With numerous attacks combined with the Overlord Venom's toxins, if they struck a vital point directly, even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would face certain death.
On the chest of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, there was a fist-sized gemstone that spun like a vortex, appearing extremely peculiar.
This was precisely the Whale Pearl of the Deep Sea Demon Whale, equivalent to a human's Soul Core—its vital point.
Not to mention that behind the Whale Pearl lay its heart.
In its Spirit Beast form, the Whale Pearl was located within its mind, protected by the sturdiest skull.
With the Demon Whale King constantly replenishing its energy, it would be extremely difficult for Dugu Feng to defeat it through vital point attacks in a short time.
But now, things were different.
The Overlord Venom originally condensed within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body swiftly moved, arriving at its chest in the blink of an eye and merging into the vortex spinning within the Whale Pearl.
As the energy core of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the Whale Pearl continuously exchanged and condensed with the Water Attribute and Thunder Attribute energies within its body through the energy vortex, serving as the source of power for its attacks.
Now, the Overlord Venom had seized the opportunity to infiltrate.
Instantly, the Overlord Venom latched onto the high-speed energy pathways within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body.
Carried by the Whale Pearl's rotations, it spread throughout its entire body.
Before the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could react, there was no possibility of reversal.
Normally, no poison-attribute Soul Master could achieve this, as the Whale Pearl's energy core was filled with pure Thunder Attribute and Water Attribute energies.
Poison simply could not survive within it.
Unfortunately, this was the Overlord Venom, formed from the Eight-Colored Poison Pill.
Even near the Whale Pearl, it retained its toxicity and even devoured the pure energies within to strengthen itself.
Now, as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King circulated its energy, the Overlord Venom had spread throughout its entire body.
In addition to the Overlord Venom, Dugu Feng's Eternal Creation and Icefire Poison Erosion had shot into the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's back during the battle.
They inflicted severe damage to its heart.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's humanoid form stood three meters tall. After Dugu Feng's precise attacks, its body trembled violently, turning crimson all over as it sustained significant injuries.
At this point, it no longer dared to underestimate Dugu Feng.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King swung its arms fiercely, and suddenly, two massive purple warhammers appeared in its hands.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King had finally realized that energy attacks were useless against Dugu Feng—even thunder and Water Attribute energy couldn't harm him.
Thus, it had no choice but to resort to physical attacks.
The human body was fragile; it would crush him to death through sheer force.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King let out a long roar, and a white streak of energy shot forward ahead of its body.
In truth, it possessed two Whale Pearls: one was the energy core in its chest, and the other was the Demon Whale Pill in its Sea of Spirit—the Inner Core it had condensed as a Spirit Beast.
This white streak of energy was the Pill Energy, its most fundamental power.
The Pill Energy seemed capable of solidifying seawater, instantly slowing the flow of water around it.
Dugu Feng's movements also slowed considerably.
Forced to defend himself, he raised his Spider Emperor Wings and Scorpion Pincers in front of him.
As the scorpion pincers swung, a white aura bloomed, forming a protective layer of frigid ice energy around them.
Thus, the scorpion pincers descended in a sweeping slash, colliding with the white pill energy.
The white pill energy emitted a dragon's roar, exploding violently before Dugu Feng.
For a moment, the world fell silent.
All the water in the ocean, from the seabed to the surface, evaporated instantly.
Exposing both the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and Dugu Feng, who had been at the seabed, to the open air.
This demonstrated the sheer power of the collision.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Protected by his Spider Emperor Wings, Dugu Feng retreated over a kilometer, violently spitting out two mouthfuls of blood.
But it wasn't over yet. As the pill energy collided with Dugu Feng, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, like a shadow, closed in silently, wielding two massive purple hammers.
A ferocious, malicious grin spread across its face: "Die! Die!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's purple hammers were as large as millstones, imbued with the power of its million-year Soul Beast cultivation.
Seizing the moment Dugu Feng was sent flying by the pill energy, it closed in immediately, bringing down two consecutive hammer strikes.
Surprisingly, Dugu Feng did not dodge, instead meeting them with his scorpion pincers.
The scorpion pincers were like two long weapons in his hands.
His mastery of them was peerless.
Booming collisions echoed through the sea.
The battle of titans had truly begun.
Dugu Feng typically relied on venom to kill his enemies, but that did not mean he lacked ferocious close-combat prowess.
The scorpion pincers were his strongest weapons, and with the agility granted by his Spider Emperor Wings, Dugu Feng showed no fear.
Meanwhile, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King grew fiercer with each strike, finding immense exhilaration in such combat.
The nature of Spirit Beasts was cruel, bloodthirsty, and brimming with savagery.
Such intense battle unleashed the very instincts of a Spirit Beast.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's blood boiled, its spirit energy surged, and it felt as though it had reached its peak.
It even had a fleeting thought—it couldn't kill this human too quickly, or there would be no more fight.
But this feeling lasted only an instant. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King wished for Dugu Feng's immediate death. This human posed too great a threat. Though there was a hint of mutual respect between warriors, he had to die.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King struck with increasing ferocity, ignoring the wounds that tore open and bled freely.
On the other side, under such relentless assault, Dugu Feng continued to cough up blood, beads of crimson seeping from his skin. His head, left arm, right arm, torso, and right leg all emitted faint golden glows.
Clearly, his entire body was under immense pressure. The five Soul Bones shone brilliantly, bearing the brunt of the battle's shockwaves.
Undoubtedly, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had chosen the right combat approach.
Dugu Feng indeed feared no energy-based attacks, but the concussive force of physical strikes, if powerful enough, could severely injure him.
After all, he had not yet reached the Divine Level.
And the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's strength had indeed reached the limit—the very peak below the Divine Level.
If this battle continued, Dugu Feng would have no choice but to flee, or face certain death.
Had the Deep Sea Demon Whale King adopted this fighting style the moment it saw Dugu Feng, killing it would have required far more effort.
Unfortunately, it was now too late.
Now, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's relentless assault filled Dugu Feng's heart with joy.
The amount of Overlord Venom within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had reached a critical mass.
Now, with its blood boiling, Soul Power surging, and its entire being in a state of frenzy...
As the energy rapidly circulated through his body, the Overlord Venom nearly permeated every meridian and strand of Soul Power within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
This meant that the higher the Demon Whale King's combat intensity, the stronger the effect of the Overlord Venom would be.
Dugu Feng had been taught by Old Snake from the very beginning: once an enemy was poisoned, the more they used their Soul Power or tried to flee, the faster they would die. On the contrary, staying still and reducing Soul Power consumption could slow down their demise.
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