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"Four God-Kings?!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King asked while greedily devouring Ye Lan's blood. "Brother Tianmeng, I wonder what level that Sea God actually occupies?"
"The Sea God? Just a trashy First-Class God. Have you heard of the second-generation Sea God? He's nothing more than a leek grown by the Boss," Tianmeng Iceworm said grandiosely, acting as if he held the same status as Ye Lan.
"So that's how it is... the Boss's strength is actually that terrifying!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was shaken once again.
"Boss, after you achieve Godhood, you must avenge little old me! My Deep Sea Demon Whale clan has been nothing but livestock raised by the Sea God. I've known for a long time that my destiny was to be hunted by the second-generation Sea God. Countless members of my clan—and the Evil Eye Tyrant Whale clan who were close to us—have been slaughtered by the Demon Spirit Great White Sharks under the Sea God's lineage. We've lost so many kin."
The whale's voice rumbled with ancient resentment. "It's laughable. Those sharks slaughter us under the guise that my clan kills the innocent, but have those Great White Sharks ever ceased preying on other creatures? Hunting is the natural law of the world. Our only 'sin' was refusing to acknowledge the Sea God as our King or becoming his lapdogs."
"That Sea God lineage is the height of double standards! It infuriates me! If I weren't afraid of the hidden cards the Sea God Temple might hold, I would have overturned that place after reaching the 100th-level Godhood!"
"Xiao Hai, set your mind at ease," Tianmeng Iceworm reassured him. "That second-generation Sea God is precisely the Boss's enemy. We are merely 'playing the long game' right now. In a few years, the Boss will settle your debts along with his own!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King replied, "Thank you, Boss! I can feel my life essence ascending to a new level!"
"Open your mouth! Activate your clan's innate devouring talent!" Ye Lan commanded.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King obediently opened its cavernous maw. A stream of blood, shimmering with emerald-gold light, surged into the abyss of its throat. Though the golden blood seemed minuscule compared to the thousand-meter-wide mouth, the sheer density of its life force was millions of times greater than the whale's own body.
Under the influence of the Devour talent, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King began a frantic evolution. Its pitch-black skin gradually shifted into a profound deep blue, and the interior of its massive mouth turned a pure, snowy white. Soon, its entire body became translucent, radiating a brilliant blue light as its aura skyrocketed.
Several hours later, the giant blue whale erupted in a final flash of radiance. Its life essence had completely evolved.
"Xiao Hai, sacrifice now!" Ye Lan declared.
"Understood! Boss, which spirit bones do you require?" the blue whale asked urgently.
"The Torso Bone and the Right Leg Bone!" Ye Lan replied.
In the next instant, a terrifying pillar of blue light surged into Ye Lan's body. A vast ocean of deep blue spirit power cascaded into his dantian. This energy was far more violent than what he had received from the Million-Year Tianmeng Iceworm, but given Ye Lan's current physical toughness, it was manageable. If the million-year whale's spirit power was a crashing waterfall, Ye Lan's body was a ten-thousand-meter mountain—unmoved and majestic regardless of the force.
Ye Lan channeled the raging million-year spirit power into his Blue Silver Grass—Radiant Life. Stimulated by the whale's energy, the grass's level unlocked once more, and its base vitality doubled compared to its Spirit Douluo stage.
Inside Ye Lan's spiritual consciousness, a near-complete Blue Silver World manifested. It was a realm of azure seas reflecting golden light, filled with sky-piercing lightning and carpets of Radiant Life Blue Silver Grass. With the sacrifice of the Million-Year Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the world expanded yet again.
Outside, a massive Blue-Gold Spirit Ring formed alongside his eighth Golden Ring. In his mind, the Spirit Skill Selection Panel flashed.
Spirit Skill Selection (0/4)
Skill Name: Whale Song of the Abyss
Passive Effect: Upon absorbing the whale, the Blue Silver Grass gains the "Communication" ability, automatically gaining the initial favor of all life forms. It can emit sonic waves through vibration.
