Chapter 87 Self-Destruction to Revitalize the Cultivation World (87% complete)
The potion cauldron reacted first, instinctively blocking the way. Shen Suqi grabbed two talismans and threw them out, causing the cauldron to suddenly enlarge dozens of times, effectively blocking the frenzied tentacles.
The massive object crashed onto the iron pot, creating ripples and a deafening echo that made people unconsciously frown, intensifying their unease.
Su Xiaoyao focused all her attention on her inner core. They were blocked outside a layer of spiritual energy wall, and the octopus turned back as soon as it touched the barrier.
"Luckily, we were prepared." She turned around. "Shui Fan!"
Shui Fan's words were about to come out, but he stopped abruptly, quickly switching to battle mode, and his demeanor changed abruptly.
A shimmering glow appeared around him, and his slender, white fingertips were covered with layers of scales that extended to the skin beneath his robes. From beneath the fluttering hem of his robes, a shimmering indigo fish tail emerged, each scale resembling a meticulously polished, dazzling gem.
The two people beside him were not idle either. One fed him pills and the other sprinkled spirit talismans. In an instant, they piled all their resources on him. After completing all their actions, they retreated in unison and hid in the protective range of the potion pot.
[346, 197. This is the result calculated by that "996 King" (a popular online figure), it's definitely correct.]
In the sea of consciousness, 10086 reported a coordinate, and Shui Fan's sharp claws shifted slightly as instructed, its five fingers like knives, gathering all the power of the Merfolk royal family.
The combined calculations of several systems yielded the coordinates of the most likely weak point.
Of course, in the end, the 996 work schedule was the final word.
Come on, let them see the true power of the deep-sea overlord!
Shui Fan took a deep breath, then suddenly swung his claws, which slashed through the dark blue water with a cold light.
The moment the sharp blade touched the translucent spiritual energy wall, ripples spread across the surface, the previously flowing wall instantly solidified, and the spiritual energy poured into it concentrated at one point and surged wildly.
Even in its rage, the octopus didn't forget the properties of the potion cauldron, withdrawing its venom and relying on its physical strength to fight back.
The medicine pot fought back fiercely, but it was still at a disadvantage. A winding crack appeared on the pot's body, extending outwards like broken ice.
Bound by the contract, Su Xiaoyao swallowed the blood that welled up in her throat, fed herself two pills, and felt extremely distressed thinking about the cracked pot of medicine.
With a crisp cracking sound, the aura wall gave way first, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out.
"Walk!"
The moment Shui Fan retracted her claws, the entire wall of spiritual energy collapsed with a roar. The scattered fragments either rose to the surface or sank into the deep sea, reflecting the beautiful mermaid's cold and aloof face, until they merged into the seawater.
He flicked his tail fin and turned without hesitation to join the group that was slowing the octopus's advance.
Shen Suqi activated the speed-up talismans that she had attached to her waist earlier, picked up the octopus inner core, and ran.
Su Xiaoyao paused subconsciously before touching another unknown inner core, falling behind by a step, but then followed.
The potion cauldron, having successfully completed its mission, returned to its normal size and remained at the edge of the battlefield as a deterrent, preventing the octopus from using its venom. The others arrived one after another, relieving Shui Fan of the pressure of facing the berserk octopus.
"I can't imagine how strong it will become after unlocking its genetic potential." Su Xiaoyao, who had fled, glanced back and let out a long sigh of relief.
Shen Suqi agreed wholeheartedly. Only after putting the inner core into the bottle that Su Xiaoyao had prepared in advance and putting it into his storage space did he dare to slow down his pace slightly.
"What do you say now?" she asked.
Su Xiaoyao looked back and saw the octopus rushing towards them even as it was being dragged by more than a dozen people. She realized that this couldn't go on.
She handed the unknown inner core to Shen Suxi, waved her hand, and returned to the battlefield.
"Supports, step aside! Let this warrior pull the monsters!"
She put on several sets of turtle-shell-like equipment and shouted so everyone could hear her.
"Fly a kite!"
The others immediately understood, and they often cooperated when running system dungeons.
The rising sun dyed the sea red. After a full day and night of fierce fighting, a crimson expanse spread from the center of the sea, mixed with the blood of an unknown person.
The thick tentacles suddenly ripped open the sea surface, stirring up a salty sea breeze.
"It's going to run away!"
Someone shouted something, and the octopus, realizing its intentions, became enraged and swung its tentacles fiercely. After the person was sent flying, it continued to stare at Su Xiaoyao, waving its tentacles in a defiant manner, but this time it failed to frighten the human as it had imagined.
