"Terrifying... No wonder the once ruler of the seas dared challenge Poseidon." On the observation deck, Chen Yi stared at the massive shadow in the distance, his expression strained.
The power displayed by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King far exceeded his expectations. With every movement, the very force of heaven and earth seemed to accompany him; it was as if the entire ocean was fighting alongside him. It was chilling to the core.
Chen Yi was sure that not even the Grand Elder, wielding the Thunder God Mace, could defeat this sea overlord in direct battle. If not for the vilest machinations of God Asura and Poseidon in the original story, how could Tang San—a mortal at the time—have ever managed to slay such a beast?
"HAHAHA! Splendid! Absolutely splendid!! "
The arrogant, triumphant roar of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King thundered across the world, waves retreating before it.
"Poseidon! I bet you never expected a day like this, did you?!"
The Demonic Whale King's voice, brimming with bottomless hatred, stabbed into every heart on Sea God Island like a poison barb. Among the remaining soul masters and residents, all color drained from their faces as their faith suffered an unprecedented blow.
After venting his fury, the Demonic Whale King did not depart. Instead, his gargantuan body suddenly plunged to the bottom of the sea, vanishing beneath the waves.
BOOM!
In the next moment, a terrifying tsunami hundreds of meters tall—vast enough to swallow half the island's coastline—rose from the deep, pounding toward Sea God Island without warning. And more frightening still, the wave was pure blue lightning, not just seawater.
"That beast! How dare he?!" At the center of Sea God Island, the six remaining Holy Pillar Douluo and the newly arrived peak Soul Douluo soared skyward in seven streaks of light! Each stood in a different direction, their feet upon the radiant Holy Pillars, as the vast ocean's power rushed to them like a torrent.
Together, they traced a gigantic Seven-Star Formation in the air—the ultimate shape of the Sea God's guardian array.
"CALM THE SEAS!"
As one, the seven bellowed, pouring all their soul power into the formation.
The gigantic array shone with dazzling brilliance, transforming into a sacred shield that met the world-destroying thunder wave head-on!
BOOM!
The rogue wave crashed against the shield of light. An immense outburst of energy erupted, etching a gigantic crater in the surrounding ocean surface. This formation's power was truly extraordinary—it withstood even the Demonic Whale King's savage attack.
The shield of light trembled violently, its glow fading, and the seven's faces flushed as their breathing became erratic.
But in the end—they succeeded!
Once again! Before they could catch their breath, the Demonic Whale King's ferocious roar reverberated from the seafloor once more. To everyone's shock, another three waves of concentrated blue lightning, just as massive as before, surged toward Sea God Island from three different directions.
"This isn't good!"
The seven's expressions changed completely. Even blocking one attack had left them exhausted—how could they possibly withstand three at once?
Puff—! The weakest peak Soul Douluo was the first to be hit. Under the irresistible pressure, his soul power was obliterated in an instant; his body exploded in midair, transforming into a cloud of blood mist.
At nearly the same time, the ailing Sea Witch was struck by a bolt of roaming thunder. She screamed in agony, coughed up blood, and her frail body was hurled away like a broken kite, smashing into the distant reefs—her fate unknown.
The remaining five's formation couldn't withstand the three converging waves; in that instant, their defense was shattered, their auras collapsing under the intense backlash.
The last resistance forces of Sea God Island had been driven to the brink of annihilation by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King!
Farther off, under the command of Qian Renxue and Chen Yi, the allied fleet unleashed its full soul power, barely able to maintain formation amidst the monstrous tsunamis.
"Is that the extent of Douluo Plane power?" On deck, Chen Zhen clicked his tongue in disbelief as he watched the living natural disaster that was the Demonic Whale King. "He's a walking cataclysm… Incredible."
Chen Yi's lips twitched slightly; he muttered in a low voice, "It seems… the next step is to find a way to persuade this entity. Trying to control him by force is out of the question."
As the guardian array fell, the six Holy Pillars suffered fatal damage, the soul masters left on the island cast into utter despair.
Buzz—!
Suddenly, from the highest, grandest Sea God Temple at the heart of the island, a beam of majestic, deep-blue light erupted into the sky. Within the holy radiance, a blurred yet awe-inspiring giant apparition slowly materialized above the island—
Poseidon, the Sea God!
At the instant this apparition appeared, every soul master and resident on Sea God Island clung desperately to it, collapsing to their knees and weeping as they pleaded:
"The Sea God has come!!"
"Lord Poseidon, save us!!"
"Sea God, deliver divine punishment! Smite the demons and protect your followers!"
Poseidon, the spiritual pillar of generations, the invincible symbol, the true ruler of the endless seas. As long as his power manifested, every danger could be resolved.
"Is that... really Poseidon?" Even Chen Zhen and the others far offshore watched, pupils contracting.
Chen Yi looked on coldly, sneering. "It's nothing but a remnant—a shadow. Without the Sea God's Trident to support and amplify it, that power can't truly arise. If a real battle broke out, they still wouldn't be a match for the Demonic Whale King."
As if in response, the heavenly apparition of the Sea God, eyes manifested from holy radiance, gazed coldly upon the massive shadow beneath the waves. An imposing voice echoed through heaven and earth—
"Vile beast! Back then, I spared your life after destroying one of your eyes—and now you dare invade my sacred domain and massacre my followers?!"
