Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

Mad Shark's body was gradually transforming into a shark.

"Trouble..."

Chen Qi took a step back.

At this moment, the Flower Witch grasped her magic wand, her hand trembling slightly:

"This is... a mutation..."

The aura of the giant whale in Mad Shark's body became increasingly intense.

Mad Shark grasped his neck with his hand, only for huge black bubbles to suddenly emerge from his throat.

His body was completely out of control, wantonly violated by the blood of the giant whale.

In that instant, he saw the giant whale suspended in the air above the boundless pitch-black sea, as if a meteor had fallen from the universe.

The breath of that falling meteor pressed heavily upon him.

All struggle was futile, his soul in utter chaos within the storm, uncertain of where it might go.

Mad Shark's body swelled like a balloon, reaching a height of five meters, its muscles turning into a sleek, pitch-black skin, continuously releasing black bubbles.

Finally, atop the sea, he completed his incredible transformation, becoming a massive shark-man over five meters tall!

As expected, the second stage... Chen Qi pulled a black blade out of his backpack card.

He too had obtained Black Whale Blood before, but had always kept it in his backpack card.

Mutation was the result of a severe imbalance of Transcendent elements within the body.

The Black Whale Blood contained chaotic power, and consuming it could highly likely result in severe mutations.

Yet even so, countless individuals still longed for the blood of the Black Whale upon the open sea.

The power of Black Whale Blood, a force from the frontier, held innumerable possibilities.

The Blue Beast, the legendary sworn enemy of the Deep Sea Hunters, was originally nothing but a poor messenger, hounded by creditors, abandoned by his wife and children.

However, one day, he chanced upon a piece of Black Whale Blood and, with a mind to die, consumed it.

From that day on, he became a monster, not only avenging himself but also leaping to become a Fourth Rank Legend!

It was this legend that led many to dare risk consuming Black Whale Blood.

And it was for this reason as well that the little raven, able to research Black Whale Blood, was promoted from a simple ship's doctor to an officer.

The Flower Witch immediately took up her wand, shielding Chen Qi:

"Qi, be careful."

The sound of bones being reforged into steel gradually ceased.

Mad Shark revealed his bloody shark teeth, exhaling a puff of murky black air like smoke: "Are you ready for this, both of you?"

"To be able to speak..."

Chen Qi muttered incredulously to himself.

Mad Shark, who had consumed Black Whale Blood twice in succession, retained his sanity, and his body still leaned towards the human, not fully transformed into a shark.

In those two great eyes of his, a shark transformed, there was clearly an added touch of intelligence.

Mad Shark briefly reined in his arrogance.

He decided to stick with the original plan, to first capture Chen Qi and then use him to threaten the Flower Witch, breaking them one by one!

He licked his shark's tongue, thinking it would be quite interesting when the Flower Witch saw the scene of Chen Qi being humiliated by him.

Chen Qi suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold emanating from beneath his feet.

This time, he was the monster's target!

Boom!

A giant wave surged!

Mad Shark fiercely plunged into the depths of the sea, his mutation not only enhancing his strength but also significantly improving his agility in the water.

To be taken as a hostage!

Chen Qi clenched his fist; he didn't want to be a burden in this operation.

"Residual Fire Touch!"

Chen Qi roared, as tendrils spread out from his clothes, with blue flames igniting from the fabric.

Strength and agility surged rapidly, accompanied by an unprecedented sense of rage!

Boom!

The sea surface beneath his feet exploded with violence instantly!

Under his command, the Water Elves quickly dispersed.

Mad Shark leaped out from the sea, opening his massive jaws like a ferocious crocodile, viciously biting towards Chen Qi.

"Fen, help me hold him down!"

With the boost from Residual Fire Touch, Chen Qi leaped high into the air.

With Mad Shark's increased size after mutation, the entwining vines from the Flower Witch could hit their mark more easily!

"Hmm..."

The Flower Witch immediately employed her entwining vines.

The situation was utterly terrible; Chen Qi had become the target of the hunt.

And she herself, seriously injured, couldn't protect Chen Qi properly.

Perhaps Chen Qi would fall prey to Mad Shark before her very eyes.

Vines formed above the sea, binding Mad Shark tightly.

Chen Qi, relying on his balancing skills and experience walking on water, successfully landed on Mad Shark's head.

At this moment, Mad Shark's flailing arms were entwined by the vines.

Well done, Fen! The perfect moment to strike!

"Residual Fire Blossom!"

Anger flashed in Chen Qi's eyes, and from within his clothes sprouted eight huge, translucent tendrils.

Then, the eight tendrils transformed into a flurry of punches, hammering down on Mad Shark's head.

Eight Tendril Fist!

Each tendril's punch struck like a cannonball, and each could deliver ten punches in a single second!

And he had eight such tendrils!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang!

Mad Shark's thick head wobbled, his massive shark's head blurring instantly from the assault.

This isn't right, is it?

