True StrengthOn the boundless sea, the azure waves rise and fall, and a small gray-white dot seems to be still, only the waves that cut through the water around it prove that it is moving at high speed.
Several hours later.
The waves that had been cutting through the water gradually subsided, and the speed of the Demon Soul Great White Shark also decreased. Dai Yao, who was sitting motionless on Little White's back like a stone statue, slowly opened his eyes.
"Is this the Demon Whale Sea?"
Gazing at the calm sea ahead, Dai Yao murmured softly.
The sea ahead was vastly different from ordinary seas; its color was extremely deep, and looking down from Little White's back gave one a chilling feeling of gazing into an endless abyss. In his omniscient state, Dai Yao could clearly sense an aura as intense as a torch in the darkness, quietly lurking deep within the trench.
"Yes, sir. This is the habitat of that demonic whale. Before I was born, this was a forbidden area of the sea, and no sea spirit beast dared to trespass here."
"That demonic whale's cultivation level is unfathomable. Even the Sea God of yesteryear, out of respect for its remarkable cultivation, did not kill it, but only blinded one of its eyes. My lord, you are the hope of our ocean, please be extremely careful."
Xiao Bai's gaze turned serious as she carefully reminded Dai Yao.
Dai Yao nodded in agreement.
He didn't understand why the Sea God didn't just kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King directly, but instead chose to blind one of its eyes, leaving such a huge hidden danger for Sea God Island. Of course, despite not understanding, he was determined to get the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's spirit ring.
Immediately, Dai Yao turned around and looked at the several girls, their clothes and hair fluttering in the sea breeze, looking breathtakingly beautiful. He solemnly and carefully instructed them:
"Zhuqing, you guys stay here with the Demon Soul Great White Shark. I'll be right back."
Although she knew that hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would not be difficult for Dai Yao, Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes never left Dai Yao for a second. She nodded slightly, her clear voice carrying an undisguised tenderness and worry:
"Okay, come back soon."
Dai Yao smiled and nodded.
"Brother Yao, if we encounter any danger, I will assist you immediately."
Beside her, Ning Rongrong proudly raised her little fist, a self-satisfied smile on her pretty face.
Ning Rongrong, who has reached level 89, is unparalleled in support skills. Even Ning Fengzhi, who is also at the Soul Douluo level, is significantly inferior to her. As long as Ning Rongrong's support skills fall on Dai Yao, the battle can be turned around instantly.
Dai Yao smiled slightly, stroked Ning Rongrong's little head, and agreed.
Even Dugu Yan, who usually gave Dai Yao a hard time because of the increasing number of women around him, couldn't help but whisper a reminder when she saw Dai Yao looking relaxed:
"be safe."
Dai Yao turned around and nodded solemnly. Then he casually touched Dugu Yan's slender, boneless waist, earning her a slightly flushed face and a roll of her eyes.
"Xiangxiang, don't you want to say anything to the young master? Just say what you want to say. We've been together for so long, why be so reserved?"
Noticing that Bai Chenxiang was carefully observing the teasing crowd, and was about to speak several times but held back in the end, Feng Wutong whispered a reminder.
Upon hearing this, Bai Chenxiang was taken aback. Looking at Feng Wutong, who remained expressionless as always, she felt a warmth in her heart.
Unlike Zhu Zhuqing and others, whose strength was comparable to a Title Douluo and who deeply understood Dai Yao's current terrifying power, she remained calm. However, as a Soul Saint, upon learning that Dai Yao was about to challenge a Soul Beast comparable to Poseidon, an uncontrollable worry overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.
He then looked at Dai Yao in the center of the group of girls, pursed his thin lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke in a low voice:
"Brother Yao... you must come back safely!"
Bai Chenxiang's sudden words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Under everyone's gaze, Bai Chenxiang's voice was initially trembling, and her head involuntarily lowered. Then, it gradually grew louder and returned to normal. She slowly raised her head and met Dai Yao's gaze.
Seeing Bai Chenxiang's reaction, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ning Rongrong all looked somewhat gratified.
Although Bai Chenxiang is one of Dai Yao's women and will take away some of their favor, they are not like the emperor's concubines who call each other "sister" but secretly wish to tear each other to pieces. They don't have that many conflicts.
Therefore, they hope that each other will become better.
