Chapter 645: Section 432: The Secret of the Nest Sea Beast (Extra Update for 1400 Monthly Tickets)
“Yes, I must do this.”
“When Big guy was at the Bronze Level, his physical condition was comparable to the Silver Level. If he advances to the Black Iron Level, I won’t be able to suppress him.”
“Once he advances to the Black Iron Level and goes mad, I’m afraid even Chi Lai and Menshi won’t be able to suppress him.”
Every time Sanda thought of Big guy’s madness, his sense of urgency grew even stronger.
He summoned Fat Tongue again and left a brief message for Chi Lai and Menshi, then immediately set off, taking advantage of the Teleportation Array, heading towards Blood Kin City.
Using the relation of the City Lord of Snowbird Port, Sanda jumped ahead in the queue and quickly arrived at Blood Kin City.
Seeing Sanda secretly coming with the demeanor of having important news to report, Zi Di felt a slight jump in her heart, thinking there might be an accident at the branch: “Could it be an attack on our Alchemy Workshop, targeting my business plan?”
However, what she heard was about Big guy’s secret cultivation.
Zi Di showed a look of surprise.
This was not her disguising.
Although she knew that Big guy’s Bloodline Level was very high, she hadn’t expected his cultivation speed to be so astonishingly fast!
Like Sanda, Zi Di too had her eyes opened.
Zong Ge after hearing this, remained calm: “Big guy’s Bloodline Level is very high, at least Holy Domain Level, maybe even Legendary.”
“If it’s Holy Domain Level, the Bloodline Concentration must be at least 75%.”
Sanda was left gaping wide.
Unbelievable!
That foolish Big guy, could he really be at least a Holy Domain!
“What kind of luck do we have? To just stumble upon a Holy Domain?” Sanda was dizzy with joy.
Zi Di was observing Zong Ge in secret.
Zong Ge’s composed demeanor once again indirectly verified that his background was no ordinary one.
Based on Big guy’s cultivation speed, Zong Ge quickly assessed Big guy’s Bloodline Level, a level of insight not possessed by an ordinary person.
Zong Ge pondered, “This is a good thing, but it also contains risks. Big guy has madness, and his intelligence is far below average. The stronger his strength, the greater the hidden dangers.”
“Yes,” Sanda agreed, nodding repeatedly.
Zi Di said, “I think Big guy’s intelligence problem will ease as his Life Level improves. I believe this problem will resolve on its own.”
But Zong Ge looked at her and countered, “That’s exactly the problem, Chairman Zi Di. As Big guy’s intelligence grows, his perception of things, of the outside world will change. How will he view his situation, view us? Will he be dissatisfied with his treatment? Will he still rely on our squad leader? One day, if he becomes a Holy Domain and our strengths are all inferior to his, what will he think?”
Their conversation left both Zi Di and Sanda in silence.
Zi Di realized at this moment, “Yes, why didn’t I think of this?”
She had tested Big guy’s Bloodline and calculated that his intelligence problem would solve itself, but she had never considered that there could be subsequent troubles.
“Not just me, even the squad leader hadn’t thought of this… it really shouldn’t be…”
“No, it’s because we know about the Blood Core, so we don’t think this will be a trouble!”
Thinking of the Blood Core, Zi Di instantly calmed down.
Even if Big guy’s Bloodline was Legendary or even Divine Level, so what?
With the Blood Core, were they afraid of not having a Divine Bloodline?
The Blood Core gave endless confidence to both the Dragon-man youth and Zi Di, fearless of Big guy’s growth.
“But in terms of details, we still need to consider.”
“The squad leader’s King of Flame Dragon Bloodline, although Legendary, has not a high concentration and his cultivation speed is inferior to Big guy’s.”
“The safest method would involve actively suppressing some of Big guy’s growth.”
Thinking of this, Zi Di looked towards Zong Ge again.
