Chapter 165
In the next moment, Ye Bai found herself enveloped in a searing world, the dark red sky and the scent of magma permeating every corner of the space.
Standing atop the Kraken's head, Ye Bai, along with the Kraken's massive form, was pulled into the territory of the Serpent Demon Lord.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The Kraken's colossal body landed beside the magma fortress, crushing dozens of nearby hellish creatures beneath it.
To Ye Bai's astonishment, the first thing this glutton did was use its tentacles to shove the crushed hellish creatures into its mouth, triggering a series of experience-sharing notifications in her ears.
But at that moment, Ye Bai had no time to care about that. Standing on the Kraken's head, she gazed at the magma fortress, her expression shifting dramatically, her heart pounding.
The Serpent Demon Lord, Kedar, was no longer fully submerged in the magma pool as before; now, a significant portion of its body was pulled out, its layers of black and red serpentine form coiling around the entire magma fortress, with many writhing in the magma pool, stirring up waves of molten rock.
What truly shocked Ye Bai, however, was Kedar's exposed heads.
One, two, three… seven—there were a full seven of them.
Aside from the one head that had been devoured by the Kraken, there were still seven heads in the magma pool. This meant that the Serpent Demon Lord Kedar was not the seven-headed serpent she had previously thought, but an eight-headed serpent!
For a creature like the Serpent Demon, each additional head brought a monumental shift in power, as each head represented a new ability.
This also implied that Kedar's level was not merely above the 85 she had guessed, but should be over 90!
When facing Ye Bai earlier, whether out of disdain or confidence, Kedar had only revealed a fraction of its strength; this was its true form.
At that moment, from the volcano-like fortress, a head larger than the others emerged from the 'crater.' Unlike the other heads, this massive serpent head had its eyes closed, while the other heads surrounded it like stars around the moon.
Six pairs of eyes locked onto Ye Bai and the Kraken, and from the center, the closed-eyed serpent flicked its tongue as Kedar's deep, ominous voice echoed:
“I was right; this enticing divinity… the God of the Deep Sea, devouring you will allow me to ascend once more…”
Hearing this, Ye Bai immediately understood why Kedar had been so excited upon discovering the Kraken, even going so far as to use one of its heads as bait to lure the Kraken into its domain.
If it were to grow a ninth head, there was no doubt that Kedar would surpass level 100, becoming a true god-level creature. At that point, the being known as the Nine-Headed Serpent of Hell would acquire a new name—Demon God of Greed.
Meanwhile, in the face of the eight-headed Serpent Lord's imposing declaration of war, what was the Kraken doing? It had just finished devouring the hellish creatures it had crushed, and its massive tentacles were now sweeping around, like a robotic vacuum, gobbling up the fleeing hellish creatures in the distance.
Of course, Kedar's half-eaten serpent body was still being consumed, and the Kraken's mouth was large enough that it didn’t hinder its feeding.
Ye Bai, her heart racing, was momentarily stunned by the scene.
The recent spatial shift clearly indicated that Kedar had unilaterally 'paid' the cost of teleportation to drag the Kraken over, setting the stage for a titanic battle of devouring between the two colossal beings of the deep sea and hell.
But in that fleeting moment, Ye Bai felt that Kedar, known for its greed and consumption, had already lost on a level of awareness.
In terms of eating, Kedar still bore the burden of being a demigod and a lord of hell, while the Kraken's current state exemplified what it truly meant to be a glutton!
From Ye Bai's perspective, she wished the Kraken would eat even more; its conversion rate was astonishing, with not a single bite wasted.
“...Stop eating!” Kedar, with its eyes all but rolling, could no longer contain itself and shouted angrily.
With that, all six heads, except the largest one, lunged at the Kraken.
Hearing this, the Kraken only increased its speed of consumption. In the frenzy of eating, it had already leveled up twice, pushing Ye Bai's shared experience pool to the brink of level 56.
Seeing this, Kedar followed suit, opening its mouth to bite at the Kraken's tentacles.
Simultaneously, each head unleashed a barrage of high-level spells upon the Kraken.
Protected by the magical barrier of the Kraken, Ye Bai found herself swaying uncontrollably as the two titans clashed, the barrier shrinking dangerously, signaling that the situation was dire.
Even though the Kraken should inherently surpass Kedar as the God of the Deep Sea, the deep-sea race required environmental synergy to unleash their full power. While the Kraken could survive on land, its combat effectiveness was significantly diminished.
Oceanic magic would be greatly weakened, unable to exert its original might, especially in this hellish space that was hostile to aquatic beings, where the opponent's strength was enhanced.
Initially, the Kraken had been using the half-eaten serpent body as a pivot to stabilize itself while grappling with Kedar.
But Kedar quickly caught on. No longer needing to 'fish,' it realized that the Kraken wouldn’t let go no matter how it attacked. One of its heads turned and lunged toward the remaining part of the serpent body behind it—
“Snap…”
Blood gushed forth as Kedar's other head bit through the remaining serpent body, the severed half falling into the Kraken's mouth.
“Boom!”
With the 'pivot' severed, the Kraken was thrown backward by the recoil, causing Ye Bai to experience another violent jolt.
The severed serpent body glowed with blood light, rapidly sinking into the magma.
Ye Bai immediately understood that Kedar was using the skill 【Severed Head Rebirth】 to restore that head. It seemed that when Kedar had been consumed by the Kraken earlier, it couldn’t use its restoration skills, but with this 'abandoned head' escaping, it meant that the Kraken's most stable source of experience had vanished.
Of course, the Kraken was not without its combat instincts. After swallowing the severed body, it immediately began searching for the next serpent head.
However, having learned from the previous encounter, Kedar was prepared and would not let the Kraken succeed. The two colossal beings immediately became entangled in battle.
Inside the magma fortress, flames erupted, magma splashed, and various high-level spells were exchanged, with the sound of crashing waves echoing—waves conjured by magical attacks.
Amidst the two titans, a seemingly insignificant human figure darted about like a flea.
In this situation, after a mental signal to the Kraken's spiritual form, Ye Bai seized the moment and actively left the barrier.
At this point, escaping back to the deep sea was no longer feasible. Kedar had a plethora of tactics and was well-prepared; the magma fortress was still some distance from the spatial rift, insufficient for the Kraken to find a coordinate to cross over.
Given these circumstances, Ye Bai certainly wouldn’t spare any of her mental energy to maintain the barrier for her own protection; she needed to find a way to help the Kraken secure victory!
‘-753’, ‘-634’, ‘-732’…
Ye Bai danced on the edge of a knife, leaping through the chaos of the battle between the Kraken and the Serpent Lord.
In just a matter of seconds, she had taken considerable damage, not only from Kedar's six heads' spell damage but also from the environmental damage caused during their struggle.
As a spellbreaker, Ye Bai was actively 'riding' the skills.
Back when she was second-transformation, she had considered that this profession's greatest advantage for her lay in this very ability.
With a flash of light, as she endured the damage, once her health reached a critical level, Ye Bai immediately leveled up on the spot. If her experience ran out, she still had health potions and mana potions in her bag.
“Whoosh…”
One of Kedar's serpent heads swept across, dodging the Kraken's tentacles, causing Ye Bai's landing point to tilt, and she suddenly plummeted from a height of over twenty meters.
‘-52’
When Ye Bai hit the ground, she still took over fifty points of fall damage. The amount was low because her Featherlight set provided a cushioning effect; otherwise, she would have lost half her health.
At that moment, Ye Bai's spell slot for 【Disintegration Return】 had already gained three new high-level spell skills.
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