The Demonic Whale King's enormous body slowly surfaced, his single remaining eye staring back with neither fear nor awe—only boundless hatred and frenzied defiance.
"To think a mere remnant of divine thought dares spout such nonsense here," he rumbled. "Today, I—this king—will destroy your Sea God Island and wipe out your bloodline!"
"Insolent creature!"
The Sea God apparition roared. "Just because you're trying to ascend as a dragon, or have cultivated for nearly a million years, do you really think you can challenge a god's authority?!"
"Ignorant beast! Then, have at you!"
The Demonic Whale King didn't bother replying. Instead, emitting a deafening roar, his enormous body burst from the sea in a torrent of blue lightning and waves, hurling himself straight at the suspended apparition.
But the Sea God's Trident was not present—the weapon had already been confirmed lost, far away in human hands.
The light over Sea God Island, so potent earlier, was clearly fading. Sensing this chance, the Demonic Whale King sought to destroy the remnant completely and declare to all the seas—who the true master was.
"Arrogant!"
The apparition roared, instinctively reaching out as if to grasp something. Divine power coalesced into a giant blue trident projection—his last defense against the onslaught.
He called out: "Bring me my Trident!" But there was no response.
The trident's aura was utterly absent, not even a faint connection remained.
"Where is my trident? My great golden trident—where?!" Panic flickered across the divine face.
In that moment of distraction, the Demonic Whale King's vast body was already within reach, bringing with it the terrifying force of blue lightning and the scent of the ocean.
"Damn it!"
The apparition, with no time to spare, abandoned his search, gathering all remaining divine might into a massive blue trident's phantom to meet the attack.
BOOM!!!
Holy light clashed with blue lightning and towering waves in a spectacle more dreadful than any before. Dazzling radiance covered the sky; visible shockwaves fanned out like tsunamis, shredding the very clouds.
The sea exploded to hundreds of meters' depth, splitting the ocean floor; waters surged in, spawning maelstroms and new tsunamis.
In a single strike, the phantom trident shattered by more than half, and the Sea God himself grew faint, the apparition's light flickering wildly.
The Demonic Whale King too was shaken, knocked back, flesh torn and bleeding blue—but the madness in his one eye only intensified.
"Again!"
The Demonic Whale King rallied, ignoring his wounds, and with a roar charged once more.
The Sea God apparition could only grit his teeth and fight. God and whale battled fiercely above the island, each collision spawning tsunamis and shifting the battleground farther and farther away.
The members of the allied fleet, witnessing this titanic clash, finally recovered their senses.
A cold gleam appeared in Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes. She gripped her longsword, raised it high, and her commanding voice rang across the entire fleet:
"All troops, attack! Target—Sea God Island! Eliminate all resistance!"
Simultaneously, Chen Yi leapt into the air, his figure crackling with violet-gold lightning. Amplified by soul power, his voice rang clear to every soldier.
"Once you land—do not sheathe your swords for three days!"
Sea God Island was home to many fanatical believers. Having committed to this course, Chen Yi knew they must root out the enemy completely, leaving behind no future threats.
"Kill—!"
"Crush Sea God Island!"
His command was like a spark to a powder keg. Spurred on by the memory of past battles and the Demonic Whale King's overwhelming might, the soldiers broke out in wild, frenzied roars. Countless warships surged at full speed toward the chaos-stricken shores of Sea God Island.
The top elders of Spirit Hall and Body Sect led the charge.
…
On Sea God Island, Sea Ghost Douluo—barely able to stand—tried desperately to rally battered soul masters for a final defense, his voice hoarse as he called out:
"Wait! In the name of the Sea God! For the Sea God…"
But before he finished, a ghostly silver figure appeared behind him without warning. A spectral hand pierced his chest, clutching his still-beating heart.
Sea Ghost Douluo froze, staring in disbelief at the sharp claw protruding from his body.
The specter's cold, indifferent eyes watched him—then the hand wrenched, and puff! Life faded from the Douluo's gaze; his body collapsed.
Gui Mei brushed the blood and flesh from his hand, then stowed the corpse in a soul storage device and slipped away into the shadows—seeking his next target.
Almost simultaneously, a shrill cry rose from the other side. Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan flitted through the chaos like a butterfly, scattering endless petals wherever he danced. Each petal precisely severed throats or organs of the nearest Sea God Island soul masters, unleashing bloody showers.
And from beside another shattered Holy Pillar, another sharp shriek—Hong Yue, elegant as ever and deadly with phantom blades, passed by Sea King Douluo like a wraith. A cold flash—and Sea King Douluo froze, a thin red line appearing at his throat.
The next moment, his head gently slipped from his shoulders, caught nonchalantly by Hong Yue.
The headless corpse staggered, then thudded to the earth.
The other powerful elders of the alliance set upon their chosen enemies like tigers upon a scattered flock, beginning a relentless hunt.
Meanwhile, more and more ships landed, unleashing the coalition's spirit masters like wolves and tigers to swarm the battered island, killing all in their path and crushing any opposition with overwhelming force.
Screams, howls, thunder, explosions, the crashing of collapsing buildings—the island sanctuary that once enjoyed peace and tranquility was instantly overwhelmed with carnage.
Against the backdrop of the divine whale and Poseidon's epic battle, the true banquet of the massacre began—the bloodiest chapter of all was to come.
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