"It... it's accelerating! It's rapidly approaching us!"
The staff member who had been staring intently at the high-precision detection soul-guided screen suddenly raised his voice, tinged with barely suppressed panic.
Luo Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. Without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed the communication Soul Tool and shouted, "Attention everyone! Target is approaching at high speed! On your positions—activate the linked Soul Tool Shield, maximum output power, immediately!"
As soon as the order was given, the Soul Master, who were already positioned at specific points throughout the ship's cabin, acted simultaneously, channeling their surging Soul Power into the complex, interconnected Soul Tool in front of them.
In an instant, countless dark blue runes lit up on the massive surface of the Voyager, emitting a deep hum.
A condensed, light blue, hemispherical light shield rapidly expanded and converged outwards from the ship's hull, completely enveloping the entire warship.
Kong Xuan stood in the command room, looking at the giant protective shield that had formed in an instant, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.
Looking at this Soul Tool Shield, he suddenly felt as if he had been transported to a science fiction world.
However, he felt that this seemingly sturdy interconnected shield might not be enough when facing the massive creature rapidly approaching from the deep sea.
"Target has entered the 3,000-meter range! Confirmed... confirmed to be a super-large Sea Soul Beast!"
"Body length... estimated to exceed 300 meters! Energy response continues to rise!"
The staff member's voice trembled, and the light spots representing the outlines of Life forms and energy intensity on the screen had expanded to an almost blinding degree.
Two thousand five hundred meters!
Two thousand meters!
Every distance report felt like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of everyone in the command center.
The air was so thick it seemed to drip water; for a moment, the only sounds in the command room were the hum of the Soul Tool, the dry voices of the probes reporting numbers, and the increasingly heavy heartbeats of everyone present.
Even Luo Yuan, who had weathered many storms, had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and his fingers gripped the edge of the control panel so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"1500 meters!"
"One kilometer!"
At this moment, a sharp glint of light flashed in Kong Xuan's golden eyes.
Its superhuman vision seemed to ignore the obstacle of a kilometer, and even penetrated the undulating waves and dark waters, landing directly on the enormous creature that was rising and approaching!
Its body resembles a moving gray-black mountain, incredibly robust, with an outer skin that is not smooth but covered by a hard, thick layer of armor, like ancient rock strata.
Within it flowed eerie, dark red patterns, resembling those formed by cooled magma, faintly radiating an ominous, blood-red glow.
Its head was enormous, almost exaggerated in proportion, with a wide mouth that could swallow a mountain slightly open, revealing sharp teeth that gleamed with a cold, white light.
As it approached like a collapsing mountain, a terrifying, ferocious, and savage aura swept over us like a tangible tsunami!
The aura was heavy as an abyss, icy cold, even dimming the light of the Voyager's protective shield, and the ship emitted a faint, teeth-grinding metallic groan.
Such a sight! Such imposing presence! Such a ferocious and overwhelming aura!
Two words instantly flashed through Kong Xuan's mind— Demon Empress!
The Demon Empress's true form is Deep Sea Demon Whale, the wife of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with a million-year cultivation, who was killed by Tang San ten thousand years ago!
It was precisely because of this that the most violent flames of revenge were ignited in the heart of this deep-sea queen.
The pain of losing her husband and the hatred of her tribe's decline drove her down a path far more extreme and bloodier than her husband's.
She devoured other Soul Beast and even her own kind in the ocean with madness, plundering their Life essence and cultivation in the most brutal and savage way to fill the void in her heart and increase her power of revenge.
This unrestrained and unnatural devouring allowed her, ten thousand years later, to actually break through the limits as a Soul Beast and step into the realm of gods, becoming a "god" without a divine position but possessing god-level combat power.
The Demon Empress before us has clearly not yet reached the level of a god that will be reached ten thousand years later, but his cultivation has definitely crossed the threshold of a million years!
In the blink of Kong Xuan eye, the massive gray-black shadow, like a moving mountain range, had already approached to a distance that could be clearly seen by the naked eye!
Inside the command center, everyone who witnessed this scene through the observation window or on the screen gasped in shock, their pupils contracting sharply.
Although their knowledge and experience were insufficient to accurately identify the beast, their mere sight and perception were enough to terrify them!
"All personnel, hold your posts! Non-combat personnel, immediately take refuge inside the compartment! Attack units, open fire freely to stop it from getting any closer!"
Luo Yuan's hoarse voice rang out again, Soul Cannon began to roar, with beams of scorching light slicing through the sea and shooting towards the behemoth.
However, on its thick, rock-like surface with flowing dark red patterns, most of the energy ripples only splash up, and the few that leave scorch marks are probably not even considered superficial injuries to it.
Gu Yuena's purple eyes were fixed on the massive shadow that was rapidly approaching, her beautiful brows furrowed tightly, and a rare look of seriousness appeared in her eyes.
As the Silver Dragon King, a split off from the Dragon God, she always regarded herself, deep down, as the common master and protector of all Soul Beast.
However, the vast ocean, which covers most of the planet, has never been under the jurisdiction of the Sea Soul Beast due to the influence of the Sea God's authority.
At this moment, she knew very little about the Demon Empress and had never imagined that such a powerful being existed in the ocean.
Although the Soul Cannon unleashed by the Voyager failed to cause any substantial damage, it undoubtedly enraged the deep-sea overlord, who was already filled with resentment!
Moreover, the Demon Empress's purpose in coming here was to devour everyone.
In any case, the Demon Empress's counterattack has begun!
The Demon Empress's enormous body didn't move much, but in the sea area in front of it, something strange suddenly happened!
The sea surface, spanning several thousand meters in radius, seemed to be suddenly lifted up from the bottom by an invisible giant hand. Defying gravity, the seawater rose hundreds of feet in the blink of an eye!
Under the control of the Demon Empress, this giant wave resembled a colossal hand that blotted out the sky, crashing down upon the Voyager.
"Bang!!!!!"
The earth-shattering impact seemed to freeze the entire space!
The violent energy turbulence exploded in a ring, violently pushing aside the surrounding seawater and forming a brief, bottomless, and enormous depression!
The Voyager sank violently, like a stone struck by a god, with terrifying, teeth-grinding sounds emanating from all parts of the ship!
The linked Soul Tool Shield, which was strong enough to withstand the combined attack of several ordinary Titled Douluo, was like an eggshell struck by a heavy hammer under the Demon Empress's attack. After resisting for about a breath, its light dimmed and thinned rapidly at a visible speed, eventually turning into countless drifting light spots and completely dissipating into the violent airflow and water droplets.
It blocked it! But it only blocked that one attack!
The aftershocks of the shattered shield continued to pound against the Voyager's main body, twisting the deck, collapsing parts of the structure, destroying several Soul Cannon, and sending black smoke and sparks billowing from multiple parts of the hull. A piercing alarm blared throughout the entire ship.
The command room was in complete disarray, and Luo Yuan's heart sank to the bottom as he looked at the shattered protective shield.
As the captain of the ship and a Level 9 Soul Engineer, Luo Yuan had to make a decision immediately.