The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a low roar and suddenly raised his right hand. Purple light spheres appeared all around his body, and in just an instant, they blanketed an area of several hundred square meters.
Every single light sphere was locked onto Yun Ming. The massive energy fluctuations instantly turned the sky on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's side purple, and it began to distort slightly.
A harsh, crackling sound of electricity rang out. From condensation to release, it took only a single breath of time before those thousands of purple light spheres rained down upon Yun Ming like a meteor shower, moving with such extreme speed that it left no room for reaction.
Three parts water, seven parts thunder; each purple light sphere was a composite attack fused from two types of energy. Once they collided, they would erupt with terrifying destructive power. If an ordinary person were faced with such a wide-range, locked-on attack, even a typical space-ability user would find it impossible to dodge. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could play with space too, but unfortunately, his opponent was Yun Ming, and in that regard, "ordinary" had nothing to do with it.
Facing this saturation attack, a flash of silver light appeared in the depths of Yun Ming's eyes, and his figure vanished. Teleportation: the perfect remedy for all sorts of flashy tricks.
The thunder beads collided with one another, exploding with a deafening roar, yet they failed to inflict even the slightest bit of damage.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was no amateur; he quickly sensed the spatial fluctuations behind him, but sensing them was useless—Yun Ming's moves simply defied logic!
The moment Yun Ming reappeared, he initiated his attack with the suppression of the Anti-air Power, forcing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King into an uncontrollable, momentary delay. This instant was brief, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King quickly broke through the spatial pressure, but in that very split second, Yun Ming's follow-up move had already descended upon him.
Three rings glowing with strange light descended from the sky, shackling the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and an indescribable, terrifying pressure bore down upon him. Although the Deep Sea Demonic Whale race could only be considered shallow-sea soul beasts, their strength was unparalleled in the ocean. Even with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King being the pinnacle of such soul beasts, he was forced to hunch over, which showed just how immense this pressure was.
The Soul Stabilization Ring was a new move Yun Ming had developed using his Three Soul Cores and Divine Ring, supplemented by the spear technique logic of the Uncertain Storm. Trapped within the three divine rings, one would endure the pressure of the entire Sky Support World; it was a move that balanced both offense and containment. That the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King wasn't crushed to death was a testament to his well-honed Demigod body.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's face flushed red, the veins on his forehead bulging. He unleashed his violent thunder soul power, frantically battering the three rings in an attempt to break out of the encirclement, but it was all in vain; he couldn't shake the rings in the slightest.
Watching everything from the outside, the Evil King remarked with some emotion.
"Has his strength already reached such a level? Time really does fly!"
Thinking back to when the Evil King first met Yun Ming, Yun Ming had needed the help of two old-timers just to hold his own against him. Now, only a few years had passed, and Yun Ming could already suppress the limit of the Human World.
"Indeed."
Tian Ling had seen Yun Ming at his absolute peak, and seeing him return to that state—and seemingly even surpassing his former self—he felt the same sense of awe. During the last battle against Tang Chen, Yun Ming hadn't been this relaxed. However, after glancing at the Demon Emperor and the two Ao Tian, who were locked in an inseparable struggle on the other side, he spoke up.
"Master shouldn't need us here anymore. Let's go help them out and end this quickly."
The Evil King was feeling a bit restless himself. He didn't refuse Tian Ling's suggestion and nodded in agreement. Both left the Spirit Space and charged toward the Demon Emperor.
The battle, which had previously been a stalemate, saw a new variable introduced. The balance was broken, and the Demon Emperor quickly fell into a one-sided beating.
Yun Ming glanced over but paid it no mind, though the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King clearly couldn't remain indifferent and cursed angrily.
"You despicable, shameless human! If you have the guts, come at me!"
As he spoke, the intensity of the thunder within the three-ring space surged violently. It was clear that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King loved his Wife dearly; it was no wonder that in the original timeline, the Demon Emperor would turn to darkness for her husband. However, trapped as he was, no matter how angry he became, it was all for nothing.
Yun Ming brandished the Atlas Spear in his hand, thrusting it directly toward the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's heart. Compared to Eternity, the greatest advantage of the Soul Stabilization Ring was that it left the possibility of a finishing blow, which was quite excellent.
Feeling the prickling sensation of the spear at his back, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's heart hammered. He felt that his soul power armor could not withstand the sharpness of the Atlas Spear; if this landed, it would be the end of him. He glanced at his Wife not far away, a flash of resolve crossing his large eyes.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a roar, and the gem on his chest began to burn. His thunder soul power rapidly transformed into divine power, and a terrifying pillar of purple-gold lightning shot into the sky, slamming fiercely into the Soul Stabilization Ring. Under the collision, even the three divine rings trembled slightly.
