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Chapter 540: Demon Queen's Sacrifice, Dragon God's Second Soul Ring, Sea God Dragon?

"But Lan Lan can't bear to part with Aunt Lan, sob sob."

Lan Lan cried, tears streaking her pale cheeks.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale smiled softly, feeling a bit warmed inside. This pure concern from Lan Lan was quite comforting.

"If you can't bear to, then don't go through with the sacrifice."

Su Yu's voice came from a distance.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale looked up. "My lord, what do you mean?"

"I have a soul spirit method that allows soul beasts to keep their souls intact and move freely."

As he spoke, several soul spirits appeared around Su Yu—it was the Ice Empress, the Skydream Iceworm, and the Ice Bear King, Xiao Bai.

Seeing these three figures, the Deep Sea Demon Whale was stunned.

"So many soul beasts?"

She was shaken. These three soul beasts were all alive, their soul origins completely intact.

Are these soul spirits?

"Hey, another new companion! Welcome, welcome!"

The Skydream Iceworm spotted the Deep Sea Demon Whale at once, greeting her mischievously.

"What a strong soul beast!"

The Ice Empress's amber eyes were solemn. Even though the Deep Sea Demon Whale was dying, she could tell how unfathomably powerful this creature was—maybe even stronger than the Snow Empress.

"I welcome you too!"

The Ice Bear King, Xiao Bai, scratched his head, looking goofy.

As the Deep Sea Demon Whale watched, she suddenly smiled.

So, before her, there had already been so many powerful soul beasts with this idea.

She could tell that each of these three was a fierce beast. Clearly, she wasn't the only soul beast to bet on Su Yu, the reincarnated Dragon God.

"Soul spirits are truly marvelous things. My lord, what should I do?"

She asked.

"Are you really prepared? Want to reconsider?"

Su Yu's voice came.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale replied with a smile, "I've thought it through. I don't want to just die. By investing in you, my lord, maybe I'll have a chance at rebirth."

"You're honest!"

Su Yu's starlit eyes flickered. As expected, there are no fools in this world. The Deep Sea Demon Whale had hundreds of thousands of years of experience; she couldn't possibly be one.

"When I reach the God King realm, I will resurrect you."

Su Yu agreed to the deal. It was win-win, after all.

"Thank you, my lord!"

The Deep Sea Demon Whale felt a weight lifted from her heart. She looked at Lan Fozi and Lan Lan.

Lan Fozi understood, stood up, and took Lan Lan with her, leaving space for Su Yu and the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

Su Yu walked over, nodded to Lan Fozi, and patted Lan Lan's head.

Lan Lan grabbed his hand seriously. "Brother, you have to treat Aunt Lan well."

Su Yu chuckled, rubbing her cheek. "Silly girl, don't worry, I will."

He patted Lan Lan on the shoulder, then approached the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

Compared to her enormous body, Su Yu was tiny, like an ant. Yet his aura far surpassed hers.

Su Yu rose into the air, coming to hover between her eyes.

He raised his right hand and gently pressed it to her forehead.

"Relax—don't resist!"

He instructed. The Deep Sea Demon Whale blinked to show she understood.

With a wave of his left hand, a staff appeared.

A golden magic array emerged, rapidly expanding to envelop both Su Yu and the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

As Su Yu chanted, golden lights appeared, covering them both.

Under the Deep Sea Demon Whale's astonished gaze, Su Yu released the Dragon God's Seal.

"My ninth soul ring was planned for this. You're more suited for my Dragon God's Seal."

"Moreover, merging with this martial soul will benefit you."

Becoming part of the Dragon God's Seal meant receiving the Dragon God's power—far beyond what the Ice Emperor could offer. The Deep Sea Demon Whale's main attribute was water, which fit perfectly with the Dragon God's Seal, whose second soul ring slot was reserved for water.

Ice is just one form of water. The second soul ring provided pure water element control, including ice, while his Ice Emperor martial soul was most compatible with pure ice.

He intended his ninth soul ring to be the strongest ice-type.

