194: Chapter 193 Sea Slug

Lin Fan and the others continued along the coastline, reaping a bountiful harvest along the way.

Silver Velvet Grass, Ice Blue Moss, Purple Veined Spirit Reishi, Starlight Grass... the space inside their spatial rings was gradually being filled up.

These high-level spiritual plants, which were priceless and rare within the Federation, grew like weeds here, covering rock crevices and even the edges of shoals soaked in grey liquid in vast patches.

The excitement of harvesting temporarily diluted everyone's fear of this eerie Secret Realm.

Xu Ziyan walked over holding a bunch of Starlight Grass. Its leaves emitted a faint blue shimmer under the grey light, casting a blue glow over his entire face.

"Lin Fan, how much can this sell for?"

"About one or two thousand per stalk."

Lin Fan didn't even look up; he was using a gathering knife to carefully peel a patch of Ice Blue Moss from a rock.

Ye Wushuang walked at the front, his Bright Mist Phantom Pupil constantly glowing as he handled scouting and sentry duties.

"Stop for a moment." Ye Wushuang suddenly halted and raised his right hand.

The four of them stopped simultaneously.

Lin Fan put down his gathering knife and looked up, following Ye Wushuang's gaze.

The coastline curved here, with the rocks receding inland to form a semi-circular bay.

The bay wasn't large, about thirty to forty meters in diameter, surrounded on three sides by greyish-white rock walls, with only the side where they stood being open.

The grey liquid inside the bay was much shallower than outside, only reaching up to their ankles.

In the center of the bay, near the base of the rock wall, grew a patch of silver-white plants.

flower of repose.

Lin Fan recognized them at a glance.

It was one of the Materials for the evolution of dream-attribute Armor Spirits, something essential for Tongtong's evolution.

He had searched through the Materials markets of Dongyun City and asked President Ye Wenyuan to keep an eye out in the Association for over half a year, yet he hadn't seen even a single petal.

Yet here, right before him in this eerie island bay, a whole field of flower of repose was in full bloom.

Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat.

Just as he stepped forward, Ye Wushuang's arm blocked his chest.

"Wait."

Ye Wushuang's voice was very low. "There's something there."

Lin Fan's left eye instantly lit up as he scanned the area following Ye Wushuang's gaze.

Behind the patch of flower of repose, at the base of the rock wall, was a massive indentation. It wasn't a crack or a cave, but a groove pressed out by the long-term habitation of some creature.

The edges of the groove were as smooth as if they had been polished, and there was a layer of dark blue mucus on the rock wall, which shimmered with a greasy luster under the grey light.

Inside the groove, a massive, azure, translucent object was slowly rising and falling.

It was a living creature.

With every breath it took, the azure mass would slightly expand, and dark blue liquid could be seen flowing beneath its translucent skin.

With every exhale, it would slightly contract, and a circle of fine ripples would appear on the surface, spreading from the center of its body to the edges.

Information flashed frantically across the panel of Lin Fan's left eye.

[Race]: Azure Sea Slug

[Rank]: Rank 61

[Aptitude]: Mid-tier imperial spirit

[Attributes]: Water/Poison

[Status]: Sleeping. Spiritual power fluctuations are stable. No intruders detected.

[Evaluation]: A mid-tier imperial spirit Armor Beast, known for its defense and toxins. Its skin is covered in a high concentration of paralyzing mucus that quickly penetrates the skin upon contact, causing muscle stiffness and sluggish spiritual power circulation. An adult Azure Sea Slug can reach over five meters in size. It feeds on spiritual plants and possesses strong territorial awareness. It usually doesn't attack proactively, but once awakened, it will expel intruders at any cost.

[Weaknesses]: Slow movement speed. There is a patch of bare skin under its head not covered by mucus, which is its only defensive weak point. It is afraid of high temperatures.

Rank 61, mid-tier imperial spirit!

It was on a completely different level from the Red-Armored King Insect of the first layer of the Secret Realm.

Its size was even larger than he had anticipated; curled up in the rock groove, it looked like a massive pile of blue jelly.

But if stretched out, it would be at least six or seven meters long and over three meters wide, like a flattened truck.

Xu Ziyan leaned toward Lin Fan and lowered his voice: "Lin Fan, how about you use that Moon Hide again and sneak in to pick a few flowers? That big snot slug is sleeping like a dead pig anyway."

Lin Fan shook his head, the information on his left eye's panel still glowing.

"It has a skill—Toxic Mist Perception. It doesn't rely on sight, hearing, or spiritual power fluctuations, but senses the surrounding environment through changes in the concentration of toxins in the air."

"While it sleeps, it unconsciously releases trace amounts of paralyzing toxins that spread over a range of dozens of meters. These toxins attach to every particle in the air, forming an invisible toxic mist field."

"If any creature enters this range, their breathing, sweating, or even the trace substances produced by skin metabolism will change the local concentration of the toxic mist field. It doesn't even need to wake up to realize something is approaching."

Xu Ziyan scratched his head. "Then what do we do?"

Lin Fan looked pitifully at Ye Qing and Ye Wushuang.

Ye Qing rolled her eyes. "If you have something to say, say it."

Lin Fan dropped his pitiful expression.

"Since sneaking in won't work, let's just do it openly. We have two Armor Emperors here, you and Wushuang, plus I have the moonlight buff. We won't lose in a fight."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing instantly underwent Armorization.

She glanced at the azure giant beast still sleeping deep in the bay. "Fine. While it's still asleep, let's hit it hard first."

Ye Wushuang didn't speak, but his Armorization signaled his stance.

Lin Fan walked to the center of the bay's entrance, silver-black scales beginning to spread from his left fingertips.

He looked up at the grey sky—the moon was bright and soft.

"I'll count to three. One, two, three."

The spiritual power of the three erupted simultaneously.

Lin Fan spread the fingers of his left hand and activated Thousand Shadow Moon Guard.

Under the moonlight, the number of Clones increased from six to twelve.

Thirteen Lin Fans stood on the grey coastline, completely blocking the entrance to the bay.

Then, they simultaneously raised their left arms. Thirteen silver-black flood dragons circled under the moonlight, tilting their heads toward the sky.

"Moonfall Dragon Roar Charge."

Silver-white moonlight slashed down from the grey sky, each beam accurately landing on the Xiao Zhuang flood dragon phantom above each Lin Fan's head.

The light of the lunar essence reflected off each other, illuminating the sky above the bay as bright as day.

At the same time, Ye Wushuang spread his ice wings and gave a fierce flap.

Countless arm-thick ice spikes hovered directly above the Azure Sea Slug.

Ye Qing stood to the right of Lin Fan's original body.

The cyan feathered wings on her back had already spread to their limit.

She crossed her hands in front of her and then violently swung them out to the sides.

"Thousand Plumes Sky-Render."

Her cyan wings instantly exploded, turning into thousands of cyan-white light feathers. Each feather was like a sharp small knife, spinning in mid-air.

Lin Fan and the others exchanged glances.

Then, the three of them aimed their Armor Skills at the Azure Sea Slug simultaneously!

"Go!"