Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"The power of the colossal devouring seems to be growing increasingly terrifying."

Looking at the injuries inflicted on the Deep Sea Marlin King by its own actions, Xiang Bei couldn't help but sigh.

He knew very well that without using Heart Steel, he couldn't achieve this effect with his own strength alone; at most, he could only seriously injure the Deep Sea Marlin King.

The effect of "Heart of Steel - Colossal Devour" converts 12% of his own health into attack power.

However, this 12% will become increasingly terrifying as his strength increases!

Just like when he was a level-one warrior, the massive devouring effect of Heart Steel could only be used to fight mid-level beast soldiers.

But now, with a single move, he could even severely injure and kill a mid-level lord-level beast general.

Moreover, this is under the disadvantage of being in water.

"That silly fish should die!" Xiang Bei chuckled softly.

However, being completely encased in the Black God suit, his expression was completely hidden.

However, the Deep Sea Marlin King showed no intention of fleeing; instead, its eyes were filled with madness and hatred.

With its current injuries, it's almost impossible for the Deep Sea Marlin King to escape.

Moreover, the Deep Sea Marlin King's strongest ability was its spear-like kiss, which was now severed by Xiang Bei's halberd.

Even if the Deep Sea Marlin King manages to escape and recover from its injuries, without its spear-like kiss, its strength will decrease by at least 50%.

The hatred that the Deep Sea Marlin King felt for Xiang Bei was unimaginable. It even gave up its chance to escape and still dragged its heavily injured body to kill Xiang Bei.

"The Overlord Lifts the Tripod!"

Seeing that the Deep Sea Marlin King not only did not flee but continued to attack him, Xiang Bei smiled and then his halberd, like a long dragon, went straight for the Deep Sea Marlin King.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

In the blink of an eye, the two clashed several more times.

Unfortunately, the Deep Sea Marlin King was not only severely injured, but also lost its prized spearhead, leaving it with almost no strength.

His fight against Xiang Bei was nothing more than a desperate act before his death.

After several moves, Xiang Bei swung his halberd and pierced the heart of the Deep Sea Marlin King.

The deep-sea marlin king, filled with resentment, was completely extinguished.

"As expected, it's not easy to hunt down creatures at the Lord level!" Xiang Bei sighed softly, just about to collect the corpse of the Deep Sea Marlin King.

Suddenly, from a distance in the deep sea, several powerful auras rushed towards this direction.

"You guys got off easy."

Xiang Bei glanced at the several figures in the distance, then grabbed the broken spearhead of the Deep Sea Marlin King without hesitation and quickly and absurdly...

"The sea is indeed like land, teeming with lord-level monsters."

These figures rushing towards us are undoubtedly powerful beings at the Lord level.

Xiang Bei's oxygen tank was now completely used up, so he had no interest in getting entangled with these guys.

In fact, this is because Xiang Bei's location is in a coastal area and is relatively close to Thunder Base City.

Otherwise, the density of monsters would be even more terrifying.

It's very likely that as soon as they clashed with the Deep Sea Marlin King, other Lord-level monsters arrived to their aid.

This is why even war god-level powerhouses are unwilling to go into the sea.

One reason is that underwater combat is disadvantageous, and another is that the density of sea monsters is too high.

. . .

After selling the long snout of the Deep Sea Marlin King to the Thunder Martial Arts School and receiving 45 billion in proceeds, Xiang Bei returned directly to his residence.

Today's battle left him quite puzzled. In terms of combat skills and movement techniques, he had indeed made some progress.

However, in terms of understanding the artistic conception, I gained absolutely nothing, and even became more confused.

The battle at sea caused various water currents and disturbances, making it impossible for him to perceive the fluctuations of the water's essence.

In the following days, Xiang Bei dived into the sea several times to fight.

However, the gains in terms of artistic conception are still not significant. On the other hand, the amplitude of the force exerted has stabilized at 3.6 times after several days of underwater combat, and is steadily progressing towards 4.2 times.

Just as Xiang Bei was filled with doubt, he was summoned by Thor at noon.

These past two days, Thor has been dealing with the backlog of matters at the Thunder Martial Arts School and hasn't had time to teach himself.

It seems that the matter has been mostly resolved today.

"Master!"

In a training hall made of metal, Thor sat on the floor, and Xiang Bei respectfully bowed.

"Haha, sit down." Thor pointed to the futon in front of him, indicating that Xiang Bei should sit down.

Xiang Bei didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the futon as Thor indicated.

"I heard you've been fighting in the sea these past few days. How's it going? Have you made any progress?" Thor asked directly and cheerfully.

"Master, I have indeed gained something, but my doubts are even greater," Xiang Bei said without flinching.

"Tell me about it," Thor said, sounding very interested.

Thor was quite fond of Xiang Bei, a young genius.

For someone with his childlike heart, he hoped to nurture Xiang Bei into a capable person as soon as possible.

"It's about the realm of artistic conception," Xiang Bei asked humbly, and then went on to recount his battle with the Sharktooth Dragon, emphasizing how he had unintentionally entered the realm of water.

He then mentioned his idea of ​​using underwater combat to understand the essence of water, but he had not gained much experience in the past few days of searching for opponents and fighting in the sea.

However, Thor burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Then he smiled and explained to Xiang Bei, "Xiang Bei, your idea is indeed not wrong, it is good, but it is a bit too ambitious."

You haven't even grasped the essence of normal water flow, yet you're trying to understand the chaotic currents in battle? What else can you call that but unrealistic ambition?

After Thor finished speaking, he looked at Xiang Bei with a smile.

At that moment, Xiang Bei felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his heart, instantly waking him up.

Indeed, he thought he had entered a state of water-like understanding during the battle with the Carcharodontosaurus, and he arrogantly thought that he could more easily comprehend the water-like understanding by fighting underwater, but he completely ignored the fact that he did not have a foundation in comprehending the water-like understanding.

The reason he was able to briefly enter the state of water essence was simply because, under the pressure of Shark Tooth Dragon Rice, he was already teetering on the brink of life and death, and it was under such high pressure that he unintentionally entered the state of water essence.

But in reality, this state is like a rootless duckweed, which is why it had to be removed once Xiang Bei was out of danger and his mind was relaxed.

Therefore, what Xiang Bei needs now is not to go and fight those lord-level monsters in the sea, but to first accumulate his understanding of water and strengthen his foundation for comprehending the essence of water.

Only with a solid foundation can one naturally grasp the essence of a concept.

"Thank you, Master. I understand." Xiang Bei bowed to Thor again with deep gratitude.

"Hmm." Thor accepted it calmly.

Xiang Bei then raised his many questions about martial arts one by one, and Thor did not show any impatience.

He patiently answered all of Xiang Bei's questions.

With a top expert like Thor imparting knowledge and answering questions without reservation, Xiang Bei felt that many of the confusions he encountered in his cultivation instantly became clear!