txolops Chapter 97 Don't Chase Me
Chapter 97 Don't Chase Me
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The dark silver lightning bolt, like a giant axe that splits the heavens, carrying the resentment of a world-destroying tribulation, slashed down fiercely.
The octopus demon's tentacles stood upright as it desperately tried to activate its protective demonic cloud to resist, but the all-pervasive divine might instantly shattered its defenses.
It let out a mournful screech and suddenly spat out a Xuan Shui Bone Shield—its natal magic weapon, nurtured for hundreds of years!
However, when faced with the transformed tribulation lightning that had merged with the power of tribulation lightning, the bone shield only lasted for a moment before it shattered into a shower of light.
The moment it lost its protection, a violent bolt of lightning pierced through and slammed into its massive body.
The octopus demon's soul felt as if it were being sliced apart by thousands of sharp blades simultaneously, the excruciating pain nearly driving it insane. Just as it was about to be completely obliterated by divine punishment, it could only frantically extract the last bit of its essence, forcibly activating a life-saving secret technique, transforming it into specks of eerie blue light to resist the tribulation lightning.
At this critical moment of life and death, a streak of azure light tore through the void without warning and plunged into the heart of this tribulation that even Nascent Soul cultivators had to avoid!
Despite the fierce winds that could tear flesh apart, Han Xiaoliu's hands flew across the air, forming complex hand seals, and he managed to intercept the thick, dark silver lightning pillar from mid-air!
He clenched his fists tightly, forcibly holding the violent heavenly lightning in his palm, and his spiritual power surged like a raging sea.
The octopus monster, which was struggling, suddenly opened its huge vertical pupils and stared in horror at the human who had appeared out of nowhere.
It couldn't understand why human cultivators, who were always greedy and cunning, would instead... shield it from this heavenly punishment instead of taking advantage of its weakened state during its tribulation?!
However, the way of Heaven cannot be desecrated.
Sensing that humans were attempting to interfere with the transformation of the demon beasts, the tribulation clouds overhead immediately went into a state of complete berserk mode.
From the depths of the originally dark silver clouds, a terrifying bright yellow light suddenly appeared, and violent yellow lightning poured down like a waterfall, carrying a terrifying will to crush all those who defied it into dust, and frantically struck towards Han Xiaoliu!
Meanwhile, on the other side of this sea area, a blurry yellow figure was skimming across the surface of the water at high speed.
The man moved with fluid grace and lightning speed. Taking advantage of the octopus demon's attention being entirely focused on the sky, he precisely stored its severed tentacles and spurting heart's blood into his storage bag. Then, with a flash, he completely disappeared into the vast waves.
"Boss, it's all done!" A voice transmission rang in Han Xiaoliu's ear.
"Retreat eastward!"
Han Xiaoliu's lips curled into a cold smile as he used a special technique to compress the severed lightning bolt in his hand into a dazzling ball of lightning.
Faced with the successive onslaught of yellow lightning, he did not retreat but advanced, using the violent force to transform into a streak of light and flee towards the eastern horizon without looking back!
Han Xiaoliu flew through the air with Bubble for a full day and night until the oppressive clouds above their heads completely dissipated, and the clear blue sky spread out as if it had been washed clean.
"Phew—it seems the tribulation is over." Han Xiaoliu breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.
"I wonder if that octopus demon has successfully transformed into human form yet?" Bubble hovered in mid-air, spinning around once, her tone full of curiosity.
But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, its enormous eyes lit up, and saliva involuntarily dripped from the corner of its mouth. "Slurp... Boss! Let's collect those giant, severed tentacles. If we roast them, they'll be absolutely delicious!"
Just thinking about the sizzling, spicy squid tentacles sprinkled with cumin and chili powder on the hot plate, and the crispy on the outside and tender on the inside octopus arms bursting with juice with every bite... Bubble couldn't help but take another big gulp of saliva.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiaoliu's stomach surprisingly rumbled twice in perfect unison.
As his cultivation of the Blood Demon Body Tempering Technique deepened, his craving for food reached an almost perverse level.
Although this feeling of hunger did not affect his physical condition, the real, agonizing sensation made this seasoned foodie instantly resonate with Bubble.
"Hmm...you're right!" Han Xiaoliu stroked his chin, discussing earnestly, "I think grilling it directly over charcoal is the most authentic way to enjoy the flavor, and then brushing it with a layer of our secret spirit honey sauce would be absolutely amazing! Or you could stir-fry it in chili oil, add plenty of minced garlic and wild chili peppers, and make it a spicy and fragrant flavor, that would be great too..."
Just as the two foodies were frantically sketching out recipes in their minds, neither of them noticed that a burly, stern-faced, muscular man was riding the waves a hundred miles behind them on the horizon.