Active Effect: When activated, all Blue Silver Grass generates low-frequency resonance, dealing damage equal to Mental Power × 10, with added effects of dizziness and hypnosis.
The "automatic favor" piqued Ye Lan's interest, but since he was already the "Lord of Douluo," it wasn't strictly necessary. However, the hypnotic capability was tempting. He activated Consciousness Acceleration and his Multi-Faceted Hearts to continue filtering through the vast library of skills.
Skill Name: Roar of the Sea God
Passive Effect: Absorbs the "Sea God" faith of the whale, granting the "Sea God Body." While in the ocean, spirit power is increased by 100%, granting total control over water.
Active Effect: Generates a localized super-tsunami.
Note: A "Natural Disaster" type skill. The larger the tsunami and the more panic it causes, the more faith the user gains, which in turn fuels larger tsunamis.
Ye Lan felt a chill. This was likely how the original Sea God attained divinity—by manufacturing disasters and forcing the masses to pray for mercy. He had no interest in such methods and moved on. Then, he saw it.
Skill Name: Kunpeng Divine Body
Passive Effect: Based on the myth of the Kun (giant fish) and Peng (giant bird). The Blue Silver Grass evolves into the Mythical Kunpeng bloodline, gaining the "Void Soul" ability.
Void Soul: Any part of the grass touched by a physical entity is instantly phased into the "Blue Silver Space." This effect can be toggled and lasts indefinitely.
Active Effect: A massive buff that changes the growth scaling from 3D-volume-based to direct-multiplier-based. While active, the size of the Blue Silver Life Mecha doubles again.
Ye Lan was stunned. Void Soul was essentially a form of "Kamui" without limits. It was originally a trait to prevent the Kunpeng from accidentally crushing galaxies with its sheer mass. By selecting this, Ye Lan's mecha would reach sizes he couldn't even calculate, but the phasing ability ensured he wouldn't accidentally slaughter millions of innocents just by taking a step. He locked it in immediately.
Spirit Skill Selection (1/4)
Skill Name: Gods Cannot Be Looked Upon
Passive Effect: Any gaze, thought, or intent directed at the "Blue Silver God" increases the target's favorability toward the user.
Active Effect: Once activated, any individual who "perceives" the user's existence is unable to inflict negative status effects on him.
This was a "mechanic-breaking" skill. It meant Ye Lan would have permanent, infinite "Super Armor." No debuffs could ever touch him as long as the enemy knew he existed. He kept this as a backup.
Skill Name: Polarization
Passive Effect: Grants the ability to raise the age of any spirit ring.
Active Effect: "Polarizes" a spirit skill, adding the prefix "Ultimate*" to the name and vastly enhancing its effects.
Note: Requires the consumption of massive life force. Raising a 10-year ring to 1,000,000 years requires killing 100 million beings. Polarizing a million-year ring requires 1 billion.
The cost was horrifying. Under normal circumstances, Ye Lan would never choose this. But with the Abyssal Plane currently invading Douluo Planet, the abyss was now his private "blood bank." Each of its 108 levels contained billions of monsters. Furthermore, this skill increased the "intrinsic" age, meaning when he became a God, these wouldn't just be "God-level" rings in appearance, but true million-year foundation skills. He locked in Polarization.
Spirit Skill Selection (2/4)
After scrolling to the very bottom of the list, he saw one final skill that made his eyes widen. He didn't hesitate for a single second.
Spirit Skill Selection (3/4)
Skill Name: Heartsteel
Passive Effect (Kunpeng Avatar): Grants the ability to change size at will and further increases size based on total vitality.
Active Effect: While active, any living being within the user's mental range is "charged" over 3 seconds. The next attack deals 3% of the user's Maximum Health as True Damage and permanently grants the user 10% of that damage dealt as health.
Note: Internal cooldown of one day.
Ye Lan's heart raced. As an infinite-scaling skill, Heartsteel offered a level of growth that was simply incomparable.
(End of Chapter)