Although the fierce battle of the first day paused as night fell, the murderous aura permeating the Demon Whale Sea Domain grew increasingly heavy.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King lurked in the distance, its massive body vaguely visible in the darkness, flames of humiliation and rage burning within its single eye. It had never felt so stifled; despite possessing nearly a million years of cultivation, it was being suppressed by three strange human domains and endless interference, unable to overcome even a woman wielding a weapon from the Sea God Inheritance.
Bo Saixi sat cross-legged on the deck of the Explorer, the Sea God's Trident laid across her knees as she focused on recovering her heavily depleted soul power. Yu Yuanchen, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen stood at three different positions, their auras dense and steady as they maintained the suppression of their domains while remaining vigilant for any movement from the Demon Whale King. The three women, including Ye Zhilan, stood guard nearby, ready to provide healing support at any moment.
Dawn approached, the darkest hour of the night. The violent energy surging around the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King suddenly stalled, and its massive body, over two hundred meters long, began to shrink and deform at a speed visible to the naked eye! A dazzling blue light erupted, so piercing that it was impossible to keep one's eyes open.
A moment later, the blue light dissipated. Standing in its place was no longer a boundless behemoth, but a humanoid creature of extraordinary height, nearly three meters tall!
He was clad in battle armor that appeared to be carved from deep-sea blue crystal, with water ripples and electric arcs flowing across its surface. His face was cold and stern, with sharp, chiseled features. His eyes were a deep, profound azure; one was intact and sharp as a hawk's, while the other was a hollow socket, adding a sense of eeriness and ferocity. This was the humanoid form of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King!
After transforming, his aura seemed much more restrained, lacking the overwhelming pressure of his beast form, yet the danger he posed had not diminished in the slightest. Instead, he now exuded a condensed, explosive power pushed to the extreme!
"Hmph, you think you can turn the tables just by changing your form?" Tang Chen snorted coldly. The Clear Sky Hammer hummed, and the Gravity Domain adjusted instantly, attempting to exert even greater pressure. However, he soon discovered that the humanoid Demon Whale King's adaptability to gravity changes far exceeded that of his beast form! His relatively "petite" body was more agile, and his ability to withstand and disperse gravity was significantly stronger!
"Be careful, his transformation has weakened our domain suppression!" Qian Daoliu noticed immediately. The radiance of the Angel Domain became more solidified as he tried to reinforce the barrier that isolated the Demon Whale King from the ocean.
Lightning flashed in Yu Yuanchen's eyes. The thunder prison of the Heavenly Tribulation Sacred Dragon Domain suddenly contracted, becoming more condensed. Countless purple-gold electric snakes, like living creatures, focused on entangling the limbs and body of the humanoid Demon Whale King, attempting to restrict his movements and energy circulation.
However, a cold curve touched the corner of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's mouth. His figure flickered, and like a ghost, he instantly broke through the blockade of the electric snakes and lunged straight at Bo Saixi! His speed was far greater than it had been in his beast form!
"So fast!" Bo Saixi's pupils contracted. She thrust the Sea God's Trident forward instantly, the tip blooming with brilliant blue light—"Sea God's Gaze!"
She attempted to lock onto him with powerful control, but the Demon Whale King merely snorted. His blue crystal battle armor erupted with blinding light, allowing him to forcibly withstand the control. He clenched his right fist and threw a punch! At the tip of his fist, the extreme water and thunder energy were compressed to the limit, transforming into a highly condensed deep-blue fist aura—"Deep Sea Demonic Blade!"
BOOM!
The fist aura collided violently with the Sea God's Trident! This time, Bo Saixi felt a force far greater than before. Her hand went numb, her qi and blood churned, and she was forced back dozens of steps, unable to control her momentum! In his humanoid form, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King concentrated his power into a single point, and the instantaneous attack power he unleashed was not much worse than in his beast form!
"Sea of Annihilation!" Bo Saixi endured the discomfort and unleashed her fourth soul skill again, sending a violent wave of energy surging back.
The Demon Whale King did not dodge. He pressed his palms together and pushed forward! "Vast Sea Tide, Condense!" A more condensed tide force, smaller in range but far more destructive, erupted and instantly tore the Sea of Annihilation apart from the center! The aftermath even impacted the protective light barrier of the Explorer, causing it to ripple violently!
