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Seeing her children joyfully devouring the Slender Blue Silver Grass, the Evil Spirit Tiger Whale smiled inwardly before turning her gaze back to the blonde human on the shore. "I am ready. How does your Excellency plan to study our 'Whale Glue'?"
Facing the Evil Spirit Tiger Whale, which was comparable in size to a blue whale from his previous life, Ye Lan activated his Water Flame and soared into the air. He deactivated the skill just as he landed squarely on the whale's massive head.
His feet met a surface that felt like slick, durable rubber. Ye Lan tapped lightly, and a dull, resonant echo vibrated through the whale's skull. The Evil Spirit Tiger Whale seethed with suppressed indignation but didn't dare utter a word, allowing Ye Lan to trample across her brow.
Ye Lan, standing at 1.8 meters, looked like a tiny kitten atop the gargantuan beast. After fumbling around her forehead for a moment, he found a slight protrusion of black skin at the center of her brow. To the whale, this bump was no bigger than a fingernail; in reality, as Ye Lan observed it closely, the protrusion was nearly forty centimeters long.
Ye Lan rubbed the tough, leathery skin. "Is the Whale Glue inside here?"
"It should be. I haven't studied it myself, but this is the area where we receive sonar pulses from the ocean," the whale replied obediently.
"Hold steady. I'm going to cut it open."
Before the whale could respond, Ye Lan's Formless Form transformed into a razor-sharp blade. He sliced an incision about ten centimeters long and five centimeters deep. Blood immediately began to seep out.
The Evil Spirit Tiger Whale's eyes bulged, and she remained deathly still. Her blood-red orbs strained to look upward toward the top of her head, terrified that Ye Lan might accidentally carve a hole straight into her brain.
Seeing no resistance, Ye Lan plunged his hands into the bloody fissure and forced the edges apart. A golden, gelatinous substance began to peek through. This Whale Glue was the absolute cream of the crop, incomparable to the thousand-year-old glue Ye Lan had used in the past.
"Endure it. I'll take just a cubic centimeter to check for side effects." Ye Lan was quick and precise, using his cutting blade to excise a tiny cube of the gold jelly.
"How do you feel?" Ye Lan asked.
"Huh? You took it out already? I didn't feel much pain at all," the whale said in surprise.
"Good. Now, eat this."
Blue Silver Grass erupted from the beach, growing directly into the whale's mouth. As she bit down on the Golden-Patterned Blue Silver Grass, she felt a staggering surge of life force flood her system once more.
Ye Lan used Formless Form to keep the incision open, preventing it from healing prematurely while he monitored the golden substance. After a short while, he noticed a transparent liquid secreting near the glue. Once the liquid appeared, it slowly transformed into a golden jelly, eventually hardening into the resilient Whale Glue.
It took roughly half an hour to regenerate one cubic centimeter. Ye Lan frowned; the healing speed was too slow, even though he was constantly feeding the whale Blue Silver Grass—so much so that she was starting to put on extra blubber.
This meant the efficiency of converting Ultimate Life into Whale Glue was low. Without hesitation, Ye Lan cut another sample and began feeding her "Fire Spirit Grass." This was a fire-attribute herb primarily produced in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Ye Lan decided to test every medicinal herb, spiritual plant, and even Immortal Herbs on her.
Realizing there was no risk and that she was essentially being treated to a high-end buffet, the whale relaxed and let Ye Lan tinker with her. She watched peacefully as the rest of her pod played in the distance.
While Ye Lan was engrossed in his experiments, the Demon Spirit Great White Shark King had already reached Sea God Island. She swam toward the largest island with frantic speed, leaping out of the water and crashing back down with such force that it startled Tang San and Xiao Wu in the distance.
Approaching the Sea God Temple, the shark raised her massive head and projected her voice using soul power. "High Priestess!! High Priestess!! I found the human you put a bounty on!!!"
A golden soul light flashed from the temple, and a moment later, a golden silhouette appeared above the shark's head.
"Xiao Bai, what have you found?" Bo Saixi asked, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.
"Ye Lan!! It's Ye Lan!! The human with blonde hair and orange-red dragon pupils!!" Xiao Bai chirped happily.