Among the girls, Bai Chenxiang had the least talent and was not as beautiful as Zhu Zhuqing and the others. Therefore, in their daily interactions, Bai Chenxiang became self-conscious, sensitive, and cautious.
Although she later married Dai Yao, Bai Chenxiang still dared not be overly affectionate with him in front of them, adhering to the duties of a concubine. This was something no one wanted to see, so seeing Bai Chenxiang bravely express her concern for Dai Yao in front of everyone, they couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and happiness.
Dai Yao stepped forward slowly, and under Bai Chenxiang's slightly panicked gaze, gently pulled her into his arms, softly saying:
"Don't worry, I will definitely live well. With a beauty like you waiting for me, how could I bear to die?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Chenxiang's ears turned bright red. The women exchanged glances, their eyes full of teasing, and Dugu Yan even clicked her tongue in disapproval.
A moment later, Dai Yao released Bai Chenxiang, exchanged glances with the women, and then slowly ascended into the air. Gazing at the deep blue, almost black, sea, his eyes narrowed slightly. Then, with a whooshing sound, Dai Yao rose from the ground, transforming into a streak of light, and sped towards the sky above the Demon Whale Sea.
As a golden light streaked across the sky, Dai Yao drew the Trident of the Sea God from his back, and a magnificent and sacred aura instantly enveloped the entire sea area.
Dai Yao's eyes narrowed slightly. He could sense that after the Trident of Poseidon appeared, a terrifying aura, as heavy as a mountain and as vast as the sea, was rapidly rising from the seabed.
The sea boiled, churning up waves hundreds of meters high. Endless water elements condensed in this area, and dark clouds, stretching as far as the eye could see, shrouded the sky. Accompanied by deafening thunder and silver serpents piercing the darkness and traversing the sea and sky, an unprecedented downpour crashed down, swallowing everything in its path.
Before the Deep Sea Demon Whale King even appeared, the ocean became turbulent, roaring and constantly impacting the light of the sea god formed by the trident of the sea god.
"You've finally arrived, that guy's successor!"
A deep, resonant voice, like the pulse of the ocean, echoed across the sea.
Immediately afterwards, its azure back, like a small island, slowly emerged from the water, and a waterfall of tens of millions of tons of seawater crashed onto the surface. A huge amber beast eye, with a chilling light, first glanced at the trident of the sea god, then locked onto Dai Yao.
Dai Yao's body, as small as a grain of rice, was reflected in the beast's eyes.
As a soul beast with a 99% chance of evolving into a god, it vaguely felt a sense of unease, a feeling that even Poseidon had never given it.
This human is a formidable foe!
But if he is killed, he will surely become a god! A beast god unlike any other!
Amidst the raging sea wind, Dai Yao's golden hair fluttered in the breeze. He simply put away his trident, slung it over his shoulder, and laughed heartily, his cheerful voice drowning out the roaring sea.
"I'm still missing one last soul ring and soul bone, so I've come to take your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sea and sky fell silent.
Immediately afterward, an unprecedented rage surged within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, causing the seawater to surge even more violently, and the sky to change color. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King said coldly:
"Very well, very well, I haven't seen such an arrogant human in hundreds of thousands of years. Ninety-nine percent of my body has already been cultivated into a god, only the last barrier remains. As long as I kill you, I can become an unprecedented beast god!"
"Today, I'll see whether my million years of cultivation are superior, or whether your human talent, having reached the pinnacle of humanity in just a few decades of cultivation, is truly exceptional!"
The next moment, the whale tail, as large as a mountain, leaped out of the water, bringing a suffocating gust of wind and a loud bang, and crashed down on Dai Yao like lightning.
The colossal tail, blotting out the sky and like an inverted earth, covered Dai Yao's entire field of vision. Its speed and power were so great that they filled one with despair.
Any ordinary Title Douluo would perish here. Even a Super Douluo could only barely survive by unleashing their strongest attack.
But to Dai Yao, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's movements were like slow motion; whether to dodge or not was a matter of a single thought. However, he had no intention of dodging.
The golden trident on his forehead lit up, and a magnificent golden beam shot towards the Trident of the Sea God. In an instant, a phantom appeared behind Dai Yao, and the Trident of the Sea God seemed to come alive, shining brightly and cleaving a golden beam through the pitch-black Demon Whale Sea.
A golden ring slowly appeared.
"The First Form of the Golden Thirteen Halberds - Unpredictable Storms!"
