"Today is a good day~"
"I'll pick a flower for Mom~"
"Mom, Mom, look, it's a flower!"
In the Arctic Ocean of Douluo Star, a small white shark swam happily in the sea.
Its streamlined and beautiful body allowed it to almost ignore the water's resistance, like an underwater motorcycle.
Bai Xiuxiu had a sea spirit flower tucked into her dorsal fin.
This flower only grows in dark underwater canyons and is a rare water-attribute treasure.
She had finally managed to snatch the flower from a giant octopus that had been around for ten thousand years.
The octopus's tentacles were like flutes, and the music it played was awful.
"Let me see if there's anything good here. I'll bring some back for my good friend."
"A deep-sea pineapple?
And a ten-thousand-year-old shaping sponge?"
"My good friend definitely won't like that."
"Let's get something else."
On the beach at the bottom of the sea, a giant underwater pineapple was surrounded by a ten-thousand-year-old sponge and a sea snail, wary of the hungry sharks above.
Bai Xiuxiu wasn't interested in them; any normal sea spirit beast wouldn't be interested in a clump of sponges.
These spirit beasts, despite their extremely weak combat power and bloodline, had many ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts in their population, mainly because they tasted terrible.
Sea spirit beasts called these spirit beasts "deep-sea poop," and eating them was no different from eating poop.
"Is that a Dragon Blood Tuna?"
"Good stuff! Catch it!" "
Split its belly in half, one half for Mom, and the other half for the good man!"
Bai Xiuxiu's eyes gleamed with surprise as she locked onto the deep blue spirit beast speeding ahead.
Its body was covered in dragon scales, shimmering with silver light, showcasing its formidable defense.
With a "whoosh," the ice spikes Bai Xiuxiu conjured sliced through the surrounding seawater, rushing towards the speeding Dragon Blood Tuna as if it were nothing.
The ice spikes pierced the Dragon Blood Tuna's belly without fail, and crimson blood spread through the ocean, forming a cloud of blood mist.
"Hmph."
"I'm amazing!"
"First shot hit!"
"Finished the fish."
"Huh?"
Bai Xiuxiu was about to swoop down and snatch the dragon blood tuna, which was theoretically incapacitated.
But then she saw the dragon blood tuna break through the blood mist, its face filled with terror as it continued to rush forward.
It was completely oblivious to its natural enemy Bai Xiuxiu above it and the penetrating wound on its body, as if there was some great terror behind it.
"It's not dead?"
"A few more shots!"
Five extremely cold ice spikes, starting from Bai Xiuxiu, split into five graceful trajectories and shot towards the rushing tuna below.
"Pfft~"
Five chilling sounds of flesh being torn came from below, and the dragon blood tuna died completely in the blood mist.
Bai Xiuxiu swooped down excitedly, snatched the delicious tuna in its jaws, and immediately enveloped the tuna's body with her cold breath to keep it fresh.
This hungry shark, happy to have caught its rare prey, did not notice that the tuna's pale golden eyes were fixed on its back until its death.
"Let's go!"
Bai Xiuxiu led the tuna and sped towards the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan's stronghold.
She didn't notice the surrounding seawater beginning to faintly tinge with a purplish-black hue.
As the mount of the first Sea God, the Demon Soul Great White Shark was among the fastest of all sea spirit beasts.
Countless years of evolution had given them bodies perfectly adapted for extreme speed in the sea and sharp teeth; these "weapons" made them the top predators in the ocean.
Previously, only the Demonic Orca clan could barely suppress them, and the two sides were evenly matched, with each having its victories and defeats.
With her body perfectly adapted to the ocean, Bai Xiuxiu quickly ventured deep into the Arctic Ocean.
The water temperature here was higher than in the icy sea, exactly the temperature the Demonic Soul Great White Shark preferred.
Bai Xiuxiu suddenly sensed something was wrong; it was too quiet around her.
"Strange."
"Where are the fish?"
"Where did all those tuna from the Arctic Ocean go?
I was thinking of bringing some back for that kind person."
Bai Xiuxiu instinctively slowed down, becoming more alert, her senses amplified through her mental power.
"Wait, wait!"
"How could this be?!"
Bai Xiuxiu released the dragon blood tuna she was holding, her eyes widening in disbelief.
She instantly accelerated, speeding towards a section of the sea to her left.
