183: Leverage resources!

The roar of the Sky-Rending Giant Ape King, laced with endless fury, still echoed across the sky, though its figure had already vanished toward the Eastern Domain.

Inside the Heaven-Upholding Hall, the deathly silence was broken.

"The Kraken?! That... giant beast invested in by the Star Sea Merchant Guild?!" The Abyssal Ghost Eel King twisted its massive body, its cold compound eyes filled with disbelief. "He... he could kill Yuan Bengshan?! He was the universally recognized top expert among the younger generation of our Myriad Beast Sea!"

The Heaven-Burning Vermilion Bird King's surrounding flames flickered erratically as it emitted a low sound: "To instantly kill Yuan Bengshan... it seems this Kraken cub is extraordinary. The Star Sea Merchant Guild, that group of profit-seeking merchants, truly has some skill to be able to find a monster with such potential."

"Hiss—!"

The Thunder Winged Dragon King gasped sharply, its sharp claws unconsciously scoring deep marks into the Giant Star Disc, its tone carrying a trace of imperceptible panic:

"If that is true... when the beast emperor inheritance opens, the younger generations of our respective races might... might not be a match for this Kraken! If the supreme inheritance of our Myriad Beast Sea is stolen by an outsider... wouldn't we become the laughingstock of the Endless Star Sea?!"

"Hahaha!"

The Sea-Overturning Dragon Whale King let out a burst of deep, thunderous laughter, shaking the seawater:

"Winged Dragon King, why worry? That Kraken... won't even live until the inheritance opens!"

Its gigantic caudal fin swayed gently, stirring up surging undercurrents:

"He killed Yuan Bengshan. Do you think... the enraged Giant Ape King will let him see tomorrow's sun?"

As soon as the Dragon Whale King spoke, the other three Beast Kings were startled, then enlightened, and the solemn atmosphere instantly vanished.

"Haha! Exactly, exactly! The Dragon Whale King is right!" The Ghost Eel King let out a strange hissing laugh. "No matter how strong that Kraken is, he's just a cub barely a month old! In the Giant Ape King's rage, he could probably crush him into cosmic dust with just one finger!"

"Oh? Now that you mention it..." A flash of intriguing light appeared in the Vermilion Bird King's eyes. "This King has become genuinely curious. Why don't we... go and watch? See how the Giant Ape King tortures and kills this ignorant cub?"

"Let's go together!"

"It suits me perfectly!"

While chatting and laughing, four massive, mountain-like figures transformed into four streaks of shocking, multi-colored light, tearing through the seawater and space, speeding away closely in the direction of the Giant Ape King... Myriad Beast Sea, Giant God Reef Region.

In the deep seawater, Su Chen's three-thousand-meter-long Kraken true body stood towering, like a monstrous mountain range rising from the seabed.

Ten tentacles covered in pitch-black keratin slowly swayed, stirring the surrounding undercurrents.

Chen Feng led the Dragon Blood Warriors, moving like ghosts through the shadows of the massive reefs, embedding specialized metal blocks inscribed with complex runes into critical energy nodes.

Lan Xin followed closely beside Chen Feng, her knuckles white from gripping tightly, her voice filled with uncontrollable anxiety:

"General Chen! The power of these explosives... is simply not enough to shake the ancient seal of the beast tide! I've said before, trying to break the seal by force with our current strength is like a fool's dream! Your Highness... what exactly is His Highness planning to do?!"

Chen Feng slowly raised his hand, his fingertip brushing against the cold, sharp vibranium blade, emitting a faint 'shing' sound. A confident curve appeared at the corner of his mouth beneath his faceplate:

"Deacon Lan Xin, there is no need to worry. What His Highness sets out to do... he has never failed."

"But... but the Sky-Rending Giant Ape King is already rushing here! And we don't have the power to break the seal! By all appearances, this is a... situation of certain death!" Lan Xin's brows were practically tied in a knot.

Chen Feng turned his head, his gaze piercing through his faceplate, landing on Lan Xin's face, which was filled with panic. His tone was calm yet shocking:

"The Giant Ape King is here... doesn't that mean we have the power to break the seal?"

"What?!"

Lan Xin was struck as if by lightning, suddenly covering her red lips, her beautiful eyes widening instantly as she gazed in disbelief at the colossal demon figure in the distance.

"Are you saying... His Highness... His Highness intends to... borrow the Giant Ape King's strength... to break the seal?!"

This thought exploded in her mind like a clap of thunder!

To use an unawakened body to scheme against and guide an enraged Overlord-level expert, utilizing their destructive power to achieve one's goal... this was beyond madness?!

This was practically placing oneself atop a smelting furnace, dancing on the fiery tip of a blade! One wrong step meant the destruction of both body and soul!

However, when the person executing this plan was Su Chen... Lan Xin found that her heart, which was gripped by fear, absurdly gave rise to a trace of... anticipation?

Just at this moment—

"Oooom—!!!"

The sky suddenly grew dark!

The thick clouds were forcibly ripped open, creating a massive void by a force of extreme brute strength!

In the next instant,

A dark golden figure, ten thousand meters tall and resembling a metal mountain, carrying the wrath and killing intent capable of crushing stars, slammed down from the sky!

"Boom————————!!!!"

The figure crashed heavily onto the seabed in front of Su Chen, and the terrifying mass and energy instantly crushed and collapsed the submarine rock layers!

The resulting tsunami-like shockwave spread wildly outwards in a ring, grinding countless Giant God Reefs into dust!

The seawater was pushed away, forming a brief, massive vacuum zone!

The Sky-Rending Giant Ape King—Giant Ape King, descended in its true form!

In its hand, it tightly gripped a Colossal Totem Pole forged from the core of an unknown star and wrapped in dark red bloody light. Merely standing there, the Overlord-level pressure emanating from its body caused the space around it to emit an unbearable, distorted hum!

Its gigantic eyes, burning with crimson flames, locked onto Su Chen, and the roar it let out shook the entire sea region:

"Kraken—!! Was it you! Who killed my son Yuan Bengshan?!"

"This King... will tear your tentacles to shreds one by one! Crush your bones inch by inch into powder! I will extract your soul and burn it for ten thousand years... before my son's grave!!!"

"Roar—!!!"

The sound wave of this roar, filled with endless hatred, transformed into a substantial impact, violently slamming into Su Chen and the people behind him!

"Ugh!"

Chen Feng grunted, the silver Dragon Blood Battle Armor covering his body flashing rapidly, his feet ploughing two deep marks into the ground.

Enuoke's massive bear body swayed violently, and his thick Frost Armor instantly became covered in cracks.

Even Lan Xin, who was farther away, was shaken by the sound wave, causing her blood and Qi to churn, and her face turned pale.

"S-so terrifying!" Enuoke's bear face was filled with horror. "His power... definitely exceeds two million points! Master... can Master withstand this?!"

However,

Su Chen, who was at the very core of this destructive pressure, remained perfectly still, his three-thousand-meter-long majestic body standing like an ancient reef.

He slowly raised his head, which was covered in thick keratin. His cold compound eyes calmly reflected the god-like Giant Ape King in front of him.

A wave of indifferent mental fluctuation, as if merely stating a fact, clearly entered the minds of Giant Ape King and all the beings secretly observing the scene:

"Giant Ape King... you arrived a little late."

"I... have been waiting for you for a long time."