The towering waves raged wildly in the ocean, crashing against the massive body of the Ten-headed Sun-Scorching Serpent.
But they were all like pebbles hitting a rock, having no effect whatsoever.
The Ten-headed Sun-Scorching Serpent, shrouded in a layer of crimson mist, felt the surging demonic power rekindle within its body. Its ten snake heads writhed, its blood-red mouths opening slightly. Ten identical voices emanated from its throat, laced with deep mockery and ridicule. "And now?" Su Dan Novel Network
Deep Sea Demon Whale King: "..."
As the leader, even from a considerable distance, it could sense the emotions of shrinking back and timidity emanating from its kin behind it.
Its single scarlet eye gazed at the only variable present. After a moment of thought, it suddenly leaped from the sea.
A vast explosion of energy erupted from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's head. Its two-hundred-meter-long body actually paused in mid-air.
"What is it doing?" Tang Sui's brows furrowed slightly.
"Boom—!"
Deep blue light surged from the sea below, and the blue light flickering within the large mass of dark clouds gathered in the sky vanished.
The next second, nine massive lightning bolts, as thick as water tanks, descended from the sky. They struck the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's enormous body, yet strangely, they did not cause it any harm.
"Sizzle—"
Intense blue-purple light mixed with crackling electricity instantly spread and enveloped the Deep Sea Demon Whale King like dragons and snakes.
At this moment, both the blue from below and the purple lightning from above, upon falling onto its body, gained a faint golden glow. The surface of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's skin seemed to solidify into a layer of blue-purple crystal, visibly shrinking.
Feeling a tingling sensation of electrical current from the sea, the Ten-headed Sun-Scorching Serpent narrowed its snake eyes in unison, its body also covered in a layer of blood-red light.
Tang Sui understood and leaped from the head of the Ten-headed Sun-Scorching Serpent, hovering in mid-air. In a blink, a tall, dark figure appeared beside him.
"Is this... transformation?"
On the other end of the water mirror, Tang San, who had realized what the Deep Sea Demon Whale King intended to do, glanced back at Xiao Bai. Though somewhat surprised, he was not entirely unexpected.
Since Xiao Bai could transform, there was no reason why the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, with its cultivation of a million years, couldn't.
It was just that for any sea soul beast, even if they could transform into human form, they would not choose to do so unless absolutely necessary.
Because after transforming into a human, the sea soul beast's powerful physical advantage would be lost. Regardless of whether they were within the range of seawater, their overall strength would decrease.
As the blue-purple light receded, the two-hundred-meter-long Deep Sea Demon Whale disappeared.
In its place, a middle-aged man with long, deep blue hair appeared in everyone's sight.
His height surpassed Shang Yang, who was already close to two meters. He resembled a miniature giant, standing over three meters tall.
His deep purple armor was crystalline, composed of chest, shoulder, abdomen, waist, and limb pieces. It was a single integrated unit, with no visible seams. A tall, protective collar shielded his neck.
Even that armor was drenched in blood, bearing marks of being split by something sharp, or several bleeding wounds.
On his head was a semi-circular, deep purple pattern, resembling gills.
All the energy in the surrounding air seemed to converge at the moment of his appearance, forming a massive deep purple vortex.
It spun from his back to his front, finally condensing at the center of his chest plate, transforming into a gemstone the size of a fist.
Just like the ten resplendent red gemstones that appeared above Shang Yang's head when he transformed into his true form, even after transforming into a gemstone, the energy flickering and spinning within was incredibly potent.
Witnessing the changes in the water mirror, both Xiao Bai and Bo Saixi's expressions sank simultaneously. Xiao Bai exclaimed:
"It's energy armor transformation!"
"I never expected the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's power level to actually reach a realm close to godhood! Back then, Lord Sea God, upon achieving godhood, was able to merge his energy with his own being to form an armor artifact, allowing his martial soul to transform into the Sea God Trident and become a divine weapon!"
"Although this Deep Sea Demon Whale King cannot achieve this yet, it has already transformed its energy into armor. While it cannot fully fuse with its body, it is only a hair's breadth away from the divine realm! Its power is truly that terrifying!"
The words spoken by Xiao Bai and the information conveyed caused everyone present to change their expressions and assume a vigilant stance.
The breath of relief they had let out when Shang Yang's snake heads regrew was once again caught in their throats.
With both sides transforming into human form simultaneously, although their true forms' strengths were evenly matched, in human form, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King instantly detected an abnormality in Shang Yang's aura.
"You... your power isn't suppressed?!" surprise flickered in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's eyes.
Shang Yang bore his own share of injuries, but as Tang Sui approached, enveloped by the Dao intent, Shang Yang activated his demonic power, and within seconds, his wounds began to heal on their own, causing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's heart to sink.
"Who do you think you're like?" a dangerous glint flashed in the depths of Shang Yang's exposed snake eyes.
They were both energy forms. The so-called concentration meant essence. Their power would not be limited by the change of form. It only cost a negligible amount of energy to transform, not that their overall strength would be suppressed.
In their true forms, they fought to a stalemate. Even if they continued fighting, it would only result in mutual destruction.
But that was before Tang Sui appeared beside that primordial beast.
Even with the continuous bombardment from its kin, they couldn't do anything to Tang Sui.
The kin who had reached a hundred-thousand-year cultivation level had already been dealt with by that cunning primordial beast earlier in the fight. Before they could even self-destruct, they were bitten by its four heads and torn apart in different directions, instantly dismembered and turned into its prey, its energy.
Who knew that even after transforming into human form, he still couldn't do anything to the other party.
With that thought, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King fell silent for a moment. "Then what do you want?"
Shang Yang's lips curved into an arrogant arc. "As the patriarch of the Deep Sea Demon Whale clan, having lived for over three hundred thousand years, you have devoured countless sea soul beasts and killed innumerable human powerhouses. Therefore, you must have a private treasury, right?"
"As long as you compensate my child with three treasures from your private treasury, and let my child choose the specific items, I will stop here this time," Shang Yang said unhurriedly.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face turned ashen.
These words were undoubtedly an insult to him.
However, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had lived for so many years not just on pride and strength, but also on a clear mind.
Yes.
He knew that devouring Tang Sui might yield nothing, but he was still unwilling.
Why was it that his hard-won power, acquired through countless tribulations, could not reach the divine path, while the other party so easily obtained a ticket?
He was unwilling, and even wanted to destroy Tang Sui.
But in the face of life and death, this trace of unwillingness had been suppressed by Shang Yang's bug-like immense strength.
He had attacked first this time, so he was indeed in the wrong. But to have that mixed-blood cub choose items from his private treasury...
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King felt a lump in his throat, neither up nor down, making him extremely uncomfortable. He could not utter the word "yes."
—Author's Note—
It seems I've hit the monthly fatigue period again. Writing has become like a snail's crawl. It's killing me. ╭(╯^╰)╮