Demon Emperor
Zang Xin stood on the deck, his gaze sweeping across the boundless blue sea before him. The sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, rushed towards him, causing his robes to flutter in the wind.
He turned his head slightly to look at Chen Xinjie, who stood beside him with his hands behind his back, and asked, "Your Majesty Hanhai, how accurate is the information from the Spirit Pagoda? Is that Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult truly in this sea area?"
Chen Xinjie did not answer immediately. He closed his eyes and slowly released his Soul Power, using his own martial soul as a medium to carefully sense every abnormal fluctuation in the depths of the sea.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "The information from the Spirit Pagoda should be reliable. According to intelligence, the Demon Empress and the Ghost Emperor are hiding in this area."
He paused, then added, "You've seen the battle reports the Federation has sent from other places. Every location the Spirit Pagoda provided was incredibly accurate. Wherever the target was marked, they found traces of the Holy Spirit Cult. They didn't miss anything elsewhere, so I imagine our trip here won't be in vain either."
Zang Xin nodded upon hearing this, his expression softening slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on the sea.
However, not long after the two finished their conversation, the once calm sea suddenly changed.
First, tiny ripples spread from afar, followed by layers of waves, one higher than the next, with an unnatural sense of oppression in the surging white foam.
The entire sea area seemed to be stirred up from underwater by some enormous force, with waves crashing against the ship's hull and producing a dull roar; this was definitely not a naturally formed storm.
Chen Xinjie's expression changed drastically. He made a decision almost instantly and shouted, "Activate the defensive shield!"
Upon receiving the order, dozens of warships in the vicinity simultaneously lit up with pale blue light screens, their defensive shields expanding to envelop the fleet.
The ship's hull rose and fell in the surging waves, and the surface of the protective shield rippled, resisting the impact of the waves.
Chen Xinjie himself had already taken to the air, his figure rising into the air.
With a flick of his arm, a suit of blue Battle Armor instantly appeared, covering his body closely, every pattern flowing with a deep luster, as if it had been condensed from the deep sea.
Four-Word Battle Armor, Hanhai Qiankun.
A blue aura swirled around him, echoing the vast ocean beneath his feet.
He hovered in the air, his brows furrowed, his sharp gaze sweeping across the distant sea.
At the very end of those churning waves, a massive, purplish-black spine suddenly burst forth from the water, rising like a mountain, before sinking back into the deep sea with a deafening roar.
The towering waves that were just stirred up were stirred up by it.
It was a Sea Soul Beast, a Sea Soul Beast of unimaginable size.
Chen Xinjie's pupils contracted slightly, and his expression grew increasingly grave.
Even with his Quasi-God level cultivation, he still felt a sense of unease facing such a colossal creature.
The being lurking beneath the deep waters was clearly not comparable to an ordinary Sea Soul Beast, and its arrival was ill-intentioned.
Chen Xinjie stared into the distance, judging from the enormous outline emerging from the water and the physical features revealed as it surged, it should be a giant whale, far larger than he had ever seen in his life.
What made his heart sink even more was that the other party's affinity with the sea seemed to be even greater than his own, who used the sea as his martial soul.
The seawater, drawn by its breath, became as docile as servants, and the waves rose and fell with its breath, as if the entire ocean was pulsating for this behemoth.
It should be noted that Chen Xinjie's cultivation had already reached the Quasi-God level, making him one of the humans in the world who were closest to Deity.
But now, facing this giant whale of unknown origin, he had no confidence in winning at all, and even felt a sense of being suppressed.
This was unprecedented in his more than 100 years of experience navigating the seas.
The Douluo of Emotion Zang Xin had also donned his Battle Armor and flown into the air, standing shoulder to shoulder with Chen Xinjie.
He gazed at the still-settled sea in the distance, his brow furrowed, and couldn't help but ask, "We haven't seen any Evil Soul Master, so how come we've run into such a powerful Sea Soul Beast first?"
Before Chen Xinjie could answer, a cold female voice rang out in their ears almost simultaneously. The voice was clear and cold like a spring, with a condescending indifference in its tone.
"So you've come for me. Tell me, who leaked my whereabouts?"
Upon hearing the words, Chen Xinjie and Zang Xin were both stunned. They then exchanged a glance, their expressions changing drastically, filled with shock and disbelief.
First, a chilling conclusion can be drawn from this statement itself.
Their sole purpose in setting sail was to annihilate the Demon Empress and Ghost Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult, but this voice claimed they were coming for them.
Chen Xinjie and Zang Xin had both seen the Ghost Emperor's appearance before. Could it be that this enormous Sea Soul Beast was the Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult, whose true form no one had ever seen?
The Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult is actually Soul Beast? This is something no one could have imagined before.
What chilled Chen Xinjie and Zang Xin even more was that the spiritual fluctuations contained in that voice were profound, condensed, and vast, far surpassing those of ordinary Limit Douluo.
Both of them immediately made the same judgment: this Demon Empress's Divine Power had definitely reached the level of the Divine Origin Realm.
The shock on Chen Xinjie's face vanished in an instant; his composure, honed by years of battle, allowed him to quickly regain his calm.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp light flashing deep within them, and the azure light surrounding him suddenly intensified.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes turned completely golden, as brilliant as molten gold, and a vast Divine Power burst forth from his body as if it were a tangible substance.
Wherever the oppressive force passed, the previously churning sea below instantly calmed down, the waves subsided, and the water became as smooth as a mirror.
The Demon Empress's surprised voice followed, tinged with undisguised astonishment. "Your Divine Power has actually reached the Divine Origin Realm?!"
This question made Zang Xin turn his head sharply to look at Chen Xinjie, his eyes filled with shock.
He had known Chen Xinjie for a long time and believed he had a good understanding of his cultivation level and strength, but he never expected that this Vast Sea Douluo would have reached such a high level in Divine Power.
Zang Xin sighed inwardly. After Yun Ming's death, this Vast Sea Douluo was probably the Number One Person on the Douluo Continent now.
The Demon Empress's voice rang out again, the surprise gone, replaced by a scrutinizing tone. "Very good, I didn't expect there to be such a powerful being among humanity."
"I have always regretted not being able to fight Yun Ming back then, but having you as my opponent today is not an insult to me."
Before the words were even finished, the enormous black shadow beneath the sea suddenly burst forth from the water, its massive body carrying a towering curtain of water as it shot straight into the sky.
It was a giant whale, over a kilometer long, its purplish-black back gleaming with a cold luster in the sunlight, its massive body almost obscuring half the sky.
This is the Demon Empress's true form— the Deep Sea Demon Whale!
Zang Xin and Chen Xinjie clenched their fists simultaneously, their Soul Power subtly rising as they entered a state of alert.
Just then, a purple light suddenly burst forth from the giant whale's body, dazzling and bright, turning the entire sea area into a magnificent purple.
In a flash of light, the enormous body rapidly shrank, eventually transforming into a graceful female figure suspended in mid-air.
She was tall and slender with a cold and beautiful face. Her purple hair fluttered gently in the sea breeze, and a purple light flowed around her, dyeing the seawater beneath her feet a deep purple, as if the entire ocean was under her control.
Chen Xinjie and Zang Xin felt the terrifying aura emanating from each other. The oppressive feeling far exceeded that of ordinary Limit Douluo, and even the air seemed to become heavy and stagnant.
The two exchanged a glance, their expressions growing increasingly solemn, a bold and startling guess forming in their minds.
Chen Xinjie took a deep breath and spoke first, "Your Soul Power... has also reached the God Level?"