Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 143 The Demon Emperor! A so-called righteous brawl...

Having the precedent of absorbing the eighth soul ring after 100,000 years, Han Ruoruo's absorption of the ninth soul ring went much more smoothly, without much pain or danger; everything was a natural progression.

Shu Yan quietly guarded Han Ruoruo. This was a deep-sea area inaccessible to ordinary humans, where powerful sea spirit beasts were densely distributed like sesame seeds. Around the territory of the Thunder Prison Nether Ray, there was a sizable group of killer whales. Perhaps sensing the disappearance of the Thunder Prison Nether Ray's aura, these creatures had begun to fight for territory. They only calmed down after Shu Yan killed some of their members.

After a day and a night, Han Ruoruo's absorption was completely finished, and her soul power advanced to the true Title Douluo realm, with her soul power level barely reaching level ninety-two.

The soul bone produced by the Thunder Prison Ray was a right leg bone of the Netherworld Divine Thunder. Han Ruoruo directly absorbed it, and her soul power increased by one level, reaching the level of ninety-three.

This was a pleasant surprise for Han Ruoruo.

After all, according to the original plan, it would be quite good if a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone could raise her soul power to level 92. After all, she had consumed two immortal herbs, which greatly improved her physical fitness and the total amount and quality of soul power that she could hold. In Shu Yan's words, Han Ruoruo could have tried to absorb the soul ring of a ferocious beast, but the risks involved were too great. In addition, Han Ruoruo herself felt it was unnecessary, which is why the unlucky Lei Yu Mingyao came along.

However, the Thunder Prison Ray did indeed bring Han Ruoruo a surprise. Her Golden Rope Martial Soul was imbued with the power of thunder, which could be used to assist in control and also play an unexpected role in some specific scenarios.

The Golden Rope already holds a very high status among weapon spirits. After being nurtured and tempered by two immortal herbs and many high-quality spirit bones, Han Ruoruo's Golden Rope spirit has completely advanced into a super spirit, which has further enhanced Han Ruoruo's potential.

Even without Shu Yan's help, Han Ruoruo could become a Limit Douluo within fifteen years, and at that time she would only be in her forties or fifties, which could be said to be excessively young.

Of course, with Shu Yan's help, this time would definitely be shortened by a lot.

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After everything was over, Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo immediately set off, continuing northwards, where the Ice Sea was located.

As for Poseidon Island, guarded by a group of demonic great white sharks, Shu Yan planned to explore it on his return journey.

At that time, he had his seventh spirit ring, which greatly increased his combat power. As long as no Limit Douluo came, he could completely escape with Han Ruoruo or try to kill the opponent. Of course, you might ask what to do if the opponent really came with a Limit Douluo?
Then Shu Yan can only let the little Snow Empress make an appearance...

If all else fails, he can simply mold his body now and then ask Elder Yi to work overtime to release the Ice Emperor to help. Even if the body formed from pure energy and the primordial energy of heaven and earth is not as good as their original one, don't forget that the Ice and Snow Emperors are in perfect harmony. If the two of them join forces, along with Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo, they can completely kill a Limit Douluo who has the home-field advantage.

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The sea breeze had taken on a nauseatingly salty and fishy smell. The wind howled, and the waves surged. This was a true land of death, seemingly devoid of any life, inspiring a sense of inexplicable despair and sorrow.

Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo transformed into two long rainbows and flew across the sky. In the sea of ​​consciousness, Xie Ji and Tian Meng were doing their best to capture the aura of the soul beasts in the nearby sea area, trying to find the trace of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

But after searching for a while, they still found nothing.

Hyotei frowned upon seeing this, then spoke softly:

"Is it possible that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King has left this area, which is why we haven't been able to find him?"

"Will not."

Xie Ji spoke with great determination.

"The last time I saw her, she still had serious injuries from forcing her way through the Heavenly Tribulation and the previous battle. Coupled with her mental issues, all she could do now was to recuperate in this sea area where she had already slaughtered many powerful sea spirit beasts and there were none left for the time being."

"After all, she has made countless enemies in the sea, and countless sea spirit beasts want to kill her and restore peace to the sea. Under such circumstances, unless she has lost her mind, she would never act recklessly."

Speaking of these things, Xie Ji still felt lingering fear.

When she first met the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, she noticed that he seemed to be in a bad state. She even had a fleeting thought of taking the opportunity to kill him and devour his soul. However, he suppressed her with just a glance. If she hadn't run away quickly, it would have been a question whether she could be living comfortably in Shu Yan's spiritual sea right now.

