"Boom—"
The continuous clash of their attacks caused enormous waves to surge across the surface of the Demon Whale Sea Area.
"Damn it, what in the world is happening to the sea?"
In a sea area adjacent to the Demon Whale Sea Area, on the largest pirate ship among a fleet, a curvaceous beauty held onto the swaying vessel and cursed loudly.
At this moment, her first mate beside her spoke, "Captain, this commotion seems to be coming from the Demon Whale Sea Area."
"What!? The Demon Whale Sea Area? Isn't that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's territory? What are we waiting for? Get out of here!"
Upon hearing the first mate's words, Zi Zhenzhu immediately exclaimed excitedly.
"Yes, Captain!"
After Zi Zhenzhu issued the order, in just a moment, the entire fleet quickly turned and headed towards their base.
And fleets similar to Zi Zhenzhu's pirate crew were not uncommon on the sea; after guessing that the disturbance originated from the Demon Whale Sea Area, they immediately ordered to bypass and stay far away from it.
Meanwhile, after another physical collision, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was sent flying by a head-on ram from Mo Hui, who had transformed entirely into a deep blue Gigantamax Mega Gyarados.
Feeling the pain and injuries on his body, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King panicked slightly and said, "This is impossible! How can you be stronger than my ninety-nine percent divine body in close combat? You clearly only have at most forty to fifty percent of a divine body!"
Due to his massive physical body and a nearly perfect divine body tempered over countless years, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had almost always relied on sheer power to overwhelm opponents in previous battles. Therefore, when facing Mo Hui, an opponent he couldn't simply crush, his mentality began to crumble.
"Why can't I defeat you in close combat? Just because of your ninety-nine percent divine body?"
Mo Hui sneered.
Indeed, if Mo Hui were to only consider his Sea God's body, it had only been tempered a little over forty percent.
But don't forget, among the trials Mo Hui underwent, there wasn't just the Sea God's trial.
The Wind God's trial was even more difficult and rigorous than the Sea God's. If the Wind God's divine body were included, Mo Hui had already tempered sixty percent.
Although the Sea God's and Wind God's divine bodies combined still hadn't reached one hundred percent, overall, the tempered areas on Mo Hui's body had reached over eighty percent, making it an eighty percent divine body, not the forty to fifty percent the Deep Sea Demon Whale King imagined.
What's more, Mo Hui had also integrated the complete Sea God Trident and was bolstered by two amplification Spirit Abilities. This resulted in the Gigantamax Mega Gyarados's body, though much smaller than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's, being in no way inferior in physical strength.
Coupled with the legitimate combat moves Mo Hui unleashed in close combat—Waterfall, Crunch, Dragon Rush, and the powerful recovery move Self-Regenerate, as well as the god-tier Hold Back move, combined with the super speed brought by Swift Swim and Ocean Current Passage—it would be strange if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could win against Mo Hui in melee combat.
"Bang!" "Clang!" "Bang!" "Clang!" "Roar!"…
As Mo Hui fought with increasing ferocity, continuously unleashing moves like Waterfall, Crunch, and Dragon Rush, even though the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could absorb energy from the sea to recover, his injuries still grew heavier.
"No!! I can't keep fighting like this!"
Feeling his injuries worsen, a hint of fear flashed in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's single eye. If he continued fighting in the water against his opponent, even with his million-year foundation, it would only be a matter of time before he was ground to death.
The next moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, as if mad, shot countless blue-purple lightning bolts across the entire sea area.
With such a wide-range attack, even though Gyarados was very fast, he was still affected. Left with no choice, Mo Hui had to use his Hold Back move!
Immediately, a deep blue barrier appeared in front of Gyarados, enveloping him. Countless blue-purple lightning bolts struck this barrier, yet caused no ripple.
Behind the deep blue barrier, Mo Hui looked at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King with some confusion, thinking, "Attacking with such disregard for energy consumption, could this Deep Sea Demon Whale King have gone mad?"
Although due to the Sea God's Light, water-attribute attacks had virtually no effect on the blue-gold Gyarados that Mo Hui had transformed into, it shouldn't lead to him using lightning attacks as if he had gone mad, right?
This method of attack consumed at least ten times more energy than usual.
But soon, Mo Hui discovered the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's purpose in doing so.
While these blue-purple electrical arcs continuously attacked, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body surface began to crystallize. Before long, the blue-purple crystals covered the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's enormous body.
"Compressing his massive energy into a crystallized form?"
Seeing this, Mo Hui's gaze flickered. It wasn't that Mo Hui feared the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in this state; rather, the scene before him reminded him of something.
Moments later, the layer of blue-purple crystals on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body surface shattered with a roar. The broken crystals instantly formed a swirling blue-purple vortex.
This blue-purple vortex contained terrifying dual-attribute energy of water and lightning. If an ordinary Titled Douluo were to enter it, they would likely be instantly shredded into minced meat.
However, these dual-attribute water and lightning energies did not spread out; instead, they continuously contracted and compressed.
After a few breaths, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's massive body had vanished, replaced by a middle-aged man three meters tall, with an ancient face, clad in a full set of deep purple crystal battle armor.
This was precisely the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's human form, and the armor he wore was condensed from the massive energy within his body. In terms of defense alone, it could be called god-tier!
"Human, you are very honored to have forced me to use this divine ability, the Energy Crystallized Armor. From now on, even if you die by my hand, you will not have lived in vain."
After transforming into human form, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King took a deep look at Mo Hui and then spoke.
Mo Hui was the strongest individual he had encountered besides the Sea God. As the Sea God's successor, yet not overly reliant on the Sea God's abilities, such a strong individual was enough to earn the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's respect.
However, after Mo Hui carefully examined the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's energy armor, he scoffed, saying, "It's just a semi-finished armor divine tool. Using such massive energy, its defense barely reaches the threshold of god-tier. What's there to be proud of with this thing?"
Upon hearing this, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face instantly darkened. This was something he had spent tens of thousands of years contemplating and creating based on the Sea God's ultimate moves, and he never expected it to be criticized as utterly worthless the first time he used it.