Evil God: Sea God, Your Divine Position Limits Your SuccessorsAbove the dark, inky sea and sky, a fierce wind howled and a torrential downpour began.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King gazed up at the golden figure on the sea surface, which resembled a god descending to earth, and its remaining single eye momentarily froze in its tracks.
That terrifying aura, as intense as the blazing sun, was only slightly weaker than the one that had blinded it in one eye. Moreover, it understood perfectly what that platinum-gold spirit ring symbolized. It meant that a spirit beast of comparable strength to its own had been stripped of everything by this human.
"How could a human like you possibly reach such a level? And where did you get that million-year soul ring from?"
Its tone was almost manic.
Above the sea and sky, Dai Yao's eight wings spread out, his golden hair fluttering, his eyes slightly cold. After hearing the words of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he said expressionlessly:
"You're not the only million-year-old soul beast in this world. Compared to you, it's much smarter. For soul beasts, this world is a dead end. You think a million years of cultivation is enough to become a Beast God? That's just wishful thinking!"
Since the Dragon God's defeat, the Douluo Continent has established a law that soul beasts cannot become gods.
Therefore, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million years of arduous cultivation was nothing but a joke. Although Dai Yao felt some sympathy for the soul beasts' plight, due to the difference in race, his sympathy remained only in his heart.
As soon as the words fell, the entire sea seemed to fall silent for a moment, with only the howling of the wind remaining. But the next moment, it was broken by the furious voice of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King:
"Human, how can you be so sure I won't succeed? How can you deny the efforts I've made day and night for millions of years?!"
Its voice gradually calmed down, revealing an unprecedented firmness.
"You're right. When my body reached 99% of the divine level, I hit a bottleneck and couldn't go any further. I've been stuck at this level for 100,000 years! The so-called becoming a god is more and more like a bubble in the sea, beautiful but untouchable."
"Today, you want to take my soul ring and soul bone, but to me, aren't you also a glimmer of hope that appeared when I was in dire straits?"
"Once I devour you, I can complete the final step and become an unprecedented Beast God!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared, shaking the entire sea and sky. Its dark brown tail burst forth from the water, blotting out the sun, and once again hurtled towards Dai Yao. Its enormous body and unimaginable power were its most powerful weapons.
When he first used the power of the Sea God, Dai Yao had to use 'Unpredictable Storm' and 'Never Return' to block the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's attack, but now he has a simpler and more direct way.
Dai Yao smiled slightly, and his surging soul power flowed through his meridians and throughout his body. The second and fifth blood-red soul rings flashed brightly, and a terrifying energy storm pushed giant waves hundreds of meters high to sweep in all directions.
White Tiger Titan Transformation!
White Tiger turns dark gold!
The two soul skills are the same, but they have undergone earth-shattering changes compared to the previous soul skills.
The previous White Tiger Titan Transformation came from a 30,000-year-old Titan Snow Demon. Although the Titan Snow Demon was considered one of the top spirit beasts in the far north, the difference between its spirit ring and that of the Titan Giant Ape, the king of the Star Dou Great Forest, was like the difference between a star and the moon.
The White Tiger Dark Gold Transformation comes from the same soul beast, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. However, one of them is only five thousand years old, while the other is an astonishing four hundred thousand years old and is the sixth-ranked Bear King among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts!
The two spirit rings, coveted by even titled Douluo, granted Dai Yao an unimaginable boost. Coupled with Dai Yao's already superior physical attributes compared to other spirit masters of the same level, and the enhancement of his physical attributes by sixteen spirit rings over 100,000 years old, Dai Yao's body had reached the level of a god.
Even if he were the true sea god, he would be far inferior to Dai Yao in terms of physique alone.
Dai Yao bent down and pulled in his abdomen, slowly bringing his right fist back to his waist. His fist, as hard as a rock, shimmered with a crimson-gold light.
That's the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
The whale tail that blotted out the sky drew ever closer. Dai Yao's right fist clenched fiercely, veins bulging, as boundless soul power rapidly compressed within it. One time, two times... nine times compression was completed in an instant! In a daze, the entire space seemed to shatter.
boom!
A fist as small as a grain of sand landed on the whale's tail, which was as large as a mountain, producing a loud explosion that instantly created a thousand-meter-high wave on the sea surface, and the space itself shattered.
Endless steam rose up, and faintly, a heart-wrenching scream of pain could be heard.
The next moment, a massive figure was sent flying backward, its thick whale tail splattered with blood, as if it had been hit by a cannonball. A crater-like depression formed around the point of impact. The gruesome flesh stained the sea red.
