Great Demon King

GDK 646: The energy of life

That creature living in the Boundless Sea had been searching for Han Shuo around that region. It was, without doubt, the mightiest existence to dwell in this expanse of the ocean and was accustomed to having all other beings kneel under its appendages.

Through its long years of existence, the sea monster had finished off countless creatures who dared challenge its might. Accustomed to victory, the creature thought of itself as the mightiest expert on Profound Continent. If not for the fact that it couldn’t leave the sea for extended periods, it might have long stepped on land and stirred up havoc.

As soon as it received the message Han Shuo transmitted, the creature flew into a rage and charged straight towards the island on which Han Shuo stood.

From the gourd island, Han Shuo could sense that enormous waves were being generated at sea. He reasoned that the sea creature ought to have been as massive as the Primordius Dragon. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to generate such enormous displacement to the sea water.

As the Cemetery of Death was on the gourd island, Han Shuo didn’t want to leave any trace of battle on the island. He immediately took off when he sensed that the creature was approaching.

Over on a stretch of ocean between the two islands, Han Shuo, hovering loftily in mid-air, came into contact with that massive sea creature.

The sea was turbulent and choppy as though a typhoon was raging. Seawater was sent high up into the sky before raining back down.

An enormous figure gradually emerged from the depths of the sea, creating tumultuous billows. After a loud and long splash sounded, the figure was completely revealed from the sea. It transmitted a furious message to Han Shuo, “Damned human! How dare you question my might in this sea where you do not belong. You want to stay? Fine, I shall grant you an eternal slumber on the seabed!”

Han Shuo had made out the creature’s appearance the moment it surfaced from the ocean. It was a sea monster similar to an octopus. It had an enormous body and a number of tentacles that would extend and flutter in all directions when it was furious. It appeared to possess an astonishing amount of power.

Having had the experience of fighting against the Primordius Dragon, Han Shuo was no longer intimidated by beings that possessed astonishing defensive power but were poorly skilled at attacking and defending with the soul.

Han Shuo focused his mental strength. Instead of using the ‘Soul Chafe’ spell he had recently mastered, he bombarded the sea monster with the ‘Soul Tremor’ spell.

Naturally, the power that a spell would unleash differed with the realm of the castor. This ‘Soul Tremor’ spell conjured by Han Shuo, who was now a lowgod, was beyond anything the sea monster could endure.

Right after the Soul Tremor spell was cast, a ghostly wail echoed from that enormous mouth that was lined with rows after rows of white teeth. This intense shriek was filled with pain and misery. It was obviously not faked. The screech started loud and grew weaker over time. It sounded like the sea monster was heavily injured.

“Come on, keep shouting! I want to hear you scream!” Han Shuo looked down at the sea monster under his feet. He struck a posture of making yet another wave of soul attack.

“Spare me, please spare my life!” contrary to what one might expect, the sea monster was quick to adapt to circumstances. As soon as it realized that Han Shuo possessed the strength to kill it, the sea monster admitted defeat and begged for mercy.

Han Shuo was stunned. He had not anticipated that a creature as mighty as this would immediately give in the moment it met a superior being.

“Please spare my life, this will not happen again in the future. From today onwards, these waters shall be your territory. I will stay far out of your way!” the sea monster hastily added. He thought that Han Shuo was being indecisive when he remained silent.

Han Shuo was at a loss of words. When he looked at this sea monster, who was raging just a moment ago, suddenly bowing its shoulders and begging for its life to be spared, he was somehow reminded of dark dragon Gilbert who was currently in the underground world.

This sea monster and dark dragon Gilbert were two absolutely distinct beings, and yet, Han Shuo saw many similarities between the two.

Han Shuo suddenly felt rather worried for dark dragon Gilbert. The secret of how to enter the final layer of the underground world was within the grasp of the dark dragons. By this point in time, all those experts from all major material planes seemed to be interested with what laid at the depths of the underground world. Han Shuo was worried that Gilbert might be affected if those godly experts were to head down there.

“Please spare me. I’m just a puny little octopus. There is nothing to gain in killing me, it’ll just be a waste of your energy… “ the sea monster jabbered on and on when Han Shuo remained silent. It even conceded to being a puny octopus.

“Give me a reason not to kill you!” Perhaps because this sea monster was similar to Gilbert in certain aspects, as Han Shuo chose not immediately finish it off.

“I know a secret location. There might be great treasure buried inside. I can show you the way if you spare me!” the sea monster thought for a moment before it hastily replied.

“Oh? What treasure?” Han Shuo casually asked. He didn’t appear all that interested.

