Bai Qiu’s danger sense suddenly triggered.
He immediately turned toward the direction from which the cruise ship had been attacked.
Sure enough…
The ship had come under assault once again.
A massive black spine had embedded itself deep into the ship’s hull.
The visible portion alone measured well over fifty meters in length, while the base was more than five meters thick.
Looking more closely, Bai Qiu realized the spine hadn’t actually pierced the ship’s defenses.
It had merely caused the vessel to tilt and shake violently.
The reason it remained attached to the hull was something else entirely.
After slamming into the ship, the tip of the spine had split open into several branching prongs.
It had literally bloomed like a flower, anchoring itself firmly in place.
More importantly, the surface of the spine was covered in countless tiny barbs.
It continuously secreted a transparent mucus.
The slime blended almost perfectly with the surrounding seawater.
However, Bai Qiu’s Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes primarily perceived mana rather than physical appearances.
Compared to ordinary seawater, the dense mana particles contained within the mucus shone brilliantly in his vision.
He guessed that this adhesive substance was what allowed the spine to cling tightly to the ship without actually penetrating its protective barrier.
He shifted his gaze farther ahead.
Several kilometers away, an enormous sea urchin floated upon the ocean.
Its body was jet black and covered from top to bottom in razor-sharp spines.
Apart from its impossible size, it looked almost identical to an ordinary sea urchin.
The spine it had just fired—before its tip split apart—was already over fifty meters long.
Its true body size was almost unimaginable.
What left Bai Qiu speechless was how absurd this sea had become.
It really seemed capable of nurturing anything into an Emperor-class monster.
Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin
Level 95
Emperor-Class Monster
Strength: ???
Magic: ???
Endurance: ???
…
Skills: ???
Description: This isn’t an opponent you’re qualified to challenge. Hide while you still can.
Bai Qiu frowned.
The blue giant had already stepped forward.
Clearly, it intended to kill the sea urchin the same way it had dealt with the Abyssal Kraken.
A smile tugged at Bai Qiu’s lips.
“Heh… You’ll make a perfect target for practice.”
He had neglected training with his Heaven-Earth Shattering Bow for quite some time.
Now, under the protection of the System, there was no safer opportunity.
And that enormous sea urchin happened to be the perfect practice target.
He took out the Heaven-Earth Shattering Bow.
Then he drew a Radiant Star Silver Arrow from his storage.
Drawing the bowstring to its limit, he nocked the arrow.
Even in his current condition, Bai Qiu could only fully draw this 500kg war bow five consecutive times.
Of course, once he became more accustomed to its tremendous draw weight, that limit would inevitably increase.
“…You’ve got to be kidding.”
The surrounding players stared at Bai Qiu in utter disbelief.
What shocked them wasn’t that he actually dared attack the gigantic sea urchin.
It was the weapon in his hands.
The Heaven-Earth Shattering Bow.
And the Radiant Star Silver Arrow.
He was already absurdly powerful…
And he’s actually an Archer?
Then what had that invisible melee weapon he used earlier been?
And where had his incredible close-combat footwork come from?
Before the blue giant could make its move…
Bai Qiu released the arrow.
It exploded forward with a thunderous roar.
Wrapped in overwhelming energy, it streaked across the sky.
The terrifying mana fluctuations it emitted made everyone secretly shudder.
The power of that shot…
It was already comparable to a damage-type Noble Phantasm.
No… It might even surpass one.
Everyone had expected Bai Qiu’s powerful arrow to at least wound the Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin.
Instead… The monster simply fired another gigantic spine.
The two projectiles collided in midair.
BOOM!
A violent explosion erupted across the sky.
The Radiant Star Silver Arrow was completely annihilated, leaving not even a fragment behind.
Yet the sea urchin’s spine still retained a short remaining section.
It continued flying for several hundred more meters before finally splashing into the ocean.
The blue giant turned to glance at Bai Qiu.
No one knew what it was thinking.
Moments later, it raised its trident and hurled it toward the Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin.
Apparently sensing imminent danger, the giant sea urchin immediately began spinning in place.
At the same time, it unleashed a relentless barrage of spines toward the incoming trident as though ammunition meant nothing.
Every collision triggered another deafening explosion.
The violent energy shockwaves churned the surrounding sea into chaos.
Towering waves surged skyward.
Some exceeded one hundred meters in height before crashing against the cruise ship’s blue protective barrier.
The people standing on deck were thrown off balance, staggering wildly as the vessel rocked beneath them.
Only two individuals remained completely unmoved.
One was Bai Qiu.
The other… Was the blue giant.
Seeing that the sea urchin had fired every last one of its spines, leaving nothing but its bare shell, Bai Qiu drew his bow once more.
He aimed at the now-exposed carapace…and released another Radiant Star Silver Arrow.
Meanwhile, the blue giant’s trident continued advancing.
Although it had been slowed by the sea urchin’s relentless barrage of hundreds of spines, it never lost momentum.
It was delayed for only a few seconds.
Just as Bai Qiu loosed his second arrow, the trident finally broke through the Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin’s barrage and shot straight toward its body.
At that very moment, however…
The sea urchin revealed its final trump card.
Its spine-covered shell, now stripped bare, suddenly glowed a blazing crimson.
Vast quantities of seawater were instantly vaporized into dense mist.
Then— A scarlet shockwave spread outward from the creature’s body.
Wherever it passed, even the steam created by the immense heat simply vanished without a trace.
Yet when the crimson wave reached the incoming trident…
It couldn’t erase it in the slightest.
Instead, the shockwave burst like a soap bubble the instant it touched the weapon.
One…
Two…
Three crimson shockwaves spread outward in succession.
Each was effortlessly punctured by the trident in exactly the same manner.
The Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin seemed to have exhausted every means of offense and defense.
It could only watch helplessly as the trident pierced straight through its shell.
A dazzling burst of blue lightning erupted.
The sea urchin’s life force immediately began to wither.
At almost the same instant, Bai Qiu’s Radiant Star Silver Arrow followed close behind, slipping into the crack the blue lightning had torn open in its shell.
The trident truly was an unimaginable divine weapon.
Despite enduring countless attacks, its power hadn’t diminished in the slightest.
It plunged completely into the Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin’s body in a single motion.
Bai Qiu’s arrow, by comparison, only managed to penetrate halfway before the overwhelming pressure triggered its self-detonation mechanism.
A violent surge of energy exploded outward in an instant.
Combined with the Gilded Goldstone’s chain-explosion effect…
Another monstrous tidal wave erupted across the sea.
This one dwarfed every previous wave.
It soared over a thousand meters into the sky.
Fortunately, the explosion had occurred far enough away.
By the time the tsunami reached the cruise ship, it had diminished to only two or three hundred meters in height.
Aside from rocking the vessel violently, it caused no further damage.
“…Ugh…”
Well…
Perhaps the only additional consequence was that anyone with poor sea legs was now thoroughly seasick.
A streak of blue light flew back.
The blue giant retrieved its trident.
At that very moment… Bai Qiu heard a notification he never could have expected.
Ding!
You have slain the Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin while vastly below its level!
Experience gained: + (Maximum single-instance experience gain reached at the current stage.)
Obtained: Burst Core ×1
Obtained: Meteoric Abyssal Sea Urchin Paste ×301
Level Up!
Achievement Unlocked: “With the Body of an Ant…”
Achievement Unlocked: “Emperor… Is Only the Beginning”
Level 35 → Level 37
A cascade of notifications rang out one after another.
Bai Qiu stared blankly.
It was the first time he had ever heard the System’s notification voice sound so… exhilarated.
— The end of the Chapter–
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