The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King set foot on Sea God Island.
The instant his foot touched the white beach, the fine grains of sand parted slightly to either side, then gathered again once he stood firmly.
His magnificent robes shimmered like flowing seawater in the sunlight, and his long hair drifted gently in the breeze.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King did not look toward the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, who were locked in fierce combat with the Sea Soul Beasts under his command.
They fought desperately before the various Sacred Pillar Platforms, blue and golden light flickering alternately around them.
Seahorse Douluo stood before the Sacred Pillar, both hands pressed against its base, pouring the last of his Soul Power into the slowly dimming blue-and-gold pillar of light.
Sea Witch Douluo stood atop a tower, the light at the tip of her staff continually shattering and gathering again.
They burned through the last of their strength, trying to preserve something amid the dark torrent.
But the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's gaze merely swept over them without lingering.
These people had confronted him before he became a god, when he was already among the ocean's mightiest beings.
Now that he had entered the Divine Domain, these mortal Soul Masters no longer deserved even a fraction of his attention.
He took a step.
Space compressed beneath his feet into a thin sheet of paper, and the outline of Sea God Mountain rapidly enlarged before his eyes.
By the time his third step landed, he stood before Sea God's Temple at the summit of Sea God Mountain.
The temple built at the island's highest point still stood in its original place. The deep-sea pearls embedded in its walls still radiated a faint blue glow, no different from before.
But one