All of a sudden, all of the giant octopus's tentacles closed in toward the center, and it's enormous body sped toward Fang Pan as a blurry black shadow, resembling a purplish-black mountain that was moving rapidly along the seabed in a bizarre sight to behold.

 Even before it was fully upon Fang Pan, the surrounding seawater was churning violently in the face of the tremendous pressure that it was exerting. The resulting currents were so violent that Fang Pan was swaying unsteadily in the water, and he was sent flying back like a cannonball, only managing to steady himself after stumbling several times in succession.

 Meanwhile, the giant octopus had already appeared no more than 1,000 feet away from him, and it swatted its eight tentacles viciously at Fang Pan, leaving a series of bright trails in the water amid a sound that resembled rumbling thunderclaps.

 Fang Pan was quite alarmed, but he managed to maintain his composure as he instantly split up into five different clones amid a flash of azure light, and each of the clones fled in a different direction.

 The giant octopus's tentacles faltered slightly upon seeing this, and it seemed to have been caught off guard by this maneuver from Fang Pan. However, in the next instant, its tentacles continued to come crashing down with devastating force,...