"What a powerful savage beast!"
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo's expression was grim. "Elder Zhang, you're a Super Douluo at level 95. Old Six and I are both titled at level 91. If we join forces, perhaps we could give it a try."
"Heh…" Zhang Lin shook his head in despair.
"If it were only this, do you think the Grand Elder would have personally dealt with him? Why do you think Elder Ye, your second and fourth brothers, died so miserably at his hands?"
"It's because, for savage beasts of this caliber, he has at least six of them."
"Six?!!"
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo and Abhorrence Douluo exchanged glances, both utterly stunned.
Dealing with just one was already near impossible—let alone six!
No wonder, when Su Wen first appeared, this guy looked half dead. No wonder...
Just who is this kid, really?!!
The two of them had been sent to Dongyang City recently, and didn't know much about the main sect's affairs.
"If you knew how terrifying his talent is, why not eliminate him sooner? Why drag it out until now?!" Ten Thousand Souls Douluo's face was ugly as he rebuked.
Life and death on the line, he no longer cared about ranks within the sect.
After all, they were all in the same boat now.
"You think the Holy Sect didn't want to?" Zhang Lin replied coldly. "The first time we met him, he was just at Soul Elder level, yet survived in Wu Yun's hands. When he reached Soul Ancestor, the sect sent the Zhongli brothers to ambush him outside Shrek City, but he killed two and gravely wounded another—without a scratch on himself!"
"In other words, even if you were in that situation back then, could you have survived?!"
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo: "..."
Abhorrence Douluo: "..."
They had always thought the sect's failure was due to underestimating Su Wen, sending low-level members for him to grind experience, feeding the beast until he became this insurmountable threat. But reality...
Looking at Su Wen's smiling face.
This kid simply has a hard life.
No wonder he'd cross the seas, coming all the way from Shrek Academy to Dongyang City for revenge. Turns out, the problem was with Wu Yun!!
An Elder couldn't kill a Soul Elder—what a disgrace for evil soul masters!
"If you're done talking, it's time to set out…" Su Wen smiled, watching the three of them turn ashen.
"Ten Thousand Souls Unleashed!"
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo roared, seemingly ready to fight for his life, to grasp even a sliver of hope.
Two yellow, two purple, five black—nine soul rings shone.
A massive, gray-black banner unfurled, instantly blocking out the sky. Countless writhing, purple-black wronged souls inside, as he swung the banner at Su Wen's true body.
He aimed to catch Su Wen off guard and kill him in one strike.
Abhorrence Douluo, too, acted in perfect sync. His body swelled, skin tearing, as a gigantic green, slimy figure burst forth—his Martial Soul True Body: Abhorrence.
He held a chain adorned with countless skulls, its other end a razor-sharp hook, swinging it with vengeful energy at Su Wen.
In desperate situations, one's first instinct isn't to seek death, but to struggle with all their might.
Especially for two high-ranking elders of the Holy Spirit Church, who hadn't enjoyed their glory and riches nearly enough—how could they go quietly?
Zhang Lin also erupted with an immense fighting force, revealing his Martial Soul True Body. Countless tentacles shot out, binding Xuan Ji tightly.
One final stand.
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo felt as if the air itself had solidified. The massive black banner was about to strike Su Wen, his eyes locked on target, heart nearly stopping.
But the next moment—
Buzz...
Two slender, snow-white fingers suddenly pinched the massive banner. No matter how hard Ten Thousand Souls Douluo strained, he couldn't move it an inch...
Looking back—
A stunning woman in a spotless white dress stood there, glancing at him with cold, imperial eyes.
Frost spread from her fingers, encasing the black banner.
In an instant.
The massive black banner was utterly frozen.
All the souls within were trapped, unable to be summoned.
She'd frozen his Martial Soul True Body!
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo's face was filled with terror.
With his Martial Soul frozen, he couldn't use his vengeful spirits—he was truly finished...
Abhorrence Douluo didn't fare any better.
Snow Empress, with one hand gripping the black banner, split her attention as she casually swung a sword at Abhorrence Douluo. Ice and snow locked Abhorrence Douluo in midair, and when he fell, his body shattered into pieces.
Watching Abhorrence Douluo's life force fade away—
Ten Thousand Souls Douluo could no longer suppress his terror. "Aaaah!"
"Noisy."