The battle situation reversed instantly! After transforming into a human, although the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's total soul power might have slightly decreased, his agility and the precision of his power control had greatly improved, and his resistance to the domains of Yu Yuanchen and the others had also increased! Bo Saixi was suddenly plunged into a bitter struggle!
"Not good!" Qian Daoliu's eyes narrowed. The Angel Sacred Sword slashed through the air, sending several holy sword beams straight at the Demon Whale King's vitals, forcing him to retreat and defend.
Tang Chen roared, the True Body of the Clear Sky Hammer reappearing. He smashed a "Shock Character Art" toward the Demon Whale King's back, the terrifying shockwaves attempting to disrupt his balance.
Yu Yuanchen transformed his hand into a dragon claw, and several condensed purple-gold claw beams struck first, aiming directly at the Demon Whale King's intact right eye! He hoped to force the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to defend.
Facing the coordinated pincer attack from the three, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was forced to abandon his pursuit of Bo Saixi. His body twisted in an eerie fashion, narrowly avoiding most of the attacks, but his shoulder armor was still deeply gouged by Qian Daoliu's sword light, and his movements suffered a momentary lag.
Bo Saixi took the opportunity to steady herself and swallowed a recovery pill thrown by Ye Zhilan. The Sea God True Body condensed once more, her eyes filled with extreme gravity. The battle ahead would be even more difficult!
The second day passed in an even more intense and dangerous tug-of-war.
The humanoid Deep Sea Demonic Whale King pushed his combat techniques to the limit, sometimes launching ghost-like surprise attacks, other times condensing terrifying killing blows, forcing Bo Saixi into precarious situations. If not for Yu Yuanchen and the others keeping a close watch and intervening at critical moments to resolve the crises, Bo Saixi would likely have been defeated or severely injured long ago.
But the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was not having an easy time either. Although the suppression from the three domains was less effective, it acted like a bone-deep disease, continuously consuming his soul power and energy.
Qian Daoliu's Light Purification constantly eroded his Demonic Whale Domain, Tang Chen's Gravity Transformation made every strike an exhausting effort, and Yu Yuanchen's thunder was constantly attempting to invade his meridians.
Not to mention the trio's unpredictable "interference," which left him feeling stifled, as if he had immense power but nowhere to unleash it.
The battle entered the third day. Both sides were nearing their limits. Bo Saixi's complexion was pale, the light of her Sea God True Body flickering like a candle in the wind, and the swings of her Sea God's Trident had lost their initial sharpness. The blue crystal armor on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was shattered, his aura was in complete disarray, and the rage in his single eye was gradually replaced by a hint of agitation and despair.
He attempted to break through several times, hoping to dive into the deep sea and escape using the environment. But Yu Yuanchen's thunder prison blocked the sky, Qian Daoliu's Light Barrier isolated the ocean, and Tang Chen's gravity field made him feel as if he were trapped in a quagmire. Every time he managed to shake off Bo Saixi with a burst of power and tried to flee, he would be blocked by the three, only to be entangled by Bo Saixi once again.
"You forced me to do this!!!" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a hysterical roar, a flash of madness and resolution appearing in his single eye! He stopped attacking Bo Saixi and instead slammed both hands against his own chest!
In an instant, an indescribable wave of destructive energy erupted from his center! The blue crystal armor around his body shattered piece by piece, and his body began to expand like a balloon, a heart-palpitating destructive light glowing beneath his skin!
"He's going to self-detonate! Stop him!" Bo Saixi's expression changed drastically, and she gasped in alarm! The self-detonation of a soul beast with nearly a million years of cultivation was enough to turn everything within a thousand miles into dust! Everyone present, except for the four Titled Douluo, including the Explorer, would likely not survive!
Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen were also horrified, exerting their domains to the limit in an attempt to suppress him, but the energy of the self-detonation was too violent, like a bursting flood; their suppression was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
"Not good!" A gleam of light shot through Yu Yuanchen's eyes. Knowing the original story, he understood that the Demon Whale King knew there was no hope of escape and perhaps intended to take them down with him. However, deep down, he likely had other motives—using this extreme method to employ some means to send his wife and daughter, hidden somewhere in the deep sea, to safety.
After all, as a soul beast with nearly a million years of cultivation that had once contended with the Sea God, it was not strange for him to have such methods. However, Yu Yuanchen knew that once he chose to stop the self-detonation, he would also be able to block the Demon Whale King's attempt to send his family away.
It didn't matter, though; with the three of them here, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King wouldn't be leaving anything good for his wife and daughter. Without the legacy of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the future Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult and her daughter were destined to never make any significant waves.
