A purple blade of light slashed towards Qinglan.

Qinglan conjured a longsword out of thin air and parried the attack.

The sword flashed, and the blade gleamed.

Shen Changhen and Qinglan flew from the white clouds beneath their feet to the sea above their heads.

Su Diandian wanted to chase after it to see if there was a chance to catch it, but as soon as she swung the vine, a huge octopus suddenly fell out of the sea above.

The vines entangled the octopus and quickly pulled back.

"Brother Teng! This isn't very reliable either." Su Diandian stared at the giant octopus.

The octopus's big eyes darted around: "A hairless monkey! Let's see what it tastes like!"

Su Diandian stroked her chin thoughtfully: It's really big. Should I make it into giant takoyaki or braised octopus tentacles?

But this thing is so big, could it be some kind of radiation mutant?

She pointed at the giant octopus and turned to ask Chu Kuo, who was watching the show with great interest, "Elder Chu, can this thing be eaten?"

Chu Kuo withdrew his gaze and strolled around the giant octopus on the white clouds.

The octopus's yellowish-brown skin was covered with concentric circles of blue ripples.

He lifted one of the octopus tentacles and examined it closely, then commented seriously, "It's highly poisonous. If we extract the venom from Treasure Furnace Peak, it should be worth three to five spirit stones."

If it doesn't say you can't eat it, then you can eat it.

She rummaged through her storage bag for a long time before finally pulling out a gleaming kitchen knife.

Since we can't catch up with those two Nascent Soul stage experts anyway, we might as well kill this big guy in front of us and have a taste.

As she raised her knife to prepare the giant octopus, the octopus also raised its two tentacles and coiled around her.

Unfortunately, even the best kung fu master is afraid of a kitchen knife.

Its arms and legs were neatly severed by a cleaver and fell onto the clouds, where they fluttered wildly.

The giant octopus stared wide-eyed, maneuvering its remaining tentacles backward: the hairless monkey was too much to handle, it had to run!

How could Su Diandian let the fresh food she was about to eat slip away?

She chased after it, brandishing a kitchen knife, shouting, "Elder Chu, please stop it!"

Chu Kuo remained unmoved, placing his hand on his forehead as he continued watching the duel between the two powerful figures in the distance.

He had no interest in chasing octopuses.

Only Su Dian was fortunate enough to enjoy that extremely poisonous multi-legged fish.

Unable to catch up with the incredibly fast giant octopus, Su Diandian said sullenly, "Brother Octopus, why are you running away? I'm not going to eat you raw; I'll definitely turn you into a delicious grilled octopus."

"I can't catch up, I can't catch up at all..." She stopped chasing and threw out vines, trying to tie the octopus back like before.

But as soon as the vines sprouted, they became limp and lifeless.

"Brother Teng, you've got a rake!" Su Diandian quickly picked up the vine to examine it closely, only to find that the vine in her hand was rapidly withering.

"Poisoned? Then go back and rest!" Her tone was filled with extreme excitement, and even her pupils lit up.

She figured the vines must have been tied up with the octopus earlier, which is why they were contaminated with the octopus's poison.

What a potent poison! She likes it!

"Four Seasons Wasteland, help me stop it!" Su Diandian asked Four Seasons Wasteland, who had been standing silently in place, for help.

Sijihuang nodded in response, then swung out an iron chain.

"Splash!"

The chains moved with lightning speed, binding the giant octopus tightly in the blink of an eye.

The giant octopus glared fiercely at the three hairless monkeys in front of it, and was unwillingly dragged to Su Diandian.

"Without a pot or seasonings, how should we cook it properly?" she said, her eyes lighting up. "Just skewer them and grill them!"

Chu Kuo chuckled and handed over a bundle of tree branches: "One spirit stone per bundle, fair price."

"Deal." Su Diandian took out spirit stones without hesitation.

The two exchanged money for goods and were both very happy.

In a short while, the giant octopus figured it out.

The hairless monkey wants to eat it!

Monkeys are just monkeys, so stupid.

Eat up, eat up, it won't poison you.

Su Diandian brandished the kitchen knife, unsure of how to proceed.

When killing an octopus, do you kill its head or its rear end?

Wait, do octopuses have butts?

Forget it, just behead them first!

Su Diandian raised her knife and slashed it down hard at the giant octopus's head.

The giant octopus's eyes were bulging inwards, and it looked like the cleaver was about to fall.

At the critical moment, it pulled out its two tentacles and clamped the kitchen knife between them.

Phew... I survived.

The giant octopus cautiously raised the tips of its tentacles and pointed to the clouds beside it.

The severed arms and legs are still alive.

Su Diandian looked in the direction it was pointing and said, "Octopus Brother, you have a very high level of awareness."

Soon a bonfire was lit in the clouds, and the two huge octopus tentacles emitted a rich aroma.

The giant octopus had clearly broken free from its chains, but instead of running away, it waited in place to watch the hairless monkey get poisoned.

Soon, the octopus tentacles were cooked...