Chapter 2023 - 2024: Octopus Monster Fish

It was as if Ling Zhenfei had installed a row of iron plates beneath his feet, but the Octopus Monster Fish's tentacles immediately punched a large hole through those iron plates.

Ling Zhenfei was startled, and with his Spirit Suppressing Dagger, he slashed towards the octopus tentacles while his body flew upwards.

Given that the octopus was in the water, if Ling Zhenfei raised his body as high as possible, then the monster in the water couldn't harm him.

As Ling Zhenfei ascended, who would have thought more tentacles would emerge from the water, stretching towards him.

As he raised higher, the pressure above only seemed to increase.

But the octopus tentacles, like extensions, pursued Ling Zhenfei, leaving him to guess how long those tentacles really were.

Ling Zhenfei knew these octopus tentacles must have a definite length; they couldn't extend infinitely.

Finally, the octopus tentacles stopped extending upwards, and Ling Zhenfei felt a rush of joy, realizing he had found a way to quickly traverse the water surface from the highest point in the air.

Just then, the clouds in the sky started to change, rolling turbulent, followed by a muffled thunder and a streak of lightning.

The lightning struck straight towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei was astounded, not thinking the lightning in the sky would arrive so swiftly.

The lightning wasn't just one streak; following the first, several more streaks rushed over, striking randomly towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei first used Northern Spiritual Energy to shield, then rapidly descended.

Facing the mighty lightning, even the octopus beneath seemed easier to deal with.

The lightning broke through Ling Zhenfei's Northern Spiritual Energy; he hurriedly used his Dragon Tooth Dagger to block, but the lightning wasn't easy to fend off.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning penetrated layers of Northern Spiritual Energy, evaded the Dragon Tooth Dagger's protection, and hit Ling Zhenfei's body.

Suddenly, Ling Zhenfei felt a tingling soreness throughout, an indescribable surge of spiritual energy rushed into him, then he felt his Northern Spiritual Energy vanish, unable to summon it.

Without Northern Spiritual Energy, Ling Zhenfei's body plunged towards the river below.

Luckily, Ling Zhenfei's mind stayed clear, realizing this was bad; if he fell into the water, he'd surely be gobbled up by those monsters.

Though thinking of everything, he could do nothing, as his cultivated Spiritual Energy Deprivation seemed ineffective against these water creatures.

But since he thought of it, he must try.

At this moment, the octopus tentacles waved and instantly grabbed Ling Zhenfei.

Two tentacles wound tightly around him, and Ling Zhenfei swiftly reacted by using Soul Passage's Soul Out of Body.

The power of the soul flowed along the octopus tentacles straight into the water, soon locating the octopus's core.

As the octopus was about to drag Ling Zhenfei underwater, he attacked the octopus's soul with Northern Spiritual Energy.

But as he attacked, Ling Zhenfei doubted, does an octopus have a soul?

Regardless, Ling Zhenfei had to try.

Without knowing where the octopus's brain lay, Ling Zhenfei launched an indiscriminate attack.

The octopus was directly impacted by Ling Zhenfei's powerful soul force.

Ling Zhenfei's body halted abruptly, no longer descending.

Ling Zhenfei was delighted, knowing his attack had worked, though unsure how long it would last.

He then noticed beneath the water a swarm of Water Arrow Fish ready to strike, poised to react instantly within their attack range.

Ling Zhenfei knew the water arrows from these Water Arrow Fish were formidable; being hit by them wouldn't be easy, especially with so many fish.

Ling Zhenfei launched a Soul Attack against the Water Arrow Fish.

Yet after the Soul Attack, the Water Arrow Fish showed no change.

It seemed the Water Arrow Fish had no soul; their attacks were mere reflexive responses, targeting people on the water surface.

Ling Zhenfei continued to descend, the octopus no longer pulling, but due to weight, his body was still falling with the octopus.

Ling Zhenfei sensed he couldn't summon a trace of Northern Spiritual Energy; the lightning earlier had indeed been too potent.

Who knew how long the lightning's effects would last?

Now, the pressing issue was the imminent fall and how to handle the monsters below.

Ling Zhenfei entered the Water Arrow Fish's attack range; they suddenly absorbed a current and shot a stream towards Ling Zhenfei on the surface.

The world is wondrous, able to breed such formidable fish like Water Arrow Fish.

But then, Ling Zhenfei discovered something even scarier, an entity resembling a snake-dragon hiding in the depths.

He had seen this creature before; its power was terrifying. If he fell, he'd surely be attacked by the flood dragon.

The water arrows shot at Ling Zhenfei, he thought in dismay, was he truly undone by carelessness?

If he had fought the octopus head-on earlier, maybe nothing would happen, but seeking a shortcut out invoked the lightning attack from above.

Now, even Soul Attacks seemed ineffective against these mindless fish; Ling Zhenfei felt utterly at a loss.

In this critical moment, Ling Zhenfei suddenly heard a piercing cry within his mind, followed by a surge of spiritual energy approaching his defense.

Ling Zhenfei rejoiced, seeing the Lightning Bird already rushing in.

The Lightning Bird's speed indeed lived up to its name, arriving instantly before Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei landed on the Lightning Bird's back; water arrows shot from below, but with a flap of its wings, the Lightning Bird sent a fierce wind against them.

Many water arrows deviated off course; some struck the Lightning Bird, but hitting it felt like hitting iron, causing no harm.

The Lightning Bird cried in the air and circled once over the water with Ling Zhenfei on its back; the octopus tentacles attacked.

The octopus's long tentacles struck towards Ling Zhenfei, but with a flap of wings, the Lightning Bird's feathers stiffened like knives, slicing past the octopus tentacles, severing two directly.