The storm fueled a tsunami, slamming fiercely onto the coast!
Tafman quickly shielded the petite Beiting behind him to prevent her from being blown away by the sudden gust of wind.
"Control the water... control the wind..."
The wolf girl clutched Tafman's arm tightly, struggling to utter a few words amid the howling wind.
"Someone is casting a spell to summon the wind and rain... to overturn the rivers and seas!"
"Such magical power far exceeds the level of a deep-sea squid."
"Level six! At least a level six sea monster going berserk!"
Beiting gritted her teeth.
"That lunatic Allen, what kind of monster did he provoke?!"
"Stop talking! It's no longer safe here. Let's go!"
Tafman scooped up his girlfriend, rushed out of the snow cave, and sprinted towards the snowy plateau!
Behind him, within seconds, a surging wave crashed in, submerging the snow cave where the two had been hiding.
The sea, fueled by the storm, continued to rise.
It took nearly half an hour before it began to recede.
The water level had risen by at least twenty meters compared to before.
A large swathe of land on the coast was now submerged.
Betting and Taffman fled to the towering glacier.
Looking down at the surging tide below, the shock lingered in their hearts.
From the depths of the raging sea, faint rumbles of thunder could be heard.
Occasionally, dazzling flashes of lightning would break through the water and shoot into the sky!
Storm, tsunami!
Lightning, thunder!
These sudden and dramatic celestial changes, concentrated in this area of the sea, were clearly not natural.
Beiting and Taffman watched the terrifying and bizarre spectacle unfold before them with a mixture of apprehension and curiosity.
Even being on high ground didn't guarantee safety for the two bystanders.
Crack!
A thick bolt of lightning suddenly shot out of the sea, striking the glacier where Taffman and Beiting stood!
With a resounding boom, the glacier was severed in half, collapsing at an angle.
At the same time, the lightning split into countless tiny arcs, scattering wildly in all directions!
Beiting was casting a teleportation spell, intending to take her boyfriend away from the rapidly collapsing glacier.
She was caught off guard by the chain lightning, her whole body numb, and her concentration on the spell was interrupted.
She lost all color in her face, and collapsed into Taffman's arms.
"What bad luck..."
In her last moments before losing consciousness, she couldn't help but regret not listening to her husband's advice and fleeing this dangerous place sooner.
Tafman, clutching his stunned girlfriend, fell downwards as the glacier collapsed.
Amidst the roar, he was buried beneath countless ice blocks.
Thankfully, he activated his fourth-order atavism just in time, transforming into a Bull Giant.
The combination of his beastly armor and Bull Iron Armor offset most of the impact damage.
Puff!
Tafman spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching his girlfriend, and suddenly rose to his feet.
There was a crashing sound, and ice blocks tumbled.
The tall, burly Bull Giant crawled out of the glacial ruins.
"Wife! Wife! Are you all right?"
Tafman, transformed back into human form, gently patted Beiting's cheek.
The wolf girl fluttered her eyelashes, slowly waking up. She stood up and looked around.
She saw the devastated scene within the glacier ruins and stuck out her tongue, terrified.
"Hubby! It's all my fault for being so reckless, insisting on staying here to watch the fun! It got you hurt protecting me..."
The wolf girl cast a spell to heal Taffman's wounds, blaming herself.
"I'm fine." Taffman, still terrified, took her hand. "Let's go—"
Before she finished her words, a sudden roar echoed from the sea!
Bang! !
A monstrous wave immediately caught their attention.
Nerves, barely relaxed, tensed again!
As they watched, a beast emerged from the sea.
This sea monster resembled a deep-sea squid, but its size was ten times greater, dwarfing the surrounding glaciers!
A sea monster, its skin silver-gray.
Electric light flashed across its smooth skin!
Ten horns protruded from its head, arranged in a circle.
As if it were wearing a pale bone crown.
This sea monster surfaced, twisting its ten thick tentacles in apparent agony.
Betting and Taffman soon discovered the source of its suffering.
Occasionally, large bulges appeared on the monster's body, as if bloated by indigestible food.