Snow Empress waved her hand indifferently.
Another ice sculpture appeared in midair.
In the face of absolute power, ice could not only freeze but also control force. Though it looked like he was merely frozen, Ten Thousand Souls Douluo's life force vanished, and as the ice shattered, he turned to dust, gone forever...
"Ultimate Ice!"
Zhang Lin's Martial Soul True Body could no longer hold, Xuan Ji ripped it apart. Countless tentacles fell, turning to bloody mist, while the man himself was gripped in Xuan Ji's massive fist, his battered, bloody head glaring at Su Wen.
"You already knew this, didn't you?"
Su Wen smiled.
"My soul beasts almost all have ultimate attributes..."
"Six savage beasts with ultimate attributes!" Zhang Lin gasped in terror.
He seemed to foresee the collapse—the destruction—of the Holy Spirit Church's headquarters.
How were they supposed to fight this?!!
The Holy Spirit Church had truly provoked someone they never should have. They'd rampaged across the continent for centuries, only angering some old nobles and being driven to the Sun Moon Empire—without suffering real losses.
Yet now, they'd unintentionally provoked a single boy from Shrek.
And were driven to this point...
"So be it."
"Farewell..."
Su Wen waved.
Splurt!
Xuan Ji's face was calm as he crushed Zhang Lin, flicking the blood from his hand. Then he looked at Su Wen, who stood on his shoulder, a questioning look in his eyes.
"Go."
Su Wen nodded.
Only then did Xuan Ji stride away toward the sea.
If the three had survived this long, they would've been truly shocked—for countless local residents seemed totally unaware of what had happened. Dongyang City continued as usual. Even the stationed soul engineer corps were lazily basking in the sun, not realizing their neighbors had all become corpses...
It was all veiled by Big Eye's domain skill.
"Finish them all." Su Wen sighed softly.
"These rats will only bring more harm if left alive."
"Understood."
Snow Empress nodded.
With a flash, she went to deal with the fleeing remnants of the Holy Spirit Church. With two Titled Douluo here, there were naturally also many Contra and Soul Saint-level evil soul masters.
As the Holy Spirit Church's largest stronghold in the eastern Sun Moon Empire, it was uprooted by Su Wen. He didn't believe Ye Xishui wouldn't feel the loss...
Not to mention there was even a worship elder present.
…
"Thank you for saving my daughter."
The Sea Princess was weeping uncontrollably.
She gripped Su Wen's hand, unable to let go.
If not for seeing her daughter in front of her, complaining about her tribe's plight, she might have sent more of her people into the fire.
Deep beneath the sea.
In a palace built of coral, the mother and child were reunited. Countless Sea Princess tribe members surrounded them, looking at Su Wen with reverence and respect.
It wasn't just Su Wen who saved the Sea Princesses.
It was also the divinity he displayed.
As if the Sea God himself had descended to comfort his faithful followers.
"It was just a small gesture." Su Wen smiled.
He didn't explain the source of his Sea God aura, letting the others imagine it themselves. After all, the less he said, the fewer mistakes he'd make. Only their imagination could make his plan flawless.
"The Sea Princess tribe welcomes you." The leading middle-aged mermaid woman gave a slight bow, her form rippling. Su Wen coughed and looked away, openly accepting her gratitude.
It was clear they now thought of him as the Sea God's envoy—or perhaps an avatar of the Sea God's divine consciousness.
That was enough.
After all, he could clearly see countless deep blue, web-like threads, dense and numerous, rising from the heads of these sea people and pouring into him. The thick faith energy instantly filled his false divinity...
This wasn't just the faith of the Sea Princess tribe, but of their entire domain.
"To welcome you, I have personally arranged a banquet. I hope you will—"
"Of course."
Su Wen nodded.
…
At the evening feast—
Bai Xiuxiu was wolfing down fruit and other delicious sea delicacies, mouth wide as she devoured them, then turned over and blew bubbles in satisfaction.
Li Ya whispered to her sister Li Jing about how Su Wen had displayed his divine might that day.
But Li Jing only heard about how the Sea God had descended from the heavens, rescuing his followers from disaster, and she spread the tale among other Sea Princesses.
Su Wen smiled as he answered the Sea Princess Chieftain's greetings.
He could almost see the numbers changing above his head.
