Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 157 Below the Limit, I am invincible; Above the Limit, one for one! (4K)

Sunlight poured down on the soft, golden sand, and the waves rolled in layers of shimmering silver, stretching the azure sea to the horizon and merging with the clear blue sky to form a luminous arc.

The coconut palms swayed obliquely on the scorching sand, and white sails dotted the distance like clouds crushed by the wind floating on the silken sea. The sound of the tide was languid, and the air was filled with a salty brightness.

This is Dongyang City, a major coastal military town located in the northwest of the Sun Moon Empire, and one of the empire's leading metropolises.

On the golden beach, countless tourists came and went, playing in the water. Under one of the hundreds of parasols, Mo Yuan, with a straw hat covering his face and his upper body bare, lay leisurely on a beach chair. His well-proportioned and strong body shone with a jade-like luster under the sunlight.

Beside her, Ye Guyi was also wearing a swimsuit, her smooth blonde hair casually draped over her back, her skin smooth and white as snow, showing off her perfect figure to the fullest.

Logically speaking, given their looks and physiques, the place should at least be bustling with people trying to pick them up, if not completely packed with them.

But that's the reality. Even when passersby walked by from a short distance, they didn't glance at this place at all, subconsciously ignoring it, as if no one was there in their eyes.

"Is this the effect of alchemy? It's truly amazing..." Ye Guyi squatted on the ground, looking at the complex patterns that shimmered with a faint golden light, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is nothing. The true wonders of alchemy will exceed your imagination," Mo Yuan said lazily.

Now that Ye Guyi has joined him, and Ye Guyi basically knows all of his secrets, it doesn't matter whether he talks about the remaining alchemy techniques or not.

Moreover, almost everything he's going to do next is related to alchemy. If he doesn't tell me now, he'll have to tell me later anyway, so it's better to tell me sooner to avoid trouble.

"So, what are we going to do next? Are we just going to stay here on vacation forever?" Ye Guyi came up to Mo Yuan, took off the straw hat, and asked, looking at Mo Yuan's face.

"Don't be in such a hurry. Can't you enjoy yourself after cultivating for so long?" Mo Yuan sat up and stretched, then glanced at the guards patrolling the street not far away.

He could tell even with a grain of salt that the group of soldiers who had suddenly appeared not long ago were searching for him and Ye Guyi, and that there were even evil spirit masters secretly doing the same.

In that case, the Sun and Moon Empire will definitely not be able to stay any longer. So let's go to sea.

Mo Yuan put the straw hat on his head, then pointed to a small soul-guided ship that had just entered the dock in the distance, and said with a smile,
"Let's go, I'll show you how to be the Pirate King."

……

According to the laws of the Sun Moon Empire, ship transactions cannot be completed privately; they must be reported and approved before proceeding. This process takes at least a week, making it incredibly inefficient.

But isn't there a saying that goes something like this?
Money can solve 99% of problems; the remaining 10% simply means you don't have enough money.

After Mo Yuan spent five million gold soul coins without even blinking, the small soul guide ship named 'Sunshine Miles' officially changed hands.

"Yuan, aren't you being a bit wasteful? Spending five million gold soul coins just to buy such a small boat in such a short time?" Ye Guyi said with some heartache as she looked at the small boat from the deck.

Although she didn't value money as a mundane thing, she still felt a pang of heartache when she saw the glittering gold coins being spent like water.

Mo Yuan waved his hand dismissively, "I can't buy what I want with a thousand pieces of gold. Besides, things are so strictly regulated now. What if someone finds out if I honestly follow the proper procedures to buy it?"

"That's right."

Ye Guyi didn't ask Mo Yuan why he bought a boat, nor did she ask him what he was going to do at sea or where he was going. Just like a true follower, she followed Mo Yuan's footsteps steadfastly.

After Mo Yuan carefully inspected the hull and confirmed that there were no problems, he went to the bridge and started the Sunshine Thousand Miles.

The ship began to tremble, and a pleasant roar spread across the dock.

Mo Yuan adjusted his straw hat, then opened the cockpit window, letting the salty sea breeze caress his face.

"Unfortunately, this time I'm not going to pursue ONE PIECE, but to create a true Grand Treasure..."

After saying his slightly meaningful words with a light laugh, Mo Yuan gazed at the boundless ocean where the sea and sky met in the distance, and gently pushed down the control stick.

Under the astonished gazes of the tourists on the beach, the Sunshine Journey sped out of the dock like a swordfish, cutting through the sea and creating countless waves as it headed towards the horizon, as if it were sailing to the ends of the earth.

In the northwest of the Sun Moon Empire, the vast ocean that Mo Yuan and Ye Guyi went to was not an unknown place; on the contrary, it had quite a reputation.

Its name is the Ice Sea.

The Ice Sea is a gathering place for soul beasts, on par with the far north. It is home to countless sea soul beasts, and because they are located underwater, their overall strength is not only extremely high, but also little known to most people.

