Chapter 489 - 489: Finding a Powerful Mistress  

Baizhi walked in front of the creature and locked eyes with it.

She could see its body and its eyes, but its arms and legs had turned into tentacles. The number of tentacles was more than the normal number of limbs.

The creature stood about two meters tall. It was much larger than an average person.

This was a strange monster, most likely from the depths of the sea.

“Can you understand what I’m saying?” Baizhi asked.

The creature just looked at her with cold eyes.

“Your strength is a bit weak. Were you the one trapping people at the edge of the fog?” Baizhi asked again.

However, the creature still looked at her coldly and didn’t utter a word.

It didn’t understand her.

“If you communicate well, I can release your restraints. If you answer the questions, I can send you back to the sea fog,” Baizhi said.

The creature seemed to hesitate.

Baizhi could tell that it could understand her.

“If you have any requests, you can mention them too,” she said. “If you’re worried that we won’t keep our word, you can propose something that can be fulfilled immediately.”

“Blood… Flesh,” said a hoarse voice.

Baizhi smiled.

She wasn’t afraid that the creature would make demands. She was only worried that it might refuse to speak.

Early the next morning, Jiang Hao put away the Seven Forms of Heavenly Blade.

He had understood the fourth form for a while now, but unfortunately, he couldn’t modify it as he wished.

He could only continue to comprehend it.

Recently, he also delved into the Blood Wish Path, which was indeed a terrifying cultivation technique.

If one’s life was long enough, one could become stronger to a certain point.

As for the limit, Jiang Hao didn’t know what it was. After all, he was clueless about the realm after Return to Void.

‘It’s July, so it should be about time.’

In a few more months, he could advance in his cultivation realm. He wasn’t there yet. It should be achievable by the end of the year.

After reaching the late stage of the Soul Ascension Realm, he could compete with Senior Brother Bai Yi.

Senior Brother Bai Yi was a True Disciple of the Cliff of Broken Hearts.

Senior Brother Dongfang didn’t seem to be in the normal order of seniority. After all, he was a remnant of the old branch.

But Senior Brother Bai Yi was so strong that he was one of the top disciples.

He didn’t know if he ranked seventh or fourth.

On the fifth rank was Senior Sister Ye Yaqing. The sixth was Senior Sister Wei Si.

Senior Sister Ye was in the late stage of the Soul Ascension Realm.

If Senior Brother Bai Yi wasn’t ranked behind them, then he must be stronger. Jiang Hao suddenly remembered that the competition for the top disciples had already ended, and no one had emerged as the new tenth top disciple.

Manlong wasn’t allowed to participate.

‘Liu Xingchen is back, and with his peak Primordial Spirit Realm, he could become the next top disciple. Unfortunately, he didn’t want to participate.

Becoming a top disciple was more boring for him than it was now.

Liu Xingchen wasn’t lacking in resources. If he was, he wouldn’t have ever left the Clear Sky School.

Everything he did was out of boredom.

After packing up, Jiang Hao went to the courtyard.

For some reason, the beast got up early today and stood motionless in front of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

“What are you doing?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Master, haven’t you noticed that the flower has been disrespecting me lately?

It’s not growing more leaves.”

“Isn’t disrespect a normal part of your life now?” Jiang Hao asked.

The beast turned to Jiang Hao and said seriously, “Master, you should try a bit harder.’

Jiang Hao chuckled and walked out.

The spirit beast hurriedly followed. “How about finding a powerful female companion? That way, you can work a little less.” Jiang Hao chose to ignore the beast.

The peaceful days continued for another month.

He thought he could be at peace at least until the end of the year.

But one day, he received another message from Elder Baizhi. She asked him to the Sea Fog Cave.

This message made Jiang Hao break into a cold sweat.

That place wasn’t a good place.

The Sea Fog Cave was related to the Heavenly Spirit Tribe, which in turn was related to the Saint Bandits. Recently, a member of Saint Bandits, Yin Wei, had targeted him.

Going to the Sea Fog Cave gave him the feeling of entering a tiger’s den.

But Elder Baizhi’s order had to be followed.

He made his way to the Sea Fog Cave after some preparations.

This time he went alone, so it was a bit safer than before.

After all, there were no other juniors he had to worry about.

He didn’t quite understand why he was asked to come to the Sea Fog Cave. When he arrived, he saw a black-robed senior standing at the entrance.

“Junior Brother Jiang,” she said in greeting.

“Hello, Senior Sister,” Jiang Hao bowed.

He had seen this senior a few times before, but they had rarely talked.

“Follow me, Junior Brother.” The black-robed senior didn’t waste any time and led him inside.

They walked to the depths of the Sea Fog Cave. The further they went, the more Jiang Hao felt uneasy.

He didn’t sense anything around, so it might only be his mind playing tricks on him.

Luckily, he had the golden ring. If something happened, he could escape.

“Actually, the reason I called you here this time is the same as before,” the black-robed woman said in hesitation. “We’ve captured a strange creature that can communicate but knows very little. We can’t be sure if it’s lying, so we had to ask you to take a look.”

Jiang Hao’s abilities were evident, and his contributions in dealing with the captives were seen by everyone. Bringing him in might have a certain chance of solving the problem.

“Senior Sister, you’re too kind. I just got lucky last time. I can’t compare to the other seniors,” said Jiang Hao humbly.

He was puzzled. ‘They caught a strange creature? What could it be?’

Shortly after, he arrived at the edge of the fog and saw a weak… monster.

The creature had many tentacles and looked weary and resentful.

From a distance, it looked somewhat like an octopus, but up close, it resembled a human somehow.

Its tentacles acted like hands and feet.

“What is this?” Jiang Hao was surprised.

“We caught it from inside the Sea Fog Cave,” the black-robed senior said. “It’s not very strong, but it’s extremely fast in the sea fog, so it took quite a bit of effort to catch it.’

“Is this the creature that was in the sea fog before?” Jiang Hao asked. The tentacles didn’t seem to match. The size of the creature was also different.

The tentacles he had cut off were much thicker than this.

The creature was indeed weak.

At that time, he could cut off the tentacles with a single strike by using the power of Foundation Establishment Realm.

“He is not the same one. The tentacles back then probably came from deeper within. We cannot trace them for now, ” the black-robed woman said as she shook her head.

“But this creature seemed to be trapped, so it’s only by coincidence that we caught him. Trying to find a second one is exceptionally difficult. We might not be able to find another at all.”

Jiang Hao nodded but was still unsure why he was called.

“They wanted you to see if you can extract more information from it. So far, we only know about the giant tentacles inside, which are extremely fast. We have no information about what lies deeper… the origin of the tentacles. It’s something we have never seen,” the black-robed woman said. “Apart from that, we can confirm that it likes blood and flesh. Absorbing them makes its body more agile. It perhaps relies on flesh and blood to become stronger..”