Chapter 4588 — Five-Phase Killing Aura? This Is Indeed a Feast Beneath the Sea, Only the Master of the Feast Is Not the Hundred-Plus Fierce Sea Beasts That Have Gathered Here—They Are Merely the Food Set Upon the Table, Nothing More.
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It swam slowly to the side of that sea-beast carcass. After circling it once, the Five-Venom Flood Dragon did not rush to open its jaws and devour it as those sea beasts had done before. It was, after all, a true top-tier spirit beast; though devouring blood and flesh had some effect on it as well, the attraction was nowhere near as fatal as it was for sea beasts.
Moreover, only a few hours earlier, over a hundred powerful sea beasts had met their deaths right here, and the surrounding seawater still swirled with an oppressive, lingering killing intent that would not disperse. Even Wei Zhao could easily sense something amiss—how much more so the Five-Venom Flood Dragon.
The giant electric eel seemed to possess great patience. No matter how the Five-Venom Flood Dragon swam back and forth overhead, it simply lay hidden among the sand and gravel of the deep trench without stirring in the slightest. Though its body was enormous, it blended perfectly into its surroundings; even its aura was wholly indistinguishable from the environment around it. Even knowing full well that it was hidden right there, Wei Zhao found that the moment his attention wavered, he could no longer locate it—not a single flaw could be discerned.
Only that unique vantage point within the memory fragment revealed to Wei Zhao that this top-tier sea beast, which seemed to be a giant electric eel, had not truly fallen dormant. From first to last, it was fixed intently on the Five-Venom Flood Dragon's every movement above, and it seemed to be stirring restlessly, poised at any moment to strike it dead with lightning and then feast to its heart's content.
Threads of current, imperceptible to the senses, spread throughout the entire stretch of sea around them, reaching as far as a thousand miles in every direction. Yet because they were so faint, every living thing within those waters remained utterly unaware of anything out of the ordinary. This was the giant electric eel's unique means of perception. It had no eyes, nor did it employ divine sense, yet these subtle currents were far more effective than divine sense—clearer, and leaving no trace.
The Five-Venom Flood Dragon, like every other creature in those waters, seemed entirely unable to sense the giant electric eel's presence. After circling the sea-beast carcass twice, it finally prepared to take a bite—and it was at that very moment that the deep-purple electric arc that had appeared before descended once again in an instant.
Wei Zhao's heart instantly clenched. He watched as the Five-Venom Flood Dragon seemed about to follow in the footsteps of those hundred-plus powerful sea beasts—but unexpectedly, the Five-Venom Flood Dragon, struck by the deep-purple electric arc, suddenly transformed into a shadowy image condensed from true qi, which then rapidly dispersed!
And the true body of the Five-Venom Flood Dragon had, in that same unknowing instant, appeared directly above the giant electric eel's head. Accompanied by a dragon roar that shook heaven and earth, its front claw swept out, and a blast of five-colored true qi instantly pierced through the giant electric eel's body!
At the sight, Wei Zhao's eyelids gave a violent twitch. Having cultivated for so long in the space below, his familiarity with the Five-Phase Killing Aura could be called unparalleled—and this blast of five-colored true qi the Five-Venom Flood Dragon had just released was unmistakably an enhanced version of the Five-Phase Killing Aura.
If one insisted on naming a difference between the two, it was simply that this one lacked that innate, self-arising spirituality; it was instead all the more obedient to its master's will, controlled with perfect ease.