Deities: Rulers of Nature

The afternoon sun made the whole island warm.

The wounded soldiers waited for Seido to treat their wounds. The sea breeze carried not only the salty smell of the sea but also a faint smell of blood.

This trial was very fruitful.

Green squatted beside the carcass of the giant squid, scraping its skin with its fingers until its fingertips were covered in a layer of slippery mucus.

This layer of mucus is extremely slippery, its composition unknown, making ordinary slashing attacks ineffective. If this is the case with the giant squid, then the bronze-level giant squid must be even more so.

Stone spears are more effective at piercing, but they leave limited wounds.

Unless it can accurately strike a vital point, it is not very useful.

However, the eyes and joints are weak points; hitting these two areas can cause considerable damage even to a snake-man warrior.

"Chief Qinglu, look at this." Qingyun and Jinyang walked over, dragging a long, thin, dark green seaweed in their hands.

Although Jin Yang appears to be a golden-ringed snake-man, his innate talent is plant affinity.

"Jin Yang just found this on the seabed. It's incredibly sturdy. We tried to cut it several times with knives imbued with the power of blood and qi, but we couldn't break it."

Qinglu took the long algae; it felt heavy in his hand, its surface smooth. He extended his claw, coated with a layer of qi and blood, and tried to scratch it, but it had no effect.

"This is good stuff!" Qinglu's eyes lit up.

Even though it was just a casual swipe, it would still leave a wound on the giant squid.

"With this, and by finding suitable terrain, we can contain the giant squid." Jin Yan approached with Jin Sha, reaching out to touch the long algae, a smile playing on his lips. "Moreover, the giant squid's ink won't interfere with the two of us, which is something we can take into account in the upcoming battle."

"I swam a little deeper than usual and noticed a coral reef not far away," Chifeng said slowly, standing to the side with his arms crossed. "The coral there grows in a very messy way, and the passageways are narrow, but they're enough for us to swim around nimbly."

"Terrain isn't necessarily useful. Even the tentacles of a giant squid have the power to shatter coral reefs, let alone a giant squid," Green said, shaking her head. "Let's study these algae first."

Qinglu turned to Qingyun: "Qingyun, Jinyang, you two take twenty people and go back to collect more. Be careful."

"Okay." Qingyun and Jinyang nodded at the same time and set off to organize the snake people who had recovered.

"Chief Green." At this moment, Red Water also came over. "My venom is actually effective against giant squid, but they are too big, so it can only paralyze a small area, and the effect is short-lived."

Qinglu nodded. This was useful information; she could apply poison to her weapons in the upcoming battle.

At this moment, Qingdao also came over. He had just finished treating the wounds of the last injured snake-man, and there was a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.

"Let's take a break first," Qingdao said.

Qinglu knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so she turned around to examine the two giant squid corpses.

Before long, Qingyun and Jinyang returned with their men, each of the more than twenty snake-men carrying several long algae.

"There are many of these on the seabed." Qingyun picked up the longest one, which was more than twenty meters long.

Jin Yang chimed in, "Yes, I think only a few kinds of fish can survive there. Other fish don't eat it, so it's grown into a particularly large area."

"They're definitely stronger than the vines we use to weave fishing nets." Jin Yan pulled over two vines. "They're just a bit slippery, so weaving them will be a little difficult."

However, since the goal is to restrict the giant squid, it doesn't matter if the mesh of the net is a bit larger.

"Brother, come and see, the one that Jin Yang and the other guy brought back at the beginning has softened," Jin Sha suddenly said.

Jin Yan went over to take a look and found that it had indeed softened. Although it wouldn't break easily, its toughness had decreased significantly.

"This thing can't stay out of the seawater for long," Qingdao said thoughtfully, looking at the damp patch beneath the seaweed.

But it's not a big problem, since they're using it at sea anyway.

Jin Yan and Jin Sha, along with several golden-ringed snake people, dragged long algae into the ocean, where they planned to weave nets in the seawater.

An hour later, the two large nets were woven.

Qinglu stood up and glanced at the sky, secretly deciding to speed up. Although Ji Xuan hadn't urged them, they shouldn't linger too long.

"Set off."

Green once again led the team into the ocean, and soon arrived at the edge of the King Squid's territory.

With a gesture to stop everyone, Qinglu activated her True Eye and began to investigate the situation within the territory.

"That's not right." A hint of surprise flashed in Qinglu's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Jin Yan asked in a low voice.

"The number of king squid is wrong," Qinglv said, raising an eyebrow.

There were originally eleven king squid here, but they killed two of them, leaving nine.

But now, in the green field of vision, there are only four black streaks swimming around, and the other giant squid, including the giant squid, are nowhere to be seen.

It's unclear whether they went out to forage for food or discovered that two king squid had gone missing and went to find the culprit.

However, this is a good opportunity for Qinglu and others.

Qinglv observed for a while, then pointed to a giant squid that was gradually swimming to the edge of its territory.

"That's it, the old way, get it."

We used the same method of throwing stones to lure the prey to a suitable ambush location. This time, without any surprises, we only attracted a king squid.

Moreover, with the help of the long algae fishing net, Qinglv quickly dealt with it, and the snake-man warrior was not even injured.

"It's incredibly effective." Jinsha excitedly tapped the giant squid's corpse with his snake tail. "With this long algae fishing net, we can deal with the Black Iron-rank giant squid ourselves without the clan leader having to lift a finger."

Qinglu breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed they had indeed found the right approach.

They then repeated the process and successively dealt with three more king squid, taking less than an hour in total.

"Let's go back first." Green glanced at the giant squid's territory again. "The giant squid and the others may come back at any time. Let's transport these things back first, and then repair the net."

The snake-men dragged the four giant squid carcasses towards the sea.

The weather was perfect at that moment. The afternoon sun at three o'clock shone on the sea, like a layer of shattered gold. The shimmering waves rose and fell with the wind, lapping against the beach.

"Jin Yan, you and Jin Sha should study it some more and see if you can make it more durable, otherwise it might not be very effective against giant squid," Qing Lü said.

"Don't worry, clan leader, Jinsha and I already have an idea, and we'll finish writing it soon," Jin Yan assured, patting his chest.

After leaving behind Jin Yan, Jin Sha, and several Golden Ring Snakemen, Qing Lü took another intact net and the snakemen warriors, whose morale had been boosted once again, and went into the sea.

This time, he's going to get rid of all those king squid that are roaming outside.

In fact, Ji Xuan was quite satisfied with Qinglu's progress. If Qinglu really did recklessly rush in without any regard for the consequences, Ji Xuan would be truly disappointed.

Now, not only has Qingdao become a qualified high priest, but Qinglu has also become a qualified clan leader.

Ji Xuan was very pleased.