Zong Ge nodded slightly towards her, “It seems you have thought of it already. We now need to head to the Royal Capital, the squad leader is still missing. We cannot let Big guy grow like this, don’t forget he has madness! Once he becomes Black Iron Level and goes mad again, the branch will be unable to suppress him!”
Zi Di remained silent.
Sanda too was silent.
No one wished to suppress Big guy, but reality was forcing them to do so.
Zong Ge, impatient, looked towards Zi Di urging, “What are you hesitating about?”
Zi Di showed a bitter expression, “I’m thinking, if the squad leader were here, knowing this situation, how would he handle it?”
Ocean Nest.
The Fishman youth did not know that his son was about to be suppressed, he was currently fully engrossed in observing a Magic Image.
Previously, the meticulous eel drillers paired with the Dual-Ear Detectors finally allowed him to observe the situation outside the nest.
There was actually a united undersea army outside the nest, far exceeding the Fishman youth’s expectations.
Now, this army had started another Blood Sacrifice.
A large number of sea beasts were driven to the altar, where the huge Array and the altar consumed them completely.
The Holy Domain Level octopus Female Priest shouted loudly, chanting the rites: “gulrgurluglurglur…”
Standing by her side were two Gold Level octopuses.
Below the altar, a multitude of worshippers knelt—these believers were Fishmen, octopuses, Naga, mermaids, and even the huge-bodied Sea Giants.
Actually, counting from the moment the Fishman youth could observe the outside world, a large Blood Sacrifice had been conducted six times already.
This was the seventh time.
And this time, it was visibly different.
Not only was it on a grander scale, with the Holy Domain priestess personally presiding, but the worshippers knelt around the altar, had also been selected and arranged in advance, not random as before.
This anomaly gave rise to a speculation in the Fishman youth’s mind: “Perhaps… they want to teleport in again!”
After observing for two days, the Fishman youth knew more about this undersea army.
He learned that the Holy Domain octopus priestess was named Zhou Zhang, the two other octopuses, one short with a huge umbrella-sized head was named Zhang Yuwan, the other tall with chin tentacles robust as arms, was called Beer Arm.
These three undoubtedly led the army.
Despite the presence of other Gold Levels and numerous other species, these individuals trusted these three octopuses, following their arrangements.
Thanks to the post-translation provided by Tower Spirit, the Fishman youth learned more.
He had now confirmed that this batch of undersea army shared a common faith—the Mei Lan God.
Whether it was the prayer uttered by the Octopus Priest or the Divine Text praise depicted in the Array, there was only one entity being glorified, and that was Mei Lan God!
“The main Divine Artifact of Mei Lan God is the Mermaid’s Fairy Tale. The anomaly of the Divine Artifact transported me and the Deep Sea Monster Fish here.”
“And those Fishmen who were transported in earlier, they must be the result of the combined operation of the Holy Domain Priest, altar, and Array.”
The Fishman youth had several guesses in his mind, and he couldn’t help but ask Tower Spirit, “Have all the Rubber Frogs been confirmed?”
Tower Spirit immediately responded, “All six Frog-type Rubber Swallowers have been deployed completely, confirmed to have reached the designated location.”
These Alchemy Puppets were hurriedly made by Zhongyong specifically for this operation.
“Here they come,” the Fishman youth’s expression lifted.
In the Magic Image, the Holy Domain Priest raised his arms, loudly singing a hymn. The surging presence of Holy Domain Divine Arts, after being amplified by the Array, finally converged onto the altar.
The altar burst out with a dazzling brilliance, illuminating the kneeling believers below.
The brilliance shifted and vanished momentarily, and a large number of believers disappeared along with numerous sea beasts.
The next moment, severe spatial fluctuations occurred inside the Ocean Nest, and the previously vanished believers and sea beasts were teleported in.
“Just as I guessed!” the Fishman youth excited himself internally.
The commotion immediately awakened the slumbering Holy Domain Sea Beast inside the nest, the Snow Pear Octopus.
The octopus immediately began to hunt the prey delivered right to its doorstep.
For a while, the seawater thrashed, stained with blood all around.
