167: Abyss Dragon VS Kraken!

"Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!!"

Su Chen stood right where he was, one tentacle wrapped around Galakron's neck, swinging him wildly left and right like a meteor hammer!

Every collision caused the earth to shake and the mountains to tremble, and every roar shattered the morale of the hundred thousand Blood Scale Guard!

Mountains and rivers shattered, and the land collapsed!

The mournful cries of the Demon Dragon and the tremendous sounds of impact wove together into a symphony of destruction!

In the face of this absolute power and violence, the so-called Abyssal Demon Dragon, the so-called Sacred Beast of the Kingdom, was no different from a toy!

...Star Sea Merchant Guild, Circular Council Hall

In the center of the massive light screen, the scene from the Reef Wasteland—a sight that overturned all understanding—was clearly projected:

The Kraken, three thousand meters long, used its ferocious tentacles to tightly coil around the neck of the Abyssal Demon Dragon Galakron, whose body exceeded ten thousand meters in length.

Subsequently, that colossal dragon body, large as a mountain range, was actually swung up like a broken sack and smashed toward the earth again and again!

Every impact triggered a dull, thunderous roar captured by remote devices, along with the terrifying visuals of collapsing mountains and tearing ground!

The entire Circular Council Hall fell into a vacuum-like silence.

Every Director, shrouded in faint light, seemed petrified, frozen in their high-backed chairs. Their eyes were locked onto the light screen, their pupils contracted from extreme shock, and their mouths unconsciously hung slightly open.

Their future "partner," into whom they were prepared to pour massive resources and high hopes,

that Abyssal Demon Dragon possessing pure ancient dragon blood and limitless potential... was currently being repeatedly thrashed into the ground in the most primitive and violent manner by a giant beast that hadn't even reached the Awakening Level!

President Nicola suddenly straightened up from the main seat. His usual composure vanished, replaced by a look of utter shock.

His gaze, like two cold scrapers, fiercely stabbed toward Lucia, who stood dumbfounded nearby, her face pale.

"Deputy Director Lucia!"

Nicola's voice suppressed a boiling rage, every word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth,

"Is this the 'reliable' partner you claimed would definitely secure the 'beast emperor inheritance' for us?! Is this the Abyssal Demon Dragon you confidently guaranteed was far superior to the candidate Lan Xin recommended?! A beast of the Ordinary Level can toss it around like a toy?!!"

Lucia's body trembled violently. The smugness and pride on her face had long been replaced by terror and disbelief.

Watching Galakron's helpless misery on the light screen, she felt as if her own face were being repeatedly slapped by an invisible hand.

"No... impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

She shrieked, trying to grasp at the last straw,

"President! Directors! Don't be fooled by appearances! This Kraken on the screen, it... it must be a mature entity hiding its true strength! Otherwise, how could it possess such power?! Galakron was just momentarily careless..."

"Heh."

A cold laugh, clearly laced with mockery, abruptly sounded at the entrance of the Council Hall.

Everyone looked over, only to see Lan Xin standing there, having arrived unnoticed.

Her posture was upright, and her face held the composure and coldness of someone whose grievances had been cleared.

"Deputy Director Lucia, even now, are you still trying to use lies to cover up your ignorance and shortsightedness?"

Lan Xin walked into the hall step by step, her gaze sweeping over the Directors before finally settling on Nicola.

"President Nicola, Directors,"

Her voice was clear and firm, "The Kraken crushing Galakron on the screen is not a mature entity. He is the juvenile entity I mentioned in my report, born on Blue Star and having evolved for barely more than a month—'Kraken'!"

"What?!"

Nicola's pupils contracted sharply, and he suddenly stood up from his seat, his face filled with extreme shock,

"Executive Lan Xin, you... you mean... this giant demon is the one you mentioned in your previous report... that one-month-old juvenile?!!"

"Absolutely true!"

Lan Xin nodded emphatically. She raised her hand and pointed toward Su Chen's towering, heaven-supporting figure on the light screen, her eyes shining with pride and fervor,

"Previously, all my factual statements were slandered by Deputy Director Lucia as 'exaggeration' and 'fabrication.' Now, the truth is before your eyes! In the face of true potential and power, any slander is pale and weak! I ask you all, between the Abyssal Demon Dragon Galakron and Lord Kraken, who is stronger and who is weaker? Who truly deserves the full investment of the Guild? Isn't it obvious?!"

"Hiss—!"

Inside the Council Hall, an uncontrollable collective gasp echoed instantly.

Faces of all the Directors showed immense astonishment and... intense regret!

An Ordinary Level entity capable of slamming a peak Awakening Level behemoth with dragon blood like a sandbag! What heaven-defying potential is this?! What terrifying growth rate?!

If he could be nurtured to the Overlord Realm... his strength might truly be invincible below the King Level, just as Lan Xin claimed! At that time, the "beast emperor inheritance"... Thinking of this, the eyes of all the Directors looking at Su Chen on the light screen instantly became intensely fervent, as if they were gazing upon a priceless treasure capable of making the Guild stand at the pinnacle of the Star Sea!

"Executive Lan Xin... it was us... we mistakenly believed slanderous words and failed your loyalty and foresight!" An elderly Director beat his chest, his face full of remorse.

"Such unprecedented potential! The Guild must secure him at all costs! I propose immediately activating the highest-level investment plan!" another Director exclaimed, waving his arms excitedly.

"Lucia! You almost... you almost caused the Guild to miss this once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity! Your narrow-mindedness and prejudice nearly caused a disaster!" A third Director pointed directly at the ashen-faced Lucia, his tone filled with blame and lingering fear.

Hearing these discussions, Lucia's face turned completely paper-white, and her body swayed precariously.

She retorted shrilly, attempting one last struggle:

"President! Directors! Don't listen to the bewitchment of this slut Lan Xin!"

"Galakron is peak Awakening! How could it possibly lose to an Ordinary Level giant beast!"

"It's just charging power! Yes, it's charging power! It will explode soon and definitely tear that damned octopus to shreds! Definitely!!"

Her voice became hysterical due to fear and urgency, but it only sounded weak and ridiculous.

Just as the atmosphere within the Star Sea Merchant Guild grew tense, a sudden change occurred in the Reef Wasteland!

"Awooo Roar—!!!"

Galakron, dizzy from the slamming, erupted in a roar of humiliation and fury.

Its massive dragon body suddenly shuddered, and the dark energy surrounding it instantly intensified!

The next instant,

Its ten-thousand-meter-long body blurred and collapsed instantly, like ink dissolving in water, vanishing from its original spot!