31: Chapter 31 Giant Octopus, Whale

Two giants, one of which is a whale. Lu Hu estimates its body length exceeds five hundred meters—what kind of concept is that?

It would take less than two minutes even if you were riding a bicycle to cross it. Like a moving continent, its body is marked with crimson lines that become even more dazzling as the battle progresses.

The other giant is a red octopus, its hundreds-of-meters-long tentacles swaying in the sea. Red light glows upon them; some tentacles wrap around the giant whale, while others whip it.

The dense suckers on the tentacles stick to the giant whale, as if absorbing its life force.

"Woo~~"

The giant whale is enraged, and the red lines on its body glow in response. The boundless, immense force is simply something the giant octopus cannot contend with, and it drags the octopus as they roll in the water.

A casual flick of the giant whale's tail creates a thousand-meter giant wave.

The octopus is not to be outdone, its hundreds-of-meters-long tentacles also glowing. The dense suckers ignite, sizzling as they burn the giant whale.

The giant whale's body turns completely crimson, and magma columns tens of meters in diameter erupt from the blowhole on its head, all rushing onto the giant octopus's body.

Both giants are fire-attribute giant beasts, and their respective abilities do little damage to one another.

They fight intensely without much effect, but because they are going all out, the high temperature they produce causes the seawater to boil and evaporate, with rolling thick fog rising into the sky like a volcanic eruption.

The intense heat collides with the cold air on the surface of the Cold Sea; as cold and heat alternate, hurricanes arise. Strong winds howl, the sea surges, and every collision between the giant octopus and the giant whale produces a thunderous roar!

In an instant, they fight from their original position to dozens of miles away, and the battlefield gradually expands.

The two beasts clash, shaking heaven and earth like a natural disaster!

Fortunately, they are fighting in the deep ocean, where the freezing temperature keeps other living things from approaching; otherwise, the resulting slaughter would be unimaginable.

Lu Hu runs back and forth on the sea, chasing after the two giant beasts to watch them fight.

This kind of primitive slaughter between such massive creatures makes one's blood boil.

"This is the limit of combat power this world should have."

Lu Hu thinks to himself. Lu Dan once said that the strongest realm in the world today is Grandmaster, which is Lu Dan's current realm.

Lu Hu hadn't believed it at all at the time; although the spiritual energy of this world is thin, there is still a certain amount of it, and with day-after-day cultivation, it is impossible that the strength would be so weak.

These two big guys are the true display of proper combat power!

"Unfortunately, my Body Tempering Art has not yet reached small success."

Lu Hu sighs. The Body Tempering Art contains a technique called 'Primitive True Form', which maximizes the body's potential.

Lu Hu's current size is like an ant in front of these two big guys, and he really wants to know if, after his Body Tempering Art reaches small success, his Primitive True Form can be as huge as these two big guys!

Click~

The giant octopus and the giant whale are in a stalemate, having not moved from their positions for a long time. Lu Hu floats on the sea fifty miles away from the two giant beasts, taking out a tiger fruit to eat while watching.

Dozens of miles apart, the seawater beneath Lu Hu's feet is still boiling; Lu Hu estimates it is over three hundred degrees.

The temperature at the center of the two giant beasts is at least over one thousand degrees Celsius.

There are creatures floating on the sea that have been scalded to death by the high temperature.

There are still creatures in the sea, though one wonders where they are hiding. Now that the sea is boiling, they cannot withstand it and are being scalded to death.

Lu Hu extends a claw to hook a creature similar to a king crab, throws it directly into his mouth, chews it shell and all, and swallows it. A submarine hot pot—fresh ingredients indeed.

Boom!

A thunderous sound rings out again, and heavy waves roll. A black flat boat sways in the waves, heading against the giant swells. This boat is extraordinary; the wood looks extremely heavy. Although the boat is small, it has a sail made from the skin of some kind of powerful beast, with a fierce scent that lingers.

A strong, middle-aged man in black clothes rows the boat, moving steadily forward through the hurricane and stormy waves.

