177: Chapter 177 It's fourth-tier!

The mist dissipated, replaced by a violent black vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a terrifying monster, a hundred meters tall with the upper body of a beautiful woman and the lower body of giant tentacles, floated quietly on the sea.

It had long, seaweed-like hair, eyes like two faint blue searchlights, and held a harp made of coral and bone.

[Abyssal Sea Demon Emperor (Lv.85 Rank Four Lord)]

It looked at the four people who had escaped in a mess, a cruel smile curling at the corners of its mouth, as its fingers gently plucked the strings.

"Zheng—"

A visible wave of sound, like a tsunami, slapped toward the crumbling Ghost Ship!

"It's over..."

Seeing the sound wave that blotted out the sky, Li Murou closed her eyes in despair.

But at that moment.

"Don't be afraid!"

Chen Xi's voice rang in her ears, steady and powerful.

He didn't panic; instead, he took out the black bottle Shen Ye had given him from his robes—the [spirit sealing bottle]!

"This thing... since it's used to hold tears, it should be able to block sound too, right?"

A flash of gambler-like madness appeared in Chen Xi's eyes as he pulled out the stopper and held the bottle up against the massive sound wave.

"Suck it in... for me!!!"

"Weng—!!!"

The moment Chen Xi pulled the stopper, that unremarkable black [spirit sealing bottle] suddenly erupted with an indescribable, terrifying suction force.

The runes at the mouth of the bottle instantly lit up with a blood-red light, like a greedy, gaping maw.

The sound wave that was originally enough to smash the Ghost Ship into pieces actually began to twist and compress frantically, like a stream of water meeting a vortex, the moment it touched the suction from the bottle's mouth!

The massive sound energy was forcibly pulled into a thin line, continuously drilling into that small bottle!

"This... what is this thing?!"

For the first time, a look of shock appeared on the Sea Demon Emperor's beautiful face.

It could feel that its own source sound wave power was actually being devoured by that bottle!

"It really works!"

Chen Xi looked at the slightly hot bottle in his hand, his eyes shining brightly.

Black-Robed Shen Ye hadn't lied; this bottle was indeed a container specifically made for the power of sea demons!

"Now's the chance! Xiao Xiao!"

Chen Xi shouted loudly.

"Understood!"

Su Xiaoxiao was already prepared.

Seizing the moment the Sea Demon Emperor was stunned, her figure instantly transformed into a bolt of purple lightning and vanished from the deck.

[Void Walk]!

The next second, she appeared directly above the Sea Demon Emperor's head, less than ten meters from that beautiful face!

"Feel the wrath of thunder!"

Su Xiaoxiao held the magic staff high with both hands, purple light bursting from her eyes.

After advancing to SS-rank, she no longer needed to guide natural lightning; she was the incarnation of thunderous punishment herself!

"[Void Thunder Prison: Myriad Thunder Heavenly Jail]!!"

Rumble—!!!

The originally pitch-black sky was instantly illuminated by purple lightning.

Countless thick bolts of Void Divine Lightning descended from the sky like a cage, instantly trapping the massive Sea Demon Emperor inside!

Each bolt of lightning contained destructive space-tearing power, striking the Sea Demon Emperor's protective water shield and kicking up a mist that filled the air.

"Ah—!!!"

The Sea Demon Emperor let out a shrill scream.

The conductivity of lightning in water multiplied its pain, and its originally beautiful face instantly became distorted and hideous.

It angrily waved the giant tentacles of its lower body, trying to swat this ant who dared to challenge its divine might.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!"

Several thick, pillar-like tentacles lashed out at Su Xiaoxiao in the air with the force of ten thousand tons.

"Too slow!"

Su Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, her figure flashing repeatedly in the void, weaving through the gaps between the tentacles like a ghost, even managing to continuously release lightning balls to bombard the Sea Demon Emperor's eyes while moving.

"Damned human!!"

The Sea Demon Emperor was furious; it suddenly opened its mouth, no longer using the harp, but letting out a shriek from its soul!

"[Undead Overture]!!"

"Weng!"

This time, the sound wave was no longer a tangible wave, but an invisible mental shock!

This high-frequency soul vibration was something even the [spirit sealing bottle] couldn't fully absorb, as it acted directly on the brain!

"Ugh!"

Su Xiaoxiao, who was moving at high speed in the air, stiffened; she felt as if her head had been struck hard by a sledgehammer, her vision went black, and she nearly fell from the sky.

Chen Xi and the others on the deck clutched their ears in pain, nosebleeds instantly flowing.

"Oh no! It's a mental attack!"

Li Murou's face was pale; although her mental power was high, she couldn't withstand this Lv.85 Lord-class soul roar.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao about to be coiled by a tentacle.

"Ye Fei! It's up to you!"

Chen Xi endured the sharp pain and shouted to Ye Fei behind him.

"Me? But... it's a Rank Four!"

Although Ye Fei was afraid, seeing her teammates in danger, she gritted her teeth and rushed to the bow.

She extended her right hand, aimed at the rampaging Sea Demon Emperor, and shouted with all her might:

"Stop... right there!!"

At the same time, the beast taming tattoo on her wrist glowed brightly, and the mysterious pressure belonging to the "creator" instantly spread out.

A miraculous scene occurred.

The originally violent Sea Demon Emperor, whose eyes held nothing but slaughter, actually showed a flash of confusion and... fear the moment it felt this aura?

Its tentacle, which was about to coil around Su Xiaoxiao, actually stopped dead in mid-air, trembling and not daring to fall.

Like a child throwing a tantrum who suddenly saw their mother holding a cane.

"This... is that person's aura?"

A low gurgle came from the Sea Demon Emperor's throat, and the red light in its eyes began to fade.

Deep in its soul, a brand that had been engraved for a hundred years was awakening.

It was absolute obedience to the creator!

"It works! It really works!"

Ye Fei was so excited she almost jumped up.

Even a Rank Four Lord still couldn't escape that bloodline suppression!

"Xiao Xiao! Come back quickly!"

Seeing this, Chen Xi quickly called out.

Su Xiaoxiao seized the chance, teleported back to the deck, and panted heavily, her heart still racing.

However, just as everyone thought the situation was under control.

"No... something's wrong!"

The Sea Demon Emperor suddenly clutched its head in pain, its massive body rolling frantically on the sea, kicking up towering waves.

In its eyes, red light and clarity flickered alternately, as if it were undergoing a fierce internal struggle.

"Get out! Get out of my head!!"

The Sea Demon Emperor let out a roar, but this roar didn't seem to be directed at Chen Xi and the others, but at something inside its own body.

"What's happening?"

Chen Xi's brow furrowed.

Ye Fei's pressure had clearly taken effect, so why was it still struggling?

Just then, a slit suddenly opened in the center of the Sea Demon Emperor's forehead.

A pitch-black vertical eye, radiating an evil aura, emerged from the crack!