CHAPTER 282: CHAPTER 282: SLAYING THE TIDAL GIANT, JOHNNIE TRAPPED

[Ding! You were killed by the heavenly tribulation. Ascension failed.]

A system prompt popped up. Thanks to his resurrection ring, Johnnie revived on the spot.

He looked a bit surprised. This time the heavenly tribulation didn’t seem to cause any soul damage.

Does seawater block the tribulation’s soul attacks?

If so, could he keep triggering the tribulation to speed up the fusion of his Witch Clan and Demon Clan bloodlines?

His Witch and Demon bloodline fusion had reached 7%. His body hadn’t changed much yet, but he was sure that once the Lich bloodline fully fused, he would get a huge boost.

As long as there was no soul attack, getting blasted to death by the tribulation wouldn’t really matter.

[Ding! You killed the Tidal Giant. EXP +4.8 million. Four basic stats +10,000.]

[Ding! Godslayer effect triggered. All stats permanently +10%.]

Another system message came up—the Tidal Giant was dead.

Looks like he had no way to cleanse the poison.

With the Tidal Giant gone, the pull from the seabed faded. The group traded looks and swam for the surface.

Whoosh...

The sea roared. They broke the surface, still in the heart of the storm. Black clouds covered the sky, lightning flashed everywhere, and a crushing pressure filled the air.

"Still can’t fly. That old woman’s gone too." Nalorin Sylvia tried to take off, but she still couldn’t.

Without flight, they couldn’t cross this area quickly.

The worst threat here wasn’t the lightning—it was getting lost inside the storm.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, a huge pull rose from the depths. A massive whirlpool formed, and they were sucked in before they could resist.

"Again?" the Eternal Wood Emperor, frowned. "Another one of those giant monsters?"

He was strong, but the Tidal Giant commanded the sea. Underwater, he was no match.

Johnnie glanced at the huge shadow rising below and didn’t flinch. "Sylvia, Senior Wood Emperor, get into the Map of Heaven and Earth first. I can handle this one."

He acted at once, pulling the two of them into the Map of Heaven and Earth. Then the sea swallowed him, dragging him down to the bottom.

Wooo...

A low, mournful wail echoed through the deep—sad and bleak. This Tidal Giant had probably found its dead companion.

"Vile dragons! You dare kill a Tidal Giant? Die!"

With a furious roar, the sea surged like a giant hammer and slammed toward Johnnie.

Vajra Indestructibility!

Johnnie didn’t dare slack off. He turned on Vajra Indestructibility.

Boom!

A huge force hit him. His organs rattled, and the water hurled him away. His Health points dropped by over a million—he almost got Instant Killed.

After using Seven Sword earlier, his Health points had been emptied. Now he had only about 1.3 million left—his biggest weakness.

Even so, Johnnie wasn’t afraid. Even if he died, he could revive.

"Courting death!"

He cursed inwardly. He could tell this one was even stronger than the last Tidal Giant.

Without hesitating, he triggered the heavenly tribulation again.

Hum...

A vast aura surged around him. Above the ocean, a black cloud formed and pressed down toward the sea.

"Hm? A heavenly tribulation!" The Tidal Giant glanced up, his face tightening. A hint of fear flashed in his huge eyes.

Johnnie didn’t give him a chance to react. He rushed in at once.

"Out of my way!"A massive harpoon appeared in the Tidal Giant’s hand, dragging a flood of seawater as it stabbed at Johnnie.

Whoosh!

Before Johnnie even touched him, the impact flung him away.

Crack!

The sea split, and a bolt of tribulation fell.

Space Flicker!

At a thought, Johnnie cast Space Flicker. He vanished, then appeared right in front of the Tidal Giant the next second.

"Huh?"

The Tidal Giant’s face changed as a terrifying wave of tribulation power closed in.

He dropped his attack on Johnnie and hurriedly gathered the power of the sea to block it.

But seawater conducts electricity.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, both Johnnie and the Tidal Giant were blasted away. Lightning danced over their bodies, but neither took much damage.

This Tidal Giant was a Half-God. The heavenly tribulation was tuned for a Half-God too, so it didn’t hurt him much.

Last time, when the Wood Emperor was in the tribulation’s range, it formed a tribulation aimed at a Core God.

But this was only the first bolt. The ones after would be much stronger.

He shot Johnnie a hateful look, didn’t dare get stuck in a fight, and turned to run.

The Tidal Giant was a master of the sea’s power. His body was already half-merfolk, and in water he moved insanely fast.

"Hmph, you can’t run!" Johnnie sneered. With a Space Flicker, he appeared above the Tidal Giant.

A powerful tribulation bolt came with him.

Johnnie used Space Flicker again and popped up right under the Tidal Giant.

Boom!

The sea heaved. The Tidal Giant let out a painful wail. Lightning danced over his scales, cracks spread across them, and they looked ready to shatter.

