Chapter 196: The Visitor Comes With Ill Intent

This oppressive force, carrying an overbearing presence, immediately stirred up huge waves in the harbor upon its appearance. The black waves surged violently, forming a towering wall of water in mid-air that slammed directly towards the main gate outside the Seven Blood Eyes harbor.

The enormous waves, seemingly imbued with violent power, even triggered the grand formation of the Seven Blood Eyes. As the seven blood-red eyes in the distance shone, a red light barrier instantly materialized, blocking the relentless waves.

The roaring sound, spreading at such close proximity, was deafening, making everyone at Harbor 176 feel as if thunder was echoing in their ears.

Xu Qing frowned. Raising his right hand, he waved it, and immediately his spiritual power spread out, enveloping Gu Muqing and Ding Xue, shielding them from the mind-shaking roar.

However, the remaining thirty-plus Seven Blood Eyes disciples struggled. They each vomited blood and stumbled backward, as the sound was indeed capable of harming Qi Condensation disciples.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, while the captain beside him stroked his chin and looked at the Second Highness.

The Second Highness also frowned, gazing at the Seven Blood Eyes gate in the distance before suddenly speaking.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Oh, sister, don't be angry," a clear voice immediately responded from the harbor gate as the Second Highness's words echoed.

The next moment, a colossal octopus leg surprisingly broke through the surface of the sea from beneath the waters outside the Seven Blood Eyes harbor gate.

This octopus leg was several zhang thick and hundreds of zhang long, appearing immensely massive. It now flipped directly over the Seven Blood Eyes harbor gate and landed within the bay, followed by a succession of similar tentacles emerging from the sea.

The next moment, an even more massive octopus head also rose from beneath the sea.

Sitting atop this octopus head was a figure resembling a young girl. The 'resembling' part was because she wore black, tight-fitting attire, which was not at all feminine, and her hair was very short, not long.

Yet, her appearance was exceedingly delicate. As she spoke, the massive octopus completely emerged from beneath the sea and directly approached the shore of Harbor 176.

Drops of black seawater splattered onto the ground, some landing on the Seven Blood Eyes disciples. As for the nearby Starfish Tribe, most of their members were trembling and bowing their heads.

Indeed, this colossal octopus itself emanated an aura akin to a Golden Core elder!

Such terrifying sea beasts, due to their immense size, often possess combat power exceeding cultivators of their realm. At this moment, the oppressive aura emanating from its body spread recklessly in all directions.

Witnessing this scene, Xu Qing took a few steps back, avoiding the falling seawater, then coldly looked up at the black-clad girl who was now standing on the colossal octopus.

The girl appeared to be fifteen or sixteen years old, with an oval face, thin lips, and lively, refined features.

With a graceful leap, she descended from her high perch. Without even glancing at Xu Qing or the captain, she ran directly towards the Second Highness.

"Sister, this isn't my fault; it's all Xiao Pi's doing." As she spoke, the girl raised her right hand and waved it backward. Immediately, sharp spikes appeared out of thin air around her, emitting a piercing light and carrying astonishing force, heading straight for the octopus.

The target was not its thick-skinned body, but its eyes.

The next moment, the octopus trembled all over as numerous black spikes pierced into its eyes. Yet, it dared not dodge or struggle despite the obvious pain, allowing black blood to flow down.

"Sister, don't be angry; I've hit it for you."

This scene, observed by Xu Qing, caused his eyes to narrow slightly. As his gaze swept over the black-clad girl, a ripple appeared in his heart.

To Xu Qing, the girl was unlike anyone he had ever seen before. Neither the captain, nor the Sea Corpse Tribe's Daoist, nor even the sect elders and peak lords, were like her.

She seemed... purer!

This purity instantly made Xu Qing understand the reason, which was the source of the ripple in his heart. "She has no impurities!"

This was the first time Xu Qing had seen a cultivator without impurities, other than himself. The purity of her body was like that of a goddess; one could even faintly see over a hundred Dharma Apertures on her entire body, all radiating light.

Not yet one hundred and twenty.

Xu Qing scanned, confirming she had one hundred and four. Evidently, the girl was still in the stage of opening her Dharma Apertures, and she would certainly reach one hundred and twenty, or even surpass it.

After all, Xu Qing had once felt that one hundred and twenty was not the limit.

"Yanyan, this is Seven Blood Eyes, you..." The Second Highness frowned, speaking with some displeasure.

"Alright, alright, sister, I was wrong," the black-clad girl said sweetly as she quickly walked to the Second Highness and embraced her sturdy arm.

She clearly had an unusual relationship with the Second Highness. The Second Highness shook her head, then looked at the captain. "Senior Brother... Yanyan didn't mean it."

The captain smiled as he sized up the black-clad girl, who also looked at him with curiosity, then revealed two small dimples and smiled faintly.

"Your eyes are so annoying. If you keep staring at me, I'll have Xiao Pi dig them out for you."

Upon hearing this, the captain's eyes lit up. He deliberately widened them, as if to show how good-looking they were, and even took out an apple and bit into it.

"It's fine, I can give them to you. How about it, trade for a bottle of East Nether Liquid, deal or no deal?"

The black-clad girl raised her delicate eyebrows.

The Second Highness quickly pulled the black-clad girl closer. Only then did the girl huff, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, finally settling on Xu Qing.

Her gaze was initially meant to sweep past him, but the next instant, she saw Xu Qing's face.

"Sister, this person isn't your fellow disciple, is he? I want his face to make a mask; it would definitely look good when I wear it out."

The black-clad girl wasn't just talking; a strange glint truly appeared in her eyes. Even the colossal octopus beside her now showed a cold gaze, locking onto Xu Qing.

Everyone around grew tense, especially the Starfish Tribe members, who all retreated.