At the base of its tentacles, a massive black beak emerged.
It stretched its mouth as wide as it could, attempting to vomit out the offending contents and relieve the excruciating pain in its liver and intestines.
Some things are easy to swallow but difficult to vomit out.
The monster struggled in vain, but nothing came out.
Only billowing black smoke continued to pour out of her beak.
The smoke drifted toward Beiting and Taffman on the wind.
They both wrinkled their noses at the familiar smell of barbecue...
That's right!
It was the same smell that Allen had used his "Wall of Fire" technique to grill deep-sea squid!
They stared at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Could it be that Allen was enjoying a hearty barbecue buffet in the sea monster's belly?!
Poof!
A massive hole suddenly blew open in the sea monster's massive skull.
A naked, blood-soaked panther-headed giant emerged from this literal "brain hole"!
The ten-meter-tall panther-headed giant, standing atop the sea monster, looked incredibly small.
However, this didn't stop him from slaying the sea monster. He burst out of its skull, clutching a large mass of its brain in his hands, which he devoured voraciously!
The scene was beyond description, bloody and barbaric!
Beiting covered her mouth and retched, nearly vomiting on the spot!
Tafman quickly hugged his girlfriend and calmed her down.
The leopard-headed giant, upon hearing the commotion, turned his head and looked over.
His gaze was like lightning, as if it held substance!
Tafman's gaze met his, and a chill ran down his spine.
Beiting was so frightened that she nearly urinated!
The leopard-headed giant's entire face, and indeed his entire body, was charred and festered, a horrific sight!
The charred areas were scars from the electric shock.
The festered areas were sores caused by the sea monster's stomach acid.
The flesh on his face had festered, revealing the pale bones.
Two blood-red pupils nestled in sunken eye sockets.
It was obvious that after exhausting his efforts to hunt the sea monster, he had also suffered heavy damage.
The leopard-headed giant used the sea monster's corpse as a pontoon and staggered to shore.
With a plop, he collapsed onto the beach.
He seemed exhausted and on the verge of death.
"What a great opportunity!"
Beiting's face flushed with excitement.
"Hubby! That brat, Allen, and the sea monster are both badly injured!"
"Now's the time to secretly extract the sea monster's blood essence. He'll be powerless to stop us!"
"The sea monster is likely a mutant of the deep-sea squid, at least level six!"
"Even if we can't use her blood essence, we can still fetch a good price!"
The opportunity to make a fortune was right before her eyes, and Beiting was overwhelmed with excitement.
Just as she was about to step forward, Taffman held her back firmly.
"I advise you not to do that!"
"Why?" Beiting's face was filled with confusion.
"Junior Brother Allen is only injured, not dead!"
"If his injuries were serious, his life in danger, he would have activated the Trial Ring and teleported back to Origin Castle long ago."
"Since he hasn't left yet, it shows he still has the ability to protect himself."
"You're taking advantage of his misfortune by stealing his spoils. Have you ever considered the consequences of angering him?"
After hearing his analysis, Beitng's heart sank.
Indeed, it was unwise to offend Allen for the sake of a small advantage.
Suppressing her greed, Beiting regained her shrewdness.
Since she couldn't afford to offend Allen, why not establish a good relationship with him?
"Honey...should we go over and comfort your junior brother and help him with his injuries as a favor?"
"That's a great idea!"
Taffman was relieved that his girlfriend had finally come to her senses.
Unfortunately, Beiting's realization was too late.
The two ran a short distance, and on the beach, Allen pulled himself to his feet.
What happened next stunned Beiting and Taffman!
Crack!
With a crisp sound, Allen's charred and festered body transformed into a transparent, crystalline form.
He looked like a crystal sculpture.
The transformation didn't hinder his agility.
His crystal fingers skillfully formed a spellcasting gesture.
A silent "thunder wave" struck his chest!
Boom!
Thunder suddenly exploded, echoing for a long time across the snowy plain.
Betting and Taffman, startled, stopped in their tracks.
On the opposite shore, Crystal Allen was self-mutilating with thunder waves.
