I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Blue Moon Bay, on the shore of the East China Sea.

This is an undeveloped beach, surrounded by jagged rocks, and rarely visited by people.

But tonight, the place is shrouded in an eerie and frenzied atmosphere.

Dozens of worshippers dressed in black robes and wearing various masks were gesturing wildly and chanting incantations around a huge circular altar.

In the center of the altar was a scarlet magic circle, emanating a nauseating stench of blood. Around the circle were various offerings: still-beating beast hearts, skinned unidentified creatures, and several unfortunate souls (vagrants) tied to pillars, already terrified and unconscious.

A red-robed bishop, holding a bone scepter and wearing a golden mask, stood atop the highest altar, gazing up at the dark sea, and chanted aloud:

"Great Lord of the Abyss! Your servants offer their blood and souls..."

"Please descend upon us! Grant us eternal life and strength!"

As he chanted, a fierce wind arose on the sea, dark clouds obscured the moon, and the seawater began to churn violently, as if something terrifying was about to burst forth from the water.

"Boom!"

At this sacred and solemn (yet eerie) moment, a highly discordant engine roar suddenly came from the coastal highway.

Two blinding beams of light, like two sharp swords, instantly pierced through the dim candlelight around the altar and shone directly onto the face of the cardinal in his robes.

"Who?!"

The bishop was so blinded by the light that he couldn't open his eyes and flew into a rage.

"Who dares to disturb this sacred ritual?!"

"Squeak—"

A black Range Rover drifted and came to a steady stop next to the altar, kicking up a cloud of sand, with a few grains even flying directly into the bishop's mouth.

The car door opened.

Jiang Li jumped out of the car, brushing the sand off his clothes as he cheerfully greeted everyone:

"Wow! It's starting already? That sounds exciting!"

He looked at the group of people around him dressed in strange clothes and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad, this party has a great atmosphere, there's even a bonfire party (altar flames)? It's just that the music (chanting) is a bit eerie, not very festive."

Su Qingge got out of the car right after, gripping the unsheathed tactical knife tightly in her hand, her muscles tense, and she warily watched her surroundings.

"Mr. Jiang, be careful! These people are lunatics from the God Worship Cult! That one in red robes is a B-level evil cultivator, codenamed 'Bloody Hand'!"

"What evil cultivator? Don't give people random nicknames."

Jiang Li waved her hand, "She's the party emcee, didn't you see how festively she's dressed?"

He walked to the trunk and yanked open the lid.

"Big Yellow, come down and get to work! Carry the stove downstairs!"

"Woof!" (Great! This place smells amazing, it's all the flavors of high-end ingredients!)

Big Yellow jumped off the car, ignoring the stunned believers around him, and used his head to push the several-hundred-pound [Nine Nether Soul Refining Furnace] onto the beach.

"Clang!"

The stove landed on the ground, causing the ground to shake three times.

The cardinal in his robes and the crowd of believers were dumbfounded.

What... is going on?

How did this car get in here? What happened to the outer perimeter security barrier? Were it eaten by those two "Deepsea Guards" on guard?

And... that stove...

The cardinal stared intently at the pitch-black furnace that emitted an eerie aura, his eyelids twitching wildly.

That's... the legendary, long-lost evil treasure, the Nine Nether Soul Refining Furnace?!

How could an ordinary person move a magical artifact of this caliber over like a gas cylinder? And why is the flame burning in that furnace golden? And crackling with lightning?

"Who are you?!"

The cardinal gripped his scepter tightly, his voice grim, "Are you here to cause trouble?"

"What kind of trouble are you trying to cause?"

Jiang Li slammed the butcher knife onto the chopping board (which had been taken off the vehicle), making a "thud" sound.

"I was invited as a 'special guest' by the guy wearing the bird beak mask yesterday. He said he was inviting me to eat seafood barbecue."

Jiang Li took the crumpled invitation out of his pocket and waved it.