"Faith +1"
"Faith +1"
"..."
The decrease in Sea God's divine power would definitely affect Tang San. He was a first-level god, after all. Tang San's trump card was the Asura God position, but he'd used plenty of Sea God power...
If Su Wen could really draw all the Douluo Star's divine power to himself, then Tang San would lose at least a fifth of his strength—which was a shocking amount.
He'd almost drop to a second-level god.
"Snow Empress?!"
As a graceful figure appeared, the Sea Princess Chieftain was startled.
"It's me. I haven't visited the deep sea in a long time..." Snow Empress sighed softly.
"Why are you with the Sea God—cough, cough." The Sea Princess Chieftain coughed, surprised.
Don't you Northern beasts have your own faith?
Trying to steal our Sea God?
"Have you noticed anything different about me?" Snow Empress asked softly.
"Different?" The chieftain frowned, then her pupils shrank: "Your bloodline... it's changed! No, not just a little—it's a complete transformation! What have you experienced?!"
She had once met Snow Empress before.
Back then, Snow Empress was already the ruler of the Far North, with a top-tier soul beast bloodline.
But now... she was even scarier!!
She felt a pressure, like the legendary Dragon God, only ever spoken of in myths. Even she, the chieftain, felt a faint sense of suppression.
"Could it be...?"
The chieftain looked at Su Wen.
Full of disbelief.
The Sea God... didn't have such power, did he?
"Yes, it was him."
Snow Empress smiled.
"If your Sea Princess tribe doesn't want to miss this chance, you'd better hurry. Several soul beasts have already made contracts with him—one even evolved from a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear to a Golden Behemoth..."
"Golden Behemoth!!!"
This legendary, living fossil had actually appeared!!
No wonder she felt goodwill toward Su Wen.
So besides the Sea God's power...
"Li Ya!"
The Sea Princess regained her dignity and called softly.
"Mother, you called me?"
Li Ya nudged Li Jing, her cheeks flushed. Seeing her mother beckon, she swam over, her tail flicking.
A real mermaid...
Su Wen couldn't help but sigh.
This was nothing like the zoo mermaids from his past life. The graceful movements, glittering scales reflecting a faint green light...
"This is my daughter Li Ya. I'm sure you've met her before, Mr. Su Wen. She may be the youngest among my children, but her talent is the best. I wonder if you..."
"Of course." Su Wen nodded.
Seven potential points—a true talent.
After all, even the chieftain only had seven.
As a soul spirit in the original, her talent was unsurprisingly excellent...
"But... are you willing, Li Ya?" Su Wen asked the flustered mermaid girl gently.
"I am."
Li Ya glanced at her mother, then at the calm Su Wen, nodding solemnly.
But as she spoke, a blush crept up her pale cheeks.
Her tone almost sounded like a confession...
"Go, Poke Ball!"
Without surprise, Su Wen tossed out a black spirit ball.
His second martial soul still had one purple, one black, one red slot left.
Plenty.
Besides, it was now at Soul King, level 57, which meant two ten-thousand-year slots (multiplied to two-hundred-thousand-year slots)—just enough for a savage beast, not a bad deal for Li Ya.
Buzz...
As the beam of light faded.
Li Ya was enveloped in a jade-green light, something incredible happening within...
"This is... evolution?!"
The chieftain was shocked—Snow Empress hadn't been lying!
[Sea Princess]→[Deep Sea Songstress]→[Tidecaller Priestess]
Third stage.
[Skills: Eternal Requiem (Heaven-tier Blue): Forces all beings in the domain below god-level into sleep; Sea God's Prayer (Heaven-tier Blue): Briefly invokes the Sea God's Light to suppress targets; Rising Tide Curtain (Earth-tier Brown): Summons a thousand-meter sea wall to block attacks;]
Invoke the Sea God's Light?
Su Wen twitched. Wasn't this Sea God's Light coming from himself? After all, the Sea God in Li Ya's heart was probably him now.
Of course, both heaven-tier skills were excellent.
One was strong control (sleep), the other strong offense. The Rising Tide Curtain was more of a bonus.
"Mother."
When the [matured] Li Ya reappeared—her green wavy hair flowing, wielding a trident and swishing her tail—she softly called out.
Only then did the chieftain recover.
Sensing her daughter's incredible transformation, even she... found herself longing for it.