"Boom! Clang, clang, clang..."
After the bone dragon descended from the sky and crashed into the barrier formed by mirrors, the mirrors trembled, evenly distributing the immense force among every mirror and forcibly absorbing most of that terrifying power.
"Crack, crack..."
Seeing that the bone dragon's impact had failed to break through the mirror defense immediately, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, old partners who had worked together for years, acted in unison to help Gu Rong overcome the enemy.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Ten Thousand Zhangs of Flowing Light!"
"Ninth Soul Skill: Hell Wraiths!"
A beam shot out from the center of the giant Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum behind Yue Guan. Concentrating its force on a single point to break through the broader surface, it struck several of the countless mirrors with tremendous force.
"Boom! Clang, clang, clang..."
As the beam struck, the mirrors trembled again, attempting to distribute the terrifying power contained within it among every mirror.
Just then, Gui Mei's attack arrived as well.
As his ninth Soul Ring flashed, Gui Mei's figure abruptly swelled, becoming comparable in size to the Evil Orca King in the blink of an eye.
Then the enormous ghostly figure raised a massive hand that radiated endless black energy and slapped it down at the mirrors ahead.
The ghostly hand and the beam released by the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum struck the same area of the mirror barrier, one right after the other.
"Boom! Crack, crack..."
As the two attacks from Titled Douluo landed on the mirror barrier almost simultaneously, the countless mirrors had no time to distribute those two immense forces, and mirror after mirror shattered wildly.
At first, only the cluster of mirrors that had taken their attacks shattered. Then, as though a chain reaction had begun, cracks spread like a plague across one mirror after another.
Soon, only a scant few mirrors remained of the barrier that had firmly encircled the Evil Spirit Orca Clan. They tottered in place, looking as though they might shatter at any moment.
The Evil Spirit Orca Clan was exposed to the attacks of the three Titled Douluo. Seeing that the three completely different attacks were about to engulf the clan, Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, decisively intervened to help them.
Although Xiao Bai would have loved to use the three Titled Douluo to wipe out the Evil Spirit Orca Clan, the Sea God clearly did not want the clan annihilated. Thus, as his faithful believer, she chose to act against her wishes and help them.
Following the original course of events, more than a decade later, she would have wiped out all the Evil Spirit Orca Clan members fighting away from home with Tang San's help.
But that was also because the Evil Spirit Orca Clan had become part of the Sea God's Nine Trials. In other words, at that time, the Sea God wanted the Evil Spirit Orcas destroyed, so Xiao Bai naturally had no reservations and could strike with all her strength.
However, Xiao Bai was no magnanimous sea soul beast. She had not forgotten the Evil Spirit Orcas' many past misdeeds, from occupying the waters near Sea God Island to attacking the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan at irregular intervals. So, after releasing just one probing attack, she led her clan away from that place of conflict without looking back.
"Demon Shark's Fang!"
Hundreds of Soul Power constructs identical to Demon Soul Great White Shark teeth hovered before Xiao Bai. With a loud shout from her, the Soul Power teeth flew toward the space above the Evil Spirit Orca Clan's heads like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
With the help of Xiao Bai's attack, the bone dragon's descent stalled, while most of the Soul Power within Yue Guan's beam and Gui Mei's ghostly hand was worn away.
Given a chance to catch his breath, the Evil Orca King immediately ordered his clan members to gather their Soul Power and unleash Evil Spirit Orca's Fang.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Boom, boom, boom..."
Soul Power constructs resembling Evil Spirit Orca teeth hovered above each orca's head. Then the Soul Power teeth shot out, repeatedly colliding with the attacks unleashed by the three Titled Douluo.
As the seawater churned incessantly, raising wave after wave, the Evil Spirit Orca Clan quietly submerged, attempting to leave.
But the three Titled Douluo were hardly useless freeloaders. The terrifying residual power of their attacks still killed several of the weakest members of the Evil Spirit Orca Clan through sheer shock as they fled.
Although they were the weakest Evil Spirit Orcas, they still possessed at least ten thousand years of cultivation. Even a twenty-thousand-year-old Evil Spirit Orca was knocked unconscious.
The Evil Orca King glanced back in anguish at the clan members who had failed to keep up, resolving that he would make humanity repay this blood debt in blood.
As a sea soul beast, he indeed could not easily go ashore, but that did not mean he was powerless against human forces.
He swore that, from this day onward, the Evil Spirit Orca Clan would destroy every ship they encountered.
Seeing that the dust had settled and the waves battering the coastal reefs were gradually receding, Tang Mo stepped out of the carriage and walked toward the shore.
After reaching the shore, he communicated with the Azure Sea Killer Whale in his mind. "Are you there? I need you to do something for me."
"What do you want? I was sleeping soundly. I don't want to go out." The Azure Sea Killer Whale's languid voice sounded in Tang Mo's mind.
"You only need to pass on a few words. If you can contact the Demon Soul Great White Shark King through sound waves, you won't have to go out." Tang Mo offered a second solution.
"What a pain." The Azure Sea Killer Whale sounded a little more irritated. "How about this? Go to the water's edge, put your hand in the seawater, and tell me what you want to say. I'll translate it for you."
"You can really do that?" Tang Mo asked in some disbelief.
Everyone knew that whales communicated through sound waves. Although Demon Soul Great White Sharks also used abilities such as sound waves to communicate over long distances, could the sound waves produced by whales and sharks be exactly the same? That was clearly impossible.
But the facts proved that he was plainly overthinking it. Matters involving sea soul beasts sometimes simply defied science.
After all, if great white sharks could communicate through sound waves, it was not impossible for the Azure Sea Killer Whale to learn a foreign language.
Besides, judging by the hostility between the Evil Spirit Orcas and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, their long-distance communication systems probably overlapped to some extent.
This was similar to sending telegrams. It was not difficult for other people or soul beasts to intercept the sound waves; the problem was how to decode the information carried within them.
"Woo~ woo~ woo~"
Upon receiving these sound waves, Xiao Bai, who was retreating, paused slightly in the seawater.
The information Tang Mo wanted the Azure Sea Killer Whale to convey was simple: he had mastered the ability to obtain Soul Rings without killing soul beasts.
He had essentially given Xiao Bai a brief account of what had happened between him and the Azure Sea Killer Whale. That was why she was so astonished that she involuntarily halted her return to Sea God Island.
She was indeed a believer in the Sea God, but when he attained godhood, he had indeed not taken her up with him.
A First-Level God did indeed have only two slots for bringing others to the Divine Realm, but this set of rules was not without loopholes.
Bringing a soul to the Divine Realm did not take up a slot at all. In other words, despite having the ability to bring Xiao Bai to the Divine Realm, the Sea God had left her to roam the waters near Sea God Island.
At this thought, Xiao Bai could not help entertaining other ideas. Since the Sea God was unwilling to give her a helping hand, why should she not find a new backer who could pull her up into the Divine Realm?
Even if this backer was still very weak, how could adding flowers to brocade leave as deep an impression as delivering charcoal in the snow?
After hesitating for a moment, she decided to observe for a while before making a decision.
She bore the Sea God no resentment whatsoever over his failure to take her with him. After all, she was only a mount.
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