Chapter 323: Slurp, I've Worked Up an Appetite

Something is coming?

Under the veil of night, the pitch-black sea surface was like an abyss that had swallowed all things, hiding unknown secrets within.

The ocean is not Ren Yidao's home turf.

Although Ren Yidao could sense a massive creature approaching rapidly, he could not sniff out its aura in advance to judge its strength as he could on land.

Watching Ren Yidao turn his head, Yaoyue also sat up, snuggling her body into Cang Lan's embrace, looking uneasy.

Cang Lan was somewhat surprised, but she didn't think much of it, instead pulling her tightly into her arms.

"She might be feeling wronged."

Waking up alone in a strange place must be very frightening.

"..."

And Yaoyue, huddled in Cang Lan's arms, said nothing; she didn't know what she was thinking, only staring fixedly at Ren Yidao's back.

Only the calmness deep within her eyes showed that she was not as panicked as she appeared on the surface.

Boom!

Ren Yidao didn't have to wait long; the existence hidden beneath the water had no intention of concealing itself, directly breaking through the surface with a roar and landing heavily on the island.

It was a giant crab-shaped Sea Beast, its aura reaching the Spirit Transformation Chuji level!

"Who are you!?"

"Audacious! How dare you trespass into the forbidden land! Do you not know what place this is?"

Clang! Clang!

A pair of giant pincers clashed together; it relied on its eight legs to circle Ren Yidao rapidly, observing him carefully back and forth.

Soon, it seemed to see no mystery, pointing a giant pincer at Ren Yidao and shouting angrily:

"If it weren't for this General having a premonition tonight and following the trail to investigate, I would have almost let you little thieves succeed!"

"You dare to covet Her Highness's belongings? You don't know whether you're living or dying!"

While General Crab was cursing aggressively, Ren Yidao, who was being pointed at by the crab pincer, was dazed.

In his mind, he was thinking about another very philosophical question.

"What would this pincer taste like?"

With such a large pincer, the taste surely wouldn't be too bad, right?

Even if the taste was a bit poor, it wouldn't matter; it's big enough!

Is king crab delicious?

That is not important.

The main thing is that it is big!

On this point, it is the same as many things; the preferences of men and women are much the same.

To summarize:

Big enough is fine.

Big is good! Good is big!

And Ren Yidao's absent-minded appearance took on a different meaning in General Crab's eyes.

Heh, this little thief is so scared he can't speak after being caught red-handed.

General Crab looked at him with disdain, then turned to look at the turtle shell huddled to the side, which was trying its best to eliminate its own aura.

It froze for a moment, then, after seeing the patterns clearly, it became furious and roared:

"Good! I was wondering how you broke in; so there was an inside traitor!"

"Old turtle! You dare to bring outsiders into the Sea Lotus Forbidden Land; you have a lot of nerve!"

"This is simply rebellious! What are you trying to do?"

Having said that, the enraged General Crab swung his large pincer, intending to grind this traitor who ate inside and out into dust!

A traitor is a more detestable existence than an enemy.

Killing the traitor first is always the right thing to do.

Gui Yan:!!!

"Misunderstanding! My Lord! This is a huge misunderstanding!"

Huddled inside the turtle shell, Gui Yan trembled in fear and explained repeatedly:

"This lowly one has no such intention! I never thought of betraying Her Highness! Please listen to my explanation, My Lord!"

"These few lords are powerful, and this lowly one was worried they were friends of Her Highness, so I dared not offend them!"

As he spoke, Gui Yan also looked anxiously at the silent Ren Yidao, hoping that this powerful existence could put in a word for him.

Gui Yan's every hope was now pinned on this mysterious Human Race.

General Crab, however, was too lazy to listen to Gui Yan's sophistry and said angrily:

"Still daring to quibble! Friends? When have you ever heard of Her Highness having friends from the Human Race?"

Gui Yan was silent.

The reason he had come up with in his panic was indeed untenable; even he himself couldn't convince himself.

But what else could he do?

Should he say that the other party's strength was too terrifying, and he didn't even dare to resist, only daring to honestly act as a monster traitor?

Gui Yan's silence explained a lot, and General Crab laughed hideously and angrily:

"Hmph! Explain in your next life! Die, you traitor!"

Thud!

The massive crab pincer smashed onto the turtle shell, sending out layers of fine cracks.

Crack, crack, crack...

Under the full-force defense of Gui Yan, although the turtle shell shook violently and was nearly broken, it actually succeeded in blocking this strike!

Although it blocked this blow, Gui Yan's heart did not relax; instead, it plummeted to the bottom of the valley.

