Join my Patreon to be 30 chapters ahead of the webnovel releases:
patreon.com/ZeroMoney
I would appreciate your help if you could join my Patreon and support me because it would keep me motivated.
For every 5 Patreon memberships I receive, I'll release 15 chapters all at once. Your support means a lot to me.
******
The burly man was dark-skinned all over, with pitch-black scales growing near his temples. His hair was tied in a top-knot, and he held two mace-like hammers, his entire body wreathed in purple lightning.
"Is that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's human form?"
On the ironclad ship, Tang Yuehua instantly spotted the burly man floating in mid-air. She had seen Xiao Bai before and knew that sea spirit beasts could transform into human shapes, although their strength would typically decrease.
However, while his raw power might drop, transforming into a human was actually more advantageous for the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. In his original spirit beast form, his body was so massive that he was a literal sitting duck on the ocean, and his movements were cumbersome.
Now in human form, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's power remained undiminished while his speed increased significantly. Moreover, he possessed two weapons comparable to divine artifacts—the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammers!
These were the two spiked maces he held tightly. In the original legends, these items were no inferior to Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, and at that stage, Tang San's lances had already evolved into divine tools.
"Finally taking human form! It seems the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is prepared to risk it all!"
In human form, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's defense would drop significantly, while his strength and speed would skyrocket. A wicked curve played on the corners of his mouth as purple lightning flickered across his body, and he spat out a sentence.
"Hmph, you brats... you've really ticked me off!"
Swoosh—
Before his voice even faded, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, enveloped in purple electricity, leaped into the sky. His speed had increased many times over; in the blink of an eye, he was before the Star Luo Holy Tiger, swinging one of the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammers down with crushing force.
"What incredible speed!"
Davis exclaimed in awe. This strike from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was as fast as a gale and as heavy as thunder. He only heard a whistling wind, and in the same instant, the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer had already slammed into the Star Luo Holy Tiger.
BANG—
Like a Thunder Eight Trigrams strike, thunder erupted instantly. The Star Luo Holy Tiger was sent flying back like a bird with broken wings, plummeting toward the ocean. The Thousand-Jun War Armor on its body shattered into pieces in a single moment!
To put it plainly, the Thousand-Jun War Armor was only a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone skill; how could it possibly withstand the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammers, which were comparable to divine artifacts? Fortunately, Davis and the other two were not seriously injured.
"Speed is fast, and power is astonishing!" Davis muttered. Then, his third spirit ring flickered. The Star Luo Holy Tiger's muscles swelled, its size increasing by a full margin.
"Third Spirit Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
After using the spirit skill to drastically boost his strength, speed, and defense, Davis breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the ironclad ship behind him and thought to himself.
"The human-form Deep Sea Demon Whale King is too powerful. I must find a way to create an opening for Nana. As long as Nana can restrain him, I can use the ninth spirit skill to annihilate him in one go!"
At this thought, the tiger eyes of the Star Luo Holy Tiger flickered with a mix of red and blue light. Ice and Fire Evil Eyes—Open!
With the Ice and Fire Evil Eyes active, the Star Luo Holy Tiger's dynamic vision became much clearer. Then, two black spirit rings bloomed with light simultaneously—the first spirit rings from Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Double Hellish Thrust!"
With the doubled power of the Hellish Thrust, the Star Luo Holy Tiger's speed also exploded, breaking the sound barrier. Moving like a bolt of lightning, it left no afterimages, moving even faster than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had just moments ago.
"Deep Sea Demon Whale King, you gave me a hammer blow just now; now let me show you my claws."
As he spoke, the Star Luo Holy Tiger charged in front of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, its sharp iron claws descending from above in a full-force strike.
Seeing this, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King hurriedly raised his hand, blocking the fierce and lethal tiger claws with an Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer held over his head.
BANG—
In an instant, the sharp claws and the spiked mace collided violently, erupting with a terrifying aura. Hurricane winds and purple lightning exploded together, and a powerful shockwave swept in all directions, vibrating the ocean. The already restless sea turned into a churning mess of waves under the massive impact; instantly, a giant wave hundreds of meters high rose up, capable of easily tearing a warship apart.
Seeing the surging giant wave, Sha Hengtian hurriedly ordered the entire Great Shark Fleet to retreat to avoid being crushed.
Although he issued the retreat order promptly, the wave moved with incredible speed and still caught up to the retreating ships. Ultimately, three wooden warships were smashed to pieces, and the soldiers on board fell into the sea.
Fortunately, Sha Hengtian timely ordered the sailors on the other ships to throw down ropes, and Sea Spirit Masters jumped into the water to rescue the fallen soldiers. Consequently, while some soldiers were injured, no lives were lost.
While Sha Hengtian organized the rescue, the battle between the Star Luo Holy Tiger and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King continued. Both sides were moving at extreme speeds; the battle was a blur of lightning and thunder, making it impossible for the eye to follow.
Only during their collisions could one see sparks of electricity. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammers were formidable, but the Star Luo Holy Tiger's Dark Golden Dreadclaws were not inferior in the least.
Furthermore, as Davis activated the Fusion Domain, he enhanced his own attributes while significantly weakening the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's combat power. Consequently, the Star Luo Holy Tiger gradually gained the upper hand, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King began to show signs of fatigue.
"Great chance! Eighth Spirit Skill: White Tiger Vajra Punch!"
Finally, the Star Luo Holy Tiger caught a flaw in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's defense and immediately unleashed its 160,000-year eighth spirit skill—White Tiger Vajra Punch!
The Star Luo Holy Tiger's twin fists glowed with golden light like two shining meteors. They descended from the sky, stirring up gusts of hurricane-force wind, whistling toward the Deep Sea Demon Whale King with the speed of lightning.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was gasping for breath; within the Fusion Domain, his combat power had dropped by more than half, and he had sustained multiple injuries in the previous fierce fighting, further reducing his speed.
Facing the Star Luo Holy Tiger's violent punch, he lacked the stamina to defend properly and could only barely hold an Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer across his chest.
At that moment, the Star Luo Holy Tiger's forceful punch struck like a cannonball, hitting the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer perfectly. The Dark Golden Dreadclaws and the spiked mace collided with intense sparks and a thunderous roar; a domineering force swept through every cell of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body.
BOOM—
The sound of the impact was deafening. Simultaneously, the shockwave from the collision of the claws and the hammer made the Deep Sea Demon Whale King unable to open his eyes for a moment.
When the shockwave dissipated, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King discovered to his horror that the Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer had been smashed into dust!
"How is this possible? My Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer actually shattered?"
"Hmph, don't underestimate our power!" Davis's excited voice came from the Star Luo Holy Tiger. His strength already far exceeded that of ordinary men; with the addition of the Spirit Fusion Skill and the Fusion Domain, his power was even more terrifying, having already reached a god-tier level.
Davis had no doubt that he could now freely wield the Sea God's Trident!
"Damn it!" With his hammer destroyed, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was flying into a rage. Just as he wanted to release a lightning attack, his body suddenly became immobile!
In an instant, more than a dozen strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass suddenly shot forward, binding the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body with extreme speed. Clearly, Anna had finally made her move.
(End of Chapter)