Chapter 76: Slaying the Beast with Formless Intent

Not only did the Dragon Whale, worth 2000 contribution points, appear before Li Fan on its own, it had even snatched his mission reward.

How could Li Fan endure this?

A Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be able to do anything to this Dragon Whale, but that didn't mean Li Fan couldn't kill it!

Li Fan's eyes narrowed as his Formless Killing Intent instantly locked onto the Dragon Whale.

The whispers in his ears and the hallucinatory visions before his eyes appeared once again.

However, this time, the side effects were significantly milder than when he had locked onto Protector Wan.

Li Fan quickly recovered and, seeing the Dragon Whale's figure about to vanish ahead, swiftly followed.

The Dragon Whale was completely unaware that it had been targeted by a killing intent.

At this moment, it was hunting all over the deep sea.

The throbbing from the protrusion on its head told it that it was close.

As long as it continued hunting like this, it wouldn't be long before a world-shaking change occurred within its body.

It would be able to shed this ugly body and transform into the divine form in its mind.

The Dragon Whale patrolled the deep sea, as relaxed as if it were strolling through its own garden.

Before long, it discovered more prey ahead—one of its own kind.

It was also a Dragon Whale.

Except it was a female.

Attracted by the powerful scent of the opposite sex, the female Dragon Whale swam forward ingratiatingly.

Looking at this creature that would definitely be considered "beautiful" among its species, the Dragon Whale felt nothing but a wave of nausea and disgust.

This was its own kind?

How absurd.

A dangerous glint flashed in the Dragon Whale's eyes.

Once the female Dragon Whale drew close, it opened its massive, bloody maw and swallowed her whole without mercy.

Pitiful creature!

As it quietly digested the flesh in its belly, the Dragon Whale couldn't help but recall its past.

Once, it had been just like this pathetic thing, wandering the ocean floor in a muddle-headed state.

Relying on instinct to eat, mate, and live.

But starting from a certain day, everything suddenly changed.

As if waking from a long nightmare, it began to awaken its own consciousness.

It had its own goal.

It wanted to become strong—as strong as those creatures that flew above the sea all day long.

A wealth of knowledge had appeared in its mind out of thin air.

Thus, it knew what to consume and digest to grow at the fastest possible rate.

Its premonitions also became increasingly accurate.

There were several places on the seabed that felt incredibly dangerous whenever it approached.

So, it always circled around these places to feed.

It grew faster and faster, becoming more and more intelligent.

Gradually, it could even sense things on the surface from the ocean floor that would be beneficial to it.

Consequently, for the first time in its life, it burst out of the sea and feasted to its heart's content on an island.

And it quickly departed just as danger was about to arrive.

From then on, a protrusion appeared on its forehead.

Moreover, the image of an incredibly powerful beast surfaced in its mind.

A mysterious intuition told it that this was the power hidden deep within its Bloodline.

As long as it continued to devour, it could become as powerful as its ancestors!

Yes! Relentless devouring! No one could stop it!

A dangerous aura pulled the Dragon Whale from its memories back to the present.

It suddenly realized that a giant sea snake was blocking its path.

In its memory, this sea snake had lived for a very long time.

When it was first born, the snake was already the overlord of this sea region.

In the past, for safety's sake, it had always steered clear of the snake.

But now, the Era has changed…

A hint of greed flashed in the Dragon Whale's eyes as it lunged toward the sea snake.

After a bout of slaughter, blood stained the seabed red.

The Dragon Whale swallowed the most precious parts of the sea snake into its belly.

Gentle energy continuously surged from its stomach, repairing its injuries.

The Dragon Whale was somewhat excited.

Although it had sustained some injuries, it was absolutely worth it.

Once it fully absorbed the sea snake's energy…

Before it could indulge in its fantasies, another dangerous aura rapidly approached from not far away.

Was it that giant octopus?

Why was everything happening at once today?

Then I'll just devour all of you.

The Dragon Whale let out a roar and clashed with the giant octopus.

A long time later, the octopus's massive body was torn to shreds.

But the Dragon Whale was also covered in wounds.

There was no time to devour and absorb the octopus; the Dragon Whale felt another three or four dangerous auras about to arrive from nearby.

Today was truly unlucky!

It increased its speed, wanting to get away from these annoying creatures.

But…

It was never-ending.

No matter where it went, it encountered enemies launching attacks against it.

Even those who were clearly no match for it came to seek their deaths as if they had gone mad.

At first, it thought about teaching these creatures a lesson, but soon, it could only flee in panic.

Because there were too many of them, and it hadn't rested for a long time, it was becoming increasingly exhausted.

The Dragon Whale felt that something was wrong.

But it didn't know where the problem lay.

The pursuit by other sea creatures seemed like it would never stop.

The Dragon Whale's consciousness began to blur.

Until the moment before its death, it vaguely saw a phantom emitting a blue light appear before it.

Then, its consciousness was completely frozen.

…

After launching the Blue Flame Illusion Spirit to deliver the final blow to the Dragon Whale, Li Fan finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

As the lock from the Formless Killing Intent dissipated, the surrounding sea creatures that had been eyeing it hungrily were dazed for a moment before they stopped approaching.

The time it took to hunt the Dragon Whale exceeded Li Fan's imagination.

This beast was simply too powerful.

Recalling the battles between undersea Vicious Beasts he had witnessed while following it, Li Fan was still secretly alarmed.

Fortunately, no matter how strong it was, it couldn't withstand endless attrition.

It took a full twenty days for this Dragon Whale to be worn down to death.

This showed just how tenacious its vitality was.

"It's a good thing it was me; otherwise, an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator really wouldn't have been able to do anything to it."

"Formless Killing Intent… as expected of something I comprehended from the killing intent of heaven and earth. It is truly formidable."

Having hunted the Dragon Whale without shedding a drop of his own blood and securing 2000 contribution points, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a bit joyful.

"The Dragon Whale is too large; it won't fit in my storage ring. I can only cut off a few parts with distinct characteristics and high value…"

Li Fan looked at the Dragon Whale's corpse and pondered to himself.

After some hard work, Li Fan dismantled it.

Just as he was about to leave, Li Fan suddenly remembered something.

"I've heard that Dragon Whales often have indigestible things left in their stomachs. Over the years, they aggregate into a mass. These can serve as rare Artifact Refining Materials and are worth quite a few contribution points."

Following the principle of not missing out on anything he passed by, Li Fan began rummaging through the Dragon Whale's stomach.

"The contents of this Dragon Whale's stomach are really messy; there's everything in here…"

"Eh, this is…"

Li Fan picked up a bead-like object that was only half-digested, and it immediately felt familiar.

He soon realized what it was.

"Isn't this a luli pearl…"