The ship's hull being damaged meant they could very well perish here!
"All soul masters, attention! All soul masters, attention! Due to an attack from sea soul beasts, all soul masters must immediately engage in battle to protect our great ship and prevent disaster from hull damage. Join the battle at once to reduce the sea soul beasts' assaults on the ship!"
Gu You glanced at the surrounding situation, frowning. He could easily sit this one out, because he knew they would make it through safely regardless.
But if he did nothing, it would seem… a bit wrong.
Since that was the case—then let's end this…
His figure transformed into a flash of violet light, soaring into the skies.
All of his soul rings lit up at once, and the pressure he released surpassed even that of ferocious beasts, shaking the entire sea.
His form expanded, swelling until it became a thousand-meter-long dragon.
The dragon's terrifying violet eyes gazed downwards.
"Whoever dares approach these two cruise ships even a single step—I will devour you."
Boom!
His words rolled like thunder.
"Just you? You think you can stop us?" Two hundred-thousand-year-old beasts roared in defiance.
"Can I stop you? Try and see." Gu You raised his head and let out a deafening dragon's roar.
Instantly, the sky split open, tearing a rift. From within that cosmic crack, massive meteorites slowly drifted out.
This…
Everyone was stunned into silence by the sight—including the soul beasts.
Even an Extreme Douluo could never do such a thing.
"There's no way! Is there no justice left? You humans were clearly the ones who struck first, harming our kin!"
From the depths of the sea, a beast bellowed in rage. The ocean boiled, showing not a trace of fear at the falling stars.
The most terrifying thing about sea soul beasts was their ability to command the ocean's power. And nature's power would always be awe-inspiring. At the hundred-thousand-year level, the waves they could summon defied imagination.
"Then let's see how long you can last. Now hurry and leave—for the sake of a few thousand-year beasts and one ten-thousand-year beast, it's not worth sacrificing more lives." Gu You's voice was cold.
"Not worth it? Not worth it?! You humans are consumed with ambition, and you'll never understand what this means. In the ocean dwell countless races—we may be slaughtered by stronger ones, but we will not allow you humans to meddle. I've already tolerated a stretch of ocean. Today, I'll fight you to the death!"
"You have only one choice: hand over the murderer, and I'll let you go. Otherwise, we all perish together."
The colossal octopus fixed its eight glowing eyes upon Gu You, each radiating an ominous gleam.
Gu You was left momentarily stunned by its words, then his eyes hardened.
Several streaks of light shot out from his forehead, streaming toward the distant horizon.
Returning them to you…
After finishing, he dispelled his Martial Soul True Body and cast a glance toward Muye in the distance.
No one knew why Gu You withdrew his True Body. No one knew what he was thinking.
"The murderer is here—what can you do about it?"
A calm voice suddenly rang out through the air.
Cai Yue'er, hovering in the sky, twitched her brow. Behind her, silver light flickered, her battle armor glowing brilliantly. She was shocked to find that she hadn't even noticed when the speaker had arrived. Even while her spirit was focused on the ferocious beast before her, she still hadn't sensed him. That alone showed how terrifying his strength was.
With a flash of light, another figure appeared beside her. He wore a spotless chef's hat and pristine white chef's coat. To the eye, he seemed nothing more than an ordinary cook.
But his hands were clasped behind his back, his body shrouded in a dim golden glow. His soul rings blazed with exaggerated colors: five black, four red. The oppressive aura radiating from him chilled the air.
"It's you!" The beast's eight eyes narrowed, shooting eight beams of blue light directly at Muye.
Muye turned to Cai Yue'er, smiling faintly. "Leave this to me."
With that, he stepped forward into the void. Confronting the blue beams, he didn't dodge. Instead, he raised his fist and struck.
His dark-gold fist smashed out, twisting the sky itself. The blue beams dissolved, and Muye let out a long, echoing roar. His dark-golden battle armor surged forth, covering his body in an instant. His aura multiplied several times over.
From his back unfolded a pair of vast, dark-golden wings. A shining golden halo manifested. His body swelled at breakneck speed, growing into a giant several hundred meters tall—like a pillar that propped up the heavens and crushed the sea beneath it.
The sky trembled. The earth trembled. Even space itself trembled.
His titanic fist once more swung forward, slamming directly at the beast's chest.
"A Four-Word Battle Armor Master!" Cai Yue'er gasped, immediately turning and flashing away. With Silvermoon, she sped back toward the great ship. Silver light rippled, and the sea soul beasts nearby were instantly suppressed.
Boom!
The giant octopus and Muye clashed head-on. Unlike before, their fight was pure, brutal collision—no tricks, no diversions.
The ocean's might pressed upon Muye's massive form like a pillar, but it had no effect. The octopus's colossal tentacles whipped his body, but his fists hammered the beast's flesh again and again, each strike leaving behind a dark-gold scar.
Meanwhile, Gu You released his Dragon God bloodline. Without unleashing its oppressive might, he still forced back the surrounding sea soul beasts, keeping them from being blasted apart by the ship's soul-guided cannons.
"Since I don't need soul rings or bones, and since your cultivation wasn't easy either, scram. If you want revenge, bring someone stronger next time."
Muye's scornful voice thundered across the heavens.
"Roar! Human, do you really think this seat cannot deal with you?!" The massive octopus was enraged. Its eight tentacles drooped, torrents of blue radiance surging into it from the ocean. Its entire body turned an eerie olive-green, its aura skyrocketing.
"You want to die? Then I'll oblige." Muye's eyes sharpened. His right hand made a pulling motion through the air.
A crimson streak of light split the sky, appearing at his side. Before the shocked eyes of all, a six-meter-tall red mecha transformed in an instant into a massive blood-red blade. Muye's body shrank down to about ten meters tall, and as his hand gripped the weapon's hilt, a blazing arc of scarlet light erupted outward.
"God-Tier Mecha!" countless voices cried out in disbelief.
"Retreat!"
A furious, unwilling roar resounded. The giant octopus's eight legs—
(End of Chapter)