The dragonwhale, worth 2000 contribution points, unexpectedly appeared in front of Li Fan and seized the reward for his mission.
How could Li Fan endure this? A Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be able to deal with the dragonwhale, but Li Fan might not be unable to kill it!
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, and the formless killing intent firmly locked onto the dragonwhale.
The whispers in his ears and the hallucinatory scenes reappeared.
However, this time, the side effects were considerably lesser compared to when he locked onto the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Guardian previously.
Li Fan quickly recovered, watching the dragonwhale's disappearing figure ahead, and hurriedly followed.
The monstrous dragonwhale was completely unaware that it had been targeted by killing intent.
At this moment, it was hunting in the deep sea.
The pulsation from the bulge on top of its head told it that it was getting close.
As long as it continued hunting like this, before long, a radical transformation would occur within its body.
It could then finally shed this ugly form and assume the sacred appearance in its mind.
The dragonwhale roamed the deep sea, leisurely strolling as if it were in its own garden.
Not long after, it found prey in front of it again, one of its kind.
Another dragonwhale.
This one was a female.
Attracted by the powerful masculine aura, the female dragonwhale swam over, trying to please.
However, the monstrous dragonwhale, looking at this supposedly "beautiful" existence among its kin, felt a sense of nausea and disgust.
This was its own kind?
Truly absurd.
A dangerous light flickered in the monstrous dragonwhale's eyes.
As the female dragonwhale approached, it opened its massive mouth and ruthlessly swallowed her whole.
What a pitiful creature!
Quietly digesting the flesh and blood in its stomach, the monstrous dragonwhale couldn't help but recall its past.
Once upon a time, it wandered aimlessly in the depths of the sea like this poor creature.
Living on instincts: eating, mating, surviving.
But one day, everything suddenly changed.
As if awakening from a long nightmare, it began to awaken its consciousness.
It had a purpose.
It wanted to become powerful, as strong as those creatures that flew above the sea surface all day.
In its mind, it found a plethora of knowledge seemingly out of thin air.
It knew which things it could consume to grow the fastest.
Its instincts also became more accurate.
In certain places on the sea floor, whenever it approached, it felt an incredible danger.
So, it always avoided these areas to eat.
Its growth speed increased rapidly, and it became more intelligent.
Gradually it could even sense things that would be helpful for it on the sea surface from the bottom of the sea.
So, for the first time in its life, it rushed out of the sea and feasted on islands.
And just as danger approached, it quickly left.
Since then, a bulge appeared on its forehead.
And in its mind, the image of an immensely powerful mythical beast appeared.
An instinctual sensing told it that this was the power hidden deep within its bloodline.
As long as it continued to devour, it too could become as powerful as its ancestors!
Yes! Relentless devouring! No one could stop it!
A dangerous aura snapped the monstrous dragonwhale back from its memories.
It suddenly realized that a massive sea serpent was blocking its path.
In its memories, this sea serpent had lived for a long time.
It had been the overlord of this sea area since the monstrous dragonwhale was born.
Once upon a time, for safety, it used to avoid the sea serpent.
However, times have changed now...
A hint of greed flashed in the monstrous dragonwhale's eyes as it lunged towards the sea serpent.
After a fierce battle, the seafloor was dyed red with blood.
The monstrous dragonwhale swallowed the most valuable parts of the sea serpent.
Gentle energy continuously surged from its stomach, healing its injuries.
The dragonwhale felt a bit excited.
Although it was injured, it was absolutely worth it.
As long as it completely absorbed the sea serpent's energy...
Before it could start daydreaming, another dangerous presence approached rapidly from a distance.
Was it that giant octopus?
Why did everything seem to come at once today?
Well, let's just swallow you all.
The dragonwhale roared and engaged in a battle with the giant octopus.
After a long while, the gigantic body of the octopus was torn into pieces.
But the monstrous dragonwhale was also covered in wounds.
Before it could consume and absorb the octopus, it sensed that three or four dangerous auras were approaching from not far away.
It was really an unlucky day!
It hastened its speed, wanting to get away from these annoying creatures.
But...
It was never-ending.
Wherever it went, it encountered enemies launching attacks against it.
Even those clearly not its match would charge at it as if they had gone mad, coming to their deaths.
At first, it thought of teaching these pests a lesson, but soon, it could only flee in a panic.
Because there were too many of these pests, and it hadn't rested in a long time, becoming increasingly exhausted.
The dragonwhale sensed that something was amiss.
But it didn't know where the problem lay.
The pursuit and attacks from other underwater creatures seemed never-ending.
The dragonwhale's consciousness started to blur.
Until the moment before death, it vaguely saw a phantom, glowing with blue light, appearing before it.
Then, its consciousness was completely frozen.
...
The Azure Flame Illusionary Spirit dealt the final blow to this monstrous dragonwhale, and Li Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The lock of the formless killing intent dissipated, and the surrounding seabed creatures, who had been eyeing him intently, hesitated and stopped approaching.
The time it took to hunt the dragonwhale far exceeded Li Fan's expectations.
This monstrous beast was just too powerful.
Recalling the great battles he witnessed between various fierce sea creatures along the way, Li Fan was still amazed.
Fortunately, no matter how strong it was, it couldn't withstand endless consumption.
It took more than twenty days in total for Li Fan to finally exhaust and kill this monstrous dragonwhale.
This showed how tenacious its vitality was.
"An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would have no chance against such a beast."
"Formless killing intent is truly worthy of being comprehended from the killing intent of heaven and earth, it's indeed formidable."
Having effortlessly hunted the monstrous dragonwhale and obtained 2000 contribution points, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a bit delighted.
"The dragonwhale is too large, and I can't fit it into the storage ring. I can only cut off a few pieces with obvious characteristics and value..."
Li Fan looked at the dragonwhale's corpse in front of him, contemplating to himself.
After some hard work, Li Fan dismembered the dragonwhale.
Just as he was about to leave, something suddenly came to mind.
"I heard that the stomachs of these dragonwhales often contain things that are hard to digest. Over the years, they aggregate into a mass. It can be used as rare alchemy material, also worth quite a few contribution points."
Following the principle of not missing opportunities, Li Fan started searching in the monstrous dragonwhale's stomach.
"The stomach of this dragonwhale is indeed diverse, with all sorts of things..."
"Huh, what's this..."
Li Fan picked up a round, half-digested bead-like object, and it felt strangely familiar.
Soon, he realized.
"Isn't this a Liuli Pearl..."