(Note: I believe that in the original work, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was able to withstand nine heavenly tribulations to reach 990,000 years because he was strong enough, and the power of the tribulation also depends on the species. The tribulation of a 100,000-year Golden-eyed Black Dragon King is certainly more powerful than that of a 100,000-year Deep Sea Demonic Whale. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale species is at most on the same level as a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear or a Hell Demon Dragon. Their inherent racial potential could only support them through the first few tribulations. Without the legacy of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, no matter how many living beings his wife devours, she could never survive the later tribulations.)
In the blink of an eye, Yu Yuanchen did not hesitate! He took a deep breath, and deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Thunder God Position Fragment, which was covered in cracks but had initially taken shape, suddenly erupted with unprecedented, brilliant light!
"God's Descent!"
A low shout, as if coming from above the nine heavens! Yu Yuanchen's aura underwent a earth-shattering change in an instant! His previously restrained and vast soul power transformed in a heartbeat into magnificent divine might! Although this divine might carried a sense of incompleteness and instability, it was undeniably a power that transcended the mortal realm—the aura of a god!
He stepped forward, and the purple-gold lightning around him was no longer electric snakes, but had transformed into countless Chains of Order! He pointed his fingers like a sword, aiming from afar at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who was on the verge of self-detonation.
"Seal!"
His words carried the weight of law! Countless purple-gold Chains of Order instantly crossed space, like a heavenly net, wrapping around and sealing the expanding Deep Sea Demonic Whale King layer by layer! The chains contained the supreme power of the Thunder Law, forcibly suppressing and smoothing out the violent energy of the self-detonation!
The expanding body of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King stalled abruptly, the destructive light on his skin forced back as if by an invisible hand! His single eye was filled with unbelievable shock and despair: "God... Godly power?! Impossible!!"
Although this divine power was still unstable, its status was extremely high, and it was this supreme law suppression that forcibly interrupted his self-detonation sequence!
This brief imprisonment was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Bo Saixi!
"Ninth Soul Skill: Sea God's Imprisonment! Unsettled Wind and Waves!" Bo Saixi used her final strength. The Sea God's Trident erupted with brilliant light, and her ninth soul ring—that bright red hundred-thousand-year soul ring—suddenly flashed! A highly condensed sea-blue beam of light transformed into a golden ring, striking first and hitting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who was temporarily sealed by the Chains of Order, with pinpoint accuracy!
CRACK!
It was as if space itself had frozen! The figure of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was completely solidified in mid-air, and even his thoughts seemed to have come to a standstill!
"It ends here! Sea God Thirteen Halberds, Go and Never Return!" Bo Saixi let out a sharp cry, her figure merging with the Sea God's Trident to transform into a blue streak of light that pierced the sky and sea, instantly penetrating the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's restrained body!
Time seemed to stand still at this very moment.
"Im... pos... si... ble..." The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King looked down at the massive hole in its chest, feeling its Life Force rapidly slipping away as the light in its single eye quickly dimmed. Its final thoughts were not of resentment, but a sense of bewildered relief, along with a trace of regret that it hadn't been able to leave the Whale Pearl to its wife and daughter... Oh well, they... should have escaped by now...
The next second, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's body exploded with a roar! It was not a Self-detonation, but a complete disintegration from within caused by the overwhelming divine power and the power of the Sea God! An incomparably massive Dark Crimson-Gold Soul Ring slowly emerged from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's shattered remains.
The Overlord of the ocean with a Cultivation Level approaching a million years—the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King—had been slain!
Yu Yuanchen let out a muffled groan as the divine light around him rapidly faded, his complexion turning slightly pale; forcing the activation of a divine position that had not yet fully recovered placed a heavy burden on him. Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen immediately stepped forward, guarding him on his left and right, their gazes filled with shock and complexity as they looked at him. They could feel that the power Yu Yuanchen had unleashed just a moment ago was the True power of a god!
Bo Saixi knelt on one knee on the Deck, exhausted, with the Sea God's Trident planted beside her. She gasped for air, looking up at the massive red soul ring in the sky, her eyes filled with a sense of relief and the joy of victory.
The sea surface gradually returned to calm, with only that enormous soul ring and the whale carcass floating on the water serving as evidence of the heart-stopping decisive battle that had just taken place.
The Demon Whale Sea Domain, this Forbidden Zone for sailors, would become history starting from today.
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