Chapter 306: The Hunt for the Deep Sea Demon Whale King (Part 2)

Boom! Countless golden specks erupted from the ocean's surface, and an enormous body slowly rose from the depths. Its sapphire-like form was terrifying even in the absence of sunlight. A single cold eye stared at the two women in the sky, while a bolt of lightning on its broad back gradually faded away.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body shimmered with a blue gemstone-like hue. Its massive frame stretched to a length of two hundred meters, with two enormous eyes on its head, each over three meters in diameter.

Dugu Yan was startled. Though she had already estimated the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's strength to be immense, its defense far exceeded her expectations. Her test strike with the Golden Azure Dragon Soul—an attack from a hundred-thousand-year soul skill—had no effect whatsoever. The whale hadn't even needed to use another skill to counter it; its tough skin alone had withstood the thunderous assault.

This was no ordinary ten-thousand-year soul skill—it was one derived from the immensely powerful Azure Sky Bull Python. Even the formidable defenses of the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King would have required a response against such an attack. Yet here, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seemed completely unfazed. If every inch of its colossal body possessed such formidable resilience, it would be akin to an impenetrable fortress in the sea. No wonder Xiao Bai had referred to it as the absolute overlord of the ocean.

Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened as well. She knew Dugu Yan's eighth soul skill intimately, having experienced it herself. Yet, even she hadn't expected the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's defenses to be this strong—completely unscathed by a hundred-thousand-year soul skill?

"So, it's you." A deep voice echoed from the depths of the ocean, its strange sonic waves reaching the skies. Dugu Yan frowned as she listened, feeling her blood tremble in sync with the bizarre energy fluctuations. The sensation was far from pleasant.

"You know me?" Dugu Yan wasn't surprised that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could speak. If even Xiao Bai could, why wouldn't it?

"How could I not recognize the chosen one of the Sea God? However, even if you are his chosen one, you cannot come into my territory and act recklessly. And to think you dared attack me. Very well, today you won't leave. Stay here. I wonder if devouring the inheritor of the Sea God will help me break through that final barrier."

Qian Renxue sneered. "We'll see about that. With me here, let's see whether you'll devour her or we'll destroy you."

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King laughed—a grating sound akin to boulders being crushed. "Young brat, do you know what it means to overestimate your abilities? There hasn't been a Sea God in this world for ages. I am the true ruler of the ocean.

So, you're also an inheritor of a god, are you? You possess a similar aura to the Sea God. That explains your arrogance.

Your soul power seems to be around Level 98, while the Sea God's inheritor is probably around Level 96. Your physical strength is impressive, nearing demigod levels.

But alas, your bodies are only about sixty to seventy percent converted to godly levels." (Qian Renxue at seventy percent, Dugu Yan at sixty.) "My body, however, is already ninety-nine percent there.

By consuming you, I'll make up that final one percent and ascend to become the greatest Beast God in history."

As he spoke, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King violently thrashed its massive body in the water. Its enormous tail lashed out, striking toward Dugu Yan in the air.

A fan-shaped burst of bluish-purple light shot forth, slicing through the air toward Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue. The overwhelming energy tore apart the atmosphere, leaving trails of black lightning crackling around the edges of the radiant arc.

This time, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King wasn't relying on the power of the ocean but instead unleashed a pure attack directly from its body.

Dugu Yan gripped the Sea God Trident tightly, her eyes gleaming. Another Light of the Sea God illuminated the trident, while her golden-azure soul power infused into the weapon, causing its golden shaft to transform.

With a peculiar motion, Dugu Yan suddenly hurled the Sea God Trident outward, gripping the end of the shaft with both hands. Using her body as the center, she swung the trident in a massive circle through the air.

The golden brilliance of the trident shone brightly, tracing a golden-azure ring in the sky as it directly intercepted the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's attack.

"Hmm… So, you've learned a few tricks from the Sea God. But that's all they are—mere tricks.

Back then, it was this very trident that blinded me in one eye. You're just his inheritor, yet you dare provoke me? Do you really think you're a god? Even if you were, I'd still tear you apart."

At the mention of the Sea God, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's voice brimmed with rage. The calm sea instantly boiled, and the surge of energy temporarily blocked Dugu Yan's spiritual perception.

Despite its bravado, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King remained wary of the Sea God Trident. The golden trident still bore the Sea God's core—there was no telling what other tricks the Sea God might have left behind.

Though it appeared to be a lumbering giant, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was anything but foolish.

Before its words had fully faded, Dugu Yan suddenly moved. Her attack came without warning, no buildup or preparation. 

In an instant, she transformed into a streak of light, taking on her dragon-human form. The Sea God Trident led the way, and all of her soul power converged upon it. She unleashed the Azure Sky Bull Python's right arm bone soul skill, Azure Sky Annihilating Thunder, along with her eighth soul skill, Golden Azure Dragon Soul.

She refused to believe that the Azure Sky Bull Python's soul skills were so weak as to deal no damage. This time, she poured everything into the attack, fully transforming into her dragon-human state. Her True Martial Soul enveloped her body.

"You're courting death," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared. This time, it didn't unleash an energy attack. Instead, its massive two-hundred-meter-long body displayed surprising agility as it turned and whipped its enormous tail toward the descending azure dragon.

Though its body was already ninety-nine percent godly, it still sensed a significant threat from Dugu Yan's strike. A True Martial Soul combined with dragon-human transformation and soul bone enhancements channeled through a divine artifact—this was a force not to be underestimated.

Below the godly level, who would dare take such a blow head-on? Even Li Luochen, with his half-divine body and Level 98 soul power, had feared Bibi Dong for good reason. Such attacks could truly leave one battered and broken.

Boom! The colossal whale tail struck the azure dragon without hesitation. Around the tail surged an intense bluish-purple glow, resembling countless bolts of lightning condensed into one.

The energy accumulated over a million years within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was truly staggering. It was indeed on the verge of ascending to godhood. Sensing the threat posed by Dugu Yan's attack, it unleashed nearly its full power in this single strike.

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