Looking at those two Dragon Turtle Soul Spirits, the Demon Emperor finally realized who the owner of the previous voice was and shrieked.
"Ao Tian! Why is it you! Weren't you already..."
The Demon Emperor had witnessed Ao Tian's death with its own eyes back then; it was certain that Ao Tian had died completely. It could not understand how he could appear before it in such a form now.
Regarding the Demon Emperor's shock and confusion, Ao Tian said coldly.
"Already dead? Then you underestimate this king far too much."
"This king hasn't had his revenge yet; I'm not willing to die."
Although surviving back then was an accident, Ao Tian still kept a stiff upper lip.
The Demon Emperor let out a cold snort.
"Want revenge? Then come and try it!"
The Demon Emperor was shocked by Ao Tian's current state, but it felt no fear. It could kill him once, so it could kill him a second time.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King watched all of this indifferently and summarized in a booming voice.
"It doesn't matter, I'll just kill you both."
Immediately, it stopped wasting words and turned its body. Its two-hundred-meter-long massive frame displayed extreme agility. As it turned, its enormous whale tail whipped up, lashing out toward Yun Ming and Ao Tian in the sky. Massive Soul Power transformed into a blue-purple whale tail, descending with the overwhelming force of the ocean.
Yun Ming's gaze sharpened. Behind him, a golden-armored Dharma Image holding a spear appeared, looking like a god; it was essentially a magnified version of Yun Ming.
"Fight!"
Since the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had issued the challenge, Yun Ming certainly wouldn't waste any more words. He held the Atlas Spear high and smashed it down ferociously. Massive amounts of Soul Power poured into the Atlas Divine Spear, an endless White Flame ignited, and a heavy, dense aura erupted, suppressing the heavens and the earth.
The Dharma Image behind Yun Ming also roared at the sky, attacking in synchronization.
Boom--
The massive whale tail struck the Atlas Spear without suspense. A layer of intense blue-purple light permeated the area around the tail, as if countless lightning bolts had condensed together.
The energy the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had accumulated over a million years was truly vast; it was indeed only one step away from entering the god realm. Even if its energy might not be as pure as Yun Ming's due to its cultivation method, in such a head-on collision, it was absolutely top-tier in the Human World.
The moment the whale tail struck the Atlas Spear, the Dharma Image behind Yun Ming trembled uncontrollably, flickering in and out of existence. However, while it shook, Yun Ming was not so easy to deal with. The Anti-air Power combined with the sharpness of the Spear Light allowed the Atlas Divine Spear in the Dharma Image's hand to still viciously slice through the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive tail of Soul Power, landing on its Demigod body. The spear blade broke through the tough skin on the surface of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, leaving a long, thin scratch.
The wound was not deep, merely a superficial injury for a behemoth like the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but the Spear Light entering its body was no joke. The constant pain from within made the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King shriek. It thrashed its massive body wildly, and terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from it, attempting to expel the Spear Light from within.
But how could Yun Ming allow his opponent to break free so easily? He was here to obtain a Spirit Ring. Yun Ming stomped on the Void, pointing the Atlas Divine Spear straight at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing her husband being suppressed, the Demon Emperor naturally wouldn't stand by. With a whale cry, a dark purple, intricate six-pointed star array formed above her head instantly. Like a cannon, a massive dark purple beam of light erupted, rushing straight toward Yun Ming.
Demon Emperor's Wrath!
If Yun Ming maintained his current flight trajectory, he would inevitably take a hit from the Demon Emperor. At that point, not only would his attack fail, but he might also be injured himself. However, Yun Ming had no intention of changing his move; after all, he was better at calling for backup.
"Your opponent is us!"
Just as the 'Demon Emperor's Wrath' was about to hit Yun Ming, a black light flashed beside him, and two massive yellow dragon-shaped phantoms emerged, using their bodies as shields to block the attack.
Mountain Dragon Defense! The signature defensive Spirit Skill of the Mountain Dragon Clan.
Boom--
The sound shook the heavens, and the ocean surged.
Seeing her Spirit Skill broken, the Demon Emperor was furious and wanted to attack again, but the two Ao Tians had already transformed into their Dragon Turtle forms and met her head-on. The three behemoths collided head-on and began a fierce slaughter.
Yun Ming kept his eyes fixed on his target and continued his advance. No matter how agile the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was, its size was a factor; it was impossible for it to escape Yun Ming's grasp. No matter how it twisted, the Atlas Divine Spear remained viciously embedded in its body, and he twisted it with force, preventing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King from flicking him off by controlling its muscles.
The intense pain caused the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body to spasm. Although with its physical toughness, this non-lethal spear strike from Yun Ming could hardly cripple it, it was truly painful!
It thrashed wildly in the water, and its Demon Whale Domain erupted instantly, filling the entire sea area with blue-purple light.
Unfortunately, neither its thrashing nor its domain had any effect on Yun Ming.
The Anti-air Power enveloped his entire body, and the power of the ocean could not affect Yun Ming at all. The violent slapping and the impact of the seawater meant nothing to someone of Yun Ming's current level.
