Demon Whale Sea Domain.
This area, once nameless in the western outer sea of the Douluo Continent, received a designation due to the arrival of a group of Demon Whales. On this vast expanse of sea, nearly twenty Demon Whales were gathered at this time, including three Evil Orcas, four Magic Horned Toothed Whales, three Deep Blue Gray Demon Whales, three Four-Eyed Black Whales, three Big-Headed Demon Whales, and one Deep Sea Demon Whale.
Among these seventeen Demon Whales, there were actually six 100,000-Year Soul Beasts. The Deep Sea Demon Whale, clearly the leader of the Demon Whale group, must have cultivated for over five hundred thousand years, judging by its body size of over one hundred and fifty meters!
At this moment, sixteen Demon Whales were encircling this Deep Sea Demon Whale, as if holding a meeting. Four to five miles away, Zhu Ziyang and his three companions, led by the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King, had also arrived.
Standing on the Moon God Shuttle, they immediately saw the gathered Demon Whales, and all four were clearly startled.
"Good heavens, six 100,000-Year Soul Beasts!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed, his expression one of surprise, then continued, "A Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Orca, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Magic Horned Toothed Whale, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Deep Blue Gray Demon Whale, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Four-Eyed Black Whale, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Big-Headed Demon Whale, and even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Deep Sea Demon Whale. No wonder this group of Demon Whales gathered together, defying their nature!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale is known as the "Whale King" among whale-type Spirit Beasts. A Deep Sea Demon Whale with over five hundred thousand years of cultivation is fully capable and qualified to command so many other types of Demon Whales.
"There are so many Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales!" The three women were also very surprised. Jiang Nannan looked at the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King and asked, "Shuiyue, did you know there were so many 100,000-Year Soul Beasts in this Demon Whale group?"
"I didn't know!" The Silver Moon Spirit Fish King was also dumbfounded at this moment, a sense of retreat rising in its heart. It said, "Let's give up. At worst, my Spirit Fish clan will abandon this sea area. The strength of these Demon Whales is too great; there's no need to fight them!"
To be honest, the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King truly hadn't expected such a large number of 100,000-Year Soul Beasts in this Demon Whale group. When they previously ravaged the Spirit Fish clan, no Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales had been seen!
"Retreat? Why retreat?" Zhu Ziyang heard the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King's words and knew that it was truly unaware of this matter. But upon hearing it suggest retreating, he immediately retorted, "It's only six 100,000-Year Soul Beasts. It's not enough to force me, Zhu Ziyang, to avoid their edge!"
With that, he flew out of the Moon God Shuttle and said, "Nannan, Yi Yi, you two wait in the Moon God Shuttle. Sister Lexuan, you come with me. As for you, Spirit Fish King, you'll be responsible for protecting Nannan and Yi Yi for me!"
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan also flew out of the Moon God Shuttle and came to Zhu Ziyang's side.
"Brother, Sister Lexuan, be careful!" Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi knew their strength was insufficient to intervene in a battle of this level and did not insist on going along. They could only express their worried admonitions.
"I will!" The Silver Moon Spirit Fish King was unsure where Zhu Ziyang's courage came from, but seeing his confident demeanor, it actually felt a sense of anticipation. If possible, who would truly want to leave their home?
Zhu Ziyang immediately flew towards the Demon Whale group, simultaneously releasing his Spirit, the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe appearing in his hand, and summoning all his Soul Spirits. He temporarily had no intention of using the power of the Light Strongman, because with the Snow Empress, Demon Empress, and Second Shuang in their full power, dealing with this group of Demon Whales was more than enough!
Zhang Lexuan also released her Spirit and summoned her Soul Spirit, Yu Yu. Compared to Zhu Ziyang's four Soul Spirits — Snow, Ice, Frost, and Spring — Zhang Lexuan's Soul Spirit, the Jade Emperor Purple Lily, was more supportive than combat-oriented, similar to Zhu Ziyang's Lu'er.
The two had no intention of concealing their figures, so as soon as they approached, they were discovered by the Demon Whales. The Demon Whales naturally harbored a deep hatred for humans, so without even receiving orders from the five-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Deep Sea Demon Whale, they simultaneously launched attacks at Zhu Ziyang and his companion.
Water pillars, waves, energy balls, and sound waves filled the sky, simultaneously striking at Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan. The two naturally had no habit of waiting to be killed. While dodging the Demon Whales' attacks, they retaliated.
The Demon Empress, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Second Shuang immediately charged out. The Demon Empress and Snow Empress, with tacit understanding, targeted the five-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Deep Sea Demon Whale. As top-tier Beast Kings who once governed Spirit Beast habitats, they completely disdained the other Demon Whales with only one to two hundred thousand years of cultivation. Only the Deep Sea Demon Whale with over five hundred thousand years of cultivation could ignite their desire to act.