Xu Qing didn't speak, but the spiritual power within him had already gathered, and the shadow beneath his feet was also ready.

The black-clad girl narrowed her eyes. The Second Highness, sighing inwardly, looked sternly at the black-clad girl. "You cannot!"

She knew Xu Qing, and even more, she knew he was Huang Yan's friend. So, after speaking, she looked at Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, I'm sorry. Please go back first. I'll have Huang Yan explain this to you later." Xu Qing nodded upon hearing this and turned to leave.

But just then, the black-clad girl heard Huang Yan's name and suddenly smiled.

"Sister, why are you protecting him so much? Do you like him? In that case, I won't take his face; can I just scratch it?"

As she spoke, her body moved abruptly, her speed exploding instantly. She rushed straight towards Xu Qing, her eyes at this moment revealing intense hostility and fierce glints.

This fierce glint and hostility appeared inexplicably, and her attack was extremely swift. But Xu Qing had long been prepared; his life fire instantly ignited within him, and the moment he entered the Xuan Yao state, he too charged out, heading straight for the girl.

At the same time, the nearby octopus instantly emitted the pressure of a Golden Core, preparing to act. But just then, a low roar, like heavenly thunder, came from the Sixth Peak of Seven Blood Eyes.

"Presumptuous!"

As the sound came, the Golden Core octopus immediately trembled. Its aura directly dispersed, as if suppressed, and with a thud, it was pressed to the ground by an invisible force, unable to move.

Meanwhile, the captain suddenly swayed, rushing straight towards the octopus suppressed by the Sixth Peak. His entire body erupted with an icy aura, and upon approaching, he directly hugged one of the octopus's legs and bit down fiercely.

At the same time, Xu Qing and the black-clad girl clashed in mid-air. Amidst the roar, the girl's fingernails fiercely clawed at Xu Qing's face. Xu Qing did not dodge at all, forming a dagger in his right hand, and directly made a forceful slash at the girl's neck.

The girl's body twisted to avoid Xu Qing's dagger. But the next instant, Xu Qing's knee came up, striking her chest fiercely. With a bang, the girl suddenly transformed into a pile of shredded paper.

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. Without the slightest hesitation, he took out a small bottle containing black liquid and slammed it with full force behind him.

With a bang, the small bottle shattered, and the black liquid inside spread out. A portion landed on Xu Qing's palm, but a larger portion scattered onto the right hand of the girl who had suddenly emerged from the void behind Xu Qing.

The girl's expression changed for the first time. She shook her hand violently, but couldn't shake off the black liquid, which contained countless tiny insects. The insects rapidly burrowed into her pores the moment they touched her palm.

"You!"

Just as the black-clad girl was about to speak, murderous intent flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. He abruptly charged out, and a black iron skewer instantly flew from his shadow, heading straight for the girl.

At this critical moment, an impatient voice came from the Sixth Peak. "That's enough."

As soon as this voice rang out, Xu Qing's body trembled. Infinite resistance appeared before him, forcing him to retreat.

The black-clad girl was also in the same predicament. As she retreated, her face was pale. She looked down at her palm, took out one elixir after another and swallowed them, but it was still useless.

Finally, she could only grit her teeth fiercely. She took out a golden rune and directly pressed it onto her right hand, which finally stopped the black insects inside from spreading.

The Second Highness also quickly arrived. Watching this scene, she sighed inwardly, gave Xu Qing an apologetic look, and supported the black-clad girl.

"You're Xu Qing, right? I'll remember you. I'm taking that face of yours. And tell that fatso Huang Yan that if he bothers my sister again, I'll kill him!" The black-clad girl's face was grim as she spoke each word distinctly, before being pulled away by the Second Highness and leaving the harbor.

The captain, meanwhile, was also putting in his full effort, but still couldn't lift his head to shake the flesh and blood of the Golden Core creature. He finally focused on a smaller part at the end and, with all his might, managed to bite off a small piece of tentacle.

The octopus wanted to struggle, but now it was suppressed, unable to move a muscle. It could only emit whimpering sounds, but the black-clad girl had clearly forgotten about it.

As for the Starfish Tribe members, they all looked at Xu Qing and the captain with awe.

In their eyes, both of these individuals were madmen: one desperately biting at the Golden Core sea beast while it was suppressed, and the other actually daring to attack the little princess of East Nether Island, clearly intending to kill.

"One is crazier than the other; neither of these two should be provoked!"

This made them think of the Sea Corpse Tribe's bounty, and they felt that only people like these could indeed accomplish such a grand feat, so they all departed.

Soon, only Xu Qing, the captain, and the suppressed octopus remained at the harbor. As for disciples like Gu Muqing and Ding Xue, they had also been sent away by the captain.

Ding Xue was a bit worried, but knowing they had something to discuss, she said her goodbyes and left. However, before Gu Muqing left, she gave Xu Qing a pill bottle.

"Senior Brother Xu Qing, this elixir has a suppressive effect on insect injuries."

Xu Qing nodded in thanks, taking the bottle. After everyone had left, the captain, carrying the bitten-off tentacle, ran to Xu Qing and spoke with a smile.

"This has nothing to do with me. That girl has liked the Second Highness for many years. It's clear she found out you're good friends with Huang Yan, and she came this time specifically to find trouble with him. You just got dragged into it."

"But she probably didn't expect you to be so difficult to deal with." A cold glint appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. He didn't speak and walked towards the octopus. "What are you going to do?" the captain asked, looking at Xu Qing.

"Cut off a leg," Xu Qing said calmly.

"No, wait! The suppression time is almost over!!" the captain said, alarmed.

"Then come help me, hurry up and cut it." Xu Qing walked up to the colossal octopus. Under its furious gaze, a dagger formed in his hand, and he cut fiercely.