Within their field of vision, the anticipated clash did not occur. Those terrifying and grotesque tentacles, which seemed on the verge of touching the person, abruptly halted without warning.
It was as if it were a naive chick, cautiously reaching out to touch the doll before it. Its careful demeanor made the two people on the shore exchange strange looks.
"Holy cow, what is happening?" Chen Qiushi, despite his age, couldn't help but swear. Alas, no matter how much his emotions fluctuated, no one could respond at that moment. Gu Huanzhen, standing beside him, was even more bewildered!
He watched the tentacles dancing wildly in the air, and the large head emerging from the water, with its numerous black, pupilless compound eyes. From afar, it was enough to drive one mad, yet this terrifying creature seemed to be trying to please his younger sister? This realization instantly startled Gu Huanzhen.
He quickly suppressed the absurd conjecture in his mind. Since it showed no intention of attacking, there was no need to rush. Gu Huanzhen watched the distant movements intently, unmoving, fearing he might miss the slightest detail.
Compared to their confusion, Yaoyao wasn't doing much better. She tilted her head, looking at the large monster that wanted to touch her but dared not cross the line.
"Do you want to shake hands with me?" Yaoyao paused in astonishment, as if guessing the other party's intention, and asked in a clear, crisp voice.
The latter seemingly understood, its tentacles making a nodding motion. At this, Yaoyao's curiosity was immediately piqued.
She didn't immediately extend her hand. The aura of this large monster was even stronger than a Seventh-rank cultivator. Moreover, with its thick skin and robust build,
she could win, but definitely couldn't kill it. And the lake was its home turf. Though young, she clearly understood the principle of not putting herself in danger.
"Buzz~ Buzz~" The large monster sensed the little doll's hesitation. One of its tentacles retracted, weaving and looping like flowers around trees, tying itself into two knots. After all the tentacles were knotted, it extended the tied tentacles forward, the two exposed tentacles swaying like the two ears of a sea slug.
"Wow, you're so smart!"
Seeing this, Yaoyao was no longer afraid. Tying itself in knots meant losing flexibility, and her reaction speed would definitely be faster than its unraveling. With safety assured, Yaoyao was naturally willing to extend her hand. Her chubby little hand touched the tentacles.
A feeling of "joy" suddenly emanated from the spiritual sense attached to the tentacles.
"Wuwuwu, fo…fo…found…ba…baby…!" Its ability to express itself seemed very crude, likely due to a long period of not interacting with anyone. But calling her "baby" right away, it seemed this large monster recognized her.
Yaoyao's misty large eyes grew even more confused; she had no memory of this monster. This was also her first time in Changbai Mountain, so how could this large monster know her?
Fearing a trick, Yaoyao was about to withdraw her hand. As if sensing her intention to retreat, the monster clearly became anxious. It exerted itself, pushing its tentacles closer. Once contact was made, it disregarded everything else and poured a stream of images into her mind.
Yaoyao's retreating motion suddenly froze as a memory surfaced in her mind.
It was a basin at the bottom of a lake. A gigantic oval stone embryo lay in the center, crisscrossed by numerous complex and eerie patterns. Spiritual light flowed within the patterns, expanding and contracting as if breathing. Along with the fluctuating spiritual light, streaks of black ghostly energy and spiritual power from heaven and earth surged into the stone embryo like swallows returning to their nest.
This absorption continued for a long time, after which the stone embryo would fall silent. During this period of dormancy, wisps of black gas would emerge from the stone embryo, lingering around it without dispersing.
During this time, an octopus, twice the size of an ordinary one, would leisurely hide within the black circle. The swirling black gas would involuntarily drill into its body, and the octopus's size and form would rapidly grow.
In just a few decades, it not only gained sentience but also became a colossal creature. Its greatest hobby was still to hug the stone embryo and sleep.
Evidently, the black gas from the stone embryo was of immense benefit to it. Its body size grew day by day, and soon it became the true overlord of the Heavenly Lake, living a free and comfortable life.
But then, one day, an uninvited guest arrived at the Heavenly Lake. It was an aura it detested. The intruder constantly disrupted the stability of the lake water, even disturbing its rest. So, it furiously surfaced, using its power to drive the person away.
But when it returned, it found that the stone embryo, which had been in its nest, had vanished without a trace. That was its most precious possession. Losing it suddenly, it immediately became frantic, furiously scouring the entire lake bottom, but found not a single trace.
It concluded that the two-legged beast that had bothered it was the one who had stolen its treasure. Therefore, it harbled deep animosity towards similar two-legged beasts, attacking anyone who dared to appear in the Heavenly Lake.
Here, the images began to shatter, layer by layer. Yaoyao also regained consciousness. She looked at the tentacles stretching out to her, trying to please her, and instinctively said, "Are you telling me that I am that stone embryo?"
"Wuwu!" The tentacles waved excitedly, and the enormous head floating on the water surface nodded earnestly. It wouldn't be mistaken; this doll, so much like a two-legged beast, carried the stone embryo's aura. Although it didn't know why its treasure had turned out like this, the joy of recovery had made it exceptionally excited.
"Big monster… but I'm a human now. I can't be with you anymore!" Yaoyao saw the other party's excited demeanor and immediately guessed that it wanted to take her back to the bottom of the lake. Perhaps she truly was that stone embryo, and this big monster had indeed accompanied her at the bottom of the lake.
But the past was over. Now, she had family who loved her, and her martial uncle, master, and Uncle Chen who doted on her. Yaoyao loved this environment, so she would not return to the bottom of the lake, even if she truly was born from there.
"Wuwuwu!" The monster seemed to understand Yaoyao's rejection. Its tentacles thrashed wildly in distress. A hint of rage appeared in its compound eyes.
It must have been those two-legged beasts who stole her; they must have lured its baby away. They all deserved to die. It furiously let out a terrifying roar, the sound waves creating turbulent currents all around.
"No… No… cannot leave." This time, it had finally found its treasure, and it would absolutely not let it leave again. It hadn't devoured black mist in a very long time. Under the influence of greed, the water monster,
which had been so cautious, suddenly untied its tentacles and wrapped them around Yaoyao one by one. Clearly, seeing that negotiations were failing, it was ready to use force. Being too close, Yaoyao was caught off guard.
In the blink of an eye, she was firmly bound. Then, a massive force struck, threatening to drag her down into the water. After all, to the water monster, this was its treasure for cultivation and advancement, so it naturally wanted to hide it.
"Oh no, the Master is in trouble!" Chen Qiushi had already prepared himself. Seeing the sudden movement, he immediately formed hand seals, ready to cast a lightning spell to block the monster's actions.
But before he could even finish chanting the incantation, the water monster suddenly let out a terrified shriek, a truly heart-wrenching sound.
Chen Qiushi was so startled his spell was interrupted. He quickly focused his gaze, and what he saw nearly scared his soul out of his body. Black mists, without any warning, erupted from the Master, who was entangled by the water monster.
They were like maggots adhering to bone, rapidly coiling around the water monster's entire body along its connecting tentacles. Enveloped by the black mists, the water monster's massive body shrank strangely, at an astonishing speed.
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