Chapter 508.
The beam of light, reaching far into the sky, illuminated the entire expanse above.
Wang Feng swung his axe at the blue light emitted by the devil whale. The axe's blade, which seemed capable of shattering the very fabric of space, unleashed powerful waves of blade energy that split the massive blue light in half. The light, which had the force to destroy a mountain, was cleaved in two midair.
If Tang San and the others had still been conscious, they would have been utterly stunned.
The force of the strike pushed Wang Feng's entire body into the destructive blue light.
Despite the overwhelming power of the beam that surrounded him, Wang Feng appeared tiny in comparison to the immense blue light, which was nearly twenty meters wide. Yet, Wang Feng was barely harmed by the blue light. He had shattered the devil whale's attack with a single axe strike, and the blade, pulsing with boundless energy, carried the momentum to tear through the sky itself. It landed directly on the devil whale's back.
The devil whale let out a furious roar of pain as a visible wound, several tens of meter long, appeared on its back.
Though the wound was small in comparison to the vast size of the whale, it marked the first time the beast had truly been injured.
"That's incredibly strong," Wang Feng thought, his dark pupils reflecting the damage he had inflicted.
Was that really all?
Just one axe strike and only this wound?
The devil whale, over two hundred meters in length, had a wound barely over ten meters long. In essence, it was no more than a small cut.
For someone like a Titled Douluo, even at level 97, they wouldn't have survived such an attack. But against this devil whale, it only left a small scar?
"This near million-year soul beast is stronger than I thought..." Wang Feng muttered, frowning slightly.
In truth, his own wound was already quite remarkable. Tang San had only managed to leave a small scratch on this beast using the Eight Spider Lances...
At that moment, a vortex on the back of the devil whale began to swirl again, and a purple halo emanated from its body, shaking and pulsating. It soon formed into a destructive purple light with overwhelming power.
"Trying again?" Wang Feng smirked.
"I'm not foolish enough to keep fighting you now!"
With that, he spread the seven pairs of black wings on his back, moving faster than even Bai He, a pure agility system Soul Douluo.
Wang Feng flew straight to Tang San's side and used the Armored Black Thorn to trap him. With a thought, he manipulated the Armored Black Thorn to lift Tang San away to a safe distance.
Meanwhile, Wang Feng cleaved two more axes toward a massive tsunami water wall more than 100 meters high in the distance.
At first, the cuts were only a few meters long, but as they fell, they expanded into a slash over tens of meters wide.
The tsunami water wall was cleaved open, and the frame of the Armored Black Thorns sent Tang San flying out.
The tsunami contained immense water pressure, and if Tang San had stayed in its path, his body would have been crushed instantly. The Armored Black Thorn would also have been forced away.
Just as Wang Feng sent Tang San to safety, the second devastating attack from the devil whale struck.
The purple vortex formed into a blinding light that seemed to consume everything. As Wang Feng swung his axe again, the attack engulfed him entirely.
Wang Feng's skin was covered with countless blood marks, his body riddled with net-like wounds. The beam of light, powered by the Pangu Axe, couldn't make Wang Feng immune to the damage, but his resilience remained.
Inside the purple world, he felt his body being constantly torn apart. Yet, the Meteoric Tears within his heart began to glow, and an overwhelming flow of energy coursed through his body, healing his wounds rapidly.
Despite the agony, Wang Feng remained calm. The pain was intense, but it didn't compare to the suffering he endured when the Red Lotus Karmic Fire had tempered his body.
Wang Feng swung the Pangu Axe once more, then again, and again—each strike more powerful and sharper than the last.
With each blow, the endless purple vortex split into multiple fragments, weakening the beast's assault.
By the time Wang Feng had delivered the tenth axe, the purple vortex had split open, and the Pangu Axe was retracted. He unleashed the [Soul Devouring Blood Wings] along with the God Killing Spear, rushing out through the opening, though his body was covered in blood.
"Goodbye," Wang Feng muttered, a strange light flashing in his eyes. The blood wings on his back spread slightly, emitting a dazzling crimson glow—this was the prelude to his teleportation.
He wasn't confident enough to defeat the nearly million-year-old soul beast. That would be impossible for him of now. His original goal was simply to ensure Tang San and the others could escape safely, while distracting the devil whale.
However, the devil whale, sensing Wang Feng's intentions, suddenly let out a terrifying scream. Its massive eyeball, resembling a miniature sun, emitted a powerful blue beam of light, which caused the entire area to seem trapped and prevented Wang Feng from teleporting.
"...!" Wang Feng was stunned!
