A fierce gust of wind struck from behind them. Zhao Xuan and Tang San frowned in unison and swiftly dodged aside.
Surging lightning flashed across the sky, its blue-violet radiance exceptionally brilliant. Amid crackling bursts, it streaked through the heavens like a meteor.
After the attack missed, the blue-violet lightning halted not far in front of them. A vague, flickering human figure could faintly be seen within it.
"So that's how it is."
A sharp glint flashed through Zhao Xuan's eyes as he gazed thoughtfully at the figure.
"It can take human form. Could this be an ability gained after reaching a million years of cultivation?"
Tang San gripped the Sea God Trident tightly, his gaze fixed upon the giant-like figure as he pondered inwardly.
Just like Xiao Wu, whenever a Spirit Beast cultivated to one hundred thousand years, it faced a choice: continue growing as a Spirit Beast, or assume human form and cultivate anew. This was an irreversible path. Yet the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could transform from a Spirit Beast into human form, something completely beyond his understanding.
The blue-violet lightning gradually faded, revealing a middle-aged man more than three meters tall. His gaze was icy and his expression stiff, as though he had yet to adapt to his human form.
His dark body appeared exceptionally robust. A hazy blue-violet glow overflowed from within him and solidified into a strange suit of armor that tightly covered every part of his body. At his chest, an energy pearl shrouded in mist was slowly condensing.
Zhao Xuan's eyelid twitched as he watched, and he felt thoroughly displeased, filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
This guy had so much energy he did not know what to do with it!
Six eyes met silently, fierce lights flickering within them.
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