"The reason we haven't seen any trace of the Evil Orca King is that... all their bodies have been collected! And the only ones capable of doing this are those land Soul Masters! They must have used storage soul tools to gather the bodies of the Evil Orcas!"
Xiulano made his judgment.
"Yes... those poachers!"
The yellow-clad Soul Master who had inquired with Xiulano showed an angry expression.
In the eyes of the residents around Seagod Island, the Sea Soul Masters chosen through the trials could never leave Seagod Island for life; they must remain on the island to serve the Sea God.
But the reality was, of course, not so.
Even if it was just to better maintain the order of the sea, they had to keep communication with the outside world.
Thus, the Soul Masters of Seagod Island would occasionally receive orders from the Holy Pillar or even the Grand Offerings to go out on missions, and they often landed on nearby islands to check the situation and gather intelligence from other Sea Soul Beasts.
However, they would change their attire, and since those who could go on missions had been cultivating on Seagod Island for at least several decades, even if there were familiar faces from the past, it would be impossible for anyone to recognize them.
Naturally, no one knew their true identities.
Generations of those who failed the trials on Seagod Island left, and through word of mouth, Seagod Island became increasingly mysterious, sacred, and exalted.
Distance brings beauty, ignorance breeds faith. This is what it means.
You Chen frowned slightly.
From their conversation, it was clear that the Sea Dragon Douluo had sensed something unusual here and had sent this group of Sea Soul Masters to investigate.
The Evil Orca King could appear at any moment, and You Chen did not want to complicate matters at this time.
It was not difficult to deduce that other Soul Masters had been here recently; if this small team got caught up in the upcoming battle and died here, it was likely that Seagod Island would think they were killed by land Soul Masters...
And at least at this stage, it was not the right time to confront Seagod Island directly.
If Seagod Island did not confirm the identity of the person suspected of killing their companion, it was easy to imagine that their anger would be directed at other land Soul Masters.
This would naturally be detrimental to You Chen's plans.
Suddenly, a massive pressure descended upon the entire rocky island.
The faces of the Sea Soul Masters from Seagod Island changed instantly, as if facing a great enemy.
"I am here to hunt the Evil Orca King. Retreat quickly, or if you get caught up in the battle and die, don't blame me for not warning you."
A deep, resonant voice directly infused with Divine Power entered the minds of the Sea Soul Masters.
This...
'This Divine Power, who is this powerful being? The pressure I feel is even stronger than that of the Sea Dragon Holy Pillar!'
Xiulano's face was filled with shock.
While Xiulano could still think normally, the other yellow-clad Sea Soul Masters were already trembling in fear, prostrating themselves on the ground.
"This... my lord!"
Xiulano struggled to speak, unable to determine the other's exact cultivation level, and simply used a title that would never be wrong, saying, "Could you—"
"Retreat quickly! Don't make me repeat myself for the third time!"
The intensified mental pressure caused Xiulano to kneel on the ground, his face pale and breathing rapid.
Xiulano felt his consciousness blur, entering a completely vast and empty space, as if time had been stretched infinitely.
He did not know how long had passed before the mental pressure finally dissipated.
It was still sunset, and the intensity of the light had not changed; only then did Xiulano realize that the seemingly long and suffocating time was merely an illusion created under overwhelming fear.
'I... I am a Soul Master who passed the purple-level assessment! I didn't even see the person, yet just the pressure alone could create such a terrifying illusion. How terrifying must this outsider's strength be!?'
"Go!"
Thinking of this, he did not dare to linger any longer and turned to leave.
A yellow-clad Sea Soul Master who had not experienced Xiulano's feelings raised his head in confusion: "But, Lord Xiulano, haven't we found anything yet?"
"I said go, didn't you hear me!"
Xiulano's expression darkened as he said, "This operation is entirely under my command. Adrak, are you going to disobey orders!?"
What a fool; couldn't he see that this incident had completely exceeded their ability to handle!?
Adrak hurriedly lowered his head: "I-I'm sorry, Lord Xiulano."
Although the others had not experienced the terror that Xiulano felt, they too sensed the disorientation from earlier.
They believed that someone of Xiulano's rank as a Soul Saint should be able to withstand that level of mental pressure, but seeing Xiulano drenched in sweat and showing fear made it clear that the mental pressure they experienced was likely not the same...
Thus, no one spoke out like Adrak, and they followed Xiulano's orders, quickly retreating from the area.
Feeling the departure of Xiulano and the others, You Chen withdrew his attention.
Although the possibility was low, he still wanted to avoid the nearby Sea Dragon Douluo coming over after hearing reports from his subordinates.
You Chen decided not to wait idly but to actively send out avatars to search.