A layer of crystallized, rotten flesh, along with the acid attached to it, sloughed off his body as the sound waves vibrated.
A pile of crystal fragments lay scattered at Allen's feet.
His body had also become thinner.
When he uncrystallized and returned to flesh and blood, the consequences of his self-mutilation were revealed in a shocking and visceral way.
Not an inch of skin remained intact on his body.
As if he had just been subjected to the torture of skinning and flesh removal, bloody sinews and blue veins were exposed.
Where the skin and flesh were thinner, even the white bones were exposed.
Seeing this scene, not only Beiting, but even Taffman turned away in fear, unable to bear the sight.
Alan didn't want to end up in such a miserable state.
However, a short pain is worse than a long one.
This battle with the Kraken had been unprecedentedly dangerous!
Thinking back on it now, he still felt a lingering fear.
At the beginning of his dive into the abyss, the Kraken had awakened from its sleep, and in a grumpy mood, it unleashed a barrage of "chain lightning"!
"Chain lightning" was a sixth-level spell, instantly piercing Alan's fifth-level electrical resistance.
He could only rely on the magic damage reduction provided by "Three-Phase Illusion" to barely withstand the frenzied lightning lash.
Realizing that the electric shocks couldn't stop the invader, the Kraken instead unleashed a massive cloud of ink, enveloping him.
The Kraken's ink was a level 7 poison.
Those poisoned permanently lose their five senses: smell, hearing, sight, taste, and touch, becoming a walking corpse!
The highly toxic ink posed less of a threat to Allen than lightning.
His toxin resistance was just enough to protect him against level 7 poison!
Alan dove into the inky ink cloud, seizing the opportunity to eject his bone spurs and absorb the toxin.
With the Kraken's help, his toxin resistance, stagnant for years, finally broke through its limit, reaching level 8!
Next, Allen activated his ancestral form and engaged the Kraken in a fierce battle in the depths of the abyss.
It had to be admitted that this monster was truly formidable!
Alan had no chance of victory if he continued to fight head-on.
At this critical moment, an idea struck him!
Using his "Three-Phase Illusion," he transformed into a liquid form and, taking advantage of the Kraken's inhalation, slipped into her stomach.
The Kraken sensed something was amiss and attempted to spit him out.
Alan immediately used his "Fire Dragon Claw" to firmly suck the Kraken's internal organs, steadying himself.
Meanwhile, Alan had to endure the corrosion of the Kraken's stomach acid.
If this stalemate continued, he would be corroded into a pool of pus and blood before the Kraken died!
Facing a desperate situation, Alan could only desperately fight for his life.
Within the sea monster's belly, he cast "Wall of Fire."
Combined with his "Fire Dragon Claw," he frantically tore and burned the Kraken's intestines!
Ultimately, Alan's adventure was a success.
However, he also paid the price of killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of his own.
The Kraken's stomach acid was extremely corrosive.
Once it clung to his body, it was like a cancer, constantly corroding.
Alan transformed into gaseous and then liquid forms, trying to escape the acid.
It turned out that the acid could blend into his gaseous and liquid forms, accelerating its erosion rate!
In the end, Allen was forced to transform into a crystal.
The crystal form was immune to most acids, but not the Kraken's stomach acid.
Forced to do so, Allen blasted himself with a "thunder wave."
Using the sonic magic's vibrational effects on the crystal, he self-harmed, shattering the acid-soaked skin and separating it from the healthy flesh.
Afterward, Allen returned to flesh and blood.
He looked like a flayed human specimen, a pitiful sight, but he had actually passed the most critical stage.
Alan's atavistic form, the Poison Wizard, possessed a "regenerative" physique.
Previously, this regenerative physique had been inhibited by the acid, rendering it ineffective.
Now, freed from the acid's erosion, the damaged flesh quickly regenerated and healed, restoring itself to its original state.
Within a minute, Allen had returned from his bloody mess to his normal self, with smooth skin and toned muscles.
Regenerating flesh and blood had consumed a considerable amount of energy.
Alan urgently needed to replenish his energy.