"Hahaha~~, I didn't expect a new Grandmaster spirit beast to be here to watch the battle this year!"

"Brother Tiger, why not come up to rest and save some energy?"

The big man on the boat sees Lu Hu and laughs heartily. He seems very heroic and warm-hearted as he invites Lu Hu to board the boat.

"Ao~"

It is a language he cannot understand.

But he can understand the man's meaning. Lu Hu jumps onto the boat. It is a small vessel, and after Lu Hu jumps on, he occupies half of it.

The boat's wood is extraordinary, comparable to profound iron. Aside from the sail, there are iron chains with a diameter of over ten centimeters in the corner, and two iron buckets.

Finally, there is the big man and two oars; that is all.

"Unexpectedly, besides that Mountain Lord of the Xuan Kingdom, there is also a Grandmaster-level spirit beast from the Tiger Clan."

The big man clasps his fists, "I am Wu Wen."

Lu Hu flicks his tiger tail and writes,

'I do not understand, I am just speaking kun language.'

"So Brother Tiger is from the Kun Kingdom."

Wu Wen doesn't think much of it at first, but after looking carefully, his expression becomes a little strange. He says in kun language,

"Brother Tiger's kun characters are a bit magical; they gave me quite a bit to ponder."

?

Lu Hu is stunned. Is there a problem with the characters this King wrote?

"My name is Wu Wen. I lived in seclusion in the Kun Kingdom for decades and have some familiarity with kun characters. Brother Tiger's characters differ significantly from standard kun characters."

Wu Wen sees Lu Hu's confusion and smiles,

"Ao roar~" (Damn it, old Lu Dan, you are finished!)

Lu Hu curses secretly. He spent so many days learning these characters, and it turns out they are wrong! Good for you, Lu Dan, framing this King to make a fool of himself, right? You'll get what's coming to you when I get back!

"Although Brother Tiger's characters differ, if you look closely, they seem to contain hidden mysteries."

Wu Wen stares at the characters Lu Hu wrote for a while. The more he looks, the stranger he feels, and he has a sense that these characters are the truth. Wu Wen cannot help but shake his head,

"Strange, strange~, these characters are obviously wrong, but I always feel they are more profound than kun characters!"

"Ao roar~" (Alright, stop looking, they are fighting again!)

Lu Hu wipes away the characters, and the giant octopus and the giant Dragon Kun in the distance are fighting intensely again.

Wu Wen suppresses his doubts about the characters, watches the distant battle, and sighs,

"No matter how many times I watch it, the duel between the Dragon Kun and the Rongxiao is so shocking and fascinating!"

"Ao roar~" (Do these two guys fight often?)

Lu Hu asks,

Hearing Lu Hu's question, Wu Wen is surprised, "You don't know?"

If you didn't know about the war between the Rongxiao and the Dragon Kun, how did you end up here?

Lu Hu shakes his head. He came to look for pearls, only to see these two big guys fighting.

Wu Wen is silent. The Rongxiao and the Dragon Kun could kill a Grandmaster with a casual blow. Even he had to make complete preparations to watch the battle to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

This tiger knows nothing, prepared nothing, and just barged in.

How can there be such a reckless person!?

Uh... this seems to be a tiger.

"Brother Tiger's courage makes me admire you."

"Heh~"

Lu Hu says nothing. You think I am reckless, daring to watch the battle at close range without preparing anything.

I think you are a clown. A mere Grandmaster, how could you know my methods?

Boom!

The waves roll more fiercely, the two giant beasts are locked in a fight, and blood stains the sea red.

"The opportunity is here."

Wu Wen takes advantage of the two giant beasts moving their battlefield, channels his true qi into the oars in his hands, and rushes quickly to the battlefield where the giant beasts have just fought.

The giant beasts have just left, and the water temperature here is boiling, as if in a steamer. But both the man and the tiger are extraordinary; Lu Hu's own strong physique allows him to ignore this high temperature,

and Wu Wen uses his true qi to protect his body, isolating the external heat.

