Having figured out the temperament of the Octopus, Tang Rao quickly turned from passive to active, further deepening Old Crane's admiration for Tang Rao.

"Just now, the heavens told me that this old undead isn't a good thing, so they let me come down to take his life. You know, it's impossible to defy Heavenly Destiny, so I came down."

Who would believe Tang Rao's nonsense, but in no time he explained his purpose for coming down—clearly for a match against the Octopus.

"Old Crane, how strong is this octopus thing? Can I fight it head-on?"

Tang Rao had yet to battle a Hidden Immortal Emperor—such a holy being. If he could win, breaking into the top ten shouldn't be a problem.

"Big brother, I trust you. Why don't you give it a shot?"

If you can't win, should I step in?

Old Crane had reached a point of blind worship for Tang Rao,

"Then I'll give it a try. You better cheer me on from the back, got it?"

Tang Rao casually discussed with Old Crane how to fight the Octopus, as if he hadn't taken it seriously at all.

"Sure, I'll cheer you on. Go on, go on."

Old Crane waved his hand, intentionally backing out of the combat zone with two injured companions.

"Alright, let's have a friendship match. Don't take it seriously, we'll stop when it's enough."

Tang Rao first negotiated with the opponent. Battling a Hidden Immortal Emperor came with its dangers. What if the opponent couldn't hold back and killed Tang Rao?

He hadn't even left any last words.

The Octopus was trembling with rage.

What kind of nonsense was that, not taking the Octopus seriously at all?

"Friendship match, you're going to die!"

The Octopus unleashes its fiercest move, the East Lion's Roar.

With a roar, its mouth opened to the extreme, and objects around flew toward Tang Rao at a speed invisible to the eye. The Octopus's goal was simple: to bury Tang Rao on the spot. If he couldn't, then he'd crush him to death.

He had never met someone as arrogant as Tang Rao.

The Octopus was still trembling all over; it seemed he was furious.

Tang Rao formed a circle with his body, using Immortal Energy to surround himself, to a certain extent blocking the incoming objects. After a little buffer for his body, knowing he wasn't a match for the Hidden Immortal Emperor, Tang Rao directly awakened the Taotie Bloodline, a golden figure emerging from behind him.

"Roar~"

As Taotie awoke, a strong battle intent flashed. With this big guy by his side, Tang Rao immediately felt a sense of security.

"Ancient ancestral-type Taotie Bloodline?"

The Octopus instantly withdrew.

"Yeah, Daddy is just that impressive, accidentally awakening the Taotie Bloodline."

Having this bloodline was just that awesome. As soon as Taotie appeared, the Octopus was stunned.

Hahaha.

Just as Tang Rao was feeling proud, a huge figure appeared behind the Octopus. Wasn't that a Qiong Qi?

"So it's the Qiong Qi Bloodline, but from the looks of it, it's still just a Qiong Qi Bloodline, not ancestral. What are you so proud of?"

Tang Rao said this, though he was startled inside.

Luckily, it was just the Qiong Qi Bloodline, not Taotie. Compared to a Hidden Immortal Emperor, the other's battle experience far surpasses Tang Rao's, no, by several Blue Star to Land of Immortals distances.

"Not proud, old man, I'll show you the difference between a mature Qiong Qi and your worthless Taotie!"

Brother, is it really okay to speak so harshly?

Tang Rao was the first to be displeased. Although what you said was true, why speak such straightforward truths about my Taotie being inferior to your Qiong Qi?

"Compared to your Qiong Qi, my lousy Taotie shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Taotie's body became increasingly brilliantly golden, if it weren't daylight, Tang Rao couldn't withstand such bright light.

"Great-grandfather, who do you think is stronger, Tang Rao or the Octopus?"

Wen Jinjin was worried when she saw Tang Rao being threatened.

"Would you like to know?"

Wen Guifu stroked his beard, clearly teasing, wanting Wen Jinjin to admit it herself.

"Of course I want to know. Great-grandfather has to tell Jinjin, right?"

Wen Guifu initially intended to say the Heavenly Mechanism is not to be disclosed, but thinking that Wen Jinjin is already a Goddess, it didn't count as disclosure, right?

"In terms of strength, the Octopus is stronger."

"Huh? What? Does this mean Tang Rao is going to lose?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Jinjin nearly cried.

She had finally met someone she liked and had told Tang Rao not to participate in any contests, saying she could provide him with the prizes if he wanted them. Now it was too late; her great-grandfather wouldn't lie. If something happened to Tang Rao, what would Wen Jinjin do?

"Jinjin, why are you so sad? Great-grandfather hasn't finished speaking."

What are you saying? You think it's not detailed enough and want to continue until Tang Rao is beyond saving, is that it?

"What I mean is, although Tang Rao isn't as strong as the Octopus, in the Land of Immortals, success doesn't solely depend on strength. From his past actions, this young man is clever. Sometimes wit is more important than strength. Besides, Tang Rao has Wang He with him, who also has the Qiong Qi Bloodline."

Wen Guifu admired this about Tang Rao; despite his inadequate strength, his luck surpassed others. He could make a Hidden Immortal Emperor call him big brother. In the entire Land of Immortals, probably only Tang Rao could achieve that.

"So, Tang Rao won't die, Tang Rao won't die, right?"

Wen Guifu looked at his silly great-granddaughter; a woman in love is horrifying. This near-obsessive madness was something Wen Guifu had never seen in his granddaughter before.

He believed if he said Tang Rao would die, Wen Jinjin would risk her life to go to the third region to rescue Tang Rao.

"If he dies, wouldn't the gods who assigned him his fate be wasting their effort?"

Realizing he might have said too much, Wen Guifu quickly changed his tone: "Let's wait and see. I promise you, if Tang Rao faces any real danger, I'll step in to save him. Okay?"

Wen Jinjin was then relieved. She hoped Tang Rao could hang in there. The secret pouch she gave to Tang Rao, Wen Jinjin also hoped he'd never have to open it.

The Octopus's Qiong Qi was flailing wildly behind him—no wonder this man was called Octopus, he couldn't calm down at all. Such an impatient nature wasn't suited for greatness.

"Ready or not, I'm going to make my move."

Tang Rao was full from watching the Qiong Qi's performance behind the Octopus.

If you want to perform, at least give me a heads-up. I'm on edge, and you show me this?

"Ignorant child, today, I'll show you how an ignorant person dies!"

The Octopus was so angry he no longer even thought about eating Tang Rao; he solely wanted Tang Rao dead.

Tang Rao's usual approach was if the enemy didn't move, he wouldn't either. Only when the Octopus made his move did he prepare to resist.

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