"I understand."

Since Su Yu had decided, the Deep Sea Demon Whale had no objections. She could sense the Dragon God's Seal truly suited her.

Golden lights surged, energy growing richer.

Her soul separated from her body, rising and floating, wrapped in golden light.

The light streamed into Su Yu's Dragon God's Seal, transforming into a golden demon whale that coiled and circled around it.

Then, a surge of tremendous energy exploded—her origin energy.

Su Yu shuddered. The origin energy of a super beast with over 800,000 years of cultivation was vast beyond measure, especially given her massive size and life force.

Su Yu's aura soared, frantically absorbing her energy without reservation. With his divine body, he had no fear of being overwhelmed.

As the energy poured in, the Dragon God's Seal shone even brighter with its nine-colored light.

Dragon roars echoed, and streams of radiant light spread from the Seal, flowing into the golden demon whale.

Suddenly, something changed!

The golden demon whale began to transform—horns grew from its head, its body stretched longer, and four legs sprouted from its belly.

Deep blue scales covered its skin, its presence growing ever more majestic.

"This… this is…"

Lan Fozi's face was filled with shock, eyes wide with disbelief.

As a fellow Deep Sea Demon Whale, she understood better than anyone what this meant.

"It's evolving. The Deep Sea Demon Whale is evolving."

The Snow Empress, also a soul beast, knew exactly what a feat this was.

Fusing with Su Yu's energy and the Dragon God's power, the Deep Sea Demon Whale was transforming further.

Already the overlord of the sea, the Deep Sea Demon Whale was an immensely powerful soul beast. To evolve again—how terrifying would that be?

"This is the most legendary existence of the Demon Whale clan—the Sea God Dragon!"

Lan Fozi enunciated each word, eyes fixed ahead.

The Sea God Dragon was a being of legend. The Demon Whale clan had long held the legend that, upon reaching a million years of cultivation, one could evolve into a Sea God Dragon, becoming equal to the gods.

Her father had pursued this path, yet never succeeded his entire life.

Chapter 541: Dragon God's Second Ring—Sea God Dragon, Sea God's Twin Wings, Whale Pearl

She never expected that today her mother would attain such fortune.

"Sea God Dragon, huh."

The Snow Empress's beautiful eyes flickered. "With the Dragon God's power, the Sea God Dragon bloodline awakened and evolved."

"Perhaps this is fate—everything happens for a reason."

Had the Deep Sea Demon Whale not chosen Su Yu, she would never have had the chance to become a Sea God Dragon.

Precisely because she agreed to become his soul spirit, the Dragon God's power responded in kind.

This was a win-win for both of them.

Wrapped in the nine-colored light, the former demon whale underwent a complete transformation. Its mouth grew slender, its horns more graceful and holy. Its long body exuded both strength and beauty.

The four fins became dragon claws, its whale tail became a dragon tail—it had fully transformed.

"Roar!"

With a high-pitched dragon roar, a deep blue divine dragon appeared.

Its form was both elegant and majestic, deep blue scales shining like metal armor, seemingly indestructible.

Ripples of water flowed across its back, blue twin wings gently flapping, pure water vapor spreading.

A Sea God Dragon!

This was a true Sea God Dragon.

Graceful and powerful, its aura holy and dignified.

A real divine beast!

As the Sea God Dragon fully manifested, Su Yu's aura reached its peak.

On the Dragon God's Seal, a blue soul ring appeared, then a golden light ripped through the sky, resonating with the blue.

In that instant, the blue soul ring turned blue-gold.

Su Yu beckoned, and a light flowed from the Deep Sea Demon Whale's body into his own.

Slash!

In the nine-colored light, Su Yu's clothes tore in two places, and a pair of huge wings sprouted from his back.

The twin wings shimmered with dark blue light, flowing like water—truly extraordinary.

These were the external soul bones granted by the Sea God Dragon: the Sea God's Twin Wings.

His dragon wings vibrated, and nine-colored light enveloped Su Yu.

