"You beasts, you're courting death!"
Zhuo Shi roared in fury, his voice like thunder exploding. With a single step, his figure appeared at the very front of the ship's bow.
Buzz—!
Heaven and earth trembled abruptly. Blazing red light surged forth from within him, bursting outward.
Countless dragon-scale-shaped armor plates, flowing with lava-like patterns, materialized out of thin air, emitting resonant dragon cries as they instantly covered his entire body.
A crimson battle armor, seemingly alive, coalesced into form within the red glow.
Each armor plate resembled dragon scales forged by raging flames, their edges glowing with dazzling golden rims.
At the shoulder guards, ferocious dragon heads protruded, their eyes dancing with substantial flames. On the chest plate coiled a scarlet dragon totem, its tail wrapping around his waist, its claws clasping both shoulders.
Three-word Battle Armor—Scarlet Dragon Heaven!
The moment the battle armor formed, a pressure that seemed to burn through the void swept in all directions. The accumulated water on the deck instantly vaporized, and even the air twisted and distorted from the extreme heat.
Sima Lanxiao's eyes brightened slightly as he praised softly: "So this is Shrek Academy's three-word battle armor—truly deserving of its reputation!"
Zhuo Shi stood at the ship's bow like a scarlet dragon descending upon the world, looking down upon the surging horde of Evil Demon Killer Whales rushing toward them.
"Roar—!"
He let out a heaven-shaking dragon cry. Crimson soul power shot into the sky, condensing into an enormous scarlet dragon phantom behind him.
The dragon shadow was lifelike, with distinct scales and claws, emitting a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble.
On the sea surface, the ferocious Evil Demon Killer Whale group became visibly restless under this dragon might.
Meanwhile, other Titled Douluo powerhouses also released their battle armors one after another, beams of brilliant light illuminating the area.
Zhuo Shi slowly raised his right hand. The dragon patterns on the Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor seemed to come alive.
A flash of crimson light passed through his eyes as he exhaled and spoke: Scarlet Dragon Nine Forms: "First Form, Scarlet Dragon Shocks the Heavens!"
A condensed, almost substantial scarlet dragon phantom roared forth. The dragon cry echoed through the clouds, instantly tearing through the sky as it pierced toward the Evil Demon Killer Whale King.
Sensing the terrifying momentum of this attack, the Evil Demon Killer Whale King immediately condensed soul power at its tail.
"Killer Whale Evil Demon Axe!"
Its tail fin transformed into a battle-axe blade as thin as a cicada's wing, carrying a momentum that tore through the void as it met the attack head-on.
The scarlet dragon phantom and the evil demon tail axe collided violently in mid-air, erupting in an ear-splitting explosion.
The two terrifying energies canceled each other out, stirring up towering waves. The violent residual energy evaporated the nearby seawater completely.
Just as the two strongest beings on both sides engaged in battle, on another front, the offensive and defensive battle of the two giant ships also began.
Accompanied by deep, rumbling booms, from the cannon ports already opened on both sides of the large ships, beams of intense soul guide cannon light burst forth.
These soul guide cannons were powered by arrays of energy-filled soul guide batteries, and when necessary, could also be directly activated by soul masters injecting soul power.
Each soul guide cannon possessed considerable attack power; the most powerful ones could even reach the destructive level of Titled Douluos.
For a time, the sea surface exploded with continuous rumbles, while the attacks of the Evil Demon Killer Whales landing on the giant ships' protective shields also burst forth with circles of dazzling halos.
Fortunately, both delegations had equipped themselves with considerable defensive forces and ample soul guide energy supplies for travel safety.
Facing the frenzied siege of the sea soul beasts at this moment, the two giant ships could barely hold on.
The entire sea area had descended into chaos, with dragon cries, cannon fire, and the roars of sea soul beasts interweaving together.
"You all stay on the ship; don't run around," Wu Zhangkong instructed Fang Yang and the others.