"Look, admission is by ticket, no problem, right?"

"Bird's beak? Crow?"

The cardinal paused, taken aback. The raven had indeed gone on a mission, but this kid… he didn't seem like the "sacrifice" they were looking for at all!

wrong!

The bishop suddenly felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

The oppressive feeling didn't come from the woman (although she was also an S-class powerhouse), but from the young man who was fiddling with the barbecue grill!

He stood there, and although there was not a trace of spiritual energy emanating from his body, the surrounding space seemed to be slightly distorted because of his presence.

"This person...is suspicious!"

A ruthless glint flashed in the bishop's eyes. "Whoever you are, since you're here, you're not leaving! Perfect, we don't have enough sacrifices, we'll use you to make up the numbers!"

He brandished his scepter and roared, "Kill him! Present him to my lord!"

"kill--!!!"

The dozens of black-robed believers around him instantly sprang into action. Some drew daggers, some chanted incantations, and some underwent physical transformations, growing tentacles and scales. They pounced on Jiang Li like a pack of mad dogs.

"Mr. Jiang, be careful!"

Su Qingge flashed forward, blocking Jiang Li's path, the long sword in her hand gleaming coldly.

"Hey! Why are you hitting me now?"

Jiang Li not only didn't dodge, but instead frowned, looking displeased.

"Wasn't this supposed to be an all-you-can-eat barbecue? Why are people fighting for seats? This is so rude!"

He watched the group of people rushing towards him.

In his eyes, this group of people were just a bunch of starving diners who wanted to take his grilling spot when they saw he had brought a grill.

"Rhubarb! It's protecting its food!"

Jiang Li gave the order.

"Woof—!!!"

Big Yellow, who was lying by the stove warming himself (recharging), suddenly raised his head and let out a soul-shaking roar.

next second.

Its figure disappeared.

Instead, a streak of blue-purple light refracted wildly through the crowd!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Wherever the light passed, space seemed to be sliced ​​open by a sharp blade.

Those believers at the forefront, their bodies still running, but their heads had already flown into the sky.

Tindaros Hound's [Time Tear]!

Less than three seconds.

A dozen or so black-robed believers fell to the ground like wheat being harvested, their blood staining the beach red.

Big Yellow reappeared at Jiang Li's feet, licked the blood off its paws, and looked like it hadn't had enough.

"this……"

The cardinal was so frightened he almost threw his scepter away.

What kind of monster is that?!

That thing that looked like a mangy dog ​​was actually a mature Tindarous Hound?!

"We've already said to be civilized and line up for our meals."

Jiang Li looked at the people lying on the ground and shook his head. "Young people these days are too impetuous. They'd risk their lives for a mere bite of food."

He had no idea that those people were dead; he just thought they had been knocked unconscious by Dahuang (after all, in his eyes, Dahuang was just a fast-running dog).

"Alright, leave them alone and let them get some sleep."

Jiang Li patted the stove. "The fire's lit. Where's the food? Didn't you say there was a fish weighing several hundred pounds?"

He looked at the cardinal in the red robe.

"Hey! You in the red pajamas, are you the head chef? Where's the fish? Hurry up and serve the food! I'm starving!"

Cardinal in his robes: "..."

Head chef?

I am the Cardinal Archbishop of the Abyss Cult! A big shot who can chat and laugh with peak C-rank evil spirits!

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

The bishop trembled with rage. "Since you want to eat fish... then you can eat your fill!"

He slammed the scepter into the magic circle in the center of the altar, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Great Lord! Please accept these humble offerings! Descend upon Your form and destroy this blasphemer before us!"

"Buzz—!!!"

The magic circle shone brightly with red light.

The previously churning sea suddenly exploded.

"roar--!!!"

With a roar from ancient times, an enormous black shadow slowly rose from the sea.

It was a giant octopus monster that was over twenty meters long!

