Chapter 121: Slaying Exotic Beasts

Lian City was submerged by the seawater brought in by the tsunami, resulting in countless casualties. The traps for Liquid Walkers previously established by Hai Hanting were rendered useless as the ocean swallowed them whole. Fortunately, Hai Hanting’s subordinates reacted quickly; upon hearing news of the tsunami, they immediately slaughtered the Liquid Walkers, at least delaying their growth.

Countless survivors were swept away by the seawater. Even those hiding in basements were drowned alive. Even with Hai Hanting’s best efforts to spread the warning, tens of thousands of Lian City’s survivors would likely perish in the wake of this disaster. At this point, there was no one left to perform rescues; those who died were gone forever.

The most critical issue was that Lian City now faced an even greater crisis: the terrifying sperm whale before them.

Its cry possessed immense penetrating power, carrying a sonic attack. Nearby, ordinary people would have their brains explode upon hearing it, and even Level 1 evolvers would bleed from their seven orifices. The sperm whale was responsible for the tsunami, and its sonic waves were slaughtering the survivors; it had to be dealt with first. Meanwhile, the giant squid was attacking the city directly, its massive body crushing high-rises and leaving no chance for the survivors inside to live, but its threat level was lower than that of the sperm whale. Fortunately, there were no Voodoo Demons left in the city; otherwise, if they had sprayed their toxins into the seawater, turning all the fish into zombie fish, the threat would have been far greater.

As various crises emerged, Qin Hao finally moved. Enveloped by a gale, he was swept toward the sperm whale. The whale realized it had run aground in the mud, but it acted almost entirely on instinct to pursue food. As for setting foot on human territory, destroying buildings, or flooding cities, it cared not in the slightest. Its mental power was vast, extending for a full thousand meters. It manipulated the seawater, gathering it together to form waves once more. Once the waves exceeded fifty meters in height, it could ride the tsunami and continue forward.

Qin Hao could not allow this to continue.

"Blood Sacrifice Demon Physique." Qin Hao unleashed his combat technique. In an instant, his power surged tenfold, his speed became as fast as lightning, and his defense was greatly enhanced. He drew his Star-Slaying Divine Weapon and leaped onto the whale's head. The head made up one-third of its massive body—large as a small island—and its tough, black skin felt like stone underfoot. As it continued to expand, this exotic beast had also evolved, its body hardening. But no matter how hard it became, it could not withstand Qin Hao's brute-force assault.

"Slash!" Qin Hao's Star-Slaying Divine Weapon instantly sank into the sperm whale's skull. Although the strike didn't even pierce through the outer epidermis, the weapon's size—no more than a sewing needle to the giant whale—still caused pain, just as a needle would to a human. The sperm whale let out an even louder cry of agony. The sound erupted with power, causing Qin Hao's ears to ring, but he used his star energy to resist the sonic waves without pausing his movements.

"Open!" He sprinted across the whale's head, tearing the wound he had inflicted wide open, creating a jagged gash over ten meters long. Blood gushed from the wound, spilling into the ocean. The sperm whale shrieked again. This time, ignoring the purpose of the waves it had summoned, it began to manipulate the water to drown Qin Hao. Massive and clumsy, the whale could only attack with sound and water; terrifying tides formed water dragons that lashed out at Qin Hao.

"Thump! Thump!" These water dragons slammed into the sea with terrifying force. If they hit a person, it would likely knock them unconscious instantly. Qin Hao dodged rapidly across the whale's head. Dealing with such a massive creature was difficult, but one element could silently and effectively kill a giant: wasting the creature's own flesh and blood.

"Poison!" Qin Hao channeled his mental power, and a cloud of azure toxic mist appeared, which he sprayed directly into the whale’s wound. In an instant, the bleeding wound turned a sickly green and began to rot rapidly, expanding to a meter wide in the blink of an eye. Qin Hao’s poison attacks were devastating: the mental toxins of the Poison Demon Spider, the dark, rotting toxins of the Voodoo Demon, the corrosive toxins of the Corrosive Liquid Walker, and the lethal venom of the Highly Toxic Liquid Walker.

The toxins created from these four god-tier genes were enough to potentially fell even a Level 4 creature. The sperm whale was currently a Level 3, but it was still far from reaching Level 4 and lacked the ability to purge such toxins. It shrieked repeatedly, but as it inhaled the poison, its throat began to rot, silencing its cries forever. Yet, it struggled violently, causing the seawater to churn and triggering layer after layer of tsunamis. A twenty-meter tsunami was terrifying, but to this whale, it was merely a small ripple.

As the beast struggled in its death throes, Qin Hao ignored it, letting the wind carry him toward the giant squid. The squid possessed the largest eyes in the animal kingdom; although fish were naturally nearsighted, the larger the eyes of a marine creature, the better its vision. This giant squid, with eyes larger than a human's, had already witnessed Qin Hao defeating the sperm whale. Thus, as Qin Hao approached, the squid reacted violently, extending countless tentacles to coil around him. The sperm whale loved to eat giant squid because their tentacles could not withstand its massive bulk, but to the squid, Qin Hao’s small frame—similar to other fish in the sea—was merely food.

Seeing the tentacles coiling toward him, Qin Hao remained calm and activated his mental power again. "Wind, rise." A gale whipped up, forming blades of wind that struck the squid's tentacles. In an instant, the powerful wind blades severed them. "Splash!" The tentacles fell into the water below, still writhing, their nerves not yet dead.

Down in the seawater, several Giant Crab Beasts rushed out, instantly clamping onto the severed tentacles and tearing them apart to shove into their maws. They sensed the abundant energy within the flesh; by consuming it, they could strengthen themselves. Thus, the exotic beasts of the Blue Star did not coexist peacefully but preyed upon one another. Qin Hao sent down wind blades, slaying the Giant Crab Beasts as well. Meanwhile, the giant squid’s severed tentacles twitched and began to grow back—the squid's unique ability: regeneration.