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

It was a soul beast that looked remarkably like a whale. Why do I say remarkably like it? Because the appearance of this giant beast was terrifying.

Even the part of it that was above the sea was hundreds of meters tall. The behemoth was entirely black.

The people on the deck couldn't see its exact length, but it must have been at least a thousand meters long! And that doesn't even include the other side's body hidden in the seabed.

Of course, being big is one thing, but...

"Crack, click, click!"

The sound of something being chewed came from behind, and Ao Hongchen's expression turned serious. The tens of thousands of giant swords he had just unleashed were now being chewed up by Leviathan as if they were food.

Yes, tens of thousands of giant swords attacking from all angles were caught in the jaws of the enemy, not a single one was spared.

Because this giant beast was covered in mouths, each one tens of meters in size, filled with sharp teeth, and each mouth held a sharp sword.

The giant sword he had condensed, which was over a thousand meters long, was now being repeatedly thrust into the giant beast's gaping maw, with only the hilt sticking out.

"What the hell is this?!"

From mid-air, Makino had the clearest view, because he was in mid-air and at a certain distance from the Star Luo, so he saw the whole process.

Just now, when Leviathan leaped into the sky and crashed down, he saw the full size of this behemoth. Its overall length was several thousand meters long, and its height was definitely over a thousand meters. Most importantly, this behemoth was covered with eyes.

Yes, it was eyes! Makino was absolutely certain he wasn't mistaken!

However, when Ao Hongchen launched his attack, the eyes on Leviathan's body suddenly opened to their maximum size, turning into mouths! They caught all of Ao Hongchen's giant swords in one go.

Are eyes and mouths things that can be switched? Even the legendary Evil Eye Tyrant Clan isn't this evil!

Especially now, Makino can clearly see that some mouths, after swallowing the giant sword, actually turned back into eyes, while others remained in the shape of mouths.

(For a specific example, refer to the final boss in Digimon Reboot: Abaddonmon (Negativemon). It's just that it looks like a whale.)

Is this the true form of this soul beast? It looks just like a deep-sea demon whale, but its body is covered with mouths and eyes! Even if it's a bloodline mutation, it shouldn't look like this.

"However, it's not something to fear!"

So what if the opponent can absorb energy attacks? Their Body Sect fights with their bodies. And judging from Leviathan's appearance, although it seems to have swallowed Ao Hongchen's attack, it looks like it was barely managing.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that a ferocious beast that's just over two hundred thousand years old was able to withstand an attack from Ao Hongchen, who had reached the level of a demigod. That alone is enough to make it proud.

"Retreat now, and I'll spare your lives; otherwise, you'll all stay here."

Ao Hongchen flew into the air, his demigod-level aura pressing down on the sea. He didn't make the first move; having failed to kill Leviathan with his previous attack, the opponent would definitely be wary of him and wouldn't leap out of the sea so easily again.

If the fight continues, Ao Hongchen is confident he can kill the ferocious beasts here, but that's only if he's alone. If he really pushes them to the brink, they might try to drag the people on the cruise ship down with them.

At least in Ao Hongchen's view, given Leviathan's massive size, it wouldn't be difficult for it to overturn the giant ship if it didn't care about its own life. Or, if it self-destructed before it died, it would definitely affect the giant ship.

Leviathan's multiple eyes looked at Ao Hongchen, then let out a roar, and the surrounding seawater began to gather towards it.

"Trying to make a move!" Mu Ye sneered, the giant blade in his hand flashing red light.

"Wait." Ao Hongchen reached out to stop him. "The other party doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking."

"Leviathan, you!!"

At this moment, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King let out a roar, because it discovered that Leviathan was actually devouring the corpses of soul beasts in the sea!

Those were the large number of sea spirit beasts killed in the battle just now, including many human spirit masters. After all, neither side intended to hold back, so casualties were inevitable.

At this moment, Leviathan opened its huge mouth and swallowed the octopus beast's severed tentacles, the soul rings and corpses that emerged from the dead soul beasts, as well as the mecha parts and battle armor components on the soul masters.

"This is the payment!"

Leviathan glanced at the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, then swam towards the depths of the sea, showing no sign of being a companion.

To it, all sea spirit beasts are food. Its participation in this great battle is nothing more than a desire to devour as many spirit beasts and human corpses as possible.

Now that Ao Hongchen has made his move, it seems like a fight is unlikely. Although it seemed to easily withstand Ao Hongchen's attack, its internal organs have already suffered considerable damage, making further combat unwise.

It was merely a ferocious beast a little over two hundred thousand years old, while Ao Hongchen was a demigod. If they really fought, it would surely be killed by Ao Hongchen. It still possessed enormous untapped potential and didn't want to die young.

Moreover, despite the Demon Soul Great White Shark King's loud roars, it was likely trying to devour the corpses of those soul beasts to heal its injuries. It knew exactly what kind of soul beasts these days.

"One day, I'll eat you all up." Leviathan glanced at the octopus beast and the two 100,000-year-old soul beasts, then swam into the deep sea without looking back.

The deep sea is the safest place, and even Ao Hongchen would never dive there easily.

"Retreat!" A roar filled with unwilling anger rang out. The giant octopus swung its eight massive legs violently, and an incredibly thick plume of black smoke shot out from its body, obscuring all traces of its presence.

Mu Ye and Ao Hongchen hovered in mid-air, showing no intention of giving chase.

