Chapter 111: Aftermath

About ten minutes later, Fang Chang and his clan reappeared roughly thirty to forty miles away from Sea God Island.

The skill he had just used was the ninth racial ability he had gained upon breaking through to the 100,000-year level: "Veil."

This ability allowed him to bring all clan members within a fifty-meter radius into a "stealth" state. It could be considered an enhanced version of "Stealth," but it had its own advantages and disadvantages compared to the original skill.

The strength of "Veil" lay in its ability to allow the entire clan to ambush or retreat together. However, its duration was limited to ten minutes, and its effectiveness was not as good as "Stealth."

Now, using this skill, Fang Chang had successfully helped the Sea Spider clan escape the pursuit of the sea soul masters. By the time they reappeared, they were already a considerable distance away.

Meanwhile, the Evil Spirit Orca clan was not so fortunate. After the Sea Spider clan suddenly vanished, the sea soul masters, momentarily confused, redirected their pursuit toward the Evil Spirit Orcas.

In an instant, all the pressure from the sea soul masters fell on the Evil Spirit Orcas. To make matters worse, their lair, which they had built to blockade the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, was located relatively close to Sea God Island.

In the past, the sea soul masters had turned a blind eye to this, as no major incidents had occurred, and they were reluctant to completely sever ties with the Evil Spirit Orca clan.

But now, driven by the desire to avenge the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and to eliminate a long-standing thorn in their side, the sea soul masters took this opportunity to launch a full-scale assault on the Evil Spirit Orca lair.

The Evil Spirit Orca King, who had ruled the seas tyrannically for tens of thousands of years, had no choice but to abandon its lair and lead its clan to retreat to a more distant location.

It wasn't until several hours later, after the sea soul masters had withdrawn, that the Evil Spirit Orcas dared to slowly return.

This wasn't because the Evil Spirit Orca King was cowardly. The sea soul masters of Sea God Island had accumulated power over generations, and with the blessing of the Sea God, they now had no fewer than ten Title Douluo-level experts.

Faced with such overwhelming strength, even the arrogant Evil Spirit Orca King didn't dare to confront them head-on. This was also one of the main reasons it had never ventured into the Sea God Island region before.

The Evil Spirit Orca clan had suffered heavy losses. Not only had they lost dozens of clan members in the battle against the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, but they had also been brutally beaten by the enraged sea soul masters, losing dozens more.

This amounted to nearly half of their clan, and even the remaining Evil Spirit Orcas, including the Evil Spirit Orca King itself, were more or less injured.

This battle had left them severely weakened, with their accumulated strength over the years nearly halved.

Looking at their completely destroyed lair, the Evil Spirit Orca King grew even more furious, roaring repeatedly in the direction of the Sea Spider clan.

However, the ocean was vast, and Fang Chang naturally couldn't hear its roars. By now, he had already led his clan back to the sunken ship and was tallying the spoils of war.

This battle had not only allowed Fang Chang to devour the Demon Soul Great White Shark King and advance to the 100,000-year level, but his Sea Spider clan members had also quietly feasted on many Demon Soul Great White Sharks during the chaos.

After the battle, Fang Chang had his clan settle in a safe location. Then, using his "Stealth" ability, he returned to the area near Sea God Island and dragged back the corpses of the fallen Evil Spirit Orcas one by one.

Now, the Sea Spider clan even had a stockpile of food.

Outside the sunken ship, the corpses of about fifty to sixty Evil Spirit Orcas were piled up haphazardly. Such extravagance was unheard of.

In the entire ocean, only the mysterious Deep Sea Demon Whale King could rival such a display.

Although the Sea Spider clan members didn't possess the "Devour" skill, the flesh of soul beasts was highly nourishing to them, especially when lower-tier individuals consumed higher-tier species.

While it wouldn't directly increase their soul power like it did for Fang Chang, it would greatly benefit their future cultivation. The benefits of consuming the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and Evil Spirit Orcas would manifest over the next few years.

The rise of the Sea Spider clan was now unstoppable.

If there were any issues, they lay in two areas: first, the clan's numbers were still too small; second, there were few high-quality members, which couldn't compare to his offspring in the Star Dou Great Forest.

But these problems were already being addressed.

Starting the day after the battle, Fang Chang noticed that Evil Spirit Orcas would occasionally swim past their lair.

When they saw the pile of Evil Spirit Orca corpses outside the sunken ship, their eyes turned even redder with rage.

Fortunately, these Evil Spirit Orcas seemed to be under some kind of order. They would just swim around the area for a while before leaving.

It felt as though they were partly scouting the Sea Spider clan's situation and partly trying to provoke them into making the first move.

The conflict between the Sea Spider clan and the Evil Spirit Orca clan was now irreconcilable, and Fang Chang had no intention of backing down. After all, the Evil Spirit Orca King was his next target.

Fang Chang wasn't fooled by their little tricks. After the battle at Sea God Island, the Evil Spirit Orca King was undoubtedly afraid that Fang Chang had set traps near the sunken ship and didn't dare to launch a full-scale attack.

Thus, it had come up with this strategy, biding its time while trying to lure the Sea Spider clan out, hoping to minimize losses.

But with its limited intelligence, Fang Chang had already seen through its plan. Not only did he strictly forbid his clan members from venturing out, but he also took advantage of the Evil Spirit Orca King's intentions by setting up extensive web traps around their lair.

With the dozens of Evil Spirit Orca corpses near the sunken ship, the Sea Spider clan had enough food to last them half a year or more. There was no need to venture out, so Fang Chang shifted all the pressure back to the Evil Spirit Orca clan.

When the Evil Spirit Orca King learned of this, it stomped its tail in frustration but could do nothing. After the battle at Sea God Island, their strength had greatly diminished, and they no longer had the confidence to defeat the Sea Spider clan led by Fang Chang.

All they could do now was wait, wait for their injuries to heal and their strength to recover.

Time passed in the calm before the storm, and Fang Chang finally had some time to enjoy "life."

The sudden appearance of the Chimera Jellyfish had disrupted Fang Chang's original plan. He had initially intended to devour the Demon Soul Great White Shark King and the Evil Spirit Orca King in the ocean before returning to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a third 100,000-year soul beast.

But now, even without returning to the Star Dou Great Forest, he could gather enough 100,000-year soul beasts to meet his evolution requirements.

Moreover, undergoing the heavenly tribulation in the ocean would likely be safer than in the Star Dou Great Forest.

After all, that place was home to a group of monsters. If the commotion of the heavenly tribulation woke them up, he might end up like the second Ice Silkworm Emperor.

Before that, however, his top priority was figuring out how to kill the Evil Spirit Orca King.