Husband and Wife, United as One
It opened its enormous mouth, and a ball of purple light condensed deep within its throat.
The sphere of light expanded wildly, and lightning bolts leaped across its surface.
Bang!
The ball of light hurtled towards Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong remained calm throughout, "Death Spider Emperor's Ninth Soul Skill, Invincible Golden Body."
A golden light shielded her.
Boom!
The purple orb of light collided with the golden shield, and the entire sea was filled with lightning.
The explosion propelled seawater thousands of meters into the air, ripped silt from the seabed, and sent shockwaves sweeping across an area of dozens of miles.
Qian Xunji raised the God of Light Shield. Although she was not injured, the shockwave pushed them back several miles.
As the aftershocks subsided, Qian Xunji looked down at Qian Renxue in his arms.
Qian Renxue asked anxiously, "How is Mom?"
"She used her Invincible Golden Body; she's fine."
Qian Xunji placed her on Xiao Bai's back. "Xiao Bai, take my daughter and leave the sea. I'm going to help."
Xiao Bai her instinctive fear, Xiaobai solemnly said, "I will protect her."
"Um."
Immediately, Qian Xunji rushed straight towards the churning, blood-red battlefield.
The aftershocks of the explosion slowly dissipated on the sea surface, and a torrential downpour of water vapor filled the air.
Bibi Dong stepped out of the golden light, completely unharmed. Her Asura Sword pointed diagonally at the sea, the blood-red light on its blade cold and terrifying.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King lingered on the blood-red sea surface, the sword wound on its body, dozens of feet long, still oozing dark purple blood.
It stared intently at Bibi Dong's unharmed figure, its single eye filled with incomprehensible horror.
"Impossible! How could you be completely unharmed!"
"I have been tempered for 990,000 years, and am only one step away from transforming into a dragon and becoming a god. Who exactly are you?!"
Bibi Dong stared at it coldly. "Who I am is unimportant. What matters is that today, you will die."
Just as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was about to roar in response, a golden ray of light pierced through the sky, sending the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King crashing back to the seabed.
Bibi Dong looked toward the source of the light and saw Qian Xunji, who had just released her Angel's Glory, fly over and land beside her, standing shoulder to shoulder.
Qian Xunji's gaze swept over Bibi Dong, and after confirming that she was unharmed, the corners of his mouth turned up.
"Luckily, I made it in time."
"Who sent you? Weren't you here to protect your daughter?"
"I have Xiao Bai watching over me, and besides, I have legs, so I can come and go as I please."
Qian Xunji turned his gaze back to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, his eyes suddenly turning cold. "Together? My husband and I will unite to destroy it."
"Yes, together."
They both moved at the same time.
"Asura - Endless Shackles!"
Bibi Dong extended her left hand, her five fingers spread wide, and the Asura Divine Power condensed into dozens of blood-red chains that were even thicker than before.
Chains flew out from the void, piercing through various joints of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
The base of the fins, and the line connecting the tail fin and the body.
The dull thud of chains piercing flesh echoed repeatedly, and blood trickled down the chains.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was pinned to the spot, its massive body struggling wildly, each struggle tightening the chains binding its wounds.
Qian Xunji made his move at the same instant; he raised his finger, and a phantom image of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin appeared behind him.
A drop of water, suspended in his palm, seemingly as fragile as a dewdrop, yet containing the power to pierce through mountains and rivers.
"Tang Sect Hidden Weapons Technique - Guanyin's Tears"
Under the threat of death, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King unleashed unprecedented power.
It roared to the sky, and its entire body of energy armor suddenly exploded, actually breaking the Asura Shackles at its joints.
The chain fragments transformed into a shower of crimson light, and its massive body regained its freedom. With a fierce flick of its tail fin, it prepared to flee into the deep sea.
But it was too late.
"Go."
Qian Xunji flicked her fingertips, and the crystal-clear water droplet flew out silently.
Just as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was about to dive, a water droplet passed through the wound that had been cut open by the Asura Sword.
Tick-tock--
The water droplet pierced through the shattered energy armor, through flesh, through ribs, and struck its heart precisely in the center.
Boom!
All the Angelic Divine Power compressed within that single drop of water exploded inside his heart.
The massive body of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King suddenly arched, and its enormous form began to convulse violently.
"Dong'er, finish him off!" Qian Xunji.
Bibi Dong was already poised to strike. She held the Asura Sword in both hands, channeling Asura Divine Power into it. The sword's light shone like a blood-red sun in the sky, turning the entire sea into a scene of Asura hell.
She flashed and appeared above the head of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, raising her sword overhead with both hands.
"Asura... Slash!"
A sword slashed down.
The Asura Sword slashed into the center of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's head, piercing through the skull, severing the spine, and bursting out from the tail fin.
The sword energy continued its momentum, cleaving the sea beneath it. The seawater surged to both sides, revealing a bottomless crack that took a long time to close again.
The body of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was neatly split in two.
It refused to be extinguished completely in this final, Asura strike.
With two deafening roars, the two halves of the body crashed into the sea, creating towering walls of water that blotted out the sun before gradually subsiding after a long while.
After the mist dissipated, the blood-red clouds in the sky began to slowly fade away.
For the first time, the azure light of the sky pierced through the gloom that had shrouded the Demonic Whale Sea Area for countless millennia.
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the clouds, and the seawater slowly changed from inky black back to deep blue.
On the distant sea, Xiao Bai could be seen carrying Qian Renxue, cutting through the waves.
Qian Renxue knelt on the shark's back and saw her parents standing safely on the sea. Excited, she stood up and waved her hands above her head.
"Dad! Mom!"
As Xiao Bai swam closer, Bibi Dong flashed forward and landed on the shark's back.
She crouched down and pulled Qian Renxue into her arms.
Qian Renxue buried her face in Bibi Dong's arms, her small hands clutching the back of her clothes.
"Mom, how are you?"
"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you."
"It's alright, it's good that Mom is safe and sound." Qian Renxue raised her head, a bright smile on her face.
Qian Xunji landed beside the two, affectionately ruffled Qian Renxue's hair, and then put her arm around Bibi Dong's shoulder. "Dong'er, go absorb the Soul Ring."
"Wait a minute."
Bibi Dong stood up and pinched his cheek.
"Who told you to come help? I told you to stay in the rear and guard the rear, why did you still rush up?"
Qian Xunji, his face pinched by her, didn't flinch and honestly said, "When you were swallowed, Xiao Xue was so anxious she was jumping up and down. How could I not come?"
"Just because of that?"
"And... I'm scared myself."
"I'm afraid something might really happen to you."
Bibi Dong loosened her grip on his cheek, a warm feeling welling up inside her.
She raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck, hugging him tightly before letting go and taking a half-step back. "Okay, I forgive you."
"What forgiveness? I didn't do anything wrong!"
"Didn't you do anything wrong?"
"I'm asking you, what move did you just use? I've never seen you use it before."