For example, the Sea Princess, who ruled most of the sea spirit beasts in the Ice Sea and had a cultivation level of 600,000 years, was like this. Although her strength was enough to rank fourth among the top ten ferocious beasts, almost no one knew of her existence.

In the early morning, a thin mist shrouded the sea. The Sunshine Thousand Miles sailed on the sea, and wherever it passed, the seawater was split in two, turning into waves that surged to both sides.

On the deck, Mo Yuan and Ye Guyi sat on the floor, using wooden boxes from the storage room as tables.

On top is a pot of boiling fish soup, emitting a rich aroma. In addition, there are several cooked red lobsters on a tray, each with a sweet fragrance. Each red lobster is as long as an adult's thigh, and its meat is crystal clear and very tempting.

Ye Guyi exhaled a breath of hot air to warm her hands, which were a little numb from the cold. Then she took the fish soup that Mo Yuan handed her and drank a sip. The warmth flowed down her throat into her stomach, and her body immediately warmed up.

"I really envy your constitution. My hands are numb from the cold, but you're acting like nothing's wrong," Ye Guyi said enviously, looking at Mo Yuan, who was wearing a thin shirt but remained expressionless.

A day and a night had passed since they left Dongyang City. As they got closer to the icy sea, the temperature dropped rapidly. Even before they reached the outer perimeter, they could see floating ice floes drifting across the sea from time to time.

Taking a bite of the bread with shrimp filling, Mo Yuan said with a smile, "If you're cold, I can give you my clothes."

Ye Guyi hesitated for a moment, then nodded silently. Seeing this, Mo Yuan gently draped the black coat with ukiyo-e prints over her shoulders.

As she smelled the familiar masculine scent that filled her nostrils, Ye Guyi's originally cold cheeks became somewhat hot, and an unnatural blush rose on her face. Her gaze towards Mo Yuan also subtly took on a different hue.

Mo Yuan's special qualities during their childhood had left a deep impression on her, but at that time it was at most just a friendship between friends.

However, as time went by, this friendship did not diminish; instead, it grew stronger and even gradually changed in other directions.

Perhaps this is what they mean by not meeting someone too amazing when you're young.

Ye Guyi was very confused about this and didn't know what to do, especially after reuniting with Mo Yuan some time ago, this confusion only grew stronger.

After Mo Yuan's declaration and invitation, she became even more doubtful, wondering whether she liked him or admired him.
And even if she liked him, so what? After spending time together, she only found this friend to be increasingly dazzling, but she didn't see any feelings from him other than friendship.

Even after she overcame her shame and took the initiative to put on a swimsuit to show off her figure, Mo Yuan only showed some amazement and had no other reaction.

This made her wonder if Mo Yuan didn't like big girls, or if he actually liked men, as the rumors suggested.
Thinking of this, Ye Guyi couldn't help but shudder. She wanted to ask about it secretly, but just as she raised her head to ask, Mo Yuan seemed to have discovered something. His eyes suddenly narrowed, and he stood up and walked towards the edge of the deck.

Seeing this, Ye Guyi immediately suppressed her questions, got up and followed Mo Yuan to the edge of the deck. She gazed at the calm sea for a while, then turned to Mo Yuan and asked, "Yuan, what did you discover?"

Mo Yuan reopened his eyes, his furrowed brows relaxed, and an undisguised look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"A 100,000-year-old sea spirit beast is heading this way, about 30 miles to the north. It seems to have been attracted by the commotion of the Sunny Thousand Miles."

"What?!" Ye Guyi exclaimed in amazement at Mo Yuan's terrifying perception ability, but also became worried. "Should we turn south and leave right now?"

In her eyes, Mo Yuan's ability to kill two evil soul masters and titled Douluo was largely due to his ultimate divine attribute. While he was strong, he was probably not strong enough to kill a titled Douluo.

Moreover, sea spirit beasts are different from ordinary titled Douluo. Even disregarding the lack of useful information, the sheer physical strength of spirit beasts, far exceeding that of humans, is something that no non-titled Douluo powerhouse can shake.

"Leave?" Mo Yuan laughed. "Why would I refuse a gift that's been delivered to my door?"

Facing the biting cold wind, Mo Yuan stretched out his hand beyond the deck. As his muscles twitched, a drop of dragon blood seeped out and dripped into the seawater.

In an instant, the calm sea surface began to boil! No, it was the sea fish in the water that were jumping! At first, there were only a few dozen, but later more and more sea fish appeared, and the area covered by them grew wider and wider.

Within seconds, the seawater within a radius of 100 meters was filled with dense white waves.

In Mo Yuan's perception, after the dragon blood entered the sea, the 100,000-year-old soul beast that was heading this way suddenly accelerated its speed, crossing several miles in an instant with lightning speed!
Ye Guyi was stunned by the sight of millions of sea fish churning, her worry growing more pronounced. However, Mo Yuan turned his head, a confident smile on his face, and said softly...
"I would never put myself in danger, and even if it meant risking my life, I would never let you be in danger."