"How did you find him? Where is he now?"
Xiao Bai gave an awkward grin, omitting the fact that she had been stalking the whales. She opened her terrifying maw and laughed. "He's in the Evil Spirit Tiger Whale King's territory! He captured an entire pod of them! High Priestess, if you don't act now, he might get away!"
Bo Saixi's brow furrowed. "Recently, many humans have been hunting whales, causing quite a stir among the marine tribes. To think the Spirit Hall's Holy Son would personally come to the sea to capture Evil Spirit Tiger Whales!"
"Xiao Bai, stay here and watch over Little San." Bo Saixi's gaze hardened. "I want to see for myself just what kind of person this Ye Lan is—the one who destroyed the Clear Sky Sect!!"
She glanced at Tang San in the distance, then accelerated toward the territory of the Evil Spirit Tiger Whales at full speed.
Ye Lan looked at the Evil Spirit Tiger Whale—whose eyes were now completely bloodshot—with profound embarrassment. He hadn't expected that the herb best suited for stimulating Whale Glue growth would be of the aphrodisiac variety. Because he had fed her too many "Vitality Herbs," the whale had fallen into a state of intense heat.
"Go, go! Go find your partner!" Ye Lan said awkwardly as the whale's thrashing body created mini-tsunamis.
"Pfft. Master, what kind of strange things are you feeding them?" Ah Yin giggled from the shore.
Ye Lan was about to reply when he felt an incredibly powerful ripple of soul power. His expression changed instantly.
"Ye'er, don't worry about me. Run! Now!" Ye Lan used a soul power transmission to speak with frantic speed.
Ah Yin's face paled. "Master, I'm not leaving!!"
In the next heartbeat, a terrifying pressure descended, making it difficult for Ah Yin even to breathe. A golden figure shimmered into existence. Ye Lan's pupils shrank as he looked at the newcomer.
She had long, sea-blue hair and wore a purple-red gown with a magnificent multi-layered crown. In her hand was a three-meter-long golden scepter. In Ye Lan's eyes, her beauty was on par with his teacher's.
The visitor was one of the three Limit Douluos: Bo Saixi.
How did she find me?
The whales near the shore sensed Bo Saixi's arrival and fled toward the deep sea. They were already on bad terms with the forces of Sea God Island and assumed she was there to exterminate them.
Following the scent left by the whales, Bo Saixi quickly located Ye Lan. She looked at the blonde human, a hint of surprise in her eyes. She hadn't expected him to only be at the Soul Emperor level. Could a Soul Emperor truly destroy the Clear Sky Sect?
"Are you Ye Lan?" Bo Saixi demanded.
"Indeed. And who might you be?" Ye Lan countered.
"I am the High Priestess of the Sea God Temple, Bo Saixi. Why have you kidnapped these whales? Are you the one behind the humans hunting whales across the ocean?"
"I simply struck a deal with the whales. As for the human hunters, they have nothing to do with me," Ye Lan said calmly.
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Bo Saixi's voice turned cold. "Regardless of your motives, since you destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, I will take your life here today!"
Thinking of Tang San's despairing, tearful eyes, Bo Saixi felt a pang of protectiveness. Since this man had destroyed Tang Chen's sect and was the enemy of the boy the Sea God had ordered her to protect, she had to nip this threat in the bud. The idea of a Soul Emperor toppling the Clear Sky Sect was simply too dangerous to leave unchecked.
"Heh. Cut the talk. If you want my life, see if you have the ability to take it!"
Ye Lan's body erupted in golden soul light. Six rings—Yellow, Purple, Purple, Blood Red, Blood Red, Blood Red—manifested instantly. Along with them came countless golden-patterned galaxy vines.
Seeing those three blood-red rings, Bo Saixi's pupils shrank. "Is he... the heir of another god?"
She suddenly understood. How could someone with such a terrifying ring configuration not destroy the Clear Sky Sect?
Bo Saixi's entire body glowed with golden light. Nine rings—eight Black and one Red—shimmered into existence. Simultaneously, a blue domain instantly covered Ye Lan. His overall strength dropped by twenty percent, while Bo Saixi's rose by the same amount.