His figure flashed, and he was already in mid-air.
Dots of white light sparkled as the Sky Ice Battle Armor emerged, rapidly covering his entire body.
The Sky Frost Sword appeared in the world. Like a falling star, he shot out of the ship's protective shield, appearing in the sky.
Wu Zhangkong was already at the eight-ring Soul Douluo realm. Combined with his two-word battle armor, he possessed strength approaching that of a Super Douluo. Icy sword qi crisscrossed, each strike precisely slashing at the Evil Demon Killer Whales attempting to approach the giant ship.
Wherever the Sky Frost Sword passed, the sea surface froze into ice, and even the air seemed on the verge of freezing.
Shen Yi followed closely behind. Her dark green long hair danced wildly under the surge of vigorous soul power.
Her jade-green battle armor bloomed with radiance, green light entangling like vines toward the Evil Demon Killer Whales in the sea.
Fang Yang stood on the deck, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield before finally settling on the distant Evil Demon Killer Whale King.
With a single step, his figure appeared outside the giant ship. A deep blue Sea Heart Flame danced in his palm.
The Evil Demon Killer Whale King fighting Zhuo Shi immediately sensed something, its movements clearly stagnating.
Scarlet Dragon Nine Forms: "Fourth Form, Dragon Probing Claw!"
Zhuo Shi seized the opportunity. His blood boiled within him as he activated his bloodline power, his right arm instantly covered with even denser and heavier crimson-gold dragon scales.
His five fingers formed a claw, tearing through space as they ferociously grabbed toward the Evil Demon Killer Whale King.
The Evil Demon Killer Whale King actually took the blow head-on. Its scarlet gaze locked firmly onto that suddenly appearing figure.
Fang Yang's appearance similarly attracted the attention of numerous powerhouses on the battlefield.
Seven soul rings hovered silently behind him, each emitting an unusual halo.
Deep gold, blood-red gold, brilliant gold, black-white gold, bluish gold, white-black, green-gold.
This unprecedented soul ring configuration caused everyone present to turn their heads in surprise.
The Sea Heart Flame danced in his palm, beating like a heart, producing a wondrous resonance with the vast, boundless ocean.
Fang Yang's gaze was calm as he looked indifferently at that ferocious and mighty Evil Demon Killer Whale King in the distance.
"Tsunami."
Soul power surged within his body, and the Sea Heart Flame bloomed with dazzling light.
At this moment, heaven and earth lost their color.
Whether human or soul beast, all felt a terrifying power brewing.
The sea surface began to churn violently. A massive wave thousands of meters high was rapidly forming, as if the entire ocean was responding to his summons.
"Retreat."
A trace of fear flashed through the Evil Demon Killer Whale King's scarlet eyes as it let out a low growl.
It recognized him—this was that terrifying existence who had once madly devoured the ocean's energy at the bottom of the deep sea!
Following this command, the originally frenzied Evil Demon Killer Whale group began to retreat like a tidal wave.
They dove into the deep sea and quickly disappeared into the vast ocean, leaving behind only churning waves and the frightened human powerhouses.
Zhuo Shi slowly retracted his battle armor, his gaze turning toward Fang Yang.
This clash between humans and soul beasts ultimately ended in victory for the humans.
The soul beast side had suffered heavy losses—at least over a thousand thousand-year soul beasts had died in this battle.
Although the human side had avoided greater casualties thanks to the giant ships' defenses and the protection of powerhouses, many soul masters had still been injured or killed in the fierce fighting.
However, none of this was what Fang Yang cared about.
While everyone was still immersed in the terror of the tsunami, he had already taken Gu Yue's hand and returned to the giant ship's cabin.
The Evil Demon Killer Whale King was currently fleeing in panic with its group.
Its scarlet eyes were filled with lingering fear. That terrifying human could actually mobilize the power of the entire ocean!
This discovery made it decide to temporarily stay far away from this sea area, never daring to easily provoke those human powerhouses again.
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