"Little Nan Nan, hurry up and tell me! What's your second Soul Skill this time?"
Perhaps because Wrath of the Sea God had set the bar so high, after Poseinan finished absorbing his Second Soul Ring,
his protector, Xiao Bai, was even more eager to know about it than Poseinan himself.
Poseinan's eyes grew shadowy. He deliberately kept her waiting. "Heh heh, this second Soul Skill is really something."
Xiao Bai grew even more impatient. She tugged at his shoulder. "Oh, come on, tell me! Don't keep me in suspense."
"Hehe, Big Sister Xiao Bai, hold out your hand."
"Like this?"
A slender, fair hand reached out in front of him.
A meaningful smile tugged at Poseinan's lips. "Big Sister Xiao Bai, punch me."
"Hm? Are you serious?"
Xiao Bai narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, unable to figure out what he was thinking.
After all, she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Her strength was at least on par with that of a human Titled Douluo at level 95.
Her body was immensely powerful, too. Even Sea Dragon Douluo, renowned for his strength, couldn't compare with her.
Just as Xiao Bai thought Poseinan was joking, he spoke again with confidence:
"Big Sister Xiao Bai, just punch me without holding back. I'll take care of everything."
"Fine, then here I come. Watch out!"
Seeing that he was serious, Xiao Bai stopped wasting words and struck without hesitation.
Still, not wanting to hurt Poseinan, she held back, using less than half her strength.
Her fair hand clenched into a fist and shot straight toward him like an exploding meteor.
Whoosh!
The terrifying force even tore through the air, and a deafening boom rang in their ears.
Yet, faced with a strike that even an ordinary Titled Douluo would have to avoid,
Poseinan merely lifted the corner of his mouth. He didn't even think of dodging.
Boom!
The instant the punch landed, there was no bone-crushing impact as Xiao Bai had expected.
Instead, Poseinan's entire body burst apart into splashes of water.
The next moment, the water flowed three meters away and slowly gathered back into his shape.
"Interesting. It's Elementalization!"
The sight made Xiao Bai's eyes light up.
Among Sea Soul Masters, Elementalization was considered the ultimate life-saving Soul Skill.
But Elementalization was incredibly hard to obtain.
Even looking across Sea God Island's ten-thousand-year history, the number of Soul Masters who had possessed it could be counted on one hand.
Poseinan shook his head, sounding almost regretful. "Big Sister Xiao Bai, if that's all the insight you've got, you won't be able to serve as my mount!"
"Hm? You mean..."
At his words, Xiao Bai's eyes brightened even more.
Poseinan's lips curved. "That's right. Why don't you try again, Big Sister Xiao Bai?"
"Oh, so now you're looking down on me, Little Nan Nan?"
Xiao Bai was fired up at once. She had always been proud and competitive by nature.
The Sea God had only subdued her after defeating her again and again, until she finally admitted defeat.
"Hmph, take this!"
This time, Xiao Bai didn't hold back at all.
Her strikes were fierce and decisive, and her speed was astonishing.
An ordinary Titled Douluo—
Dugu Bo, for example—would probably end up battered and bruised in less than a minute.
But even under Xiao Bai's full-force assault, Poseinan remained unhurried.
He kept bursting apart and turning into splashes of water.
He kept using Elementalization.
Three minutes later,
Poseinan was completely unharmed.
Meanwhile, Xiao Bai, who had been attacking at full strength the entire time, was utterly exhausted.
She looked up and saw that Poseinan wasn't even breathing hard. Her composure shattered. "No way! Little Nan Nan, does your Elementalization really last that long?"
Normally, the more absurdly powerful a Soul Skill was, the shorter its duration.
Elementalization was a Soul Skill hardly weaker than invincibility. Normally, lasting a minute would already be considered a long time.
But Poseinan?
He'd kept it up for three whole minutes!
And from the looks of it, he could keep going?
Seeing that Xiao Bai had finally fallen into his trap, Poseinan let out a triumphant smile. "Big Sister Xiao Bai, don't just look in front of you. Take a look behind you."
"Huh? Behind me?"
Xiao Bai was puzzled. Weren't there only two of them here?
