The next moment, a vacuum appeared abruptly on the sea surface.
In that vacuum, a massive black shadow slowly rose from the depths of the sea.
Song Ke opened his mouth wide, staring at everything in front of him with astonishment—this was freaking surreal!
He merely brought Xia Mian to have a meal, not to become someone else’s meal!
With Song Ke’s dumbfounded expression, the shadow finally burst out from the sea.
It was a gigantic octopus, with an eye growing on each of its tentacles. As it waved its tentacles, the eyes coldly stared at everything around, and the surrounding temperature seemed to instantly drop to freezing under its gaze.
Lu Zechuan squinted his eyes tightly, instinctively shielding Xia Mian behind him.
Xia Mian couldn’t help but get goosebumps all over, giving a soft exclamation and rubbing her arms, murmuring, "So gross!"
She turned her head to glance at the Little Black Cat at her feet, in comparison, the little creature she contracted seemed much more ordinary.
The Little Black Cat was in tune with Xia Mian’s thoughts, snuggling against her ankle, meowing as if asking her to spare more glances at it to refresh her eyes.
Xia Mian slowly shifted her gaze away.
In mid-air, the gigantic octopus swung its tentacles, stirring the surrounding air and forming a vortex, like a tornado swirling around it.
The octopus had a pair of lantern-sized eyes on its head, with a massive mouth below them. At this moment, its mouth opened and closed, emitting a human voice, "Who has summoned me?"
Xiao Minglu placed his right hand on his chest, bowed respectfully and reverently, "It is I."
"I humbly ask the Sea King to help me eliminate these two people. I am willing to offer half of my future yield as a sacrifice to the Sea King!" Xiao Minglu’s clear voice transmitted into the giant octopus’s ears, while his finger pointed at Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan.
The lantern-sized eyes of the octopus slowly looked towards Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan, and upon seeing them, its eyes noticeably brightened.
In its eyes, Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan emitted a captivating glow, a glow it had never seen before in all these years.
"Half of the yield?" The octopus’s voice carried a hint of disdain, "I don’t need it."
The massive tentacles slapped the water surface, and the octopus’s voice slowly drifted into the ears of everyone present, "I want these two as my food!"
Eating these two would greatly enhance its abilities. It would not only be the ruler of this sea but could also possess more territories until it becomes the true Sea King!
The Little Black Cat arched its back, all its fur standing on end.
This Octopus Monster posed a threat to it.
Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan’s expressions turned serious. This Octopus Monster was unaffected by the barrier Xia Mian had set, which could only mean that this Octopus Monster might be the true ruler of this sea, possessing absolute dominion over it!
Being on someone else’s turf, Xia Mian felt her capabilities might be somewhat diminished.
"Miss Xia, this thing looks terrifying..." Song Ke shrank at the bow, his face turning green.
He had been eating and drinking in Sea Market for so many years and had never encountered such a situation. How could things go so wrong the moment he brought Xia Mian!
Xia Mian softly replied, "It does look a bit ugly, but it’s not exactly terrifying."
Xia Mian had ventured through Three Thousand Worlds and had seen things more terrifying than this octopus; she wouldn’t be scared by this Octopus Monster.
"This thing looks rather troublesome," Lu Zechuan said in a low voice.
This Octopus Monster was covered in tentacles and eyes; its attack and defense were extremely strong. It might take some effort to bring down this Octopus Monster.
Just as Lu Zechuan finished speaking, the Octopus Monster emitted a series of laughter similar to humans, "Cultivators, becoming food in my stomach would be your blessing! Come into my mouth!"
The Octopus Monster opened its huge mouth, and a powerful suction force came from it, extremely pulling at Xia Mian and their ship.
The expression on Xiao Minglu’s face changed instantly aboard the large ship.
If the Octopus Monster ate Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan, all their sacrifices and efforts would be in vain!
But going head-to-head with the Octopus Monster, he clearly couldn’t confront it...
At this point, Xiao Minglu’s face became dramatically colorful.
"Brother Xiao, please calm down," Niu Tuo’s voice slowly entered Xiao Minglu’s ears, "That young miss of the Divine Clan is not so easy to kill."
Xiao Minglu summoned this Sea King, which was formidable, but likely only aimed at depleting Xia Mian’s strength. Capturing Xia Mian wasn’t that easy!
Xiao Minglu’s face changed slightly, then sneered, "Brother Niu is indeed skilled!"
By now, how could Xiao Minglu not realize he was being used by the Artifact Refining Sect?
Niu Tuo lowered his eyes, "Brother Xiao, don’t say that. You’ve seen their talents; aren’t you also quite envious?"
Xiao Minglu’s face darkened, saying no more, his gaze slightly turning towards the Octopus Monster.
Under the huge suction, Xia Mian’s small boat had already left the sea surface, flying towards the Octopus Monster’s massive mouth.
Yet neither Xia Mian nor Lu Zechuan made any response.
Xiao Minglu furrowed his eyebrows, "These two aren’t scared stiff, are they?"
Under the doubtful gaze of Xiao Minglu, there was finally movement on Xia Mian’s boat.
The vulture that had been crouching in the corner suddenly soared into the air. Xia Mian and others leaped onto the vulture’s body, and meanwhile, the Little Black Cat’s body suddenly expanded, growing as large as the Octopus Monster’s head in an instant.
The next moment, the Little Black Cat swung a paw towards the Octopus Monster’s face!
The sharp claws on the paw were like hooks, directly scraping across the octopus monster’s lantern-sized eye!
At the hook point, it directly snagged out one of the Octopus Monster’s eye balls!
A huge wave of pain spread through the Octopus Monster’s entire body, countless tentacles angrily slapping the water surface.
Xiao Minglu quickly commanded the crew to retreat the big ship several hundred meters back, thus avoiding the wrath of the Octopus Monster.
The Little Black Cat successfully struck, retreated like a flash, shrinking its size as it landed back on the vulture.
The vulture carried everyone, successfully flying into the air, watching as the blood from the Octopus Monster’s eye socket dyed a large area of seawater red in an instant.
The Little Black Cat lay on the vulture’s back, elegantly licking its paw, showing a hint of disdain in its eyes, as if saying, what Sea King, couldn’t even withstand one swipe of its paw, just a paper tiger!
Just as the Little Black Cat’s internal complaints ended, the enraged Octopus Monster suddenly went berserk, chasing after the vulture!
The vulture was so frightened it lost several feathers, flying panic-stricken towards Xiao Minglu’s large ship.