The deep-sea demon whale gazed into the hazy mist. As a soul beast closest to a god, the mist had no effect on its vision. When it finally saw the figure, its single, crimson eye widened slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief and fear.
Amidst the mist, the human was unharmed, his vast aura undiminished, his golden hair as dazzling as the sun, and his sharp gaze sweeping towards it!
"How is this possible? You actually blocked my attack with just your body?!"
"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King said in horror."
Its body was its strongest weapon; even a true god wouldn't dare to directly intercept its swung tail. But this human not only caught it, but also defeated its attack head-on, meaning this human's body was far stronger than its own!
It could hardly care about the physical pain; a deep shock completely overwhelmed its mind. But then, a profound despair gradually crept up.
In terms of soul skills, it cannot compare to the sea god's divine skills; in terms of mental strength, it is similar to that human, and is even somewhat suppressed; and its most prized physical body is still no match for that human, so the balance of victory is clearly slipping further and further away from it.
If this continues, it will surely die!
"I forgot to tell you, my greatest strength isn't actually the Sea God's divine skill, but my body. If you don't have any other trump cards, your spirit rings and spirit bones are mine!"
Dai Yao hovered high in the sky, looking down at the heavily damaged deep-sea whale on the sea surface, his tone indifferent, as if he were pronouncing its fate.
With the healing power of a million years of cultivation, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's injuries are rapidly recovering. However, all this recovery is in vain. As long as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King remains at a disadvantage in close combat, the continuous injuries will surely deplete its million years of accumulated strength.
When its accumulated resources are exhausted, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is left with only death as its only option.
Upon hearing Dai Yao's words, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King gradually fell silent.
Having exhausted all its cards, it still couldn't find a way to break the deadlock.
Now, if it tries to escape, it can't outrun the inheritor of the sea god in the vast ocean; but if it fights, its chances of victory are slim. Since that's the case, then it will fight to the death! Even if it dies, it will make this human pay a terrible price!
Moreover, with millions of years of accumulated resources, they might just exhaust humanity's strength. The final outcome remains to be seen!
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared in fury, unleashing a tsunami hundreds of meters high. Accompanied by deafening thunder, the power of lightning once more coalesced, countless lightning orbs gathering above the sea and sky like endless stars in the night. Since its body alone couldn't withstand Dai Yao's punches, it would use the power of lightning to weaken the attack's edge!
Facing the desperate struggle of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Dai Yao's expression remained unchanged. He coldly looked down at the giant beast on the sea surface, and his fourth black soul ring suddenly shone brightly!
Thunderous Hell Vine!
As a spirit beast born with the ability to control lightning, despite only having ten thousand years of cultivation, she is second to none in manipulating lightning, especially after cultivating for so long in Dai Yao's spiritual world, which has led to a qualitative leap in her cultivation. Even when facing a spirit beast like the Deep Sea Demon Whale King with a million years of cultivation, she can hold her own.
Moreover, Dai Yao's Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Martial Soul inherently possesses the lightning attribute.
Therefore, with the two combined, Dai Yao was able to suppress the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in terms of lightning attribute. The thunderous storm that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had painstakingly summoned ended up benefiting Dai Yao.
The next moment, nearly half of the countless lightning orbs exploded, except for those that were closer to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and had stronger control over them.
"Why... my soul skill?!"
Even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was somewhat bewildered.
It couldn't understand why its lightning orb had lost control, but then, a deadly sense of threat from the sky made it suddenly raise its head.
The sky suddenly trembled, and the human charged forward like a streak of light. The crimson-gold light emanating from his right fist sent a chill down its spine. In its haste, it could only condense seawater into a shield and swing its whale tail once more, attempting to block and neutralize the human's attack.
Dai Yao's gaze remained icy, the trident pattern on his forehead gleaming. Under the influence of the Sea God's Light, the water shield summoned by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King instantly crumbled.
The crimson-gold fist slammed straight into the enormous whale tail.
Thump!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King screamed in agony as it crashed into the sea.
"Strike while the iron is hot and take your life!"
Dai Yao glanced at it, bent down to gather his strength, and compressed the soul power in his right fist again.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's accumulated soul power over millions of years is simply too profound; exhausting it would take an extremely long time. However, as long as the speed of healing cannot compensate for the speed at which it is injured, then he can end the battle in a short time!