Why look behind her?
Still, after Poseinan reminded her,
she decided to check.
The moment she turned around, she saw that the splashes of water scattered around them—all of them now stood in the shape of Poseinan.
"Wait, what... How is this even possible?!"
A Soul Skill as absurdly powerful as Elementalization had a second stage?!
Was this guy even human?
Once she recovered, Xiao Bai realized she'd been played. She glared at Poseinan, furious. "Little Nan Nan, did you do that on purpose?"
Poseinan raised one hand and opened it. The Sea God Trident appeared in his grasp.
"Big Sister Xiao Bai, welcome to my domain!"
In an instant, all the clones dissolved into a sky full of mist, enveloping everything within a hundred meters.
Xiao Bai's expression changed as she was surrounded by the azure mist.
At last, she understood.
Innate Domain.
She finally understood that this wasn't some second stage of Elementalization.
It was a legendary Domain Combination Skill!
Among top human Soul Masters, there was an exceptionally rare group.
Their Soul Skills might not be very powerful on their own.
But their Soul Skills could work in tandem with a domain, producing an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
For example, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was one kind of combination skill.
But a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was merely a lesser form of combination skill. Domain Combination Skills were the cream of the crop!
Poseinan was brimming with confidence. "Big Sister Xiao Bai, do you still want to keep going?"
"Within my exclusive Sea God Domain, all my Soul Skills are amplified by a full hundred percent. And after I absorb the water mist from my clones, my single-target Soul Skills can even reach a three-hundred-percent boost."
While he spoke,
anyone looking closely would have noticed that the splashes left behind by his Elementalization were slowly flowing into his body, restoring his Soul Power.
In truth, Poseinan could only sustain Elementalization for two minutes.
The reason he'd managed to keep it going this long was mainly because they were right by the sea and because of the boost from his domain.
"Ugh, I give up."
Xiao Bai dejectedly lowered her fists and plopped down on the ground, still grumbling in protest. "I really don't know how Lord Sea God, such an upright and honorable man, could have fathered a little rascal like you!"
He could've just revealed his domain outright, but instead, he'd filled the area behind her with clones.
Not only that, he hadn't even tried to advance. He'd just kept backing away.
What a terrifying scheme.
Just imagine: an enemy fought Poseinan for ages, only to find him constantly retreating with Elementalization. The enemy would think they were so strong that their opponent had to avoid them.
Then they'd turn around and see Poseinan's clones all over the ground, while their own Soul Power had run out.
With Poseinan's domain on top of that, there'd be nowhere left to run!
How desperate would his enemy feel then?
Xiao Bai hadn't gone on to fight him.
But just imagining it was enough for her to guess how overwhelming Poseinan's attacks would be.
Poseinan lifted his little chin, looking pleased with himself. "Heh heh, Big Sister Xiao Bai, that's called winning by any means."
"Sure, sure. Winning by any means!"
Xiao Bai rolled her eyes at him.
"Hehe." Poseinan chuckled softly.
Then,
Xiao Bai slowly walked toward him, gritting her teeth and cracking her knuckles. "But shouldn't we settle the score for the way you tricked your big sister just now?"
Seeing the dangerous look in her eyes, Poseinan swallowed and tried to awaken Xiao Bai's conscience. "Hey, hey, hey, Big Sister Xiao Bai, don't do anything rash. I'm the Son of Sea God!"
"Heh heh heh, don't be scared, Little Nan Nan. Big Sister will take good care of you."
"Don't come any closer! If you take one more step, I'll scream!"
"Heh heh heh, go ahead and scream. You could scream your lungs out, and no one would come to help you!"
"Help! Help!"
But none of Poseinan's attempts to wheedle or sweet-talk her changed Xiao Bai's mind.
"Ahhh—!"
And so, a peerless prodigy fell beneath Xiao Bai's loving iron fists.
Late that night,
Poseinan rubbed his swollen rear.
He looked at Xiao Bai's lovely, delicate sleeping face as she dozed beside the bed, keeping watch over him, and silently swore, "Damn you, wicked Big Sister Xiao Bai!"
"I, Poseinan, will make sure to repay you for this grudge someday!"