Her seventh ring flashed. Bo Saixi was clad in blue battle armor, and her form expanded to ten meters in height.
At the same time, all five of Ye Lan's active rings emitted blinding purple and blood-colored light.
Blue God Prophet, Life Sharing, Titan Divine Body, Titan Transformation, Grow Up Fast, Blue Silver Sublimation, Spirit of Xuanwu, and Xuanwu Divine Body—all were activated at once!!!
Sixty-three vines merged into twenty-one massive "Blue God Prophets." With the domain and skill buffs, these vines possessed health pools 257 times that of a standard Blue Silver Grass—equivalent to the vitality of a Level 91 Titled Douluo. Their size exploded from 75 meters to 90 meters!
Under the "Titan Divine Body" and "I Want to Grow Up" multipliers, the Blue Silver God Titan form was 360 times the size of a Prophet. Ye Lan's form swelled to a staggering 636 meters in height!!
Twenty-one 636-meter-tall Blue Silver God Titan-Xuanwus stood before her!!!
At this size, they were classified as "Pseudo-God" class. Ye Lan's strength, based on his vitality, reached the level of a Level 97 Titled Douluo. With his defense also scaling, he was a defensive fortress.
Blue Silver Sublimation began dealing damage-over-time to the area. His Xuanwu Divine Body provided a 70% damage reduction. His external soul bone, the Water Dragon King's Claw, boosted his attack by 50%. The hundred-thousand-year Titan Left Arm Bone and the pseudo-god Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone doubled his arm strength, pushing his raw power to the Level 98 Titled Douluo range!!
Bo Saixi was momentarily dazed. She had never seen such an exaggerated Martial Soul. Looking up at Ye Lan—who was now hundreds of meters taller than her—she decisively used a high-level soul skill.
The vast seawater of the ocean seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, instantly forming a hundred-meter tsunami that crashed toward Ye Lan and his vines. Ye Lan settled his mind and converted more than half of his giant bodies into "Ultimate Water," allowing them to assimilate with the crashing waves.
Bo Saixi frowned. She hadn't expected his grass to possess the Ultimate Water attribute.
"Your grass might survive, but what about you, tiny human? Face the endless vastness of the ocean!!"
She pointed her scepter, and the massive tsunami slammed toward Ye Lan's core body. Sensing the danger, Ye Lan's Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone flashed.
Gravity Mire activated. Ye Lan cut the local gravity by half, scooped up Ah Yin, and bolted toward the interior of the Douluo Continent. If he could reach his grandfather, Qian Daoliu, they would be safe!!
The combined speed of Flash, Shunpo, Resonating Shift, and Gravity Mire was blinding. In the blink of an eye, he carried Ah Yin thousands of meters away. Bo Saixi's pupils shrank as she felt the life aura vanish from beneath her wave. His burst speed was comparable to a Super Douluo.
The tsunami ravaged the shore, but Bo Saixi didn't move. A second later, the life aura reappeared on the messy coastline. Ye Lan stood there, the air thick with the smell of brine.
"A domain effect? No wonder she looked so unbothered," Ye Lan growled.
"Master, what now?" Ah Yin clung to his neck, her eyes full of worry.
Ye Lan set her down. "Ah Yin, run. Now!"
Ah Yin hesitated, her heart filled with pain. If only she were stronger than Bo Saixi, she wouldn't be a burden. She realized now that staying would only hold him back. Making a split-second decision, she burned Ye Lan's face into her memory and sprinted toward the forest.
With Ah Yin gone, Ye Lan focused everything on the fight. His strength and defense were at Level 98. With a 70% damage reduction, maybe—just maybe—he could stand against her.
He looked up at the floating Bo Saixi and exploded with soul power.
Flash, Shunpo, Resonating Shift, Gravity Mire—Soul Power Output at 130%!!
A streak of golden light cut through the air. Ye Lan appeared instantly in front of Bo Saixi.
"Blood Armor!! Meteor!! Gravity Mire—10x!!!"
Gold, blood-red, and black energy condensed into his right fist as he swung with everything he had.
BOOM!!!
