"careful."
Sensing something strange about the fragments, Xu Shi instinctively pulled Xie Qingyan back a step.
Actually, he didn't need to remind her; the woman herself became wary—after all, she wasn't a love-struck little girl who would be unable to move when she saw beautiful scenery.
The creatures that were truly unable to move were those residing within the sea god's body. Upon seeing the specks of starlight falling, the fish instinctively formed a line and began to swim upstream, while the immobile seaweed and coral swayed their bodies as if dancing in the wind.
The starlight did not gradually disappear; instead, it slowly gathered together like a magnetic sheet, forming a smooth sphere that floated in this vast space.
"What kind of ore is this?"
Xie Qingyan blinked, her fascination turning into curiosity. "But it doesn't seem like it... This sphere doesn't even have a solid form."
Anyway, she could clearly see that when the fragments came together, they passed directly through the fish.
However, the "rust mist" energy contained in the fragments was exceptionally large. As an S-rank "ascended one," when she calmed down and tried to sense it, she actually felt a sense of awe because she was too insignificant.
This has nothing to do with her personality; it's simply the instinctive reaction of the weak when facing the strong, a basic law of the jungle.
"Definitely not."
Xu Shi had the same feeling, which gave him a general idea of what was going on: "I feel that this is more like..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the sphere change again.
The sphere, which had been relatively stable, suddenly shrank inward as if taking a deep breath, and then exploded silently. Instead of turning back into starlight, it was enveloped in brilliant colored light, rippling outwards.
The shockwave came so fast that there was no time to react before a warm current was felt coursing through the body.
This feeling wasn't bad at all; on the contrary, it was like a spa treatment, soft and comfortable.
He could even feel that the injuries he had sustained from the impact had recovered to some extent, which was much more effective than Xie Qingyan's medicine, and it only took a few seconds.
Um……
His fiancée naturally sensed all of this as well. Her recovery was the best thing that could happen at this moment, but her first reaction was to ask about Xu Shi's condition, "How are you?"
This is no place to be careless; just because she recovered doesn't mean Xu Shi is the same.
Xu Shi waved his hand, indicating that he was alright, "I'm fine."
"It's good that you're alright."
Xie Qingyan was relieved and asked with a sigh of relief, "So what did you say this sphere looks more like?"
"...It's more like a manifestation of 'rust mist' energy, isn't it?"
Xu Shi calmed his breathing and continued his analysis, "Or rather, don't you think this looks a lot like some organ of the sea god?"
"For example...the heart?"
His fiancée suddenly looked enlightened.
This description is quite apt, because these ripples are completely different from the previous spikes; at least they don't carry any hostility. Instead, they seem more like an internal cycle within this small ecosystem.
Because the fish and plants here also obtain nutrients from it, they become visibly more energetic, and their scales become smoother.
"At first, I was just guessing, but after feeling that the ripples seemed to be actively nurturing us, I became even more certain."
Xu Shi continued, "This is perhaps why the Sea God was able to maintain its vitality even after being besieged for so long."
After all, these ripples mainly nourish the surrounding fleshy walls, which is the sea god himself, as can be easily seen from the excited wriggling.
The fish were just incidental. Come to think of it, the sea god has existed for so long, they might not be the only ones who were swallowed up and survived. There would always be some that escaped.
The sea god certainly wouldn't pay special attention to them; how much nutrition could these things possibly take away? Over time, this led to the formation of such a peculiar ecosystem.
Xu Shi and his group, who arrived here by chance, were tacitly accepted as part of the ecosystem and enjoyed such benefits.
"What on earth is this thing...?"
Xie Qingyan sighed, saying that the appearance of the Sea God had refreshed her understanding of many things. The most direct feeling was that this thing was not like a living being at all, whether in appearance, strength or internal cycle, it was unlike anything she had ever seen.
"Who knows? Perhaps it was originally just a small tentacle monster in the sea, which, through a series of coincidences, became the ancient god-like being it is today."
Xu Shi, on the other hand, looked relaxed. Since he didn't do scientific research, he naturally didn't bother to think about it in depth.
But some things are obvious, such as the source of Poseidon's energy.
It now appears that this thing possesses the means to extract and convert the energy of the "rust fog" in seawater, which is why it can continuously carry out this cycle of aggregation and explosion. Devouring marine life is merely a pastime, and it is mostly just following the instincts of living beings.
No wonder it has so much blood—the seawater is endless, which means the sea god's blood packs are inexhaustible. It can recover so much in just one cycle. In this state, what's the use of cutting off a thousand or ten thousand tentacles? The damage is not as fast as its recovery.
I underestimated my opponent a bit... Xu Shi slapped his forehead with a hint of annoyance. It's true that having things go too smoothly can make people arrogant.
However, he quickly came to terms with it. What's the use of regretting now that things have come to this? Since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it and think about what to do next.
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