Chapter 617: Chapter 424: Sea Beasts Surging, First to Enter the Ancient Battlefield—Who Is This Extraordinary Person?
"But even so, most of these people won’t disperse the Grandmaster’s Force Field. Doing so without cultivating Body Martial Arts and having insufficient flesh strength is tantamount to digging their own graves."
At this moment, Su Mu was unaware that any General Star who could participate in the tournament had astonishing combat power. Many of them simultaneously cultivated Body Martial Arts, which allowed them a greater advantage when fighting Fierce Beasts and to recover more quickly after the battle.
Yet at this moment, no one chose to do so, and none of them even considered such a reckless idea.
An idea crossed his mind.
Su Mu quietly left the main group and then continued to dive alone to a certain depth before directly dispersing the Grandmaster’s Force Field.
Suddenly, the seawater enthusiastically and madly embraced Su Mu’s body, but the terrifying pressure of ten thousand meters had no effect on Su Mu. He even felt relaxed and at ease.
He didn’t have the habit of constantly activating the force field; doing so felt somewhat restrictive to him. Su Mu preferred to use his flesh to feel everything.
"Oh, I’m still being targeted. Let’s see the strength of these deep-sea Fierce Beasts!"
A massive shadow swiftly swept towards where Su Mu was.
Whoosh ---------
Su Mu took a slight breath, immediately activating Water Breathing.
Back during the Beast Tide in Yun Province, Su Mu had already mastered Water Breathing. He could breathe freely underwater, which was why he chose to retract the Grandmaster’s Force Field.
His flesh was strong enough to ignore the deep-sea pressure and breathe freely underwater, so there was no need to maintain the Grandmaster’s Force Field.
With the activation of Water Breathing, the seawater that had been crazily pressing against Su Mu’s body instantly became mild, no longer exerting pressure on his flesh but instead flowing naturally around him.
A certain degree of control over the seawater, this is the unique aspect of Water Breathing!
"It really is this easy, now I can fight with full strength!"
Su Mu was ready, but the massive Sea Beast that was eyeing him suddenly paused, its huge eyes flashing with confusion.
Just now, it sensed a tiny human intruding into its domain, but now, it suddenly disappeared. It realized it had misperceived, thinking it was just a particularly small Sea Beast.
Both Sea Beasts and Fierce Beasts often reflect their strength in their size. The more powerful the Fierce Beast, the larger it tends to be. For such a tiny Sea Beast to intrude into its domain, the Sea Beast instantly lost interest; such a small size couldn’t even fill the gap between its teeth.
At once, this Sea Beast shook its body, ignoring Su Mu, and turned directly toward the nearest other deep-sea lights.
Realizing that the Sea Beast suddenly abandoned him, Su Mu was slightly taken aback.
A moment later, Su Mu understood the reason and couldn’t help but let a slight smile curve at the corner of his mouth.
"I didn’t expect Water Breathing to have such wonderful uses..."
"Well then, the auras of these Sea Beasts aren’t strong, and I have no time to waste on them."
From the beginning, Su Mu didn’t plan to hunt any Sea Beasts or Alien Races, as he had no time to waste on such meaningless matters. He participated in the tournament only to gain time for cultivation.
If he didn’t participate in the tournament, that particular person would most likely take direct action upon finding out.
Su Mu had some guesses as to why the Overlord Blade Martial Saint hadn’t taken action.
"The ranking assessment after the tournament will be the highlight of this competition, and he intends to suppress me at the climax, right before all the Military Department people!"
The Ancient Battlefield is currently the last cultivation time left for Su Mu, so he only wants to enter the Ancient Battlefield quickly and find a quiet place to seclude himself, not wanting to waste any more time.
Boom --------
The sound of slaughter shook the heavens. The group of Sea Beasts swarmed to surround the General Stars attempting to approach the Ancient Battlefield. The besieged General Stars fought valiantly, and in an instant, blood stained the depths of the sea.
"Courting death!"
Ling Jue thrust his long spear forward, instantly piercing several Sea Beasts, but his path was still blocked. The scent of blood drove the Sea Beasts into a frenzy, with each one ferociously attacking.
Moreover, his own powerful aura attracted even more Sea Beasts than others.
Even Ling Jue’s advance was slowed, as were the others, all falling into bitter combat.
Thud!
A General Star from the Eastern War Zone, momentarily careless, was struck by a Sea Beast, his body instantly flung out. After steadying himself, he felt a tearing pain surging from his right arm.
Looking down, the alarming wound exposed white bone. He tried to continue fighting with his right arm but found it difficult to use.
"If this continues, my right arm will be crippled."
But this Eastern War Zone General Star was unwilling to concede; how could he give up before even entering the Ancient Battlefield? It would surely bring disgrace to the Eastern War Zone if word got out. He immediately switched the alloy long saber to his left hand and continued the fight.
Yet the injury to his right arm ultimately weakened his strength significantly. He began to realize that if he continued, he might end up buried in the deep sea.
"No, I must hold on for a while longer!"
However, he quickly regretted it, as the blood flowing from his right arm drove the surrounding Sea Beasts completely mad, and soon a swarm of even larger Sea Beasts charged towards him.
As the dark shadows closed in, the General Star realized it was too late, and he feared he was doomed.
"Am I really going to die here?"
At this desperate moment, a long spear slashed into the encirclement. "Hang in there!"
Seeing hope, the two of them fought together. But the Sea Beasts were too frenzied, and soon after, the reinforcements that arrived to help, another General Star, were also injured.
