Chapter 571: Chapter 424 Are You Sure You Want Me to Be Reasonable? (Two in One)_2
Most of the secrets were known to him through popular science by past powerhouses such as Golden Beast, Kan Turtle, Ao Moyun, Liu Ying, and Leanna.
As far as he knew, the Sea of Chaos had always been a place of exile.
It was not only the gods of the Mechanical Sea, but also those creatures in the relics of Atlantis who underwent transformation experiments and became uncontrollably powerful, were eventually exiled to the Sea of Chaos.
Moreover, there should be countless ferocious and evil beings exiled, wandering through the Sea of Chaos.
This Thunderous Giant Octopus, being just an ordinary octopus in the Sea of Chaos, makes sense!
"Human Clan boy, did you not hear my words? Your subordinate has offended me!"
Seeing Xu Gu indifferent, the Thunderous Giant Octopus became furious, its body’s thunder ravaged like a giant thunderous sun, its terrifying light and heat causing the surrounding seawater to evaporate extremely rapidly.
Xu Gu was slightly stunned: "Offended? Are you out of your mind? Isn’t it normal for humans to consume seafood?"
"You! Seeking death!"
The Thunderous Giant Octopus went berserk in an instant.
It had been relatively restrained initially.
Because, knowing that the Champion Marquis had been promoted to a Demigod, it was a glorious time for the Human Clan now, and it actually did not want to provoke the Human Clan.
Especially Xu Gu, the favored individual before the Champion Marquis.
But, Xu Gu’s disdain for him made him completely furious, no longer holding back.
He would rather kill Xu Gu and flee to the Mechanical Sea.
How could such an esteemed being tolerate such humiliation!
"Hell Thunder Snake!"
The Thunderous Giant Octopus used its big move, a ten-thousand-foot long thunder snake leaping out of the sea, forming and compressing across the starry sky, its gloomy aura deep, brimming with the essence of thunder.
It seemed capable of destroying everything.
"Go!"
With a loud shout from the Thunderous Giant Octopus, the Hell Thunder Snake, carrying overwhelming dark thunder, lunged at Xu Gu.
"Be careful!"
The Earth Dragon Envoy cried out in alarm, such an attack, if he were to face it, would likely leave him severely injured.
The Thunderous Giant Octopus had indeed held back before.
But,
Xu Gu remained unfazed, made no movements, merely stretching out his palm and pushing forward, a barrier as deep as a black hole suspended in mid-air.
Easily absorbing most of the attack from the Thunderous Giant Octopus.
Another part was split into a flow of light by a backhanded slice from Xu Gu and dissipated in the air.
"What?"
The Thunderous Giant Octopus was shocked, greatly surprised.
Its perception was similar to most people on the outside.
It had not taken action just now, only out of fear of the Champion Marquis, never took Xu Gu seriously.
After all, Xu Gu was too young.
Only eighteen years old. The shrimp snacks he usually eats are older than Xu Gu!
It was easy to underestimate Xu Gu.
Now, it finally realized how formidable Xu Gu really was.
"I underestimated you indeed, no wonder you dared to blockade my Wind and Thunder Sea, but you are still too green, leave now, and I, the King of the Wind and Thunder Sea, can forgive your crimes."
The face of the Thunderous Giant Octopus changed slightly as it looked at Xu Gu and chose to back down.
Before, it still wanted compensation. After all, he was the king of the entire Wind and Thunder Sea, and the countless indigenous monsters inside were either his subordinates or his food! Yet Xu Gu slaughtered them all.
Although Xu Gu was protected by the Champion Marquis, a death sentence could be avoided, but a severe punishment was inevitable.
It had planned to make outrageous demands, taking the opportunity to extort the Human Clan.
Now, it no longer wanted to.
Because it realized that it might not be able to defeat Xu Gu after all.
"Crimes? What crimes have I committed? The strong are guiltless, don’t you understand this principle? My food."
Xu Gu said indifferently with a smile.
This Thunderous Giant Octopus, does its brain have water in it?
What is it blabbering about here? Does it still want to reason with him? In a world where the strong prey on the weak, do they reason?
"Uh..." Long Shi couldn’t help but cough, looking a bit odd, and then whispered to Xu Gu, "Our Human Clan indeed used to be very reasonable.
"For many years, we have always refrained from expanding our territory and haven’t arbitrarily killed the indigenous monsters."
This too was a development strategy.
After all, the Human Clan already had the great enemy of the Mechanical Sea, and it was not suitable to have conflicts with the indigenous powerhouses on the Divine Domain Continent.