As she swam through the water, the strong smell of blood filled Bai Xiuxiu's nostrils, and the deep blue ocean around her seemed to tinge with crimson.
The Great White Shark's powerful sense of smell and millennia-old ocean knowledge allowed Bai Xiuxiu to almost instantly identify the owners of the mixed blood.
It was the blood of countless sea spirit beasts living in the Arctic Ocean intertwined.
Soon, a large number of sea spirit beast carcasses appeared before Bai Xiuxiu's eyes, crimson blood almost filling her entire field of vision.
Her normally keen sense of smell was now rendered useless due to the variety of blood types.
Bai Xiuxiu froze on the spot, unable to believe what she was seeing.
Countless sea spirit beast carcasses rose and fell.
The carcasses intertwined, and the eyes of some of the remaining heads revealed fear.
Bai Xiuxiu could vaguely make out that some of these carcasses were sea spirit beasts she had seen before, and they were quite powerful.
However, she had no time to reminisce about them now.
She immediately turned around and headed towards the Great White Shark's territory.
"What happened in the ocean?!"
"Mom!"
"Mom! Where are you?!"
Bai Xiuxiu was terrified.
Although she knew the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan was strong, even protected by the Sea God, the devastation in the Arctic Ocean filled her with dread.
A familiar smell of blood made Bai Xiuxiu completely lose control of her tears and sobs.
"No...no!"
"This can't be!"
That smell of blood belonged to the Demon Soul Great White Shark, the blood of her kin.
At this moment, she desperately wanted to slow down to avoid the possible reality, but her worry for her mother made her accelerate wildly.
She was now moving through the water like a bullet, her speed already at its limit.
If she accidentally bumped into something, a bloody hole would immediately appear in her body.
"This isn't real! Waaah!"
Bai Xiuxiu gradually stopped.
Countless corpses surrounded her, fragments of her people's bodies.
The seawater was mixed with thick blood, and the smell of blood completely destroyed her sense of smell.
"Run…"
A faint voice reached Bai Xiuxiu's ears.
She manipulated the seawater to part the surrounding remains and saw a Demon Soul Great White Shark, cosplaying as 2.5 Gosho, warning her in a voice barely audible.
"Elder Ling!"
"How are you?"
"How could this happen…"
Tears streaming down Bai Xiuxiu's face, she rushed to the Demon Soul Great White Shark's side, frantically manipulating the seawater to freeze, trying to stabilize its injuries.
"It's no use."
"Xiuxiu, run!"
"That thing is back!"
"Run!!!"
After uttering its final warning, the enormous Demon Soul Great White Shark breathed its last, a scarlet soul ring appearing around its body.
"Elder!"
"Mom!"
"Mom! Where are you?!"
Bai Xiuxiu frantically rushed about, searching for her mother.
Thick blood blurred her vision, the remains of her kind colliding with her, even her playmates among them.
Just a few days ago, they were playing together.
Finally, guided by her bloodline, she came to a deep blue bead that emitted a faint glow.
It was the Shark Pearl, the heirloom of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, something only a king could possess.
The fact that this thing was here meant her mother's fate was obvious—nothing but bones.
"Mom..."
"Why!!!" "
How could this happen!!"
"Who is it?!" "
Where is the Sea God?
The god who promised to protect us?!"
"Why hasn't he appeared!! Why?!"
"Mom, please, come back..."
Bai Xiuxiu writhed in agony, stirring up large amounts of seawater.
Tears welled in her eyes as she channeled her spiritual energy into the Shark Pearl. Before she could process the information within, an extremely terrifying aura spread throughout the entire sea.
A crazed and twisted killing intent instantly locked onto Bai Xiuxiu.
Bai Xiuxiu's ability to think was momentarily overwhelmed by the overwhelming madness and aura.
"Heh heh, didn't expect there to be a little one
left." "I almost missed you."
"Little one, come on, come into my belly and reunite with your people!!!"
A mad voice shook the entire sea, the surging currents nearly causing Bai Xiuxiu to faint.
She immediately realized that the owner of this voice was the one who had killed her entire clan.
Overwhelming hatred overwhelmed her fear and physical instincts; her eyes were fixed on the enormous black shadow ahead.
"It's you!!"
"Bastard!!"
Bai Xiuxiu recklessly burned her soul power, her white body now covered in ice crystals, and then instantly accelerated to her limit, charging towards the black shadow.
