149: Chapter 149: The Deep Sea Whale King

A few days later.

Qian Renxue finished giving instructions to her body double and Ning Fengzhi regarding matters after her departure, then returned to Spirit Hall to officially begin the Angel God's trials.

Ji Xuan went to Element City alone and summoned Shui Binger and the others.

After they had returned to the continent with Ji Xuan previously, they went straight back to Element City. Having been away from home for so long, they naturally needed to return and visit.

Inside Tianshui Academy.

Ji Xuan looked around at everyone present and said, "Everyone, we are preparing to set sail again tomorrow."

Shui Binger linked her arm with Ji Xuan's, looked up in surprise, and asked, "A-Xuan, are you going to complete the third trial?"

Ji Xuan nodded and replied, "Yes, I just reached a Breakthrough to level ninety not long ago, and I am only missing the final piece of my Spirit Bone. Now, I only need to kill that Deep Sea Demon Whale King to complete the eighth trial."

He had called them this time not because he needed their assistance to hunt the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but because after this Spirit Beast died, it would release a massive amount of energy, which would be enough to help them significantly increase their strength.

Shui Yueer leaned forward, her tone full of disbelief: "Brother-in-law! You're already level ninety?! I saw you were only level eighty-seven a short while ago; how did you have such a fast Breakthrough?"

Feng Xiaotian and the others nearby also widened their eyes, their faces filled with expressions of disbelief.

Ji Xuan explained in a calm tone, "I absorbed two Divine-Grade Spirit Bones."

"Divine-Grade Spirit Bones?" Shui Yueer blinked and asked curiously, "What are those?"

"When a Spirit Beast Cultivates to a million years, it can become a god. The Spirit Bone they produce is a Divine-Grade Spirit Bone," Ji Xuan explained concisely.

"A million-year Spirit Beast?!"

Hearing this, everyone was so shocked they couldn't speak. They looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.

In their inherent understanding, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast was already the pinnacle existence among Spirit Beasts.

They had never imagined that a Spirit Beast could actually Breakthrough to a million years, or even become a god.

Seeing that everyone was still trapped in shock, Ji Xuan didn't say any more and promptly pulled the topic back: "Alright, everyone, return and prepare as soon as possible. There is an Opportunity waiting for you on this voyage."

"An Opportunity?"

As soon as these two words were spoken, everyone's eyes instantly lit up, and the shock on their faces was immediately replaced by anticipation.

"Oh right, brother-in-law," Shui Yueer suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about Hu Liena and the others? How come I don't see them?"

"Only us are going on this voyage," Ji Xuan shook his head.

He didn't intend to bring Hu Liena and her brother.

He had already helped them enough; the road ahead was one they had to walk themselves.

"Ah, alright then." Shui Yueer didn't ask any further.

Everyone returned to their homes.

...

The next day, Shui Binger and the others bid farewell to their families.

This time, they didn't travel by carriage as they had in the past.

To save time, Ji Xuan tore open a spatial rift directly. After traversing it a few times, they arrived outside Vast Sea City.

If Ji Xuan were alone, he could have traveled directly to this location, but since he was bringing Shui Binger and the others, he intentionally made a few extra jumps for safety. The distance was too great, and he was afraid of accidents.

"Everyone, let's head over directly." As soon as Ji Xuan finished speaking, he condensed several Flying Swords.

Everyone stepped onto the Flying Swords, turning into streaks of light as they sped toward the Demon Whale sea area.

They were extremely fast and soon arrived at their destination.

The moment they steadied themselves, the sea surface suddenly churned violently. An intense, malevolent Qi surged toward them, instantly shrouding the entire sea area.

The next second, a massive black shadow slowly rose from the seawater. That enormous body occupied almost their entire field of vision, and it radiated a suffocating, terrifying pressure.

"Humans, you have such gall to dare intrude upon my territory!"

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's voice boomed like thunder, and its terrifying million-year pressure poured out like a tidal wave.

Shui Binger and the others' faces instantly turned pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Ji Xuan instantly stood in front of them, and an invisible golden barrier completely cut off the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's pressure, allowing them to feel a bit better.

"Deep Sea Demon Whale King, I have come today to take your spirit ring for my use."

"Just by yourself?"

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King let out a disdainful sneer, its massive tail fin slamming against the sea surface, sending a wave several tens of meters high sweeping toward them.

Ji Xuan, however, just lightly waved his hand, and the wave was forcibly split in two by an invisible force, falling on either side of them without causing them any impact at all.

At the same time, Ji Xuan said, "It's too dangerous here. Everyone, get far away. Leave this Deep Sea Demon Whale King to me."

"A-Xuan..." Shui Binger's face was full of worry.

"Be obedient. Staying here will only distract me. Retreat to a safe area as soon as possible and wait for me to finish it off."

Shui Binger bit her lip, knowing this wasn't the time to be willful: "Alright."

"Your Highness, you must be careful!" Feng Xiaotian and the others also quickly spoke up.

After saying that, Shui Binger led everyone to quickly retreat into the distance.

Ji Xuan didn't rush to release his Spirit; instead, he took out the Sea God Trident.

He wanted to take this Opportunity to test his newly acquired skills and also try out this Divine Artifact.

"You are the Sea God's successor?!" The moment the Deep Sea Demon Whale King saw the Sea God Trident, its right pupil shrank sharply.

The next second, it suddenly laughed wildly: "Hahaha, excellent! As long as I can swallow you and absorb the Sea God's Divine Power from you, I can take that final step and truly become a god!"

Ji Xuan didn't say anything more; he raised the Sea God Trident and thrust it toward the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body.

He didn't know the Golden Thirteen Halberds; he just wanted to see first if this Divine Artifact could break through the opponent's defense.

The Sea God Trident transformed into a streak of light, accurately striking the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body, but only the tip managed to sink in a little.

"Is that it?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King sneered, "You, this Sea God's successor, are nothing special. To think you would use a Divine Artifact like this?"

"Then try this move." Ji Xuan didn't change his expression. He recalled the Sea God Trident, and his Fire Dragon King Spirit Bone skill instantly activated: "Ash Extinction!"

The moment his voice fell, a massive Fire Dragon dozens of meters tall appeared out of thin air. Its dragon body was wrapped in a fire of the extreme that could burn everything, and it lunged straight at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's heart tightened. It sensed the immense power of this move and hurriedly defended.

Boom—

The Fire Dragon slammed fiercely into the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body, then exploded with a roar.

The terrifying high temperature instantly swept across the entire sea area. The sea surface was forcibly blasted into a massive deep pit, and steam soared into the sky, forming a dense white mist in mid-air.

A moment later, the water mist gradually dispersed, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King revealed itself in human form.

Its body was now covered in burn marks; many places were even charred and cracked, with blood constantly oozing out.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King stared at Ji Xuan, enduring the intense pain in its body, and was terrified in its heart.

It must be known that attacks below the semi-divine level couldn't possibly injure it in the slightest.

But this kid's Spirit Bone skill could actually injure it. This was definitely a Spirit Bone far exceeding a hundred thousand years! Perhaps even a Spirit Bone approaching a million years!