Chapter 299 - A Puzzling Secret Plane (2/2)
It was like the suction originated from a Kun-peng.¹ A massive wind swept their way, and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon nearly lost control of his body. He had to struggle with all his strength to not get drawn down.
-Heck! Luckily I didn’t think of taking a swim in the water earlier!-
Zhang Che was astonished. The opened mouth of the sea beast looked like a gigantic pit. When that vacuum reached him, he could only hold onto the long beard on the back of Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, stopping himself from being pulled down.
A five-colored ray shot out from between his brow. The Scarlet Flame Drake made its appearance.
Whoosh! The Scarlet Flame Drake directly opened its mouth and shot out a column of flames.
Originally, the flames’ reach was only limited to fifty meters or so. Affected by the suction, the column of flames directly separated from the Scarlet Flame Drake’s mouth and swept down.
Alas, without the amplification from the Scarlet Flame Drake’s vital energy, the flames instantly dimmed down and were quickly extinguished.
“It’s not working?” Zhang Che furrowed his brow. At present, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon could only manage to resist the suction from the gigantic beast’s mouth, and was unable to escape at all. If he didn’t use some other methods, he might not survive this ordeal.
Zhang Che looked back at the island ahead. The beastmaster who waved at him to warn him of the danger was nowhere to be seen, probably worried about getting themselves dragged into this mess and hiding in the dense forest.
That worked, too. Zhang Che decided to have the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon hold back a little of his strength, allowing them to get sucked down.
The distance between the two parties closed rapidly. As they fell further and further down, the suction grew increasingly harder to resist. In the end, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon tried his best to resist once more, but it was already too late to break free.
However, Zhang Che didn’t show any fear.
At his command, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon opened his mouth. The Darkfiend Energy Wave skill was activated. A gush of extremely cold frozen air poured down like a waterfall, all of it sucked into the savage sea beast’s mouth.
At the same time, a scarlet streak of light was hidden within the frozen air, thrusting down at lightning speed.
After suddenly sucking in the entirety of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s breath into its mouth, the extreme cold immediately caused the sea beast to stiffen, unable to react in time.
Amidt the extreme cold, a fierce wave of heat suddenly erupted.
The scarlet sword pierced through the skin in the sea beast’s mouth without any resistance. Afterwards, it sliced along the blood vessels, heading straight for its heart.
Ao….! A pained cry rang out, carrying a few dozen kilometers away, the sound forcing the surrounding sea water to flow away from the beast.
Under the excruciating pain, the sea beast closed its enormous mouth. A massive figure over a hundred meters long suddenly rose from the water, rolling violently on the surface.
Zhang Che sat on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s back, his eyes shut tight, his mental energy fully focused on the golden vortex in his spiritual sea. He directed the scarlet sword, directly cutting its way into the heart of the savage sea beast below them.
A wave of violent vibrations ensued. The scarlet sword turned into a blur, shredding the sea beast’s several-meters-wide heart into pieces from the inside out.
Ao…! Another miserable cry that seemed to drain all its energy rang out. The sea beast’s body shot up, then plunged down towards the sea, raising wave upon wave that measured up to a hundred meters tall.
A faint smile rose at the corners of Zhang Che’s lips. A scarlet streak of light suddenly emerged from the water, directly flying toward the center of his brow, returning to his spiritual sea.
The water below gradually returned to the calm state it was before. Afterwards, a massive silhouette floated up to the surface; just like that, the savage sea beast’s corpse swayed back and forth, bobbing up and down on the water’s surface.
“As expected, it’s not an exotic beast, either…” Zhang Che sighed. In the end, he looked at the water surface, which was gradually being dyed red, and prepared to have the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon fly to the island he saw someone was at.
Suddenly, a half-transparent ethereal form flew out from the sea beast’s body, rapidly approaching Zhang Che.
“What the heck is it now?!” Zhang Che’s expression changed greatly. He hurriedly summoned the scarlet sword to slash at it.
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Translator’s Note
1: A Kun-Peng is a beast from Chinese mythology, truly massive in size (like, city-sized or bigger), and looks like a hybrid of fish and bird. It can alternate between fish and bird form, and is considered a master of the sea and sky.