The purplish-black lightning sphere was like a pitch-black sun, exuding a chilling aura of destruction. The lightning that occasionally shot out easily tore small cracks in the surrounding space.
Xiao Bai, the King of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, looked at her husband, who was lying in front of her, on his last breath. She then looked up at the destructive lightning sun overhead. Her eyes filled with despair.
Then, she gave a lingering look in the direction Bai Xiuxiu had left, and a flicker of relief flashed in her eyes. She was glad that she had let Bai Xiuxiu leave today and hadn't, as usual, simply grabbed her and brought her back.
Finally, she looked at the remaining members of her clan. She knew in her heart that they were doomed.
As for the Sea God, at such a critical moment, she had already used her Sea God clone, but the Sea God, Tang San, who was far away in the God Realm, still showed no reaction. This fact said it all. When a Sea God clone is summoned, the main body of the Sea God cannot be completely oblivious. The fact that the sea giant, condensed from the Sea God's divine power, was indifferent and its divine power was gradually dissipating was enough to prove that the Sea God was not paying attention to them.
Either the Sea God was busy dealing with other matters and had no time to spare, or he had abandoned the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan. Xiao Bai didn't know which was the case, but no matter what, they would not be able to escape this calamity.
"To die under this power is your honor. Be destroyed, Raijin!" The Demon Empress's crazy voice resounded through the heavens and the earth. She fiercely swung her arm. In an instant, the gigantic lightning sun descended toward the Demon Shark Sea. It crashed into the sea surface with a sonic boom.
For a moment, lightning raged. Countless seawater was instantly vaporized under the high temperature of the lightning, turning into a rolling white steam. The terrifying explosion triggered a massive tsunami. The waves were hundreds of meters high, sweeping in all directions with overwhelming force. The butterfly effect caused by this tsunami even brought small-scale tsunamis to the coastal cities of the Sun Moon Empire and Ocean Abyss City, which were thousands of kilometers away.
At the top of the sea cliff villa in Ocean Abyss City, Lu Jingming stood there quietly, looking out at the distant sea. Looking at the endlessly surging waves, his expression was silent. As the sixth Throne of World Serpent, he was naturally well aware of the new members joining World Serpent.
Although he was surprised that Mobius was able to find the Demon Empress and successfully invite her to join World Serpent, he also knew that with the Demon Empress's vengeful nature, she would definitely go to her former enemies to seek revenge as soon as she gained power. And the closest and relatively easiest to deal with were undoubtedly the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, the Sea God's mounts.
In the original story, after the Demon Empress was swept away by the time-space turbulence in the God Realm, she immediately came out and annihilated the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, which showed how strong her desire for revenge was.
And now, as a member of World Serpent, she had access to shared intelligence. The Demon Empress immediately learned that the Sea God, Tang San, was currently busy with other matters, so she naturally wouldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She didn't hesitate to go directly to the territory of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.
Of course, Lu Jingming didn't care about any of this. The Demon Soul Great White Shark clan had nothing to do with him, and it was only natural for the Demon Empress to seek revenge. Even if she annihilated the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, he didn't see anything wrong with it. After all, you cannot advise others to be kind without having experienced their suffering. He wouldn't stop the Demon Empress from getting her revenge. As long as she didn't betray World Serpent and obeyed the organization's orders, he wouldn't interfere too much.
Just like when Tang San annihilated the Spirit Hall and massacred the Man-Faced Demon Spider clan, it was all for revenge. Who could say what was right and wrong in that?
In the end, this world is not simply divided into pure black and white; it is more of a gray area between the two. Everything in the world often presents a completely different face just because of different positions.
As the saying goes, "the butt determines the head." Standing in a certain position, one will unconsciously think from the perspective of that position. Therefore, Lu Jingming didn't think there was anything wrong with Mobius choosing the Demon Empress. After all, the Demon Empress was indeed a very suitable candidate. Ten thousand years later, under the suppression of the plane, she was actually able to become a Level 100 True God without a divine position, and this achievement was enough to prove her talent.
Moreover, the Demon Empress's annihilation of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Sea God's faith. As the Sea God's mounts, the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan's destruction would inevitably shake the Sea God's foundation in the sea.
Upon careful thought, Lu Jingming didn't have any deep-seated hatred for Tang San. The two had never even had any direct contact. Lu Jingming also didn't look down on Tang San's character. After all, he didn't consider himself a good person, let alone a saint.
