Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 78 The Icy Sea, Ten Thousand Years of Illusory Sea Octopus King
By the time Shu Yan returned to the vicinity of the town, the spiritual soul skill that Xie Ji had used earlier was about to dissipate.

The sky was beginning to lighten, and the fog that had been so thick that it was impossible to see anything had dissipated somewhat. At least the outline of the town could be vaguely seen in the air.

Shu Yan returned to the hotel and, as soon as he went up to the second floor, saw Shu Junyou standing by the railing.

"Dad, you're up so early..."

Shu Yan greeted him with a light laugh.

Shu Junyou simply stared at Shu Yan for a moment before speaking softly:

"I'm waiting for you."

Shu Yan wasn't surprised. After all, Shu Junyou was a Title Douluo. No matter how powerful Xie Ji's mental soul skill control was, as soon as the soul skill dissipated, they would immediately realize something was wrong.

After all... it's impossible for a Title Douluo or a Soul Douluo to sleep so soundly in an unfamiliar environment, or rather, they don't sleep at all; they're simply meditating to recover their physical strength and energy.

The situation yesterday, where someone lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep, was clearly very strange. A little thought would reveal the problem. Unless Xie Ji manipulated things again, it would be impossible to keep it from them.

"Tell me, what exactly happened last night? Don't tell me nothing happened. Your aura has increased by at least twice as much as yesterday, and the changes in your aura are enormous. This is no small matter."

Shu Yan chuckled, not at all surprised. He paused, then said:
"Let's talk about it after everyone wakes up. All I can say is that this is a huge gain for me. Hmm... Sister Ruoruo's eighth spirit ring is also secured, but we need to make a trip to the Ice Sea."

Shu Junyou gave Shu Yan a deep look, then stepped aside to walk away...

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After Shu Yan explained what had happened last night, the group looked at each other in disbelief.

A moment later, after everyone had finally sorted out their thoughts, the Han family patriarch glanced at the wooden door of the room. Their Han family's Soul Douluo was guarding outside, but thanks to the soul power barrier, he couldn't hear anything…

Suddenly, Old Master Han turned to look at Shu Yan, and then slowly said:

"Shu Yan, are you sure everything you've said is true?"

Shu Yan's gaze met Old Master Han's, and then he said very seriously:

"Grandpa, I don't joke about things like this."

Old Master Han paused for a moment, then opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything more.

The worry on Yu Bingyan and Han Ruoruo's faces had not disappeared. A 100,000-year-old evil soul beast was already a major scourge that could harm a region, while a ferocious beast-level evil soul beast was a nuclear bomb that could explode at any time. Such a level of evil soul beast was simply unheard of. In terms of cultivation alone, Xie Ji had surpassed Xiong Jun, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear King, who had almost killed her in just 10,000 years.

After a soul beast breaks through 500,000 years, its cultivation level is already equivalent to that of a human Limit Douluo. In other words, Xie Ji in her best condition definitely possesses the strength of a Limit Douluo, not to mention that her own race is also a top-tier existence. Although her overall strength is still not as great as Xiong Jun's, at least guys like the Crimson King Demon Spirit would have absolutely no chance of struggling and winning against her.

After thinking for a moment, Shu Yan looked at everyone and continued:

"I know what I'm saying might seem absurd to everyone, but it's the truth. I don't want to say anything more. Alright, let's continue on our way. The Ice Sea is still quite a distance away." Watching Shu Yan's departing figure, everyone's words caught in their throats, and they could only hurry after him…

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The Arctic Ocean refers to a sea located to the north and east of the far north.

The area is affected by the extremely cold climate of the far north, and most of the ocean is frozen. Although the sea area near the Douling Empire is not completely frozen, there are many icebergs and floating ice on the surface.

In fact, there are several shipping routes developed by humans there. Many fishermen risk great danger to enter the icy sea to catch some rare fish and shrimp to sell. These fish and shrimp are extremely expensive and are delicacies that only nobles can enjoy.

Of course, with the development and progress of the entire Soul Master world over the past ten thousand years, the Sea Soul Master groups in various countries have expanded and become stronger several times over compared to ten thousand years ago.

Many cities around the Ice Sea have specialized Ice Sea Hunting Soul Teams, whose members are mostly Sea Soul Masters. They specialize in leading their clients into the Ice Sea to hunt soul beasts, but the fees they charge are much higher than those of ordinary hunting soul teams.

After all, the quality and strength of the soul beasts that can survive in the icy sea are higher than those in ordinary oceans. Under such circumstances, the risks that soul masters have to take are naturally greater, so it is understandable that the cost is higher.

The group flew about two hundred meters above the sea. The temperature here was already below zero. The cold wind blowing from afar felt like knives, making their clothes whistle.

The group possessed abundant soul power, enabling them to protect themselves from the low temperatures. Unless they were venturing deep into the far north, they generally wouldn't need to change their winter clothing.

After all, the extreme cold deep in the far north cannot be protected by clothing.

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Following the route given by Xie Ji, the group traveled north for about a thousand kilometers before finally arriving at the territory of the Illusionary Sea Octopus King.

Upon hearing Shu Yan's call, the Evil Consort in the Sea of ​​Spirit casually sensed it for a moment, then murmured:

"That guy is in the seabed crevice 1,500 meters to the left front. There are no other overly powerful sea spirit beasts within a ten-kilometer radius. You can handle the rest yourselves. Don't bother me unless it's important. I'm in a bad mood."

After saying that, Xie Ji unilaterally severed her connection with Shu Yan and leisurely continued to nurture her spiritual essence.

Shu Yan didn't say anything more. There were still many days ahead, and he had plenty of time to train and manipulate the Evil Consort.

After pointing out the location of the Phantom Sea Octopus King, Shu Junyou and Grandpa Han exchanged a glance. The two of them transformed into two streaks of light, breaking through the sea surface and diving into the seabed. Before long, the sea surface began to ripple violently, and several water columns with a diameter of more than ten meters shot into the sky, soaring straight into the air.

A tentacle over thirty meters long emerged from the sea and then crashed down, causing the seawater to surge as if boiling, with countless splashes breaking apart. With a deep dragon's roar, a black beam of light forced a shadowy figure rapidly toward the sea surface, and the Phantom Sea Octopus King, whose overall length exceeded fifty meters, finally revealed its true form.

The Phantom Sea Octopus King was entirely a deep blue, resembling seawater. It had eight identical tentacles, each covered with hundreds of identical suckers. At this moment, four of its tentacles were tightly bound by a golden rope, and one of its remaining four tentacles had been severed in half with tremendous force.

But soon, with a flash of eerie blue light, its severed tentacle grew back at an incredible speed, and the golden rope that had been binding it broke free and returned to Old Master Han's hand...

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(End of this chapter)