106: Leiyuan Octopus

Deep within the Thunder Abyss, time lost its meaning; there was only the eternal roar of thunder and a frenzy of destructive energy.

Mo Yuan hovered above the ocean of thunder-magma, like a god of thunder, or perhaps a Vicious Beast struggling in purgatory.

His body had long been scorched black by the violent thunder, but it was constantly being repaired by the powerful self-healing ability of his Chaos Lightning Body. Beneath his newly regenerated skin, the dark gold and Chaos thunder marks became increasingly clear and profound, as if resonating with the entire Thunder Abyss.

That Thunder God Arm, covered in cracks, now served as a beacon attracting the thunder.

Countless thick bolts of thunderous light rushed to strike it. Every impact brought heart-wrenching pain, but it also forcibly compressed the pure and violent Thunder Abyss energy deep into the arm bones, roughly fusing and tempering it with the existing Chaos Thunder Gang, Eternal Life Thunder Strength, and even that sliver of Heavenly Dao Golden Mark power.

The process was extremely painful, but the results were significant.

The cracks on the Thunder God Arm healed by more than half at a speed visible to the naked eye. The energy fluctuations emanating from the entire arm became increasingly terrifying; even the thunder arcs that occasionally escaped uncontrollably could easily tear through the surrounding space.

However, Mo Yuan's focus was not limited to his own tempering.

His Divine Sense, like invisible tentacles, extended into the depths of the Thunder Abyss, perceiving other existences in this forbidden zone besides the thunder.

The Thunder Abyss was not a dead zone.

In this environment of extreme destructive energy, some strange and powerful life forms had actually evolved.

Most of them lacked a fixed form, appearing more like condensed thunder spirits, instinctively devouring thunder energy. The weak ones were like electric eels, while the strong ones... Mo Yuan's Divine Sense captured an obscure yet extraordinarily massive life fluctuation, hidden at the very bottom of the thunder-magma ocean.

That fluctuation carried an aura that was ancient, tyrannical, yet perfectly fused with the thunder.

"Capture it." A cold thought formed in Mo Yuan's mind.

The existing Sequence Legion was adept at land and air combat, but in this extreme Thunder Abyss environment, and even in future deep space star sea battles, it lacked a powerful unit capable of adapting to and dominating such environments.

And the owner of this fluctuation was the perfect material.

The order was issued through the Soul link.

A moment later, intense fluctuations of energy conflict erupted from the depths of the Thunder Abyss!

A reconnaissance squad composed of more than a dozen Thunderstorm Worker Bees (sequence 012) responsible for patrol and vigilance had encountered the hidden existence!

The light screen instantly displayed chaotic and rapid images: it was a creature so massive that it defied imagination!

Its entire body was a translucent, blue-purple color, like solidified thunder-magma. Its appearance was similar to an octopus, but it grew sixteen incredibly thick tentacles covered in suction cups!

Every tentacle crackled with terrifying thunder, and as they waved, they easily stirred up ten thousand zhang of thunder waves!

Its head had no eyes, only a giant mouth filled with spiral sharp teeth, large enough to swallow a star skiff!

[Deep Sea Thunder Abyss Giant Demon]! Its strength had clearly reached the Late Stage or even the Peak of the Golden Core!

The Thunderstorm Worker Bees' lightning chain attacks hit it, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea; they were easily absorbed and instead became its nourishment!

And with a wave of its tentacles, the resulting thunder vortex could tear several Thunderstorm Worker Bees into pieces!

"Withdraw." Mo Yuan ordered coldly, unmoved by the losses.

The purpose of the test had been achieved; this Giant Demon could indeed resist and even absorb ordinary thunder attacks.

"Initiate the 'Thunder Annihilation' protocol. Target: Thunder Abyss Giant Demon. Direction: Xun position, depth 7,300 zhang."

At the bottom of Floating Ink City, an armored plate that had just been repaired and reinforced slowly slid open, revealing the muzzle of a giant cannon with an extremely ferocious design. Its barrel was several times thicker than an ordinary Thunder Crystal Cannon, cast entirely from dark purple thunder crystals, and its surface was engraved with reinforced energy-gathering runes—the [Thunder Annihilation Cannon]. It was designed specifically to deal with high-energy targets in extreme environments. Its power was sufficient to threaten a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but its energy consumption was extremely terrifying, and it required a long cooling time after firing.

The muzzle of the Thunder Annihilation Cannon began to gather a heart-palpitating light. The thunder energy of the entire Thunder Abyss seemed to be triggered, surging madly towards the muzzle!

The space around the cannon barrel distorted violently, emitting an unbearable humming sound.

The Giant Demon lurking deep under the thunder-magma seemed to sense the fatal threat. It let out a roar as deep as thunder, its sixteen tentacles waving wildly, stirring up a huge thunder-magma vortex in an attempt to hide itself, while diving towards greater depths.

But it was too late.

"Fire."

Mo Yuan's voice sounded like the final judgment.

Boom — — — — — — — — ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

A dark purple thunder beam, whose thickness and destructiveness could not be described in words, like a spear of punishment sent down by the Thunder God, instantly tore through layers of thunder-magma and struck the back of the frantically diving Giant Demon with pinpoint accuracy!

