Extreme Almightiest Young Master-Chapter 2174 - 2156: The Glowing Mountain

"How many years have you been in this sea area?" Lin Feng looked at the giant octopus and asked the first question.

"I can’t remember the exact number of years, but it’s definitely been at least a hundred or two." The octopus immediately replied, looking at Lin Feng with its big eyes, trying to understand what Lin Feng meant.

"What have you been doing all this time?" Lin Feng asked curiously, looking at the octopus. He wanted to know what this intelligent octopus had been up to all this time. Just lying at the bottom of the sea seemed pretty boring, didn’t it?

"Most of the time, I just sleep. Although there’s less Spiritual Energy at the seabed, there’s still some. Occasionally, when I find a suitable place, I sleep for a few years." The octopus, seeing that Lin Feng was indeed chatting, relaxed and continued, "Sometimes, when I feel there’s less Spiritual Energy, I get up to eat a bit, and then find a place with Spiritual Energy to continue cultivating."

"You never went to the surface to grab some humans for a meal?" Lin Feng looked at the octopus and asked with a smile.

Upon hearing Lin Feng suddenly ask this, the octopus’s body suddenly trembled. It then spoke fearfully, "Well, to be honest, yes, there have been times, but only in special situations. For example, there’s this sunken ship here. When they passed by, they made an annoying noise. I couldn’t help it and dragged the ship to the seabed. Unless my rest is disturbed, I generally don’t attack humans on the surface."

The octopus said this with a guilty conscience. It didn’t understand why Lin Feng asked this suddenly and thought Lin Feng might be seeking revenge for those humans. But facing Lin Feng, it didn’t have the guts to lie, so it chose a middle ground explanation, hoping Lin Feng would let it go.

Seeing the octopus like this, Lin Feng laughed and continued, "You don’t need to be nervous. I’m just bored and wanted to chat with you to understand how Demon Beasts live in the ocean."

"Living in the ocean is indeed quite difficult and also very boring. As you can see, it’s pitch black around, with not even a glimmer of light. Cultivating in such an environment is unimaginably dull. I’ve thought about cultivating on the surface, but I’m afraid of dying. I know there are many strong humans like you. Once caught, I’m as good as dead. That’s why I endure the solitude and cultivate at the seabed."

The octopus said helplessly. It wanted to go to the surface, but as a Demon Beast of the sea, it feared human experts. If spotted, it might not even know how it died. For safety, it stayed below, and precisely because of this caution, it managed to cultivate to its current level of a Demon King. Yet, unexpectedly, the seabed now also felt unsafe, encountering a human expert like Lin Feng, leaving it quite frustrated, cautiously facing him, fearing that if Lin Feng wasn’t satisfied, it might end up roasted.

After listening to the octopus, Lin Feng nodded. He could feel that the octopus was telling the truth. The environment here is terrible. If it weren’t for a certain level of timidity, this octopus probably wouldn’t have survived till now. Not to mention human experts, even a Demon Beast like the Azure Sea Golden-Eyed Beast is something this octopus can’t handle.

Seeing the octopus, Lin Feng became more interested and continued chatting with it.

"What do you usually eat?"

"I eat anything. Basically, there’s nothing I don’t eat."

"Is there anything delicious here?"

"What can be delicious at the seabed? Mostly shrimp and shells, occasionally some deep-sea fish, but eating these is merely to sustain the body."

"Is there anything nice to look at here?"

"Nice to look at? Let me think... Got it, does a lobster with tiger stripes count? Its claws even glow, which is fun to play with."

...

Chatting with the octopus, Lin Feng learned a lot about the seabed environment, very detailed information. Creatures surviving in such a dark, high-pressure environment are extremely unique; otherwise, they wouldn’t thrive here. These special creatures are quite interesting. Even without sunlight, they exhibit a myriad of colors and some even glow, proving that there’s no lack of wonders in the world.

As they talked, Lin Feng suddenly remembered something. This octopus had survived at the seabed for who knows how long, so it might know more about the seabed’s secrets than he did. After all, his Divine Sense was limited, and he couldn’t search thoroughly. The octopus should know more.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng asked the octopus, "Have you encountered any special places?"

