From above, the sharp moon-horn of Crescent Island was directly blown off, and seawater poured in. Crescent Island, formed by a submarine volcanic eruption countless years ago, lost one-tenth of its area under the Tail Beast Bomb of the Three-Tails.
"Roar!"
A furious roar of pain and anger erupted from beneath the sea where the moon-horn had vanished. The turbulent seawater was shaken to the point where droplets hung suspended in the air.
"Splish"
Four blackened octopus tentacles emerged from the sea and slammed heavily onto the edge of the island. With many legs and great speed, an octopus, about a quarter of the size of the Three-Tails Isofu, walked onto land with considerable injuries. It saw the Three-Tails as its mortal enemy, its eyes red as if suffering from conjunctivitis, wishing to bury the Three-Tails Isofu at the bottom of the sea for all eternity.
The Evil God Great Octopus currently had two legs broken in the middle, its severed limbs presumably blown somewhere. The remaining halves were dragged uselessly. Its round, bald head bore a wound from a large rock, from which golden blood was ceaselessly flowing. These were merely its major injuries; countless smaller wounds covered its body.
The Three-Tails Isofu's Tail Beast Bomb had nearly critically injured the Evil God Great Octopus.
"This Tail Beast Bomb is only one-fifth of its normal power, is the effect good?" The Three-Tails Isofu completely disregarded the Evil God Great Octopus, even having the leisure to discuss the power of the Tail Beast Bomb with Li Xi.
"The power is indeed great. A normal Tail Beast Bomb is entirely comparable to a forbidden spell."
Li Xi's previous ninjutsu could only be considered at the level of Grandmaster-class magic. It was fine for dealing with opponents of moderate strength, but once an opponent reached level seven, ordinary ninjutsu would essentially be unable to break their defenses. The power of ordinary ninjutsu was always a significant distance from the threshold of forbidden spells, but this distance was enough to block nine out of ten intruders seeking forbidden spells and also prevented Li Xi from advancing his strength further.
However, the Tail Beast Bomb witnessed today had broken through this threshold. A full-power shot could destroy cities and islands. The forbidden spell, a symbol of power in this other world, finally unveiled its mystery to Li Xi.
What made Li Xi ecstatic was that spellcasters above the Magister level required lengthy incantations to cast forbidden spells, whereas the release time of a Tail Beast Bomb was negligible in comparison. It truly inherited the characteristic of ninjutsu's rapid release. In the future, Li Xi could also use forbidden spells for area attacks. If one wasn't enough, then two; if two weren't enough, then several more.
"To avoid prolonged complications, capture it, swallow it first, and then we'll find another place to slowly digest and refine its divine power." Although Li Xi was the first to arrive, he couldn't guarantee that no one else would arrive to participate in this feast. Li Xi guessed that people would be rushing towards this place like fish in a school, so avoiding contact with others and taking the Evil God to escape was the best option.
"No problem."
The Evil God Great Octopus was absolutely furious. Otherwise, it wouldn't have dragged its injured body onto the island to fight the Three-Tails Isofu.
Before the Three-Tails could even begin to act, the Evil God Great Octopus could not wait another second. Golden light flowed through its body, and wherever the golden light reached, wounds healed, bleeding stopped, and even the two broken tentacles regrew and recovered. This golden light was the divine power generated by the thousand years of faith from the Khartus tribe. At this moment, the Evil God Great Octopus used its divine power to recover all its injuries, restoring itself to peak combat strength.
The Evil God Great Octopus swung three tentacles, and the still turbulent seawater surged again, as if obeying a general's command. A monstrous tidal wave rose from behind the Evil God Great Octopus and crashed down upon Crescent Island.
As expected of an Evil God that produced divine power, it could easily overturn mountains and overturn seas. The tidal wave, raised dozens of meters high, struck the island. The protruding mountain peaks were leveled, and all vegetation on the island was broken and washed away. Wherever the wave passed, everything that could be swept up was swept away. Except for the core foundation of Crescent Island, which remained unshaken, everything above was thoroughly scrubbed clean. A large amount of mud and sand was swept into the seawater, making it turbid.
The Three-Tails Isofu was also heavily struck on its back by specially targeted seawater. However, its formidable tortoise shell, which filled enemies with despair, ignored the waves that could capsize a warship. Instead, it amusingly paddled with its short, stubby limbs, drifting with the current and appearing utterly delighted.
The Evil God Great Octopus, a giant sea beast that had obtained divine power through a fortunate encounter, was undoubtedly skilled in water-related matters. But wasn't the Three-Tails also a master of water?