In the vast ocean, the once lively sea spirit beasts quickly sank into the seawater and disappeared without a trace in an instant, just like the receding tide.

The thick black fog persisted for a long time before slowly dissipating. The sea returned to calm, and cheers erupted from the two large ships.

"You need to give me an explanation later." Ao Hongchen glanced at Mu Ye, then his figure vanished.

"You old man, when I brought food to Lufa, you didn't ask any questions, but now you're turning your back on me so quickly."

Mu Ye grumbled, dissatisfied. He explained that during Tang Wulin's special training sessions, he would always use a specially made sea spirit beast to help him recover after each session. He had also prepared a set of these for Lu Fa.

After all, they're all his disciples; he couldn't possibly favor one over the other! So, the first time he brought them over, Ao Hongchen examined them and, finding them to be valuable, tacitly accepted them as a gift. But now that something's happened, this old man is turning his back on him.

"But at least it left behind a legacy for the Body Sect."

Although Tang Wulin had no intention of betraying the Tang Sect, he still addressed Mu Ye as "teacher." If they hadn't been in such a state of decline for so long, Mu Ye wouldn't have been so desperate; he simply wanted to leave behind as much of the Body Sect's legacy as possible.

With a flick of his right hand, Makino's giant blade transformed back into a red mecha, easily tearing open a spatial rift and disappearing without a trace. He himself also returned to his original size, and no one knew how he did it, but he was once again wearing his pristine white chef's robe.

"A wretched old man."

Makino uttered a dissatisfied murmur, then with a flick of his body, he vanished without a trace, as if merging into the void.

"fine."

"Brother Fusheng, don't worry."

Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er each said something.

"Hey, what about me! You heartless bastard!" Fors said angrily.

"You." Nan Fusheng glanced at her. "Weren't you always acting as a magic cannon in the back? How could you possibly get hurt?"

"Is this the same thing? Can't you even care about me?"

"Oh, so you're not hurt, are you?"

"Are you just trying to brush me off by saying this now?" →_→

"Then, I won't urge you to cultivate anymore?"

"I forgive you!" (ˇˇ)

"I was just kidding, you actually took it seriously."

Listening to Nan Fusheng and Fors bickering, Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er couldn't help but laugh, and their mood immediately relaxed.

A headcount is currently being conducted on board to confirm whether there were any previous casualties.

The ship's inventory was completed quickly. Under the protection of the large ship and the powerful figures, only a small number of people suffered minor injuries, and the death toll did not exceed ten. Those were just unlucky souls who were attacked by the sea spirit beasts.

Fortunately, none of the key personnel died, so the exchange activity will not be affected.

As for who exactly attracted the sea spirit beast, that matter was destined to remain unresolved. The large ship soon resumed its voyage.

After Nan Fusheng and his group finished taking inventory of the entire ship, they returned to the third deck, where the cooks were preparing breakfast again.

"Na'er, aren't you going to go see Wu Lin?" Nan Fusheng kindly asked, watching Na'er devour her food at the dinner table.

"No." Na'er shook her head, the image of Gu Yue appearing in her mind. "Brother seems to be alright, and there will be others taking care of him."

As she spoke, Na'er began to eat again, seemingly less concerned about Tang Wulin's condition than before.

"Is that so?" Nan Fusheng nodded and didn't say anything more. Of the four of them, only Na'er, the big eater, was still hungry; the others had basically finished eating before the attack.

"That Leviathan guy is still standing still. Is he digesting his food and healing his wounds?" With a slight sense, Nan Fusheng immediately detected Leviathan's current location using his ability to sense his clone.

It was still at the site of the great battle, and hadn't left.

"It must be hiding deep in the sea to heal, after all, it really took that hit from Ao Hongchen just now."

"However, I didn't expect that Leviathan would actually have already come all the way here."

Nan Fusheng was somewhat surprised to encounter Leviathan in the ocean, but not too much. After all, only in the vast ocean could his two chimera soul beast clones grow rapidly.

Because this place is far from the mainland, there's no need to worry about disturbing humans. The downside is that it's full of dangers.

Fortunately, his two clones have also grown up. Although they are still dangerous, they are at least within a manageable range.

The behemoth Leviathan, this clone also belongs to a special type of soul beast clone.

Unlike Augustus, Leviathan evolved entirely from the perspective of a war machine. It began to evolve in a bizarre way during its continuous process of devouring others.

Yes, it's bizarre! It didn't evolve any strange abilities. From beginning to end, Leviathan had only one ability: its mouth, a mouth that devours everything.

Chimera Soul Beasts are very complex creatures because they do not follow a fixed path. They mainly evolve by devouring different Soul Beasts, so each Chimera Soul Beast has a unique appearance.

Just like Augustus, who was originally a perfectly good Tyrannosaurus Octopus, but evolved into a human-bodied octopus with a human head.

Recently, Nan Fusheng, having nothing better to do, paid some attention to it and discovered that Augustus had somehow devoured something strange and actually grew a pair of wings for himself. Now, he can't escape the title of the Cthulhu God.

Leviathan is the same; in its evolution, it abandoned other abilities and only developed its ability to devour. To this end, it also uses its own characteristics to constantly seek out specific soul beasts to devour.

To facilitate swallowing prey, it evolved numerous mouths. To better find prey and evade powerful opponents in the treacherous ocean, it evolved numerous eyes.

At the same time, in order to avoid having any obvious weaknesses, its eyes and mouth became the same organ. In other words, its eyes are also its mouth.