The endless killings and the hatred and resentment etched into her bones eroded the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sanity. Her will was also tormented by the resentment of the dead sea spirit beasts. Xie Ji had faced the same problem as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but she was smarter and created a unique way to curb the side effects of consuming too many souls.

She concealed her brutal and bloodthirsty heart with her perfect appearance. Learning human emotions and ways of doing things did have a certain impact on her, but the effect was also huge. Integrating the essence of the two races, this is the true path of cultivation for evil soul beasts.

Hyotei didn't say anything more, simply leaning lazily against Yukitsugi to rest, while Yukitsugi gently stroked her hair, as if caring for her own daughter...

Well, actually, the Snow Empress also treated the Ice Empress somewhat like a daughter. After all, when the Ice Empress first made her mark in the far north, the Snow Empress was already the Northern Emperor. At that time, the difference in their status and strength was too great, and the Snow Empress held the dominant position in the relationship. This relationship continued until the Ice Empress broke through two hundred thousand years before it was able to change a little. Perhaps only then did the Ice Empress truly transform from a pet to a friend in the Snow Empress's eyes.

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Shu Yan and his companion continued their journey into the depths of the icy sea. Xie Ji and Tian Meng once again joined forces to expand the search area, but after two days, they still found nothing of note.

Just as Tianmeng was feeling somewhat discouraged and wanted Xieji to confirm the location again, they suddenly sensed an extremely subtle yet incredibly powerful aura.

Everyone snapped to attention, especially Xie Ji, whose body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

"It's this guy; I'll never forget its scent until I die."

The Evil Princess spoke with unwavering conviction.

Shu Yan gazed intently at the deep, ink-like color of the seawater, then softly said:

"If it's not absolutely necessary, I really don't want to fight a deep-sea demon whale king with 600,000 years of cultivation in this kind of environment. It would be a very irrational thing to do."

"The same feeling. Even at my peak, I would never want to provoke such a monster in the deep sea."

The Snow Empress appeared beside the two of them, her entire body radiating a faint, shimmering light like falling snowflakes, creating a stark contrast with the desolate world, dazzling and sparkling.

"I'll go down and lure her out. If I can persuade her, it's best not to take action..."

After a pause, Xue Di added:

"Let's help Bing'er solidify her body first. Whether we need it or not, at least we should be prepared."

"Ah."

Shu Yan did not refuse. Just because Huo Yuhao couldn't do it in the original story didn't mean he couldn't. As long as it was done properly, it would be extremely simple to create a body for the Ice Emperor using the nearly inexhaustible energy from the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. The Snow Emperor exchanged a glance with Shu Yan, and then transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the turbulent sea.

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A moment later, two distinct colors shone from the depths of the sea. The white side undoubtedly belonged to the Snow Emperor, while the other side was a deep blue-purple.

These two colors gradually expanded outwards, dividing an area of ​​several thousand meters into two distinct parts. Even the sky was faintly affected by the two colors, gradually losing its original color.

Thick, dark clouds rolled in from afar, creating a somber atmosphere. Drops of water flew from the sea towards the sky, their whistling sound like arrows as they passed the two figures, revealing just how terrifying the two beings beneath the deep sea truly were.

As the two beams of light grew stronger, the seawater was rapidly split apart, and towering waves swept outwards. Shu Yan carried Han Ruoruo and climbed a distance to avoid being affected by the giant waves containing terrifying soul power fluctuations.

The seawater churned violently as if boiling, and Xue Di's stunningly beautiful figure flew out first, but her body was slightly bent backward, as if she had been knocked back.

Immediately afterwards, the figure of a colossal creature appeared beneath the surface of the sea.

As the seawater was completely broken open, sapphire-like skin appeared first in Shu Yan and his companion's eyes. Then, two enormous eyes, each over three meters in diameter, appeared. Those eyes reflected the heavens and the earth, and in an instant, they seemed capable of dragging people into hell and burning them to ashes.

"Is this... the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"

Shu Yan heard Han Ruoruo swallowing unconsciously, and he was also somewhat astonished. To be honest, this was the first time he had come into direct contact with a sea monster of this magnitude.

While there are many large creatures among the land-based soul beasts, even the largest ones, such as the King Kong Baboon and the Titan Snow Demon, are mostly only a few tens of meters long, and very few can exceed the hundred-meter limit.

Even among ferocious beasts, very few can exceed 100 meters in length.

However, compared to the size limitations of land-based spirit beasts, sea spirit beasts are much larger.

