Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

Qian Xiaoyi spread his hands and said, "A shell can only produce a purple gold bead at most, but there are always unexpected surprises in the belly of this steel-toothed octopus."

It was the first time that Zhao Rui saw a purple gold bead, and he immediately picked one up to examine it carefully.

Under the induction of magic power, the purple gold bead not only contains pure spiritual energy itself, but also acts like a small spirit gathering array, constantly gathering the surrounding spiritual energy.

"No wonder it's so precious! If there are dozens of pots, it can be used to build a secret room. Wouldn't it be a perfect place for cultivation?" Zhao Rui shook his head and thought, "I'm afraid no one would waste it like this. If there are really dozens of pots, wouldn't it be more convenient to just exchange them for spirit stones?"

He was distracted, and Qian Xiaoyi, who was standing beside him, saw this and rolled his eyes, saying, "Daoyou Zhao, you should keep the purple gold bead, it will be safer."

Zhao Rui was startled, but he did not refuse, and said: "Okay, we will make the distribution after we return to the sea. Don't leave the Fritillaria behind, let's go and open it."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded, took out his sword, and strode towards Beimu.

However, when there were only two or three steps left, Qian Xiaoyi's face suddenly changed and he quickly dodged to the side.

A tentacle suddenly appeared beside him and wrapped around his left arm at lightning speed. Qian Xiaoyi's arm was instantly deformed and was about to break due to the huge force.

At the critical moment, a flying sword came whistling and directly cut off the tentacle.

Qian Xiaoyi was both afraid and angry. He hurriedly pulled off the broken tentacle, reached into his pocket, and threw out four talismans.

With a flash of red light, the talisman turned into a scorching fireball and flew straight towards the steel-toothed octopus that was attacking him. As soon as it landed on the soft body, it immediately burned the octopus, causing it to squeak and scream, and its tentacles danced wildly.

However, as green light flashed around its body, the steel-toothed octopus's injuries quickly recovered.

Qian Xiaoyi was greatly disappointed. His fireball caused the steel-toothed octopus great pain, but the damage seemed to be limited. Unlike Zhao Rui's flying sword, once it cut off a certain part, it would take a huge amount of vitality to recover.

But Qian Xiaoyi did not stop. He cast a talisman from time to time to assist Zhao Rui. The two of them were searching for treasure together, and he couldn't just stand there and do nothing.

On the other hand, Zhao Rui gradually figured out some tricks. He discovered that although the steel-toothed octopus could regenerate its limbs, its vitality was limited. He only needed to slowly consume it to kill the opponent.

Therefore, Zhao Rui used the most labor-saving method to control the flying sword to fight continuously.

Everything went smoothly. Before long, the steel-toothed octopus's breath dropped drastically and it seemed like it was about to die on the spot.

However, at this moment, a larger steel-toothed octopus appeared not far away, waving its tentacles.

Zhao Rui's face changed drastically. He could still handle one steel-toothed octopus with ease, but if there were two, it would be very difficult to deal with.

Zhao Rui struggled for a while, but finally gritted his teeth and turned the flying sword into a giant sword that was two people tall again, and slashed at the steel-toothed octopus in front of him.

Faced with disaster, the steel-toothed octopus tried its best to dodge the attack.

"Bang...bang...bang..." At the critical moment, three fireballs suddenly appeared and blocked the way of the steel-toothed octopus.

With a look of despair in its eyes, the steel-toothed octopus was split in half by a sword, following the fate of the previous one.

Zhao Rui was overjoyed and quickly moved closer to Qian Xiaoyi, saying, "Hurry up and take the pearl and leave. Here comes a bigger one."

Qian Xiaoyi was startled, and turned around to see a steel-toothed octopus not far away. He said, "We have disturbed a hornet's nest. If three or four of them come, we will be in big trouble."

"I'm afraid he's already on the way!" Zhao Rui smiled bitterly, made a hand gesture, and took out two purple gold beads from the corpse.

Then he pulled Qian Xiaoyi up and fled quickly.

