Deng Sui or Jiang Pingle would then take the opportunity to use the Storm Horn to blast out waves of storms, unleashing a frenzied assault.
The Beast King Sponge would struggle to break free from the mental attack’s influence, and as soon as it unleashed its internal energy, the group would immediately retreat outside the Land Lock’s range.
This release of energy was one of the Beast King Sponge’s strongest attacks. Having absorbed a massive amount of Storm Energy, it would turn the entire area within the Land Lock into an ocean of storms, but unfortunately, it couldn’t hit its enemies.
And once the storm subsided, the group would take turns attacking again, beginning a new round of chipping away at its health.
After an unknown number of such rounds, deep cracks had appeared on the surface of the giant yellow sponge.
Su Ze knew that if this continued, it was only a matter of time before the Beast King Sponge was whittled down to death.
Although Jiang Pingle and his team were making slow progress, they were in almost no danger themselves.
The main reason was the strange object, the Land Lock, which was playing a huge role. It both trapped the Beast King Sponge and provided protection for Jiang Pingle and his team.
As long as the Land Lock remained active, Jiang Pingle’s group could simply leave to rest when they got tired, and re-enter the fight after recovering, so long as one person stayed behind to maintain the Land Lock.
The Beast King Sponge, however, couldn’t get any replenishment and could only rely on its body’s Self-Healing Ability to recover health.
Jiang Pingle’s team was prepared for this. Deng Sui had a skill that applied a healing-reduction toxin, and while it couldn’t completely suppress the Beast King Sponge’s Self-Healing Ability, it could significantly weaken it.
The Beast King Sponge could only fight like a cornered beast. Barring any surprises, the outcome was already decided—it was just a matter of time.
Su Ze watched the battle quietly from the side, his gaze occasionally drifting toward the hot-bodied Marina.
It wasn’t what one might think; the main reason was that the Soul-Piercing Blowgun in Marina’s hands had caught his interest.
This 7th-tier strange object was actually a suitable upgrade material for him!
’Could this really upgrade one of my skills to the 7th tier?’
Although he had heard that 7th-tier materials couldn’t upgrade a skill to the 7th tier, it was never said that 7th-tier strange objects couldn’t.
A 7th-tier strange object was far more precious than 7th-tier materials.
Of course, Su Ze could only dream about it. He didn’t have the power to snatch the Soul-Piercing Blowgun from Marina’s hands.
Still, he made a mental note of it. He’d reconsider it after he reached the legendary level.
Speaking of which, he still had two skills that weren’t upgraded to the 5th tier or above: "Furious Waves" and "Regeneration Body." This was because he had never come across suitable upgrade materials.
If these two skills weren’t upgraded, he wouldn’t be able to undergo his sixth evolution, even if he found a suitable extract.
Finding the upgrade materials for these two skills and figuring out how to obtain the next suitable extract for himself—these were the two problems Su Ze needed to solve right now.
Su Ze watched for a while longer. Seeing that the Beast King Sponge’s defeat was becoming more and more apparent, and having no idea how much longer the battle would drag on, he lost the mood to keep watching.
The main reason was that there was nothing for him to gain by staying. Even if the Beast King Sponge were killed, it would be nearly impossible for Su Ze to snatch the prize from the tiger’s mouth. Trying to steal the spoils of war from four legendary-level powerhouses wielding three 7th-tier strange objects was simply unrealistic.
So, he decided to leave early. Besides, he had already obtained the Sands of Time, which was what he wanted most.
Although he coveted those three 7th-tier strange objects, there was no opportunity to get them. As for the 7th-tier extract from the Sponge Beast... perhaps once he became legendary-level, Jiang Pingle and the others would obediently hand it over to him.
Su Ze piloted the Magic Cube toward the Lin Hua Continent. As soon as he entered the range of a Spiritual Base Station, his phone was flooded with messages.
But he didn’t even need to look at the messages to know what had happened.
The eastern coast of the Lin Hua Continent was swarming with anomalous beasts, and they were attacking the cities!
This beast tide was more ferocious and overwhelming than the last one Su Ze had experienced!
The previous beast tide had been started by the Beast King Sponge’s subordinate, the Crab-Headed Strategist, who had faked a royal decree. The number of beasts that responded was limited. This time, however, the Beast King Sponge itself had initiated the tide, and the scale was unprecedented!
Moreover, it had all happened so suddenly that none of the countries were prepared.
Su Ze noticed that the first line of defense in Lihai City, Dongli Kingdom, had already collapsed.
Among the beast tide attacking Dongli this time, there were even several 5th-tier anomalous beasts. Even with all of Dongli’s Guardian Gods fighting together, they were struggling to hold them back.
Su Ze took a deep breath and checked the messages on his phone.
There were messages from the various Guardian Gods of Dongli, as well as one from Chen Suifeng.
The Dongli Guardian Gods were all asking where he was and pleading for his help.
Lihai City’s defense line was currently manned by two Saint-level Overlords, but even they couldn’t hold on. The other Guardian Gods were on their way to Lihai City now.
But Su Ze knew that even if all of them arrived, including the Dongli Saint Envoy, they would still be unable to resist this beast tide.
He replied to Gu Chengguang’s message: "Don’t worry, I’ve already reached Lihai City."
Chen Suifeng, on the other hand, was asking about the battle at sea. He was concerned about when Jiang Pingle and Deng Sui would be able to return to defend the country. Without legendary-level powerhouses in place, the pressure on Lin Hua Country’s borders was immense, and he didn’t want to have Mr. Ke take action.
Su Ze explained the situation on that front, stating bluntly that it would likely be some time before Jiang Pingle and his team could return as reinforcements.
But he also reassured him, "Pulamon is in the Ancient An Country, so there shouldn’t be a major issue there. As long as the Ancient An Country doesn’t fall, the southern part of the Lin Hua Continent should be fine. We just need to defend the north. Once I’ve dealt with the beast tide here in Lihai City, I’ll head to Lin Hua Country to provide support."
In truth, the Lin Hua Continent wasn’t without a legendary-level expert; Pulamon was one.
Influenced by Su Ze’s parasitism, he would definitely protect the southern part of the Lin Hua Continent. However, given his identity, he certainly couldn’t provide support to the north, and besides, he couldn’t be in two places at once.
The situation was much the same on the Flame Emperor Continent and the Snowfield Continent. With only a single legendary-level expert stationed there, it was impossible to guarantee the safety of an entire continent.
In the face of this massive beast tide assault, it was inevitable that every power would lose territory and people would die.
What Su Ze could do now was protect Dongli.
Just then, Mr. Ya came out of his room and said in pleasant surprise, "Boss, I’ve finished digesting the extract! I can attempt my fifth evolution at any time! That golden stone is amazing—I didn’t even use all of it, there’s still a big piece left!"
"There’s no rush for your fifth evolution. Let’s finish this battle first," Su Ze said, pointing down at the surging beast tide below.