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh"
Water cannons larger than houses rained down. Water snakes thicker than ancient trees clung to the Three-Tails, attacking wantonly. Countless water arrows, capable of being used as siege crossbow bolts, shot out from the water. The sheer volume of attacks instantly formed a barrage that rained down upon the Three-Tails Isofu.
The Three-Tails Isofu's mountain-like physique guaranteed that it could not dodge such a dense barrage of attacks. Whether from the sky or underwater, every attack that struck the Three-Tails' body sounded like a giant playing on a trampoline on the ground, with continuous booming noises.
What's more, over a dozen water ropes, sturdier than reinforcing bars, sprang out from underwater when the Three-Tails was not paying attention, accurately binding its four limbs, neck, and three tails. In this instant, the Three-Tails Isofu was like a small turtle on a cutting board, awaiting slaughter and dismemberment.
"Yo, this little guy's got some strength, it's actually hurting me a bit." Even when firmly bound, the Three-Tails still had the leisure to make sarcastic remarks, as if it were not it being bound, but someone else.
"Bang"
A large octopus, slightly smaller than itself, leaped onto the Three-Tails' back. The suction cups on each tentacle firmly adhered to the Three-Tails' shell, like a piece of sticky candy, impossible to shake off.
The large octopus possessed neither sharp teeth nor pointed claws, but each suction cup had an irresistible suction force that was madly absorbing the Three-Tails' vital energy, spirit, and essence. It was similar to the scene during the blood sacrifice of the Khartus tribe members, capable of draining the Three-Tails dry in a short period.
Even with the thick tortoise shell as a barrier, the Three-Tails and Li Xi felt their strength rapidly draining like sand from an inverted hourglass through the suction cups. It appeared the Evil God Great Octopus's ability was to drain its enemies dry.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
The Three-Tails Isofu exerted all its strength, its four limbs suddenly retracting. The water ropes specifically designed by the Evil God Great Octopus to deal with deep-sea leviathans all snapped with a "pop." The water rope around its neck was bitten off by the Three-Tails opening its large mouth. Its three tails, like sharp, soft swords, swung forcefully, severing the water ropes. In front of the Three-Tails, these water ropes, sturdier than reinforcing bars, were no stronger than hemp ropes as thick as a finger.
The Three-Tails ignored the Evil God Great Octopus clinging to its back, arching its entire body, its three tails pressed tightly against its abdomen, forming a rolling wheel shape as it moved forward.
"Kagemane"
Imagine the sight of a mountain suddenly moving at high speed. 'Kagemane' was the only taijutsu mastered by the Three-Tails. It utilized the thick tortoise shell on its outer surface, as well as the thorny barbs growing like a thicket on the shell. During high-speed rolling, it used its weight, which commanded the respect of all life, and its sharp barbs to attack all enemies.
Such an attack made Li Xi absolutely certain that even a mountain would be completely shattered in front of the Three-Tails.
A rare sight appeared on the sea: a giant beast, whose appearance was indistinguishable, was dragging tens of meters of water waves behind it, moving at high speed across the water with residual shadows.
The sea, already disturbed by the battle between the two giant beasts, was thrown into further chaos by the Three-Tails' frenzied action. It was not a stone skipping across the water, but a mountain-like beast; even a slight movement could capsize a sea vessel, let alone its full-speed roll.
On the sea, no matter how large the waves in front of it, the Three-Tails could easily cut through them. The white foam trailing behind it did not dissipate for thousands of kilometers.
After circling many times, the Evil God Great Octopus on its back was still clinging tightly. Even though it was dizzy from the spinning, it did not release its tentacles. It knew that if it released its tentacles, death would be its fate.
Since the Evil God Great Octopus was not dislodged, the Three-Tails looked at Crescent Island, revealed by the receding waves in the distance. Its lips moved, and it directly slammed into it.
Crescent Island had a truly calamitous day. First, one-tenth of its area was destroyed by the Three-Tails' Tail Beast Bomb. Then, it was forcefully slimmed down by several circles by the tidal waves summoned by the Evil God Great Octopus.
Now, it was chosen as a collision target by the Three-Tails. If Crescent Island could speak, it would have cursed the Evil God Great Octopus and the Three-Tails Isofu with all the vulgarities in its life, questioning why all the hardship had to be borne by it. Unfortunately, it could not speak and express its feelings.
The Three-Tails crashed directly into the island from the moon-horn on the other side. At this moment, Crescent Island was like a potted plant in a gardener's hand, casually trimmed.
The island's foundation, which had endured multiple attacks, could no longer withstand it. It was like a cutting machine carving stone, with rubble flying everywhere. Countless stones, formed by the cooling and solidification of volcanic eruptions from the seabed, were cut into powder and dissolved in the seawater.