Although the Evil Orca King met a rather humiliating end in the original story.
According to Tang San's description, not only was it a super soul beast (top-tier bloodline soul beast), but it also had the sea domain buff, yet it was ultimately forced to self-destruct by Tang San, who was only a Soul Saint...
But many factors influenced the final outcome.
Its clan was nearly wiped out by the Magic Soul Great White Shark clan, but if it truly wanted to escape, it could have done so without a doubt.
The strength of the Magic Soul Great White Shark King, Xiaobai, was inferior to it; even with Tang San's domain enhancement, they were at best evenly matched.
Just as it was difficult for Titled Douluo of similar strength to defeat each other, it was similarly hard for soul beasts of the same rank to kill one another.
But... what good would escaping do this time?
Its companions were nearly dead, and the enemy had the Sea God's inheritor's assistance; it could not rule out the possibility that after it was injured, the Titled Douluo from Seagod Island might also intervene.
With the Evil Orca King's pride, it would rather explode and confront those who had annihilated its clan than hide like a rat!
Directly self-destructing to severely injure the Magic Soul Great White Shark clan and kill the Sea God's inheritor, whom it hated!
One could even say that the destruction of its clan weighed less in its heart than its hatred for the Sea God!
However... no matter how one looked at it, its self-destruction was a bit premature, and the timing was hard to judge.
One could not rule out the possibility of low intelligence.
But You Chen did not have so many buffs, and being alone, the Evil Orca King had no reason to explode for no reason while still in good condition.
You Chen would not gamble on whether the Evil Orca King would make some foolish move; instead, he treated it as a normal super soul beast with Super Douluo strength.
Compared to Soul Masters of the same rank, soul beasts had the greatest advantage of immense vitality.
Just like when You Chen attacked Erming with the Emperor Golden Sword, it seemed to inflict considerable damage, but for a giant like Erming, such injuries were akin to a normal person losing a bit of skin.
This was also why Erming allowed You Chen to "teach" him a lesson.
Erming bled so much, yet the actual damage was less than the punch You Chen delivered in his Emperor Golden Body enhanced state.
The same applied to the Evil Orca King.
You Chen would not think that the Evil Orca King, which had overwhelmed the guardian beast of Seagod Island, the Magic Soul Great White Shark King, would be so easy to kill.
Thus, You Chen thought of waiting for the right moment, trying to maintain his peak condition.
After all, the Evil Orca King would inevitably come here; it was a guaranteed success in waiting for the rabbit.
But now, to avoid any long delays, You Chen decided to expend some energy to explore.
Once You Chen began to actively search, it was equivalent to releasing multiple large-range radars, and the search efficiency could not be low.
Moreover, the Evil Orca King was indeed moving closer; in just half an hour, You Chen found traces of the Evil Orca King.
"Hmm?"
You Chen raised an eyebrow.
Just as You Chen's avatar discovered the Evil Orca King, the Evil Orca King suddenly turned its head to look over.
A blue wave of water shot out at high speed, and the avatar was caught off guard, disintegrated by the wave, causing You Chen to lose sight.
'Of course, even with the Aura Concealment Art, it would be impossible to conceal Divine Power while probing. Moreover, the Evil Orca King inherently possesses mental attributes, and its Divine Power is certainly not weak, so it's normal for it to discover my Starlight Avatar.'
As You Chen silently analyzed, he disbanded three avatars that had completely deviated from the Evil Orca King's location, controlling the other two avatars to dive into the ocean and swim toward the Evil Orca King's position.
By not using Divine Power and relying solely on sensory observation, the probability of being discovered was significantly reduced.
You Chen himself also began to take the initiative.
On the other side, the Evil Orca King frowned slightly.
'Not the main body, but an avatar? Even if my attack was blocked for a moment, one can imagine the strength of its main body.'
A glint of ferocity flashed in the Evil Orca King's eyes: 'There's no doubt about it; this human Soul Master must be related to the clan I can't contact!'
In an instant, a vast Divine Power surged forth.
The Evil Orca King unleashed its full Divine Power and began an all-encompassing search around.
Naturally, it found nothing.
If the Evil Orca King had a calmer personality, it would likely have retreated at this point, but with the Evil Orca's nature being somewhat sinister and violent, it was impossible for it to back down now.
As a soul beast with both mental and water attributes, along with a hint of evil, its brutal style was ingrained in the bloodline of the Evil Orca.
It would not tolerate a human Soul Master who recklessly threatened its clan and even dared to actively explore its whereabouts.
Ten minutes later, one of You Chen's Starlight Avatars had swum close enough to the Evil Orca King to be seen with the naked eye.
