Chapter 882 - 853: Sudden Upheaval

Several wisps of energy hovered over the Emperor Octopus, like wisps of smoke, weak and frail, revealing the opponent's struggle to survive, facing impending doom.

"Die!"

Chen Feng ignored all this, extended one hand, and fiercely stabbed, instantly unleashing a wild destructive force from his palm, the Endless Sword transformed into a stream of light, directly piercing the body of the Emperor Octopus.

At this moment, a massive force seemed to awaken from within the opponent's body, suddenly shaking it.

It felt like a deep-sea earthquake.

Meanwhile, from the body of the Emperor Octopus, a thick, dark cloud of energy gushed out like a fountain.

This black energy was extremely dense and viscous, and during its flow, the heavy feeling was accompanied by an intensely evil intention!

It lacked any sense of life, nor did it contain any feeling of benevolence.

"This isn't the Emperor Octopus's energy!" Chen Feng trembled at the sight of this evil black energy and shouted sharply.

Even though this energy surged from the Emperor Octopus, it wasn't its own power; instead, it seemed to have its own consciousness.

This black energy intrinsically contained wild tyranny, ferocity, and extreme evil; just sensing this energy was akin to descending several tens of thousands of meters below the sea, void of light and life, with only a feeling of extreme oppression!

"This Emperor Octopus is indeed peculiar, this energy has the sulfurous scent of the Abyss, seems my guess was right, the opponent has indeed been summoned by the believers of Great Gun, perhaps even specifically recruited by a close descendant of Great Gun; otherwise, its energy wouldn't be this dense!"

In the mind of Chen Feng lay a vast reference of the Abyss, prompting him to immediately discern the identity of the opponent from this energy!

Upon the appearance of this energy, it didn't dissipate; instead, it seemed to have consciousness, diving into the sea, coincidentally as a large fish swam by, the black energy absorbed into the fish's body like a whale swallowing water, disappearing instantly.

The intense black energy merged violently into the big fish's body, causing a wisp of black fog to emerge from the opponent's body at the same moment.

"Boom!"

A massive sound erupted under the sea, the big fish's body suddenly began to mutate, becoming fiercer than before, its appearance grotesque, the fishbones on its back stretched straight like beams, and its body swelled from three meters to six meters large!

Parasitic?

It didn't appear so, the opponent looked more like a symbiotic entity with a consciousness, appearing almost in an energy form.

It needed to combine with a host to survive, empowering the host with formidable strength and abilities.

Indeed, the ocean is vast, Great Gun's descendants unlikely to seek targets deliberately, whereas this symbiotic entity is different; upon its release into this sea area, a conscious symbiotic entity would naturally find its host.

And in the eyes of the symbiotic big fish, there was a blood-red hue like two pools of blood, with power and blood surging, driving the surrounding seawater into forming a massive vortex.

Simultaneously, the opponent's power began to climb rapidly, originally just a minor Silver Tier role, now the energy surged to Golden Tier, yet this was not the end—its power continued mutating, near achieving a legendary breakthrough before halting.

However, judging by its state, it wouldn't take long for the opponent to ascend to epic!

Is the symbiotic entity this magical?

Chen Feng watched the scene before him with surprise, for he had witnessed the transformation from beginning to end.

He clearly saw how an ordinary sea fish became a Golden Tier deep-sea beast within less than a minute due to the symbiotic entity!

Undeniably, this counts as a treasure, although unclear if its effect amplifies upon entering the oceanic organism or universally boosts any life-form it inhabits!

After transforming, the giant fish cast a distant glance at Chen Feng, the look in its eyes mixed with hatred, fear, and other complex emotions—hard to imagine how a giant fish could show such an expression.

"Swoosh!"

This symbiotic entity seemed to have memory abilities, evidently aware of what Chen Feng did to the Emperor Octopus, hence the tail swayed, transforming into a stream of light, darting off into the depths!

"Trying to escape!"

Chen Feng coldly chuckled, finding the symbiotic entity extraordinary, just right to bring back for research at Order; he fiercely reached toward the sea surface!

At that moment, the seawater seemed to undergo some transformation, rapidly shrinking then trapping the escaping giant fish!

With the giant fish controlled, it still made violent swinging motions, but with a mere thought from Chen Feng, the seawater's density sharply enhanced, rendering Golden Tier power completely incapable of budging.

Chen Feng forcefully lifted his right hand, and the six-meter mutated giant fish rose from the sea, appearing before him.

This giant fish was trapped within its most familiar environment, appearing somewhat alarmed, no longer having hatred in its gaze, replaced instead by a look that seemed to plead.

"This symbiotic entity seems to have enhanced the host's intelligence to some degree."

"Indeed a good asset, if it could be dissected, implanted into tamed beasts and insects or even human warriors, it's hard to predict what changes might occur!"

Chen Feng seemed to penetrate through the giant fish's body, instantly seeing through to the dark, evil energy within.

A crack suddenly opened nearby, Chen Feng activated the fractured plane, seemingly possessing some fearsome magnetic pull, instantly drawing the giant fish along with seawater inside.

The giant fish remained wrapped in a layer of seawater, naturally avoiding being trapped in the fractured plane due to lacking Water Element.

"Now I seemingly make enemies everywhere, having just refined a deity's soul, now trapping one of Great Gun's pawns, plus everything before—countless formidable hidden ones likely wish for my demise!"

"However, none of this matters to me; the plane remains stable, those hidden ones can't emerge to stir trouble, I conveniently use this occasion to strengthen myself!"

"Those gods and hidden ones all attempt placing pawns on this land, while they can't descend, I'll gather all those pawns, akin to wearing armor and possessing this symbiotic entity—handled properly, its effect could rival an epic powerhouse!"

Having considered all this, Chen Feng suddenly plunged, pressing his hand onto the Emperor Octopus's head.

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

Instantly, the opponent's body seemed to ignite, blazing with massive flames, all flesh and energy offered as sacrifice!

This Emperor Octopus was equally one of his spoils, even if the symbiotic entity fled, the opponent's body already modified, possessing formidable legendary energy.

The eight summoned beasts are still missing two; now, it's apt to use the flesh's power to fill the gap!