358: Loki's attempt

Within the mist, the boundless ocean was reduced to a dead, grey expanse.

Ever since the mist descended, the ocean enveloped by it had lost its tides and waves; without external intervention, the entire sea resembled a pure black mirror, without a single ripple.

Near the Antarctic ice wall, a solitary island lay on the tranquil sea.

There were almost no traces of biological activity here; even the terrifying overseas Mysterious beings were unwilling to approach, because the mist concentration here was even higher.

However, on such a dangerous island, two figures appeared: a massive chunk of flesh with only its stomach wall remaining, and a curly-haired man covered in scars.

They were Chen Lu and Loki, who had escaped from Yang Jian.

At this moment, Chen Lu was embedded in the stomach of the Whale of Change, looking extremely dishevelled, like a mushroom growing on a deflated basketball.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Chen Lu covered his chest with his hand, and after spitting out a few pieces of minced meat, his condition improved slightly.

“Damn it, how unlucky, why did Yang Jian appear in the fishing village?” Chen Lu cursed.

He couldn't understand; his plan was clearly perfect, and the existence of the Whale of Change was very secretive, so why, when it was time for him to act, did it seem like the whole world knew about it?

The special forces and human Peak were one thing, but even the Great Xia Gods followed along. Who leaked the information?

And what was with that terrifying Divine Power from the opponent? It seemed to have a powerful restraining effect on Cthulhu’s aura.

Even Black Goat, after escaping, had no choice but to immediately fall into a deep sleep.

“I advise you to save your Qi,” Loki said, lying on the island’s beach.

His body was covered in scars, like flourishing plant roots.

These scars were the connection points where Loki’s body had been reassembled after his resurrection.

After consuming the power of the last altar, Loki successfully resurrected. Originally, these scars should not have existed, but the moment he resurrected and awoke, it happened to coincide with Black Goat spewing out a large amount of Cthulhu ash to block Yang Jian in order to escape.

Those Cthulhu ashes were wide-area destructive weapons and did not distinguish targets.

So, the moment Loki resurrected, those ashes also adhered to his wounds.

Every speck of ash contained Black Goat’s power of pollution. When these things attached to Loki’s body, they transformed into unhealing scars.

However, Loki was not afraid now; instead, he began to observe his body with great interest.

After those ashes fused into his body, they began to constantly try to grow. Tentacles as thin as hair grew from the scars, wantonly spreading the power of Cthulhu.

And a bold idea suddenly popped into Loki’s mind.

Since Odin could fuse Cthulhu’s power, why couldn't he?

Chen Lu looked at Loki, who was lying on the beach, and a hint of apprehension arose in his heart towards this God of Mischief.

Previously, to persuade this God of Mischief to help him, he had made a promise to pray to Black Goat to bestow Cthulhu’s blessing upon Loki.

But now, Black Goat, who had not yet recovered to his Peak, was severely injured again by Yang Jian. After leading himself and Loki to escape Great Xia, this great Cthulhu Deity plunged into the deep sea and fell into a deep sleep.

He just left himself and Loki to fend for themselves on a deserted island.

He wasn't sure if Loki would become enraged and attack him.

“Loki, don’t worry, although we failed this time, the resurgence of Cthulhu is unstoppable. I will definitely obtain Cthulhu’s blessing for you,” Chen Lu declared confidently.

Loki looked at the tentacles spreading from his body. Suddenly, he lightly tapped one of the tentacles, and its appearance actually changed.

Under Loki’s gaze, that tentacle actually began to devour the other surrounding tentacles.

After devouring more than a dozen tentacles, green patterns grew on the surface of that tentacle, and then the tentacle’s body began to constantly squirm, with its tip directly splitting open.

Chen Lu suddenly felt a chill down his spine, because he clearly saw that a pair of fangs slowly grew from the opening of that tentacle.

They were snake fangs!

Loki could actually control Cthulhu’s power?

This greatly astonished Chen Lu.

Although Cthulhu’s power was strong, its essence was disorder, chaos, and idiocy.

Power constructed from such an essence, though strong, was extremely difficult to control. Normal humans or Deities, after being contaminated by Cthulhu’s power, would usually be tortured into losing their sanity.

Only by obtaining Cthulhu’s blessing could one control this power while maintaining sanity.

But Loki clearly hadn't had time to obtain Cthulhu’s blessing, so how did he do it?

Chen Lu continued to observe and then discovered a slight anomaly.

The fangs within the tentacle’s opening did not seem to be growing normally; the snake fangs, which should have been aligned, were instead one large and one small.

Loki also noticed this, but he didn't care. Instead, he controlled more God of Mischief power, continuing to evolve that tentacle.

Under Loki’s control, two indentations suddenly appeared above the opening, and then a piece of flesh condensed in the middle of the indentations.

That piece of flesh constantly wriggled in the indentations, seemingly wanting to break out.

When Chen Lu saw this scene, his heart pounded even faster.

He understood what Loki was doing; he was actually trying to use Black Goat’s ashes to create Serpents of Deceit.

Could Loki achieve this without Black Goat’s blessing?

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. For some unknown reason, that tentacle suddenly burst open.

Foul-smelling, putrid pus splattered all over Loki’s face, but this failure made Loki laugh happily.

“Hahahahahaha… So that’s it, so that’s it!”

Looking at Loki, who seemed to have lost his mind, a feeling of anger suddenly rose in Chen Lu’s heart.

The fact that he could manipulate Cthulhu’s Divine Power without having received a blessing… this was simply… this was simply blasphemy against the Cthulhu Deities.

“Loki, what are you doing?” Chen Lu demanded angrily.

Loki wiped the liquid from his face and said disdainfully, “What did I do? Didn’t you just see it?”

“You…” Chen Lu’s Qi surged at his flippant tone. “Don’t you know that what you’re doing is blasphemy against the Cthulhu Deities? If Black Goat finds out, he won’t just withhold his blessing; he’ll also unleash punishment.”