The next moment, Dai Yao's figure disappeared from the spot, and a deafening collision sound and a shrill scream of pain rang out from the sea at the same time.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was punched again, and blood gushed out like a fountain. Although it tried its best to swing its tail to defend itself, its injuries continued to worsen. Although it still had some healing power left, the healing speed was slightly slower than before.
But it instantly understood Dai Yao's plan.
"He wants to inflict irreparable damage on me in a short period of time!"
But it doesn't have any better options right now, and can only keep going head-to-head with Dai Yao. As long as its recovery speed is fast enough to heal its injuries in time, it still has a chance.
Above the sea and sky, two figures, one as large as a mountain and the other as small as a grain of sand, collided repeatedly.
As the collision accelerated, the two objects left only afterimages in the air, and eventually even those afterimages disappeared.
Only the thunderous crashes of their collisions, the torrential rain of blood, and the massive waves whipped up by the raging energy on the sea surface could prove that they were engaged in battle.
Half an incense stick later, the thunder in the sky finally stopped.
The dark clouds that filled the sky had long been shattered by the aftershocks of their battle, and golden sunlight spilled onto the sea.
A tall, blood-soaked figure was sent flying backward, its armor shattered, its body riddled with wounds, barely recognizable as human. Without a moment's hesitation, it plunged straight into the sea. Once back in the water, it could use the seawater as cover to fight off the human.
On the other side of the sky, Dai Yao, panting heavily, also revealed himself.
Three of the eight wings on his back were broken, and he had many wounds on his body. He looked like he had been pulled out of the water, but his breathing was much more stable compared to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Sensing the force of the approaching sea, Dai Yao took a deep breath, enduring the intense aches and pains in his body, and activated his fourth spirit ring once more. He had finally forced the Deep Sea Demon Whale King into a state of severe injury, compelling it to transform into human form; now he couldn't let it escape!
Countless bolts of lightning ripped through the sky and struck down instantly, like ropes, tightly gripping the limbs of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, preventing it from escaping into the sea.
"Since it's a life-or-death battle, why flee in such a pathetic state?!"
Dai Yao's gaze was cold and sharp as he mocked arrogantly.
Upon hearing this, the struggling Deep Sea Demon Whale King suddenly froze, stopped struggling, slowly lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, then raised his face, which was already blurred with blood and unrecognizable, and spoke in an unusually calm tone.
"You're right, I shouldn't keep running. That man's spear blinded me in one eye back then, forcing me to hide in the ocean trench for hundreds of thousands of years. Today, I don't want to hide anymore."
"I have to admit, you are very strong. In just a few decades, your cultivation has become more profound and terrifying than my nearly 100 years of accumulation. I truly envy the talent of you humans."
"However, if you want my spirit rings and spirit bones, that depends on whether you can handle it!"
Its tone gradually became impassioned, its armor shattered, and the energy of a million years of cultivation slowly detached from its body, forming a phantom and enormous deep-sea demon whale in the sky.
The deep-sea demon whale in energy form circled upwards in the sky, its light whale calls gradually transforming into deep dragon roars, and its enormous whale head transforming into a dragon shape; then, its bulky and massive body also transformed into a slender dragon body, and its two fins transformed into dragon claws.
As the whale's tail rose high, it transformed into a dragon's tail, and a giant purple dragon appeared behind the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, coldly gazing down at Dai Yao in the distance.
After a million years of cultivation, this soul skill, forged in a desperate struggle, has reached the realm of a god.
The sea trembled, and space shook.
Seagod Island, Star Dou Great Forest, Martial Soul City, Poseidon, Di Tian, and the strongest beings on the Thousand Paths Continent all sensed something and looked towards the direction of the sea.
Seeing this, Dai Yao knew it was time for the final battle. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul skills had already reached the god-level, and he could no longer hold back.
With a thought, a vast amount of soul power surged through his limbs and bones like a volcanic eruption, causing a swelling sensation in all his meridians. Nine soul rings around his body lit up in circles, their dazzling white light blinding.
Fusion!
This is an extremely rare talent that combines the soul power required for several soul rings into one, greatly enhancing the power of releasing soul skills.
Huo Wu used this technique during the Soul Master Competition, causing great trouble for several strong teams.
This is Dai Yao's true trump card: combining the power of his nine soul rings to unleash the power of Twilight of the Sea God, a power that even the true Sea God might not be able to match.
Dai Yao's spirit rings are all over 100,000 years old, and the spirit ring of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is enough to subdue the other eight spirit rings. Therefore, under the effect of the Chaos Green Lotus, Dai Yao awakened the talent of ring fusion.
