Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Deep in the ocean, in a place where countless blood vessels extended, a gigantic creature, hundreds of meters tall, was suspended in the sea. It looked like a giant octopus, but more terrifyingly, it had a human face!

Yes, that was Tomie’s face!

Now at the bottom of the sea, Fang Zheng could clearly see a Tomie-sized human head, hundreds of meters in size, floating in the sea. Her pitch black hair was rooted into the ocean floor like the roots of a plant, transforming into countless blood vessels spreading in all directions. Even more eerie, beneath this gigantic human head was a normal-sized human female body—yeah, this was not funny at all, it even made one feel nauseated.

Can you imagine a little woman, with a normal-sized body, having a head as large as a skyscraper?

Anyway, Fang Zheng couldn’t imagine it.

”What the hell is this thing...”

Seeing this, Fang Zheng was dumbfounded. He had seen so many Cthulhu creatures, but Fang Zheng swore that even if you combined Shiges, the Ancient One, the Flying Hydra, and Nyarlathotep, none would be as bizarre as what was in front of him!

Moreover, Fang Zheng could see fish hanging from these blood vessels like fruit, and they came in all sorts. Their common feature was having four legs, just like those he saw running on land before, and they were now hanging upside down from the blood vessels, seemingly extracting nutrients.

Never thought it could be this disgusting... Seeing this, Fang Zheng twitched his eyes.

Creatures like the Elder Ones are disgusting, but if you consider them alien life, you can at least understand them, but this...

At this moment, Tomie seemed to notice the existence of the dragon. She slowly turned her head to look at the giant dragon before her, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised into a smile.

Oh, damn!

Burn her now! Can’t look at this anymore!

Noticing Tomie’s smiling gaze, Fang Zheng trembled all over. He immediately spread his wings, and instantly, flames erupted from the black dragon’s body. Accompanied by roaring steam, the surrounding seawater instantly boiled!

”———————!!”

The heat of the Primordial Fire is unparalleled. Even now at the bottom of the sea, when the flame rose, the surrounding seawater immediately began to boil. And Tomie was even more unfortunate; no matter how bizarre she had become, she was still flesh and blood. At this moment, Tomie felt like someone had thrown her into a large pot of boiling water, immediately eliciting a fierce scream. At the same time, her face, which was previously intact, began to blister and peel under the scalding heat.

However... just as Tomie’s face became scorched and tattered, soon the areas where bones and muscles were exposed began to close rapidly at a visible speed.

As expected.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng silently glanced at Saya, held in his hand, but what he didn’t expect was that Saya was staring at Tomie with glowing eyes, looking as excited as if she had seen a grand feast.

”Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng, can I eat her? She looks delicious!”

”Can you manage that?”

Fang Zheng made a comparison, and even if Saya transformed into her original form, she wasn’t big enough to swallow Tomie in one bite.

”But I think she looks tasty!”

Saya continued to argue, looking like she was about to drool—well, it was understandable, no one could eat a grand feast alone, but watching it would still make one drool.

”—————!!”

Finally driven mad by the intense pain, Tomie began to flail wildly. The ground shook, and the surrounding blood vessels suddenly lifted, transforming into enormous tentacles lunging toward Fang Zheng. And the four-legged fish suspended from the blood vessels were now darting in the water at missile-like speeds, resembling a swarm of headless hornets.

In the past, Fang Zheng might not have had any good way to deal with these tentacles. He was not skilled in close combat, especially not underwater. But now it was different. Although still not good in close combat, Fang Zheng was not alone, no, he was not just a dragon fighting!

He had tentacles too!

”Roar———!!”

Watching the blood vessels reach for him, Fang Zheng opened his mouth and roared. Suddenly, dozens of massive octopus tentacles emerged from the pitch-black sea. Unlike before, these tentacles were now flowing with the radiance of flames, creating a beautiful scene like fireworks in the depths of the sea.

Under the churning water, the fire-condensed Transdimensional Touch rushed toward the black blood vessels, intertwining with them.

It was just like a scene from a monster movie. On the left, a giant, blister-ridden human head swung tentacle-like blood vessels, screaming and attacking. Facing it, a similarly black and massive black dragon, with wings spread, hundreds of flame-condensed tentacles rotated and twisted through the boiling seawater, tightly pulling and scorching the black vessels until they turned to ash.

