harleyscars Chapter 35: Devouring
Chapter 35: Devouring
Beneath the surface of Kirishima, Luo Feng stared at the enormous spaceship before him, shocked and puzzled as to why such a large ancient civilization relic had not been detected.
Not long ago, he made an agreement with Yaorao and Bingshan to do the final cleanup separately and then meet up on the shore.
Mu Yajing's gains were already astonishing enough, but he always had a lingering intuition that this mysterious land that gave birth to the Beast King and Mu Yajing was not just about these things.
He began to explore deeper into the earth.
The power of mental energy transformed into an invisible drill, breaking through the thick silt and penetrating the hard rock layers.
One hundred meters, five hundred meters, one thousand meters...
Just as he descended to a depth of nearly two thousand meters to explore, a sharp, stinging pain suddenly came from the soles of his feet!
Luo Feng's body jolted, and he immediately stopped.
He looked down, and his heart skipped a beat.
He was wearing the highest-grade SS-class combat boots! These boots were made with the most advanced technology and the toughest alloy on Earth; even a King-level monster might not be able to destroy them!
But now, there's a neat cut on the bottom of the boot!
"What is this thing? How can such a small amount of force create such a clean cut?"
A wave of emotion surged within Luo Feng.
He wasn't panicked; instead, an irrepressible excitement welled up from the depths of his heart.
The material that can easily tear through SS-class combat boots... this is definitely not any metal known on Earth!
This means that there are treasures even more precious than the Wood Crystal hidden deeper underground!
He immediately abandoned his search for Muya Crystal, and concentrated all his mental energy, frantically probing towards the source of the tear in his boot.
He carefully peeled away the surrounding rock layers, and soon, a piece of metal, only the size of a palm, completely black, with edges as sharp as a divine weapon, appeared in his mental perception.
Luo Feng tried to wrap it with his mental power, and then applied a little force.
The weight of the metal fragment was beyond his imagination; such a small piece weighed more than a ton.
"Great stuff! Absolutely great stuff!"
Luo Feng's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he followed the direction in which the fragment had appeared, drilling frantically downwards like a persistent miner. Unbeknownst to Luo Feng, just as he obtained the metal fragment, imperceptible, peculiar ripples pierced through the layers of rock, reaching him as he searched underground, and entering his consciousness.
"Luo Feng, you've finally taken the bait!"
Deeper underground on the Meteorite Starship, the intelligent life form Babata viciously swung its fist.
"It came to me so easily, Luo Feng, come quickly! I've waited over 50,000 years for you..."
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Deep in the Pacific Ocean.
This is a forbidden zone for life; the terrifying water pressure is enough to instantly crush even the most robust alloy submarine into a pancake. Yet, at this very moment, in this ancient and unchanging deep sea, a silent and bloody feast is unfolding.
A colossal creature, over six hundred meters long, floated silently in the frigid seawater. Its entire body was covered in menacing, dark gold scales, with wings on its back and a newly grown sharp horn on its head standing alongside an even longer spiral horn, signifying that it had just completed a metamorphosis.
Before it stood a king-level sea beast, the "Dragon Shark," hundreds of meters long. This overlord of the surrounding waters was now filled with unprecedented terror. Its teeth, sharp enough to crush the armor of a warship, couldn't even leave a scratch on its dark golden scales.
The golden-horned behemoth opened its enormous maw, seemingly capable of devouring everything, and an irresistible gravitational force erupted instantly. The dragon shark's massive body was uncontrollably pulled by this force; it frantically thrashed its tail fins, stirring up huge undercurrents, but all in vain.
The moment it was sucked into the giant maw, its tough body was as if made of paper, easily torn, crushed, and decomposed, ultimately turning into the purest life energy and metallic elements, all of which were integrated into the Golden Horned Beast's body.
"Buzz..."
The golden-horned behemoth let out a satisfied low growl, and the dark golden light on its body seemed to brighten a little more.
This is the seventh King-level monster it has devoured since leaving that ruin.
This pure, fleshy energy brought it far more pleasure than cold metal. It could clearly feel its body evolving at an alarming rate, every cell cheering and craving more "food."
Its crimson eyes swept across the surroundings; there was nothing left in this sea that could tempt its appetite. It didn't even bother to glance at the weak beast soldiers, beast generals, or even lord-level monsters; their energy was not even enough to fill a tooth gap for it.
Its gaze turned to the deeper waters.
There, it could vaguely sense the presence of some even more "delicious" creatures.
With a flap of its wings, the massive body of the Golden Horned Beast transformed into a streak of dark golden light, hurtling rapidly toward the unknown abyss.
Unbeknownst to it, this unbridled hunting behavior had already attracted the attention of another powerful being.
Shortly after the Golden Horned Beast departed, a massive, suffocating shadow slowly enveloped the sea area where the massacre had just taken place.
Eight massive tentacles, as thick as mountains, slowly writhed in the darkness. Each tentacle was covered with suckers, and at the center of each sucker gleamed a dangerous, eerie blue light.
One of the two great beast kings of Earth, the Octopus Beast King!
It is the true ruler of this vast sea area.
The tentacle beast king that was killed by Hong on Kirishima Island was nothing more than a child who had just learned to walk in front of it.
At this moment, the Octopus Beast King was filled with rage.
It could clearly smell the lingering blood of the dragon shark in the air, making it one of its most capable subordinates.
Now, the dragon shark's aura has completely disappeared.
Not only the dragon shark, but all the auras of kings and above in this sea area were completely wiped out by an unknown life form in a very short time.
This is a blatant provocation against its rule!
"roar……"
An angry roar echoed through the deep sea.
The rage of the Octopus Beast King was completely ignited.
Its massive body began to move, each swing of its eight giant tentacles leaving a deep, bottomless trench in the seabed. Following the unfamiliar aura, it chased after the direction the golden-horned beast had gone.
It wanted to see what kind of thing dared to be so presumptuous in its territory!
Meanwhile, the Golden Horned Beast's hunt continues.
Like a highly efficient butcher, it "patrols" its "ranch" in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. One after another, powerful king-level sea monsters are powerless against it, turning into nourishment for its evolution.
As the devouring continued, the aura emanating from the golden-horned behemoth grew stronger and stronger, and the dense patterns on its scales emitted a dark golden light that almost illuminated the entire pitch-black seabed.
Finally, the Golden Horned Beast stopped in front of a huge trench.
It had just devoured a "King-level Peak Armored Giant Crab" and was preparing to digest the energy within its body.
Just then, eight enormous black tentacles, like eight deadly chains extending from the depths of hell, tore through the darkness and swept towards it with terrifying power capable of crushing everything!