After hearing Yang Xiong's words, everyone sat on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body and began cultivating. The two other Deep Sea Whales circled around them, while Yang Xiong also started organizing his gains next to the whale's body.
By absorbing the million-year soul ring and bones of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Yang Xiong's strength had increased immensely. His soul power level alone had already reached 98.
Yang Xiong had already reached Level 92 when he left Sea God Island, though he hadn't absorbed any soul rings since then. Later, he absorbed two god-level dragon bones from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
After absorbing the million-year soul ring and bones, his physical prowess improved significantly. Due to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice, the whale's torso soul bone perfectly fused with his entire body. The missing torso bone was now complete, and all his bones could now form a perfect suit of armor.
Especially noteworthy were the three external soul bones, each reaching ten-thousand-year levels. The Ice-Fire Dragon Claws had reached ten-thousand-year levels, possessing ultimate ice and fire effects, as well as unparalleled sharpness, comparable to divine artifacts.
The Xuanming Armor, under the influence of heavenly tribulation, finally completed its transformation, akin to the ancestral return of turtle-type soul beasts, evolving into Xuanwu Armor. Its defense had reached unimaginable heights. (T/N: Xuanwu is a mythical creature known as one of the Four Sacred Beasts of China.)
Under the blood-red lightning of the world's rule, Yang Xiong underwent another round of body refinement. After countless cycles of destruction and recovery, his body seemed tempered like never before, entering a new level. Even his martial soul advanced to a new stage.
Yang Xiong now felt that relying solely on his physical strength, he had already reached the pinnacle of this world, surpassing even the Limit Douluo of this world.
His domain had also evolved. The original Slaughter Domain, refined by the heavenly tribulation and empowered by the million-year soul ring, had finally reached the true divine-level domain, evolving from the Slaughter Domain into the Asura Domain.
Most crucially, the ninth soul ring and bone granted him a total of eight soul skills, each with astonishing power—rare million-year soul skills.
Ninth Soul Ring 1st Skill: Demon Whale's Gaze—a mental domain skill. When used, enemies feel as if submerged in the deep sea, wrapped and restrained by water elements, with their spiritual power restricted.
Ninth Soul Ring 2nd Skill: Thunder Halberd—when used, a hundred-meter-long halberd is conjured to attack enemies, possessing ultimate water and lightning attributes. It can lock onto enemies through spiritual power and trigger massive thunder explosions.
Ninth Soul Ring 3rd Skill: Asura Thunder Annihilation—when used, it summons terrifying heavenly lightning capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Ninth Soul Ring 4th Skill: Demon Whale's Rage Dragon Transformation—an ultimate amplification skill. Upon activation, it feels as if a million-year Demon Whale Dragon's Rage has possessed him, greatly enhancing his strength and defense, making him god-like.
Torso Spirit Bone 1st Skill: Whale Emperor's Guardian—forms a purple suit of armor around the body, providing absolute defense.
Torso Spirit Bone 2nd Skill: Boundless Ocean—when used, it harnesses the power of the ocean, using water elements to resist enemies and trap them.
Torso Spirit Bone 3rd Skill: Demon Whale's Rage Wave Slash—an ultimate single-target attack skill, condensing water and lightning attributes to slice through all defenses.
Torso Spirit Bone 4th Skill: Demon Whale Mirror Annihilation—a defensive and control skill. When used, all surrounding energy transforms into azure crystals, resisting and reflecting all energy attacks. Enemies enter a mirror-like world, where their vision and spiritual power are completely obstructed.
Yang Xiong carefully examined these eight soul skills and couldn't help but marvel at their immense power—they truly deserved to be called million-year soul ring and bone skills.
From these eight soul skills, there were not only mental attack and control abilities but also ultimate amplification skills. Additionally, there were powerful offensive skills with ultimate water and lightning attributes, covering a wide range of effects, with each skill having unique characteristics.
With just these eight million-year soul skills, Yang Xiong was fully capable of battling a Limit Douluo. If he mastered them to perfection, he might even stand a chance against a god.
When Yang Xiong entered his spiritual sea again, the originally blood-red spiritual sea had undergone significant changes.
In addition to the golden giant, there was now a massive Deep Sea whale, along with countless blood-red lightning bolts.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King appeared in his original human form, looking much gentler than before.
"Yang Xiong, I've just transformed into a million-year soul beast and am still unfamiliar with its characteristics, so there might have been some miscalculations."