With a wave of his hand, the Trident of Poseidon flew into his grasp. Driven by soul power like a burst dam, the Heart of Poseidon lit up wildly, and the entire ocean seemed to rejoice, as if the real Poseidon were using this divine weapon.
Ragnarok!
Behind Dai Yao, the phantom of the sea god was incredibly solid, almost like a real person, wielding the trident of the sea god, dyeing the sky a deep blue like the ocean, clearly distinct from the half of the sky dyed purple by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
The mere shockwaves from their clash caused the entire ocean to tremble.
Across the ocean, countless soul beasts were terrified and swam desperately in the opposite direction from which the energy fluctuations originated; on Seagod Island, Poseidon left the Seagod Temple and came to the island to prepare to withstand the aftershocks of the collision; outside the Demon Whale Sea, Little White did his best to remain steady amidst the raging waves.
On Xiaobai's back, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others all looked down at the person and the dragon where the blue-purple sky met, their expressions tense, their eyes fixed on the scene, their worry and concern almost overflowing.
The next moment, the two terrifying auras suddenly collided.
The explosive energy instantly swept in all directions, and the surging waves, like a rock wall that blotted out the sky, pushed out in all directions.
Xiao Bai only held on for a moment before being uncontrollably thrown away. Fortunately, Zhu Zhuqing and the others activated their martial spirits in time. With Xiao Bai absorbing the most intense wave of damage, they were all able to barely stop in the air.
"Go find Yao-ge quickly! Wutong, you take Rongrong with you. Xiangxiang, you can fly, you're the fastest on the sea, go check on Yao-ge's situation! If Yao-ge has lost, you should retreat first and take care of yourself!"
Amid the storm, Zhu Zhuqing quickly gave the instructions.
It wasn't that Zhu Zhuqing didn't care about Dai Yao, but rather that she completely trusted him; even if he lost, he would be safe and sound. However, if Bai Chenxiang rashly intervened in their battle, it would inevitably backfire, putting Dai Yao at a disadvantage. Therefore, she specifically instructed Bai Chenxiang on this matter.
"yes!"
Bai Chenxiang hurriedly agreed, staring anxiously at the center of the explosion, wishing she could appear by Dai Yao's side immediately. Activating all seven of her soul rings simultaneously, accompanied by the mournful sound of air being sliced apart, Bai Chenxiang vanished from her spot and reappeared thousands of meters away on the sea surface.
The others also activated their martial spirits and rushed towards the center of the explosion.
The Ten Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand shone with dazzling light, and four long rainbows landed on the four women respectively, almost doubling their speed!
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A moment later, Bai Chenxiang arrived at the center of the battle first, but the scene before her made her freeze in place.
A crimson-gold spirit ring, several thousand meters in diameter, exuded an aura that was both terrifying and captivating, and floated quietly above an 'island'.
No, that's not an island, but the corpse of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
The seawater gently lapped against the enormous corpse, splashing up waves. Although the million-year-old soul beast was dead, the aura emanating from its corpse felt like a mountain pressing down on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe and making her want to escape.
But the next moment, a golden light fell on her, and the oppressive feeling of the corpse disappeared.
"Xiangxiang, you're here?"
A gentle voice, tinged with surprise, rang out from ahead.
Bai Chenxiang looked in the direction of the sound and saw the familiar figure standing on the corpse. The golden trident was placed at his feet, his clothes were tattered, and his aura was extremely weak, but his bright eyes were more spirited than ever before.
Dai Yao's presence here speaks volumes about the outcome of the battle.
The worry on Bai Chenxiang's face faded, and she said with delight:
"Brother Yao, you won!"
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The realm of gods.
Above the azure sea, in front of the Temple of the Sea God, a figure in azure blue stares at the water mirror that displays the scene below, his face filled with astonishment.
Just then, a plume of pitch-black smoke shot in, accompanied by a hoarse laugh, and the evil god mocked:
"Poseidon, even if you personally unleash Ragnarok, its power might not be as great as that of your successor, right?! It could be said that your divine status limits the strength of your successor. If you want what's best for your successor, why not let him go?
Poseidon first bowed, then, after hearing the words of the god of evil, remained silent for a moment before saying:
"My lord, it wasn't just me who chose him, but he who chose me. The succession of divine positions is no joke. Now that we've come this far, how can we easily change course and inherit another divine position?"
The evil god chuckled, transforming back into a wisp of black smoke, and said:
"Well said, Poseidon. Lacking in strength, but certainly eloquent. Since you insist, I won't say anything more. But I must tell you, seeing his performance today, I've decided to take this successor!" (End of Chapter)