In his hurry, he didn't have time to determine the direction, and rushed towards the place where there was no steel-toothed octopus.

At first, Zhao Rui thought he would be safe by escaping from this area. However, as he fled, the number of steel-toothed octopuses behind him not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

This is still within the visible range. I don’t know how many reinforcements there are further away.

"Friend Zhao, we can't let them catch up." Qian Xiaoyi was very anxious.

Zhao Rui frowned deeply, thinking of the air above him that he had discovered during his previous investigation. He immediately increased his speed and rushed upwards.

However, before he could escape far, two steel-toothed octopuses surrounded him from above.

"Could it be that these ferocious beasts already have intelligence?" Zhao Rui was sweating profusely. He no longer dared to hold back his strength. He summoned his flying sword, turned into a stream of light, and fled upwards.

After thirty breaths, the two had risen several miles. They thought they could use their speed to leave each other behind for a distance, but within the range visible to the naked eye, there were more steel-toothed octopuses than before.

What's worse is that Zhao Rui's magic power has reached its limit and he can only hold on for a short while at most.

At the critical moment, Zhao Rui hurriedly said to Qian Xiaoyi: "Fellow Daoist Qian, transfer all your magic power to me, quickly!"

"If he gets the magic power and abandons me..." As Qian Xiaoyi hesitated, the speed of the flying sword slowed down.

Zhao Rui was furious and shouted, "What are you thinking? If it's any later, you and I will both be fed to the octopus."

This roar made Qian Xiaoyi's face turn red. He quickly pressed against the opponent's back and used all his magic power.

Zhao Rui was shocked, but soon he felt a burning sensation in his meridians and was in extreme pain.

However, at the critical moment, he didn't care about so much. He followed the Tianqing School's practice method and frantically urged his magic power into the flying sword under his feet.

With magic power, the speed of the flying sword was immediately restored, but it did not go straight up, but rushed out sideways.

"Fellow Daoist, why is this happening?" Qian Xiaoyi was shocked.

Zhao Rui endured the pain and explained, "We can't get out from up there anymore. We have to take a detour."

"Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry for what I said just now. I was so flustered that I didn't hear you clearly." Qian Xiaoman looked guilty.

Zhao Rui didn't say anything. After flying horizontally for a mile, he turned the flying sword around again and flew upwards.

Amidst the sound of splashing, the two men rushed out of the water with their swords, causing splashes all over the sky.

Zhao Rui continued to run at a steady pace until he touched the rock wall above, then he stopped.

At this moment, both of them had exhausted their magic power, especially Zhao Rui, who could not squeeze out even a little bit of magic power.

"Fellow Daoist Qian..., hold on to that stalactite tightly." Zhao Rui said, holding the hilt of the sword and stabbing the flying sword into a stalactite.

Qian Xiaoyi hurriedly took out the black iron waist knife and stabbed it into the stalactite with all his strength, hanging in the air like a hanging monkey.

Below, water was rolling on the sea surface, and tentacles appeared from time to time.

Suddenly, as if receiving an order, the sea water rolled violently like boiling water. Countless steel-toothed octopuses in it stared at the two people above with their two small eyes.

Zhao and Qian were filled with fear. If they had been a little slower, there would probably be nothing left of them by now.

"Friend Zhao, I'm really sorry for what happened just now." Qian Xiaoyi apologized again.

At this moment, Zhao Rui was hanging on the stalactite. Due to the aftereffects of his magic power, his face was red like a cooked lobster.

He had been with Qian Xiaoyi for several years, so how could he not know his temper? He was not an unforgivable villain, but he was definitely not a gentleman either.

"It's okay...it's human nature..." Zhao Rui said while coughing.

"This is human nature. Are you saying that I'm cowardly or that I only care about myself at the critical moment?" Qian Xiaoyi's heart trembled, and he changed the subject: "Friend Zhao, are you okay with your injury?"

Zhao Rui did not answer, but pursed his lips and said, "Look down."

Qian Xiaoyi lowered his head hastily. When he saw the scene below, he was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He shouted, "My life is over!"