The area of Crescent Island was shrinking. With every step the Three-Tails took forward, Crescent Island's area reduced by one step. While the spikes on the Three-Tails frantically cut the island's rubble, the hardness of the stone, like bread and tofu, could not even slow down the Three-Tails by the slightest degree.
It wasn't until the Three-Tails had cut Crescent Island's area down to half that the Evil God Great Octopus behind it could no longer withstand the intensity of the impact. The suction cups on its tentacles no longer had the strength to maintain their attack.
The damage the Evil God Great Octopus sustained when the Three-Tails used the move 'Kagemane' was unimaginable. Every rotation of the Three-Tails represented a forceful squeeze and friction for the Evil God Great Octopus. Just in the process of the Three-Tails cutting half of Crescent Island away, it must have rotated countless times.
The Evil God Great Octopus did not have the Three-Tails' thick and sturdy outer shell. Its body was famous for its extreme flexibility.
This was no different from having your head pressed against a wall and being forcefully rubbed against it repeatedly. A normal person would have their flesh stripped away to reveal the bone after a single instance. Although the Evil God Great Octopus was an Evil God imbued with divine power, it could not withstand such an attack, akin to being tied to a wheel and driven for tens of kilometers.
At this point, half of the Evil God Great Octopus's body had been worn away. Although the golden light within its body was still slowly repairing it, perhaps the intensity of the attack had exceeded the Evil God Great Octopus's limit. After leaving the Three-Tails' back, the Evil God Great Octopus floated motionlessly on the sea like a corpse.
Seizing the opportunity, the Three-Tails grabbed a tentacle and stuffed the Evil God Great Octopus into its mouth. If the Evil God Great Octopus had been intact, it might have required the Three-Tails Isofu to eat several more bites. But now, the Three-Tails slurped it down like noodles, directly sucking the corpse of the Evil God Great Octopus into its belly.
The Three-Tails chewed a few times. "Tastes good, even chewier."
Whether due to the immense power of the battle between the two giants or the unpredictable deep-sea climate, dark clouds had been gathering overhead since a while ago, with thunder rumbling and heavy rain pouring down.
"Let's hurry, this rain reminds me of an unpleasant fellow. I hope it's not him."
Instead of staying on the sea surface, the Three-Tails Isofu dove to the seabed and left from underwater.
Only a few hourglass times after Li Xi and the Three-Tails disappeared, the wind and rain showed no signs of abating, but instead grew more severe.
A group of over a dozen people, dressed in sacrificial robes and wearing the emblem of Set, God of Storms, on their chests, cut through the dark clouds and flew out. Upon seeing the incomplete Crescent Island from the sky, they confirmed the location and all flew towards Crescent Island.
However, when they landed on the island, the once lush and vibrant island was now devoid of even a blade of grass. The aftermath of the battle was everywhere: hills were leveled, the terrain was altered. The beautiful crescent-shaped island now resembled scattered bones gnawed by a dog, only fit to be classified as trash. The lives that once inhabited the island had also been washed away somewhere.
The leading priest's brow bore a faint lightning symbol. He clenched his hand in the air, and countless golden light points converged towards his hand from all directions. In a moment, a drop of golden divine power, as if carrying an entire starry sky, appeared in his hand.
The dark clouds in the sky grew even more ominous, and the thunder, lightning, wind, and rain intensified, as if the entire world was expressing the wrath of the heavens. Countless marine creatures at this moment desperately fled, fearing that the apocalypse would descend in the next second.
"It is indeed here. Those humans who only cared about money did not deceive us, but they should not have sold this information to others." The lightning symbol on the leading person's brow shot out a bright light in the dark weather, but it also highlighted his face, which was darker than the black clouds in the sky. This face would likely not be illuminated even by direct sunlight.
To be preempted by outsiders on their own territory was an insult even good-natured people could not endure, let alone those who already had fiery tempers.
With an displeased expression, he took out a small vial and stored the divine power. He continuously waved his hands in the air, and the other priests behind him also began casting spells. Soon, a translucent white snake appeared out of thin air. The leading person let the white snake sniff at the mouth of the vial, and then the translucent white snake circled in the air, directly identifying a direction and flying off at a speed like that of chasing the wind and catching the moon.
If Li Xi had seen the direction in which the translucent white snake was flying, he would surely have exclaimed in surprise, for it was precisely the direction he had departed.
"Go."
These dozen or so people seemed to tread on the wind, following the translucent white snake, determined to kill the person who had stolen the divine power. They intended to let their enemies know that the ocean was their territory.