vncnus Chapter 26, Chapter 9: Why is it another soul beast?!
Chapter 26, Chapter 9: Why is it another soul beast?!
Chapter 26, Number Nine: Why is it another soul beast?!
【Top 9—Demon Emperor】
[Race: Deep Sea Demon Whale (Royal)]
[Cultivation Level: 760,000 years!]
[Identity: One of the ocean's overlords, wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.]
[Empress of the Seas, devouring all things.]
"Seven... seven hundred and sixty thousand years?!"
At this moment, the eyes of countless Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent nearly popped out of their sockets.
Inside the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, Emperor Xueye's wine cup fell to the ground with a "crack" and shattered into pieces.
Forgetting all decorum, he pointed a trembling finger at the sky, his voice shaking, "I—I didn't see wrong, did I? 760,000 years? Wasn't the Snow Emperor of the far north only 690,000 years old?"
"This—how is this possible?!"
Ning Fengzhi, standing to the side, was also deathly pale. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul in his hand appeared uncontrollably, as if it had sensed some great threat and was automatically protecting its master.
"Your Majesty, you're not mistaken." Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in his heart. "The Snow Empress, at 690,000 years old, is already the ruler of the far north ice plains, her combat power comparable to a level 99 Limit Douluo. And this—this soul beast named 'Demon Emperor' is actually 760,000 years old!"
"Seven hundred and sixty thousand years—" Sword Douluo Chen Xin stared intently at the sky, his sword intent flashing wildly, yet also carrying a deep sense of powerlessness.
"I have cultivated my sword for a hundred years and I am confident that my attack power is unparalleled in the world, but in front of this monster that has accumulated 760,000 years of cultivation, I am afraid that even breaking through its defenses will be difficult."
An emotion called "despair" began to spread throughout the human world.
Although the Snow Empress had already laid the groundwork, everyone was mentally prepared for the possibility of high-age soul beasts.
However, the difference between 690,000 years and 760,000 years is not just 70,000 years, but a qualitative leap from quantitative change!
Even more frightening is that this is only ninth place!
"Ninth place is 760,000 years—what about the top eight? The top three?"
Someone cried out in horror the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Could it be—that million-year-old soul beasts really exist in this world?!"
The moment this thought crossed everyone's mind, they felt a chill run down their spines.
A million-year-old soul beast—that's a legendary being capable of becoming a god!
Are the titled Douluo, whom humanity is so proud of, really just ants in front of these ancient creatures?
Wuhun City, the Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong sat high on the papal chair, her exquisite face now covered with frost.
She stared intently at the words "Demon Emperor," her fingers gripping the scepter pale from the force of her grip.
"Another soul beast—"
Bibi Dong's voice was low and hoarse, carrying an uncontrollable anger and fear.
"I originally thought that the two 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest were already formidable enemies, but I never expected that so many terrifying beings would be hidden in the corners of this world."
She recalled the Snow Empress who had been on the list before. That Ice and Snow Maiden, with 690,000 years of cultivation, displayed terrifying combat power capable of freezing time and space—a power that even she, the Pope with twin martial souls, had to temporarily avoid.
And now, another Demon Emperor, 760,000 years old, has arrived.
"Deep Sea Demon Whale—" A glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes as she quickly searched her mind for the ancient texts and secret manuals of the Spirit Hall.
"The legendary mortal enemy of the sea god, the most greedy and brutal race in the ocean. I never imagined they actually existed, and with such terrifying cultivation."
She stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, her purple skirt trailing on the ground with a rustling sound.
"A level 99 Limit Douluo—Hmph, looking across the entire continent, besides Grand Elder Qian Daoliu and that long-lost Tang Chen, how many people can reach this level?"
A strong sense of crisis welled up in Bibi Dong's heart.
Human cultivation is limited to a hundred years, and breaking through to level ninety-nine is even more difficult than ascending to heaven.
Soul beasts, on the other hand, possess long lifespans and can accumulate soul power without restraint.