It's over.

It's over, it's over, it's over!

That Human Race did not make a move!

In his eyes, it does not have much value and can be discarded at will.

Although Gui Yan's strength is not particularly strong, as a member of the Turtle Clan, it has one advantage: it has lived for a very long time.

It originally thought its experience was sufficient and that it had seen through this Human Race youth, feeling that he would not stand by and watch it die.

According to what was said in their conversation, this is a hero who values relationships and righteousness, willing to risk life and limb for his master.

Such a person is arrogant and naturally would not allow others to lay a hand on his subordinate, nor would he tolerate this kind of provocation.

However, Gui Yan did not expect that this guy was even more heartless than it had imagined.

"Is he heartless enough? Or is it that he never considered me a subordinate at all?"

Which one is it?

Or is it both?

Gui Yan thought anxiously, trying to find a way out for itself.

Unfortunately, it no longer had the time.

At this moment, General Crab also reacted.

"Hmm!? You dare to fight back?"

Gui Yan's unrepentant actions completely enraged General Crab.

It laughed out of extreme anger and roared:

"Good, good, good! You still dare to block! You really have rebelled!"

"Block? I'll let you block!"

Demon Qi coiled around the crab claw, turning from crimson to pitch black, shining with a metallic luster.

The black crab claw was incomparably sharp; as it swung, the tip even felt like it was tearing through the air.

It grinned hideously and swung the claw again, smashing it toward Gui Yan, who was huddled inside its shell.

This time, it used ninety percent of its strength, determined to smash this reckless old turtle flat!

"Keep blocking for me!"

The crab claw, carrying a demonic wind and the whistling sound of tearing air, arrived before the turtle shell in an instant.

However, just before the crab claw actually touched the turtle shell, a white light flashed.

Ren Yidao stood before Gui Yan, looking at the approaching crab claw with a smile, whispering:

"Scissors, rock, paper!"

He clenched his right hand into a fist, blocking it before the tip of the crab claw.

"You chose scissors, I chose rock."

"I win."

General Crab had not paid any attention to this youth who rushed over, originally intending to crush this overestimating fellow along with the old turtle.

But the result greatly exceeded its expectations.

Or rather, General Crab had never imagined such an outcome!

It really lost.

At the moment the flesh fist collided with the crab claw, the two actually emitted the sound of metal clashing!

Clang!!!

The massive collision sound surged, causing layers of ripples to explode on the sea surface, the vibration traveling to the deepest parts of the seabed.

And this was not the end.

After the collision, General Crab felt a great force rebound from the crab claw, which actually flipped it over directly!

Under the immense force, all eight of its legs left the ground, and the entire crab flew toward the sky just like that.

???

This Human Race has such a strong physical body and such great strength!

Although General Crab is hot-tempered and irritable, it is not an idiot with nothing but muscles in its head.

This Human Race, whom it had previously looked down upon, is not as harmless and weak as it appears on the surface.

"You..."

It wanted to say something, but the next moment, it was choked off by excruciating pain.

Snap.

"Ahhh!!!"

Its strongest crab claw, which it was proud of, which attracted countless female crabs, and which was the foundation of its standing, was actually... snapped off directly!

Just like that, easily, broken off from the root by someone as if they were snapping a twig!

Boom.

The massive crab claw smashed onto the beach, and it also seemed to smash into the hearts of everyone present.

General Crab collapsed, Gui Yan was stunned, Cang Lan frowned, and Yao Yue blinked.

The dragon-and-tiger battle that Gui Yan had originally imagined did not appear.

It was completely a one-sided crushing.

In just a single round, the situation underwent a heaven-shaking reversal.

Only Cang Lan understood that this was the most normal development possible.

How could a guy capable of suppressing him so thoroughly feel troubled because of a crab?

What Ren Yidao was feeling... was appetite.

"Steamed? Boiled? Stir-fried with scallions and ginger? Crab meat pot? Sashimi? Or maybe multiple ways to eat one crab? A crab this big should be enough to eat for a long time, right?"

He gazed affectionately at General Crab, licked his lips, his eyes filled with the image of it once it was cooked.

Truly tempting.

An appetite has arisen.

And Ren Yidao's undisguised, naked gaze also made General Crab's body stiffen, its whole being turning cold.

!!!

"He, he wants to eat me?"

As a veteran who had been slaughtering in the sea for many years, it knew very well the meaning of this greedy gaze.

General Crab felt dizzily as if what stood before it was not a Human Race youth, but a ferocious predator!

For a guy like this, a single pincer was definitely not enough to satisfy him.

