The Long Journey to Immortality

Wen Erya asked in confusion, "Is this octopus sleeping so soundly? The noise is so loud, yet he hasn't woken up at all."

Before he could finish speaking, an angry roar came from inside the cave.

The next second, nearly twenty tentacles, as thick as Han Lu's waist, emerged from the depths of the dark cave and grabbed at the entrance.

One pull, one tug.

The immense force crushed countless marks into the relatively fragile rocks at the cave entrance.

Using this force, the enormous octopus successfully escaped from the cave, revealing its massive body to the three of them.

Based on Han Lu's description, Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan couldn't imagine what the octopus actually looked like.

Seeing it with their own eyes, the two couldn't help but waver slightly, wondering if they could really capture the giant octopus that had been lured out after this tactic of luring the snake out of its hole had succeeded.

However, it's too late to change your mind now.

Han Lu sensed the slight fear in her two friends through her secret technique and quickly spoke up to reassure them, "Don't be afraid. If we really can't win, I'll just transform into my true spirit form."

"In my True Spirit form, I have defeated Golden Core cultivators. A mere Foundation Establishment mid-stage octopus is nothing."

Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan were too surprised to notice the incredible results Han Lu had just revealed.

The three attacked simultaneously, employing a coordinated routine they had practiced nearly a hundred times in training, hoping to gain the upper hand and severely injure the octopus, which was still unaware of the situation.

Chapter 523 Cooperation

They acted simultaneously, following the plan laid out in their training.

Han Lu immediately summoned her spiritual sword.

As the amount of spiritual energy within her increased, the color of the spirit sword also tended more towards a pure gold.

Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan did not use any spells or magic weapons. They simply converted their spiritual power into earth elemental energy and sent a portion of their abundant spiritual power into the spiritual power sword summoned by Han Lu.

Earth produces metal.

The simple interaction of the five elements caused the power of the spiritual sword to increase countless times in an instant.

If a cultivator were to stand in front of the spiritual energy sword at this moment, they would have the illusion that this spiritual energy sword, which is only the size of an ordinary spiritual sword, seems to have expanded a hundred times in size.

An astonishing aura emanated from not far away, and the octopus, still searching for the culprit who had disturbed its afternoon nap, naturally noticed the gleaming spirit sword not far away.

Since its birth, it had never seen a cultivator, so it naturally did not know what a spirit sword was.

Just as it was getting curious, Han Lu, who had received spiritual power from Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan, wielded her spirit sword and unleashed nearly a hundred sword beams, slashing towards the octopus.

Upon seeing this scene, the octopus's instincts made him realize the terror and danger of the golden light.

hide!

The octopus's powerful tentacles suddenly twitched, scattering into a ball and then rapidly "launching" away from the sword's edge using the reaction force of the water flow.

In the blink of an eye, what was originally as immovable as a small mountain moved nearly thirty meters in an instant.

This short distance of thirty meters allowed the octopus to dodge almost all of the sword strikes.

But those tentacles that had fully extended and were trailing behind them were impossible to hide from.

The incredibly sharp sword light sliced ​​all the tentacles in two as easily as cutting paper with scissors.

Amidst heart-wrenching screams echoing underwater, dark green blood gushed from the severed octopus tentacles, creating a scene that was both harmonious and horrific.

The severed tentacles floated limply in the water, a testament to the unstoppable power of the sword strike.

"Sigh..." Wen Erya sighed, feeling regretful that she hadn't been able to finish off the monster with a single sword strike.

Yi Qiyan exclaimed in approval, "That sword strike was incredibly powerful!"

Han Lu had already anticipated this, and summarized to her two companions through a secret technique, "It's mainly because this is the first time I've used this move."

"The feeling of controlling the spirit sword underwater is completely different from that on land."

However, after howling for a while, a faint red glow suddenly appeared at the broken part of the octopus's tentacle.

The next second, the light merged into the severed tentacles, healing most of the previously gruesome wounds, and even regenerating tentacles as thick as a baby's hand.

"This octopus is something else." Seeing this, Han Lu felt that this unknown octopus must also be a kind of demonic beast with a very high bloodline.

However, although these tentacles regenerate quickly, they cannot help the octopus regain much of its fighting strength.

In just one exchange, the octopus, who had never fought against cultivators before, suffered a great loss at the hands of the three.

"And then, junior sister, shall we do it again?" Wen Erya asked.

"Let's adapt to the situation." Han Lu didn't want the team to be bound by routines. "After all, many of our tactics are prepared for fellow cultivators, and they might not be effective against monsters we've never seen before."

"Use whatever moves you have that are most powerful."

Han Lu's words determined the course of the subsequent battle.

Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan then switched to my fighting style, each summoning their own preferred magical artifacts.

Wen Erya summoned a feather fan and quickly fanned it, creating a strong wind that stirred the lake water and stirred up countless whirlpools strong enough to tear apart steel.

Yi Qiyan took out a small sachet from her storage bag and threw it into the vortex stirred up by Wen Erya.

The powder contained in this sachet is a paralyzing toxin.

