The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Alice nodded, roughly determined the direction, and then swam forward as fast as she could.

Seemingly for the sake of speed, Alice did not take Gu Ran to swim into the deep sea, but instead kept swimming on the surface.

Gu Ran followed behind her, glancing up at the sun every now and then to estimate the approximate time based on its position.

Finally, when the sun was due south, Alice looked back and said, "Next, we're going to swim into the deep sea. The deeper we go, the stronger the enemies we'll encounter. Are you... ready? We might just die there."

Gu Ran glanced at her: "Since there's danger, just tell me the approximate direction and coordinates. I'll handle the rest of the journey myself. This matter doesn't really concern you much."

Alice widened her beautiful eyes and said angrily, "It has nothing to do with me? It shouldn't have much to do with you, right? Are you a mermaid or am I? Since you've gone down there with the determination to die, how could I possibly back down?"

Gu Ran was speechless.

"Alright, stay close behind me. The light will get dimmer as we get to the deep sea, so don't lose me." Alice tossed her long, golden hair, still wet with seawater, and with a swift movement, swam quickly towards the deep sea.

Seeing that he couldn't dissuade her from going back, Gu Ran gave up and followed closely behind her fishtail.

The deeper you swim into the ocean, the more oppressive it becomes. This oppressive feeling is different from that of other deep-sea areas; it carries a strong sense of urgency that your life is threatened.

Finally, a huge, ferocious beast swam up in front of Gu Ran and Alice. Its eyes were huge and blood red, and its body was covered with various protruding fish bones. It looked cold, ruthless, and utterly irrational. Without making any other moves, it swallowed Gu Ran and Alice whole.

However, when it was still some distance away from Gu Ran and Alice, it encountered Gu Ran's righteous sword.

After dealing with the ferocious sea beast, Gu Ran and Alice did not linger and continued downwards.

Meanwhile, other sea monsters and ferocious beasts swam towards Gu Ran and Alice one after another, trying to devour them.

Of course, there were also sea beasts that realized Gu Ran's power along the way and hurriedly ran away.

Gu Ran didn't have time to deal with these guys right now, so he let them escape.

As they descended deeper into the ocean, a colossal creature with an aura completely different from the sea monsters and ferocious beasts they had encountered before swam over.

"Interesting. A merfolk actually showed up on their own initiative. Shouldn't they be hiding like the plague? Could it be that they've found a human backer...?" At the end of her sentence, she suddenly changed the subject, finally noticing Gu Ran behind Alice's fishtail, her tone filled with surprise.

Having experienced the previous sea monsters that could communicate with humans using psychic waves, Gu Ran wasn't particularly surprised to encounter another one like this.

However, Gu Ran could sense that this sea beast was more powerful than any of the sea beasts he had encountered before—it was a powerful sea beast comparable to a martial arts master and an S-class superhuman!

Gu Ran instantly came up with a corresponding judgment.

"Step back, go back right now!" Gu Ran grabbed Alice's shoulder and gestured to her with his eyes when she turned around.

Alice hesitated for a moment, glanced at Gu Ran, and then at the enormous sea beast.

"I...I'll distract it. You go find Eudora," Alice said, forcing herself to speak.

Gu Ran was so angry she laughed. With your weakling strength, what are you trying to show off for? Someone could swallow you whole without you even burping.

He no longer cared why Alice could speak in the deep sea; all he wanted now was for this pretentious mermaid to get lost, as far away as possible.

Alice understood Gu Ran's meaning, but she did not back down; instead, her face showed stubbornness.

"Do you think I don't want to escape? But it won't let me leave. When it finds me, I will become its target. To it, I am much more important than you, so the best choice is for me to lure it away."

Gu Ran really wanted to yell "Bullshit!" and then kick her back.

Do you really think my abilities are just for show?

Did it ask me before it wanted to pursue you?

Although Gu Ran is currently only a martial artist at the Qi Condensation stage, he has already observed that his Qi Condensation is a fraction stronger than that of ordinary Qi Condensation practitioners and A-level ability users.

So although he wasn't confident he could defeat the sea monster, Gu Ran was still confident he could stop it for the time being.

We shouldn't be too far from that underwater ruin now. Once Alice is safe, he can get rid of the sea monster and go find it himself.

But unexpectedly, Alice, this foolish mermaid, was showing off her arrogance here.

Gu Ran tried to glare at her, hoping to drive her away, but Alice's eyes widened even more, showing no sign of backing down.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then none of you are leaving. Mermaid, tell me the whereabouts of the merfolk, and I might consider sparing your life."

The sea monster swam over quickly.

89. Gu Ran's Bloodbath at the Bottom of the Sea, Ariel's Change of Mindset! 4.1k

If only we could talk in the ocean.

