Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 216 August and Leviathan

"Boom..." A sound like thunder exploded, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was merely the breathing of the enormous creature as it approached.

"Original body, you should give up on that idea. I can't become the mermaid princess or octopus girl you imagine," said the enormous creature—no, it should be August.

"Damn it, people need to have some imagination. You can't become the Little Mermaid because you haven't tried hard enough. Go eat some more things in the ocean, and maybe you'll become one!"

Before Nan Fusheng could say anything, Qian Gu Bubai, sitting in the black-level mecha, couldn't help but speak first.

"Shut up." Nan Fusheng turned around and glared at Qian Gu Bubai. Didn't he know what this guy was up to?

Then, turning to August, he said, "Whether you change or not doesn't matter. The main thing is that your appearance is just too repulsive. Just by looking at you, I can tell you're definitely not a good soul beast!"

August's appearance is indeed frightening; it's practically a classic Cthulhu style.

August said helplessly, "I can't do anything about it. After all, who knew that it would turn out like this while eating? And although its appearance is a bit ugly, this body is first-class in terms of fighting ability in the ocean."

August is one of Nan Fusheng's clones, and also a chimera spirit beast. Nan Fusheng even experiments with chimera spirit beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform. How could he possibly let go of the ocean, this natural breeding ground?

Compared to land, the ocean covers 70 percent of the planet's surface, and despite countless years of development, even the Federation has been unable to explore the ocean due to insufficient technology.

Therefore, compared to the soul beasts on land, which are almost extinct due to human activity, the number of soul beasts in the sea remains quite intact.

Even in some deep-sea areas that humans cannot explore, there may be powerful and unknown ferocious beasts lurking.

August's original form was a hundred-year-old Tyrannosaurus Octopus. In terms of racial potential, this soul beast's bloodline was in no way inferior to that of the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

The so-called three ocean predators—the Great White Shark, the Orca, and the Deep-Sea Demon Whale—are ultimately just names given to them by humans. In this vast ocean, there are many creatures whose bloodline potential is no less than theirs, and in some cases even surpasses it.

Even in terms of sheer strength, the Demon Soul Great White Shark might not be worthy of being called one of the three overlords. It is known that it would take two Demon Soul Great White Sharks of the same age to contend with just one Demon Orca.

Needless to say, the Deep Sea Demon Whale is an enormous soul beast that, in the same year, is capable of contending with more than two Demonic Tiger Whales. This has been observed by members of the Spirit Pagoda.

A century-old giant octopus can be over twenty meters long, a rare behemoth even in the ocean. Those that are ten thousand years old can even reach a height of over a hundred meters.

It is non-toxic, possesses the water control ability commonly found among marine spirit beasts, and also has powerful spiritual attributes, followed by pure strength. Its massive size brings with it pure power suppression.

This kind of spirit beast, with its sheer size and power, is virtually invincible among spirit beasts of the same age. Fortunately, unless they need to hunt, they generally live in the deep sea, so humans rarely witness them.

August was also released into the ocean by Nan Fusheng three years ago. He remembered that he released more than ten Chimera Soul Beasts, but in the end, only two survived.

One is August, the other is Leviathan. These are the names these two incarnations gave themselves.

The ocean is far too dangerous. If you encounter a powerful enemy, unlike on land where you can use the terrain for cover to escape, you'll find yourself in a flat, stable environment. Without some skill, you'll truly only become fodder for other spirit beasts.

Even though Chimera Soul Beasts are extremely competitive and aggressive, they can only truly develop if they can quickly adapt to their environment and safely pass through the novice stage.

As for Nan Fusheng's clones, they either encountered powerful soul beasts, ran into schools of predating fish, or were attacked by other soul beasts, resulting in either death or escape.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Nan Fusheng did not specifically help them, after all, it's survival of the fittest.

Regarding how long it takes for a hundred-year-old soul beast to grow into a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, August can tell you definitively: three years! The growth path of the legendary soul beast, August.

Three years—a terrifying number that no soul beast dared to believe. What can be done in three years? For those powerful soul beasts, it's merely the time it takes to take a nap.

What can a human Soul Master do? It's enough for Xiao Yan to cultivate diligently and then fight Nalan Yanran (crossed out).

For young Soul Masters, it's just a short training period, at most increasing their Soul Power by ten or twenty levels. For Title Douluos, it's not even enough to increase their Soul Power by one level, and then it's over.

But for August, it was a precious amount of time, enough for it to grow into a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Even the legendary Dark Demon Evil God Tiger probably wouldn't dare to imagine such a cultivation speed.

But it did it, relying on the power of Nan Fusheng's own body and the ferocious, devouring instinct of the Chimera Soul Beast.

Two of the tentacle-like appendages on August's chin suddenly extended, burrowed into his mouth, and retrieved two items. One tentacle contained a small ball shimmering with white light, while the other held five or six soul bones!

That's right, it's the Soul Bone! Even now, with the advent of Battle Armor, the Soul Bone remains the most coveted treasure for Soul Masters.

After all, fusing with a soul bone not only grants an additional skill but also significantly enhances one's physical attributes. Most importantly, soul bones can be passed down through generations, which is why high-quality soul bones remain highly sought after.

The soul bones on August's tentacles were radiating strong soul power fluctuations, indicating that the quality of these soul bones was not low.

And that is indeed the case. Each of these soul bones is no less than 10,000 years old, and two of them are even over 50,000 years old.

These were all obtained by August over the past three years, either by searching for them in the ocean or by hunting spirit beasts.

After all, the ocean is so vast that countless soul beasts fight each other every day, and since soul bones cannot be absorbed by soul beasts, they are left behind in the depths of the ocean.

Nan Fusheng didn't look at the soul bones; instead, he reached out to catch the small white ball, which was the purpose of his trip.

This small ball contains abundant life energy, generated by the soul beasts that August hunted.

(End of this chapter)