Upon hearing this, Qing Mu's smile gradually faded, and then she nodded seriously: "Yes, and as far as I know, there is currently a soul beast that is close to a million years old."
"Qingmu, the soul beast you mentioned that's nearly a million years old, you're not referring to Tianmeng, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Ice Emperor within the Sea of Spirit couldn't help but laugh. Tianmeng was indeed a soul beast approaching a million years old, but its combat strength...
It's better not to say anything.
Upon hearing Ice Emperor speak, Qing Mu shook her head at Ice Emperor within her spiritual sea and replied, "No, it's another soul beast that's nearly a million years old."
"What? Qingmu, you're saying that a nearly million-year-old soul beast has appeared outside of Tianmeng in this world?"
Upon hearing this, Hyotei could no longer remain seated.
She was willing to accept Qingmu's suggestion to sacrifice herself to him because she believed she couldn't survive the great calamity of 400,000 years, betting that Qingmu would become a god in the future.
Therefore, Hyotei understood even more clearly how terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation was, and how powerful it was to survive nine great tribulations over nearly a million years.
Qing Mu nodded and said, "That soul beast is called the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Its age is now approaching one million years, and its cultivation has already reached the level of one million years. It is only one step away from becoming a god."
In fact, given the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's situation, he should have become a god long ago under normal circumstances. With a million years of cultivation, a 99% divine body, the ability to remain hidden in his soul bone even after being killed with the help of the Asura God's power, waiting to possess Tang San's soul, and the double whale pearl in his head that is very likely a double soul core, all of these things basically reached the limit below the god level.
Even after the battle with the Sea God, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King developed the divine skill of Energy Armor Transformation. Although it was only a semi-finished product and could not be compared with the real set, the quantitative change led to the qualitative change, and its power should not be underestimated.
With these configurations, if it were a fight between three or four Di Tian, he would definitely win. However, Di Tian is not that strong yet, so it's hard to say who would win against the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It depends on how much of the power Di Tian can unleash with the Dragon God Claw and whether he can break through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's energy armor.
"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"
Hyotei was slightly taken aback; clearly, it was the first time she had heard this name either.
Within the Sea of Spirit, Qing Mu was speechless upon seeing Bing Di's appearance. "I mean, you've lived for over 300,000 years, and you've never even heard of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King Dou?"
Hearing Qingmu's words, Bingdi blushed. Could she say that besides eating and sleeping, she only went out when she wanted to be with Xuedi?
"I should have asked Sister Yuki-onna back then; she should have known this information."
Hyotei felt a pang of regret. If she had been a little more studious before, she wouldn't have lost face in front of Aomu.
At this moment, Dugu Bo outside also recovered from his shock. He didn't expect there to be a million-year-old soul beast. How strong must this soul beast be?
Suddenly, Dugu Bo realized that when Qing Mu said there were only a handful of them, he was referring not only to humans but also to other living beings. At the time, he thought Qing Mu was referring to powerful 100,000-year-old soul beasts, but now it seemed that Qing Mu was referring to these terrifying 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
So, Dugu Bo cautiously asked, "Qing Mu, who is stronger between you and this million-year-old soul beast? Can you defeat it?"
"I can't beat it. I'm no match for that million-year-old deep-sea demon whale king right now."
Qing Mu shook her head and said without the slightest hesitation.
After the battle with Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, Qing Mu should have tested his current limits. He is slightly stronger than Qian Daoliu, but only slightly stronger.
Among the three Limit Douluos, Qian Daoliu can be considered the weakest.
Because Qian Daoliu only gains his bonus when he is in the sky, the higher he flies, the greater the bonus he gains and the stronger he becomes.
But this is only in theory; in reality, Qian Daoliu is unable to unleash his full potential in his ideal state.
After all, you fly so high, you are strong, but how are you going to attack?
Would someone chase you up to thousands or even tens of thousands of meters in the air and fight you?
If others don't come and you can't attack them, you can only slink down from the sky and fight the enemy near the ground. In this case, the bonus you get is negligible.
Conversely, compared to Qian Daoliu, the bonus conditions for Poseidon and Tang Chen are much simpler.
Poseidon's battlefield is the sea, and he can get the full bonus as long as he is on the sea.
Tang Chen's conditions are even simpler. The Great Sumeru Hammer's ring explosion is not restricted by the environment at all; it can be unleashed as long as it is not on cooldown.
Therefore, Qing Mu believed that Qian Daoliu was the weakest. Although their ultimate combat strength was roughly the same, considering the actual situation, Poseidon and Tang Chen were clearly stronger.
At the same time, Qing Mu thought to himself, "Currently, the only ones who can pose a threat to me on the Douluo Continent are the Silver Dragon King, Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Di Tian, Evil Emperor, Snow Emperor, Ten Thousand Demon King, and Xiong Jun from the Soul Beast side, and Qian Daoliu, Poseidon, and Tang Chen from the Human side."
However, the Evil Emperor is not on Douluo Continent, and the Silver Dragon King is too injured to fight. The only ones who can truly guarantee a victory are the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and Di Tian, the two strongest soul beasts.
Yes, Qing Mu's strength has now reached a point where only the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and Di Tian can reliably defeat him.
As for Xue Di, Wan Yao Wang, Xiong Jun, Bo Sai Xi, Tang Chen, and Qian Dao Liu, although they are strong, they only have a chance to beat him. If they are not on their home turf, they may even be easily defeated by Qing Mu.
"I see!"
For some reason, upon hearing from Qing Mu that he was no match for the Deep Sea Demon Whale Queen, Dugu Bo felt a slight sense of loss.
Having heard Qing Mu's shocking words so many times before, I was a little unaccustomed to her answer this time, even though it wasn't unexpected.
Seeing Dugu Bo's expression, Qing Mu patted Dugu Bo on the shoulder and said with a smile, "So what if you can't beat a million-year-old soul beast? Don't forget that I'm only level 80 now, and I haven't even absorbed my eighth soul ring yet."
"Once I reach the Title Douluo level, even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King might not be a match for me and Ivysaur."
When Qing Mu said this, he was very confident. From level 80 to titled Douluo, although his soul power only increased by one or two times, it was undoubtedly a qualitative change for Qing Mu and Ivysaur.
With higher base stats, the power of Qingmu and Ivysaur's special moves will definitely increase, not to mention the amplification from the two spirit rings.
Then, Qingmu frowned and expressed her concerns.
"My only worry right now is that the Spirit Hall will attack you while I'm away. After all, I need to acquire spirit rings and can't protect you all the time."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, you don't need to worry, because according to what you just said, the Spirit Hall should be too busy to pay attention to you."
"In fact, if we had to put it bluntly, it should be the Spirit Hall that's afraid of you, since you're stronger than Qian Daoliu."