Tang San looked at him.
"Teacher, since the Heavenly Screen could list Evil Emperor and Snow Empress, it shouldn't make mistakes regarding cultivation."
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
The Soul Beast theories he had mastered had repeatedly failed before these true ferocious beasts.
Tang San looked back at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the ocean.
For some reason, he always felt there was some kind of connection between himself and this Soul Beast.
That feeling was faint.
He could not find its source.
Spirit City.
Before Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong gripped the Rakshasa Sword, her purple eyes filled with shock.
"A million-year Soul Beast."
"If it could be slain, how powerful would the Soul Ring it yielded be?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's enormous true body.
"A million-year Soul Ring."
"I'm afraid it would be no weaker than a god-bestowed Soul Ring."
Neither Qian Jun Douluo nor Subduing Demon Douluo refuted this.
Even they did not dare entertain too many thoughts about such a Soul Ring.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's body alone was a thousand meters long.
The price of hunting it would be impossible to estimate.
Bibi Dong took a step forward.
Her luxurious gown clung to her tall figure, while her long legs exposed by the slit in her skirt were wrapped in sheer black stockings.
A fine sheen flowed along her well-proportioned legs.
"There are more hidden experts on Douluo Continent than this Pope anticipated."
She did not retreat because of this.
On the contrary, Bibi Dong's resolve to unify the continent grew even stronger.
As long as she completed the Rakshasa God Trial, whether Sea Spirit Beasts or land Soul Beasts, all would have to submit before the Spirit Hall Empire.
"The more experts there are, the more worthy this continent is of this Pope's conquest."
Sea God Island.
The seven Sacred Pillar Douluo had already recognized the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Sea Horse Douluo frowned.
"So it's this ferocious beast."
Sea Dragon Douluo wore a grave expression.
"It has occupied the deep sea for many years and devoured an unknown number of Sea Spirit Beasts."
"Even ordinary hundred-thousand-year Sea Spirit Beasts can only flee for their lives when they encounter it."
Sea Lance Douluo looked up at the Supreme Ranking.
"It possesses a million years of cultivation, yet it is only ranked seventh."
"It seems the High Priest's ranking must be above its own."
Thinking of Bo Saixi, several of them felt hope rise in their hearts once more.
In the depths of the sea.
An enormous single eye slowly opened.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King surfaced, sending towering waves soaring around it.
Looking at its name on the Supreme Ranking, it excitedly swished its massive tail.
"This King has indeed made the ranking!"
The sea surface exploded with a roar.
Great sheets of seawater surged into the sky, and the nearby Sea Spirit Beasts fled in every direction.
After its excitement faded, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King quickly grew puzzled.
"This King has already reached a million years of cultivation."
"Why am I only seventh?"
"Could it be that all six ahead of me possess God Rank strength?"
It stared at the Heavenly Screen, its single eye filled with longing for the reward.
Recently, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had constantly felt a crisis drawing near.
It could not determine where that danger came from.
Yet that oppressive feeling had never disappeared.
"As long as the Heavenly Dao's reward is strong enough, this King can completely cross that threshold."
"When that time comes, who can still threaten this King?"
The image on the Heavenly Screen plunged deeper beneath the sea.
Undersea mountain ranges appeared before everyone's eyes.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King swallowed vast amounts of heavenly treasures and earthly resources.
Several hundred-thousand-year Sea Spirit Beasts also became its food.
Golden text appeared line by line.
[The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King has actually cultivated for over three hundred thousand years.]
[Its innate talent, Devour, allows it to refine the cultivation of other living beings.]
[The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King once devoured vast quantities of heavenly treasures, earthly resources, and Sea Spirit Beasts.]
[By relying on the power of devouring, it raised its cultivation to a million years.]
Across the continent, many people breathed sighs of relief at once.
[Rogue Soul Emperor: That scared me. I thought it had really cultivated for a million years.]
[Sword Douluo Chen Xin: Cultivation gained through devouring—no wonder its foundation is inferior to Snow Empress's.]
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Even if there's some inflation in it, it is still a million-year Soul Beast.]
[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: Seventh place has already reached a million years. Could there be God Rank beings ahead?]
Sea God Island.
