Blue pillars of light shot forward at extreme speed with overwhelming power. Wherever they passed, even space itself distorted. If such an attack landed, even with Water Wuhen's current body strength far surpassing that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, he would be instantly reduced to ashes.
"Protect!"
Just before the blue pillar of light was about to hit Water Wuhen and Articuno, a pale blue shield appeared in front of the pair.
BOOM——
In the next moment, Water Wuhen only felt the space they were in being engulfed by blue light, as if it was about to turn everything outside into nothingness.
Immediately after, Water Wuhen and Articuno, protected by the Protect shield, were sent flying upward like cannonballs.
When the blue pillar of light disappeared, the pair had already reached an altitude of two thousand meters, nearly escaping the range of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's domain.
"Wuu~~~"
At that moment, Articuno let out a long cry. Immediately after, its Ice Domain unfolded, turning the surrounding area into a world of ice and snow.
Then, as if some kind of restraint had been lifted, Articuno flapped its wings and flew toward even higher altitude.
Seeing this, Water Wuhen finally let out a slight sigh of relief in his heart.
Fortunately, the Protect shield was strong enough. Otherwise, that single strike just now would have been enough to reduce him to ashes.
But at the same time, Water Wuhen's heart sank slightly. Even now, when Articuno's domain was fully unleashed, it could only cover a radius of fifty meters—less than even before breaking through to Soul Saint. This showed just how terrifying the surrounding domain pressure was.
"It not only blocked my attack, but even under the suppression of my domain, it can still release its own domain?"
Seeing this scene, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the sea couldn't help but be stunned, his heart filled with shock.
Although he had not used his full power in that attack, its strength was absolutely not something below the level of a peerless Douluo could withstand.
Yet Water Wuhen not only blocked it, but even forcibly released a domain under the overwhelming pressure of his peak-condition Demon Whale Domain. Such resilience and strength far exceeded his expectations.
Especially now, the positions of Water Wuhen and Articuno had already reached the edge of his domain. At this rate, if he was even slightly careless, they might actually escape.
If that happened, not only would he become a laughingstock, but he would also lose the only chance at godhood he had seen in tens of thousands of years. This was something he absolutely could not accept.
Without hesitation, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King slammed his tail heavily against the sea surface. His massive body leapt upward, transforming into a deep blue streak of light as he chased toward Articuno.
In midair, his body rapidly began to change. Dark blue light patterns appeared across his surface, forming scale-like patterns that bulged from his skin.
With this transformation, his originally bloated body gradually became slimmer, evolving into a half-whale, half-dragon existence.
The next moment, a trace of dragon pressure belonging to the Dragon Clan spread from his body, expanding outward with him at the center.
At the same time, in a distant island's central temple, a stunning red-robed priestess who was praying suddenly opened her eyes and looked toward the direction where the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's aura was coming from, her expression uncertain.
"His dragon transformation has actually reached this level?"
Bo Saixi's tone was filled with shock, as if she could hardly believe it.
Originally, she had only believed that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King merely had the qualification to transform into a dragon, or had just begun the process. But now, from this dense dragon pressure, it was clear that his transformation had already reached ninety percent—only one final step remained before he could fully evolve into a Sea God Dragon and ascend to godhood.
Bo Saixi frowned slightly. Things had become troublesome.
Two tens of thousands of years ago, during Sea God Poseidon's conquest of the oceans, he had clashed with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and blinded one of its eyes, forming a deep grudge.
If he truly completed that final step, with his vengeful nature, he would definitely bring retaliation against Sea God Island.
And according to the rules, Sea God Poseidon could not descend to the mortal world. Without a god to stop him, Sea God Island would inevitably face destruction.
Thinking of this, Bo Saixi placed her hands together in front of the Sea God statue and said, "Great Sea God, in such a situation, what should I do? Please grant divine revelation and guide your most faithful servant."
While Bo Saixi was troubled by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's strength, his movements did not stop.
"Yin~~"
A roar that sounded like both a whale's cry and a dragon's roar came from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's throat. Circular sound waves rapidly spread outward, dispersing the clouds in the sky.
After hearing this whale-like yet dragon-like roar, Water Wuhen's spiritual sea began to churn.
This sound wave was not a simple roar, but a spiritual attack that directly targeted the soul. If someone with weak mental strength heard it, their spiritual sea would instantly collapse.
"How many years has this Deep Sea Demon Whale cultivated?"
Water Wuhen groaned inwardly. Even with his current spiritual power, it was somewhat difficult to resist.
The next moment, a dazzling light lit up from his head. A white jade-gold crown appeared on his forehead, and white light mixed with golden glow poured into his spiritual sea, instantly calming the turbulent waves.
This was one of the soul skills of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm head soul bone—Spiritual Guard. Once activated, the spiritual sea became as solid as iron, like a reef by the sea. No matter how violent the waves outside were, it would remain unmoving.
Under such conditions, Water Wuhen could withstand spiritual attacks far beyond his previous limits.
Immediately after, seven spirit rings around his body lit up simultaneously. Ice-blue flames rose from both Water Wuhen and Articuno, connecting together.
Under the pressure of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Water Wuhen activated his Spirit Avatar for the first time.
A five-thousand-year Spirit Avatar was already highly sought after among soul masters, but Water Wuhen's Spirit Avatar had a spirit ring age of ninety-nine hundred thousand years—perhaps the only one of its kind in the world!
Purple, purple, black…
One after another, spirit rings merged into Articuno's body. With each fusion, Articuno's aura surged dramatically, and its snow-white domain expanded layer by layer.
When the final golden-red spirit ring merged into Articuno's body, its aura reached its peak.
"Wuu...…OOO!!!!"
Articuno's eyes erupted with dense blue light. A terrifying cold aura mixed with overwhelming pressure burst forth from its body.
At the same time, snow began to fall from the sky. Wherever one looked, everything was covered in white.