Chapter 44: Bai Xiuxiu – I Will Make You Pay with Your Life
These were the only two thoughts that flashed through her mind, the last two thoughts she ever had.
Then, her spiritual power shattered, her consciousness dissipated, and the once-mighty Demon Soul Great White Shark King, Xiaobai, perished!
With just a single spiritual attack, a king of the sea soul beasts was annihilated. The title of the greatest spiritual power in the ocean was well and truly deserved.
Witnessing this earth-shattering turn of events, how could the Sea Princess not understand? Someone had interfered with her spiritual attack.
Yet her spiritual power had already reached the absolute pinnacle below divinity. If not for the divine threshold blocking her, sheer accumulation would have long since pushed her towards qualitative transformation.
For her attack to be influenced, it must have been divine consciousness. And at the scene, the only one capable of cultivating divine consciousness was the one whose cultivation had reached a million years—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian!
Realizing this, her gaze immediately shifted to Di Tian, filled with complicated emotions.
No wonder her spiritual power had been utterly ineffective in their earlier battle. It turned out that even in her strongest domain, she was still beneath him.
What she didn't know was that even without divine consciousness, her spiritual attacks still wouldn't have posed any threat to Di Tian.
Dragons possessed an innate immunity to spiritual attacks. Even when Huo Yuhao was on the verge of ascending to godhood and used his spiritual power in conjunction with the power of fate, he was unable to harm Di Tian. Let alone now, with just the Sea Princess.
Sensing the Sea Princess's gaze, Di Tian turned his head and met her eyes.
"You should be able to make your decision now, right?"
As he spoke, he idly rubbed the divine sword artifact that had just been thrust at him.
After all, it was created by a God-King. Even if it was casually crafted with simple materials, it was still an exquisite artifact.
If it had been wielded by a true god, it could have indeed threatened him. But unfortunately, its wielder was only a king of sea soul beasts. Even if she had attacked with full force, she couldn't break through the dragon scales of Di Tian's True Dragon body.
Let alone allowing the divine power of the Sea God sealed within the sword to wreak havoc inside him.
She hadn't even managed to break his defenses—what havoc could possibly be wreaked?
Instead, it worked to his advantage. By fusing this divine sword artifact into his self-created soul skill, the Black Dragon Sword, he could not only manifest the Black Dragon Sword as a solid entity but also further enhance its power.
Di Tian's question left the Sea Princess utterly speechless. One after another, did they ever give her a choice?
Looking around…
The "sword dance" had ended, and Lan Fuzi was wiping and repairing his Grade 9 soul tool longsword.
With her back turned, Bai Xiuxiu clutched Xiaobai's corpse, sobbing hysterically, while a nearby nine-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark seemed unwilling to even look in her direction.
The surrounding sea soul beasts erupted into a chorus of murmurs.
"Good!"
"Well killed!"
"We knew it! The proud Sea Princess, the leader of the neutral faction, would never stoop to becoming a dog for humans!"
"Do you even need to say that? In the war among the seas, we may remain neutral, but in the war between soul beasts and humans, there is no neutrality!"
"…"
Even the few mermaids of ten-thousand-year cultivation who had the qualifications to sit within the palace—seeing their clan leader seemingly personally slay the Demon Soul Great White Shark, Xiaobai—breathed a sigh of relief, including the Mermaid Princess.
Snapping back to reality, the Sea Princess knew the situation was already crystal clear.
When mud falls onto your pants, whether it's excrement or not, it is excrement.
With a flick of her golden fish tail, the Sea Princess swam before Di Tian and prostrated herself, presenting her species' most vulnerable body part toward him—a traditional merfolk gesture signifying submission, the acknowledgment of hierarchy and command.
Immediately, the surroundings erupted with thunderous roars and jubilant cries.
"Beast God! Beast God! Beast God…"
Only one exception stood out.
It was none other than Bai Xiuxiu, the daughter of the fallen Demon Soul Great White Shark, Xiaobai.
Tears streaking down her face, eyes bloodshot, she glared venomously at the one who had taken her mother's life—none other than the Sea Princess, who had just sworn fealty to Di Tian.
Nearly in a state of madness, she shrieked, "You used my mother's life as your proof of loyalty!"
"I will make you pay with your life!"
"Pay with your life! Ahhh—!"
Using the unique sonic resonance of the Demon Soul Great White Shark lineage, she summoned the remaining members of her clan outside the palace.
In no time, one Demon Soul Great White Shark after another swam into the palace.
Di Tian, having deliberately allowed them entry, ensured they were not obstructed in any way.
The moment they arrived, they immediately surrounded Bai Xiuxiu and the corpse of their fallen matriarch, Xiaobai.
Di Tian had let the last remnants of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks in for one reason—to resolve this matter once and for all.
"The soul beast race is already weak," he declared. "As Beast God, I do not wish to carry out acts of extermination."
"Xiaobai betrayed the soul beast race and has been executed. If you execute her daughter, Bai Xiuxiu, your lineage may continue."
The Demon Soul Great White Sharks that had rushed in did not act.
Nor did they heed Bai Xiuxiu's deranged cries for vengeance.
Instead, a sea of cold, emotionless shark eyes fixed upon Di Tian.
"Hmph!"
"Our Demon Soul Great White Shark clan has always been the Sea God's chosen representatives! Do you think we are as lowly as these other common beasts, to be at your mercy?!"
"Di Tian! You arrogant fool who defies the heavens, do you not see the path of destruction you walk? We have already received the Sea God's divine guidance!"
"Today, though we may perish, one day the Sea God will bring us back! And you, Di Tian—you will be cast into the deepest hell by the gods!"
When they spoke of the Sea God, an overwhelming fanaticism flashed in their eyes.
Di Tian's expression instantly darkened.
"Do not mistake my mercy for weakness."
It seemed he had been too optimistic.
For a clan that had already been thoroughly brainwashed, there was no longer any need for salvation.
With that thought, his hand lifted, and the Black Dragon Sword, now partially fused with the divine sword artifact, took shape.
Its blade was now fully solidified, extending over four feet in length. The entire sword was pitch black, gleaming with a chilling, deadly radiance.
Just as he was about to use these Demon Soul Great White Sharks as a test for his newly enhanced Black Dragon Sword, the Sea Princess respectfully spoke up.
"Beast God, killing them would dirty your hands."
"Since I 'killed' Xiaobai, allow me to personally dispose of her kin. What do you think?"
Murderous intent gleamed in her eyes. Since she had already made her offering of loyalty, why not go further?
"Fine." Di Tian remained indifferent, withdrawing his Black Dragon Sword and stepping aside, giving the Sea Princess full control over the execution.
To kill ten-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Sharks, there was no need for the merfolk's ultimate weapon—the Mermaid Tear.
The Sea Princess clenched her fingers, and the spiritual power permeating the space wove into threads, forming an inescapable net.
Even the most powerful among them, the ninety-thousand-year-old Bai Xiuxiu, didn't have time to utter a single scream before being sliced apart into countless fragments.
With another flick of her fingers, she summoned a precisely controlled oceanic tempest, sweeping away all traces of blood within the palace. The vital energy left behind dissolved into the deep sea, enriching the environment for cultivation.
(End of Chapter)