His face darkened, and he quickly changed direction, fleeing in another way.
There was something in this brutal domain, something that, though seemingly simple, was deadly in its own right—especially for enemies in the sky.
As Wang Feng pondered, he couldn't help but wonder, 'How had Tang San managed to escape in the original story?'
This devil whale's domain was enough to trap anyone with little effort—how could Tang San escape?
Unless... it was the gods who helped him. Wang Feng silently mused. Only divine intervention could have allowed Tang San and the others to escape from this monstrous existence. Without that, everyone would have perished.
With that thought, Wang Feng's figure flashed, and he quickly distanced himself from Tang San and the others. The devil whale, angered, chased after Wang Feng, its speed in the sea far surpassing Tang San's.
But Wang Feng felt a sense of relief. The devil whale's domain could confine him, but he was not without countermeasures.
In fact, Wang Feng had created the illusion that he couldn't escape, allowing the devil whale to follow him and move away from Tang San and his group.
The dozen or so axe strikes had successfully countered the devil whale's real attacks, and Wang Feng had also managed to inflict some injuries on the beast. Now, by leading the devil whale away, he was giving Tang San a chance.
As the devil whale chased him, Wang Feng moved farther into the distance. He didn't know what would happen next, but he knew that he had bought time.
Meanwhile, Tang San had landed on a floating deck in the sea. At that moment, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which he had retracted from his body, suddenly emitted a brilliant light and streams of sea-blue aura. Countless halos gathered in the air, merging into a human-shaped phantom.
This phantom gazed in the direction where the devil whale had been chasing, a strange expression on its face.
"Interesting... someone like this has appeared in the mortal world... A 70th-level Soul Emperor who can fight against that whale who is just about to transcend and become a dragon? Has this mortal era truly changed this much?"
The voice of the figure was ancient, and there was even a tone of confusion and incredulity in it. Then, it turned its –attention to Tang San and the other six figures. Its gaze finally settled on Tang San, and it sighed deeply.
"I hope this boy doesn't disappoint me... That human child is truly peculiar. It seems I must consult with the others on this..."
With –those words, the figure transformed into a streak of blue light and merged into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud quickly reshaped into a large triangle, enclosing the seven figures within. A long blue flame tail trailed behind, and the group drifted away...
Wang Feng, unaware of the scene unfolding, continued to flee from the devil whale. The speed of the Deep Sea Devil Whale in the ocean was overwhelming, and the pressure was immense–. And it's domain made it difficult for Wang Feng to escape.
Each time Wang Feng attempted to use teleportation, a violent blue light would be shot from the devil whale's eyes, interrupting his teleportation.
The whale's blue light was a rare type of mental skill that locked onto its target, making it extremely difficult to evade. With the domain strengthening this ability, it was nearly impossible for Wang Feng to escape.
But Wang Feng didn't want to teleport away just yet. He was waiting until he was a certain distance from the beast.
Once far enough, Wang Feng summoned the Cyan Flag to nullify the whale's domain. However, the beast was far too powerful for it to affect it for more than a moment.
The Cyan Flag light could only extend a few meters from Wang Feng's body, unable to fully dispel the –whale's domain.
Wang Feng quickly switched to the [Soul Devouring Blood Wings], using teleportation to vanish before the opponent's domain could engulf him again.
Without the domain's effect, the blue light from the demon whale's eyes only caused a slight disorientation in Wang Feng's mind, failing to interrupt his teleportation ability.
In the next instant, Wang Feng disappeared from his position and reappeared tens of thousands of meters away in the clouds.
Thanks to the strengthening of his God Killing Spear and [Soul Devouring Blood Wing] soul ability, particularly the age increasing reward, which had made the fourth soul ability a hundred thousand years old one, Wang Feng's teleportation range was incredibly vast. The devil whale would be unable to chase him down in a short amount of time.
"Cough…" Wang Feng coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, quickly swallowing it back down. After all, his blood was valuable and couldn't just be wasted.
"This whale is the strongest being I've ever encountered and should be the strongest mortal existence in the Douluo Plane…" Wang Feng muttered with a mixture of excitement and admiration.
"Bibi Dong has never faced something like this, and even if she had, she wouldn't have beaten this beast in the sea. It seems there are many powerful entities in this world. When I reach level 80, I should be able to fight it to a standstill at that level. For now, though, escaping is already a good result."
Having been a spy, Wang Feng had never fully tested his strength since leaving the Extreme North. Now, after battling the Deep Sea Devil Whale, he had a clearer understanding of his own abilities. Although he was strong, he was still far from reaching the peak of power.