Unpredictable Storm is the most powerful restrictive skill. Once it hits an opponent, regardless of their strength, they cannot move an inch for eight seconds. Even if the level difference is too great, it can still control them for three seconds.
After the golden ring appeared, time seemed to stand still.
The massive body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King remained suspended in mid-air, its long, ancient roar also paused, with only the large amounts of seawater stirred up by its tail continuously crashing onto the surface of the sea.
Dai Yao did not stop. As his soul power surged, the Trident of the Sea God in his hand shone with golden light, its dazzling sharpness almost piercing through the entire sea and sky.
"The Third Form of the Golden Thirteen Halberds - Never to Return!"
"Never to Return" is a single-target offensive skill with immense power. In the original novel, Tang San used this move to severely injure Bibi Dong, who was at level 99.
With a loud shout from Dai Yao, the Trident of the Sea God quickly gathered its power and was thrown lightly. It pierced the body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King with lightning speed, and the golden tail flames, like the tail of a comet cutting through the sky, disappeared into the body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Compared to the size of the Deep Sea Whale King, the Trident of Poseidon was like a silver needle piercing the body of an elephant.
However, the silver needle struck the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's tail like a meteorite, creating a huge crater, splattering blood and tearing flesh apart.
The next moment, the binding effect of the Unpredictable Storm collapsed, and intense pain swept through its entire body from its tail. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King couldn't help but let out a painful roar. Its massive body, under the force of gravity, slammed into the water, creating a giant wave a hundred meters high.
But Dai Yao's brows furrowed slightly.
The Trident of Poseidon failed to pierce the body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King; instead, it was blocked by the whale's own body. With a single wave of its hand, it quickly recalled the Trident of Poseidon to its grasp.
Even more terrifying was that the aura of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King hadn't weakened much compared to before. The wound inflicted by the Trident of the Sea God was healing rapidly at a visible speed. Its soul power, accumulated over millions of years, was enough to heal any non-fatal injury.
"Human, you have indeed learned a few moves from that guy, but as someone who hasn't even become a god yet, you're not qualified to kill me!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King once again lingered on the sea surface. Its crimson single eye first paused for a moment on the azure phantom behind Dai Yao, then locked firmly onto Dai Yao.
His icy, murderous gaze chilled the entire sea and sky, and even caused a few frosty patches to appear on the raging sea.
As they spoke, countless purple lightning bolts flashed, filling the entire sea with purple lightning. Accompanied by deafening crackling sounds, countless enormous lightning balls condensed around the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The entire Demon Whale Sea transformed into a sea of thunder.
"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King possesses both water and lightning attributes. It should be said that the lightning attribute is its true attribute. Compared to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Dark Demon Evil Lightning back then, it was simply a drop in the ocean."
"Since even the Boundless Return, who could kill Bibi Dong at level 99 in the original story, couldn't do anything to you, then I'd like to see if you can withstand this move!"
The thought flashed through his mind, and the golden trident in Dai Yao's hand suddenly went silent. The surging soul power of level ninety-nine surged into his limbs and bones like a volcanic eruption. Looking at the terrifying soul beast that had stood above all the sea soul beasts for hundreds of thousands of years, Dai Yao's face showed no sign of tension.
"Whether you're qualified or not isn't up to you to decide! Today, I'm taking your spirit rings and spirit bones!"
Dai Yao laughed wildly and shouted loudly.
Immediately afterwards, the azure phantom slowly solidified behind Dai Yao, and the Golden Thirteen Halberds, with its thirteen profound moves, constantly changed in the air before finally merging into one.
Ragnarok!
With Dai Yao's roar, the entire ocean fell silent. The boiling surface of the sea seemed to be smoothed out by a giant hand. The aftershock of this single move pierced a huge gash in the thunderous ocean that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had been accumulating for a long time.
Ragnarok is the thirteenth halberd of the sea god combined into one, and is the most powerful move among the sea god's divine skills.
In the original novel, Tang San sacrificed all his spirit rings to finally unleash this move, severely injuring Angel God Qian Renxue amidst the combined attack of Angel God and Rakshasa God.
Dai Yao's body trembled slightly. Using his level 99 soul power to unleash the final move of the Sea God was still somewhat of a struggle. Even if he managed to execute it, its power would probably only reach one-tenth or one-twelfth of its original strength. However, it was more than enough to deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale, which had not yet become a god.
