After Ning Rongrong and the others departed,
The poisonous mist lingering over the sea showed no signs of dissipating.
The crimson blood had yet to dry, and the bisected corpse of the Evil Spirit Orca King continued to bleed profusely.
Around the king's remains, rows of poisoned or cleaved Evil Spirit Orca carcasses lay scattered.
The toxic haze now carried a thick, metallic stench of blood.
Numerous ten-thousand-year sea soul beasts, drawn by the scent of blood, gathered at the periphery of the poisoned waters.
Most waited for the mist to clear, hoping to claim the first bite of flesh.
Then
The color of the sea began to change.
A shadow emerged its silhouette so vast it spanned over 200 meters.
The sea soul beasts that detected this presence immediately froze in terror.
Abandoning all thought of the bloodied feast within the poison, they fled in panic.
Within seconds,
The waters beyond the toxic zone lay completely deserted save for the monstrous entity still rising from the depths.
The sea's surface churned violently, the sound of rushing currents filling the air.
Then, the poisoned waters erupted into a raging whirlpool.
Seawater, corpses, and poison mist all obeyed some unseen command, surging toward the vortex's center where the colossal shadow hovered.
In mere minutes,
Every trace of the poison, every carcass of the Evil Spirit Orca pack even the king's remains had been utterly consumed.
The sea gradually stilled.
At that moment
The massive silhouette beneath the waves vanished.
A middle-aged man now hovered above the water, his gaze locked onto an approaching crimson dot.
His face twisted with apocalyptic fury, eyes sharp as blades, glaring at the red-robed woman drawing nearer.
The surrounding space began to distort, as if torn and reshaped by an invisible force.
Crackling electricity coalesced into countless orbs of lightning-infused water.
The sky darkened with ominous clouds.
Meanwhile, the red-clad woman with flowing hair also noticed the man, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.
Why is he here? Was that sword-like soul power his doing?
No... that can't be.
If it were him, it would've felt far weaker.
"Bo Saixi! You dare leave Sea God Island?!"
"Why wouldn't I, Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"
Eight black and one red soul ring materialized around her.
As the Sea God spirit erupted forth, Bo Saixi's entire being radiated solemn divinity.
"Good, very good! On your island, I might fear you but here? Hmph!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face darkened with rage.
Long ago, he had attempted to steal the Sea God's sacred pillars from the island to ascend to godhood
Only to be beaten back by Bo Saixi wielding the island's divine power.
Outmatched against her amplified strength, he'd been forced to retreat grudgingly.
But now?
How much of that borrowed divinity could she wield away from her domain?
True, sea soul masters held an advantage over land-based peers on the ocean
But that didn't extend to overpowering sea soul beasts of equal rank!
Her past victories had relied entirely on the residual godly energy from Poseidon's Trident embedded on the island.
In a true battle? He feared nothing.
He stood just one divine spark away from godhood himself!
Kill Bo Saixi today tomorrow, he would claim Sea God Island as his throne!
"Such murderous intent, Deep Sea Demon Whale King."
"Do you truly believe you can kill me, another Limit Douluo?" Bo Saixi's voice remained icy as she gripped her Sea God spirit. "First, tell me what happened here earlier?"
"Heh. Since you'll die anyway..."
The whale king continued gathering energy, delaying his strike.
"That brat the Evil Spirit Orca King got slaughtered. Likely by human soul masters."
"How strong were they? Why should I care? I owe you no answers."
"Now, Bo Saixi PREPARE TO DIE!"
"Purple Energy Orbs!"
Compressed to critical mass, these thunder-water hybrids could trigger environmental fusion.
The ultimate technique of one who had cultivated dual water-and-lightning spirit cores.
Streaking through twisted space, the electrified orbs assaulted Bo Saixi from all directions.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Bo Saixi unleashed her Rank 99 soul power.
The Sea God spirit emitted a holy radiance, forming a spherical barrier around her.
When the purple orbs struck
BOOOOOOM!
The resulting shockwave made the protective dome tremble violently, emitting ear-piercing shrieks.
Rampant lightning lashed outward like a storm, vaporizing seawater wherever it touched.
KABOOOOOM!
The detonation birthed a mushroom cloud that split the heavens.
As thunder roared, the sea below erupted into frenzied waves.
"Poseidon's divine power... still troublesome." The whale king's expression darkened seeing Bo Saixi unharmed.
"But I'm no longer the same as before!"
"Witness true power strength enough to crush a demigod!"
A draconic roar shook the skies.
Spirit energy armor coalesced around the whale king, his aura skyrocketing.
The dragon-scale-gleaming plates made even Bo Saixi's composed face flicker with shock:
"You've actually reached this level ?!"
"Correct!" The whale king cut her off.
"My draconic transformation nears completion. I stand one step from true godhood!"
"Unlike you Poseidon's lapdog, forever barred from the hundredth rank!"
With a vicious laugh, thunder-water energy surged around him like tidal waves.
Bo Saixi, now deadly serious, channeled the Sea God's might her body blazing with sacred light.
The ensuing clashes
BOOM!
CRASH! KABOOM!
sent intersecting blue and purple shockwaves tearing across sea and sky.
Each collision birthed cataclysmic tsunamis and storms.
For brief instants, time and space seemed to freeze.
As their battle escalated, the shockwaves expanded exponentially.
Soon, the entire horizon drowned in violent hues of violet and azure.
Meanwhile, aboard the Purple Pearl racing back to Vast Sea City
Ning Rongrong's group observed the apocalyptic weather.
The Title Douluo among them Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo
Felt with horrifying clarity the monstrous auras clashing in the distance.
"Are those... also Title Douluo?" Dugu Bo's scalp prickled.
If Sword Douluo's strength had impressed him
The distant combatants' presence could only be described as soul-shaking.
"Stronger than me. Far stronger."
Sword Douluo narrowed his eyes at the aurora-like sky, murmuring:
"I wonder who they are... How fascinating."
"One is Bo Saixi, High Priestess of Sea God Island. The other must be the Deep Sea Demon Whale King."
Ning Rongrong joined him, puzzlement in her voice.
"But why would they fight? This never happened in the original timeline..."
Could this be the butterfly effect?