Under the full operation of the Time-Space Soul Core, Oscar's speed reached its peak. It took him only one hour to find traces of the Evil Demon Orca tribe.
The Evil Demon Orcas were social creatures. The entire tribe consisted of over two hundred orcas, more than fifty of which had reached the ten-thousand-year level, and more than ten had surpassed fifty-thousand years.
Together with the Evil Demon Orca King, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the tribe's overall strength in the ocean was enough to face at least three Title Douluo-level opponents head-on.
Because of this, the Evil Demon Orca tribe was one of the supreme overlords of the vast ocean, where powerful beings were countless.
Unfortunately for them, they encountered Oscar.
With Oscar's current power, he could easily dominate the entire Evil Demon Orca tribe.
To him, these orcas were the best nourishment and resources. Given their strength, nearly every one of them could produce a piece of high-quality whale jelly.
Of course, Oscar did not intend to slaughter the entire tribe yet, because he desired not only the faith of the Douluo Continent but also the faith of the sea.
Although the Sea God became divine through the faith of the ocean, he never fully unified it. As long as it did not interfere with the Sea God's divinity, Oscar wished to gather the allegiance of some sea soul beasts for himself.
The best way to begin was to use overwhelming force to establish dominance, and once he had gained enough territory, he could offer some rewards to win their loyalty.
Oscar broke through the air and appeared above the ocean surface where the tribe resided. The terrifying pressure of a Title Douluo burst forth.
The hundred-mile-wide sea area was the domain of the Evil Demon Orcas. As they rested in the water, they suddenly felt the arrival of a dreadful aura and became instantly agitated and alert.
A divine and commanding voice echoed across the sea. "Beasts, come out at once!"
Deep beneath the waves, a massive creature opened its eyes. The pressure it released rivaled that of a Title Douluo, clashing directly with Oscar's soul power.
Hearing Oscar call it a "beast" upon arrival enraged the Evil Demon Orca King. It roared, speaking in human tongue. "Despicable human, this is the territory of the Evil Demon Orca tribe. You have trespassed upon my domain,how should you be punished?"
Oscar smiled warmly. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spirit possessed his body, transforming him into a beautiful humanoid form as nine blood-red hundred-thousand-year spirit rings rose and pulsed around him.
At the same time, extreme cold spread outward from him, causing the temperature of the entire sea to plummet, even beginning to freeze.
The instant the Evil Demon Orca King saw those nine terrifying spirit rings, it froze. The oppressive might from those nine blood-red rings overwhelmed it.
Having roamed the ocean for tens of thousands of years, the Orca King had seen much, but it had never encountered a human spirit master with such a fearsome spirit ring configuration.
From the aura emitted by those nine blood-red rings, the Orca King could tell,they were all genuine hundred-thousand-year spirit rings.
Two of them even surpassed the ordinary hundred-thousand-year level, radiating a power that frightened even the Orca King.
Oscar did not intend to kill it outright. A hundred-thousand-year spirit like this, even in its soul form, could retain tremendous power and become his ally.
Oscar's upright yet chilling voice sounded again. "You have two choices. One, become my follower and obey my command. Two, refuse,and I will destroy your entire tribe and turn you into my spirit ring and soul bone."
His voice carried righteous authority, yet the killing intent within was icy cold, sending chills through the Evil Demon Orca King.
It began to consider fleeing. Never before had it encountered such a powerful human. The pressure from this Title Douluo with nine blood-red rings surpassed even that of Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi.
Having seen the might of Seagod Island, the Orca King was certain that Oscar possessed divine inheritance.
It knew that even with its hundred-thousand-year cultivation, it was no match for this human.
The moment the thought of escape arose, it was crushed by the overwhelming force before it. Running would be pointless.
It could abandon its tribe to save itself,life was more important than anything,but in a situation where death was certain, what choice did it have?
Still, it wanted to test him,to gamble that this human's rings were fake.
After all, spirit masters had countless kinds of martial souls; perhaps this one could imitate such a frightening display.
The Orca King said cautiously, "Respected spirit master, we of the Evil Demon Orca tribe are proud beings. For us to submit to you…"
Before it could finish, Oscar raised an eyebrow. "I'm in a hurry. Since you're unwilling, there's no need to waste words."
As his nine blood-red spirit rings pulsed, the Orca King hastily continued, "What I mean is,it's not impossible for us to submit, but you must prove your strength! Let us fight fairly. If you defeat me, I swear upon the sea itself to follow you unto death!"
Oscar chuckled. "In that case, have your tribe swear first."
Light flashed in his eyes, and three small, beautiful figures appeared,one on each of his shoulders and a silver-white serpentine creature coiled around his neck like a scarf.