A pincer could grow back if broken, but if life was gone, then it was truly the end.

Run!

Must run!

Having lost one crab pincer, General Crab didn't even have time to open its mouth to spout threats, directly falling toward the sea following the force.

The sea was its domain; the speed of the Human Race could absolutely not compare to its own in the water.

As long as it could reach there!

It could live!

But...

"Leaving?"

Ren Yidao also saw General Crab's intention to retreat, but he had no thoughts of stopping there.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Don't joke.

Do you think you, this crab meat pot, can grow legs and run away?

If you run, what will I eat?

"Get back here!"

Ren Yidao tapped his foot, his entire body soaring into the air and landing on General Crab's body.

"Hi-hai-hi! I'm coming, damn it!"

And just as Ren Yidao stepped on the crab shell, preparing to press the attack, he suddenly felt something and abruptly turned his head to look at the island behind him.

"Hm?"

On the island, an astonishing change had occurred.

Yao Yue, who had been lying weakly in Cang Lan's arms, was now smiling at him.

Those pale purple, bewitching eyes were full of laughter.

Yao Yue clutched a piece of white stone that had been cut in one hand, while her other arm wrapped around Cang Lan's waist, and she raised an eyebrow at Ren Yidao, revealing a joyful smile.

Her face no longer held the previous panic and unease, and her body no longer possessed that girl's ignorance and shyness.

Only bewitching charm remained.

She cast a flirtatious glance at Ren Yidao, whistled triumphantly, and laughed:

"Poor little thing!"

"Goodbye~"

After saying this, she directly crushed the stone in her hand and activated the transmission.

The white light that had appeared inside Death Valley flashed once again.

Yao Yue and the confused Cang Lan vanished from the spot in an instant.

And Ren Yidao, who had been unable to rush back in time, stepped on the crab, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"So, those previous displays were actually all a disguise, is that it?"

Ren Yidao recalled the various displays Yao Yue had shown before, his expression somewhat intrigued.

"I couldn't tell, this is quite the method actor."

They say the more beautiful a person is, the more naturally skilled they are at acting...

And Yao Yue was clearly a gifted best actress.

She hadn't used a complete Transmission Stone when she was in Death Valley at the start!

Instead, after erasing the Dao mark on the Transmission Stone, she had split it into two pieces, one large and one small, triggering its most primitive function.

Random transmission.

Depending on the quality of the Transmission Stone, the distance of this random transmission would vary greatly.

And relying on half a piece to transport three people from the Eastern Wasteland to this sea area, the quality of this Transmission Stone was quite astonishing, worthy of being called the best of the best.

The only problem was likely that she hadn't calculated that Ren Yidao would be transported to the island along with them.

And when Yao Yue realized she could not confront Ren Yidao head-on, she did not act rashly, but hid and waited for an opportunity.

Even when Yao Yue saw Cang Lan being used as bait by Ren Yidao to wash away his frustration, she did not take the bait.

Yao Yue was sufficiently calm and was not swayed by her emotions.

Because she knew that at that time, Ren Yidao must have been hiding nearby.

She was waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity sufficient to let them put distance between themselves and Ren Yidao.

And now, she had waited for it.

Ren Yidao narrowed his eyes, then suddenly began to laugh.

"So, was this crab actually lured here by her too?"

He had still been wondering why this crab had come knocking for no reason, suspecting that Gui Yan had been up to no good, but it turned out to be like this.

"... Interesting."

Ren Yidao curled the corners of his mouth, feeling that things had taken some delightful turns.

"So you're playing this game with me, are you?"

"Good, very good."

Compared to bullying an ignorant young girl, Ren Yidao still preferred to ravage this kind of warrior with a spirit of resistance.

"It just so happens I have nothing to do right now, so I'll play along with you."

Ren Yidao lowered his eyes slightly and began to sense silently.

Then, he laughed and looked in one direction.

"Over there."

Did you really think I had nothing better to do than draw a tattoo on someone's stomach?

Do I have such bad taste?

I do.

But Huhu, I don't just have bad taste, I also have a brain.

The moment he took control of the captive Cang Lan, Ren Yidao had placed a layer of anti-loss insurance on her.

It was originally just a precautionary measure, but he hadn't expected it to actually come in handy.

However, before that, there was still one important thing to do.

Ren Yidao looked at General Crab, who had dropped another crab claw while taking advantage of his distraction to flee, and smiled playfully.

"Since you have run away, I can only enjoy this by myself."

It's just a guy suspected of being a master who ran away, right?

A small matter~

Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink.

Don't take things to heart when trouble arises!