Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's gaze fell on Qian Renxue, who had suddenly appeared.

His brows furrowed slowly, and a scrutinizing glint flashed in his eyes, which were slightly reddish-gold from anger.

She could sense the profound and concentrated divine power flowing around this woman. Her power carried a sacred quality, and that pure and vast aura caused a fierce repulsion, like water and fire, the moment it came into contact with the law of anger within her.

Another god. And one who belongs to this continent.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King did not rush to launch the next offensive; he was assessing the situation.

Not far away, Eva was readjusting herself. Although her aura fluctuated slightly due to the brief exchange, she was far from weak.

Qian Renxue, who was standing in front of him, was clearly on Eva's side.

Two deities.

He no longer has a chance.

Eva's fighting prowess was already on par with his, not to mention her magical domain that could trap him.

Now another god of equal rank has appeared beside her, while his own divine power has been greatly depleted due to the powerful breakthrough and repeated battles just now.

If the fight continues, he may not be able to escape unscathed.

But he will not back down.

We must at least test the depth of these gods on this continent, and confirm their level of power and the nature of their authority.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King didn't say another word, and his figure moved again in the next instant.

This time, he was faster than ever before, so fast that he left a long, thin, dark blue afterimage in the air, his target being Qian Renxue, who was facing him head-on.

His choice was simple: since he couldn't deal with two gods at the same time, he would first defeat the one blocking his way.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's fist, imbued with dark blue divine power and accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, slammed towards Qian Renxue's chest.

Qian Renxue did not retreat.

The golden sword in her hand lit up in that instant. The sword twirled, rose, and fell in her hand.

Chapter 598 Sneak Attack

The dark blue divine power clashed with the golden holy flames once more. This time, there was no probing, no holding back; the two completely different forces collided fiercely on the narrow contact surface.

The shockwave exploded between Qian Renxue and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, sending rubble and dust flying in all directions.

The shockwave, a blend of dark blue and gold, was like a fan-shaped curtain being pulled back, scraping away a layer of the ground within a radius of several dozen feet, revealing the hard rock layer beneath, which was cracked in a spiderweb pattern.

Qian Renxue's figure swayed slightly, and using the force of the recoil, she drifted back several feet, landing lightly beside Eva like a golden leaf swept up by the wind.

Her fingers tightened slightly around the sword, then loosened.

A slight tingling sensation came from the tiger's mouth, which was the aftereffect of the pure physical impact contained in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's punch, which canceled out the golden holy flame.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's forward momentum was also forcefully stopped.

His right fist hovered where Qian Renxue had been. The spot where the dark blue scales covering his fist collided with the sword blade sent a tingling sensation of numbness from the recoil and a lingering stinging pain from the burning of the holy flames.

Several fine golden cracks appeared on the surface of those scales, like the surface of ceramic that had been burned, with tiny golden sparks slowly rising from the edges.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King withdrew his fist, glanced down at the slowly healing cracks on his fist, and frowned almost imperceptibly.

Instead of launching the next offensive, he used the force of the recoil to slide back several feet, creating distance again.

His gaze swept back and forth between Qian Renxue and Eva, his golden eyes swirling with a complex and unfathomable light.

There was vigilance, assessment, and a resolute determination that had been tempered by repeated setbacks.

One god is troublesome enough, but if two gods join forces, his chances of winning are extremely low.

When Eva saw Qian Renxue appear, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The curve was very shallow, the corners of her mouth only slightly upturned, yet it carried a calm and certainty that only a hunter would show when he saw his prey finally step into the predetermined position in the net.

She had sensed the approaching golden aura long before Qian Renxue arrived.

The familiar energy emanating from the direction of the Hall of Offerings was pure and vast, carrying the sacred quality unique to angels and gods. That was Qian Renxue.

The moment Eva sensed that presence, she confirmed her suspicions. She would come.

Eva didn't say anything polite, but simply turned her head slightly and exchanged a glance with Qian Renxue.

That glance was brief, as brief as two pieces of water briefly meeting in the wind before separating again.

No words are needed, no explanations are needed, and no unnecessary actions are required.

There were too many things standing between them, so many that any words would seem superfluous at that moment.

Qian Renxue also remained silent.

She simply nodded slightly, gripped the golden longsword in her hand again, and the holy flames on the sword rose even more intensely in the twilight.

Her gaze remained fixed on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, as if she were eyeing a giant beast assessing its prey.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King hovered in mid-air, its golden eyes scanning back and forth between the two women.

He could clearly sense the slowly spreading silver halo around Eva, silently permeating the surrounding space like spring rain, covering every corner he could perceive with an extremely subtle shift.

Meanwhile, the golden longsword in Qian Renxue's hand was radiating holy flames that continued to rise from its blade, like burning pine resin, exuding a scorching yet pure sacred aura in the twilight.

The two gods, one in front and one behind, one on the left and one on the right, although not in a clear encirclement formation, had invisibly blocked all his routes of quick escape.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's brows slowly furrowed.

His sole purpose for this trip was to capture the successor of the Sea God, devour her power, and merge with the Sea God's authority, thus enabling him to break through from a second-level god to a first-level god.