It has countless thick tentacles, each covered with barbs and suckers, and countless yellow eyeballs on its head, emitting a maddening mental pollution.

【Deep Sea Fear: Son of Kraken】(Rank B Evil God's Offspring)!

This is the true "deity" summoned in tonight's ritual!

A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire Blue Moon Bay. Su Qingge felt it was difficult to breathe, and the knife in her hand trembled slightly.

"So this is... a B-rank evil god's offspring? This oppressive feeling..."

however.

As Jiang Li looked at the enormous thing, his eyes gradually lit up, eventually becoming two bright light bulbs.

Holy crap!!!

He slapped his thigh excitedly, "The boss wasn't lying to me! It really is several hundred pounds... no, this must be a giant squid weighing several tons!"

In his eyes, the indescribable, terrifying monster was a super-sized deep-sea squid, with thick, tender, and juicy flesh, perfect for teppanyaki!

"These ingredients! They're top-notch! Absolutely top-notch!"

Jiang Li picked up the pig-slaughtering knife and grabbed the large iron hook with his other hand.

"Miss Su, you're in charge of getting the charcoal fire burning brighter over there! Big Yellow, go get the cumin and chili powder!"

"And what about you?" Su Qingge asked subconsciously.

"I?"

Jiang Li grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"I'm going to kill the fish!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already shot off like a cannonball.

The moment the "Son of Kraken" showed itself, before it could even show off, it saw a tiny human daring to charge towards it.

It got angry.

A thick tentacle, accompanied by a whistling sound, lashed out at Jiang Li, trying to crush this ant into a pulp.

"Wow! You're quite lively!"

Jiang Li neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the tentacle with a slash.

"Pfft!"

That ordinary pig-slaughtering knife seemed to transform into a magical artifact capable of cutting through space in Jiang Li's hands.

The incredibly tough tentacles, which couldn't even be penetrated by bullets, were cut off as easily as tofu!

A huge, severed tentacle lay on the beach, still throbbing wildly.

"roar!!!"

The monster cried out in pain, and its remaining tentacles began to thrash wildly, trying to tear Jiang Li apart.

But Jiang Li was like a slippery eel, moving freely among the countless tentacles.

He jumped onto one of the monster's tentacles and then ran wildly along the tentacle, heading straight for the monster's head.

"Get down here!"

Jiang Li leaped high into the air, and the large iron hook in his hand slammed into the flesh of the monster's forehead.

"Squeak—"

The iron hook pierced three-tenths of an inch into the flesh.

"rise!"

Jiang Li gripped the iron hook with both hands, kicked his feet against the monster's forehead, and thrust his waist forward with all his might.

"Over-the-shoulder throw!"

Under the dumbfounded gazes of the cardinal in the red robe and Su Qingge.

The enormous octopus, as large as a small mountain, was actually pulled out of the sea by that seemingly frail young man, and then it drew a perfect arc in the air—

"BOOM!!!"

A loud bang.

The monster was slammed heavily onto the beach, right next to the [Nine Nether Soul Refining Furnace].

The earth trembled violently, as if an earthquake of magnitude 8 had occurred.

"Done!"

Jiang Li jumped down from the monster's head and dusted off his hands.

By this time, the monster was completely disoriented, seeing stars, and even its tentacles were limp.

Jiang Li glanced at the blazing stove beside him, then at the enormous "squid," and nodded in satisfaction.

"This size is just right for dozens of us."

He turned his head and shouted at the red-robed bishop, who was now completely petrified:

"Hey! You in the red shirt! Don't just stand there! Come help me wash the vegetables! This fish is so big, I can't handle it all by myself!"

Cardinal in his robes: "..."

He looked at the dying son of God lying on the ground, then at Jiang Li, who was excitedly preparing for the feast.

"puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

That was from anger, and also from fear.

Is this some kind of summoning of an evil god, or summoning food?!

"God... what terrible things have you done..."

The bishop's vision went black, and he fainted.