This burly man was none other than an eighth-level octopus demon who had just survived the tribulation and successfully transformed into human form.
At this moment, he was in a state of extreme weakness. He originally planned to approach quietly, and once he was close enough, he would launch a thunderous attack to capture this ignorant human and interrogate him about his method of intercepting the tribulation lightning.
Before he could even get close, he could clearly hear the two people in front of him excitedly discussing how to create their own "tentacles".
"Outrageous! This is simply too much!" The great demon trembled with rage, and in his uncontrollable fury, his probing divine sense involuntarily intensified.
However, this slight fluctuation of divine consciousness became a fatal flaw.
"Huh?" Han Xiaoliu's expression changed drastically, and he and Paopao turned around at the same time. Behind them, the sky was clear and there wasn't even a seagull in sight. But when Han Xiaoliu's divine sense swept across a hundred miles away like a tidal wave, he gasped in shock—the burly man was approaching them at an astonishing speed!
"A Nascent Soul stage demon! We've been locked on!" Han Xiaoliu's scalp tingled, and he frantically pulled out a flying talisman.
He quickly activated his divine sense to search for teleportation points around him, but found that the teleportation points he had set up earlier were not yet fully charged with spiritual energy. There were no usable teleportation points, so he could only stick the talisman on his body and use the spiritual energy to increase his speed and continue to flee for his life.
"Boss! It's coming for us!" Bubble stamped her feet in frustration, complaining loudly, "The monsters here are so unreasonable! We kindly helped it shield itself from the lightning tribulation, and it repays kindness with enmity!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Han Xiaoliu gritted his teeth, shouting as he ran, "If it catches you, you'll either die on the spot or suffer a fate worse than death! Run!"
Before he finished speaking, a dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he instantly activated "Netherworld Ghost Eyes." His gaze pierced through the layers of the sea surface as he frantically searched for the exit of the spiritual veins on the seabed, ready to escape into the earth's veins at any moment to save his life.
"Boss! It's getting closer! Only a few thousand feet away!" Bubble's voice was trembling with tears.
At this critical moment, Han Xiaoliu finally located a hidden underwater spiritual energy channel.
Without hesitation, he made a hand seal and stuffed the bubble into the spirit beast pouch. He then plunged into the unfathomable blue abyss like a meteorite.
The great demon pursued relentlessly, plunging into the sea like an arrow released from a bow, its icy voice echoing underwater: "Youngster, don't run! I mean you no harm!"
"Do you even believe what you're saying?!" Han Xiaoliu didn't turn around, but desperately tried to escape into the deeper sea.
As the distance closed, Han Xiaoliu threw out several explosive talismans with his backhand.
"Boom!" The muffled explosions stirred up undercurrents on the seabed, attempting to halt the opponent's advance.
But a mere explosive talisman is like a tickle to a newly transformed level eight demon.
The great demon snorted coldly, withstanding the magical impact head-on without losing any momentum: "Just tell me what method you used to collect the tribulation lightning, and I can guarantee your safety! Don't even think about escaping underground; I know earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that involves escaping underground) too!"
Hearing the voice transmission so close at hand and looking down at the dark seabed getting closer and closer, Han Xiaoliu not only didn't panic, but instead gave a cold smile.
Go underground? Hmph, you can't even catch up with my exhaust fumes!
"Since you're so interested, senior, then this junior will go underground and see who can escape the fastest, how about it!"
"Delusion!" The great demon was furious. He forcefully activated the spiritual power in his body that had not yet recovered, and slammed out a violent water wave spell with his palm, attempting to bind Han Xiaoliu's body tightly.
In that split second, Han Xiaoliu took out a piece of thousand-year-old ironwood from his storage bag, and his spiritual power surged from his fingertips, instantly activating the enormous wood-attribute spiritual energy contained within it.
"Wood Immortal Escape!"
With a soft "hum," Han Xiaoliu's figure vanished into thin air in the seawater, disappearing silently into the deep earth veins at a terrifying speed approaching teleportation.
The octopus monster, left behind, watched helplessly as its prey slipped away right before its eyes, its eyes blazing with rage.
He, a powerful eighth-level demon, didn't know earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth). Enraged, he let out a deafening roar and slammed his fists, imbued with terrifying demonic power, into the seabed rock.
"boom--!!"
The seabed within a radius of tens of miles collapsed instantly, countless boulders shattered and flew everywhere, and the violent demonic power turned the entire sea upside down, leaving only a mess of ruins and a raging fire that lingered in the air for a long time.
Just a little bit, just a little bit!
The great demon, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looked utterly resentful!