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While the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the Star Luo Holy Tiger were locked in fierce combat, Anna, seeing the whale king begin to show signs of fatigue, knew her opportunity had arrived. She immediately condensed her spirit power, preparing to strike and restrain the beast.
Just a moment ago, the Star Luo Holy Tiger had shattered the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer with a single punch. Amidst its shock, Anna instantly unleashed her ninth spirit skill: Resilience of the Ink Jade Azure Dragon Wrap.
In a flash, countless strands of incredibly tough Ink Jade Divine Grass wound around the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, binding it so tightly it could not move.
"What?! Where did these damned weeds come from?"
"Ninth Spirit Skill: Soul of the Ink Jade Azure Dragon!"
"ROAR—"
A dragon's cry that pierced the clouds echoed across the horizon. Anna's spirit power surged from her body, condensing into a dragon soul that closely resembled the Sky Azure Bull Python.
Riding atop the dragon soul, Anna whistled through the air toward the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The dragon soul, over ten meters long, opened its blood-red maw, poised to devour the whale king.
At the same time, Anna shouted to the Star Luo Holy Tiger, "Brother, now!"
"Good! Ring Fusion!"
Davis's voice boomed from the Star Luo Holy Tiger. In an instant, twenty-five spirit rings soared into the air, hovering above the tiger's head. Among these twenty-five rings, even the weakest was a ten-thousand-year ring.
Under the control of the trio, the twenty-five rings rapidly merged, transforming into a single, shimmering golden spirit ring!
The age of this golden spirit ring had exceeded a million years; it was hardly inferior even to the divine rings of the gods.
"Not good!"
Seeing that shimmering golden light, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's expression changed drastically. Knowing the terrifying power of Davis's White Tiger Beast Emperor Break, it began to struggle violently.
Violent spirit power erupted instantly, shattering the Ink Jade Divine Grass that bound its body. Simultaneously, it swung its remaining Octagonal Plum Blossom Hammer toward the incoming dragon soul, aiming for Anna atop its back.
"Brat, die! Once you are dead, I will devour you and achieve godhood!"
"Hmph, in your dreams!" Seeing the hammer descending upon her, Anna remained calm. She swiftly produced the Sea God's Trident and held it horizontally above her head, forcefully blocking the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's attack.
At the sight of the Sea God's Trident, the whale king's face paled, knowing this was one of its greatest banes.
"The Sea God's Trident!"
In its moment of surprise, the dragon soul Anna had condensed completely swallowed it. The intense dragon soul seemed intent on tearing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King into pieces.
However, the whale king, engulfed by the massive dragon soul, suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of purple heavenly thunder. This not only shattered the dragon soul but also forced Anna—who was only at Rank 93—back dozens of meters.
"Hmph hmph hmph. It's merely a hundred-thousand-year spirit skill; don't think you can harm me!"
"You're wrong. I was only stalling you. The one who will truly kill you is not me!"
"What!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King turned its head to look. It saw that the Star Luo Holy Tiger's Ring Fusion was complete, and Davis's ninth spirit skill was primed for release.
"Darn it!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's entire body erupted with purple lightning as it attempted to flee, covering a thousand miles in an instant. It made to escape, but how could Anna let it go?
"Hmph, you want to run? No way!"
"Golden Thirteen Halberds, First Halberd: Unfixed Storm!"
Anna poured her spirit power into the Sea God's Trident. Instantly, a violent hurricane swirled up from the sea's surface. Within a breath, the gale enveloped the fleeing Deep Sea Demon Whale King, trapping it within the eye of the storm, unable to escape.
Meanwhile, the Star Luo Holy Tiger was ready. A golden beam as massive as a dragon shot forth like a golden wyrm, piercing straight through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body!
"Ninth Spirit Skill: White Tiger Beast Emperor Break!"
"AH—"
A tragic wail rang out. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King, its body pierced through, died on the spot. Crimson-gold spirit power seeped from its body, condensing into a rare million-year spirit ring.
Unfortunately, no one could absorb this ring. Both Davis and Anna already had their full complement of nine rings.
Zhu Zhuyun had reached Rank 90 and had yet to obtain her ninth ring, but the age of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's ring was too high; she simply could not absorb it.
In the end, the ring had to be abandoned. However, Anna released her Ink Jade Divine Grass martial soul, guiding the spirit ring and absorbing its energy.
She wasn't absorbing the ring itself, but merely converting the spirit power within it for her own use. After the Ink Jade Divine Grass had evolved so many times and she had become a Titled Douluo, she was now capable of this feat.
"Brother Davis, Sister Zhuyun, come over quickly. I can transmit the vast spirit power from the whale king's corpse to you. As long as you can refine it, it will surely increase your ranks."
"Good!" Davis nodded slightly. Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up at the news, and they jumped onto the whale king's corpse. Even Tang Yuehua followed.
Anna immediately controlled the Ink Jade Divine Grass to absorb the whale king's spirit power, while simultaneously converting and transmitting it into the bodies of the three women.
Davis was in no hurry to absorb spirit power. He needed to retrieve something first. He released his Dark Golden Dreadclaws and tore into the whale king's corpse with a single swipe, locating a crimson-gold torso bone.
"It really is a torso bone! And a million-year spirit bone at that!" Davis's eyes sparkled with joy. Since he was the one who delivered the final blow to the whale king, it naturally dropped the torso bone he was missing.
Grasping the torso bone, Davis put all other thoughts aside. He sat cross-legged and released his spirit power into the bone, beginning the absorption process.
"Truly worthy of the Crown Prince, to actually kill that million-year spirit beast!" Following the whale king's death, Sha Hengtian wore a look of utter disbelief. He never imagined Davis had become powerful to this extent.
"Heh heh, with the Crown Prince here, the Douluo Continent will surely belong to the Star Luo Empire in the future! By following him, my status will naturally rise as well! I've heard the Crown Prince possesses immortal herbs; perhaps I might even receive one suited for me and catch a glimpse of the Titled Douluo realm."
No matter the era, people revere the strong. As Davis's strength grew, the loyalty of Sha Hengtian and the other Spirit Masters deepened as well.
While Davis absorbed the spirit bone, they spontaneously acted as his protectors. Six hours passed in a flash.
Under Anna's greedy absorption, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's corpse had been completely drained, turning into a massive, withered husk. Both the spirit power and the nutrients within it had been extracted.
After absorbing that vast amount of spirit power, Anna's own power successfully reached Rank 99, making her a Peerless Douluo!
At the same time, after refining the whale king's spirit power, both Zhu Zhuqing and Tang Yuehua reached Rank 90. They were now only one spirit ring away from becoming Titled Douluos!
(End of Chapter)