Bo Saixi felt a titanic force explode against her cheek. Her body turned into a blue meteor, blasted straight into the ocean. A hundred-meter geyser erupted from the surface!
Ye Lan panted, cold sweat pouring down his face. The flesh and bone of his right fist were completely shattered. If not for the pseudo-god Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone absorbing the recoil, that strike—which reached the power of a half-god—would have obliterated his entire arm.
As he watched the water settle, the hair on the back of his neck stood up.
Before he could turn, he was struck from behind and sent flying into the ocean. The force was so great that he skipped across the surface of the water like a stone for nearly a thousand meters.
"Cough!!" Ye Lan spat out a mouthful of blood. Despite his damage reduction, that one punch had nearly ruptured his liver. His total shared health had dropped to 50%. However, his Xuanwu Value was now fully stacked, granting him an additional 30% damage reduction.
He looked up as Bo Saixi approached. There wasn't even a drop of blood on her lip. Ye Lan's heart sank.
A half-god level strike didn't even make her bleed?
"I truly didn't expect a Soul Emperor could trade blows with me," Bo Saixi said solemnly. "On land, you might actually have a chance of wounding me."
But in the ocean, she was invincible. She could transfer damage to the endless sea. Even Tang Chen or Qian Daoliu couldn't defeat her here, let alone a Soul Emperor.
"If you were to reach the Limit Douluo rank, I can't imagine how terrifying you would be. For the sake of the second-generation Sea God, I cannot let you return to the continent. Die!!"
She vanished and reappeared in front of him. But with Consciousness Acceleration, Ye Lan's body flickered.
Flash! Meteor! Gravity Mire! Titan Sky Crusher! Intentional Punch!!
Five skills stacked. A hundred-meter-long Xuanwu Serpent smashed into Bo Saixi's abdomen. This attack was far more terrifying than the last, reaching the peak of a half-god's power.
Bo Saixi could transfer damage, but there was a limit to how much! She coughed up blood and was driven straight into the seabed by the massive serpent. Sea water and shockwaves exploded outward.
Ye Lan looked at his right arm bone, which was now hanging by threads of mangled flesh. It was the worst injury he had ever sustained. He didn't wait to see if she survived; the Sea God Domain had momentarily flickered. He used every speed skill at his disposal to sprint toward the coast.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In ten seconds, he covered tens of thousands of meters. Seeing the lush green forest, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, the space in front of him shattered.
A five-hundred-meter-tall golden figure stepped out of the rift. The majestic avatar looked down at the tiny Ye Lan. "To think a mere Soul Emperor would force me to use 'Sea God's Descent'."
"Ye Lan, it is your honor to die by the Sea God's Trident!!"
The moment the avatar appeared, Ye Lan was pinned by a pseudo-god level pressure. He couldn't move a finger.
A thousand-meter-long golden Sea God Trident flashed. In an instant, it pierced through Ye Lan's chest. Violent, wild energy began to disintegrate his body.
Bo Saixi watched as the human below was torn into two halves by the trident. Ye Lan's soul power leaked out of his dantian. The giants in the distance vanished as the connection was severed. His body shrank back to its normal size.
Sensing that Ye Lan's heart had stopped and his life aura had completely vanished, Bo Saixi exhaled. This man was too terrifying. If he had become a Limit Douluo, the future of Sea God Island would have been obliterated.
"Blame only that you were not the one chosen by the Sea God," she whispered. She gave the corpse one last sigh and flew back toward the ocean.
The moment Ye Lan died, a silver-haired girl deep within the Star Luo Empire felt a sudden, sharp pain in her heart.
She didn't know why, but the pain was unbearable. She wiped a stray tear from her cheek and looked at it in confusion. "Why am I crying?"
"My Lord, the Star Luo Empire is now fully integrated. Shall we continue to delay the plan?" a respectful voice asked from outside her chamber.
Gu Yuena looked toward the Heaven Dou Empire. For some reason, the connection she felt to someone there had vanished.
"No more delays. Rename the Star Luo Empire to the Ten Thousand Beast Empire. Proceed with the plan," she commanded.
"Yes, My Lord!" Di Tian replied solemnly.
(End of Chapter)