"Special places?" The octopus, hearing Lin Feng’s question, was taken aback, replying, "Not far from here, there’s a trench with blue flames. Does that count?"

"I’ve been there. It counts. Are there any others?" Lin Feng smiled faintly at the octopus and continued to ask.

"Well..." The octopus, hearing Lin Feng had been there, began to ponder seriously, thinking for a long time. Suddenly, one of its tentacles straightened up, scratching its head like a human, and suddenly its eyes widened, saying, "I once encountered an underwater city with a blue shield. I wanted to enter but couldn’t. That shield is mighty. Does that count?"

"I’ve been there too," Lin Feng said with a smile. The octopus was referring to Diya City, a place he had just left, so of course he knew it.

"You’ve been there too?" The octopus was stunned, not expecting Lin Feng had been to that city as well. It continued pondering. When one tentacle wasn’t enough, it used another. Then two weren’t enough, so it used a third...

After a long while, except for the tentacle communicating with Lin Feng, all other seven tentacles were rubbing its enormous head, mimicking a human’s deep thought, making Lin Feng chuckle, unsure where the octopus had learned it from.

However, this approach was beneficial. As suddenly as if recalling something, the octopus’s eyes brightened, and it said to Lin Feng, "I remember now, there’s another place, but it’s rather far. A glowing stone mountain I encountered hundreds of years ago, but despite searching thoroughly, I found nothing. Does that count?"

"A glowing stone mountain?" Lin Feng was extremely surprised, for he had never heard of such a place and grew curious about it.

"Yes, a glowing stone mountain. I remember thinking it strange, but I couldn’t figure out why," the octopus continued, recalling something and adding, "Oh, that glowing stone mountain seemed transparent, with the light emanating from inside, a very peculiar color I can’t describe."

Hearing this, Lin Feng became very interested and asked, "You said the place is quite distant, how far exactly?"

"I can’t remember the exact distance. It’s been hundreds of years, remembering anything at all is already fortunate. I remember chasing a huge shark into a particularly large pit when I discovered it. If not for that shark, I wouldn’t have found the place." The octopus, its seven tentacles scratching its head, concluded regrettably; it couldn’t recall more, the time had simply passed too long.

Understanding this, Lin Feng knew the octopus was telling the truth. Forgetting things after hundreds of years was normal, but his curiosity about the glowing mountain made him reluctant to let go of this chance. So, he asked, "Do you remember which direction it is? Or any distinctive terrain features around it?"

The octopus was speechless. With so much time elapsed, how could it recall clearly? Yet it feared giving a wrong or unsatisfactory answer would anger Lin Feng, leading to its demise. With seven tentacles relentlessly rubbing its soft, enormous head, the octopus desperately tried to remember.

Seeing the octopus struggling this way, Lin Feng knew it was trying to remember that location, so he didn’t rush the octopus and let it take its time...

After a long while of repeated pondering, nearly rubbing its head to pieces, the octopus finally said to Lin Feng, "If I remember correctly, it should be in that direction! The giant pit is notably distinctive, not circular but more square-like, quite apparent at a glance, with the glowing mountain inside that square pit."

The octopus raised a tentacle, pointing in a direction, yet having just finished, its entire body trembled, anxiously saying, "If I remembered wrong, please don’t kill me. I’ve really tried my best to recall, but this is all I could remember, I have no other option..."

"Be quiet," Lin Feng stopped the octopus’s rambling and looked in the direction indicated by its tentacle, confirming the position, then asked the octopus, "How long can you stay out of water without any issues?"

At Lin Feng’s words, the octopus shook with uncertainty, not understanding Lin Feng’s intentions. But its instincts told it nothing good would come of this. Given its current situation, it had no choice but nervously say, "Half a day should be fine."

However, just as the octopus finished speaking, the surroundings abruptly transformed, revealing an entirely unfamiliar world. Before it could grasp what was happening, it saw two Great Demon Venerables floating in the sky above, staring at it with wide eyes!

In an instant, a wave of despair washed over it. Completely bewildered, it lay motionless on the ground, too terrified to move. These were two superior Demon Beasts, and with its meager strength, it wouldn’t even be enough to fill their teeth. Deep inside, it cursed Lin Feng fervently for dragging it to such a life-threatening place...