Chapter 169: A Natural Counter
The once calm ocean suddenly roared to life, waves surging violently. A massive water column, over ten meters thick, shot straight into the sky, targeting Neptune mid air.
Seeing that this was nothing more than a probing attack, Neptune didn't even bother dodging. A soft blue glow radiated from his body, and in the next instant, the towering water column engulfed him completely.
However, as the water's power dissipated, he reappeared, completely unscathed, floating in the exact same position. It was as if the massive surge of water had no effect on him at all completely immune to its impact.
For a brief moment, the sea below fell eerily silent.
Then, the ocean began to churn once more. The water surface roiled as a colossal shadow loomed beneath, growing larger and larger. A massive figure slowly ascended from the depths, its sheer presence dyeing the surrounding waters in an intense blue glow.
A deep, resonating roar echoed across the vast sea, carrying an unfathomable power. The sound waves alone shook the ocean for dozens of miles, even reaching Xiao Bai from afar.
Hovering in mid air, Neptune's azure eyes remained calm as he looked down at the monstrous behemoth.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King had surfaced.
Its massive body stretched over two hundred meters in length, its entire form gleaming like a sapphire monolith. Its head bore two enormous eyes, but the left eye socket was nothing but a hollow black void blinded.
The right eye, however, remained intact, gleaming with a cold, piercing light that locked onto Neptune.
There was no doubt the missing left eye was the handiwork of the previous Sea God.
As the monstrous whale rose from the depths, it instinctively recognized the man hovering above.
Of course, with its level of intelligence, it was also connected to the Q&A System and had long since learned of Neptune's identity.
"Why is this human here?"
A sense of unease filled the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's heart.
The knowledge that this man was destined to become the new Sea God flashed through its mind.
Then, it recalled its old grudge with the previous Sea God.
It didn't take long for the creature to reach a conclusion:
Neptune had come with ill intent!
It had to strike first!
With a slight movement, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's massive tail rose into the air.
A sudden burst of twisting blue energy radiated from its body, and with a mighty slap against the ocean's surface
BOOM!
Countless water droplets shot into the air like razor sharp arrows, completely enveloping Neptune's position.
"Pathetic tricks."
Neptune remained motionless, his gaze indifferent as he watched the thousands of high velocity water projectiles rain down upon him.
If these attacks had been aimed at anyone else even a Titled Douluo they would have been forced to dodge.
After all, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was an existence infinitely close to divinity.
Even a casual attack from it carried devastating power.
But unfortunately for the whale, its enemy was Neptune the master of water itself.
The moment the countless water projectiles touched the blue aura surrounding Neptune, they vanished instantly, dissolving into harmless mist.
It was the same as before completely ineffective.
Seeing this, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's heart sank.
It realized that today's battle wasn't in its favor.
Even though Neptune hadn't ascended to godhood yet, he was already terrifyingly powerful.
Still
Even though the situation looked grim, it had no intention of surrendering without a fight.
What if
Just what if
This human was only strong on the surface but weak underneath?
If it surrendered without testing its opponent's true strength, then it would be the greatest fool of all.
Suddenly
BOOM!
A massive blue sphere over five meters in diameter began forming at the whale's mountainous back.
The terrifying energy mass pulsed violently, surging with incomprehensible power.
Barely a moment later
It erupted
A blazing blue beam of energy tore through the sky, shooting straight for Neptune!
Unlike the initial probing attacks, this was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's true offensive power!
Neptune narrowed his eyes slightly.
He could tell
This was far stronger than the earlier water column attack.
Although smaller in size, its destructive power was far more concentrated!
He was just about to strike with the Sea God's Trident
When suddenly
He felt a strange shift in space.
Even though he was floating in mid air, he suddenly felt as though he was submerged deep in the ocean.
The air itself rippled unnaturally
An invisible force was pressing down on him, as if he were trapped beneath a deep sea current.
But this was no ordinary water resistance.
This was
A Domain!
A flash of realization struck Neptune.
Only a Domain's power could manipulate an entire area on such a massive scale.
This was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Domain
A true power only million year soul beasts could wield!
Even though he was hundreds of meters above the sea, he was still within its range.
This fact alone proved just how terrifyingly strong this whale really was.
But unfortunately for it
Neptune was the worst possible opponent it could face.
Using water based abilities against a water master?
How laughable.
Neptune shook his head.
His gaze fell upon the massive energy beam hurtling toward him.
He could feel the sheer power within it
This wasn't just soul power.
It was the roar of the ocean itself.
Most of the attack's energy didn't even come from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Instead, it was borrowing power directly from the sea!
Which made sense
As a creature of the ocean, the whale naturally had the ability to manipulate its surroundings to a certain extent.
In some ways, soul beasts had an inherent advantage over humans.
But not this time.
Against Neptune, it was utterly useless.
With calm indifference, Neptune simply raised his hand.
In his open palm, a blinding azure light erupted forth.
"Break."
At his command
The massive energy beam shattered instantly.
The once condensed blue pillar collapsed, dispersing into harmless seawater that rained down from above.
BOOM!
A deafening series of crashes followed
As the dispersed ocean water slammed back into the sea, creating torrential waves in every direction.
Neptune hovered mid air, completely unmoved.
He hadn't even flinched.
In the distance
Xiao Bai, who had been watching carefully, couldn't help but feel shocked.
She had expected Neptune to win
But this was too easy.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's signature attack, an energy blast so powerful it could make her heart tremble in fear
Had been casually negated.
Like it was nothing.
Now, she couldn't help but laugh at her past worries.
Would Neptune lose?
What a joke.
Looking at how effortlessly he dismantled the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he could probably beat it with one hand tied behind his back!
Because in the end
The whale had one fatal weakness.
It was a creature of the sea.
And against Neptune
It had met its ultimate counter.
(End of Chapter)
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