The seawater is divided into red and black; black is the original color of the seawater, and red is the blood flowing from the two giant beasts fighting.

This blood does not blend with the seawater; it is like molten iron, extremely hot, and is slowly sinking.

Wu Wen extends his large hand, and his Grandmaster true qi takes the dark, shiny iron bucket from the corner from the air.

Clatter~

The iron bucket is wrapped in chains as thick as a fist, and as it is picked up, it makes a clattering sound.

Wu Wen's eyes flash with brilliance. He quickly locks onto a mass of blood, throws out the iron bucket, and rows the oars.

The iron bucket is dragged through the sea, accurately scooping that mass of blood into the bucket.

"Brother Tiger, quickly collect the blood essence!"

Wu Wen shouts, grabs the second iron bucket, throws it out, and locks onto another mass of blood that has not yet sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Seeing Wu Wen so serious, Lu Hu grabs the iron chain, gives a light tug, and pulls the bucket of blood up.

Sizzle~

The iron bucket is burned red by the blood essence, but Lu Hu's tiger paw suffers no burns, and he steadily places it in the corner of the boat.

Wu Wen is stunned for a moment, then laughs heartily.

"Brother Tiger, you have a good physique!"

"But Brother Tiger, this is just the beginning. Pour the blood essence onto the boat, and let's continue!"

Wu Wen says, takes back the second bucket of blood essence, hands it to Lu Hu, and then rows the oars. The speed is so fast that afterimages appear as he rushes toward the new blood-dropping points of the Dragon Kun and the Rongxiao.

Lu Hu does as Wu Wen says, pouring the two buckets of blood onto the boat.

Wu Wen spreads his legs while rowing, stepping on the sides of the boat to avoid being burned by the blood in the boat.

Lu Hu: ...

I thought there was a hidden cabin at the bottom of the boat, but that's it.

After the boat sails to the new location, Wu Wen continues to throw buckets to load blood.

After loading two buckets, he immediately continues to follow the Dragon Kun and the Rongxiao, picking up the blood flowing from the two giant beasts as they fight.

Gradually, similar boats appear one after another, their purpose the same as Wu Wen's: to pick up the blood flowing from the giant beasts.

Chirp~

A huge Golden Eagle is not flying in the sky. It is very large; even without spreading its wings, it is about the same size as the Wild Boar King's thousand-jin body. Right now, it is honestly rowing a raft, throwing buckets to fish for blood.

"Moo~"

A Black Bull's nostrils are breathing heavily. The boat driven by this cow is the largest on the scene, made entirely of metal. The Black Bull's clumsy-looking hooves are quite flexible at this moment, manipulating the boat and fishing for blood essence with fluid motions.

The Grandmasters on the scene are not only humans, but also these two spirit beasts.

No one speaks. The giant beasts shed a lot of blood, all of which is falling to the bottom of the sea. There is no need to fight for it; everyone is responsible for a large area, trying their best to fish for it before the blood essence sinks to the bottom of the sea.

"Woo woo woo woo~~"

Boom!

"Run! It's hitting this way!"

Someone exclaims.

The Dragon Kun, which had been using brute force to collide with the Rongxiao, suddenly makes a mistake and is seized by the Rongxiao for a counterattack.

It beats the Dragon Kun back, crashing toward them!

The thousand-meter giant wave carries a terrifying high temperature, as if it were the end of the world.

"Run!"

"Moo!!"

...

Everyone had already prepared to deal with this situation, and without a word, they stop their fishing, fully unleash their true qi, slap the sea, and row their oars at the same time. Their speed doubles, and they flee quickly into the distance!

"Brother Tiger, let's row together!"

Wu Wen throws an oar to Lu Hu, rowing with one hand while facing the stern with the other, urging his Grandmaster true qi,

Boom!

Water splashes, the boat's speed doubles several times, and it runs fast.

"Ao~"

Lu Hu looks at the oar in his hand curiously. This is his first time touching such a thing; he puts it into the water and starts rowing slowly.