Now that he knew this, and had experienced the thrill of fighting with everything he had, Ye Wen decided there was no point in continuing to struggle with Bo Saixi.
There was no need. Right now, he only wanted to reach the mainland as soon as possible and suppress Tang San's growth. Once he settled things with Tang San in their Fated Duel, he could deal with Sea God Island afterward.
Bang!
After striking Bo Saixi back with a hammer, Ye Wen quickly transformed back into his Sea Soul Beast form and launched a powerful attack.
"Deep Sea Angry Dragon Transformation!"
A whale's roar rang across the sea as Ye Wen's body entered a state of Dragon Transformation. He gradually changed from a whale into a terrifying creature that resembled a dragon.
This was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's second most powerful skill, equivalent to a human Soul Master's Eighth Soul Skill.
In that moment, a terrifying pressure weighed on everyone.
Bo Saixi's expression changed drastically. She, too, unleashed her Eighth Soul Skill to defend herself.
Bang! Boom, boom, boom!
"Ahh!"
Bo Saixi cried out, blood slowly trickling from the corner of her mouth. Although she had blocked the attack, she was in a bad way. In the end, she was simply no match for him.
Ye Wen was also struck by the energy's shockwave, but he fared better than Bo Saixi.
"Bo Saixi, let's end our battle here for today. I'll be back again in the future. Next time, I'll deal with you."
"Let's go!"
"Yes, my king!"
Leaving those final words behind, Ye Wen led the Evil Spirit Orca Group and the Demon Soul Great White Shark Group away with a flourish.
"Priest! Are you really just going to watch them take Xiao Bai away?"
The Seven Great Pillar Guardians were extremely anxious.
How could Bo Saixi not want to stop them? But she knew she couldn't save Xiao Bai. She sighed inwardly. "When I fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King just now, I used my Spiritual Power to examine Xiao Bai. It seems Xiao Bai wasn't being controlled."
"What? That can't be!"
"Could Xiao Bai really have betrayed us?"
Bo Saixi couldn't understand it either. She shook her head helplessly. "From Xiao Bai's eyes, I could tell that it seems she really doesn't need us anymore. It seems she really has submitted to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."
"This..."
The Seven Great Pillar Guardians still found it hard to accept.
"Let's go back. From now on, the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and Sea God Island have nothing to do with each other."
Meanwhile, Ye Wen had already led the two sea clans far away from Sea God Island.
Along the way, the Orca King exclaimed in amazement, "My king, I'd long heard that the high priest of Sea God Island was unfathomably powerful. I never imagined she'd be so formidable as to stand against you!"
"Hah, Evil Tiger, you're only realizing that now? If my king hadn't been here today, and you'd dared to attack us like this, you would have died at Bo Saixi's hands."
"Xiao Bai, why are you butting in? Was I talking to you?"
"Evil Tiger! Don't think that just because we've both submitted to my king, I've forgotten that you killed my younger brother!"
Although both of them had submitted to Ye Wen, their enmity hadn't been resolved. Hearing the two of them bicker back and forth was irritating, so Ye Wen immediately put a stop to it. "Enough! Stop arguing!"
"You two clans don't have to get along, but once we reach the mainland, you must work together. Understand?"
"Y-yes, my king!"
Neither was very willing, but they reluctantly accepted that they were now on the same side. They followed his orders and put the team first.
Now that he had subdued two Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beasts, Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai, he still had 18 Contracted subordinate slots available.
Ye Wen roughly estimated how many Soul Beasts of the Hundred Thousand Year Level or higher there were on the mainland.
First of all, there were three in the Star Dou Great Forest. He was certain to subdue them.
They were the Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming.
The Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming.
These two currently lived in the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Region, at the very center of the Lake of Life. They were also the strongest Soul Beasts in the forest, at least on the surface—the overlords of the Soul Beasts.
The other one was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, whose bloodline was exceptionally powerful!
The world of Soul Beasts placed great importance on bloodlines, just as human Soul Masters valued the quality of their Martial Souls. Suppose two Soul Masters had the same level, the same Soul Ring Configuration, and the same Combat Power, but one had a Trash Martial Soul while the other had a God-tier Martial Soul.
There was no need to think twice. The Soul Master with the Trash Martial Soul could never match the one with the God-tier Martial Soul.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was like a God-tier Martial Soul: a top-tier Soul Beast species, carrying the ultimate evil attribute left behind by an evil god. It possessed six attributes: evil, darkness, Lightning, wind, space, and time.
Its bloodline was far superior to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's. If it had reached a cultivation level close to a million years, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King might have no choice but to run.
That was why the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, despite having only sixty thousand years of cultivation, could challenge Soul Beasts of the Hundred Thousand Year Level. If Da Ming and Er Ming fought it alone, they might not even win.
Although the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest hadn't come close to cultivating for a hundred thousand years, it had long been among Ye Wen's targets for subjugation.
Of these three, two had become tools, offering their Soul Rings and Soul Bones to Tang San.
The other had been hunted by Tang San.
All three were Soul Beasts connected to Tang San. Ye Wen wanted to subdue them so Tang San couldn't obtain powerful Soul Rings.
Of course, these three were only the Soul Beasts on the surface of the Star Dou Great Forest. Ye Wen knew that even more terrifying beings lay sleeping there.
One was the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, who had split off from the Divine Dragon, the strongest beast-type Divine Deity of ancient times and the most powerful deity in the Divine Realm.
She was currently hidden away in the Star Dou Great Forest, recuperating in seclusion.
As for the Silver Dragon King, Ye Wen didn't even want to think about whether he could subdue her for now. That woman had the strength of a God King!
Even if she hadn't recovered from her injuries, she should still have the strength of a Level One God, right?
Unless Ye Wen became a god, it wouldn't matter how powerful he became on the mainland—he still wouldn't be able to beat the Silver Dragon King.
Besides, there were the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, led by the Golden Eye Black Dragon King Di Tian, whose cultivation levels ranged from six hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand years. Among them were the Jade Swan Bi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King Zi Ji, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Xiong Jun, and the Demon Eye Tree King of Ten Thousand Demons, along with many others. All were Soul Beasts with cultivation levels of hundreds of thousands of years.
There were more than ten of them. These Soul Beasts of the Hundred Thousand Year Level had entered a deep slumber long ago.
They had captured a Million-Year Soul Beast from the Extreme North: the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had reached a million years of cultivation, but it had no combat power at all. After Di Tian and the others captured it, it had no choice but to release its own energy for them to absorb.
That was why these powerful Soul Beasts had all fallen asleep. (Maybe the author never planned to write the later installments? A lot of the settings don't connect very well, but since the original author explained it this way later, that's how I'll write it.)
When Ye Wen arrived, he wouldn't care whether they were asleep or not. He couldn't beat the Silver Dragon King, but surely he could subdue a few of these Soul Beasts.
All in all, the Star Dou Great Forest would take up ten subordinate slots.
Then there was the Extreme North, home to the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North: the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and the Titan Snow Demon King, as well as known Soul Beasts of the Hundred Thousand Year Level such as the Ice Bear King. There might be some unknown ones, too.
Let's say four.
That would bring the planned total to 14 slots. Add the Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai, whom he'd already subdued, and he could count on roughly 16 in all.
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