"Human, die!" He knew he couldn’t escape. To break the crisis, he had to kill Johnnie.

The massive harpoon howled as it thrust at Johnnie.

Hum!

Space power rippled. Another Space Flicker—Johnnie vanished.

"Damn it—Maritime Suppression!" the Tidal Giant roared. An unseen force spread out—a Domain.

Space around Johnnie was locked. He couldn’t use blink skills.

Whoosh!

The sea surged. The giant harpoon came down like a stone pillar, smashing at him.

Johnnie couldn’t dodge. He could only stack several defense skills and take it head-on.

Boom!

He was blasted back, but he wasn’t killed.

Vajra Indestructibility’s defense was no joke—especially after upgrading to level 2. With defense up 200x and his high stats, he could now tank a Half-God’s blow.

Crack!

A thicker bolt of lightning crashed down. The wild energy tore the Domain apart.

Johnnie and the Tidal Giant took the full hit. In an instant, seawater filled with lightning swallowed them both.

Boom, boom...

The roaring didn’t stop. The sea churned hard. Johnnie was blasted back, but he managed to block that hit from the heavenly tribulation.

The Tidal Giant wasn’t so lucky. His scales fell off, exposing blood-red skin.

These scales didn’t seem to be his own. They looked like they’d been refined by some special method and wrapped onto his body.

Dragon scales?

Johnnie picked up a dark red scale and frowned.

It seemed to be from a true dragon.

So all these guys’ scales came from the dragon race?

"Human, we’ll meet again!" the Tidal Giant roared, then turned to flee.

Trying to run?

Johnnie sneered. He didn’t even bother using Space Flicker. With a thought, Seven Sword flew out, split into seven, and slashed toward the spots where the Tidal Giant’s scales had fallen off.

Without the scales’ protection, Seven Sword cut through easily.

Pfft, pfft...

Blood dyed the sea red. Huge damage numbers flashed above the Tidal Giant’s head. Panic filled his face as he fled toward the deep.

Johnnie didn’t keep chasing. He recalled Seven Sword. Without a way to cleanse the poison, this Tidal Giant would die anyway.

Rumble...

Thunder rolled, the sea surged, and another tribulation bolt fell.

Johnnie hesitated for a moment, then turned on Vajra Indestructibility and charged straight at it.

This bolt was aimed at a Half-God. He wanted to test how many he could take.

Crack!

A massive purple lightning bolt split the sea and slammed into Johnnie.

In an instant, he was sent flying. His head spun, blood ran down his body, and he felt like he was being torn apart. Even with Vajra Indestructibility boosting his defense, he still couldn’t fully block the heavenly tribulation’s power.

He shook his heavy head and barely stayed conscious.

Starting a heavenly tribulation in the ocean didn’t mean there was no soul attack—it was just weakened by the seawater.

"Again!"

Stubborn determination filled his face. His eyes burned with fighting spirit. The Void Sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed provocatively at the fifth bolt of heavenly tribulation.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, countless snakes of lightning raced across the seabed, washing everything in an eerie purple glow.

Johnnie took the hit head-on. Lightning slammed down, and he spat blood as he flew back. Blood soaked his whole body—he was on his last legs.

Rumble...

Thunder rolled overhead. Even through the water, he could just make out the churning, crushing tribulation clouds.

He probably couldn’t block the sixth heavenly tribulation.

But Johnnie still charged up without hesitation.

Boom!

An even thicker bolt tore the sea apart, raised a towering wave, and crashed straight at Johnnie.

The endless sea surged. As expected, Johnnie was blasted to death.

[Ding, you were killed by the heavenly tribulation. Tribulation failed. Special rule blessing: you revive on the spot]

The prompt messages flashed. The tribulation clouds faded, and Johnnie revived in the water.

He quickly surfaced and gasped for air.

Storms still covered the area. Wind howled, lightning and thunder raged—he couldn’t leave.

Johnnie frowned. It really seemed he might be trapped here.

[Ding, you killed a Tidal Giant. EXP +4.8 million. Four base attributes +10,000]

[God-killing power triggered. Stats permanently +10%]

More prompt messages came. That Tidal Giant had been killed, and Johnnie’s stats rose a lot again.

It seemed hunting Tidal Giants here might be a good plan.

The Tidal Giants here should all be Half-Gods. Killing them would surely trigger the God-killing power.

They feared the heavenly tribulation. Even if he met a Tidal Giant at the Core God level, Johnnie would still have a chance to fight.

"Continue!"

Johnnie took a deep breath, dove back down, and kept searching for Tidal Giants to hunt.

Whoosh...

The sea churned, undercurrents surged, and Johnnie pushed forward with effort.

Power was suppressed here, so he couldn’t fly. But could he use Fly with the Controlled Sword on the seabed?