The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife-Chapter 458: Sea Monster Attack (Fifth Update)

But this demonic aura is damp and moist, carrying the scent of the sea tide.

Mu Wanlian leapt into the air, summoning the Red Lotus back into her hand, plucking a petal and tossing it into the air, transforming into countless petals.

With another wave of her hand, the petals shot towards the sea like sharp arrows.

"Splash—"

"Splash—"

"Splash—"

The petals shot towards the water’s surface, and a gigantic octopus-like creature leaped out of the sea. Its size was as large as a bus, with a semi-circular head topped with at least eight small heads, and its tentacles were sticky, covered in some disgusting liquid.

When it lifted its tentacle, it could stir up vast waves.

The waves that just hit must have been its doing.

"Roar..."—it roared angrily at Mu Wanlian.

"Hmph! How dare you throw a tantrum at me, you’re bold!" Mu Wanlian snorted coldly.

Since its transformation, it hadn’t fought yet, and now it had an opponent, the perfect opportunity for practice.

Mu Wanlian charged forward to engage in battle with the giant octopus creature.

Jiang Nuo: "..." At a time like this, shouldn’t he be stepping in? Really, kids should act like kids; this is something adults should handle!

He sighed inwardly, summoned the Divine Weapon Thunder Light Sword, and rushed over.

"Wanlian, you’re still a child, leave the fighting to the adults!" He said as he leaped to Mu Wanlian’s side.

"I’m not an ordinary child." Mu Wanlian was not willing to relent.

"Whether ordinary or not, you’re still a child, you’re my son, Jiang Nuo. Dangerous things should be left for dad to handle."

"But I want to practice."

"I want to as well."

So, they exchanged a glance. Since both wanted to fight, they’d gang up on it!

The unfortunate octopus creature faced a tragic fate. An already transformed Ancient Lotus demon and a cultivator known as the "Son of Heavenly Dao," neither of which it was a match for, yet now both joining forces, how could it even hope to win?

Mu Wanlian’s punch and Jiang Nuo’s kick landed hard on the octopus creature’s heads.

"Roar..." the octopus creature howled in agony.

It simply wanted to catch some prey to fill its stomach; how did it end up provoking such formidable opponents? Wuwuwu... all it was a well-behaved creature, just hungry!

The octopus creature wanted to flee, but how could Mu Wanlian and Jiang Nuo let it go, one in front, one behind, tightly encircling it.

Darn it!

It got sandbagged?!

The octopus creature was on the verge of tears.

[Please, let me go...] it shouted.

"Hah! I’m not done having fun yet!" Mu Wanlian refused.

[You understand what I’m saying?!] The octopus creature was pleasantly surprised, hurriedly saying, [Sir, please let me go, I didn’t recognize who I was dealing with, I really know I was wrong, I won’t dare again...]

A string of pleas poured out.

"I’m also a demon, of course, I can understand you! I’m not done having fun yet, so don’t think about leaving!"

[What?! You’re also a demon?! But, why do you look exactly like a human?] The octopus creature was shocked.

"Because I’ve transformed!"

[Impossible?! After the founding of the nation, demons aren’t supposed to transform; it’s supposed to be impossible. You must be lying to me.] The octopus creature didn’t believe it.

"You don’t believe it? Then I’ll show you my true form." Mu Wanlian suddenly made Jiang Nuo stop.

"What? Are you really going to show your true form? Why reason with this demon? It attacked us first."

"I’m also a demon!" Mu Wanlian gave him a glare.

Jiang Nuo quickly said, "That’s not what I meant. I meant, it attacked us first; who knows how many lives it has harmed before, we should act on behalf of the heavens. But you’re different, you were raised by my wife, and haven’t harmed anyone..."

"No need to explain, I understand." Mu Wanlian made him stand a bit further away, not to get touched accidentally.

Jiang Nuo saw his insistence and had no choice but to step back. Before stepping back, to prevent the octopus creature from escaping, he set up a barrier.

Mu Wanlian was a bit surprised to see him setting up barriers so skillfully. This man, hadn’t he just begun cultivation not long ago, how come he set it up so well?

It seems he’s particularly talented in this area!

Mu Wanlian revealed its true form, and this time, it was much bigger than before, even larger than the octopus creature.

The octopus creature opened its mouth wide: [You truly are a demon?]

[Haven’t you seen it with your own eyes?] Mu Wanlian said, then reverted back to the appearance of a little boy.

[You really transformed? Wasn’t it said, after the founding of the nation, demons aren’t supposed to transform?]

"It’s not that it’s not allowed, it’s that spiritual energy is scarce, and there’s no Transformation Pill."

The octopus creature immediately regarded Mu Wanlian as a senior demon, full of admiration and wished to acknowledge Mu Wanlian as an elder brother, hoping he would help it "transform" as well.

Mu Wanlian put his small hand behind his back, regretfully saying: "I can’t help you with that. The man you just wanted to eat happens to be the husband of the woman who gave me the Transformation Pill."

[Ah?! Oh my heavens?! Doesn’t that mean I’m doomed, unable to ever transform? No, please, brother, do you have a way to plead for me? I saw you call that man dad; are you close to him? Alright, I’ll call him dad too, just like you.]

Mu Wanlian: "..." These days, do demons all like to acknowledge humans as dads?

Mu Wanlian’s gaze was somewhat strange, and Jiang Nuo was puzzled: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Mu Wanlian pointed at the octopus creature and said, "It says it wants to acknowledge you as its dad."

Jiang Nuo almost spat blood: "No!" So ugly, he was afraid to take it out to see people, fearing others might think either he or his wife had been unfaithful.

The octopus creature, hearing his reluctance, became anxious: [Brother, please plead for me, I beg you, if you help me acknowledge him as my dad, I swear I’ll share half of my treasure with you...]

"Treasure?" Mu Wanlian narrowed his eyes slightly, "What kind of treasure do you have?"

The octopus creature thumped its chest and said: [Brother, don’t worry, I’ve been dominating this sea for over a hundred years, and I know every good thing in it. In these seas, with so many merchant ships passing by, I can find quite a bit of good stuff just by searching a few sunken ships. Little monsters can’t beat me; even if I’m late, they wouldn’t dare not to pay tribute to me. I dare say, no one has more treasures undersea than I do...]

"Oh! You have so many treasures? But, these treasures are all from sunken ships; do you think humans would find them useful? If they are useful, I think that man might consider it!" Mu Wanlian continued probing.

Alas... the octopus creature was so naive, thinking all demons were united and fully trusting others. Little did it know, Mu Wanlian was exploring its secrets.

In no time at all, it confessed everything.

And Mu Wanlian was clever; knowing Jiang Nuo couldn’t understand a demon yet to transform, he deliberately repeated the octopus creature’s words, so he could understand. Finally, after getting all the information, he said: "If you’re willing to exchange a third of your treasures, I think that man might agree. Additionally, he gets to pick that third himself."

The octopus creature hesitated: A third, that’s quite a lot!

Mu Wanlian tempted, "Think about it, just a third, and you can transform. If you miss this chance, who knows how many years it’ll be before you can transform again. If, by chance, you’ll never transform, then what? Chances aren’t easily missed; when they’re gone, they won’t come again..."