A few days later, on the shore of Sea God Island.
The Gugas could never sit still. They chased the waves and tumbled about together on the beach.
Bo Saixi looked at Lin Yuan.
"Are you leaving now? Why such a rush?"
Lin Yuan raised a hand and counted them off on his fingers, one by one.
"The eighth trial has four requirements. First, reach the Titled Douluo realm; second, collect a complete set of soul bones; third, unify a continent; fourth, kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."
"The first two aren't things I can accomplish overnight." Lin Yuan shook his head and explained, "So I plan to return to the Douluo Continent first and start laying the groundwork for unifying it later. Meanwhile, I'll raise my cultivation to the Titled Douluo realm and collect the soul bones along the way. Once I've unified the continent, I'll go after the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."
After hearing him out, Bo Saixi nodded.
"Your approach is sound."
No sooner had Bo Saixi finished than Ning Rongrong frowned in puzzlement.
"Why does the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King come after unifying the continent? If they're ranked by difficulty like before, wouldn't that mean killing him is even harder than unifying the continent?"
Xiao Wu nodded along.
"Exactly! What on earth is this Deep Sea Demonic Whale King?"
Bo Saixi's expression turned solemn.
"The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King is the most powerful soul beast in the oceans today. I don't know about the soul beasts on land, but in this vast sea, not a single soul beast is his match."
"His cultivation is nearing a million years, and he's about to cross that threshold. He has only cultivated for a little over three hundred thousand years, but by devouring other sea