What happened to tripling in strength after mutation?

He looked at the intense barrage of firepower and even doubted whether it was Chen Qi who had mutated.

Ghost Fire Slash!

Chen Qi pushed off with both legs, leaping down from Kuang Sha and landing atop the Water Elf.

The shark-transformed Kuang Sha continued to use invisible Qi Power to defend his body.

The Qi Power had to be depleted first.

In an instant, Chen Qi switched grips and, with a knife in each hand, treaded upon the water, unleashing a Ghost Fire Slash!

With Residual Fire Touch activated, his mind was filled with a surging desire to battle!

Slash!

A dazzling gash was struck across Kuang Sha's chest, blood gushing forth!

"Goddammit!"

Bearing the pain, Kuang Sha harnessed the sea's power, readying a blow of Mad Shark's Fist.

The waves surged with the movement of Kuang Sha's fist!

Boom!

Chen Qi managed to withstand the hit with the eight tentacles spreading from around his clothing.

At this moment, Kuang Sha had no extra strength to concentrate Qi Power on defending his body.

For a close-combat Transcendent, Qi Power defense was like the armor worn by a warrior; once the armor was lost, the fragile flesh couldn't withstand the attack of a weapon.

In the next instant, Kuang Sha saw the red-hot barrel of a gun.

Bang! Bang!

Chen Qi pulled the trigger, firing two shots in succession.

This time, they weren't ordinary bullets.

Both shots were powerful Spiral Bullets!

The Spiral Bullets exploded in front of Kuang Sha's chest, whipping up gusts of wind and creating a spherical space.

Spiral!

The bullets immediately unleashed immense force, cleanly ripping apart the flesh within the space.

Kuang Sha, contorted with pain, looked down at his chest to see a huge spherical cavity, from which blood flowed incessantly.

The loss of his heart spelled death.

How was this possible?

"The 'mad' in Kuang Sha stands for madness of arrogance..."

In his years of taking risks, Kuang Sha had become fearless in the face of death, but he refused to die in such an ignoble way.

He reluctantly raised his right fist, preparing to land one last punch on Chen Qi before dying.

However, a strong feeling of discomfort swept through his body, and no matter how angry he was, he could not swing that punch...

Boom!

Chen Qi didn't afford him the chance to retaliate, firing ordinary bullets once more.

The huge corpse fell into the sea, never to make a sound again.

"Phew..."

"........."

The pitch-black blood stained the vast sea.

"It's over."

Chen Qi looked upon the scene and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The Flower Witch was dumbfounded.

Just moments ago, she had been worrying about whether Chen Qi would be killed or if he could escape from Kuang Sha.

Never had she expected him to actually defeat the tough-skinned Kuang Sha outright!

So, you were this fierce? This capable in combat!

The Cup-shaped Transcendent was known for their physical resilience.

And after the mutation, their physical strength would increase even further.

Despite the incomplete mutation, nonetheless, this was the body of a Cup Phase Third-order Transcendent after enhancement!

Chen Qi, breathing heavily, immediately deactivated Residual Fire Touch.

The lust for slaughter gradually faded.

Although Kuang Sha had mutated.

Luckily, he had more buffs on him! And there were also the Spiral Bullets.

This was the power of the Siren's Chorus combined with the strength of Residual Fire Touch!

Moreover, Kuang Sha's mutation was not profound, and he had used diluted Black Whale Blood, so his body's resilience hadn't reached the strength of a near-coastal overlord.

Chen Qi suppressed the rage within him and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth:

"Our collaboration wasn't bad, Fen!"

Without the Flower Witch's control, it would have been impossible for him to unleash his power unrestrained.

The Siren's song had a calming effect, and after his promotion, he had gained moderate mental resistance as well.

The side effect of Residual Fire Touch's rage could be suppressed.

Otherwise, after killing Kuang Sha, the furious Chen Qi might have very well turned the gun on the Flower Witch too.

"La la la la la~"

Unbeknownst to them, the Siren's song was nearing its end, its effects gradually weakening.

Whether on the Devil's Ship or the distant Bai Ou, many watched this battle unfold.

Those who could barely maintain their sanity, clutching telescopes, found it hard to express their feelings at this moment.

If it weren't for the Siren's song, they would have charged forward long ago.

Seizing the chaos that hadn't yet ended, Chen Qi and the Flower Witch returned to the deck once more.

"Fen, we don't have much time; we need to escape quickly."

Grab and go!

Chen Qi swiftly scanned the deck and quickly locked onto four rune-etched bronze chests.

Rune chests, often used to store dangerous relics.

Among them, the largest chest was a one-and-a-half-meter-long chest.

Chen Qi stepped forward, crouched down, and grasped the long chest in his hands.

The moment he held the long chest, his heart began to throb violently.

Inside this chest was a weapon, the bane of the Deep Sea Hunter, a forbidden creation that had vanished from the seas for a century:

Meat Cutting Bone Breaking.