They were the soul spirits: Snow Empress, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Empress, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
As they appeared, the primal auras of these ancient beasts filled the air, including the oppressive might of the million-year Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
The pressure from these three spirits was even greater than that from Oscar's nine rings, nearly making the Orca King lose control of itself.
It was utterly shocked,these were clearly true hundred-thousand-year or higher soul beasts, yet they existed as spiritual entities, formed purely of energy and will.
When had humans and soul beasts ever coexisted like this?
Regardless, the Orca King no longer dared to challenge Oscar.
Oscar smiled. "Swear now. They'll be watching you."
Trapped, the Orca King wanted to resist, but its instinct to survive overpowered any pride.
It was often said that soul beasts would rather die than submit, but that was not entirely true,most would rather live than perish.
Under Oscar's threat, the Orca King reluctantly led its tribe to take the oath. The three spirits listened carefully; as fellow beasts, they could tell if the orcas were trying to cheat.
Knowing this, the Orca King dared not risk its life with deceit.
After the oath, Oscar descended and stood upon the Orca King's back.
Though Oscar did nothing else, the chilling aura from his body froze patches of the creature's skin solid.
Feeling the agony of the cold, the Orca King did not dare to move.
Oscar placed a finger on its head, channeling immense spiritual power into it, sharing the details of the soul spirit method.
The Orca King roared in pain while its kin could only watch helplessly.
After a long while, excitement and awe filled its eyes.
Having learned the soul spirit method and understood why the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress had chosen to become Oscar's soul spirits, it realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime blessing.
Reject it? Only a fool would!
Even without the promise of divinity, Oscar could crush it with a finger.
If beings as mighty as a million-year Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, a seven-hundred-thousand-year Snow Empress, and a four-hundred-thousand-year Ice Empress could submit to him, what right did it,a mere hundred-thousand-year beast,have to refuse?
The Orca King bowed like a servant. "My lord, I am willing to become your soul spirit, to serve and follow you, and to help you conquer the seas!"
Oscar also transmitted his plan to rule the oceans and gather the faith of sea creatures through spiritual communication.
Nodding slightly, he withdrew the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spirit and summoned the Azure Spirit Jade Sword, sitting cross-legged upon the orca's back to begin the soul spirit fusion ritual.
The Orca King let out a call, ordering its kin to disperse and obey Oscar's will, then began its offering.
Blood-red light flared as Oscar and the Orca King resonated in perfect harmony.
Time passed swiftly. With his current body and spiritual power, absorbing a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring was as easy as breathing. Within an hour, the fusion was complete.
A new blood-red ring appeared around the Azure Spirit Jade Sword. The Orca King's body vanished, leaving behind a top-grade hundred-thousand-year whale jelly and whale pearl, which Oscar collected.
The Orca King's soul entered Oscar's spiritual sea as his fourth soul spirit.
Once inside, it felt the terrifying power of the three elder spirits, before whom it was like a small fish.
Even though the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had little combat ability, as Oscar's soul spirit, its million-year-level spiritual power made it the most fearsome of all.
A single thought from it could make the Orca King tremble in terror.
After putting away his spirits, Oscar kept only the small Orca King outside.
He said softly, "From now on, keep your tribe within the territory. When I'm done with my current affairs, they will follow me to conquer the seas."
The Orca King relayed his order and was then drawn back into Oscar's spiritual sea, where the older spirits were eager to "teach" the newcomer.
Oscar then activated the Time-Space Soul Core and stepped through a spatial gate,his next target awaited.
Though the Evil Demon Orca King was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the improvement it offered was not great for Oscar's current level.
Aside from a small boost in physique and mental strength, his soul power rose less than two levels, from rank 94 to the peak of rank 95,one step away from rank 96.
He had expected as much, given his current might.
In addition to his fifteen-thousand-year Wisdom Spirit Bone, seven-hundred-thousand-year Snow Empress left arm bone, four-hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion right arm bone, and hundred-thousand-year Dark Evil God Tiger external bone, Oscar now gained a hundred-thousand-year Evil Demon Orca right leg bone.
He now lacked only a torso and a left leg bone to complete his full set, all of which were at least hundred-thousand-year level.
After absorbing the Orca King's soul bone, he sensed the initial form of a Soul Bone Armor.
Although it was incomplete without the torso bone, the resonance between his five existing soul bones produced a wondrous effect.
When he tried to condense the Soul Bone Armor, even in its half-finished form, his overall strength increased at least threefold.
If this was the power of an unfinished armor, the complete version would bring unimaginable power.
Soon, Oscar would find out what kind of transformation the full Soul Bone Armor could bring him.
This voyage's purpose was to add spirit rings to his Azure Spirit Jade Sword and, through their power, break through his current bottleneck.
Only by becoming strong enough could he handle all future threats and crises.
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