Gu Ran couldn't help but think to himself.

Eye contact alone can convey too little information; if he could speak, he could use words to convey much more and persuade Alice.

Instead of the current situation where Alice can only understand that he wants her to escape, Alice doesn't understand that he is confident in stopping the sea monster, so she thinks that he wants her to escape and survive while he goes to his death.

Gu Ran sighed inwardly, his feelings somewhat complicated. Seeing the determination in Alice's eyes, he stopped trying to persuade her.

This was your own choice, and all I can do is try my best to protect you. Whether you survive or not depends on your fate.

However, in his heart, Gu Ran valued Alice more.

Such a friend is worth having.

A massive shadow loomed over us.

Gu Ran pushed Alice aside and stood in front of her.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten a human." The sea monster's huge eyes were cold and ruthless. "Some humans can still provide a bit of flavor, and I hope you are one of them."

Sea monsters are enormous; ordinary attacks can only penetrate their skin and cannot cause any effective damage.

Therefore, Gu Ran continued to use the spiritual energy greatsword.

"Interesting. Looks like you're the kind of human who's quite interesting." Seeing the strength Gu Ran displayed, the sea beast not only didn't back down, but its tone became somewhat pleased.

Gu Ran raised the giant sword of spiritual energy and slashed at the sea beast in front of him.

However, this sea monster did not use its body to withstand the attack like the previous sea monsters and ferocious beasts; instead, it spewed out huge waves of water from its mouth.

It was as if a mountain was crashing into Gu Ran, and the giant sword of spiritual energy managed to strike "this mountain" with difficulty.

Although the greatsword of spiritual energy still cleaved through the "mountain," its power had been reduced to less than one-tenth after being worn down layer by layer.

When the weapon struck the sea monster, it could barely penetrate its skin's defenses, only making a slight cut.

Gu Ran's heart sank; as expected, this sea beast was not so easy to defeat.

Suddenly, Gu Ran felt a strong suction force.

Large amounts of seawater are continuously sucked into the mouths of the sea mammals, and then filtered out through the gills on both sides.

With each breath, a tremendous pulling force swept towards Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's tiny body drifted towards the sea beast like a leaf.

Gu Ran's heart stirred, and he did not resist. If he could enter the sea beast's body, he might be able to break through it like last time.

To Gu Ran's surprise, when the sea monster brought the water to its mouth, it did not swallow it, but instead suddenly spewed out a huge wave of water.

In an instant, Gu Ran felt as if an immense weight was pressing down on his body, as if it were going to crush him into a pulp.

boom!

Gu Ran was sprayed onto the rocks in the sea, shattered, and penetrated for more than ten meters.

Intense pain shot through my entire body.

Gu Ran climbed out from among the rubble and touched the conch necklace around his neck. Fortunately, it was still intact; otherwise, the battle underwater would have been even more disadvantageous for him.

"Your body is very strong," the sea monster commented. "It must taste delicious. I'm getting more and more excited."

This sea monster is powerful and also very cunning.

Gu Ran became extremely vigilant.

Its advantage lies in its large size, but at the same time, its large size is also its limitation; it is certainly not as agile as me.

With a thought flashing through his mind, Gu Ran quickly swam towards the sea beast.

Before she could swim close, Gu Ran used her spiritual power to stir up a huge splash of water.

After using the splashing water to conceal his body, Gu Ran immediately swam to the side of the sea monster.

"Interesting, it's just a pity that this entire sea area is under my perception."

The sea monster tilted its head and immediately sprayed a huge wave of water in Gu Ran's direction.

boom!

It felt as if an entire mountain was collapsing down on Gu Ran, leaving him nowhere to avoid it, and he was once again slammed against the rocks in the sea.

"Damn it, I can't even get close. Although its attack methods are simple, they are very effective. I have no way to resist it right now..." Gu Ran struggled to stand up from the pile of rubble, rubbing his sore muscles. "Unless my body becomes stronger than it is now and can withstand the impact of the water waves it spews out."

Wait a minute, unless my body becomes stronger than it is now?

Gu Ran was taken aback; he had never thought of this direction before.

Because a martial artist's body is already extremely strong after being cleansed by spiritual energy, they can completely overpower other ability users of the same level.

The enemies he had encountered before were completely overwhelmed by his physical strength, so he had never thought of increasing his physical strength again.

"If I were to use spiritual power to temper my physical body again..." Gu Ran couldn't help but think.

Without hesitation, Gu Ran instantly channeled the vast spiritual energy absorbed in his dantian to all parts of his body for tempering.

The body, which was originally in unbearable pain, instantly felt warm and comfortable. The pain was relieved and even gradually disappeared, turning into a pleasant, numb sensation.