As far as Shu Yan knew, all whale-type spirit beasts reached a length of at least thirty meters upon reaching adulthood, and the same was true for most other spirit beasts. Their terrifying size represented terrifying power; the fact that most sea spirit beasts possessed considerable, even formidable, strength was indeed true.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King that now appeared before Shu Yan and Shu Yan was at least 150 meters long, and looked as spectacular as a moving island, even with part of its body still hidden below the surface of the sea.

"Snow Woman of the far north, you shouldn't have provoked me..."

A deep, husky female voice rang out and echoed throughout the world.

The Demon Emperor's extremely cold gaze swept over the Snow Empress and Shu Yan behind her. Han Ruoruo, who had the weakest foundation among the three, felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously tightened her grip on Shu Yan's arm.

Xue Di's expression was also somewhat solemn. In the probing at the bottom of the sea just now, she had undoubtedly fallen into a disadvantageous position. The opponent's strength was far greater than she had imagined.

“Whale King, I have come here to discuss something with you.”

"I am the Snow Emperor," Xue Di said in a deep voice.

Hundreds of silent collisions had already occurred in an instant, but even with the Snow Empress's full effort, she still could not suppress the Demon Emperor in terms of momentum.

"Heh, is there something you want to discuss? Sure, if you really have something to discuss with me, I welcome you. However… for now, everything has to wait until I kill those two humans behind you…"

A crimson light flashed in the Demon Emperor's enormous eyes, and a massive vortex suddenly formed in the sky. Purple-gold light surged like a tide, and the terrifying suction force caused the space to tremble. The surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental energy) surged wildly, as if it had been greatly disturbed.

Dark Tide, the signature skill of the Demon Emperor, has overwhelming destructive power against ordinary targets. Now that the Demon Emperor's cultivation has reached more than 600,000 years, the Dark Tide he releases would terrify even ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beasts. This attack has the power to instantly kill an ordinary Title Douluo.

Snow Empress's eyes turned cold, and a long, ice-blue sword, seemingly forged from ice crystals, appeared out of thin air in her hand. Then, Snow Empress slashed down with the sword, and a deep blue light drew a fan-shaped pattern in the air. The light changed from deep blue to light blue to pale blue, and finally turned into a pure white, like ice and snow.

Where the terrifying white sword light passed, cracks appeared in the air, as if all the air had been frozen into ice and then sliced ​​open by it.

The enormous vortex was strangely frozen the moment it was struck by the Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unparalleled. Then, an extreme cold erupted, and the dark tide was completely frozen in an instant, before falling into the sea along with the ice blocks.

"Demon Emperor, perhaps you have already discovered that I am no longer a soul beast."

"I am Snow Empress," Snow Empress said coldly.

The Demon Emperor did not deny it, but spoke with a hint of mockery:

"Snow Empress, I truly never imagined that someone as powerful as you would stoop to being driven by humans. What, are you planning to make me this human's seventh spirit ring?"

"Hehehehe..."

A sharp, maniacal laugh echoed in their ears, followed by a sneer from the Demon Emperor:
"Snow Empress, you underestimate me far too much. You're not at your peak. You're just a Title Douluo who hasn't even fully calmed down after breaking through, and there's also a mere Soul Saint. You think you can kill me on the high seas with such meager strength? It's laughable..."

Just as the Demon Emperor was laughing sarcastically without restraint, an equally cold voice suddenly rang out:
"No, we're here too. Xue'er and Shu Yan alone can't handle you, but what if we join them?"

The Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor held hands, their origins merging, and their auras became very similar. When the two of them stood together, the Demon Emperor felt a strange sense that even the heavens and earth paled in comparison.

"Yes, great whale, after thousands of years, we finally meet again. I wonder if you've healed that ugly scar on your face in all these years? You're not as good-looking as me to begin with; if you have that scar, you really won't be able to show your face to anyone..."

Xie Ji appeared behind Han Ruoruo without anyone noticing. She forcefully pulled Han Ruoruo into her arms, then leaned down slightly, gently pinching Han Ruoruo's chin to hold her in her embrace, while looking at the Demon Emperor with a mocking smile.

Beside Xie Ji, an octagonal grass quietly floated in mid-air; it was none other than the awakened Octagonal Ice Grass.

The Demon Emperor's mocking expression slowly faded as he looked at the three suddenly appearing soul beasts, replaced by a barely perceptible solemnity...

Her gaze swept over the three of them in turn, then she said in a low voice:

"The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor who escaped from my grasp a thousand years ago, and a ten-thousand-year-old blade of grass—you all chose to obey a weak human. Why? Why is this happening?! You should know that your actions are tantamount to betraying your race and deserve divine retribution..."

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(End of this chapter)