The real reason he had always been wary of Tang San and targeted him was actually very simple. It was a matter of position, a "battle of the Dao" between them. Tang San wanted to control the Douluo Continent and then the God Realm, trying to bring everything under his control.
Wasn't Lu Jingming the same? To be at ease, he would never hand over the initiative to anyone else. He had to firmly control the initiative of the situation. Therefore, it was destined that he and Tang San could not coexist peacefully. Even if they had never met, Lu Jingming was absolutely sure that he and Tang San couldn't get along. One of them was bound to fall. And he, of course, didn't want to be the one who failed. Therefore, he had to attack Tang San in all aspects until he was completely dealt with.
This was the so-called "hatred of hindering the Dao." It had nothing to do with right or wrong; it was just an inevitable conflict in the pursuit of their respective paths. This was a battle of the Dao. The Dao is one. One great Dao can often only accommodate one person to reach the peak and cannot tolerate others side by side. He wanted to lead the people around him to rise from this Douluo Continent, and Tang San and the God Realm were like stumbling blocks in front of him. And Lu Jingming had never been soft-hearted toward stumbling blocks.
In the Demon Shark Sea, the once vibrant scene was no more. Now, looking at it, there were charred corpses of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan everywhere. As the King of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, Xiao Bai was in the center of the attack and suffered the most violent blow. Not even her corpse was left behind. The once solemn Sea God Hall deep in the sea was also razed to the ground in this tragic battle. In the center of the huge sea area, a huge abyss-like void was left behind. It was roughly estimated that its depth was at least several thousand meters.
The Demon Soul Great White Shark clan was thus annihilated, and the Demon Empress herself was also seriously injured. In this dead sea area, she didn't stay for long. She dragged her tired and injured body and slowly left this lifeless Demon Shark Sea.
After an unknown amount of time, a silvery-white straight line, like an arrow leaving a bow, shot straight into the Demon Shark Sea. It was the Demon Soul Great White Shark Princess, Bai Xiuxiu, who had rushed back. When she saw the mess in front of her, the sea surface filled with the corpses of her clansmen, she was completely stunned. Time seemed to have frozen at this moment.
"Father, Mother!" Bai Xiuxiu's voice, filled with endless panic and fear, echoed on the sea surface. She began to swim around frantically, desperately looking for her parents, even if she had to go into the extremely dangerous huge abyss-like void, she didn't care at all.
However, fate did not seem to favor her. In the end, relying only on the unique connection and sense between her bloodlines, she found a shark bead emitting a faint light in a coral reef.
Relying on the special bloodline connection, Bai Xiuxiu instantly understood that this was the shark bead of her mother, Xiao Bai, the King of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks. For a Demon Soul Great White Shark, a shark bead's importance was equivalent to a human Titled Douluo's soul core. It contained the life's cultivation of the King of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks. The moment it was found by Bai Xiuxiu, the shark bead suddenly lit up. A fragmented message instantly rushed into Bai Xiuxiu's mind.
"Xiuxiu... leave... she's back for revenge... Deep Sea Demon Whale!" Although the message was fragmented, it was enough for Bai Xiuxiu to understand everything.
She sobbed, heartbroken. She knew that her father, mother, and all her clansmen had left her, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan was now only left with her alone. At the same time, she also knew that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had returned for revenge. Her mother's dying wish was for her to stay away from the sea. Otherwise, if she met the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, she would be in great danger.
At this time, Bai Xiuxiu's face was full of confusion. She had no idea where she should go now. Without the protection of her family and the support of her clan, she was just a Demon Soul Great White Shark that hadn't even reached the hundred-thousand-year cultivation level. Although she was a mutated species, her combat power was really worrying. How could she survive in this cruel sea?
Her heart was filled with the thought of revenge. She wanted to avenge her parents and clansmen, but she didn't know where to start. With her current strength, how could she seek revenge on the terrifying Deep Sea Demon Whale King?
Just as Bai Xiuxiu was falling into deep confusion and despair, a red mark suddenly appeared on her body. Then, a message instantly entered her mind.
Holy Grail War, Chosen One, Master, Servant, Sea God's divine position! A series of unfamiliar and complicated pieces of information rushed into her mind like a tide. Coupled with the great grief of just losing her family and clan, Bai Xiuxiu felt her head spin. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Even though Bai Xiuxiu, who was chosen by the Holy Grail to be a Master, had fallen into a coma, the Holy Grail War process was still proceeding in an orderly manner. Because Bai Xiuxiu didn't give any response, the Holy Grail automatically determined that she was willing to participate in the Holy Grail War. So, it directly started the summoning ritual.