"Hey, haven't eaten yet?" Su Xiaoyao ran away with the pot lid on her head, not forgetting to turn back and mock her, while also sending a telepathic message to the others, indicating that she could clearly feel the octopus's power weakening.
"Logically, it shouldn't be declining so quickly." Her thoughts raced. "Could it be because the inner core was taken away?"
“It’s more like a return to normal levels,” Shui Fan replied to her own mutterings when she had a moment to pause.
The thought of what that inner core was made his scalp tingle, but the battle was tense, and he was worried that revealing it now would disturb everyone's concentration.
It's not pleasant to have something bottled up inside. He suppressed his surprise and focused intently on fighting the octopus, thinking that once he defeated the monster, he would definitely ask it where it got this thing from.
Su Xiaoyao glanced at him and raised her eyebrows.
Shui Fan is straightforward and can't hide her emotions; her thoughts are written all over her face. That's why the Merfolk are so wary of her...
She had a vague guess.
After realizing that the octopus was no longer as strong as before, the group did not give it a chance to escape and planned to capture it in one fell swoop.
Realizing that it was impossible to catch up with the cunning human who stole the inner core, the little octopus charged toward Jiang Yun, the first person to discover its weakness and put it at a disadvantage, determined to take the person with it no matter what.
Jiang Yun stood on the waves, not expecting the octopus to suddenly turn its hatred towards him, but he was not panicked.
The summoning banner moved without wind, and the others understood and made way for it, while looking at the octopus who had chosen the hard persimmon with sympathetic eyes.
Jiang Yun gathered violent lightning in his palm, and blue-purple arcs of electricity danced around his body.
The piercing eyes fixed on the giant octopus gave the usually domineering monster a strange sense of being targeted as prey.
Blinded by rage, the little octopus finally regained some of its senses. Cherishing its life, it let out a piercing hiss, its eight tentacles slapping the surface of the sea frantically, creating waves several meters high, before turning to flee.
In an instant, several bolts of lightning descended from the sky, the powerful lightning bolts striking straight down, instantly scorching the octopus's skin black, with scorching smoke rising from the wound, and a few thin electric snakes remaining.
It painfully curled up its tentacles, instinctively spraying venom to cover its escape.
After a rest, the potion pot kept a close eye on the battle. Upon seeing this, it immediately stepped forward, caught the venom, and then poured it back into the potion pot.
The little octopus let out a mournful cry, and suddenly its body was illuminated by an ominous red light.
Jiang Yun's expression changed drastically, and he retreated hastily: "Oh no, it's going to self-destruct!"
"This octopus's emotions are so unstable!" Shen Suqi was dumbfounded.
Su Qinghuan was dumbfounded: "The mission target has been blown up, what about my mission?"
"Can it self-destruct without an inner core?" Xiao Tingyuan asked in surprise, posing a relatively normal question.
"Everyone hide behind the pot!" Su Xiaoyao shouted, waving her hand.
The medicine pot said it could barely withstand the level of the explosion, and since it was already cracked and needed repair, it might as well take the hit.
The others acted quickly.
The octopus's body rapidly expanded, and the red light on its surface grew stronger.
With a deafening roar, its body exploded, and its violent spiritual energy swept across the sea, evaporating the seawater within a hundred miles into white mist.
At the critical moment, Shen Suqi applied enlargement and reinforcement talismans to the pot-shaped pot, allowing it to withstand most of the impact, but the aftershocks still sent everyone flying.
Helian Yi flew backwards for hundreds of miles until he finally stopped after leaping over a forest with the help of external forces.
Before he could even stand still, he remembered that Su Xiaoyao had spat out a mouthful of blood before being sent flying backward, and his heart skipped a beat.
The potion pot and Su Xiaoyao have a symbiotic contract relationship, so if the potion pot is damaged, her condition will naturally not be much better.
"I'm going, I'm going, help me, help me!" Shen Suqi slapped several talismans on herself, but they could only slow her down. The fragile talisman cultivator had no choice but to use her last resort—calling for help.
In the end, Xiao Tingyuan grabbed her, and the two landed right in front of Helian Yi, who had just finished casting a cleansing spell on her.
"Find Su Xiaoyao, she's not feeling well," Helian Yi said immediately.
"Yes, yes, quick, find Xiao Yao! Everyone has been thrown in this direction, she must be nearby. This forest is too dangerous with monsters, we can't leave her alone." Shen Suqi hurriedly took out a tracking talisman. Luckily, she was quick-witted and had everyone cooperate by writing a special spiritual energy tracking talisman.