The Evil Orca King's Divine Power swept past, treating You Chen's avatar as ordinary ocean debris, failing to detect anything.
Seeing this, You Chen's heart stirred slightly.
'It doesn't waste Divine Power like I do; this saves me some trouble.'
A subtle smile crept onto You Chen's lips.
A few minutes later, his main body, also submerged in the ocean, arrived at the scene.
At this point, the Evil Orca King, having found nothing after a long search, was wreaking havoc, destroying everything around it to vent its anger.
Even if You Chen used Divine Power to probe, he could not estimate the Evil Orca King's Divine Power consumption without invading its mental sea, but he did not need to take that step to judge that the Evil Orca King's Divine Power consumption was definitely significant.
The biggest evidence was... it had stopped using Divine Power for extensive searches.
'It's about time.'
You Chen silently contemplated, already simulating in his mind the scene of him targeting the Evil Orca King.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
'Now!'
A sharp light suddenly shone in You Chen's eyes as he leaped out of the water, the Barrett sniper rifle appearing in his hands. Thousands of meters away, the Evil Orca King, over thirty meters long, was still clear in his sight.
Although this sniper rifle had undergone subsequent optimization, it was fundamentally still a product made from rare materials that had crossed the technological tree in advance. To avoid errors caused by water ingress, You Chen chose to jump out of the water.
Although the Evil Orca King had narrowed its Divine Power range, it still noticed You Chen, who had exposed his killing intent, thanks to the soul beast's keen wild instincts.
However, those who had been targeted by You Chen knew that the moment he revealed his killing intent, it was already too late!
The pre-loaded penetrating projectile filled with the "Fiery Yang Spring" from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was ready!
Since You Chen knew that Tang San's "poisoning" tactic against the Evil Orca King was effective, he naturally would not abandon it.
Facing an enemy that was undoubtedly on the same level as himself, using every means possible was the reasonable principle.
With a sharp sonic boom, before the Evil Orca King even realized the problem, the bullet struck with astonishing speed!
Since the goal was to inject poison, the cannon-like impact was not You Chen's target.
Thus, he specifically chose a penetrating projectile.
Given the Evil Orca King's size, even if the bullet had strong penetration, there was no worry about it being completely pierced through.
The extreme yang poison rapidly spread within the Evil Orca King's body.
"Roar!!!"
The Evil Orca King let out an extremely mournful wail, and unlike its previous actions of venting, it was now thrashing about to relieve its pain.
You Chen's gaze sharpened, and without hesitation, he activated his Spirit Avatar, transforming into a massive white dragon nearly ten meters long.
This size was comparable to the Wind Chasing Dragon that You Chen had hunted before, and every movement posed a clear threat to the gigantic Evil Orca King.
You Chen knew that while the Evil Orca King appeared miserable, it was merely in extreme pain.
This extreme yang poison would not take the life of a top-tier soul beast of a hundred thousand years.
Once the Evil Orca King's internal circulation and metabolism took place, it would soon recover most of its state.
What he needed to do was to complete the kill before that time limit arrived!
Boom—!
The nearly ten-meter massive body produced a thunderous sonic boom as it flew at supersonic speed.
In the blink of an eye, the white dragon transformed by You Chen arrived in front of the Evil Orca King.
In Spirit Avatar form, to maximize the speed and power after the state enhancement, there was no need to use any other Spirit Ring soul skills.
Wind-type soul skills had gradually fallen behind You Chen's strength; even the body technique soul skills he had used as a regular output method half a year ago, like Wind Motion Fist and Wind Cloud Movement, were no longer as powerful as his fists enhanced with Stardust Power.
Thus, You Chen directly concentrated Stardust Power on his fists, using a fist technique and claw technique that had developed from Wind Cloud Movement but had yet to be fully perfected and named.
A series of dazzling starry attacks fell upon the Evil Orca King like shooting stars, raining down upon it.
The Evil Orca King let out even more painful screams.
But under You Chen's attacks, perhaps due to the life-threatening situation, a mechanism similar to adrenaline kicked in, temporarily suppressing the pain, and the Evil Orca King finally launched a counterattack against You Chen.
However, the fact that the Evil Orca King was weakened by the poison would not change; in a hasty attack, You Chen easily dodged it with his extreme speed.
'Where did this freak come from!? Is it another servant of that Sea God!?'
Feeling the increasing severity of its injuries, panic surged within the Evil Orca King.
No longer caring about avenging its clan, it had already developed thoughts of fleeing.
After sensing that the poison's effect on its body was unexpectedly weakening quickly, the Evil Orca King still pretended to be heavily affected. Suddenly, it released a spiral energy wave from its deep red eyes, directly hitting You Chen.