No matter how the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King rolled, the Atlas Divine Spear remained stuck in its body, and countless Spear Light were forced into it.
The Atlas Edge was truly terrifying; after only a few violent struggles by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, it could already feel large swaths of flesh and blood on its back dying.
No matter how strong the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's body was, it couldn't withstand Yun Ming doing this constantly! Moreover, all these actions were performed under its energy protection. No matter how the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King acted, its massive fish-like body determined that it couldn't do anything to Yun Ming.
This was the first time the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had encountered such a situation. It wanted to attack its own body, willing to suffer injury to take out Yun Ming. However, its pure energy attacks all required its body to emit them, and they couldn't reach itself; only those attacks utilizing the ocean could land on it. But Yun Ming could clearly tank those attacks.
Roar--
The massive whale tail slapped heavily against the sea surface, kicking up monstrous waves, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body suddenly vaulted out of the seawater with the help of this slap. That was a massive body two hundred meters long! Being able to vault into the air like this showed just how thick its power was.
Unparalleled, massive energy erupted instantly from the head of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. In this instant, its two-hundred-meter-long body actually paused in the sky.
Deep blue light rose from the ocean below, and nine massive lightning bolts as thick as water vats descended from the thick dark clouds in the sky, striking the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King heavily.
Intense blue-purple light instantly permeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body. Whether it was the blue from below or the purple lightning falling from above, a faint layer of golden light appeared on it after contact. The surface of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's skin seemed to condense into a layer of blue-purple crystal, and at the same time, its massive body began to shrink at an unparalleled speed.
To kill a thousand enemies, one must lose eight hundred! In the short term, the only way the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could think to break the deadlock was this indiscriminate attack that included itself. And the facts proved it had bet correctly. As the nine purple lightning bolts landed on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the massive lightning indeed broke through the protection of the Anti-air Power.
Seeing this, Yun Ming did not persist and took the initiative to retreat. In terms of lightning resistance and depth of Soul Power, he could not compare to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, so there was no need to take it head-on. Moreover, he knew what the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King wanted to do now: transform into human form! A common ability of Beasts. However, while this solved the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's problem of size and agility and removed its weak points, its physical strength would decrease, and its change in combat style would make it much easier to deal with.
In fact, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had no choice but to do this. The enemies it had faced in the past had never fought it using Yun Ming's method; did they really think its Demigod body and monstrous Soul Power were just for show? But Yun Ming's method was truly unavoidable. Helplessly, it had to make this choice. As the overlord of the sea, transforming into human form was a significant weakening for it. At the very least, all the benefits brought by its massive body vanished, and it could not utilize its total energy.
The facts proved just how correct Yun Ming was to retreat in time. The layer of blue-purple crystals that had condensed on the surface of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King exploded with a roar, instantly forming a massive blue-purple vortex in mid-air. The shattered crystals acted like countless sharp blades, filled with tyrannical cutting power and dual water and thunder attributes; had he truly been caught in the middle of it, even Yun Ming would have been injured.
The massive blue-purple vortex did not vanish after its release; instead, it rapidly contracted, squeezing frantically amidst violent rotation as it continuously compressed its own energy. Within it, the body of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was no longer visible.
"Human, you have angered me!" the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King roared.
Yun Ming watched the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King gather its Soul Power without interfering, saying calmly, "Saying things like that is meaningless now."
Yun Ming was about to kill the fish, so why would he fear angering it?
Deep Sea Demonic Whale King: "..."
The way he said that made the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King seem a bit dull.
The blue-purple light converged, and the two-hundred-meter-long giant Deep Sea Demonic Whale vanished. Appearing in Yun Ming's field of vision was a middle-aged man with a weathered face.
This person stood over three meters tall with long, deep blue hair draped behind him. Most uniquely, he wore a strange set of deep purple armor. The armor appeared crystalline, composed of Chest Armor, Shoulder Armor, Abdominal Armor, a Battle Skirt, and Limb Armor. It was a seamless, integrated whole with no visible joints. A high Neck Guard protected his neck, and he wore a semi-enclosed deep purple helmet with gill-like patterns on both sides. The moment he appeared, all the energy in the air seemed to converge upon him. At the same time, a massive deep purple vortex appeared behind his back. The vortex slowly drifted upward, rotating from behind him to his front, finally condensing at the center of his Chest Armor to form a fist-sized gemstone. Even as it transformed into a gem, swirling energy continued to flicker within it, looking extremely bizarre.
Yun Ming looked at the armor on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and calculated in his mind.
Energy Armor Transformation; it seems he really is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a god.
Still, it was fine; at most, he was just another Tang Chen.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could not help but feel disappointed at Yun Ming's calm demeanor. However, its hatred for Yun Ming had reached its limit. Although it had taken human form, the pain within its body persisted; it had not felt such agony in many years.
The two stood in a standoff for a moment before the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could no longer restrain itself, growling, "Die!"
As it spoke, its Soul Power surged violently, and it struck once more, bringing down a thunderous barrage from the sky.
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