As for fighting to the death with the gods of the continent, that was never his goal.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's gaze passed over Qian Renxue and Eva without making a sound, landing on the villa in the east of the city that was shrouded in the power of the Sea God.

The crimson-gold light continued to rise, like a lighthouse being slowly filled, the water level irreversibly increasing.

The transmission of the Sea God's legacy is still ongoing.

He still has time. As long as he can break through their blockade and reach the other courtyard before the divine test is over, there is still a chance for things to turn around.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the surging anger within him back into the depths of his meridians. He needed to calm down.

Just as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was quickly assessing the situation, a dark purple figure hidden behind layers of spatial folds in the distant void was taking in every detail of the battlefield.

Bibi Dong hovered behind a cloud fold several miles away, enveloped in a dark purple halo compressed to the extreme, blending into the twilight like a drop of ink merging into the sea, silent and imperceptible.

Her gaze, like a poisoned needle, precisely locked onto the three figures facing off in the center of the battlefield.

Then she saw Qian Renxue.

She stood in front of Eva, her golden wings unfurling in the twilight, and the longsword burning with holy flames in her hand blocked the fist of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

Bibi Dong's face tensed up slightly for a moment.

Her fingertips tightened sharply inside her sleeve, her nails almost digging into her palms.

idiot.

She gritted her teeth, silently cursing in her heart, her gaze fixed on Qian Renxue.

She came to find an opportunity to strike while Eva was weak, or to take control of both gods afterward.

As a result, that idiot Qian Renxue ran over to shield Eva from the knife.

Bibi Dong took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her surging anger, and turned her gaze back to the center of the battlefield. She had to wait, wait for the right opportunity.

In the center of the battlefield, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King finally moved.

His figure suddenly blurred in mid-air, like a stretched dark blue dotted line, rapidly moving to the side and rear.

The direction did not point directly to the villa in the east of the city, but rather extended a distance into the airspace far from the battlefield before subtly deflecting in a slight arc.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's intentions are very clear.

He needed to create a large enough gap before the two women could react, then pass through that gap at top speed and head straight for the location of the Sea God's successor.

Qian Renxue reacted extremely quickly. Golden holy flames suddenly rose on the sword, and her figure was like a ignited arrow, intercepting the direction the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had deflected.

At the same time, Eva's silver aura had already unfolded, like a net being pulled open, blocking the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's escape route from the flanks.

Just before the silver halo touched him, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King suddenly turned, raising his left arm high. Dark blue divine power condensed in his palm into a long energy spear, which he hurled fiercely towards Qian Renxue.

The moment the energy spear left his palm, it transformed into a dark blue streak that tore through the sky, carrying a terrifying penetrating force capable of piercing a small mountain, and shot towards Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue did not dodge to the side.

The golden longsword in her hand drew a complete arc in front of her, and the holy flames on the sword suddenly rose up the moment the arc passed, condensing into a semi-transparent golden shield in front of her.

The dark blue energy spear and the golden shield collided violently in mid-air.

The two divine forces exploded at the point of contact, creating a visible shockwave. Dark blue and golden light intertwined, clashed, and annihilated each other in mid-air.

Qian Renxue's sword and shield developed several fine cracks where the energy spear struck. She used the recoil to drift back several feet, maintaining her balance and keeping in a supportive position with Eva.

At the same moment that Qian Renxue blocked the energy spear, Eva had already completed her next move.

A silver halo surged from her body, transforming into countless tiny silver mirrors that silently floated in the void beside the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, like a piece of fine stardust scattered in the air.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King glanced at the mirrors that were taking shape. He could feel his senses being refracted, dispersed, and distorted by those mirrors. His once clear sense of direction was being replaced by layers of overlapping mirror images.

He could no longer discern the true source of the sea god's aura.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King abruptly stopped in mid-air. He realized that if he continued to be led by the nose like this, he would never be able to break through the defenses under the combined attack of the two gods.

He whirled around, and a violent shockwave of dark blue divine power exploded around him, causing the approaching silver mirrors to retreat repeatedly, with fine cracks appearing at their edges.

Then he stopped trying to take a roundabout approach.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's figure was like a dark blue meteor compressed to its extreme, carrying all his anger and will, rushing straight towards the villa in the east of the city.

He's gambling.

I'm betting that Qian Renxue's interception will be delayed for a moment, that Eva's mirror won't be able to completely block his route in such a short time, that the Sea God's successor is currently unable to move, and that he can break through the final line of defense before the two women completely surround him.

Qian Renxue's reaction was indeed extremely fast.

At the same instant the Deep Sea Demon Whale King launched its charge, her golden wings suddenly unfurled, and her figure, like a ignited golden arrow, accelerated from the flank to intercept the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's charge path.

But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was even faster than she had expected. All the divine power in his body was compressed to the extreme at that moment, like a fully drawn bowstring.

Qian Renxue could feel the distance between herself and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King being shortened at a speed that exceeded her expectations. Although her interception path was precise, she was no longer able to completely block the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's path of advance before he arrived at the villa.