Reborn as a Transcendent-Chapter 749Book 3: : The Defeated Sea Beast and the Mysterious Object

At this moment, the terrain cracked apart and the sea surged violently, the intense tremors seeming ready to tear the small island apart entirely.

The ground where Angelica stood was relatively higher, yet seawater still flooded past her knees, the raging current making it difficult for her to keep her footing.

This was a natural disaster. For those who lived along the coast, sea beasts were walking natural disasters. Now, this fish-serpent sea beast was displaying precisely that terrifying power.

“Princess… Lady Lili…” Angelica clung to a crevice in the rocks, barely managing to support her body as she looked ahead with worry shining in her beautiful eyes.

Within the shattered battlefield, the fish-serpent sea beast stared wide-eyed, its berserk aura surging uncontrollably. Its mind was stretched taut, its eyeballs rolling restlessly as though it were searching for something.

Suddenly, with a violent splash, two figures, one large and one small, leapt out of the sea. It was Yae-hime and Lili.

Yae-hime’s eyes sharpened as she thrust forward a fully charged sword strike, golden light exploding outward in an instant and completely dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Lili swung her chakrams, forming a sky-covering black curtain that split the battlefield evenly with the holy radiance.

Seeing this, the fish-serpent sea beast reacted at once, its entire body tensing as its scales shifted into a purplish-red hue.

In the next instant, two overwhelming attacks slammed into its body, and the third wave of impact erupted in full force.

The seawater that had surged up earlier was blasted away and forced back into the ocean. Shattered rocks shot out in all directions, riddling the surroundings with countless holes.

Angelica hid behind a rock, gripping the cracks tightly with both hands as she forced herself to stay steady. Her face flushed slightly, her entire body trembling. Even from such a distance, she was affected. One could only imagine how horrifying this battle truly was.

When the aftershocks finally faded, salty rain fell from the sky.

The raindrops pattered against the massive purplish-red body, producing a steady drip-drip sound. It actually looked completely unscathed.

Yae-hime and Lili stood suspended in midair, each holding their weapon, their expressions icy and severe.

The fish-serpent sea beast glared at them in fury, yet its heart trembled with fear. Even after activating its hardening ability, its internal organs had still suffered considerable damage from those two strikes. For now, it merely appeared unharmed on the surface.

If possible, it truly wanted to flee at once. However, as a king, how could it retreat? Even if it retreated, it had to do so with honor. That’s right. It absolutely could not flee in disgrace.

At that moment, a piercing, twisting pain surged up from its abdomen, causing the fish-serpent sea beast to reveal an extremely human-like expression of agony.

Seeing such a glaring opening, how could Yae-hime and Lili possibly let this perfect opportunity slip by? The two immediately unleashed a near-maniacal assault, beating the fish-serpent sea beast until it let out pitiful, shrill cries.

Fortunately, its hide was thick and its flesh tough, its defensive power astonishing. Otherwise, within just a few seconds, Lili and Yae-hime could have sent it straight to its doom.

At this very moment, the fish-serpent sea beast was wracked with unbearable pain both inside and out, so nauseated it felt like vomiting. It could only thrash its massive body wildly, attempting to fight back.

However, Yae-hime and Lili were incredibly agile, darting and shifting with effortless ease. They attacked like a raging storm while dodging at the same time, maintaining relentless pressure without pause.

The beating shattered the sea beast’s will to fight, leaving it no longer concerned with any so-called royal honor. Unfortunately for it, under the pair’s ferocious assault, it struggled even to stand firm, let alone retreat.

Sensing that the timing was right, Yae-hime decisively used the third Holy Spirit Shard. At the same time, Lili unleashed the corresponding level of power. In truth, she had yet to fight at full strength until now.

On one hand, she wanted Yae-hime to experience battles of this caliber more deeply, accelerating his growth. On the other hand, she needed to conserve her strength and avoid excessive energy consumption.

