"This... this is a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent?!"
Tang San stared in astonishment at the unknown monstrous beast appearing in the water mirror, doubting the ancient bestiary he had seen in his previous life.
This, how did it actually grow ten heads?!
Did the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent really go from one head to ten after its promotion?
"Xiao San, what did you say? Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent?" Xiao Wu thought she misheard.
Xiao Bai glanced at the expanse of black mist in the water mirror. She could faintly hear a painful roar or an angry growl. Recalling the snake beast that had just clashed with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the sky, she also wore an expression of "I don't understand, but I am greatly shocked."
You tell me this ten-headed behemoth is a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent?
Even though I am a soul beast, not an ancient beast, I still know what kind of ancient beast a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent should look like!
"Deep Sea Demon Whale King... a million-year soul beast, actually can't defeat an ancient beast?"
Xiao Bai murmured, her head buzzing.
"Why does it feel different from the rumors?"
Was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's reputation exaggerated?
Although that Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent looked very powerful, but... isn't the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent fire-attributed?
It can still suppress the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the sea?
This doesn't feel right!
Dai Mubai, whose sharp ears caught Xiao Bai's words, looked over curiously, "Rumors? You told us earlier how powerful the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was, so why are you surprised now?"
Xiao Bai snapped back to reality, her expression complicated: "That's because I've never seen the Deep Sea Demon Whale King before either. I'm actually still clueless about its abilities, much of what I know is from elders."
Tang San also looked over, "Xiao Bai, didn't you say that your Evil Orca Whale King and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King were known as the three overlords of the sea? How could you have never even seen it?"
This was something they had discussed one day while chatting around a campfire, eating grilled fish with Xiao Bai, after exploring the Ring of Seas during the day.
Xiao Bai immediately forced a smile: "What three overlords of the sea! That's just something you humans forced upon us. I've never admitted to it. Back then, I was just mentioning the other two sea soul beast races that were comparable to our Magic Soul Great White Sharks."
"You must know that the ocean's surface area is four times that of land. You think the number of land soul beasts you've seen is already a lot, but there are far more sea soul beasts hidden in the deep sea, countless times more than land soul beasts."
"It's much easier for sea soul beasts, especially those in the deep and distant seas, to grow without human interference. As long as they are inherently powerful and their clans are strong, they can easily survive. Therefore, the number of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the sea is definitely more than a hundred times that on land."
"As for the so-called three overlords of the ocean, it would be more accurate to call us the three overlords of the near seas. In the distant and deep seas, there are still countless hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. Our Magic Soul Great Sharks are just one of the relatively powerful species in the sea."
"But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and them are completely in a different league. I wouldn't dare say anything else, but at least for now, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King should have very few opponents in the sea."
The topic returned to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the atmosphere immediately became solemn.
Poseidon, however, said thoughtfully, "What Xiao Bai said is in terms of soul beasts, not the norms of ancient beasts. The ancient beasts on Douluo Continent are few and far between, but each one is an extremely rare and powerful existence. Although the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent is fire-attributed, ancient beasts and soul beasts are entirely different species. Whether they can be suppressed by elemental normality theory, I have no way of knowing."
"I believe that since Lord Shang Yang and Tang Sui have come looking for trouble, they must have their reasons, and perhaps they are confident they can retreat unscathed."
However, after this retreat, they would truly have an irreconcilable blood feud with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Deep Sea Demon Whale King..."
Tang San lowered his head, slowly uttering these five words.
"Look to the left! To the left, near the sea's surface!"
Bai Chenxiang's excited voice rang out.
Tang San raised his head and stared intently at the spot Bai Chenxiang indicated. He then saw something moving within the dissipating black mist.
Could it be...?
Everyone held their breath, staring intently at that corner, and successfully saw a fleeting red light within the black mist.
"Boom—!"
A black mask pierced through the black mist, striking the heavy body with precision.
Blood splattered along with small pieces of flesh.
"Sizzle, sizzle,"
Scalding blood splashed like water onto the black-red barrier. Tang Sui, protected at the center by the barrier, didn't even spare a glance at the sea soul beast that had fallen back into the deep sea. With a flash of red light, she disappeared from her original spot, evading a massive body charging up from under the seawater and the accompanying attack of several deep blue light blades that shimmered like sickles.
"It's Sui Sui!"
Catching sight of Tang Sui's figure flashing within the black mist, joy appeared in everyone's eyes, and their hearts felt a slight relief.
Fortunately, fortunately, she was still alive.
"Splash, splash—!"
Blood drops mixed with severed limbs fell into the sea like dense rain on banana leaves, dyeing the water a dazzling red.
Tang Sui, who used to pick up scraps, didn't pick up any this time.
This was because she discovered that the Deep Sea Demon Whales summoned by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, upon death, did not flip their bellies and float on the surface like other sea soul beasts.
After they died, they would explode like bombs. Regardless of whether their insides were ripped open or not, a strange energy would brew within them a few seconds after the main body's death, and then explode violently like a ring of fire.
The explosive force depended on the cultivation of the deceased Deep Sea Demon Whale, with the weakest having a self-detonation power comparable to that of a Soul King.
She could only immediately relocate after killing those Deep Sea Demon Whales to avoid being attacked.
'So troublesome.' Tang Sui waved her hand, and the emanating demonic power once again scattered a wave of water blade attacks.
'I originally thought the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a cunning fellow, but I didn't expect it to have such a personality.'
'It calls me crazy, but this guy actually issued a death order to its own kin, to launch a suicidal attack on me even if they die.'
By normal standards, Deep Sea Demon Whales do not explode after being killed.
But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King used its leader's authority, such as absolute suppression of bloodline level, to issue a death order to those Deep Sea Demon Whales. If they couldn't kill her alive, then they should blow her up. As long as their bodies were somewhat intact.
When she heard the system translate it to her, Tang Sui couldn't help but want to rush in front of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and give it two hard slaps to knock out the seawater accumulated in its brain.
What was it thinking?!
The system's voice was calm: 【Because this guy is jealous.】
In fact, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King should have known clearly that its goal was unattainable, but it was still jealous.
Jealous that Tang Sui, also a non-human species, had "effortlessly" obtained the opportunity to enter the path of divinity, while it had not.
Even human nature has two sides; soul beasts are no different.
For the arrogant Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had gone a little mad due to its inability to transform into a dragon, if it couldn't have it, it would destroy it.
It would rather not transform into a dragon itself than let others become gods.
This is the inherent flaw of living beings.
—Author's Notes—
PS: The attack methods of the Deep Sea Demon Whales are all personal interpretations.
Almost a million characters, heh heh, see you tomorrow~