The believers huddled in various corners, trying their utmost to avoid getting caught in the slaughter.
“Take action!” commanded the Fishman youth, and the six Frog-type Rubber Swallowers that had been pre-positioned quickly activated.
They selected their targets and swallowed them directly.
Enhanced with Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, these Rubber Swallowers were disguised as seawater. Only the informed Fishman youth could see their incomplete frog-like appearance.
To the other believers, it seemed as if the water surged mysteriously, making the surrounding believers disappear.
Not a single Swallower missed its target.
On one hand, this was because the Swallowers were Black Iron Level, selecting Bronze Level targets, giving them a level advantage.
On the other hand, it was also the work of the Deception and Disguise Skill, making the Swallowers’ ambush undetectable. The beleaguered targets were all focused on the Holy Domain Sea Beast.
Even their disappearance went unnoticed by many believers.
After securing their targets, the Swallowers immediately headed back.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish no longer appeared as rocks at this time but as clusters of pearls.
Even as it opened its landing bay to let the Swallowers in one by one, neither the sea beasts nor the believers detected anything unusual.
The Fishman youth had already been waiting inside the landing bay.
The Swallowers formed a line, arriving in front of him one by one, regurgitating the unconscious targets.
All these targets had been selected—they were all Fishmen.
The Fishman youth raced against time, using the Blood Core on these Fishmen and quickly absorbed several Fishman Bloodlines.
“There we go, looks like my luck isn’t too bad!” A stroke of joy momentarily crossed the Fishman youth’s face.
From one of the Fishman Bloodlines, he acquired knowledge about the Fishman Language!
Now, he could understand the dialogues of Fishmen.
The information carried by the Transcendent Bloodline wasn’t just Magic-like skills, it also included racial information, environmental information, and of course, language.
“If only there were an octopus…”
The Fishman youth absorbed five Fishman captives, taking the sixth into the inside of the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
He quickly moved to a cabin, handing over this Fishman captive to Tower Spirit.
After Tower Spirit’s scan, the Fishman youth once again used the Blood Core, turning the last Fishman captive into ash.
Tower Spirit, armed with the data of the Fishman captive, operated the Deception Array, enhancing a Silver Level Alchemy Puppet.
Soon, this Alchemy Puppet assumed the likeness of the sixth Fishman captive.
Of course, to the informed Fishman youth, the appearance of this Puppet seemed like a chaotic assembly of Puppet and Fishman, still with many flaws.
“Deploy immediately!” the Fishman youth decided to take a risk.
The disguised Alchemy Puppet was first swallowed by a Swallower, which, like seawater, re-entered the nest.
The climax of the Holy Domain Sea Beast’s hunt was underway, the believers were extremely tense, their attention severely strained.
The Swallower opened up, and the disguised Alchemy Puppet swam out, gathering with other believers in another corner. Those believers glanced at it briefly before refocusing their attention on the Holy Domain Sea Beast.
“The first step was successful,” the Fishman youth affirmed in his heart.
His attempt was primarily to verify whether the Deception and Disguise Skill could deceive the outer Array and the Holy Domain Priest.
If it could trick them, it meant that he could also use this method to temporarily leave the nest.
“Now, I just hope it can be transported out.” The Fishman youth watched the Magic Image intently, filled with hope.
The Snow Pear Octopus ended its hunt, greedily absorbing all the blood and water into its body, then slowly approached the believers.
The believers, trembling, began to pray.
The massive white tentacles of the octopus floated slowly around the believers’ bodies.
Suddenly!
The tentacle shot out swiftly, directly ensnaring a believer, then retracted with lightning speed.
The next moment, the believer was directly consumed by the Holy Domain Octopus.
The Fishman youth’s face dropped.
The believer just swallowed was the disguised Puppet he had deployed.
His trial had utterly failed halfway.
“Wait, I think I understand!” A flash of insight struck the Fishman youth like lightning, “I know the pattern the Snow Pear Octopus uses to choose its targets now.”