A wave of dizziness washed over him; this was not a simple mental attack but rather an energy attack condensed from the Evil Orca King's violent power within its evil domain.
Thus, even with You Chen's Divine Power, he could not avoid a brief moment of dizziness.
However, You Chen's Sacrificer's Sanctuary was equally formidable, capable of weakening and resisting any negative state.
But when You Chen quickly regained his senses, the Evil Orca King's attack had already arrived, and there was no way to dodge.
The massive whale tail struck You Chen's body directly, and with the tremendous force from the Evil Orca King's gigantic size, even though You Chen continuously used Stardust Power to counteract, he was still sent flying several kilometers away.
You Chen had already realized that the Evil Orca King's goal was not to create an opportunity to severely injure him with that "Evil Orca King's Magic Capture," but rather to take the chance to create distance and escape!
'It was my insufficient control over Stardust Power that inadvertently accelerated the purification effect, allowing it to recover from the poison more quickly.'
You Chen understood the reason why the Evil Orca King had recovered so quickly.
The purifying power of Stardust Power was extremely domineering.
The power itself had no will; it did not care whether the poison was from an ally or not; as long as it was an object that needed purification, it would purify it all together.
While inflicting severe damage on the Evil Orca King, it also simultaneously eliminated some of the poison.
Taking advantage of this space created by the distance, the Evil Orca King dove directly into the deep sea.
For Sea Soul Beasts, the best way to escape when facing Soul Masters was to dive into the ocean, the deeper the better.
In such situations, if the Soul Master did not pursue, it would naturally escape successfully. But if they chose to chase, entering the ocean would shift the balance of power between soul beasts and Soul Masters, potentially leading to a reversal of roles.
However, You Chen was already well aware of the Evil Orca King's intelligence; he knew what skills it had, didn't he?
This kind of escape situation was not unexpected for You Chen.
Activating the Spirit Bone skill and the active version of Air Compression, he instantly displaced a large amount of seawater, creating a spherical area filled with pure oxygen.
But the Evil Orca King was not within it.
Because You Chen's original intention was not to use this move to bind the Evil Orca King, but rather to minimize the distance between the Evil Orca King and the ocean surface, reducing its buffering effect.
Then, You Chen unleashed his true killing move, which had remained unused until now, as the sonic shot pierced through the surface of the sea.
After the sea was pushed aside by Air Compression, the speed and power of the sonic shot were hardly diminished, striking directly at the back of the Evil Orca King.
This was the first time You Chen had executed the sonic shot in his Spirit Avatar state, where, in the form of a much larger dragon, the caliber had increased nearly a hundredfold.
The extreme transformation of the Stardust Power directly created a massive five-meter gash in the back of the Evil Orca King.
The Evil Orca King was not as large as the Titan Giant Ape, and this was a devastating blow.
Whales are not fish; they are mammals that need to surface regularly to breathe.
With such a severe injury, the Evil Orca King had no choice but to rise to the surface.
It desperately needed to find a rocky island similar to the one You Chen had previously lingered on to rest; otherwise, if it continued to fight this man behind it without time to recover... it would truly die!
This inexplicably appearing human Soul Master was terrifying!
The previously used Evil Orca King's magic attack could not gather energy for a short time, and other offensive methods were basically ineffective against You Chen.
With no other options, the Evil Orca King could only repeatedly use a large amount of Divine Power to manifest its innate skill, creating a red crystal mirror to continuously obstruct the approaching You Chen.
The locking speed of Divine Power was as fast as thought, so even with You Chen's flying speed, he would still be hindered by the red crystal mirror.
Yet, even as the distance was repeatedly increased, and it seemed the Evil Orca King was about to escape completely, You Chen's expression remained unchanged.
The Evil Orca King did not realize that consuming Divine Power indeed facilitated its escape, but at the same time, it was sliding into a more desperate abyss.
'It's time.'
Stars flickered in You Chen's eyes, and under the combination of Divine Power and Stardust Power, a massive, pure blue star suddenly descended into the spiritual world of the Evil Orca King.
'Star Soul Technique—Wheel of Stars.'
The stars that filled the world rolled like wheels, crushing towards the Evil Orca King. In the face of this apocalyptic scene, the already exhausted spirit of the Evil Orca King had no means to resist.
Thus, the Evil Orca King, who had roamed the oceans for tens of thousands of years, fell silently.
Thinking back, I had watched videos on Bilibili about the Ming Dynasty, where they depicted heights of several hundred meters. But in the novels, they described them as only a few dozen meters tall... what kind of Titan is that? When I wrote about the second Ming, I envisioned a mountain being knocked away... but I couldn't really say it was a mountain; it could only be considered a fake mountain.
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