Sea Dragon Douluo Provokes Them? Xu Zhao Scoffs: A Mere Level 95, and He Dares Challenge the Sun Moon Fleet?

The vast sea stretched before them, its waves surging.

Under Zi Zhenzhu's guidance, the Steel Fleet of the Great Sun Prince Mansion adjusted its course. Like a pack of bloodthirsty black sharks, it cut through the towering waves and raced southwest toward the Evil Spirit Orcas' territory.

Yet halfway there, the sea, which had been relatively calm, suddenly turned strange.

A peculiar fluctuation of Soul Power came without warning from the distant horizon.

It wasn't directed at any one person. Instead, it seemed to merge with the rhythm of the entire ocean, vast and profound.

"That is..."

Xu Zhao, standing at the bow of the Red Sun, narrowed his eyes and gazed into the distance.

On the sea directly ahead of the fleet, a figure was striding across the waves.

He was a tall, middle-aged man, his muscular upper body bare. His skin was bronze, and his muscles were as sharply defined as if carved by a blade and chisel.

He hadn't released his Martial Soul, yet he walked across the rolling waves as if on level ground. With each step, the seawater lifted him up, as though he were the ruler of the ocean.

The man was none other than the foremost of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island, a Level 95 Power Attack System Titled Douluo—

Sea Dragon Douluo!

At that moment, Sea Dragon Douluo looked at the enormous fleet before him, unlike anything he had ever seen. His pupils contracted, and an unmistakable look of shock appeared on his usually impassive face.

"What is that?!"

A storm raged in Sea Dragon Douluo's heart.

As a guardian of Sea God Island, he knew the naval strength of the Two Great Empires on Douluo Continent like the back of his hand.

Whether Heaven Dou or Star Luo, their warships were all made of wood and powered by sails and manpower.

But these giant ships...

They were pitch-black, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen. They had no sails, yet could sail against the wind at astonishing speed.

Most unnerving were the dark cannon muzzles at their bows. Even from far away, they made a Titled Douluo like him feel a pang of dread.

"This level of craftsmanship, this scale... It couldn't possibly have come from Douluo Continent!"

Sea Dragon Douluo reached his conclusion at once, his expression turning grave.

"Could they be... a force from another continent?"

As a powerful being who served the Sea God, he had some inkling that other lands might lie beyond the ocean's horizon.

But he had never imagined that anyone could possess such terrifying technology.

"They come in ill will."

Sea Dragon Douluo looked at the fleet bearing down on him and gave a cold snort.

Whoever they were, they had entered these waters with such a strong air of slaughter.

As a guardian of Sea God Island, he couldn't stand by and do nothing.

"Since you're here, let's see how much these iron lumps can take!"

Battle intent surged in Sea Dragon Douluo's eyes. He decided to test them.

"Haah—!"

His long cry rang through the sky like a dragon's roar.

Blue light blazed around Sea Dragon Douluo. Two yellow, two purple, and five black Soul Rings—the optimal configuration of nine—rose from beneath his feet. His terrifying pressure sent the sea boiling for miles around.

"Martial Soul, Sea Dragon!"

At his low command, the phantom of an enormous blue dragon appeared behind him in the void and roared at the sky.

Then Sea Dragon Douluo thrust both hands upward.

Rumble—!!!

The previously calm sea seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand. Countless streams of seawater surged together and, in the blink of an eye, formed a deep-blue water dragon hundreds of meters long!

The dragon was made entirely of seawater, yet looked lifelike, its scales and claws gleaming as it radiated a suffocating pressure.

"Go!"

Sea Dragon Douluo pointed with one hand.

The enormous water dragon swept forward with a towering wave dozens of meters high, crashing down on the Great Sun Prince Mansion's fleet like a collapsing mountain!

That single strike could easily have destroyed any conventional fleet on Douluo Continent!

On the deck of the Red Sun,

No piercing alarm sounded. An attack like this had already been detected by those with the senses of a true powerhouse.