“I don’t know either. It’s a magical place. Even I could not enter it. But I believe that an existence as mighty as you should be able to enter. I’m willing to show you the way, right away, as long as you don’t kill me!” The sea monster appeared very anxious when it saw Han Shuo show little interest.

“Alright then. Take me there. If that place really is interesting, I might consider letting you walk free!” Han Shuo said indifferently.

As though having found the last straw to grasp at, the sea monster promptly tried moving forward to show the way. But immediately, it noticed its awkward circumstances and asked in a pitiful voice, “Can you release me from this?”

Han Shuo wasn’t worried that the creature would escape. He withdrew the boundaries around it and removed the enormous white bone cage that trapped it.

“If you try to escape, I promise you will die an excruciating death!” Han Shuo warned with a sneer on his face.

The sea monster was terrified and repeatedly affirmed that that would not happen. Its enormous body suddenly plunged into the sea.

It turned out that those tentacles that Han Shuo had severed off the sea monster did not sink down after they fell into the sea. When the enormous sea monster submerged under the sea water, those detached tentacles swam back to where they had snapped away and stuck right back on like glue.

It seemed routine for the sea monster to recover those severed tentacles, like they would be fully healed before long. After a moment of observation, Han Shuo became rather amazed by the rejuvenation ability of this sea monster. He inwardly conjectured that perhaps the founder of demonic arts was inspired by the remarkable ability of this species to rejuvenate so quickly – even more remarkably than an octopus, in fact.

Han Shuo followed behind the sea monster unhurriedly. He noticed that the sea monster was indeed very well-behaved. It did not even dare to move any faster. It appeared that the sea monster was scared to death by Han Shuo’s power!

Soon enough, they arrived at their destination. It wasn’t far from where the sea monster settled. It was the same exact area that Han Shuo’s consciousness could not enter.

“So this is the place. I should have figured!” Han Shuo mumbled to himself upon arrival.

“How, how do you know this place? It’s impossible, it’s a lost secret. I discovered it first and have never seen you come over. There’s no way that you would know!” the sea monster exclaimed when it overheard Han Shuo’s mumbling.

“Stop shouting. I had inadvertently discovered this place when I sensed your location the last time. What are you making a fuss about?” Han Shuo groaned impatiently. The sea monster immediately recalled its position and quickly shut up.

When the sea monster was finally silent, Han Shuo entered into the sea and followed the creature to the bottom of the island. Deep under the water, among a thick cluster of seaweed, Han Shuo sensed the presence of the boundary that previously blocked the probing of his consciousness.

“This is the place, right?” Han Shuo asked indifferently.

“Yes. There seems to be an invisible obstruction around it. I can’t enter it,” the sea monster explained. After a short pause, it added, “However, sometimes, some kind of unique energy overflows from it. Long ago, I was just a small octopus feeding here. By mere chance, I was struck by that energy. That’s how I am what I am now.”

“Wha… What?” Han Shuo was shocked. He looked at the enormous sea monster and cried out in disbelief, “The energy that overflowed from that place made you this powerful?”

“Yes! I’m certain!” the sea monster hastily answered.

Now that really was a miracle! Han Shuo became extremely astonished. To hear that the energy that overflowed from the boundary would turn a small octopus into a powerful sea monster was inconceivable.

Huge waves surged inside Han Shuo’s heart. He pondered for a moment as he stared at the invisible boundary up ahead. He finally came to the conclusion that it was only by touching it with his hand that he could truly understand what energy the boundary was made of. Hence, Han Shuo slowly marched ahead with his hand held out, trying to push against the boundary.

Before he got close to the boundary, however, a burst of strange energy suddenly shot towards Han Shuo’s hand that was extended forward. It was a powerful energy. Even Han Shuo had to evade it with great haste.

A lump of green light brimming with vitality flashed across the boundary before it immediately resumed to normal.

Han Shuo, who managed to withdraw at extreme speed, would be drenched with cold sweat if he wasn’t underwater. He sensed that the firepower was aimed at him alone!

After carefully turning over in his mind, Han Shuo finally understood what it was. He cried out in surprise, “The edictal energy of life! I get it now!”

The mysterious edictal energy of life may well have been the only energy that could transform the morphology of the octopus from meager to monster. The edictal energy of life and the elemental energy of death were at repelling polls from each other. Therefore, it was nothing unusual for this avatar of Han Shuo’s that cultivated in the energy of death to have such a violent reaction to the boundary.

Han Shuo thought about it through and through for a moment. He believed that his current strength was insufficient in fighting against the boundary. Then, suddenly, he recalled of wood elite zombie. His heart was filled with delight and he quickly summoned wood elite zombie.