be injured again,” Hong calmly gazed down at the lake. “Moreover, this Beast Emperor is the strongest being beneath Fog Island Lake. It’s the biggest obstacle to obtaining the treasure. Without killing it, how can we explore the depths safely?”
Leishen was momentarily stunned.
Indeed… without killing the Beast Emperor, there was no way to safely investigate the depths.
“You’re doing this for the Five Great Powers and the HR Alliance as well,” Leishen said with a smile. “And you’re doing it for me too.”
“I’ve always said, treasures are matters of fate. Take the Duntian Shuttle, for example. Even though it was in my hands, I couldn’t use it properly. But when it came into Luo Feng’s hands, its power was immense. The Duntian Shuttle had a connection with him!” Hong smiled slightly. “This Moyun Vine is not a species native to Earth. I haven’t left Earth, yet the Moyun Vine has come into my possession. It must have a connection with me.”
Leishen laughed. “You may not be bald like me, but you sure talk like a monk!”
“You baldy, just watch from here as I deal with that tentacle beast,” Hong said. As soon as he finished speaking, his entire body transformed into a black beam of light and dove straight into the lake. The lake surface barely rippled as Hong pierced through over three hundred meters of water, entering the muddy and rocky layers beneath.
He dove rapidly downward!
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The sky grew darker, and the six base camps turned on their lights.
More than thirty figures hovered in the sky like gods.
“Look, it’s moving.”
Jia Yi stared at the screen on his communication watch. The other three councilors and Luo Feng also focused on the watch’s screen, which displayed the massive shadow of the Beast Emperor. For a long time, it had remained motionless, but now it suddenly stirred violently, three of its tentacles thrashing wildly!
At the same time, its entire body surged upward!
“This red dot represents Hong,” Jia Yi pointed to a small red light attached to one of the tentacles on the screen. The human body was less than two meters tall, while a single tentacle stretched over 1500 meters long, an incredible difference in scale.
“Hong is moving rapidly, and the Beast Emperor is counterattacking with its tentacles.”
“Look, even the wilderness is trembling.”
Luo Feng and the others watched in alarm as the wilderness hundreds of miles below shook due to the Beast Emperor’s violent counterattack. The tremors were so strong that even the wildlands quivered slightly.
“A section of the tentacle has broken off.”
Luo Feng and the others stared at the screen as one of the tentacles was severed at about a third of its length.
“Hong and the Beast Emperor are moving so fast.”
“The Beast Emperor has fled into the lake. Oh, once it entered the lake from the underground rock layer, its speed increased dramatically! Hong has also entered the lake. From the rock layer into the water, his speed has increased significantly too. But clearly, not as much as the Beast Emperor’s increase.” The councilors watched anxiously, discussing the battle among themselves.
“Bad! Retreat!” Jia Yi suddenly shouted.
On the screen, a shadow of a tentacle pierced through the lake’s surface!
Indeed!
As Luo Feng and the others rapidly retreated, a thick tentacle, nearly twenty meters in diameter, with a surface resembling rock folds, burst out of the lake. The length of the tentacle protruding from the water was nearly a kilometer, like a series of train cars connected together.
A tentacle nearly a kilometer long and twenty meters thick, covered in rock-like folds, swung through the air like the legendary Sun Wukong’s golden staff, sweeping across thousands of meters in an instant!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The air exploded, waves surged across the lake, and countless aquatic beasts were thrown into the air, crushed into pulp, killed, or maimed. With just a single swing of its tentacle, the Beast Emperor seemed capable of tearing the sky apart.
“It seems even more terrifying than that Long Vine Life from before.”
Luo Feng could smell the foul stench emanating from the colossal tentacle as it swung through the air, threatening to pierce the heavens! It smelled somewhat like seafood, yet also like earthworms. It was extremely pungent, making one want to vomit! Despite the stench, the tentacle’s power was terrifying.
“Even with our Heishen Armor, if we were hit directly by that tentacle, we’d probably die,” Jia Yi looked at Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, I advise you to wear an SS-grade combat suit over your Heishen Armor.”
“No wonder you all wear combat suits.”
Luo Feng nodded in agreement.
Jia Yi and the three other councilors donned SS-grade battle armor over their Heishen Suits—double-layered protection, inside and out. Not just them; nearly all the Star-level powerhouses hovering in the distance had done the same.
“Facing this Beast Emperor, wearing an SS-grade combat suit does increase the chances of survival a little,” Luo Feng nodded.
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Luo Feng and the other four watched the screen on the communication watch. The massive Beast Emperor was clearly visible, while Hong was just a “red dot.”
“Hong has reached the Beast Emperor’s turtle shell.”
“The battle is intense.”
Boom!
A figure shot up from the lake, it was the black-clad Hong. In his hand, he held a silver spear, his eyes like lightning! A black aura surrounded him within a hundred-meter radius, as if he were a god within his domain. Hong, spear in hand, dove back into the water with a powerful thrust.
“The second tentacle has been severed!” Zhu Xi couldn’t help but exclaim beside them.
“Hong is clinging to the Beast Emperor’s turtle shell.”
“Wait, what’s happening?”
“What’s going on?”
Luo Feng and the other four were startled when the red dot representing Hong on the display suddenly vanished. They turned to Jia Yi, who also shook his head in confusion. “I don’t know. This instrument has never failed before. Usually, as long as there’s life, it can be detected.”
“Life? If Hong can’t be detected, does that mean he’s dead?” Tuo Ba, another councilor, whispered in alarm.
“Look at the lake!” Luo Feng shouted.
Instantly, the group turned their heads toward the lake in the distance. The previously turbulent lake suddenly exploded! Several tentacles, seven or eight in total, shot out of the water, thrashing wildly and chaotically, as if in a frenzy.
Countless aquatic beasts were caught in the chaos, their blood staining the lake red.
“Naah!!!” A piercing and mournful sound erupted from underground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
“So piercing.”
Over thirty Star-level powerhouses hovering in the air instinctively covered their ears, their faces twisted in agony.
The previously powerful tentacles slowed their thrashing and then fell lifelessly into the lake. Two of the tentacles even landed on the nearby wilderness, their immense weight smashing deep grooves into the ground, which quickly filled with lake water.
“It’s dead.”
“The Beast Emperor ‘Tentacle Beast’ is dead.”
“Look! On the monitoring screen, the Beast Emperor’s shadow is fading rapidly. Its life force is vanishing quickly—too quickly! It’s gone!”
As Luo Feng and the other four watched, the massive shadow of the Beast Emperor on the screen vanished!
A single red dot shone brightly!
It was Hong!
“The lake surface is rippling again.”
Over thirty Star-level powerhouses hovering midair simultaneously turned their gaze toward the vast lake. The waters trembled violently before a massive, rock-ridged tentacle erupted from the depths. Emerging in its wake was the black-cloaked Hong—his right arm entwined with a thirty-meter-long vine that coiled like a serpent around the monstrous appendage.
Dragging!
Hong shot upward like an arrow! The massive creature, more than three thousand meters long including the tentacle, was completely pulled out of the water, like a dark floating island appearing above the lake.
Over thirty Star-level powerhouses hovered midair, while the commanders, soldiers, and staff from Earth’s Five Great Powers, the HR Alliance, and various base cities stood frozen in speechless awe.
At that very moment, this scene was transmitted to every nation and organization across the entire planet.
Everyone fell silent…
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