Soon, under Fang Zheng’s fiery tentacle assault, Tomie started to weaken. After all, she was merely a mutant creature and didn’t even count as an Elder One like Cthulhu. Although Fang Zheng couldn’t use magic, merely commanding the Primordial Fire was enough to suppress Tomie.

As for the deep-sea fish that Tomie had transformed, by this time, they had long disappeared without a trace.

Soon, the tentacle, formed from the Primordial Fire, eliminated the blood vessels attacking the Giant Dragon. Then, it resolutely lunged towards Tomie’s enormous head, tightly wrapping around it. Quickly, thick black smoke began to emit from that massive head, spreading like the ink of a squid, turning the entire sea pitch black. However, Fang Zheng didn’t relax; he continued to stare intently at the pitch-black seawater.

After some time, the black residue gradually disappeared, and the boiling seawater slowly calmed down. But Tomie, who should have been there, was nowhere to be seen. Fang Zheng soon noticed a small, silver-white, shimmering point floating in the water. He hurriedly manipulated the fiery tentacle to encircle it and brought the small point over.

As Fang Zheng expected, it was indeed a silver-white key. At this moment, Saya was no longer staring at Tomie; instead, she curiously looked at the key in front of her.

”Is it this?”

”Yes, it’s this...”

Fang Zheng manipulated the tentacle, bringing the key before him. Gazing at the Silver Key, he then closed his eyes. Soon, the power of the Primordial Fire ignited again, exploding and infusing directly into the Silver Key. Then, with the Silver Key as the center, the surrounding space began to warp, and the roaring seawater rapidly spun, forming a massive void in the blink of an eye. Immediately, Fang Zheng felt sudden darkness before him, followed by a sensation of weightlessness. When he looked up again, he saw the vast, endless Star Sea in the distance.

”Is this... my hometown?”

In Fang Zheng’s hand, Saya widened her eyes in amazement, observing everything before her. Under the pitch-black starry sky, twisted rivers of stars shimmered green, stretching out like vines spanning the entire universe. Nearby, a massive Dark Nebula, illuminated by a dark red Sun, wriggled continuously.

”Is that Sabrinicolas?”

Seeing the massive, pitch-black Dark Nebula before him, Fang Zheng felt his scalp tingle. Its size was as large as the Moon, appearing in the universe like a tangible cloud, pulsating eerily like a heart—albeit not as rhythmically.

”Mama...?”

At this moment, Saya also gazed at the black cloud, whispering. The cloud seemed to hear Saya’s call, and Fang Zheng noticed it pulsate rapidly, then saw Saya’s expression turn peculiar.

”... Fang Zheng?”

”What is it?”

”Well, Mama said...”

Saya hesitated slightly here.

”Mama said she wants to have your child...”

”...”

Is it too late to run now?

Upon hearing Saya’s words, Fang Zheng was utterly dumbfounded.

He was aware that Sabrinicolas symbolized reproduction, but you can’t just indiscriminately choose anyone! I’m a respectable Dragon! I came here to discuss things with you!

”Saya, tell her I have something to discuss with her.”

Fang Zheng silently retreated, putting some distance between them, and then softly spoke to Saya again, who nodded and looked back towards the black cloud. After a moment, Saya blinked at Fang Zheng once more.

”Mama wants you to go over there; she wants to give you a child.”

”No, thanks, not necessary.”

Fang Zheng decisively and firmly refused. He had no interest in such a rotten, stinky creature that constantly extended tentacles. If she looked human-like, like Saya, perhaps Fang Zheng might consider it, but for now... could you respect my aesthetic preferences, please?

No choice, time to get straight to the point.

With this in mind, Fang Zheng raised his head, staring at the Mother of Black Goat, and activated the Order Seal in his hand. But to Fang Zheng’s surprise, at the instant the system activated the Order Seal, the cloud seemed to be drawn, suddenly rushing toward him!

Meanwhile, Saya was busy hastily translating again.

”Mama says she wants to have your child now!”

”I refuse, don’t come any closer, ahhhh!!!”

Seeing the Mother of Black Goat rushing directly towards him, Fang Zheng finally abandoned the idea of communication. He opened his mouth, taking a deep breath.

In the next moment, explosive flames spewed from the Giant Dragon’s mouth, blasting toward the black cloud.