"Roar!!!"
Crushing pressure descended, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King let out a mournful roar.
He was going to die!
"Spare me!"
At this moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King regretted it all.
Faced with such an unfathomable difference in power, he attempted to concede.
""
From the island, Bibi Dong stood in awe of Rei Ao, who had casually subdued a 900,000-year spirit beast from start to finish.
She realized that her understanding of Rei Ao had always been just the tip of the iceberg.
"Roar!!!"
The pressure within the dragon's claw intensified, and blood seeped from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body.
His aura grew weaker.
"Spare my father!!!"
Suddenly, a clear, urgent voice rang out.
The sea surged.
A large and a smaller Deep Sea Demon Whale emerged from the waves.
In the next moment, the smaller whale condensed and transformed into a blue-haired young girl, landing on top of the larger whale's head.
Her delicate face was awash in tears.
"I'm begging you please spare my father!"
"Honored one, may I also ask you to spare my husband?"
Another female voice came from the larger Deep Sea Demon Whale.
"Oh?"
Rei Ao sized them up and immediately understood their identities:
They were the wife and daughter of the Deep Sea Demon Whale Kingthe future Demon Empress and Lan Fozi.
"Run!!!"
The gravely wounded Deep Sea Demon Whale King used all his strength to roar, eyes nearly bursting with desperation.
Such an opponent was not someone they could afford to provoke.
He didn't mind dying.
But he couldn't stand by and watch his wife and child die here.
Just as he was about to burn everything to give his family time to escape
He suddenly noticed the pressure restraining him loosen, then vanish entirely.
The next instant, his massive body plummeted from the sky into the sea.
Boom!
Towering waves arose, and when the sea finally calmed,
The still-living Deep Sea Demon Whale King spoke in a hoarse, low voice: "Why did you spare me?"
Rei Ao calmly rubbed his chin and said, "Because I've taken a liking to your daughter."
"Huh?"
"Ah?"
All three members of the Deep Sea Demon Whale family froze in disbelief.
He didn't elaborate.
Instead, he lifted his hand and sent the orb of magical energy into the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body.
The whale tensed for an instant, but then realized that his injuries were rapidly healing.
At the same time, a tremendous power flooded into him.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was astonished to discover that the everlasting wound once inflicted by Sea God Poseidon had fully recovered!
His power was advancing, and he felt on the brink of becoming a god
But the ascension abruptly stopped.
Then Rei Ao's voice rang out:
"I've healed your wounds and helped you advance another stage, but you cannot become a god."
"Why not?"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was unwilling to accept it; he truly had felt the threshold of divinity just now.
Rei Ao pointed to the sky.
"Because the laws of the Divine Realm above this continent don't allow spirit beasts to become gods. The instant you become a god, you'll die."
"What?!?!"
Hearing this for the first time, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was terrified.
"I won't explain more. Just know that by stopping you from becoming a god, I've saved your life."
"Sigh."
After a moment of silence, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King let out a heavy sigh.
All that intense unwillingness transformed into sudden realization and a faint relief.
He believed what Rei Ao said:
A being who could kill him with a waveor grant him godhood just as easilyhad no reason to deceive him.
He wasn't even worthy of being lied to by such a powerful entity.
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Chapter 302: I like her Human Form
A soul beast that reaches one hundred thousand years of cultivation will face a heavenly tribulation.
If it survives, it can continue living.
If it fails, it will be utterly destroyed, body and soul.
After the first tribulation, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast steps onto the path of cultivation ranging from one hundred thousand to one million years.
From then on, it will encounter a calamity once every additional hundred thousand years of cultivation.
In order to become a million-year soul beast, one must survive ten such calamitiesbut that's basically impossible.
The reason lies in an ancient internal war in the Divine Realm between human gods and beast gods.
The beast gods were defeated.
Ever since, soul beasts have been suppressed by the Divine Realm.
They decreed that soul beasts would face a heavenly tribulation every one hundred thousand years, each more powerful than the last.
The tenth tribulation is specifically designed to annihilate them.