Xu Yu, who had been sitting in a grand armchair, watched the approaching wall of water and the enormous dragon. His face darkened at once.

"How dare he!"

Xu Yu sprang to his feet, fury burning in his eyes.

He was Prince Great Sun of the Sun Moon Empire, a Level 98 Super Douluo, leading the Invincible Fleet on an expedition to conquer the world.

Before he'd even had a chance to go looking for trouble, someone had dared to climb right onto his head and take a dump?

It was a disgrace beyond measure!

"A mere water-player dares to block my way?!"

The terrifying aura of a Super Douluo surged around Xu Yu like an erupting volcano. The air around him warped in the heat.

Zi Zhenzhu, standing beside him, had gone deathly pale.

She stared at the figure standing on the distant waves and at the unmistakable Sea Dragon Martial Soul. Her voice trembled.

"Th-that's..."

"That's Sea Dragon Douluo, the foremost of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island—the strongest of them all!"

Zi Zhenzhu cried out in terror. Her legs gave way, and she nearly fell to her knees again.

"Heir Prince! Your Highness!

"That's a Level 95 Titled Douluo!

"At sea, he can even stand against Level 96 or Level 97 powerhouses!

"Why... why have we provoked such a fiend?!"

Stand against Level 96 or even Level 97 powerhouses?

Xu Zhao scoffed.

Titled Douluos in Douluo I and Titled Douluos in Douluo II were on completely different levels.

To be precise, the strength of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could serve as a rough guide to comparing Titled Douluos of the same level in the two eras.

In Douluo I—or, more precisely, on Douluo Continent in this era—

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was strong enough to match a Level 95 Super Douluo.

But in the Peerless Tang Sect era, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast matching a Level 95 Super Douluo?

Dream on!

It was simply impossible!

As for the reason, Xu Zhao thought it might be that, with the passage of time, Soul Masters had become better at controlling Soul Power and unleashing greater strength.

At the same level, Soul Masters in the Peerless Tang Sect era could crush Soul Masters from the Douluo I era.

This was directly reflected in their cultivation methods.

In Douluo I, systematic meditation methods could only be found in a few places.

Even the Mysterious Heaven Skill, after Tang San had crippled it, had become the Tang Sect's most prized secret.

But in Douluo II, while the Mysterious Heaven Skill wasn't exactly commonplace, it wasn't something people coveted, either.

And at the same time,

though Soul Tools on the Sun Moon Continent hadn't yet reached the Level 9 or Level 10 standard they would attain thousands of years later, after the Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent merged, their development was already impressive.

With the method of condensing Soul Cores as well,

Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Continent could easily overpower Soul Masters from Douluo Continent at the same level.

As for Sea Dragon Douluo, who had the home-ground advantage?

Xu Zhao didn't take him seriously at all.

"Zhao'er, what do you think we should do with him?"

Xu Yun stood up and looked at Sea Dragon Douluo, who was showing off in the distance.

"We don't need to kill him, but he does need to be taught a lesson."

Xu Zhao replied calmly.

Killing Sea Dragon Douluo would inevitably cause a commotion.

That would make it impossible to avoid facing Bo Saixi's wrath.

Though the Soul Master system of Douluo Continent was inferior to that of the Sun Moon Continent,

Bo Saixi was a Level 99 Limit Douluo who could also draw on Sea God Divine Power. Her home-ground advantage at sea would be even greater.

In comparison, their advantage in Soul Tools wouldn't be as pronounced.

Xu Zhao's goal was to first land in the southern part of Douluo Continent, in the Star Luo Empire.

There were plenty of Titled Douluos in the Heaven Dou Empire.

By contrast, the Star Luo Empire didn't have a single one.

Once they occupied the islands and cities in the southern part of the Star Luo Empire,

the fleet and a few Titled Douluos could defend them.

Then Xu Zhao could take his father or mother and seize opportunities on Douluo Continent.