After millions of years of evolution, members of the octopus family are very powerful and are well-known victorious generals in the ocean.
This giant octopus is incredibly powerful.
But humpback whales are not vegetarians.
When Bighead broke free from the giant octopus, the scene once again turned into four humpback whales besieging a giant octopus.
Suddenly, the giant octopus decided to retreat.
I saw it suddenly twitching its six tentacles, striking at the four humpback whales respectively, and its skin instantly turned deep red. Then, it instinctively sprayed out a black "ink", dyeing a large area of the surrounding sea black.
Xiang Yang, who was watching the fight from the side, was very surprised that this giant octopus actually had the ability to spray ink.
Admittedly, spraying ink is not a secret skill unique to squids. Many species of octopuses also have the ability to spray ink.
But Xiang Yang had not expected that such a huge octopus could also spray ink.
Soon, the ink spread and the sea water became turbid.
The giant octopus took advantage of the turbid sea water and quickly escaped into the distance.
By the time the sea water became clear again, the giant octopus had long disappeared, leaving only four angry humpback whales swimming unwillingly in the same place.
Xiang Yang looked at the sea water which had calmed down again, thinking that he had been in the water for some time. If he didn't get out, the people on the shore and in the boat might worry, so he turned around and floated towards the surface.
On the ice, Fang Youqun was squatting by the water smoking.
Seeing Xiang Yang coming up, Fang Youqun immediately flicked away his cigarette butt and shouted, "Brother Yang, how is it? Have you been to the bottom of the sea? How are the fishery resources down there?"
The others also looked at Xiang Yang with interest, expecting him to bring them good news, preferably news that the sea was full of fishery resources.
Unfortunately, these crew members were destined to be disappointed.
Xiang Yang climbed onto the ice with a smile, "The sea is too deep, I can't reach the bottom at all. During my descent, I didn't see any valuable catches, nor did I see any large schools of marine fish."
When the expectant crew members heard this, they immediately showed disappointment on their faces, and Fang Youqun even sighed.
Xiang Yang laughed and scolded after seeing everyone's reaction: "What do you think rare catches and large schools of fish are? If it were so easy to come across rare catches or large schools of fish, everyone would have gone out to the sea to fish long ago, and there would be no chance for us to catch them."
After listening to Xiang Yang's words, the crew members nodded in agreement.
Gao Chuang had anticipated this. He smiled at Xiang Yang nonchalantly and said, "Xiang Yang, go back to the boat and rest for a while. If the blizzard doesn't continue in half an hour, we will continue to set sail and head for the Weddell Sea."
Xiang Yang nodded and no longer insisted on going to the bottom of the sea. He just found a tent and went in, slowly recovering his strength inside.
To be honest, Xiang Yang is still frightened. The giant octopus he encountered on the seabed before was really too terrifying.
"Since the snowstorm has stopped and the fishery resources in this sea area are exhausted, why don't we go back to the boat, go fishing and have a good rest." Chen Qingsheng said to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang nodded to indicate yes.
It takes a long time to set up the tent and the call takes a long time.
But when it was dismantled, the speed was very fast.
Soon, Xiang Yang had to move from the tent to the boat.
"Brother Yang, watch me fishing. I'll catch a big fish with you in a while." Fang Youqun said, patting his chest.
Soon, the fleet set sail again.
Xiang Yang stood at the bow of his ocean-going fishing boat, his eyes fixed on the sea water below the boat.
At this moment, Fang Youqun suddenly exclaimed: "Hey, look quickly."
Xiang Yang quickly raised his head and looked in the direction Fang Youqun pointed.
"hiss!"
Even Xiang Yang gasped when he saw the giant sea beast.
It was a blue whale, said to be the largest creature on this new planet.
The blue whale is actually a marine mammal belonging to the suborder baleen whales, with only four subspecies.
The blue whale is considered to be the largest animal known to have ever lived on Earth, up to 33 meters long and weighing 181 tons. It has a slender body and a blue-gray back, which sometimes looks lighter in the water.
Like other baleen whales, blue whales feed primarily on small crustaceans and small fish, sometimes including squid.
Xiang Yang was actually quite new to why blue whales appeared on the ice.
Because blue whales usually forage in waters more than 100 meters deep during the day and only come to the surface to feed at night.
In fact, in the ocean, the blue whale is much more famous than the giant octopus.
The blue whale is not only the largest whale, but also the largest animal in existence and the largest mammal to date. It can generally grow to three or four meters in length and weigh 150,000-180,000 kilograms.
That is to say, its weight is equivalent to the combined weight of more than 25 African elephants, or 2,000 to 3,000 humans.
Fortunately, due to the buoyancy of the ocean, it does not need to support its own weight as hard as terrestrial animals. In addition, its huge body also helps to maintain a constant body temperature.
The blue whale that Xiang Yang saw now was light blue or mouse-gray all over its body, with light-colored fine stripes on its back, white spots on its chest, more than 20 grooves, and its abdomen was also covered with wrinkles that extended to the navel and had ochre yellow spots.
From the relatively small and flat head of this blue whale, as well as the two blowholes on its body, Xiang Yang roughly knew that this was a female blue whale.
This huge blue whale has two blowholes on the top of its head, a wide snout and a large mouth.
This blue whale's mouth is closed, and it is unknown whether it has teeth in its mouth. However, Xiang Yang knows that it has no teeth. All blue whales have no teeth.
Its upper jaw is wide, protruding upward in an arc shape, with black barbels, and a lot of wax accumulates in the eardrum every year.
It is said that the age of a blue whale can be determined by the thickness of the wax inside its ears, but the entire fleet, including Xiang Yang, did not know how to judge specifically.
There is a white callus on the upper jaw of this blue whale. This used to be where the blue whale's hair grew, but now the hair has degenerated, leaving only a wart-like growth, which has become a breeding ground for parasites. From a distance, it looks like it is wearing a hat.
After careful observation, Xiang Yang found that the dorsal fin of this blue whale was particularly short, less than one-tenth of its body length. The flippers were not too long either, only about four meters, which was totally disproportionate compared to the huge body of the blue whale.
In fact, the blue whale has another name.