Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

"Not bad." Lin Ran picked up his teacup, took a sip, and remained calm.

In reality, the so-called Celestial Realm is simply because Blue Star warriors have been unable to break through the martial arts barrier, so the realm after Martial Saint was named Celestial Realm.

They had no idea that there were four realms separating the true celestial beings from the Martial Saint.

However, Lin Ran won't say much now.

The Celestial Realm was already the limit of Zhao Yanran's comprehension; revealing more would be superfluous.

The two got what they wanted and had a very pleasant conversation.

After the meal, Lin Ran tucked the wooden box under his arm and got up to say goodbye.

Zhao Yanran stood up and offered to take him home, but Lin Ran waved her hand and declined.

He originally did not plan to return to the Lin family, thinking he would go to the sea early on the weekend to collect more crystal cores.

However, carrying a wooden box in one's hands is really inconvenient.

Therefore, he took a taxi back to the Lin family home, put the wooden box back in the bedroom, and set off again.

Seeing him rush back and then rush away again, Song Yishu couldn't help but shake her head: "This child is too diligent."

It was still early, and there were occasional passersby along the roadside.

Lin Ran found a secluded corner, activated the Water Repelling Technique, and leaped into the sea.

With his current cultivation level, third- and fourth-tier mutants are no match for him.

His backpack was filled up in less than three hours after he entered the water.

Thinking that there was still plenty of time, I decided to try my luck in the deep water.

One Tier 5 crystal core is equivalent to a hundred Tier 3 crystal cores, and it's only slightly larger. It's not difficult to stuff a few into a backpack.

Upon reaching the deep water area, Lin Ran fully activated his Heavenly Eye, and his field of vision remained the same as usual.

While there may be countless fifth-order mutants across the entire ocean, they remain extremely rare when distributed across different sea areas.

Even in the deep waters, it took him four hours to hunt down three Tier 5 mutants.

If it weren't for the weekend, it would be more cost-effective to directly hunt down mutated creatures of the third and fourth tiers.

Maybe next weekend when I come, I can head straight to the deep end.

Kill any Tier 3 or higher you encounter. There's no need to deliberately seek out Tier 5 mutants; you'll always run into a few unlucky ones.

Ultimately, it comes down to the issue of backpack capacity.

If he had a storage magic item, his hunting efficiency could at least double.

He was determined to get the Nine Heavens Jade Pendant!

Seeing that it was almost time, Lin Ran turned back.

He encountered two fourth-order mutants on the way, which he easily dealt with.

Third-tier mutated creatures are out of the question; there's simply no room for them.

Before he could return to the shallow water area, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

The giant creature that Lin Ran had turned into a one-eyed monster last time slowly emerged from behind the reef.

The moment it saw Lin Ran, hatred ignited in the one-eyed octopus's last remaining vertical pupil.

"What a coincidence! I visited you at your house last time, but you weren't home!" Lin Ran's lips curled up slightly.

As he cast a golden light spell on himself, thinking about how to turn the one-eyed octopus into a blind octopus, an even larger figure emerged from behind the one-eyed octopus.

Lin Ran's smile froze on his face, slowly turning into a puzzled expression: "Good grief, so you call your parents when you can't beat them, huh?"

With a length of tens of meters, the one-eyed octopus is already considered a giant octopus.

The newly appeared giant creature is at least hundreds of meters long and should be called a MAX version of a giant octopus.

"An eighth-tier mutated creature, this thing must be a dominant force in the sea, right?" Lin Ran couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It's not that he lacked mental fortitude; this eighth-order giant octopus was simply too intimidating.

It slowly moved to the side of the one-eyed octopus, its huge eyes staring at Lin Ran as if a god were looking down on an ant.

Lin Ranran suddenly realized a very serious problem.

These two octopuses not only possess intelligence, but they can even communicate with each other. Otherwise, how could the one-eyed octopus have brought an eighth-tier octopus to intercept and kill him?