How decisive—he even burned his Whale Pearl! Even if the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could repel Yun Ming today, his cultivation would inevitably plummet, and he would suffer absolute, grievous injury.
"Ah!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a violent shout, and the lightning pillar grew even thicker.
Watching the three divine rings tremble more and more violently, Yun Ming felt a tinge of regret that he couldn't finish this simply, but he still retracted the rings. His divine rings involved his soul cores and could not be risked; that was the drawback of this move.
The moment he was freed, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King erupted with purple-gold light. He turned and lunged at Yun Ming, his hands forming fists that collided in front of his chest, sending a ripple of purple-gold light radiating outward. Wherever the purple light passed, the air instantly solidified.
This was a skill derived from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Demon Whale Domain. Once enveloped, one would immediately fall into a state of brief dizziness. At their level of combat, even a momentary stun could have fatal consequences. He had previously been caught off guard by Yun Ming's spatial abilities, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King would not leave the same opening again.
The two were very close, and Yun Ming had just retracted his move, leaving him no time to teleport away. The Sun Moon Star divine rings bloomed with divine light, the intense golden energy fluctuations holding back the purple-gold light wave, preventing it from advancing a single step.
Seeing his move fail, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King did not lose heart. His armor glowed brilliantly, and he fully mobilized the energy compressed within it, raising his arms to punch in close quarters. Burning the Whale Pearl was an irreversible process; the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had to kill Yun Ming before his soul cores burned out, otherwise, he and his Wife would not escape the fate of becoming Spirit Rings.
Facing this punch, which carried divine thunder, Yun Ming did not dodge at all. All four of his amplitude Spirit Rings lit up, and he entered his strongest state. Retracting his spear and thrusting it out again, the Atlas Spear, wrapped in spear light, met this frontal assault.
Boom--
Thunder and spear light clashed frantically. The heavy fist and the spear tip emitted a deafening roar before they even made contact. Yun Ming didn't wait for the struggle to end; he used the force to retract his spear, spun his body in mid-air, and unleashed a Sweep Across the Army.
The sudden change in Yun Ming's move, combined with the fact that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was truly unaccustomed to humanoid combat, left him a step behind. Unable to synchronize his attack, he could only protect his chest with his arms and take the blow head-on.
With a dull thud, the arrogant Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was knocked out of the sky by Yun Ming's spear, crashing into the sea and creating a massive wave over a hundred meters high.
Having landed a hit, Yun Ming did not stop. With an even greater explosion of energy, he turned and unleashed a mountain-splitting strike. A pitch-black spatial rift descended from the sky, forcibly parting the exploding spray, and even slicing a hundred-meter-deep trench into the sea surface, revealing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who had just managed to stabilize his form. Yun Ming charged out directly from the spatial rift with another earth-shattering spear thrust.
Since the attack had begun, Yun Ming had no intention of stopping. He would not rest until he had pierced his opponent to death.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's face was ashen. Being trapped earlier had stripped away his initial contempt and arrogance. He acknowledged that Yun Ming was indeed no simple foe, but he hadn't expected that even after burning his Whale Pearl, he would still be at a disadvantage. Was this human a bit too strong? But there was no choice; he had to fight!
Feeling the even sharper momentum and more manic energy on Yun Ming's Atlas Spear, he performed a strange action.
He cupped his hands around his ears and suddenly opened his mouth, letting out a loud, resonant long howl. Simultaneously, a streak of white mist appeared.
This was Dan Qi, one of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's offensive soul skills.
Yun Ming sensed the threat, but he showed no sign of retreating. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was now highly vigilant; surprise moves like teleportation were no longer effective, so it was better to force a breakthrough.
The sound from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's mouth was somewhat hoarse at first, but soon, accompanied by the expulsion of the white mist, his voice gradually transformed into a dragon-like roar. The dark clouds in the sky surged frantically, as if echoing his howl, and the white Dan Qi condensed into a ball in the air, meeting Yun Ming's Atlas Divine Spear head-on.
Boom--
The white mist scattered, and even the dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the shockwave of this collision, revealing the brilliance of the sun. The Dan Qi expelled by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was forcibly shattered by Yun Ming, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's body shook violently, a trace of blood appearing in his eyes; he had clearly been affected.
Yun Ming was also affected to some extent. His attack could not continue; although the white Dan Qi had been shattered by his strike, he himself had been repelled by the massive rebounding force and the impact of the dissipating Dan Qi, thrown back into the air.
The rapid exchange ended in a draw, but with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King injured and his Whale Pearl burning, he didn't have much time left. The scales of victory had already begun to tilt slowly toward Yun Ming.
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