After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2541 A Last Stand
Just then, another shark near the surface of the water became exhausted, its belly about to flip over, unable to swim any further.

This is a huge guy, over two zhang tall.

It had barely stopped, and hadn't even begun to fall, when the giant, snake-like shadow rushed up and swallowed it whole!
He Lingchuan finally understood why these whirlpool sharks dared not stop collecting algae; if they were even a few steps slower, they might get suffocated by these giants.

After swallowing the whirlpool shark, the giant shadow burst out of the water and instantly rose to the same level as the cliff face.

Duan Heyun then heard "Hu Xin" behind him exclaim in surprise: "Python!"

It does indeed resemble an extremely thick python body, with white and mottled markings, but no scales are visible, only a smooth surface.

Its head resembles that of a giant crocodile or eel, covered with bumpy protrusions. Its eyes are small, but its long, pointed mouth contains several rows of neat, evenly spaced, sharp teeth, each one comparable to a scalpel!

It rose six zhang from the sea, but He Lingchuan didn't see its forelimbs. It only had a pair of very short fins near its chest, like a pair of small wings.

Before he could finish looking around, the seawater splashed and a second giant snake emerged, also with a large head, reaching up the cliff. Its small eyes were cold and cruel, staring intently at He Lingchuan.

That's the look of prey.

"Stop being rude, this is Immortal Venerable Chang Lin." In the past, it was Hu Xin's superior, Deng Yanlong, who had entered the Liuli Sea. Duan Heyun knew that he was unfamiliar with everything here. "Immortal Venerable, he is temporarily taking over Deng Yanlong's duties and has come in to collect the fragments of the divine body."

As he spoke, Duan Heyun even showed off the talisman in his hand to prove that it was genuine.

Chang Lin Immortal Venerable glanced at it twice, and after confirming that it was correct, one head returned to the sea, while the other remained and rested on the solid rock with its eyes closed.

Well, there are already two immortals in this small world. No one knows what dangers are lurking beneath the calm sea.

Duan Heyun said to He Lingchuan, "Changlin Immortal Venerable is rigid. Even if I see it every few days, as long as I come in without a talisman, it will eat me without hesitation."

He Lingchuan asked in a low voice, "This immortal is not a local immortal from the Glazed Sea, is he?"

"Of course not. How could such a small world support such a giant beast?" Duan Heyun explained, "The seawater of the Liuli Sea also comes from Yanxia Bay, which is why it has a continuous supply of nutrients."

The Blood Demon, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now! This Immortal Venerable Changlin is not a python, but Fuyu!"

The mirror asked curiously, "What wooden fish?"

"A desperate struggle! A desperate resistance!" The Blood Demon mocked its lack of culture. "It usually dwells in the cliff caves by the sea, preferring dark corners, and preys on all living beings that pass by. When it is young, it only has one head, but as it grows older and its cultivation increases, it can grow a second and a third head."

"What second or third!" the mirror retorted. "I saw at least five or six pythons crisscrossing underwater!"

"Maybe it's seaweed." The giant seaweed was also in strips, drifting with the current, and it also resembled the body of a python and the body of a creature in a corner.

"You question my judgment?" the mirror retorted, displeased. "You use your eyes to see, not mine!"

The Blood Demon didn't want to argue with it anymore: "I've heard that Fuyu has a peculiar ability, 'decapitation,' where its head and long neck can detach from its body to hunt on their own, and then return to reattach their torso. This way, its range of activity is no longer limited to the vicinity of the sea cliff."

"So, this thing can climb cliffs and attack like a giant python?" Mirror shuddered. "And its numbers are unknown!"

Duan Heyun walked to the four large trucks, reached out and pressed some mechanism, and suddenly the seawater inside the trucks gushed out from the bottom!
The car was probably equipped with a water filtration system, so the seaweed didn't flow out with the water; instead, it gradually accumulated at the bottom of the car as the water level dropped.

When the water had mostly drained away, he witnessed firsthand how the layers of seaweed began to become sticky and mushy, seeping into each other, and some of them even began to sway.

A new shape is emerging, completely different in form and texture from seaweed, becoming thick and rough.

If only small sea cucumbers are needed, then they must be quickly divided into small balls, like dough for dumplings. So this work is usually done after transporting them to Lotus Valley or Million Mountain, but Hu Xin came here to seek out large starfish, so for now he can just sit back and watch.

Once things had stabilized, each of the four large vehicles housed only one starfish: one was a sixteen-pointed crown-of-thorns starfish covered in cactus-like spikes, and the other was an eleven-pointed nebula starfish with beautiful spiral patterns on its surface.

The other two are also different in appearance.

He Lingchuan finally witnessed the entire process of the Hidden God Lord's fragment transforming. Its body would change as soon as it left the sea, and the process was very fast, requiring the Spiritual Essence Palace to handle it quickly.

This is an extremely large-scale project that requires a tremendous amount of manpower.

The reason why the fragments of the Hidden God in the terraced fields are not kept in a seaweed state is because seaweed is too easy to stick together and will also spray spores.

Duan Heyun immediately said, "Take these four large ones back and put them in urns for use tomorrow morning. This time, don't make any more mistakes."

"Yes."

Several pieces of seaweed were still stuck to the inner wall of the carriage. He Lingchuan casually peeled them off and threw them to the bottom of the carriage. In fact, he secretly hid one piece in his sleeve and sent it directly into the cardamom garden.

The crowd inside the park cheered, "Here we come!"
Dong Rui grabbed it immediately and took out the dagger he usually used to dissect demon puppets, cutting it back and forth, but he couldn't even leave a white mark.

The texture is ten times more supple than cowhide.

Immortal Mingke pointed forward with his left hand and his treasured sword flew out automatically, piercing straight at the seaweed in Dong Rui's hand.

With its sharp and powerful strike, it failed to pierce through on the first attempt.

Immortal Mingke let out a sound of surprise, feeling a little embarrassed in front of everyone, so he made two sword gestures and urged his longsword to attack a second time.

This time, the tip of the sword gleamed with a deep, bluish-green light, and those who got close felt the hairs on their skin stand on end, clearly indicating that Immortal Mingke had put in a great deal of effort.

Fearing he might get poked, Dong Rui quickly spread his arms outwards, making a gesture resembling a bullfighting red flag.

With a dull "plop," a flash of blue light flew past, swirled twice around the seaweed, and shaved off a small piece of it.

Immortal Mingke breathed a sigh of relief.

But those around could tell from the noise that the cutting was difficult. The Hidden God's body was so hard that it was impervious to water and fire, and even the Immortal Mingke's natal magic weapon had to be sawed twice to cut off a leaf.

No wonder the Helicoprion shark works so hard underwater.

"Indeed special." Dong Rui glanced at it twice, then changed the angle of the seaweed leaf, so that everyone could see it faintly reflecting a metallic glint. "This thing looks soft, but its toughness is astonishing. It is extremely malleable, yet indestructible. No wonder it is the first choice for creating a divine body!"

(End of this chapter)