After all, if anything went wrong on Alicia’s side, it would be a serious problem.

Now that the decisive moment had finally arrived, she naturally would not hold back any longer. If she could drive this sea beast back with a single blow, it would instead save a great deal of energy.

The pitiful sea beast had already wanted to retreat and stop entangling itself with them. Yet, because both sides were unable to communicate, it had been helplessly beaten down ever since. It could not have been more miserable.

Lili’s chakrams merged into one, a flash of icy blue killing intent passing through her eyes. Jet-black energy erupted from within her body like a volcanic explosion, surging violently outward.

At once, an overwhelming sense of danger welled up in the fish-serpent sea beast’s heart. It forced the creature to momentarily forget the agony wracking its body and focus all its attention on facing the terrifying strike that was about to come.

No, not one strike, but two.

Yae-hime clenched the sword hilt with both hands as sacred power poured into the blade as though it cost her nothing.

In an instant, night turned into day, and dazzling golden radiance burst forth.

From the distant docks, people looked on as if they were gazing at a golden sun. It was blindingly brilliant, overwhelmingly sacred, and utterly untouchable.

Knees weakening, some villagers fell to the ground, devoutly clasping their hands to their chests while murmuring prayers. One became two, then more and more, until villagers across the area knelt down in succession, fervently praying for something unknown.

The sight made Layna and the others’ eyes and mouths twitch faintly. They truly could not understand such behavior. Nor could they comprehend the feverish, fanatical atmosphere permeating the surroundings.

**Boom!**

Suddenly, a thunderous explosion rang out from afar.

Everyone followed the sound and faintly saw a pillar of black light slam into the sea beast, sending it hurtling upward.

That massive body was actually blasted into the air.

At the same time, the golden sun rapidly contracted, all its brilliance condensing into a single point. Immediately after, Yae-hime thrust her sword forward. Heaven and sea alike were dyed in radiant gold at that very moment. Sacred power spread outward. It was as though a god were bestowing holy blessings upon the world below.

Only the fish-serpent sea beast sensed the unprecedented danger. It felt like the claws of death had seized its heart without mercy. In the blink of an eye, its body was engulfed by sacred light.

A sharp aura of destruction stabbed into its unguarded abdomen, bringing tearing agony that racked its entire body.

The fish-serpent sea beast’s insides churned violently as it threw open its enormous jaws and spewed out everything it had eaten over the past few days. The sight was so extreme it looked as if it wanted to vomit out its very organs.

Amid the expelled mess, Yae-hime faintly caught sight of a glowing object shooting toward the deserted island.

At that moment, the full might of the sacred sword was unleashed, blasting the fish-serpent sea beast’s gigantic body straight away.

It should have been excruciating, yet its expression instead resembled that of a middle-aged man finally relieved of severe constipation, wearing a look of unexpected bliss.

Right after that, it plunged into the deep sea, smashing down and raising towering waves.

“Haa… this thing really is ridiculously tough,” Yae-hime let out a light breath, her face filled with exhaustion. She knew full well that her strike could not kill the fish-serpent sea beast. At best, she had only dealt it a heavy blow.

“Mm. Killing it would take quite some time,” Lili nodded, her condition far better than Yae-hime’s, clearly with strength still to spare.

“I wonder if it’ll retreat after this,” Yae-hime said worriedly. That last attack had nearly drained her dry. If the fish-serpent sea beast insisted on continuing the fight, it would have to be Lili who carried on.

“I don’t think it will fight anymore,” Lili replied.

As if responding to her words, the fish-serpent sea beast surfaced, letting out sounds that oddly carried a hint of cheerfulness as it swam toward the open sea. It truly seemed unwilling to continue the battle.

Yae-hime could not help but let out a sigh of relief, then turned her gaze toward the place where the glowing object had flown earlier.

“Lili, it looks like we’ve picked up a real treasure.”

At that moment, light blossomed there, and a mysterious aura slowly spread through the air.