Yang Xiong asked curiously: "Is there a problem? I feel my strength has increased significantly, and I might even be able to fight a god."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King nodded: "With your current physical condition and soul ring configuration, you can marginally reach the strength of a god. Unfortunately, I made a mistake in my calculations."
"Normally, when a million-year soul beast sacrifices itself, in addition to boosting your soul power and granting soul ring and bone skills, it should also bestow you with an attributeless second martial soul."
"But during the heavenly tribulation, I didn't have time to think about it. Moreover, given my extreme lightning attribute, the tribulation unexpectedly entered your body and soul, causing the second phase to shatter directly."
"On the other hand, the tribulation occupied the position of your second martial soul. Thus, you now possess the power of the tribulation—the blood-red energy in your spiritual sea. However, this energy can only attach to your body and cannot absorb soul rings."
After hearing this, Yang Xiong carefully sensed the changes in his martial soul. The original Asura martial soul was now enveloped in blood-red lightning, exuding an incredibly destructive force, as if it were an innate power of the martial soul.
Although Yang Xiong had previously mastered lightning energy, compared to the power of the tribulation, it was far too weak.
The tribulation force now attached to the Asura martial soul seemed to surpass even the ultimate lightning attribute. This lightning possessed extreme destructive power and resembled the rules of this world, capable of destroying everything.
Yang Xiong felt that mastering this tribulation force was akin to controlling the rules of this world. All things in the universe would seem insignificant in his hands.
"Thank you, Senior. I'm very satisfied and fond of this tribulation force. Compared to an uncertain second martial soul, I still prefer resolving everything with my own strength and making my body stronger."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King nodded: "Twin martial souls do have certain advantages, but switching between them remains an issue, not to mention the potential conflict between them."
"This tribulation force acts like your second martial soul, though it cannot absorb soul rings. It has fused entirely with your martial soul and body, and in some ways, it's even better than a second martial soul. After all, you already have no shortage of soul skills or abilities."
Yang Xiong carefully observed the tribulation force he now wielded. It felt as if, after undergoing the tribulation, he had formed a deeper connection with the rules of Douluo Star, gaining a clearer understanding of the world's principles.
After much thought, Yang Xiong finally spoke: "Senior, what do you plan to do now? Will you allow your wife and daughter to return with me to the Body Sect?"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King thought for a moment before replying: "Yang Xiong, I've spent my entire life striving for the position of Sea God. I want to meet the Sea God."
"As for my wife and daughter, follow your arrangements. But given the chaos of this world, I'd prefer they temporarily live in the deep ocean for now—it might be safer there. Once you ascend to godhood, make further arrangements for them. Perhaps then our family can reunite."
Yang Xiong nodded: "That works. Your wife's strength is no less than yours. In the deep sea, even gods might find it hard to harm her."
"Conveniently, I have some matters to attend to at Sea God Island. It'll be a good opportunity to resolve everything at once."
Time flew by quickly, and three full days passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's communication, his wife and daughter reluctantly departed, returning to the depths of the ocean.
Of course, Yang Xiong had specifically warned them not to reveal themselves in front of others before he ascended to godhood, lest they attract unwanted attention.
The enormous corpse of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King radiated powerful divine energy, attracting countless sea soul beasts, but they were all driven away by Yang Xiong's imposing presence.
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and the others cultivated with full effort around the whale's corpse. The area had become like an ocean of divine power, with everyone crazily absorbing it, rapidly increasing their soul power.
In just three days, everyone experienced significant improvement, generally advancing by about two soul power levels.
Among them, Ning Rongrong finally reached Level 90. After absorbing the divine-bestowed soul ring from her spiritual sea, her soul power reached Level 91. She became the second Title Douluo in the history of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the true number one support soul master on the continent.
Oscar reached Level 89, just one step away from becoming a Title Douluo. He was now confident of becoming the first-ever food-system Title Douluo in history.
Older Brother Yang Wei reached Level 88, Shui Bing'er reached Level 84, Huo Wu reached Level 83, and Feng Xiaotian reached Level 89.
Qin Shuang also reached Level 81.
Yang Xiong looked at the enormous corpse of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, taking only the whale pearl and whale glue, leaving everything else untouched.
According to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he had lived his entire life in the ocean. Now that he was dead, his body would return to the sea as a way to repay the ocean for nurturing him.
Yang Xiong was well aware that the whale pearl of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a divine artifact comparable to the Sea God's Heart, and the whale glue was an exceedingly rare treasure.
Given the whale's colossal size, the amount of whale glue alone exceeded a thousand pounds. If kept within the Body Sect, it could cultivate countless experts.
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