As Fang Chang watched the Sea God Island forces draw closer to the sunken ship, he felt surprisingly calm. In his original plan, he hadn't intended to launch a full-scale assault on Sea God Island. After all, the island was guarded by eight Titled Douluo, including the High Priestess, a 99th-level Transcendent Douluo, who was arguably one of the strongest individuals on the Douluo Continent.
Moreover, Sea God Island was protected by numerous divine restrictions and formations left by the Sea God himself. Attempting to storm the island with his current strength would have been nothing short of suicidal.
Instead, Fang Chang's plan had been to use his "Stealth" ability to harass and weaken the island's mid-tier soul masters. With his nearly 200,000-year soul power, only the High Priestess could potentially detect him. Once the island's mid-tier forces were sufficiently weakened, he would lure the Titled Douluo out of the island and eliminate them one by one. By then, Sea God Island would be a hollow shell, ripe for the taking.
Now, however, the Sea God Island forces had taken the initiative, launching a large-scale attack on the Sea Spider clan. While this was unexpected, it also saved Fang Chang a great deal of trouble.
On paper, the Sea God Island forces seemed far superior, with three Titled Douluo and over two hundred skilled sea soul masters. However, the Sea Spider clan was no longer weak. Fang Chang, with his nearly 200,000-year soul power and enhanced bloodline, could easily overpower the 95th-level Sea Dragon Douluo.
As for Little Gold and her sisters, though they only had around 80,000 years of soul power, their evolution into Sea Emperor Spiders and the "Domination" skill made them formidable opponents, capable of rivaling any ordinary Titled Douluo. Additionally, Little Gold's two sisters could fuse their soul power, and Little Gold herself could merge with Fang Chang, further boosting their combat strength.
In terms of top-tier combatants, Fang Chang was confident that the Sea Spider clan could match the Sea God Island forces.
As for the ordinary clan members, while the Sea God Island forces had the numerical advantage, the Sea Spider clan now had over two hundred members, with about a third being Fang Chang's offspring. Their coordinated combat abilities would strike fear into the hearts of the sea soul masters.
Moreover, the battlefield was near the sunken ship, the Sea Spider clan's home turf, giving them a significant advantage.
By the time the Sea God Island forces were within a few hundred meters of the sunken ship, they saw over a hundred Sea Spiders lined up in formation, led by three powerful spider-like soul beasts they had never seen before. It was clear that the Sea Spiders had been preparing for this battle.
"Something's wrong!" Sea Illusion Douluo exclaimed, halting the advancing sea soul masters. "We've been discovered."
The revelation sent a chill through the group. They had set out less than two hours after receiving their orders, and only the High Priestess had known about the mission. Yet, their movements had been exposed, and the Sea Spiders were ready for them.
Before the sea soul masters could decide their next move, a deep, resonant horn sounded from the Sea Spider side. The sound, produced by a giant conch shell, echoed for miles.
At the signal, the Sea Spiders surged forward, charging at the sea soul masters with surprising organization and tactics.
The sea soul masters were stunned. Who's the human here, and who's the beast?
They quickly formed a triangular defensive formation, with the three Titled Douluo at the front, followed by Soul Douluo and Soul Saints, and the weaker soul masters at the rear.
The Sea Spiders mirrored this formation, with Little Gold and her sisters leading the charge, followed by Fang Chang's offspring, and the rest of the clan bringing up the rear.
The two sides clashed, with water arrows and blades flying everywhere. Both sides unleashed their most powerful attacks, aiming to inflict maximum damage from the start.
The three Titled Douluo were shocked upon engaging Little Gold and her sisters. They had heard that the Sea Spider clan had never produced a 100,000-year soul beast, yet these three spiders, though not at that level, fought with the strength of one. The Titled Douluo found themselves struggling to keep up.
The battle between the three Titled Douluo and the three Sea Emperor Spiders quickly moved away from the main battlefield, as the collateral damage from their clash would have been devastating.
With the Titled Douluo occupied, the Soul Douluo and Soul Saints faced Fang Chang's offspring. Though these young spiders only had a few thousand years of soul power, their coordinated attacks, combined with the support of a few 10,000-year Sea Spiders, effectively held back five Soul Douluo and eleven Soul Saints.
As the rear-line sea soul masters prepared to engage the remaining Sea Spiders, a thick, noxious black fog enveloped them. Fang Chang, using his "Toxic Mist" skill, had flanked them, releasing a cloud of deadly poison.
The sea soul masters, realizing the fog was toxic, tried to cover their mouths and noses, but it was too late. Dozens fell, their bodies unable to withstand the poison of a nearly 200,000-year soul beast.
Amid the chaos, a second wave of Sea Spiders attacked from the side. This group, consisting of fifteen spiders with at least 10,000 years of soul power, shattered the already disorganized sea soul master formation.
With the main battle effectively won, Fang Chang turned his attention to the intense fight between the three Titled Douluo and Little Gold's sisters.