"My little talisman must be seriously injured!" Shen Suqi said, holding the talisman and comparing its direction with his own, her heart filled with grief.
The talisman showed that Su Xiaoyao was far away from them, indicating that she hadn't been able to stop for a long time after flying out, which was not her usual strength.
It must be because he was too exhausted from carrying the injuries.
After determining the correct direction, they rushed there, rescuing other lost teammates along the way. In the end, only Su Xiaoyao, who had flown the farthest, was still missing.
"Closer, closer, it's right... just ahead!"
Shen Suqi, who was leading the way, was pleasantly surprised and strode forward.
Under a huge tree that would take several people to encircle, Su Xiaoyao wearily raised her arm to shield her eyes from the light, lest she be hurt by the sunlight when she opened them.
However, when I opened my eyes, there was no sunlight as I had expected.
"996?" she murmured. "What time is it now?"
Had she been unconscious for a long time? But she remembered that she had only closed her eyes for a moment because she couldn't stop the car and was in freefall.
996 paused for a moment, then carefully said: "It's pitch black now... the morning afterward."
"Then why can't I see anything?"
She waved her hand in front of her eyes twice to confirm that she was completely blind. The insecurity caused by the limited senses made her think of checking the potion pot as soon as possible. She had already put the potion pot into her space when it was sent flying backwards. The old potion pot is now in a state of recuperation.
Thankfully, I feel at ease with my reliable brother by my side. When we get back, I'm definitely going to give him a major upgrade.
This is a negative consequence of the explosion just now.
996 quickly scanned her body and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that there was nothing seriously wrong.
[The effects will be removed after taking three Eye Brightening Pills. Luckily, you have one bottle left in your storage space, so I'll get it for you now.]
It provides a solution.
"No need, just tell me where the others are."
They're already here for you; they're about 100 meters away.
Su Xiaoyao blinked her dry eyes, groped her way to the tree roots, and stood up shakily, even staggering a few steps forward.
"Xiao Yao!"
Shen Suqi's exclamation rang in her ears.
The chaotic footsteps clearly indicated a loss of composure, and a group of people surrounded her. She weakly leaned into their arms.
"My Yao Bao, what's wrong with you!" Shen Suqi met her empty eyes and hurriedly took out a bottle of eye-brightening pills to feed her.
Su Xiaoyao took a few seconds to see the light of day again.
Looking at the hazy sunlight obscured by the shadows of the trees, she thought to herself that this attempt to gain sympathy was perfect. She never did anything without certainty, and now that she was claiming the greatest credit for this mission, who would dare to object?
She was extremely satisfied inside, but on the surface she still looked weak, and she coughed occasionally.
Helped to sit down, she looked up at everyone and suddenly realized something was wrong.
"You all changed your hairstyles?"
The group looked at each other in surprise. They had been in such a hurry on the way that no one had noticed anything amiss until now. They realized that everyone's hair was curly to varying degrees.
Su Xiaoyao quickly realized what was happening.
"Master Jiang's cooking skills are excellent."
The octopus was exploding while it was exchanging blows with Jiang Yun, and the lightning magic also affected them.
"I love your curly hair, I wish the whole world would be curly," 996 said.
After everyone regrouped, they headed towards the edge of the forest. Along the way, no one had the energy to talk, and some simply didn't know what to say.
Su Qinghuan was completely devastated; she never expected that after all this time, her goal would be gone.
Su Xiaoyao maintained her persona as a disabled person until she suddenly saw a blurry figure lying on the ground. The person had long, curly, fluorescent blue hair and looked otherworldly.
"Wow, Sleeping Beauty in the forest?"
Helian Yi, who was in the best condition, stopped the others and went forward alone to check the situation. Only after confirming that there was no danger did he turn back and nod to the others.
"He was knocked unconscious and was seriously injured, as if he had been in an explosion."
"Another curly-haired guy." Su Xiaoyao walked forward upon hearing this, and her eyes lit up after seeing the person clearly. "Wow, such a standard size 24 big wave! The skill is amazing. Can we wake him up and ask who the hairstylist is?"
This is on a completely different level from those little curlers who have gotten a little bit of a spotlight. She was envious when she saw it.
"Is there any possibility?" Helian Yi's eyes flashed with coldness as he silently approached Chu Yi and Shiwu, "that his hairstylist is the same one as ours."
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