Chapter 545

A golden light, like the sun, shone brilliantly.

Having been in a combat state for six minutes,

【Ascension Talisman】 triggered!

Maximum health doubled!

The Devourer's size grew as its health grew.

At this moment,

these bloodthirsty deep-sea giant beasts felt the gaze of a giant looking down upon them.

A giant radiating golden light stood tall upon the seabed,

with a giant turtle resembling a mountain beside him.

Without other points of reference,

in front of this giant,

the giant turtle became the size of an ordinary sea turtle.

And beside them,

hundreds of deep-sea giant beasts were coiled.

In their eyes,

one could see the most primal fear.

This was the scene recorded by Shang Shang Yana with her camera,

but because the giant was simply too majestic,

in the center of the dense swarm of deep-sea giant beasts,

she could only capture the giant's lower legs.

The size comparison between the two appeared so harmonious,

just like the name Shang Shang Yana gave this photo:

—The Sea-Gatherer and His Catch.

In the eyes of the giant beasts,

the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle was also huge,

but it was just a slightly larger piece of food.

But this humanoid creature covered in golden light was different;

it contained terrifying life energy,

enough to make them feel instinctive fear.

Without any sea monster even giving a signal,

all the sea monsters retreated in every direction at the same time.

It could only be said that

neither momentum nor size, taken individually,

was enough to make these primal giant beasts feel fear.

Only when the two were combined

could they be chilled to the bone!

The sea monsters retreated.

There was no joy on Li Yao's face.

He frowned, reaching out to touch the top of the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle's head.

"Leave quickly."

"We cannot stay here."

Li Yao also possessed the 【Mind Perception】 skill,

but because the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle had not shown enough goodwill before, they could not communicate.

"But didn't they all leave? The Dread Shark corpses..."

Before it could finish,

the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle noticed the expression on the giant's face.

"Let's go. Or would you like to sit on my back?"

Li Yao's current size was just right for sitting on its back.

Li Yao did not refuse.

"Leave quickly, I sense a very strong presence," Li Yao warned, sitting cross-legged on the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle's back.

Hearing this, the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle dared not delay.

It took one last lingering look at the pile of Dread Shark corpses, paddled its limbs, and hurried toward the direction of the Lost Continent.

Li Yao had not lied to it.

It seemed that the combination of Titan's Resolve and the Ascension Talisman

emitted a momentum

sufficient to attract the attention of a certain existence.

The moment the 【Ascension Talisman】 triggered, he had sensed an extremely powerful aura.

It was as if it were intentionally warning him, or perhaps releasing its aura to test him;

it had suddenly appeared within his perception.

If the other party had continued to hide,

Li Yao could guarantee

that he would not have been able to detect its presence at all!

Moreover,

only Li Yao himself knew

that his current state—

top-tier damage resistance,

and releasing 【Devour Evolution】 to reach the peak of damage output—

if the Devourer itself had reached this state,

it would definitely be his strongest support to date!

But now, it was he who was linking to the Devourer via 【Shackles】,

and in a situation where other chess pieces could not participate,

was he powerful?

Not really.

It was just like those high-level cultivators in novels

who were built up with resources;

they possessed power, but could not unleash it.

It was fine against ordinary opponents,

but if he encountered an enemy with the strength of an 【Azakana】 in this state,

he would very likely be toyed with and killed!

"Fortunately,"

"this one's hostility isn't that intense."

"Otherwise..."

Li Yao looked down at what was beneath him—

the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle,

and Ling Xin and Xiao Na inside the rift space.

He sighed with a grave expression,

"The Abyss is still too dangerous."

Following Li Yao's warning,

the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle exerted its maximum speed, traveling for over ten minutes along the deep-sea floor.

The 【Shackles】 duration ended,

and Li Yao returned to the rift space.

Ling Xin immediately hopped onto Li Yao's head, pretending to be a hat.

"Is it safe now?" Shang Shang Yana asked.

"Hmm," Li Yao sensed the surroundings.

He didn't know if that presence had hidden its aura or had left.

"Temporarily safe."

"Once we enter the Medusa Airspace, that will be truly safe," the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle's youthful voice rang out.

"Oh? How so?" Li Yao took the water cup handed over by Shang Shang Yana, found a protruding spot to sit, and asked with interest.

"As long as you don't leap out of the sea, Medusa won't strike at will."

"But do you think those slightly stronger creatures can live in peace in a place that is constantly shrouded by Medusa's terrifying aura?"

"It's the so-called 'ignorance is bliss'."

"Only weak creatures without sensory abilities can survive in that area for a long time."

"Human, your name is 'Li Yao', right?"

"If you don't mind, I'll address you that way."

"..."

At this moment, the Green Mushroom Sea Turtle was much more talkative.

Not only did it ask for Li Yao's name,

but along the way,

it also explained many secrets of the Abyss.

Li Yao and Shang Shang Yana listened with great interest,

while Ling Xin stayed to the side, quietly acting as a messenger.

"If I'm not mistaken,"

"the Heavenly Dao should have already carved your true name due to your strength."

"As long as you are careful in the Abyss, you won't encounter too many dangers."

"The premise is that you don't encounter those two types of creatures."

Li Yao asked in confusion: "Rules and the Unnamable?"

"Exactly."

The Green Mushroom Sea Turtle suddenly said,

"We've arrived beneath the Medusa Airspace."

Li Yao looked outside the mucus.

On the seabed appeared a giant rift that spanned the entire floor, extending beyond the reach of sight.

It was bottomless and pitch black.

Other than that, it looked no different from the previous seabed.

The Green Mushroom Sea Turtle must have used this rift as a landmark to confirm that they had entered the Medusa Airspace.

Territorial awareness?

If this rift was carved by Medusa herself,

what difference was there between this power

and that of a god?