186: Chapter 186 The Siren Queen Dies

With that, the Divine Wrath Poison Lotus flew straight toward the Sea Demon Empress.

Boom!

The ground trembled violently once more, and black light instantly shrouded everything in the vicinity.

When the light dissipated, the remains of the Sea Demon Empress were scattered all over the ground, shattered beyond recognition.

Tang Mo, however, frowned; he had not received a notification for killing the Sea Demon Empress, which meant the one he had been chasing was not the real Sea Demon Empress.

Then, where had the real Sea Demon Empress gone?

Tang Mo turned to look behind him; it was in this vicinity that the hell reaper had discovered the Sea Demon Empress, prompting him to rush over.

The fake Sea Demon Empress had clearly been trying to lure Tang Mo away, which meant her true form must still be nearby.

Tang Mo quickly rallied all the Obsidian Knights and hell reapers, beginning a focused search of the area.

Hiding underwater, the Sea Demon Empress realized the situation above, and at that moment, she felt like crying.

Because the severed tentacles had been destroyed by Tang Mo, the Sea Demon Empress's HP had instantly dropped by half.

She had thought the tentacles could lure the human away, or at the very least, create the illusion that she had been killed, thereby catching the human off guard.

However, what the Sea Demon Empress did not know was that, as a fierce beast, she would drop equipment and items upon death, and the human Professional who killed her would receive a notification.

The Sea Demon Empress had truly tried to be clever only to end up worse off; she had even lost all her tentacles in the process.

Yet, faced with such a large number of water pits, the hell reapers and Obsidian Knights had no immediate solution, as they could not dive into the water to search.

"Since there are too many to search, why not just turn them into one?"

As he spoke, Tang Mo raised his hand and unleashed another Divine Wrath Poison Lotus.

Just as the Divine Wrath Poison Lotus was about to strike the ground, a massive column of water suddenly erupted, sweeping the Divine Wrath Poison Lotus into mid-air.

Boom!

A violent explosion instantly echoed throughout the entire abyss, and black light immediately shrouded the area.

A glint flashed in the Sea Demon Empress's eyes, and she was overjoyed; such an environment was definitely a perfect opportunity to escape.

As a deep-sea fierce beast, the Sea Demon Empress was all too familiar with dark environments; even without light, she could find the right direction.

With that thought, the Sea Demon Empress did not hesitate; she leaped straight out of the water pit and headed toward the depths of the abyss.

However, she had severely underestimated the Obsidian Knights and hell reapers by Tang Mo's side, both of which tracked enemies by their aura; the moment the Sea Demon Empress appeared, they immediately charged forward.

Amidst the black radiance, the two sides began an exceptionally fierce clash.

Facing the Obsidian Knights and hell reapers, the Sea Demon Empress could not match them in level or combat stats; furthermore, whenever a hell reaper died, the others would absorb the poison gas it released to strengthen themselves.

Thus, every time a hell reaper fell in battle, the remaining ones grew a fraction stronger.

Fortunately, the Sea Demon Empress relied on her massive area-of-effect skill attacks to avoid immediate defeat.

When the black radiance dissipated, the Sea Demon Empress was covered in wounds and panting heavily.

When Tang Mo saw the Sea Demon Empress's true form, he couldn't help but be taken aback: "How could something this large hide in such a small water pit?"

However, after seeing her appearance, Tang Mo understood; this was hardly a difficult feat for an octopus.

Seeing that she had been exposed before Tang Mo, the Sea Demon Empress refused to give up and raised her hand, unleashing a massive tidal wave.

The massive tide surged like a giant dragon toward Tang Mo, the hell reapers, and the Obsidian Knights.

Fortunately, Tang Mo had long been prepared; the moment the Sea Demon Empress attacked, his own skill followed in quick succession: "Zero Degree Laser!"

A beam of extreme cold shot straight through the tidal dragon and struck the Sea Demon Empress.

In the next second, the Sea Demon Empress, along with the tidal dragon, transformed into ice sculptures.

The Sea Demon Empress had fallen!

【Killed Level 1520 Sea Demon Empress, EXP + 132 billion, Poison Damage + 50, Stamina + 80, Spirit + 80】

【Obtained special grade skill secret tome * 5】

【Obtained Legendary skill evolution scroll * 9】

【Obtained Legendary Skill Advancement Scroll * 8】

【Obtained Deep Sea Badge: All Attributes + 1000%, Water-type Skill Damage + 1000%, Move on water as if on flat ground.】

【Obtained Artifact: Empress Crown.】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Azure Sea Tide Armor】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Water Control Bracelet】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Deep Sea Gloves】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Tidal Knee Pads】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Wave-Treading Boots】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Sea Demon Amulet】

【Obtained Saint-grade: Lord's Ring】

The rewards were as generous as ever; Tang Mo kept the artifact and fed all the Saint-grade items to the nine revolutions coiling dragon staff.

At that moment, the interior of the Sea Demon Abyss began to tremble violently, and the very space began to tear apart.

Tang Mo knew this was a sign that the abyss was about to vanish; after taking one last reluctant look at the Sea Demon Empress, he opened the Gate of All Things and walked out of the abyss.

Immediately thereafter, the spatial entrance to the Sea Demon Abyss vanished before his eyes.

"Sigh! What a pity; I had originally wanted to refine her, but time did not permit it."

Tang Mo looked up at the darkened sky, then checked the time on his phone; it was already 3:00 AM.

Tang Mo couldn't help but sigh with emotion, recalling that when he had first entered the Bone Abyss, it had taken him over three days, during which he was chased everywhere by the fierce beasts within and had even nearly been killed by the Lord of the Bone Mound, the leader of the Bone Abyss.

But now, the situation had completely changed; clearing an entire abyss didn't even take a single day, and the Abyss Lord had been dispatched with a single skill.

It could be said that Tang Mo's strength had now undergone a substantial, exponential leap.

Seeing that it was late and estimating that the city gates would not be open, Tang Mo simply used the Gate of All Things to return to his student dormitory.

At this moment, however, Tang Mo felt no sleepiness; he was eager to know what the system would be like after its evolution.

"System, make a sound."

"System online. Detected that the host has met the evolution requirements. Do you wish to initiate system evolution? The evolution process will take three hours."

"Yes!"

"Beep! System evolution initiated. System is currently evolving..."

Then, there was silence.

Tang Mo had no choice but to start summarizing the gains from this trip to the abyss.

First, regarding equipment: except for the one artifact, Tang Mo had fed all other equipment to the nine revolutions coiling dragon staff. The nine revolutions coiling dragon staff had lived up to expectations; under Tang Mo's frantic feeding, it had already advanced to a high grade, and it was only one-tenth of the way away from its next advancement.

Secondly, there was his level; after killing the Sea Demon Empress, Tang Mo's level had shot straight up to 601, an increase of 187 levels from before.

One must realize that this was only achieved after slaughtering all the fierce beasts within an entire abyss.

Even with the God's Gift effect active, he had only gained 187 levels, which goes to show just how difficult it is for human Professionals to level up in the later stages.