With his second soul ring in place, the Dragon God's power washed over him again.

After about half an hour, the radiant light faded, and Su Yu slowly opened his eyes.

Clenching his fists, he couldn't hide his excitement.

This Dragon God baptism not only strengthened his divine body, but also brought his soul power to the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm—just a step away from the next, the Divine Origin Realm.

A tremendous gain.

Exhale!

With a gentle breath, Su Yu stepped forward to Snow Empress and the others.

The majestic Sea God Dragon flew down from the Dragon God's Seal, circling Lan Lan and Lan Fozi.

"Aunt Lan!"

"Mother!"

Lan Lan and Lan Fozi couldn't help but smile as they looked at the transformed Deep Sea Demon Whale.

"Su Yu, how do you feel?"

Snow Empress and Shui Lingguang looked at him with concern.

Su Yu smiled, "I feel great. My overall strength has risen again."

"When I get my ninth soul ring, my soul power will soar."

"Ultimate Douluo isn't far away!"

Yes, Ultimate Douluo was now within reach.

After evolving into the Sea God Dragon, the energy provided by the Deep Sea Demon Whale exceeded all expectations.

Currently, only the lack of a ninth soul ring held him back. Once he got it, all that energy would return to him, and Ultimate Douluo would be close at hand.

Hearing this, Snow Empress and Shui Lingguang both smiled, sincerely happy for him.

"My lord, inside my body, in my brain, there should be a whale pearl and a lot of whale glue. Perhaps you can use them."

The Deep Sea Demon Whale spoke, calmly suggesting Su Yu cut open her head.

Su Yu's expression was odd—having someone dismember herself was strange.

But she was right. Whale-type sea soul beasts produce whale glue in their brains—a precious tonic. Even ten-thousand-year-old whale glue is rare and can enhance the body. Whale glue from over 800,000 years? That's a divine treasure!

Even more precious, the whale pearl produced by her kind—one such pearl once completed the Sea God's Trident, replacing the Sea God's Heart itself. Its value was immeasurable.

"Then I'll accept. Lingguang, give me the Ice Chi Divine Sword."

Shui Lingguang didn't hesitate and handed over the sword.

Su Yu took the sword and moved to the Deep Sea Demon Whale's massive body.

With a single stroke, the sword sliced through her head as easily as tofu, revealing golden whale glue.

Her size yielded a vast amount of whale glue.

Su Yu waved his sleeve, collecting it all.

Afterward, a golden whale pearl landed in his hand.

Su Yu smiled. This time, his gains were immense.

The whale glue was enough to share with everyone close to him, with plenty left over.

And the whale pearl—if he ever needed to forge a divine artifact, it would come in handy.

"Thank you."

Su Yu turned to thank the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

"No need to be so polite, my lord. It's only proper to make use of everything."

She replied.

Su Yu nodded, then asked, "What's your name? I can't keep calling you Deep Sea Demon Whale or Sea God Dragon."

The Sea God Dragon soul spirit fell silent, then said, "You can call me Ziyan."

"Ziyan. That's a good name."

Su Yu nodded. "You've just become a soul spirit. It's best not to stay outside too long—rest in my spiritual sea for now."

Ziyan nodded, said a few words to Lan Lan and Lan Fozi, then entered Su Yu's spiritual sea.

Once again, the boundless sea of spirit welcomed a new resident.

Su Yu's gaze shifted, and he gave a command.

Everyone began searching throughout the bloody sea region.

Countless sea soul beasts had died—an astronomical number. Though their soul rings were wasted, their soul bones remained.

With so many soul bones, it would be a waste not to collect them. Even if Su Yu didn't need them, his companions and subordinates might.

They searched and gathered countless soul bones over ten thousand years old, and even found over a dozen over a hundred thousand years old.

After giving a few to Lan Lan and Lan Fozi, Su Yu stored the rest.

With such rewards, he was satisfied. With a wave of his sleeve, he took Shui Lingguang and the others, tore open space, and returned to the Ice God Palace.