The Pangu Axe was his only guarantee when facing someone who outmatches him in strength overwhelmingly, offering immense strength, and the six forms of Chaos Green Lotus, while powerful, were less effective against a soul beast like the devil whale due to the vast gap in their soul power level. Using them for extended periods would consume enormous amounts of Wang Feng's own soul power.
At this moment, Wang Feng felt an overwhelming exhaustion. The depletion of his soul power left him feeling drained like never before.
"First, I need to head to the island where Purple Pearl Pirates are located. I'm not sure how far I've run…" Wang Feng thought, mentally redirecting himself. With a thought, he summoned the Armored Black Thorn to form a flying sword, which carried him quickly in the direction of the island.
His soul power was nearly depleted, and the energy stored in the Black Lotus was almost used up as well. However, he still had some spiritual power left, so he would save his soul power and rely on the Armored Black Flying Sword to continue his journey.
What pleased Wang Feng, though, was that after the battle, he could feel the power of the Meteoric Tears beginning to surge again.
He sensed that the energy from the Meteoric Tears wasn't just revitalizing his body but was also enhancing the connection between the soul bones throughout his body, making the connections more intricate and subtly transforming them. It seemed as though the soul bones were starting to fuse.
"Could it –be that my soul bones are beginning to form a soul bone fusion?" Wang Feng wondered, intrigued. "A fusion technique for my soul bones?"
He recalled how Xiao San's soul bones had slowly started to fuse with his external soul bone after absorbing 100,000-year-old soul ring energy. When Wang Feng rescued Tang San earlier, he noticed the same fusion occurring in Tang San's soul bone. It seemed that a unique force was driving this transformation.
However, his own soul bones were all 100,000 years old, making fusion difficult. Yet, under the influence of the Meteoric Tears, it appeared that a fusion process was starting to take shape.
Wang Feng surmised that, eventually, the six soul bones in his body would merge into a true divine armor.
He felt a subtle connection between the four soul bones now, and they were working together more smoothly. Even the flying sword created by the Armored Black Thorn had become significantly stronger and easier to control.
"This battle was the greatest gain," Wang Feng thought to himself. Moreover, he now had a deeper understanding of the Pangu Axe's power.
Wang Feng had yet to add a soul ring to his Pangu Axe Martial Soul. After his time on Sea God Island, once his strength reached over level seventy and he obtained his seventh soul ring, he could try attaching a soul ring to the Pangu Axe.
The cultivation of Wang Feng's Dark Angel Martial Soul possessed a unique quality. As of yet, Wang Feng hadn't considered attaching a soul ring to it, the power of his bloodline and the Domain of Original Sin were proving sufficient. What he truly needed is a divine weapon with unmatched strength, not other intricate soul abilities.
However, now that he had reached the 70th level, it stood to reason that his Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul would also awaken...
What effect would the martial Soul True Body of the Chaos Green Lotus have? And, more –importantly, could he effectively wield all the abilities of the martial soul? Could he use them in tandem, seamlessly switching between forms?
If he could use the two forms of Chaos Green Lotus simultaneously, it would be an undeniable boon in battle.
The possibilities were tantalizing.
Imagine, Wang Feng thought, shrouded in the protective embrace of the Black Lotus, while simultaneously wielding other martial soul with the –other hand—invincible!
If he had possessed the ability to utilize the two form earlier, the Black Lotus shield would have protected him from injuries, and he could have shattered the devil whale's assault. He wouldn't have been forced into such an ignominious retreat.
He could have even used the Cloud Flag to pierce the devil whale's domain without –suffering a scratch.
Although the Cloud Flag could indeed attack and temporarily disrupt the demon whale's defenses, the effect was fleeting, upon reverting to its original form, the domain would quickly reassert itself.
This line of reasoning brought Wang Feng a newfound clarity regarding his path forward.
As Wang Feng made his return to Purple Pearl Island, he remained unaware of the profound impact his battle had wrought upon the sea...
"What is that?"
Hu Liena and the others, who had finally caught sight of Purple Pearl Island, were suddenly transfixed by a distant beam of light, astonishment etched on their faces.
The beam of light pierced the heavens, scattering clouds and painting the sky with an apocalyptic tableau.
"Such intense soul power fluctuations…"
Lao Shan's eyes narrowed, "That originates from the demon whale sea area, hundreds of miles distant. For soul power fluctuations to reach us from such a distance… incredible. A peerless powerhouse must have engaged the sea's overlord in battle."
A wave of shock washed over Hu Liena and her companions.
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