So, his gaze returned to the Kraken.
Ding-dip—
"Consume the special ingredient: Kraken's brain!"
"Potential +4!"
"Spirit +1!"
"Consume the special ingredient: Kraken's flesh and blood!"
"Potential +4!"
"Physique +1!"
Current Attributes: Physique 54, Agility 38, Spirit 59
Current Resistances: Virus Level 8 / Electricity Level 6 / Cold Level 5
Potential Reserve: 43 points
...
The Kraken possesses high resistance to both electricity and cold.
Alan can only absorb one of these to enhance his resistance.
Due to the presence of the Snake Mother's Tears, Allen urgently needed to improve his resistance to electric shock.
Thus, while absorbing the Kraken's blood essence, he also increased his resistance to level 6.
Besides the blood essence, the Kraken's ink and heart were also prized trophies for Allen.
Kraken's ink is a level 7 toxin, depriving all five senses.
Kraken's ink can be spread through skin contact, inhalation, and wounds, making it extremely useful when combined with bone spurs or "Poison Cloud."
Kraken's heart, used in sacrifice, can awaken elemental behemoths.
It was for this reason that Allen took the risk of challenging the Kraken.
After collecting his trophies, Allen injected digestive fluid to destroy the Kraken's corpse and teleported away.
In the distance, Beiting watched Allen disappear into the teleportation array. She slowly exhaled and said solemnly to Taffman:
"Alan… is absolutely a genius among geniuses. He's so terrifying! We must not offend him!"
"Honey, are you still in touch with him?"
Taffman avoided her gaze and sighed, "I've already betrayed my sect and can't face communicating with Junior Brother Allen anymore."
Beiting shook her head with a wry smile, she embraced his arms and gently counseled:
"Honey, your biggest flaw is that you're too thin-skinned and can't let go of your pride!"
"In life, sometimes you have to be a little tactful! A little thick-skinned is the only way to avoid being taken advantage of!"
"Honey, what do you mean…?"
"Actually, you could try to get closer to Allen and repair our friendship. It would be very beneficial to our future development."
There are benefits."
Beiting lowered her voice.
Tafman looked hesitant and said, "It's not that I'm too proud, but Junior Brother Allen is now a high-ranking official at Silver Moon Monastery. Would my association with him be considered collaboration?"
Beiting sneered, dismissing his concerns.
"Hubby! Your perspective is still too narrow!"
"Origin City opens the door to a broader new world for us!"
"Compared to the new world beyond, the sectarian feuds in the Warlock World are nothing but child's play. What's there to worry about?"
"Alan's talent is truly exceptional among all the trial-takers. He will surely pass the trials and rise to prominence within the Origin City system!"
"In the long run, winning over Allen will far outweigh any potential offense!" "
"But the three evil gods worshipped by the Silver Moon Monastery are sworn enemies of the Four Gods of Apocalypse, worshipped by our Beast Cult. This involves a conflict of faith, but can we just ignore it?" Taffman asked cautiously.
"Haha! Throughout history, those opposing churches accused each other of heresy, but they actually share a common origin. The same is true of the Beast Pantheon..."
Beiting hesitated.
"Let's not talk about the internal conflicts within the Beast Pantheon for now."
"Honey, have you noticed that Alan's cultivation has reached the late fifth stage, but he hasn't yet advanced to the Gaiding Celestial Clan?"
"So, what does this mean?"
Taffman asked knowingly.
While cultivating his own honest and straightforward persona, he also played a supporting role for his girlfriend.
"In my opinion, Alan isn't truly devoted to the Silver Moon Monastery. It's more likely that they're using each other for their own benefit!" Beiting said solemnly. "If that's the case, we can lure him in with some benefits!" Taffman nodded, going along with it. "Honey, I'll listen to you. I'll contact Junior Brother Allen as soon as possible. I hope this doesn't get me into trouble and make me a traitor to the Beast Cult..."
"Honey, don't worry!" Beiting said confidently. "I'll report this to the Pope, and I'll give him a heads-up. Anyone who dares to bring this up and pick on you will be savaged!"