At that moment, Lin Ran immediately abandoned his plan to blind the one-eyed octopus and his body sank rapidly.

If you don't run now, you might not be able to escape later!

As Lin Ran descended, he gave orders to the Lord of Xuan Chen: "Quickly, create an illusion to stop them!"

"Understood!" The Lord of Xuan Chen replied without hesitation, immediately activating the Mirage Pearl.

A wave spread out, quickly enveloping an area of ​​several thousand meters in radius.

The eyes of the two giant beasts became somewhat unfocused for a moment, and the one-eyed octopus, which was originally about to attack Lin Ran, also stopped its movements.

Even so, Lin Ran did not intend to continue attacking the one-eyed octopus.

Faced with an unexpected situation, saving your life is the most important thing.

Just as he was about to sink to the bottom of the water and thought he was about to escape, the giant eighth-order octopus suddenly made a strange sound.

"Click-clack!"

Those syllables traveled through the water and entered Lin Ran's ears, instantly freezing him in place.

He tried to unleash all his spiritual power to break free from this restraint, but it was as if there was an invisible barrier around his body, firmly locking him in.

The innate abilities of an eighth-tier mutated beast are simply beyond his current capabilities to break.

"What's going on? The illusion has failed?" Lin Ran's breath hitched.

If the illusion cannot affect this eighth-tier behemoth, I am likely to die today.

"Impossible!" Lord Xuan Chen immediately denied, "The illusion has already taken effect. A mere eighth-tier demon beast could not possibly break free from my illusion!"

Before Lin Ran could think further, the eighth-order mutated octopus raised one of its tentacles and lashed down at his location.

Bang!

The tentacles slammed into the seabed, churning up mud and sand. The immense impact slammed Lin Ran into the sand, leaving a human-shaped crater in the ground.

The moment the Golden Light Mantra's protective shield made contact with his wrists and feet, it exploded into countless golden light spots, and the impact penetrated the shield and poured into his body.

At that moment, he felt as if all the bones in his body were shattered, and he was about to faint at any moment.

But he knew that if he fainted at this moment, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Fortunately, after the eighth-tier octopus struck him, the restraints on his body were also broken at the same time.

The moment he regained control of his body, he didn't have time to think and immediately used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) to escape the scene.

The eighth-order octopus retracted its tentacles and swam back and forth twice above the seabed, ultimately failing to detect Lin Ran's whereabouts.

Then, it uttered a few strange syllables at the one-eyed octopus, turned around, and swam towards the deep sea.

Lin Ran appeared on the shore, lying face down, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

puff!

He rolled over, lay on his back, and used several Rejuvenation Techniques on himself.

Warm currents flowed along his meridians, covering his entire body and barely stabilizing his injuries.

He gazed at the cold moonlight in the sky, still shaken: "How come that guy wasn't affected by the illusion?"

Logically speaking, the Lord of Xuan Chen is at the Mahayana Realm, which is four realms higher than an eighth-order mutated creature, so he should be able to completely overwhelm it in terms of spiritual power.

Moreover, his eyes were clearly unfocused at the time, so how could he not be affected?

"Is it possible that it has been controlled by the illusion, and its attack on your location was merely a subconscious act?"

Lord Xuan Chen solemnly stated, "If a creature of this level were to launch a full-scale attack, you could be instantly killed!"

After hearing what he said, Lin Ran also felt that there was some truth to it.

Perhaps that eighth-order mutated octopus really just twitched subconsciously, otherwise, how could his Foundation Establishment stage body withstand an attack from an eighth-order mutated creature?

Just like when I blinded one of the eyes of that seventh-tier mutated octopus, I was instinctively swatted away by it; it was probably all an instinctive reaction.

"It's strange," Lord Xuanchen said in bewilderment. "Eighth-tier demonic beasts have already reached the threshold of transformation, but that giant beast doesn't seem to show any signs of transformation at all."