After saying this, Mo Yuan patted Ye Guyi on the shoulder, then leaped up and sped off to the north. Amidst the howling wind, his arrogant laughter echoed throughout the land.

"Don't worry, I'm invincible below my limit, and above my limit, I'll trade one for one!"

The cold wind still blows, and the waves roll on.

The dark shadow swam underwater. When it was still ten miles away from the Sunny Horizon, the dark seawater suddenly burst open, only to be pressed down again by an invisible hand in the next second.

Mo Yuan stood in mid-air, his golden eyes shining brightly, and as the crimson-gold flames burned, the dragon's might spread out, and the royal domain descended!

The sea was calm for a moment, then erupted with a roar like a volcanic eruption! Under the solidified dragon's might, the seawater within a radius of several hundred meters was compressed at the same time, forming a drop of five meters!
"get out!"

With the supreme authority of a monarch, Mo Yuan gave the order. The next moment, the waves burst open again, and the black shadow shot out like an arrow!

Its dark, smooth scales gleamed with a cold, hard luster. Its body was powerful and muscular, measuring over forty meters in length. In its eye sockets, a pair of vertical snake pupils were as red as blood.

This is a black snake! A sea serpent-type spirit beast that is 100,000 years old!

Snakes have never been exclusive to land-based spirit beasts. There are also a large number of snake species in the ocean. Because they have fewer natural enemies, their overall strength far exceeds that of land snakes, and they also have a powerful weapon.

That's poison!

Almost regardless of species, sea snakes possess venom far exceeding that of most land snake spirit beasts. This terrifying talent allows them to run rampant in the sea.

Some people who make a living by fishing have given them a very fitting name.

—The Grim Reaper of the Ocean.

But this 100,000-year-old black snake, known as the Grim Reaper, was no longer as ferocious as before. Its snake eyes were bulging vertically, almost forming a line.

It's afraid.

Mo Yuan looked down at the black snake with indifferent eyes. He didn't know the snake's specific species or what abilities it had.

But none of that matters.

The black snake instinctively flicked its forked, scarlet tongue. After collecting the aura of dragon blood, its snake eyes suddenly narrowed again, revealing its undisguised greed.

It knew that Mo Yuan was very strong, possibly a powerful pure-blooded dragon. The best thing it should do now was to submit and retreat, but the scent of dragon blood had already filled it with satisfaction.

Its evolutionary instincts made it forget everything; now it only wanted to devour Mo Yuan, no matter the cost!

The roars mingled with the sound of the waves as the powerful snake thrashed beneath the water, and the black snake returned to the sea.

But before the first wave had even broken, it reappeared, appearing behind Mo Yuan as if it had teleported!

It opened its blood-red maw at Mo Yuan, revealing sharp fangs, with drops of venom seeping from the tips of its two fangs, each over a meter long.

The fishy, ​​nauseating odor, even just the smell itself, caused some sea fish that lived close to the surface to float belly-up to the surface when exposed to the air.

"Yuan! Be careful!" On the distant Sunshine Wanli, Ye Guyi's heart nearly stopped when she saw this life-or-death scene.

Without hesitation, she almost instinctively released her martial spirit and charged towards the black snake with her lightsaber.

The black snake revealed a triumphant smile in its crimson vertical pupils, then bit down on Mo Yuan, its venom gushing out wildly.

But the black snake froze the next second, because it did not feel the expected comfort brought by the dragon blood, but only the familiar salty and fishy air.

The golden light dissipated, and Ye Guyi remained frozen in place. The dragon's might remained, while Mo Yuan had already arrived behind the black snake. The scene was so harmonious that it was as if he had always been there.

The sense of death spurred the black snake to try to escape, but Mo Yuan had already had his fill of fun.

With a click, the dark golden sword box opened. This time, there was no need for the dragon's blood to stain it. Under the Dragon King's command, the two swords, "Life-Severing" and "Death-Giving," detached from the sword box on their own with a trembling sound, moving according to Mo Yuan's will.

The golden eyes seemed to ignite, and a dark golden light emerged like a supernova explosion, marking the arrival of the true royal domain.

Under the king's majesty, the black snake had no power to resist and could only stand frozen in the air, unable to move.

—Whoosh! Whoosh!

The air was torn apart, and the two blades, "Life-Severing" and "Death-Giving," pulsed rhythmically around a center point in front of Mo Yuan.

Mo Yuan made a sword-finger gesture with his right hand and gently tapped the black snake's body, while murmuring a long, drawn-out chant.
"Your swordsmanship is now mastered; take it and slay the dragon wherever it roams!"

The twin blades slashed through the void like a rainbow piercing the sun, splitting the sea surface in their wake, reaching a height of two hundred feet!

(End of this chapter)