"Didn't even think of running away, actually charging towards me?"
"Cute little shark."
A crazed, mocking voice echoed through the sea, a hundred-meter-long whip of water lashing fiercely at Bai Xiuxiu's body, sending her crashing into the seabed reefs below at an even greater speed.
"Ah!!!"
Pain surged through Bai Xiuxiu's body, reaching her brain. She endured the pain, sending commands through her brain to her body, but to no avail except for meaningless writhing.
Her spine had snapped in the impact.
The Demon Emperor, bored by Bai Xiuxiu's performance, opened his mouth, unleashing the screams of countless vengeful spirits from his abyssal maw—the souls of sea spirit beasts.
A terrifying suction force surged from his mouth, a massive amount of seawater carrying Bai Xiuxiu's body towards the abyss.
"Who can save me?
I haven't taken my revenge! I can't die!"
"Sea God, why don't you show us a miracle? Aren't we your most faithful followers?"
"Mother..."
Tears streamed down Bai Xiuxiu's face, mingling with the seawater and plunging into the abyss behind her.
"Sigh."
A sacred and ethereal voice echoed in Bai Xiuxiu's ears, and the eye mark on her tail fin glowed faintly.
Colorful ripples appeared on the seabed, and a white slash shimmered with colorful waves burst forth from the ripples.
The seawater was instantly obliterated upon contact with the slash, leaving a vacuum in the deep sea!
The Demon Emperor's eyes narrowed sharply, her jaws snapped shut, and a massive amount of purplish-black soul power formed a purplish-black energy sphere before her.
The seawater spun rapidly under its compression, and seabed rocks were crushed into powder upon mere touch.
Soon, the two completely different lights began to collide, but the expected interweaving and tearing of power did not occur.
The white slash, tinged with seven colors, erased a section of the purplish-black energy sphere like an eraser.
The energy sphere instantly went out of control, and a terrifying force formed a large vortex on the seabed, obscuring all vision.
The colorful ripples had already pulled Bai Xiuxiu into it, but the Demon Emperor immediately transformed into human form to dodge the attack.
Enraged, she swung her hand, tearing the vortex apart.
Looking at the now empty sea, she roared madly.
"Who is it?!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Good!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"They all like to oppose me!
I will slaughter these filthy followers of the Sea God!"
The Demon Emperor's figure transformed into a purple meteor, speeding through the ocean towards the western sea.
Bai Xiuxiu vaguely remembered being pulled into colorful ripples, realizing she had been saved by an unknown entity.
She struggled to open her eyes and saw a majestic figure above a strange space, surrounded by white light. Just looking at him sent a flood of information overwhelmed her brain.
Before fainting, a string of information remained in her mind:
"The great omniscient and omnipotent one, above all things, the master of spirit."
Bai Xiuxiu murmured,
"God..."
Huo Yuhao, in the dream space, looked at the unconscious hungry shark below and casually tossed her into the icy sea, saying,
"This little one, she really dares to look at me."
Because his control over the [Dream] authority had deepened to 30%, he could slightly reveal his status as the master of a divine kingdom within the dream space.
"My fish, sleep for a while."
"I still need you to lead me to become the Pirate King in the future."
...
Douluo Continent, a forest near Star Luo City in the Star Luo Empire.
A black-haired, black-eyed child struggled to open his eyes, then got up, looking around blankly.
"What's going on?"
"Is this the Douluo World?"
"But where is my panel?"
"Can I force log out?"
"Where's the guidance sound?!"
Huo Zhanji stood up, looking completely bewildered, leaning against a large tree.
If anyone who knew Huo Yuhao saw his face, they would be amazed, because they looked at least 80% alike.
He vaguely remembered entering the Douluo World for the third time.
Initially, the mission selection was abnormal, prompting him to go to the first act of the Peerless Tang Sect.
Then, it crashed again; this time, he didn't even know where he was.
The initial prompts had vanished.
"Wasn't the Douluo World created by many powerful beings?"
"I heard there are even gods among them."
"How can there be continuous errors?"
"Where am I?"
Huo Zhanji: Son of Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong in the original timeline, inheriting his father's surname.
Douluo World: A world of reality and illusion created by many god-kings in the Great God Realm.
( Note: Huo Zhanji is not Huo Yuhao's child in this world.)
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