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The Shura Sword pierced through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's supposedly indestructible body, sending a spray of blood into the air.
Amidst the beast's anguished screams, Qian Renhan gripped his sword and moved again. As if slicing tofu, he carved yet another long gash across the whale king's massive form.
Then, Qian Renhan seemed to transform into a master of anatomical dissection, darting around the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from all directions. With every pass, the Shura Sword left a new bloody mark across its flesh.
Writhing in agony, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King thrashed violently, stirring massive waves across the sea. But under Qian Renhan's overwhelming speed, its colossal frame was nothing more than a plaything to be freely carved upon.
"Damn you, human!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared furiously. A flash of blue light burst forth, and its immense body vanished. The swirling blue-purple light faded, revealing to Qian Renhan's sight a middle-aged man with a stern and ancient-looking face.
This man stood over three meters tall, with deep blue hair cascading down his back. Most striking of all, he wore an elaborate suit of dark purple crystalline armor. The armor covered his body entirely—from chest and shoulders to abdomen, limbs, and even a raised collar that protected his neck. There were no visible seams, making it look as if it had been forged from a single piece of crystal.
"You've taken on human form? Too late. The wounds I inflicted will slowly kill you."
Qian Renhan gave a cold smile. In just a few seconds, he had carved dozens of deep wounds into the beast's body. His Shura Sword carried sword energy infused with both anti-healing effects and continuous damage. And the whale king's bloodline quality wasn't enough to resist it.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face was twisted with pain. One drop of blood after another dripped into the sea from his wounds. The injuries caused by Qian Renhan's sword were continuing to burrow deeper into his body. Even when he used soul power to resist, it could only slow the spread of the damage. That sword energy could even sever soul power itself.
What kind of martial soul is this? How can it be so overwhelmingly tyrannical?!
"I am destined to become a Demonic God! I will never lose to a whelp like you!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King howled in fury. His soul power surged, condensing into two massive axes that looked almost tangible—barely inferior in quality to Di Tian's Black Dragon Sword.
"Then let's keep going. Taking human form just gives me a different way to accelerate your death."
Qian Renhan deactivated Great Sumeru Hammer and rapidly swung the Shura Sword from afar, sending wave after wave of crimson sword energy toward his opponent.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King grew more enraged. All he could do was swing his twin axes to defend himself. Whenever he tried to advance, Qian Renhan would retreat, never giving him a chance to get close. It was pure harassment—exploiting his lack of weapon mastery and slower speed to wear him down.
"Shura Sword Technique, Second Form—Annihilation!"
Behind Qian Renhan, a spiraling image of the Shura Sword condensed and returned to his hand. With a single slash, blood-red sword energy tore through space, creating a vortex of crimson void. From it, four magma-like giant arms reached out toward the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Chain Cannon!"
No longer daring to conserve his soul power, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King summoned a massive deep-purple vortex behind him. It rotated violently, moving to his front and concentrating into a fist-sized gem embedded in the center of his chestplate. The gem continued to swirl with energy, its strange glow dazzling to behold.
With a sudden thrust of his right arm, dozens of violet energy spheres appeared around him. In the blink of an eye, they filled the space across hundreds of square meters. Each one locked onto the four giant arms, and the energy radiating from them dyed the sky above his side of the battlefield purple, warping the very air.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—"
A rapid series of deafening explosions echoed out. The sky above the two combatants transformed into a swirling mix of violet and crimson.
After unleashing this attack, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face turned deathly pale. Even his soul power armor began to flicker and fade. Blood gushed from his body like a stream.
"You're out of chances."
From within the smoke, Qian Renhan burst out. Of the five pairs of wings on his back, one pair—unprotected by external spirit bone—was severely damaged. He raised the Shura Sword in his hand and slashed down. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King fell straight backward, the soul power armor on its chest shattered, revealing a body covered in bloodstained wounds.
"It's over."
Qian Renhan thrust the Shura Sword straight toward the Demon Whale King's chest.
"Spare him!"
At that moment, a melodious female voice rang out. A three-meter-long scepter shot out of the sea, blocking Qian Renhan's strike. The tip of the Shura Sword clashed against the transparent gem at the center of the scepter. The gem lit up with a blue-golden glow, transforming into a blue shield. It was blasted away, returning to the hand of a stunning woman with snow-white hair.
The scepter had been sent flying, but Qian Renhan's attack was stopped.
"Bo Saixi."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was stunned that Bo Saixi had come to save him, but quickly understood and gave a cold, sinister smile.
Qian Renhan spoke icily, "Clever, aren't you, Sea God Douluo? You've been hiding in the sea, watching me fight. Then you show up at the last moment to meddle."
Bo Saixi gave a gentle smile, like a kind elder, and said, "You are a descendant of Qian Daoliu. I didn't expect you to receive a god's inheritance. To reach such a level at your age, and with twin spirits at that..."
"Trying to play the emotional card?" Qian Renhan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Bo Saixi sighed. "Child, it's not that I want to stop you. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is crucial to Sea God Island. You may slay any other sea spirit beast, but this one—this one must be spared."
"So it's true. That old bastard Poseidon wants to use the whale as a stepping stone for the next Sea God. Bo Saixi, human or not, once I recover, I'll wipe you all out," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King growled before transforming back into his two-hundred-meter-long whale form and diving rapidly into the ocean depths.
Qian Renhan's expression turned ice-cold, his heartbeat soaring past two hundred. This was the second time he'd felt such blinding rage since he learned that Qian Renxue had gone undercover.
"Child, you heard him. Won't you give Lord Sea God a little face?"
Before Bo Saixi could finish her sentence, a surge of blood-red sword energy slashed through the air, striking her directly and blasting her into the sea. Even the unbreakable shaft of her Sea God's scepter now bore a faint mark from the impact.
"You!"
Bo Saixi shot out of the water like a cannonball. Her long dress and silver hair were soaked by seawater, stripping away her former noble composure. Her face was now clouded with fury.
Qian Renhan sneered, "You stayed silent during the whole battle, and just as I was about to finish it, you pop out and expect me to give you face? Bo Saixi, the size of your ego is astounding!"
Bo Saixi's beautiful eyes narrowed as well, clearly enraged. "For the sake of old times, I'll overlook that strike. Leave now, and I'll act as if none of this ever happened."
"Do you think just because we're at sea and I've only got thirty percent of my soul power left, I'm no match for you? Bo Saixi, I'll show you the meaning of arrogance."
The right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor on Qian Renhan's leg lit up with radiant energy. Wildfire never fully consumes, spring wind brings new life. The damaged pair of wings on his back regrew in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he soared up into the sky, rising to a thousand meters.
(End of Chapter)