The Deep Sea Legion is difficult to fight in the water, but once they emerge from the sea, would these people still fear these "ingredients"?
A colossal flame spread across the sky. The deep-sea octopuses instantly emitted white smoke, and the scent of roasted octopus wafted from the shore.
Facing the scorched coastline, the King of Greed beat the sea surface with its tentacles, stirring up a huge wave that roared forward.
Xiao Xun, after putting Pei Er down, instructed Delvana, Aries, and Leo to cast their most powerful fire-elemental magic on him simultaneously.
He then absorbed the magic and unleashed "Burning Heaven's Blaze" upon the surging seawater that was pressing down with overwhelming force.
Initially, it had some power, but it couldn't withstand the continuous onslaught of waves. Even the hottest flame couldn't burn without oxygen.
Seeing the wave approach like a giant hand, Tie Saihou's eyes emitted a green light. He floated in the air, his index and middle fingers pressing against his temples.
"Ha~ah!"
With a loud shout, he forcefully controlled the wave, as if time had stopped, preventing it from advancing further.
"Yaa…"
Following Tie Saihou's roar, the wave retreated the way it came. The retreating wave collided with the approaching one, detonating all the underwater mines and submarines within.
Tie Saihou sat on the ground, panting, "So f***ing tiring."
Xiao Xun seized the opportunity, mounted Bolgarth, and charged towards the King of Greed.
Xiao Xun was already locked in combat with the King of Greed. In terms of strength, he was still far inferior to the King of Greed, who was at his peak. Furthermore, the King of Greed's defense was incredibly high, making any attack seem insufficient to inflict damage. Therefore, he could only rely on the King of Greed's inherent instability to defeat him.
Bolgarth clearly understood this as well. It retracted its wings and roared as it lunged forward.
Bolgarth exhaled frost, while Bolgarth spewed fiery flames. The contrast of cold and heat left the King of Greed struggling to cope. When a tentacle attacked, it was directly sliced by Xiao Xun's left hand's high-frequency vibration particle blade.
Seizing an opportunity, Xiao Xun leaped onto the King of Greed's back.
Bolgarth acted swiftly, drawing the King of Greed's attention.
Xiao Xun inserted his left hand's high-frequency vibration particle blade into the back of the King of Greed's neck, a point made vulnerable by the previous tripartite bomb attack.
Although it pierced in, the high-frequency vibration particle blade was too short to cause significant damage, likely only scratching the surface.
Xiao Xun retracted the blade and plunged the King of Greed's Star in his right hand downwards.
The wound on the King of Greed's back became glaringly obvious, with boiling blood and molten rock erupting forth. This caused the wound's size to expand rapidly.
The King of Greed let out a painful and furious roar, forced to abandon Bolgarth and turn its attention to Xiao Xun on its back.
Xiao Xun, disregarding everything, fiercely attacked the wound, causing it to expand further.
However, as the wound began to collapse outwards, a large amount of energy and magma surged from it.
Suddenly, a multitude of black deep-sea octopuses poured out of the wound. Though grotesque, they effectively halted the wound's further expansion. Moreover, these deep-sea octopuses immediately attacked the nearest Xiao Xun upon emerging from the wound, possessing formidable attack power.
Xiao Xun swung his sword, cutting down several deep-sea octopuses that were entangling him, his mind rapidly trying to figure out how to defeat the King of Greed in this state. Yet, he couldn't come up with a good solution for the moment.
Just then, Delvana, transformed into a fireball, rushed over and landed beside Xiao Xun.
"Let's go…"
Before Xiao Xun could ask where, Delvana, sword in one hand and shield in the other, charged into the King of Greed's wound, braving countless deep-sea octopuses.
Without a word, Xiao Xun followed, his right hand wielding the King of Greed's Star and his left hand the high-frequency vibration particle blade. He used the particle blade to clear a path and the King of Greed's Star for defense, then jumped down with her.
Inside the King of Greed's body, it was an endless darkness, where nothing could be seen or heard, like a void.
Suddenly, a blinding light erupted before him, like the midday sun, incredibly radiant.
It was Delvana. Xiao Xun heard Aries's voice, "Sir, please draw a hexagram with the sword in your hand. I will use a formation to insert the final tripartite bomb into the King of Greed's body."
So, Delvana's purpose for entering was this. Xiao Xun held his breath, unfazed by the sticky tentacles surrounding him.
After drawing the hexagram, it emitted an unusual red glow.
Xiao Xun didn't hesitate. Using the high-frequency vibration particle blade to clear the way, he grabbed Delvana and then teleported out of the King of Greed's body using his spatial ring.
At this point, the sea surface was devoid of anyone else, except for the frenzied King of Greed and countless deep-sea octopuses.
"Boom~ boom~ rumb~le~"
A massive mushroom cloud rose again from the sea surface. The blinding light made Xiao Xun cover Delvana's eyes and duck to the ground.
As the world slowly returned to normal, a giant, earthy-yellow robe floated on the sea. The King of Greed had vanished without a trace.
"It's over?"
Delvana, covered in blood, asked Xiao Xun. Xiao Xun looked out at the vast ocean, "I hope so!"
Suddenly, a hand touched Xiao Xun's back. Xiao Xun shivered, "Pei Er, how did you get here?"
"Your injuries… Pei Er, quickly go back and continue resting and recuperating."
"Is the battle over? Where is the King of Greed?" Pei Er looked around in surprise.
She had been concerned about the battlefield and had gritted her teeth to rejoin the fight as soon as her body had slightly recovered.
Delvana recounted the battle. Such immense power exploding within the body. Among the Four Great Demon Kings, the King of Greed was the first to experience such treatment.
"So, the King of Greed is dead?" Pei Er exclaimed with joy, having also reverted to her elf form.
"The King of Greed is dead, but the Demon God Nero has descended. He is even more dangerous than the King of Greed."
Xiao Xun put on the mask and goggles he had brought from the Temple of Time. He then shrugged off his robe and prepared to dive into the sea.
Pei Er and Delvana instinctively grabbed him, "Svein, what are you doing?"
"Although the King of Greed is dead, Demon God Nero is still here. He didn't make a move even when things were so chaotic up there. There must be something significant happening below. I'm going to see if I can seize the opportunity to kill Nero. Only then will this world truly return to peace."
"I'll go with you!"
"I'll go too!"
"Neither of you can swim. Pei Er, you focus on recovering from your injuries. Na Jie, I'll leave the coastline to you."
With that, he leaped into the water without looking back. Xiao Xun took a breath. Although his face and hair clearly felt the water, it didn't hinder his breathing, and he could see clearly.
As he dived deeper, protected by his form-fitting suit, the water pressure would not cause any harm to his body.
An exceptionally large demon portal began to emit energy fluctuations again, and then a large number of demons surged out from the portal.
"I need to destroy that portal!" Xiao Xun's gaze sharpened, and he swam towards it.
However, to Xiao Xun's great surprise, a small figure once again stood guard before the demon portal.
A surge of anger rose within Xiao Xun, "Boshedur is not dead yet? He's actually trying to protect that portal!"
If the demon portal were to be destroyed, it would be difficult for the undead's subsequent forces to quickly descend into this world.
Tall demons kept pouring out of the colossal portal!