Bo Saixi slowly ascended with the help of her staff. "Congratulations, Ah Zhi. You've become the new heir of Sea God Island. The Deep Sea Devil Whale King may look powerful, but as the one chosen by the Sea God, you'll definitely defeat it."
Ah Zhi remained silent. Clearly, she didn't believe that becoming the Sea God's successor could bridge the gap in strength. Only someone like Bo Saixi, the Sea God's High Priestess, could believe that an ordinary Title Douluo could defeat the Deep Sea Devil Whale King.
Yu Tianming gently ruffled her hair, grinning.
"Don't be so pessimistic. As I recall, the divine test doesn't say you have to kill the Deep Sea Devil Whale King by yourself."
Ah Zhi's eyes lit up. "You mean, once I reach the Title Douluo level, I can gather a few more powerhouses and we can gang up on the Deep Sea Devil Whale King together?"
"No, I mean you and I are heading to the Devil Whale Domain now—to kill the Deep Sea Devil Whale King."
Bo Saixi's expression shifted to disbelief. She immediately retorted, "The Deep Sea Devil Whale King has cultivated for countless years and may already be close to godhood. You barely made it out alive from the spatial turbulence last time. Now you're dragging Ah Zhi into danger? What if the Sea God's legacy is lost again?"
Yu Tianming's body surged with energy, his leaked soul power fundamentally different from ordinary soul masters. He smiled nonchalantly. "Then I'll go alone and hunt the Deep Sea Devil Whale King. If I succeed, and Ah Zhi has no divine test target left, don't blame me, High Priestess."
With that, he turned and headed out of the Sea God Hall.
But before he could take a few steps, a slender yet firm hand grasped his arm. Bo Saixi sighed. "Wait until daybreak. I'll bring Ah Zhi with me. If you fail, I can still get her out safely."
"High Priestess, trust me. Tomorrow will be the Deep Sea Devil Whale King's death day. Just bring Ah Zhu and Ah Zhi to watch."
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At dawn the next day, the four of them arrived at the edge of the Devil Whale Domain.
Bo Saixi held the enormous Sea God scepter, and the air beneath her feet seemed solid, allowing Zhu and Zhi—who couldn't fly—to stand beside her.
Yu Tianming took Ah Zhi's hand. "You remember I can absorb electricity, right? Channel your lightning into me. When I defeat the Deep Sea Devil Whale King, the credit will be yours too."
Their palms touched, and purple lightning crackled between them. Ah Zhi looked worried. "Be careful, young master."
Yu Tianming didn't respond. He flew straight into the center of the Devil Whale Domain, hovering hundreds of meters in the sky.
Through electromagnetic sensing, he locked onto the massive figure of the Deep Sea Devil Whale King a thousand meters beneath the surface. His palm extended downward, gathering power. A focused golden lightning bolt shot into the sea, striking the whale's back.
Yu Tianming frowned. Although the attack hit, the Deep Sea Devil Whale King remained motionless, as if in a deep sleep.
Just as he prepared to strike again, the once-clear sea began to change. The sky-blue water turned deep and shadowy, and the waves within the Devil Whale Domain stilled completely, sharply contrasting with the choppy waters beyond. A suffocating pressure from the deep twisted the very air.
Boom—!
Without warning, a five-meter-wide blue water column erupted beneath Yu Tianming, soaring hundreds of meters into the sky to strike him.
This wasn't just a pure energy attack. It was the ocean itself roaring in fury. There was barely any soul power in it—it was a tidal force unleashed by the sea.
Even Title Douluos would retreat from such force, but Yu Tianming only chuckled. Though he was just Rank 90, he had already stepped into the divine realm. How could this move harm him?
A gravitational shield, circular in shape, formed around him. The water column crashed into it and immediately exploded into a spray like shattered fireworks. Countless droplets splashed across the calm ocean. Yu Tianming hovered midair without so much as a wobble.
Just as the water obscured his vision, a mountain-sized creature burst out of the sea. Despite its size, it moved with astonishing grace, appearing silently right in front of him.
Yu Tianming, with his electromagnetic senses, was startled.
'Wasn't this guy still playing dead at the bottom? How did it suddenly appear in front of me?'
The Deep Sea Devil Whale King's million years of cultivation had given it a massive body and matching defense.
Yu Tianming's gravitational shield was not only a soul bone skill from the Mountain Dragon King—it was powered by divine force. But the moment they collided, it was the shield that began to collapse.
Yu Tianming turned into a streak of white light, retreating thousands of meters in an instant.
Boom—!
A thunderous explosion followed their clash, sending shockwaves across the sea.
The Deep Sea Devil Whale King's massive form surfaced. Despite the forceful impact, its blue-crystal-like body was unharmed. Its single eye stared coldly at Yu Tianming, exuding a terrifying aura.
