191 Yamata no Orochi (1/2)

This deep-sea monster had eight appendages with snake heads at the tip. They were all roaring soundlessly, appearing like heads but also appearing like tails. The gigantic stomach was covered in darkness. It radiated an extremely savage aura, and its form greatly resembled the world-destroying monster Yamata no Orochi of the Japanese legends.

Ignoring the fact whether this was it or not, just by its tyrannical appearance, this creature was definitely a hegemon-level lifeform at the depths of the ocean.

Yamata no Orochi, everywhere it passed, the surroundings would become a zone of death. No living creatures would exist here, and those who could flee would have fled long ago.

The eight appendages of the Yamata no Orochi spread out. It was unknown when that severed appendage had regrown. The Yamata no Orochi battered the Flowerfruit Mountain, continuously slamming its appendages at it, creating thunderous sounds.

This worm that killed its kid had entered into this metallic shell. How would it give up? It treated the flying shuttle as a mortal enemy and was frenziedly attacking it.

However, it could do nothing more.

The Flowerfruit Mountain shuttle was created from the pinnacle of science and technology. Its body was incomparably tough and durable, and wasn't something a mere monster could break. If not, how could users survive in it when they explored the universe with its multiple complex and dangerous environments?

What made Feng Lin feel puzzled was that he had no idea when he had offended this monster. Was there a grudge between them? Why would it pursue him so relentlessly?

A scene suddenly flashed through his mind. A cuttlefish-like sea monster was severed into pieces by him earlier.

Could that be a child of this Yamata no Orochi?

Staring at the crazed state the monster was in, a slight smile appeared on Feng Lin's face. He was completely speechless.

After killing the young one, the old one comes?

Since the cub had been killed, no wonder this mother Yamata no Orochi would act so crazily. But how could this be blamed on him?

Feng Lin was just innocently defending himself against an attack. He silently cultivated in this area, but that sea monster had attacked him.

He couldn't help but agree that the appearance of this Yamata no Orochi was extremely terrifying. Now that he could see it clearly, its total length was over 100 meters and each appendage contained overwhelming might, causing the flying shuttle to tremble intensely.

With such tyrannical might, if Feng Lin really fought with it in the waters outside, he couldn't be this monster's match.

Feng Lin wasn't a brainless idiot. Why wouldn't he make use of his flying shuttle since it was present? Why would he head out to fight the monster one on one? Wouldn't he be courting death?

Was he a fool?

Clearly, he was not.

The flying shuttle was constructed from the toughest and most durable alloys. There was no need to doubt how solid it was. This Yamata no Orochi might seem ferocious, and its attacks generated thunderous noises. However, it had no way to damage the flying shuttle at all.

Upon realizing that the metallic shell was undamaged despite its repeated blows, the Yamata no Orochi grew even more berserk. It opened its maw wide as different types of energy could be seen gathering within. In an instant, lava, ice, wind blast...all sorts of attributes blasted out. Eight types of energy gathered into a powerful current, heavily smashing upon the flying shuttle.

Ring, ring, ring.

A notification sound rang out from the shuttle's A.I., ”Attention! There's a transcendent lifeform attacking the shuttle. Should I activate the counter-attack measure?”

Transcendent lifeform?

Feng Lin felt somewhat puzzled.

Transcendent lifeforms were the same as cultivators; they had control over transcendent powers. It was just that cultivators were referring to races from intelligent civilizations while transcendent lifeforms referred to beasts and monsters.

One must know that there was no lack of powerful creatures in the various mythologies. This Yamata no Orochi from Japanese legends couldn't be considered anything. Just from a single mountain-and-sea sutra of Huaxia Mythology, there were already countless strange beasts: Qiongqi, Xiang Liu, Pixiu… And as for Western Mythology, some examples were Hydras, Medusa...

They were the same as humans. Beasts also had sleeping mythological genes in their bodies. It was just that their intelligence was much lower, and they had no way to consciously awaken their mythological genes and step upon the cultivation path.

However, given how vast the universe was, there were all sorts of wonders. Some animals managed to awaken their mythological genes passively due to luck and fortune and gain an increase in their intelligence. Their natural instincts allowed them to control transcendent powers, and all these creatures were known as transcendent lifeforms.