Chapter 244: Self-Destruction Under the Sea (I)

Chapter 244: Self-Destruction Under the Sea (I)

After eating and putting out the campfire, the two arranged their night watch duties.

An Fuqing, who was on duty for the first half of the night, sat down at the edge of the cliff and quickly entered a state of cultivation. The surrounding transcendent energy surged under the influence of her sword will.

Looking at the girl’s silhouette, with her long hair dancing in the wind, Chen Chu also sat down against the mountain wall to begin his own cultivation.

As Chen Chu activated his stage 6 Dragon Elephant Art, waves of transcendent energy were absorbed through his pores and then quickly refined by the true dragon power. Currently, the amount of energy he could absorb and refine every second was hundreds of times greater than when he had been in the Third Heavenly Realm.

This was the terrifying aspect of condensing the Tyrant Body Divine Might, and cultivating the Dragon Elephant Art to perfection. Each absorption felt as if a true colossal beast was devouring the transcendent energy of the heavens and earth.

Compared to mutated creatures, who had advanced physical strength and could awaken their abilities at level 2 or 3, human cultivators were at a disadvantage in the beginning stages.

A First Heavenly Realm cultivator was no match for a level 1 mutated beast, and similarly, a Second Heavenly Realm cultivator would not be able to defeat a level 2 beast. Only in the Third Heavenly Realm, with the protection of true power, the use of weapons, and mastery of combat skills, would cultivators be able to engage in one-on-one combat.

Then, when cultivators reached the Fourth Heavenly Realm and the power of true martial arts began to manifest, the gap between cultivators and mutated creatures would begin to narrow.

As they proceeded higher in the Realms and reached the Sixth, cultivators could even use transcendent weapons, armor, secret arts, high level techniques, and strengthened willpower to surpass mutated creatures.

By the time cultivators reached the Seventh Heavenly Realm and condensed the True Martial Phantom, those who could harness transcendent energy with every move would be even stronger, surpassing mutated creatures that relied solely on physical ability.

Of course, this comparison wasn’t absolute. Just like geniuses, mutated creatures of the same level were also divided into ordinary, elite, king-level, and draconic classes. It was just that humans that had mastered the legacy of art and cultivation had a greater potential and faster growth rates than those mutated creatures.

However, as Chen Chu quietly cultivated, he suddenly felt a slight movement in his heart, and part of his attention shifted over to the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast.

Roar! The cave has been opened.

Thousands of meters underneath the sea, a cave located on the mountainside emitted a faint blue glow, and the Thunder Beast let out a ferocious growl at the sight.

The last time it had been here, it had made sure to block the entrance to this cave before leaving.

Beside it, the forty-six-meter-long Single-horned Kun swayed its tail, emitting disappointed squeaks.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Thunder Fiery, I don’t smell anything good inside anymore.

The two beasts had once killed two giant double-headed sea pythons here. It could still remember the pythons’ innate abilities to poison and slow down opponents like it was yesterday.

This was the only time the Thunder Beast had encountered an ability related to time since entering the deep sea. If it hadn’t been for not meeting the evolutionary requirements at the time, it would have considered absorbing that slowing effect.

Although they had been cultivating for only a short while and were still beginners, the violent auras and formidable energy fluctuations emanating from them had been significantly reduced. This was also why this level 5 mutated creature hadn’t sensed the danger in advance.

Roar! Destroy it.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Charge!

Roar, roar! Kill it!

In an instant, chaos erupted underwater. The three level 7 colossal beasts exploded with furious might, their massive bodies crashing down and overwhelming the black-horned serpent with a resounding boom.

One minute later, the Thunder Beast let out a satisfied growl as it fed on the mutated creature.

Roar! That felt good. How dare this guy steal our stuff.

As it roared, traces of flesh and blood mixed with water seeped through the Thunder Beast's teeth.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! It ate good stuff, so we'll eat it.

The Deep Sea Dragon Turtle also shook its head and roared along. Roar, roar! We get to eat good every day when we follow Thunder Fiery.

As soon as the Dragon Turtle finished roaring, the Kun gave it the side-eye, despising its lack of backbone for resorting to flattery.

Even the Thunder Beast looked puzzled. How had it not noticed before that this chatterbox had a talent for sucking up?

Perhaps, because it was intimidated, the Dragon Turtle was a bit less talkative this time, which made what it did say more noticeable.

Roar! Big Horn, lead the way, let's go to that trench and find some good stuff.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Charge!

Roar, roar! Wait for me, guys!

The Thunder Beast had discovered a lot of resources with the Kun. In addition to the blue pearls here that could enhance abilities, there was also the green life crystal shards in the deep-sea trench and the Magma Tree within the lava lake. The fruits on the tree, however, matured very slowly, so the Thunder Beast planned to check it out later.

After the three colossal beasts swam for three hours, they arrived at the underwater canyon where the Kun had been critically injured before. The massive skeletons of the Armored Spider Crabs still laid quietly on the seabed. Even the part of the canyon that the Sword Beast had destroyed remained unchanged.

Good, no one had touched the valuables this time.

Roar! Let's get to work.