Amid a thin cloud above the Demon Whale Sea Area.
Qian Xunji, without using Martial Soul Possession, stood upon empty air, enjoying the salty sea breeze and eating fragrant grilled squid skewers.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and his wife, the Demon Empress, were among the few Spirit Beasts Qian Xunji regarded differently.
As villains, the couple had both done their duty, resisting the tyrannical rule of the gods.
The Demon Empress in particular.
She could be considered a breath of fresh air among the works set in Douluo Continent throughout the ages.
As a female Spirit Beast, she had not fallen in love with some human man. She only wanted revenge, and she had taken action to pursue it.
In comparison, Xiao Wu and the Silver Dragon King were... hopelessly love-addled fools. There was no need to mention them.
"Killing this couple would be such a pity." Qian Xunji murmured, deeply regretful.
He thought that if they knew what was good for them and obediently listened to him, he could consider taking them into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform Sub-dimension and raising them there.
There was no need to say more about the potential of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale Clan. Two 990,000-year-old super Ferocious Beasts were proof enough.
Qian Xunji took the corpse of Demon Soul Great White Shark King Xiaobai from the System Space.
Its fins, brain, organs, teeth, and other parts had all been hollowed out, leaving only flesh and bones.
Using his spiritual power to control it, he accurately fed it into a mouth.
Qian Xunji's goal was simple: first, he would feed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King until he reached a million years.
Once the Million-Year Heavenly Tribulation descended, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King would undoubtedly die.
While the Heavenly Tribulation was gathering, he would tell him that the Dragon God had forbidden the Spirit Beast race from becoming gods, and that the gods of the God Realm had tampered with the Heavenly Tribulation to prevent Spirit Beasts from ascending.
Even if the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King refused to sacrifice himself then, Qian Xunji could give him a fatal blast while he was severely weakened by the tribulation.
No matter what, Asura God's seventh trial would surely be cleared by defeating the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Then he could reclaim the creature's body, Spirit Ring, and Spirit Bone. It was a guaranteed profit.
On the seabed.
A massive whale over two hundred meters long was sound asleep.
Suddenly, its nose twitched as it caught a familiar scent.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King opened his single eye. When he saw the hollowed-out shark corpse before him, he exclaimed in surprise, "Is this that bastard Poseidon's mount?"
Without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed it in one bite.
A hundred-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark did not taste good. It was fishy and foul, but he ate it with great delight.
Demon Soul Great White Shark King Xiaobai, Sea God Poseidon's number one lackey, had always relied on the Sea God backing her to run rampant through the ocean and bully the weak. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had long found her unbearable.
If he had not been too lazy to hunt in the waters around Sea God Island, that slut would have died long ago.
He chewed up the bones and swallowed them, Devouring and refining them as his cultivation increased by several hundred years.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was very curious which hero had been so bold as to challenge the Sea God's majesty and kill the Sea God's mount.
Whoever it was, whether Spirit Beast or human, as long as he opposed the Sea God faction and killed the Sea God's followers, he was a good one.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had just finished eating and refining Demon Soul Great White Shark King Xiaobai when another offering of food appeared before him. "The Evil Orca King?"
Again, he swallowed it without hesitation.
Although the Evil Spirit Orca Clan led by the Evil Orca King was also opposed to the Sea God, they had a grudge against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Relying on their large numbers, the Evil Spirit Orca Clan had once ganged up on and besieged the couple.
If he had not later chosen to continuously engage in Devouring and grow stronger to protect his wife, the couple might have been brutally killed and consumed through Devouring by the Evil Spirit Orca Clan.
Over the next period of time, Qian Xunji continuously fed Spirit Beast flesh and blood into the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's mouth.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King accepted everything, choosing only to eat, eat, and eat.
A hundred-thousand-year Ice Plain Wolf Emperor—eat, eat, eat.
The hundred-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon possessed the Ice God Bloodline. It was good stuff.
The Sky Azure Bull Python, a descendant with Dragon Clan bloodline and dual water and lightning attributes, was highly nourishing to eat.
Just like that, under Qian Xunji's feeding, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's age rose rapidly.
At last, he reached one million years.
"This is bad. I ate too much."
"I shouldn't have been so greedy."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sensed the change in his cultivation and the pressure descending from the sky, and he was filled with regret.
But matters had reached this point. He had no choice but to brace himself and endure the Million-Year Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation, transforming into a dragon and becoming a divine beast in one stroke.
"Since the war in the God Realm, not a single Spirit Beast has been able to become a god."
A voice transmitted through spiritual power.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King spoke in a hostile tone. "Who are you?!"
"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, don't you want to know why the Spirit Beast race cannot become gods?" Qian Xunji teleported to the seabed and appeared before the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
His body was enveloped in a spiritual power barrier, untouched by seawater erosion.
At the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's loud call, his wife and daughter awoke from their slumber as well.
The two approached and surrounded Qian Xunji.
The Demon Empress sensed the vast energy within Qian Xunji, which was not inferior to her husband's at all, and felt worried.
A human this powerful could only have come with ill intent.
Lan Fozi widened her clear, foolish eyes and curiously watched the human who dared to appear before her father.
Hmm, this man was much more handsome than those male Sea Soul Masters on Sea God Island.
"Human, you fed this king hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts and raised my cultivation to one million years. Was it not for this king's Spirit Bone?" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King spoke. His tone remained hostile, though it carried a trace of confusion.
If Spirit Beasts wanted to live long, they had to remain vigilant toward every human who appeared before them.
Humans could not be trusted.
Human-beast hybrids like Sea God Poseidon were even less trustworthy.
"This is called a Lie Detector. A red light means someone is lying, while a green light means they are telling the truth."
Qian Xunji held the Lie Detector and explained.
When he finished speaking, the green light lit up.
Lan Fozi was like a curious child.
"Sea God Poseidon is a terrible person," she said.
The green light lit up.
Lan Fozi's eyes brightened, and she continued, "Sea God Slave Island."
The green light lit up.
"Sea God High Priestess Bo Saixi has no man who wants her."
The red light lit up.
Seeing the red light, Lan Fozi's round little head filled with a huge question mark.
The current Sea God High Priestess, Bo Saixi, was already over a hundred years old and still unmarried. Didn't that mean no man wanted her?
Why had this Lie Detector lit red? That meant she had lied.
Lan Fozi: I don't understand. What did I say wrong?
"Fozi, we have guests. Don't make trouble." The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sounded as though he were criticizing her, but his tone was indulgent.
After all, he knew that the unmarried male Sacred Pillar Douluo on Sea God Island would certainly be willing to marry Bo Saixi if she agreed to wed.
Saying that Bo Saixi had no man who wanted her was indeed a lie.
"Why can't Spirit Beasts become gods?" He looked at Qian Xunji, his tone grave.
For the safety of his wife and daughter, he had to learn the answer.
He also needed it to take revenge on Poseidon.
If he could not become a god, he would never obtain the power to take revenge on that hypocrite Poseidon.
Moreover, the Million-Year Heavenly Tribulation was approaching. He had to find a way to survive.
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