So, they have always been very reasonable and principled.
Xu Gu was slightly stunned.
Clearly a bit surprised.
However, he soon realized that this was indeed a very correct strategic move.
"Kid, did you hear that? Hurry up and leave this place, mindlessly slaughtering our Wind and Thunder Sea, later let the Eternal Sword Saint bring compensation, otherwise..."
The Thunder Giant Octopus sensed the communication between Long Shi and Xu Gu, especially after noticing the change in Xu Gu’s expression, suddenly felt emboldened.
"What otherwise?" Xu Gu sneered.
The Battle Instrument in his hand radiated Divine Light.
Aimed at the Thunder Giant Octopus.
The Thunder Giant Octopus swallowed hard, uncharacteristically a bit nervous, acknowledging Xu Gu’s power once again.
"Have any of our people fallen in the Wind and Thunder Sea?"
Xu Gu asked Long Shi.
"Yes." Long Shi said gravely.
It’s said to be rational, but in reality, during this period, the Human Clan has continuously been at a disadvantage.
Exploring uninhabited areas of the Divine Domain Continent, if attacked needlessly within the territory of some forces, logically, the local Lord should be held accountable.
Because rationality is mutual.
Just like the diplomacy between two major forces. After all, one cannot just fight because they disagree and disregard life or death.
Just like in the Mechanical Sea, if a member of a powerful clan dies in a Demon King’s territory on the Divine Domain Continent, there would be thunderous rage, either compensation must be given by that territory, or that territory gets bloodily cleansed.
But, the result is that because the Human Clan has always been in a weaker position in the skirmishes with the Mechanical Sea, they usually can only suffer in silence.
Wind and Thunder Sea could certainly be considered a power.
After all, it has many Lower Kings, Intermediate Kings, and even the Thunder Giant Octopus, a Half-step Upper King.
And it has certain dealings with the Human Clan. When encountering issues, they are supposed to be reciprocal in reasoning.
Yet, over the millennia, many strong warriors of the Human Clan have unreasonably fallen in the Wind and Thunder Sea without any way to hold the Wind and Thunder Sea accountable.
Xu Gu’s eyes grew colder, and he said to the Thunder Giant Octopus: "Did you hear that? I am being reasonable now. Killing a sage of my Human Clan, do you think you can survive?"
"How dare you! You slander us, let the Eternal Sword Saint come..."
The Thunder Giant Octopus panicked completely, knowing that Xu Gu had no intention of letting him go, countless tentacles violently shot towards Xu Gu.
Carrying a towering thunderstorm.
As if it could destroy heaven and earth.
"Swoosh!"
However, a cold light flashed across the sky.
All the extremely strong tentacles were directly severed, falling from the sky. Large amounts of blood splashed, staining both the sky and the sea red.
It all happened in an instant.
The words of the Thunder Giant Octopus weren’t even spoken.
"Kid! I’ve remembered you! Wait, I will kill you! I will also take harsh revenge on your Human Clan!"
The immense body of the Thunder Giant Octopus cracked abruptly.
Like a hydrogen bomb exploding.
Tremendous fluctuations swept in all directions.
Meanwhile, a streak of light, silently fled away.
Clearly utilising a scapegoat strategy to attempt escape.
"Can you escape?" Xu Gu sneered.
Freedom Wings spread behind him.
As if traversing time and space, he appeared directly in front of the Thunder Giant Octopus.
"How is this possible! How can he be so fast!"
This astounding speed directly stupefied the Thunder Giant Octopus.
His shock did not last.
Xu Gu’s blade light had already fallen.
This blade seemed like it could shatter the heavens.
"No!"
A miserable scream resonated through the sky.
The Thunder Giant Octopus fell on the spot.
Xu Gu’s expression remained unchanged, utterly merciless as he watched the body of the Thunder Giant Octopus being absorbed by the Divine Catalog, and a massive amount of Experience and Divine Points surge into his body.
Lastly, he said lightly:
"All that you owe my Human Clan, we remember it all, now is just the time for you to repay the principal and the interest."
His words fell, looking towards the front of the Wind and Thunder Sea.
Looking towards the numerous powerful beings from the Divine Domain Continent and other places like the Mechanical Sea, and Demon Abyss, the coldness in his eyes, unfathomably deep.
The Human Clan nearly has no friends.
All are enemies. These clans have all once humiliated the Human Clan.
Previously, when the Human Clan was weak, they endured.
But now, the Human Clan has him, and it’s time to strike back.