Although it was highly likely that using poison techniques in this lake would not be very effective, Yi Qiyan still wanted to see how effective the poison, which was specially prepared for the secret realm, would be.

Although the octopus was severely injured, it still had the strength to fight.

Unable to use its tentacles, it began to make use of its enormous body.

The octopus's rather soft body expanded and contracted, drawing in large amounts of seawater. Then, while rotating, it expelled the water it had just sucked in through its menacing round mouth.

The jet of water wasn't very powerful, but it did bring the three people into its attack range.

Although this octopus was just a monster, it still had some intelligence. It immediately realized that Han Lu and the other strange creatures were not aquatic, so it tried to use this method to destroy the bubbles surrounding the three of them and drag them into a familiar battle.

Both sides launched an offensive, and each achieved some success.

The water sprayed by the octopus hit Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan, bursting the bubbles around them.

Before they could react, the two, who were only at the Foundation Establishment stage and unable to speak or use their water-avoidance spell again, were instantly trapped between the surging water and fell into a state of oxygen deprivation.

Foundation Establishment cultivators are physically strong and can hold their breath for at least ten minutes.

However, in battle, this makes it impossible to unleash even half of one's full strength.

Fortunately, Han Lu exhaled raging flames, evaporating all the water in front of her and avoiding being hit by the octopus's attack.

She quickly moved on the magical sword beneath her feet, simultaneously opening the bubble to save her two friends who were holding their breath.

Before the three could even exchange their thoughts, their attention turned to the series of moves that Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan had just unleashed.

A vortex, dyed a deep blue by the poisonous powder, enveloped the octopus.

The vortex, which can instantly turn ocean boulders into dust, is completely helpless against octopuses.

The seemingly soft and fragile body remained motionless in the vortex.

The poison technique used by Yi Qiyan was less effective due to the large amount of water dilution.

Aside from slightly changing the color of the lake water around the octopus, it couldn't even keep the octopus still for a moment.

Not to mention its ability to paralyze poisons.

Seeing this situation, Yi Qiyan, who had wanted to show off her skills to her two friends, was quite depressed. She muttered to herself, "If the elixir for making this poison powder hadn't been lost and no longer exists in this world, my poison powder would definitely have knocked this giant octopus unconscious."

Although they suffered a slight loss in the second round, the three of them had already figured out the octopus's approximate strength, so they were not nervous at all and were full of confidence that they could defeat the giant octopus while preserving themselves as much as possible.

Han Lu had a brilliant idea after using "Fire Phoenix True Flame" to block the octopus's attack.

"Senior sister, Yi Qiyan..." Han Lu said with a smile, "Would you like some grilled octopus?"

Chapter 524 Failed Grilled Octopus

"Grilled octopus?" Wen Erya was taken aback. "Junior Sister, do you mean to use the flame from earlier to grill this octopus?"

"Right on my mind."

"If my senior sister could use that feather fan to fan me, I would definitely start a big fire here."

"What about me?" Yi Qiyan was somewhat displeased that this temporary coordinated tactic did not give her a chance to participate.

"You should save your octopus for later." Han Lu couldn't think of a way to incorporate Yi Qiyan into the strategy for the time being; underwater, her poison skills were too limited.

Yi Qiyan was slightly disappointed. "Fine, I want it medium-rare."

Although the three exchanged nearly ten sentences, they did not speak but instead communicated through the secret technique of "Gathering Thoughts".

The ten sentences took less than three breaths, and the mountain-sized octopus had just broken through the vortex that enveloped his entire body.

In order to maximize the effect of the Phoenix Flame.

Without hesitation, Han Lu immediately activated the "True Phoenix Manual" to transform herself into a semi-true spirit state.

Fiery red wings of light sprouted from her back, and the transparent feathers on the wings exuded a layer of warmth.

That strand of long hair, which looked like it had been highlighted in wine red, seemed to have shattered a dye vat, multiplying from one to two and gradually spreading, turning Han Lu's original black hair red.

The next moment, her long red hair broke free from the hair tie and flew everywhere, like fire burning in a gale.

Because Han Lu wanted to use the Fire Phoenix Divine Power, the facial markings changed from the usual silvery-white color of her semi-true spirit form to a dark gold color.

After all these external changes were completed, Han Lu used her wings to fly slightly towards the shallow water, looking down at the octopus from a high vantage point.

Although this giant octopus of unknown species is a top-tier demonic beast, it is still ultimately a monster of magical beast level.

Faced with Han Lu, a true spirit radiating an aura of "nobility," he felt a fear that stemmed from his very blood.

The scattered tentacles trembled slightly, as if a person was afraid and their legs were shaking.

However, they are different from humans.

When people see ghosts or monsters, they are afraid and will close their eyes or run away.

But the first thought of this dim-witted giant octopus was to kill the thing that terrified it.

The tentacles, which had just recovered a little, were covered in a nauseating, sticky liquid, and suckers attacked Han Lu from all directions, as if she were floating in water.

These tentacles easily entangled and bound Han Lu, and she tried to curl up. The giant octopus was thinking of using this method to kill the strange creature that had instilled fear in it.