However, there was only one five-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Deep Sea Demon Whale, and two Beast Kings were not needed to deal with it. So, Zhu Ziyang could only order the Demon Empress to deal with the other Demon Whales, leaving the five-hundred-thousand-year Deep Sea Demon Whale to the Snow Empress. After all, she was his good daughter, and a little favoritism was normal.
The Demon Empress had no choice but to shift her attention to the two strongest among the remaining five Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales: a two-hundred-thousand-year Evil Orca and a two-hundred-thousand-year Big-Headed Demon Whale. As for the other three Demon Whales, they were naturally shared by Second Shuang and the Ice Empress.
Although it was a bit beneath Second Shuang, a fighter at the peak Beast King level, to deal with Demon Whales with only Hundred-Thousand-Year cultivation, there was no other way. Second Shuang's previous strength was only two hundred thousand years. Although she now possessed over seven hundred thousand years of cultivation thanks to the Ice Dragon King's gift, combat experience needed to be accumulated and could not be forced.
With the 100,000-Year Soul Beasts being handled by the Soul Spirits, Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan naturally had to deal with the remaining Demon Whales whose cultivation had not reached Hundred-Thousand-Years but were at least Ten-Thousand-Years. It was foreseeable that this would be a massacre.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales were all bewildered at this moment, because they clearly perceived that their opponents were also Spirit Beasts, and each of them had a cultivation of no less than two hundred thousand years, completely belonging to the Beast King level. But why would they allow themselves to be driven by a human Spirit Master? And why would they come to harm their fellow Spirit Beasts? Why?
"You are also a Spirit Beast? Why do you aid the wicked?" The five-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Deep Sea Demon Whale directly asked the Snow Empress this question. She was being suppressed by the Snow Empress, her massive body a living target in front of her. So, she could only sink her body into the sea, preparing to dive to the bottom at any moment to escape the battle.
The Snow Empress did not answer the Deep Sea Demon Whale's inquiry. Her movements were not slow at all. An ice-snow longsword appeared in her hand, and the intense cold froze the surrounding air. Under her cold gaze, the longsword descended, piercing into the Demon Whale's body.
The Demon Whale let out a mournful cry, blood gushing out, and immediately controlled its body to sink.
The Snow Empress lost her target and immediately patrolled the sea surface somewhat helplessly, trying to find the Deep Sea Demon Whale's trace. However, that Demon Whale seemed determined to escape, showing no intention of caring about the lives of the other Demon Whales.
At the other Soul Spirit locations, the Demon Empress easily dealt with the two two-hundred-thousand-year Demon Whales. Within three moves, she left these two two-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Demon Whales dead on the sea surface. The Ice Empress and Second Shuang also had their own kills; the other three Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales were jointly slain by them. As for the other dozen or so Demon Whales, except for a few that escaped, all were jointly killed by Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan.
The Demon Whale group that had plagued the Silver Moon Spirit Fish clan for hundreds of years was thus easily resolved by Zhu Ziyang and his companions. This greatly shocked the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King, who was watching from afar.
"Is, is it over?" The Silver Moon Spirit Fish King was extremely shocked, her voice unconsciously carrying a hint of bewilderment as she spoke.
"It should be over." Jiang Nannan's face showed a joyful smile, and she proudly said, "With Brother taking action, the problem is naturally solved easily! Shuiyue, it seems your Spirit Fish clan doesn't need to move anymore."
Was it really over?
Zhu Ziyang felt it wasn't, at least not before killing that five-hundred-thousand-year-cultivation Deep Sea Demon Whale. Looking at the many Demon Whale corpses on the sea surface, Zhu Ziyang's heart was completely calm. Since these Demon Whales chose to harass the Silver Moon Spirit Fish clan, then they should be prepared for retaliation. The law of the jungle, the law of nature!
They planned to clear the battlefield first, and then continue to pursue that five-hundred-thousand-year Deep Sea Demon Whale. Did it think hiding at the bottom of the sea would make it safe? Naive!
Zhang Lexuan and the Soul Spirits began searching for Spirit Bones and whale glue on these Demon Whales, while Zhu Ziyang was not idle either. As one of the most vital Spirit Beasts, the life force of so many Demon Whales should be enough to elevate several of his Ten-Thousand-Year spirit rings to Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit rings.
No sooner said than done, Zhu Ziyang was about to gather the life force of these recently deceased Demon Whales, but a thousand-meter-high giant wave surged on the sea surface. This giant wave, like substantial fury, crashed towards them!
"Hateful humans, you deserve to die!" A furious female voice, imbued with monstrous rage, rose from the seabed and reached Zhu Ziyang and the others' ears.
Their expressions all changed. They immediately gathered together, their faces solemn, staring at the huge figure slowly appearing beneath the sea. They felt an immense pressure emanating from that figure.
"Everyone, be careful!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed with a solemn expression, his voice deep!