Thus, soul beasts can never truly reach a million years of cultivation.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, upon learning of this, felt a tinge of sorrow.
Fortunately, the injuries caused by Poseidon have healed, and the eyes that had been blinded are now able to see again.
However
All of this was made possible by the powerful being standing before him.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Or rather, what appears free is usually the hardest to obtain.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King heard everything clearly. Cautiously, he probed:
"Your Excellency, did you say you've taken a liking to my daughter?"
At that moment, Lan Foziwho had been crying upon seeing her father nearly diestopped sobbing.
She looked curiously at Rei Ao.
It seemed he had indeed mentioned her.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife grew nervous. "My lord, my daughter"
She had wanted to say her daughter was still young, but at a hundred-thousand-year level, that hardly seemed "young."
"You. Come here."
Rei Ao crooked a finger at Lan Fozi.
""
Lan Fozi didn't know what to do.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife could only look to her husband.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was a straightforward man. Even if this being was unimaginably powerful and had saved his life, it still concerned his family, so he spoke up directly.
"My lord, may I ask what you see in my daughter?"
"I like her human form after she transforms," Rei Ao replied without the slightest hesitation.
Indeed, the girl Lan Fozi in her human form was strikingly beautiful.
""
Behind him, Bibi Dong had trouble finding words.
He actually just fancied that hundred-thousand-year soul beast's good looks? But that's a soul beast!
Rei Ao didn't care about the taboos this world's soul masters might have regarding soul beasts. After all, he once idolized Xu Xian, and "strawberry heroes" aren't a joke. He had even slept with a dragon, so he didn't mind trying whales, sharks, and so onas long as they could transform into human form, that was fine.
This revelation shocked the Deep Sea Demon Whale couple as well. The lord before them was attracted to their daughter's human shape?
That might not be a bad thing at all!
Of course, they both hoped their daughter could stay close to this incomparably powerful figureespecially the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who had personally witnessed just a fraction of Rei Ao's despair-inducing power.
After all, a soul beast is still a soul beast. As Rei Ao had said, the Divine Realm suppresses soul beasts and prevents them from becoming gods. Humans, however, can one day ascend to godhood. Soul beasts are either cut down by natural causes or heavenly tribulations, or else become soul rings for humans, especially for powerful soul masters who yearn for hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul bones.
If their daughter could remain at this lord's side, perhaps that would be the safest place in the world.
Still, they didn't want to force her choice.
Lan Fozi remained innocent, unable to grasp the true implications.
Sensing her curiosity, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King brought up a topic:
"My lord, are you planning to take my daughter to the human world?"
"The human world?!"
Lan Fozi's eyes lit up. She was very curious about it, though her parents always stopped her from going near humans.
Rei Ao pondered for a moment, then had an idea.
He promised, "Yes. If she's willing, I can guarantee that no one can harm hernot even all the gods in the Divine Realm, nor the strongest of the God-Kings."
"!!!"
His calm, confident statement shook the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to his core.
He only knew of one deity, Poseidon. But Rei Ao clearly knew not just about gods, but even the mightiest deity in the Divine Realm
And he was still able to speak of it so casually.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King realized that Rei Ao might be a great opportunity sent by the heavens. If they seized this chance, their daughter might not have to endure future tribulations and endless suffering. He felt an urgent desire to agree on her behalf.
His wife sensed her husband's eagerness, but could only wait for their daughter's answer from above.
After a while, Lan Fozi wore a pitiful expression as she asked, "Mom, Dad, is it okay if I go see the human world?"
She expected a rejection.
Yet the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King immediately said yes.
"Alright! Absolutely! Daughter, from now on, you'll follow this lord!"
Afraid Rei Ao would change his mind, he swept his tailand a gust of wind blew Lan Fozi right into Rei Ao's arms, where he caught her steadily.
"My lord, we entrust our daughter to you."
With that, he prepared to leave with his wife.
"Take these."
Rei Ao casually flicked out two ice crystals, which each of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King couple swallowed.
