The four remaining slots could be filled gradually later. He could look for stronger candidates, or perhaps reserve them for Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King. Of course, that was only a plan.
"Let's leave it at that. For now, we won't consider Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beasts in the ocean."
The ocean was several times larger than the land, and very few human Soul Masters ventured out to hunt Soul Beasts there. As a result, Sea Soul Beasts had far better conditions for living and flourishing than land Soul Beasts, so naturally, there were more powerful ones among them.
Ye Wen could say with certainty that there were more Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the ocean than on land, but he also knew that they weren't all that powerful.
That was because many of the most powerful Sea Soul Beasts had been devoured by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King back then. The reason the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had cultivated for nearly a million years was that it had devoured many powerful Sea Soul Beasts.
There might be some that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but they would surely be far from its waters. Finding them would be a huge hassle, and there was no guarantee he'd succeed.
Fortunately, he could start by focusing on Soul Beasts on land.
Gathering his thoughts, Ye Wen said to Xiao Bai, "First, use your Power of Transformation to take human form. Then get ready to go to the continent with Evil Tiger and me."
"As for your clan, I'll find a suitable stretch of ocean for them."
"I understand, my king."
Xiao Bai followed Ye Wen's instructions and began to transform.
Before long, Xiao Bai had completed her transformation.
Ye Wen examined the information panel for Xiao Bai in her Humanoid Form.
[Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiao Bai, Humanoid Form] [Age: Six] [Martial Soul: Top-grade Beast Martial Soul, Demon Soul Great White Shark] [Soul Power: Level 10] [Soul Rings: None. (Can currently form her First Soul Ring.)] [Soul Bone: Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Soul Great White Shark Right Arm Bone, Skill One: Demon Shark's Tooth, Skill Two: Despair Light Wave.] [External Soul Bone: None]
Ye Wen promptly dismissed the status panel. Just as he'd expected, there were no surprises.
He took a closer look at Xiao Bai's human appearance and was unexpectedly struck by how beautiful she was.
She had long, silvery-white hair, gray-blue eyes, snow-white skin, and a high-bridged nose. Her features were distinctive, and her beauty had an exotic quality to it.
Although she only looked six years old, he could tell that she'd probably grow up to be a goddess-level beauty.
"Not bad."
Ye Wen looked away and said, "Xiao Bai, form your First Soul Ring now."
"Yes!"
Xiao Bai immediately did as told and began forming her Soul Ring. It appeared white, then turned yellow, and finally settled at the Hundred-Year Level—500 years old. Her Soul Power also reached Level 13.
"Xiao Bai, what's your First Soul Skill?" Ye Wen asked.
Xiao Bai explained, "My king, my First Soul Skill is an Agility Attack-type skill called Demon Shark Stealth. Anywhere at all—even on solid land—I can move swiftly as if swimming through the sea like a shark, then strike my enemy!"
"Oh? An Agility Attack-type skill." Ye Wen thought it over. The Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan might not be as powerful as the Evil Spirit Orca Clan in terms of Combat Power, but they were very fast. He guessed, "Xiao Bai, it seems you're different from Evil Tiger and me. You should be an Agility Attack System Soul Master."
"That's not bad, either. I'd actually prefer it if we weren't all Strength Attack System Soul Masters."
Ye Wen then let the Evil Spirit Orca Group continue living in its original waters, while he sent the Demon Soul Great White Shark Group to live in the Deep Sea Demonic Whale's territory.
Everything was ready now. It was time for Ye Wen to leave the ocean and head to the continent.
"Evil Tiger, Xiao Bai, let's go!" Ye Wen said with a hint of a smile, his voice brimming with excitement and anticipation. Then he quickly swam away from those waters.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Evil Orca King, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark King—the Three Ocean Overlords.
Ye Wen swam in the middle, with Evil Tiger on his right and Xiao Bai on his left. They swam side by side at tremendous speed, heading straight for the continent.
"Continent, here we come!"
"Hahahaha! My king, I'm getting excited! The continent sounds fascinating," Evil Tiger laughed.
"Evil Tiger, I'm warning you: once we reach the continent, you can't go around killing people."
"I understand, my king."
Several days later.
Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai were finally nearing the edge of the continent. They chose an uninhabited beach far from any harbor and went ashore.
"That should do it. To avoid being seen by humans, we'll take human form here and swim to shore."
"Okay."
All three transformed into human form at the same time.
Three six-year-old children appeared in the ocean and quickly swam to shore. After changing into clothes, they walked up the beach.
As a Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with a million years of cultivation, it had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Countless humans had died at its hands, so it naturally had all sorts of treasures. It had plenty of Space Soul Tools, for instance.
Ye Wen could find several items of clothing for six-year-old children just by rummaging through those Space Soul Tools. They were simply old, damaged, or not particularly attractive.
Besides Space Soul Tools, it also had all sorts of tool-type and daily-use Soul Tools, such as boat-type Soul Tools like the Dragon Abyss Boat.
There were also Carriage Soul Tools that could move on their own, lamps that never went out, beds that helped people sleep, stools that could grow or shrink at will, Refining Furnaces for making weapons and armor, and pots for cooking food.
All in all, it had several hundred different kinds of everyday-use Soul Tools.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King seemed to have a penchant for collecting Soul Tools, but not a single one could enhance its strength or aid it in battle. That wasn't its fault.
The Soul Tool industry on Douluo Continent had never developed in that direction. It was the Sun Moon Continent that used Soul Tools in battle; it would collide with Douluo Continent thousands of years in the future.
As for now, even the technology for making everyday-use Soul Tools had been lost on Douluo Continent.
That meant every Soul Tool could be considered a treasure, and it had countless Soul Coins as well.
In other words, Ye Wen was already rich enough to rival a nation the moment he entered the human world.
Of course, besides Soul Tools, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King also had over a hundred Soul Bones, including as many as ten at the Ten Thousand Year Level.
There were more than fifty Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and almost all the rest were Thousand-Year Soul Bones. There were hardly any Hundred-Year Soul Bones.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had obtained all these Soul Bones by devouring other Sea Soul Beasts in a frenzy to rapidly increase its cultivation. It had collected every single one.
But the most frustrating part was that all the Soul Bones were stored inside a Space Soul Tool—and that Soul Tool was damaged, so it couldn't be opened!
Ye Wen would have to find someone who knew how to make Soul Tools to repair it before he could retrieve the Soul Bones inside.
(Author: Although I gave the protagonist the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's treasures as a cheat, I think it still makes sense. It lived in the deep sea for so long and must have killed many humans and Soul Beasts. It's impossible that it wouldn't have obtained any Soul Bones. Besides, a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast is guaranteed to drop one.)
(If anyone asks why Tang San didn't get any when he killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the original story, it's simple: it didn't necessarily keep them on its person. It could have left them in the waters where it lived.)
(One more thing: this is fan fiction, and you're reading fan fiction, so fan fiction is fan fiction and the original is the original. Some details will be changed. For example, in this story, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King has no wife, the Demon Empress, or daughter, Lan Fo'er.)
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