There was no explosion, only extreme energy penetration and annihilation!

The Giant Demon's tough body, capable of immunity to ordinary thunder, was easily pierced like paper in front of this intensely concentrated destructive thunder light!

A huge, scorched hole with a diameter of over ten zhang appeared on its back. The matter at the edges directly vaporized, and the internal thunder core was instantly destroyed!

Its massive body suddenly stiffened, all its tentacles hung down powerlessly, and the thunder light in its eyes rapidly dimmed, leaving only instinctive, dying twitches.

"Drag it back." Mo Yuan's order was concise.

Several Vajra Battalion warriors (wearing special anti-thunder armor) who had been waiting, along with several thick metal chains temporarily produced by the Corrosion Gold Ant Queen, quickly moved out and arduously dragged the mountain-sized Giant Demon corpse back to the temporary dissection platform under Mo City.

Next was the Fusion and creation of the sequence.

"Materials: Thunder Abyss Giant Demon main body (containing extreme Thunder Abyss energy and adaptability), 'sequence 018: Thunderfire Qilin' residual gene fragments (affinity for fire and thunder), 'Sequence 024: Corrosion Gold Ant Queen' partial energy feedback gland structure (spiritual power absorption and conversion), 'Thunder Annihilation Cannon' residual destructive thunder marks after excessive thunder strikes..."

"demonic liquid compatibility: 91.5% (Highly compatible! Deducing the optimal solution: strengthen its tentacle spiritual power absorption and imprisonment capabilities, retain its Thunder Abyss environmental adaptability, and implant absolute obedience and group combat synergy consciousness)"

"Cultivation direction: Deep Sea Thunder Abyss Dominator, Spiritual Power Devourer..."

"Naming: [Sequence 024: Thunder Abyss Octopus]!"

Inside the Fusion chamber, the demonic liquid boiled again.

The Giant Demon's massive corpse was thrown into it, supplemented by various precious sequence genes and Materials.

Mo Yuan's Thunder God Arm pressed down from a distance, injecting pure Chaos Thunder Gang mixed with a trace of newly tempered, more violent Thunder Abyss energy into it, forcibly guiding the Fusion.

The process was more violent than when creating the Corrosion Gold Ant Queen. The Thunder Abyss energy remaining in the Giant Demon's corpse was extremely unruly, and several times it nearly collapsed the Fusion process, but it was suppressed by Mo Yuan using even tougher methods.

Finally, accompanied by a roar as low as muffled thunder, the Fusion chamber burst open, and thunder light overflowed!

The newborn sequence creature appeared on the platform.

Its body was slightly smaller than the original Giant Demon, but more condensed. Its entire body presented a deep, dark blue that seemed to absorb light, and the surface of its skin was covered with naturally formed destructive thunder marks, like the scorch marks left by the Thunder Annihilation Cannon's bombardment.

Its head still had no eyes, only a giant mouth, but around the giant mouth, it grew twenty-four more flexible and powerful tentacles!

These tentacles were no longer simple flesh; their tips had become translucent, like energy condensations, and inside, one could see tiny energy veins flickering, imitating the gland structure of the Corrosion Gold Ant Queen.

The surface of the tentacles was covered with countless tiny, constantly opening and closing suction cups, and every suction cup crackled with fine thunder arcs.

[Sequence 024: Thunder Abyss Octopus]! Descends!

Mo Yuan's mind stirred, pointing at a patrolling Thunderstorm Worker Bee in the distance responsible for vigilance.

The Thunder Abyss Octopus shot out one tentacle like lightning, instantly crossing a distance of several hundred zhang, and easily wrapped around that Thunderstorm Worker Bee!

The protective thunder light on the surface of the Thunderstorm Worker Bee, the moment it touched the tentacle, seemed to encounter its nemesis and instantly dimmed and extinguished!

Immediately following this, the spiritual power within the Worker Bee was extracted at a terrifying speed, turning into visible blue light streams through the energy suction cups at the tips of the tentacles, and was sucked into the Thunder Abyss Octopus!

In just a single breath, that Thunderstorm Worker Bee seemed to have all its essence drained, becoming dull and lusterless, falling straight into the thunder-magma below, and instantly vaporized.

After the Thunder Abyss Octopus absorbed this spiritual power, the dark blue luster on its body seemed to become a shade deeper, emitting a satisfied, low humming sound.

[Tentacle Entanglement Thunder Light]! [Drain Enemy Spiritual Power]!

Perfect!

Mo Yuan looked at this newborn, terrifying octopus emitting fluctuations of the Late Stage Golden Core, and a look of satisfaction finally flashed in his eyes.

With it, not only would he be like a tiger with wings in this Thunder Abyss, but in the future, when dealing with those Cultivators who rely on Magic Treasure and spiritual power to fight, especially those from the Star Palace, it would surely become their most terrifying nightmare!

"Mass-produce Sequence 024, prioritize replacing external patrol units."

"Next step, use the Thunder Abyss Octopus as the core to establish a deep-sea defense array."

His command echoed in the depths of the Thunder Abyss.

The pace of conquering the environment never stopped.