Star Fist

"Tentacles?"

"So exciting?"

Zhong Qing was slightly surprised, lightly leaping into the air to dodge the tentacle's strike.

Ming Yuexian, who was closer and focused on seizing the Seven-Colored Glazed Spirit Flower, didn't have time to react and was directly coiled up by the tentacle.

His Sanyin Realm cultivation was high, and his defense was equally incredibly formidable.

But being coiled up by this tentacle, he felt a sharp pain throughout his body.

The countless suckers on the tentacle were actually constantly absorbing the spiritual power and Life Qi within his body.

Even with his stable Foundation and cultivation, under the suction force of this tentacle, he felt precarious, as if his defense could collapse at any moment.

If he didn't have spiritual power protecting his body, the consequences of having his flesh and blood absorbed by this tentacle were unthinkable.

Ming Yuexian remained calm in the face of danger and let out a low shout.

"Mirror Spirit!"

The precious mirror in the sky suddenly erupted with light, shining down upon the tentacle.

The tentacle enveloped by the mirror's light was instantly frozen solid.

Ming Yuexian unleashed his spiritual power, shattering the entire tentacle and breaking free.

But before he could catch his breath, amidst a deafening roar and shaking mountains, several more tentacles suddenly sprang out from under the ground near the lake, sweeping towards the people of Mirror Heart Lake.

"Not good!"

Ming Yuexian's expression changed drastically.

Even he, with his Sanyin Realm cultivation, had to expend significant effort to break free after being coiled by the tentacle.

How could the other Disciples of Mirror Heart Lake, who were far inferior to him, manage?

Several Tianxuan Realm Elders joined forces, unleashing their power to block a few tentacles, but they still couldn't hold off all of them.

A thick, hideous tentacle broke through the defense line and slammed directly into the group from Mirror Heart Lake.

Amidst screams and splattering blood, several Mirror Heart Lake Disciples with lower cultivation who couldn't dodge in time were smashed into pulp by this strike from the tentacle.

The shattered corpses were immediately coiled up by the tentacle and sucked dry.

Seeing his Disciples lose their lives and bodies in the blink of an eye, Ming Yuexian felt as if his heart was being cut by knives. Burning with rage, he could no longer maintain his calm demeanor and shouted angrily.

"You wicked beast, how dare you!"

Amidst his shout, he exerted his full power. The precious mirror shone brightly, descending above his head, its light enveloping his entire body.

Under the shroud of this light, Ming Yuexian activated his Mystic Realm Divine Ability, greatly increasing its power. As spiritual power surged, flowing light spilled everywhere, instantly breaking several tentacles.

But the situation did not improve in the slightest.

Just as he broke those few tentacles, even more tentacles emerged from the ground, rampaging and destroying everything, smashing the surrounding hills into pieces.

The people of Mirror Heart Lake, caught in the middle, were extremely unlucky.

As the largest group, they were naturally the biggest target, and more than half of the tentacles were heading towards them.

Although these tentacles possessed no special Divine Ability, their strength was immense. Even those in the Earth Profound Realm couldn't withstand their casual strikes; only the Elders in the Tianxuan Realm could barely manage to block them.

But what was even more terrifying was the devouring power contained within the countless octopus-like suckers on the tentacles. Once coiled by them, one's spiritual power, Life Qi, and even flesh and blood would be devoured.

A Tianxuan Realm Elder blocked a tentacle strike, and while catching his breath, was caught off guard and coiled up by another sweeping tentacle.

In just a few breaths, this Tianxuan Realm Elder was sucked alive into a dried corpse.

The people of Mirror Heart Lake, already exhausted from their previous ordeal with Ghost White Wind, were now even less capable of handling these countless, sudden tentacles.

In the blink of an eye, they suffered heavy casualties.

On the other side, Zhong Qing, who was alone, was naturally not spared by the tentacles.

The tentacle he had previously dodged continued to pursue him relentlessly.

"Are these tentacles... from a giant octopus?"

Zhong Qing was unhurried; he reached out and grabbed the tentacle directly.

"Such a big octopus, how many years would it take to sell it all as takoyaki?"

Zhong Qing marveled at it, while lightly tugging and tearing the giant tentacle clean off.

But then he threw it away with a look of disgust.

The tentacle was covered in slime, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Zhong Qing slapped apart another tentacle that reached over, shook the slime off his hand, and finally had time to look at the chaotic state of tentacles dancing everywhere.

He happened to see the scene of the Mirror Heart Lake Elder being sucked dry by a tentacle and immediately frowned.

"Tsk, devouring, huh."

His pupils constricted.

He also keenly discovered that when that tentacle devoured the Mirror Heart Lake Elder, its strength increased exponentially.

Thinking of this, he immediately leaped into the air.

He had no intention of saving the people of Mirror Heart Lake; in this Xuanhuan world, they were just passing acquaintances, so what did their life or death have to do with him?

But if he let these tentacles devour all these people from Mirror Heart Lake, the strength of these tentacles would likely skyrocket to a terrifying degree. To avoid complications, striking early was the best choice.

While flying up, Zhong Qing casually grabbed a handful of snow from the ground.

The moment he leaped up, he lightly flicked his hand, and the snowflakes scattered.

"Starry Fist!"

In an instant, it was as if a small blizzard swept across the ice lake, and wherever it passed, all visible tentacles were instantly frozen.

Immediately after, a gentle breeze blew by, and all the tentacles silently turned into ice dust and scattered.

The people of Mirror Heart Lake finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without time to think much, they only felt the relief of escaping death, and one by one, they sat down with faces full of shock and lingering fear.

After a while, they remembered something and looked at Zhong Qing, who had made the move, their faces full of astonishment.

Those countless, terrifying, dancing tentacles—the ones even their Sect Master Ming Yuexian had such a hard time dealing with.

Were just wiped out by Zhong Qing with a handful of snow?

Ming Yuexian was even more shocked. Having just fought the tentacles, he knew exactly how formidable they were.

Yet they were all shattered by Zhong Qing's casual strike.

What did he shout just now?

"Starry Fist"? Is that even a fist? You didn't even throw a punch, did you?

At this moment, the look in his eyes as he watched Zhong Qing had completely changed.

Just a moment ago, Zhong Qing had treated the ancient Formation as if it were nothing, walking right in with ease. He had originally thought the other party used some kind of method.

Now it seemed that this young man's strength was simply beyond imagination; it was likely that he hadn't even taken that Formation seriously at all!

After catching his breath and recovering a little, Ming Yuexian flew to Zhong Qing's side and bowed to thank him.

"Thanks to Your Excellency for your intervention just now. Mirror Heart Lake dares not contend for this Seven-Colored Glazed Spirit Flower anymore."

"Great kindness needs no thanks; my Mirror Heart Lake will remember this life-saving grace."

Zhong Qing glanced at him, just about to speak.

Suddenly, a low hiss seemed to echo, the ground exploded again, and even more tentacles than before instantly burst out from underground, sweeping towards everyone.