"If these deep-sea monsters were to land—" Bibi Dong dared not think any further.
If this Demon Emperor, who has lived for 760,000 years, were to lead an army of sea spirit beasts to attack the land, apart from the Spirit Hall and Seagod Island, the two great empires would probably be destroyed in an instant.
"This world is far more dangerous than I imagined." Bibi Dong took a deep breath, but the ambition in her eyes did not die down; instead, it burned even brighter.
"Only by becoming a god! Only by inheriting the position of the Rakshasa god can I truly rise above these beasts!"
Poseidon Island.
Unlike the panic on the mainland, the atmosphere on Poseidon Island was extremely tense.
Poseidon, the Sea God Douluo, stood in front of the Sea God Temple, gazing at the dark sea in the distance. A rare look of solemnity appeared in his eyes, which seemed to contain the ocean.
"Demon Emperor—" Poseidon whispered, "I didn't expect that even you would be on the list."
As the spokesperson for the sea god, she knew better than anyone the terror of the deep-sea demon whale clan.
"Seven hundred and sixty thousand years—it seems you have devoured quite a few living beings in the deep sea all these years."
Poseidon sighed, the scepter in her hand emitting a soft blue light, soothing the restless sea spirit masters on the island.
She knew that the Demon Emperor was merely the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
If the wife is ranked ninth, then where will the even more terrifying husband be ranked?
Just as the entire continent was trembling at this terrifying cultivation age limit, the text description on the sky finally ended.
Then, the scene changes.
Buzz!
A muffled sound, like the sound of a heart being squeezed in the deep sea, instantly reverberated through everyone's ears.
That wasn't a sound, that was water pressure.
The scene is one of absolute darkness.
There was no light, no sound, only endless seawater.
At that moment, everyone watching the celestial canopy felt as if their breath had been taken away.
It felt as if a huge boulder weighing thousands of pounds was pressing on my chest, forcibly squeezing the air out of my lungs, and an instinct called "thalassophobia" was amplified infinitely at this moment.
In that endless darkness, suddenly, two lamps were lit.
No, that's not a lamp.
Those are two eyes.
Two enormous eyes, as large as lakes, emitting a ghostly purple light!
As those two eyes opened, the surrounding seawater seemed to boil and churn violently.
With the help of that eerie purple light, people finally got a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of this giant beast.
It was a body so enormous it was suffocating.
It simply floats there, just like a continental plate that has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Its skin was a deep blue-purple color, covered with ancient and mysterious magic runes, each rune flowing with terrifying energy powerful enough to destroy a city.
It gently wiggled its tail fin.
Rumble—!!!
The underwater mountain range in the picture collapsed instantly with this swing!
Countless underwater volcanoes were detonated, spewing out lava, but were instantly suppressed by the icy seawater and the terrifying pressure emanating from them!
This is the cultivation level of 760,000 years!
This is the majesty of the ocean's overlord!
It opened its enormous mouth, its abyss-like maw seemingly connected to hell. Countless glowing deep-sea fish, and even some enormous, ancient sea spirit beasts, were uncontrollably sucked into that black hole-like maw, turning into its nourishment before they could even scream.
Immediately afterwards, the giant beast leaped out of the sea, and a purplish-black light enveloped it. The next instant, a woman appeared before everyone's eyes.
Her appearance was alluring yet cold, her eyes revealing indifference towards all things in the world, as if she were looking at a flock of lambs to the slaughter.
She is the human form of the Demon Emperor.
She looked up at the sky, a cold smile curving her lips. Her gaze seemed to pierce through the screen, meeting the eyes of everyone on the Douluo Continent.
In that instant, whether they were titled Douluo or ordinary civilians, everyone felt their hearts clench as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
asphyxia.
True suffocation.
That was absolute oppression from the top of the food chain, a huge chasm in the hierarchy of life.
Just as everyone was so overwhelmed by the terrifying pressure that they were unable to move, and even forgot to breathe, the scene froze on the Demon Emperor's purple eyes, which were filled with destructive desire.