From afar at the sea's edge, Bo Saixi, dressed in red, observed quietly.
As the Sea God's High Priestess and a Limit Douluo who had cultivated for centuries, her understanding of oceanic forces surpassed any sea soul master. She could see how cleverly the Deep Sea Devil Whale King had used the ocean's power in that strike.
And yet Yu Tianming had escaped unscathed. 'What happened to him over the past year? How did his strength grow so much?' she wondered.
In the center of the Devil Whale Domain, the Deep Sea Devil Whale King spoke slowly. "So it's you. I didn't expect you to deliver yourself today."
Its voice was strange, stirring ripples on the surface and even causing a faint tremble in Yu Tianming's blood.
"You know me?" Yu Tianming narrowed his eyes, killing intent growing.
The whale's single eye gleamed with naked greed. "How could I not? You're the Sea God's chosen. But now you've inherited some other god's legacy and stalled at Rank 90—a weak, fledgling god. If I devour you, I'll take the final step."
Yu Tianming laughed scornfully. "You? A loser who once bowed to the Sea God? A rotting insect clinging to life? You want to devour me?"
The Deep Sea Devil Whale King showed no anger. "There is no more Sea God. In the ocean, I am the true ruler. You may have stepped into the divine, but without your ninth soul ring, what can you do? I've reached 99% of the god-level with my body alone. What makes you think you can oppose me?"
Hovering in the sky, Yu Tianming sneered. "You're just a fish. No matter how long you train, you can't match a true dragon."
"Hmph. Sharp-tongued brat. Once I eat you, I'll become a monstrous god—and perhaps even transform into a dragon."
Without further words, the Deep Sea Devil Whale King launched an attack. Its colossal tail flicked, firing a vast fan-shaped burst of blue-violet light, lightning crackling at its edges.
This time, it didn't borrow the sea's power—this was pure, refined soul force, the result of a million years of cultivation.
Yu Tianming didn't retreat. Instead, he turned into a white streak, bypassing the fan-shaped light to rush directly at the whale.
Mid-flight, he transformed into his Wuhun true body—Ghidorah.
Having absorbed his eighth soul ring, his true body now stretched 50 meters, dwarfing other Title Douluo and even ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Yet in front of the 200-meter-long, nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Devil Whale King, he still looked like a child.
But size didn't define power. As a true dragon, Yu Tianming's aura did not fall short.
Trailing white flame, he arced through the sky and attacked the whale's blinded side—where the Sea God had once struck it.
As the light faded, the three heads of Ghidorah unleashed red, blue, and green beams toward the whale.
The green beam, born from his soul ring gained from the Sky Blue Bull Python, was a variation of the Slowing Domain—Slowing Beam. It could act as both domain and concentrated beam, greatly hampering foes.
The red was a variation of the Sea Dragon's Forbidden Magic Domain—Forbidden Magic Beam.
The blue came from his condensed Killing God Domain—Killing Beam.
All three were debuff-based abilities. Upon impact, the Deep Sea Devil Whale King's massive body stiffened slightly, and its deep blue glow dimmed a bit.
Seeing the attack fall short of expectations, Yu Tianming frowned and retreated several thousand meters.
Behind him, the energy from the whale's previous attack exploded. The sky darkened, a deafening roar followed, and clouds vaporized over a massive radius. Sea creatures for miles looked up at the spectacle.
But the two remained still, eyes locked, wary of each other.
Yu Tianming spoke first, his voice rippling with spiritual pressure even from afar. "Devil Whale King, if I'm right, your body is a perfect blend of flesh and energy. That's why you've reached a million years and approached the divine. If you were human, you'd be a god already."
All three dragon heads spoke in unison, their unique voice stirring the sea. His attack carried a spiritual impact—Dragon King's Roar—an ability from his fourth soul ring, testing the whale's mental strength.
"No need for your flattery," the whale sneered, apparently unaffected. "Once I devour you, I'll become a demonic god even with my soul beast body. The ocean is my home turf. Without the Sea God's legacy, even a fledgling god like you will die here."
Its killing intent intensified, the sea beginning to boil. But it didn't attack right away.
"I've waited a million years in the ocean—just one step from godhood. I've been stuck here for a hundred thousand years. Now, you deliver yourself to me? Perfect. Once I devour you…"
Yu Tianming frowned. 'Still not attacking? Just talking nonstop. He's trying to stall—to shake off the debuffs.'
He narrowed his eyes. 'As expected of a million-year-old monster. Even as a soul beast, he's more cunning than most humans on the continent.'
Without warning, Yu Tianming struck.
There was no wind-up, no charge. The soul bone ability from the Sky Blue Bull Python's right arm launched instantly—serpent-like arcs of electricity snaked down his body, converging at his dragon heads.
(End of Chapter)
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