Gazing at the golden light that pierced the sky and sea, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's single eye revealed deep fear.
"He actually learned this move?!"
It knew perfectly well that its body was no match for the Twilight of the Sea God; it would only be pierced through. Even with a million years of cultivation, it wouldn't be able to heal such a horrific injury in a short time. Its chances of winning the ensuing battle would be slim.
Without the slightest hesitation, hundreds and thousands of purple lightning beads hurtled towards Dai Yao like lightning.
A series of explosions resounded across the sky, and all that could be seen was purple lightning. Under the cover of this sky full of lightning, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King slowly opened its giant mouth, and a white streak shot out.
This is the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's trump card—Dan Qi (a type of internal energy).
The essence of the inner alchemy was gathered and transformed into a single strike. The elixir energy accumulated over a million years had completely reached the realm of the divine.
This surge of energy was silent and stealthy, and with the cover of countless lightning pearls, any human caught off guard would be injured, or even killed outright. If that human dared to swing that halberd, certain death was inevitable!
As expected, the human swung his halberd, and the golden light made the sea and sky lose their color.
But the next moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's human-like triumphant smile froze on his face.
The countless lightning beads did not provide any obstruction. 'Twilight of the Sea God' sliced through the lightning beads as easily as cutting tofu, and then, to the incredulous gaze of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, it precisely located the elixir hidden in the sea of lightning.
boom--
In an instant, all sounds in the world seemed to disappear.
At the center of the collision, intense light engulfed everything. A massive amount of energy poured out instantly, like a boulder crashing into water, creating towering waves thousands of meters high that swept outwards, even exposing the seabed that had been submerged for hundreds of thousands of years.
On the exposed seabed lay the weakened Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
His entire body was covered in countless wounds, the deepest of which was caused by the trident blade, almost piercing through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King! However, it was precisely because of that slight difference that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was not truly killed.
With the energy accumulated over millions of years, his injuries are healing rapidly!
Although Twilight of the Sea God is the Sea God's ultimate skill, the elixir energy of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is also its final reserve.
One is an incomplete divine skill, and the other is a trump card accumulated over millions of years. Despite the qualitative difference between the two, the incomplete 'Twilight of the Sea God' could only severely injure the Deep Sea Demon Whale King after shattering the elixir energy, but could not truly kill it.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was covered in wounds, but its mind was clearer and colder than ever before. The rage that surged in its blood was slowly calmed down and became deep in its bones and soul.
"Human, you are the first one to injure me like this. Even the Sea God never forced me into such a sorry state. I don't know how you saw through my inner energy, but after using that move just now, how much soul power do you have left?"
"Next, it's your death day!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had recovered most of its injuries, with only the wound that almost pierced through its body still healing. Its overall aura was only slightly weaker than when it was at its peak!
The seawater slowly closed in, gradually engulfing the body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the exposed seabed was once again covered by the sea. That terrifying soul beast, like a master hunter, once again concealed itself in the darkness, firmly locking onto its prey. When it reappears, it will surely deliver a devastating blow!
Looking at the sea that had closed up again, Dai Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression showing a mixture of relaxation and helplessness.
"It seems that even with the power of the Sea God, I still can't kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale. In that case, I'm done playing!"
With a flick of his wrist, he put away the Trident of Poseidon, and the trident mark on his forehead faded away.
The sea beneath his feet seemed to sense something and began to swirl around Dai Yao. One after another, spirit rings slowly rose from the soles of Dai Yao's feet: red, red, red, black, red, red, red, red, platinum.
One black, seven red, and one white-gold soul ring—an incredible array of nine soul rings—slowly appeared on the sea. The white-gold soul ring, in particular, seemed to envelop the entire sea, its aura so profound that it was in no way inferior to that of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King! A vast and violent aura, like the blazing sun high in the sky, suddenly descended upon the entire sea!
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Outside the Demon Whale Sea.
A giant wave swept in, centered on the Demon Soul Great White Shark, and a gray ripple spread outwards, gradually calming down the wave in that direction.
Gazing at the bright light that shone like the sun in the distance, Bai Chenxiang asked urgently:
"Sister Zhuqing, should we go help Brother Yao?!"
As she sensed the fading aura of the Sea God, Zhu Zhuqing revealed a faint smile, a hint of pride on her face:
"No need, because what follows is Yao-ge's true strength!" (End of Chapter)