Sea Lance Douluo looked at the heavenly treasures and earthly resources piled up on the seafloor, his eyes full of envy.
"Just how many good things has it eaten?"
"If an ordinary person obtains even one plant, it can improve their cultivation aptitude."
"Yet it treats heavenly treasures and earthly resources as food."
Sea Horse Douluo snorted coldly.
"A million years of cultivation gained entirely through devouring."
"It is ultimately an evil Soul Beast."
Sea Dragon Douluo glanced at him.
"Even so, you still can't defeat it."
Sea Horse Douluo immediately fell silent.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Bear Lord showed a look of sudden realization.
"So its million years of cultivation came from eating."
"I was wondering why its aura didn't resemble that of a true million-year Soul Beast."
Di Tian recalled the Ice Silkworm beneath Star Dou Great Forest.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had likewise relied on Myriad-Year Ice Marrow to accumulate a million years of cultivation.
Since the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could devour other Soul Beasts and heavenly treasures, it was understandable that it had reached this level.
"Its cultivation may be immense, but its combat strength may not necessarily match it."
Myriad Demon King nodded.
Although it was still no match for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, it no longer felt there was an insurmountable gap between them.
The review continued to change.
Time returned to more than twenty thousand years ago.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King ruled the ocean, stirring up monstrous waves.
A man holding a trident arrived by riding the waves.
He had yet to become a god, but endless power of the sea had already gathered behind him.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King launched the first attack.
Its enormous whale tail slammed down, splitting the entire sea region apart.
Poseidon merely raised the trident in his hand.
Golden divine light pierced through the sea surface.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's attack shattered on the spot.
A second ray of golden light descended immediately afterward.
One of its eyes was directly pierced through by the trident.
Blood stained a vast stretch of seawater red.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body crashed into the seafloor, unable to resist any longer.
[More than twenty thousand years ago.]
[The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King challenged Poseidon before he became a god.]
[Poseidon easily suppressed it and blinded one of its eyes.]
[Poseidon ultimately did not kill it.]
Barrage comments appeared.
[Rogue Soul Emperor: Poseidon could suppress a million-year Soul Beast before becoming a god?]
[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: He clearly could have killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Why did he deliberately spare it?]
[Sea Horse Douluo: Lord Sea God was merciful and unwilling to exterminate it completely!]
On Sea God Island, numerous Sea Soul Masters knelt toward Sea God Temple.
"Lord Sea God is benevolent!"
"Even when facing an evil Soul Beast, he was willing to leave it a chance at life!"
The seven Sacred Pillar Douluo also revealed reverent expressions.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Hearing the Sea Soul Masters' praise, Bear Lord's face was filled with disdain.
"Merciful?"
"Would humans speak of mercy to a million-year Soul Beast?"
Myriad Demon King also shook its head.
"If Poseidon truly had a merciful heart, he would not have blinded its eye."
Gu Yuena looked at the trident in the image, her purple eyes narrowing slightly.
"It wasn't that he didn't want to kill it."
"He deliberately left the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King alive."
Di Tian immediately understood.
"He left a Soul Beast approaching God Rank in the sea as a trial for those who came later?"
Gu Yuena nodded gently.
"Poseidon had long prepared prey for his successor."
"This Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was the final trial he left behind."
In the deep sea.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King watched the scene of its eye being blinded, and its entire enormous body froze stiffly.
It had waited so long, thinking the Heavenly Screen would display its majestic rule over the deep sea.
Instead, it first revealed its history of devouring heavenly treasures and earthly resources, and now it was showing the scene of Poseidon easily suppressing it.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's tendrils smashed an undersea mountain to pieces.
"What kind of review is this?!"
"This is supposed to be this King's review!"
"Why don't you show some scenes of this King's might instead?!"
The image on the Heavenly Screen continued.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body lay sprawled across the seafloor.
Purple-blue light flowed along his whale-like body. Beneath the heavy scales, his flesh had begun to glow faintly with divine light.
Golden words appeared line by line.
[Although the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had relied on devouring to increase his cultivation, he had endured nine heavenly tribulations.] [With a million years of accumulated cultivation, his body had completed ninety-nine percent of its transformation into a divine body.] [Only the final step remained before he could completely transform into a divine body.]
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