"What is this?"
They felt puzzled by what they had just ingested.
"It's my power, to protect you both from harm by future tribulations and keep you from perishing," Rei Ao said with a smile.
"Since you've entrusted your daughter to me, I naturally won't let her lose her parents."
""
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and his wife exchanged a glance.
They said solemnly, "Thank you."
Then they dove back into the depths of the ocean.
"Eh?"
At that moment, Lan Fozistill in Rei Ao's armsfinally came to her senses.
"Mom and Dad just agreed like that?"
After all, they'd always warned her how dangerous humans could be.
"That's right. From now on, you'll follow me."
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Chapter 303: Conquered
Rei Ao set her down.
After sizing her up, he pressed his index finger to her forehead. A cool sensation made Lan Fozi shiver.
"Um my lord, what are you doing?"
she asked cautiously.
"I'm just wiping away the soul beast aura from you and placing a restriction on you,"
Rei Ao patiently explained.
"With this restriction, you can manifest a fake martial soul and spirit rings just like a human Soul Master. No one will be able to tell the difference."
"Really?!"
Upon hearing that, Lan Fozi couldn't wait to try. She released her martial soul:
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale.
Circles of spirit rings appeared afterward:
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.
The first eight rings were the best possible configuration, and the final ring glowed a brilliant red, signifying a hundred-thousand-year ring.
"It really works!"
Lan Fozi's spirits soared. If she could perfectly disguise herself as a Soul Master, she could finally explore the human world freely.
"Thank you, my lord."
After thanking him, she remembered something and introduced herself with a playful grin:
"My name is Lan Fozi. My lord, um could I know your name?"
"Rei Ao. She's Bibi Dong."
"Oh! Rei Ao-sama!"
Knowing his name made Lan Fozi even happier.
"Are we going to the human world now?"
She was already eager to set off.
"Mm. It's about time."
He had harvested almost all the soul beasts in this sea; he didn't intend to ruin the entire marine soul beast ecosystem. But before that
Rei Ao shifted his gaze to Bibi Dong, who had been standing there in shock and anger the entire time.
"So, how about the final part of our trade? Have you thought it over?"
"!!!"
Bibi Dong avoided his gaze.
"That sort of thing"
She felt as if she had just escaped a tiger's den, only to fall into a wolf's lair. It was different, though. Her own teacher, Qian Xunji, disgusted her.
But Rei Ao
She couldn't see through this manhe was too mysterious, like an iceberg of which only a tiny part was visible. And he was the one who had saved her. She didn't dislike him, but that kind of request She lowered her head, nervously twisting the hem of her skirt, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing her reaction, Rei Ao took the initiative:
"If you're not ready, we can start with something simpler."
"Something simpler?"
Bibi Dong watched as Rei Ao came closer and took her hand.
"First, we hold hands."
Their fingers intertwined. The unfamiliar sensation made her face flush.
"Next, we hug."
With that, Rei Ao pulled her into his arms. The warmth made her body heat up.
"And then we kiss."
"!!!"
Before she could react, he kissed her firmly. After all, this was the reward Rei Ao was owed from their bargain, so he showed no restraint.
Things quickly grew more passionate. Bibi Dong's eyes trembled shut; under Rei Ao's practiced and gentle moves, the fire in her heart was stoked, and she unconsciously clung to him.
A hint of satisfaction flashed through Rei Ao's eyes. He summoned a barrier of light that enclosed the entire island.
Lan Fozi looked on, puzzled, at the two people growing more and more heated.
"Is that how humans interact?"
She didn't really get it, but she stayed quiet. She just silently watched as a soft blanket appeared on the beach and the pair began an even more bewildering form of "communication" upon it.
Deep within the Star Dou Forest, a silver-white figure opened its eyes.
"Dragon"
Those eyes held a trace of confusion. Not long before, a formidable draconic auraakin to that of the Dragon God, or perhaps even strongerhad jolted it awake.
But that couldn't possibly be true!
The sun rose. As dawn light spread, morning arrived.
