62: An opportunity to enhance your SSS talent!

"Uh, it's just so-so..."

Su Chen felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze. His huge tentacles scratched his head again, but a deep worry flashed across his giant eyes.

"It's powerful, yes, but... the side effects are too great. If I devour too much, I become like that just now, recognizing no one, turning into a monster that only knows how to eat... Sigh, the road ahead will be difficult..."

His massive head swayed slightly, and his sigh caused a low resonance in the volcanic chamber.

The stronger the power, the greater the risk of losing control.

This had almost become a Sword of Damocles hanging over his path of evolution.

What if, by then,

Blue Star hadn't been destroyed by the Shadow Scale Clan,

but was instead annihilated by himself? "This..."

Aria's slightly weak voice sounded, but it carried a strange certainty, "I might have a way."

"What?!"

Su Chen's massive body stiffened abruptly, and his huge head instantly moved closer, his giant eyes almost touching Aria's face, shooting out light bright enough to illuminate the lava.

"Spider Spirit?! You have a way??"

"My name is Aria! Not Spider Spirit!"

Aria glared at the startled Great Demon, a flash of offended anger crossing her pale face.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her physical weakness and surging emotions,

and explained:

"Your so-called consciousness pollution is essentially caused by the impact of strong resentment and unwilling will remaining from the devoured lives. These resentments, under the accumulation of chaos and quantity, are enough to distort your cognition. But—"

A hint of pride and the vicissitudes of experience flashed in her dark purple pupils:

"Compared to the Spider God's will constantly trying to assimilate me, they are nothing more than insignificant dust!"

Before her words finished,

Aria slowly closed her eyes, and a dazzling dark purple light suddenly lit up between her brows!

Her only remaining, intact right hand pressed hard against her chest!

"Ugh...!"

A suppressed groan of pain.

Her body trembled violently, and her face instantly became even paler, as if she was enduring immense pain of separation.

A drop of crystal-clear liquid, at its core seemingly containing a dark purple nebula swirling with endless defiant will, slowly floated out from her slightly parted cherry lips.

The moment this drop of essence blood appeared,

an indescribable aura of toughness, tenacity, and a soul that had endured countless tribulations without perishing permeated the air, even subtly suppressing the sulfurous heat of the surrounding lava!

"This is the origin essence blood I refined over ten thousand years of resisting the Spider God's erosion with my own will."

Aria's voice was distinctly weak, but her eyes were exceptionally bright,

"The 'resistance' it contains is enough to help you suppress... all consciousness pollution at this stage! This, then, is me repaying your favor."

No need for further words!

One of Su Chen's tentacles shot out like lightning, its tip precisely enveloping the floating drop of dark purple essence blood that exuded an alluring soul fluctuation!

Devour!

[Ding! Devoured World-Ending Spider Queen Ailiya's Origin Essence Blood!]

[host's resistance to consciousness pollution has been greatly enhanced!]

[Current consciousness pollution has been suppressed! Pollution accumulation speed greatly reduced!]

The cold system prompt was like heavenly music!

"Holy — sh*t —!!!"

Su Chen's massive body jolted in excitement, his ten huge tentacles thrashing like mad pythons, wildly flailing in the scorching air, banging against the rock walls with loud thuds!

His giant eyes erupted with unprecedented joy, staring intently at the weak but slightly proud figure on the rock platform,

"Spider Spirit!!! You are my treasure!!! My great treasure!!!"

If Aria's current physical condition hadn't been so fragile,

Su Chen would have loved to wrap her in his tentacles and give her a good two kisses!

"Shut up!"

Aria's pale cheeks flushed with two faint blushes from his unbridled roar,

She glared at him in annoyance,

"You helped me suppress the curse, and I gave you something to suppress the pollution. We each got what we needed, and we owe each other nothing!"

She turned her face slightly away,

seemingly not wanting to look at the smug Great Demon anymore, but her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the dark green divine domain barrier above, which cut off heaven and earth and exuded a desperate aura.

"Big Guy, more than being happy, what you should be worrying about now..."

Her faint voice carried a hint of solemnity, "is when we can break out of this damned cage..."

"Get out? That's simple!"

Su Chen's huge head lifted proudly, his giant eyes looking down from above,

"That stinky foot was already pushed back by me, can this broken barrier still stop us? Watch me just... huh?!"

His huge pupils suddenly froze!

He saw that the divine domain barrier laid by the Cthulhu remains, like an unchanging firmament, still steadily enveloped the entire volcanic chamber from above.

The dark green light curtain flowed with blasphemous runes, completely isolating the inside from the outside!

His earth-shattering commotion from suppressing the Cthulhu remains seemed to have no effect on it whatsoever!

"Holy crap!!! Why is this thing still here!!!"

No!

I have to get out!

The Shadow Scale Clan is going to attack Blue Star in 23 days!

If I get trapped here, it'll all be over!

Su Chen roared in exasperation,

A thick tentacle, carrying immense power, slammed fiercely against the barrier light curtain above!

Boom—!!!

A dull, thunderous roar exploded in the chamber!

Where the tentacle met the barrier, dazzling energy turbulence erupted, shaking the entire Mount Fuji with a hum!

However,

the dark green light curtain merely fluctuated violently, like incredibly tough rubber, instantly deflecting and rebounding the terrifying force!

Not even a single crack appeared!

However, just as Su Chen was growing anxious,

the system's voice suddenly rang out:

[Ding, detected that the host has found an effective method to suppress consciousness pollution. Initiating limited-time special mission — Preemptive Strike: Kraken's Wrath!]

[Preemptive Strike: Kraken's Wrath! (Limited-time mission): The Sea God Cult is the vanguard sent by the Shadow Scale Clan to Blue Star civilization. If the Sea God Cult can be destroyed, it would be equivalent to blinding its thousand eyes and severing its tentacles, thereby seizing the initiative in the war. Mission Goal — Within 10 days, eliminate the Sea God Cult's strongholds in the Blue Star sea area.]

[Mission Reward: Talent Enhancement Opportunity *1. (No talent level limit.)]

Ho... Holy crap!

Su Chen was stunned.

He hadn't expected the system to issue another limited-time mission.

Moreover, the mission reward was unbelievably good.

It was an opportunity to enhance a talent.

Most importantly,

there was no level limit.

This meant... if he could complete this mission, he could enhance the Ocean Dominator!

The SSS-grade Ocean Dominator was already so overbearing;

if it were enhanced again, wouldn't it just soar!

However,

although the mission reward was tempting,

Su Chen felt no joy in his heart.