Chapter 264

Not far away, Xiao Bai and Ning Rongrong and the others saw the suddenly appearing azure-colored dragon spirit, and they all gasped, mouths wide open.

Ning Rongrong and the others were fine, because Gu Xuan had already shown them the spirit method once when he explained it to them, but of course the Azure Bull Python was only ten meters long (it can freely change size), far less shocking than this hundred-meter-long dragon now!

As for Xiao Bai, it could clearly sense the terrifying aura of the Azure Bull Python, which belonged to a 100,000-year spirit beast—something no soul bone skill could produce.

But how could a spirit beast possibly remain alive after becoming a human's Soul Ring?

As for saying this 100,000-year spirit beast was following Gu Xuan, when she just saw the Azure Bull Python she indeed thought so, but after careful observation she found that although the Azure Bull Python had the aura and strength of a 100,000-year spirit beast, it completely lacked a physical body, being entirely in a spiritual state.

At this moment, Xiao Bai felt curiosity and awe toward Gu Xuan; she couldn't imagine what this human before her had gone through to be so anti-human!

With his eighty-level strength he easily subdued the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King, which even he himself couldn't match! His body was full of unsolved mysteries.

Compared to Xiao Bai's many thoughts, Ning Rongrong and the others now had only one thought: excitement!

Having already received the Sea God's inheritance, Ning Rongrong originally thought she could surpass Gu Xuan, and perhaps in the future she could even become his guide into the divine realm!

Who would have thought that Gu Xuan's opportunities were no less than theirs? Earlier, when they merely listened to his account, they felt joy and surprise, but it was nowhere near as shocking as seeing it with their own eyes now!

Now that Gu Xuan has this strength, leading them to climb that level is no longer just an ideal but a reality.

After all, Ning Rongrong had already gained the Sea God's favor under Gu Xuan's arrangement; the others might not match her, but they are absolutely geniuses of the same tier, so…… their future will also be splendid and radiant.

Naturally, Gu Xuan was unaware of everyone's thoughts at this moment; his right hand pressed the Dark Gold Terror Claw against the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's forehead, awaiting its response.

Although the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King was now powerless to resist, it would not grovel for survival; instead it sneered, "Human, today I have fallen, but if you want me to submit, you'll have to wait until my next life!"

"Go ahead! Although I fear death, I also have the pride of a sea spirit beast!"

Saying this, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King mocked the Azure Bull Python: "You, as a mighty 100,000-year spirit beast, actually submit to humans and act as their dog! What a disgrace to the spirit beast race!"

Hearing the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's words, the Azure Bull Python not only didn't get angry but chuckled: "Heh, utterly foolish, such short-sighted lot—Gu Xuan, I think you should consider whether you really need such a spirit that only knows how to brute-force and not think, lest it affect your intellect."

Upon hearing the Azure Bull Python's words, Gu Xuan's face darkened with black lines, and the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King only then realized that the Azure Bull Python had no physical form and was purely a spirit.

As the overlord of the deep sea with cultivation reaching 100,000 years, its intelligence was naturally not low; it instantly grasped the crucial information.

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"It seems you still have some brains." Gu Xuan said calmly: "Now you have two choices: one, death—I will simply slay you and absorb your Soul Ring and soul bone."

"Two, submit to me and become my spirit; you won't have to die, and you can exist in a spiritual state like the Azure Bull Python, growing stronger as my power rises. When I break through that realm in the future, you will gain eternal life and follow me into that new level."

"You have five seconds to choose—life or death rests in a single thought."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King felt its beastly existence and three officials shattered, and the shock it felt was no less than when it first saw the Azure Bull Python.

But it didn't have time to overthink, as Gu Xuan had already begun the countdown: "Five…… four……"

At this moment, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King had no doubt that Gu Xuan truly intended to give it only five seconds; after those five seconds, his claws would surely pierce its skull, turning it into a Soul Ring and soul bone.

Moreover, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King wasn't stupid, and it still feared death; Gu Xuan had no need or reason to deceive it, for it was already a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Furthermore, with the Azure Bull Python as a ready-made example right here, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King made up its mind without even thinking.

"My lord…… I submit! As long as you can let me be like it, I am willing to serve you forever at your side." The Evil Devil Tiger Whale King said immediately upon hearing Gu Xuan's bone-chilling cold countdown.

Apparently fearing that Gu Xuan might suspect it of a deathbed retaliation, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King continued to pledge: "I swear by the Beast God!"

The Beast God is the original Dragon God and the ancestor of the spirit beast race; although the Dragon God is gone, when spirit beasts swear by the Beast God, the effect is the same as humans swearing by their martial soul.

If it breaks the oath, it will perish completely and its spirit beast form will shatter.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan had not yet responded when the Azure Bull Python snorted: "I thought you, this stinking fish, would have some different answer!"

Hearing the Azure Bull Python's words, the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King felt that the other side had long known how it would choose, but it soon understood.

Yeah, besides this day's Zhuang Kang Grand Avenue, does it have any other choice?

Apart from this choice, only annihilation remains; does it have any option? No!

"If that's the case, do as I say." Upon hearing the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's choice, Gu Xuan said no more and told it how to merge.

Meanwhile, the Azure Bull Python had already loosened its bonds and returned to Gu Xuan's sea of mind.

On the other side, Xiao Bai and Ning Rongrong and the others also saw this scene and all showed puzzled expressions.

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"That shouldn't be—Xiao Bai knows best what the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King is! How could it possibly submit to a human?"

"But why didn't he fight? Doesn't Gu Xuan need a Soul Ring?"

Xiao Bai and Ning Rongrong were still puzzled, but Gu Xuan had already sat cross-legged atop the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's head, while the remaining Evil Devil Tiger Whales, under its command, headed off into the deep sea.

Without their king, their future will surely be harder, and Gu Xuan currently cannot possibly protect the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's clan.

However, before departing, Gu Xuan gave the Evil Devil Tiger Whale clan a task: to avoid unnecessary slaughter and, as much as possible, unify the sea spirit beasts.

For the current Evil Devil Tiger Whale clan, this task could be said to be as hard as climbing to heaven, because they are innately bloodthirsty, the entire sea is basically their enemy, and now that the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's deterrence is gone, it's still questionable whether they can survive.

Although the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King felt some reluctance to let its subordinates wander, it had no choice; frankly, although it values the clan, if forced to choose between eternal life and the clan, it would absolutely choose eternal life.

Spirit beasts are like that—although it may be hard to accept on the surface, they are sometimes more sincere than humans: they say what they mean, if they say they want eternal life they want eternal life, not playing mind games or stabbing you in the back.

After the Evil Devil Tiger Whale clan departed, Gu Xuan retracted the Sword Dragon Eight Wings, restored his soul power on the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King's head, and after an hour he began to absorb the Soul Ring.

Ning Rongrong and the others, who had been waiting an hour, could no longer restrain themselves from going to check Gu Xuan's condition; when they saw that he had actually begun absorbing the Soul Ring, they all gaped in astonishment.

"A sacrifice?! How could that be?! A spirit beast like the Evil Devil Tiger Whale King would actually volunteer to be sacrificed?!" Xiao Bai declared it a myriad of impossibilities, and her whole fish-life experienced the greatest shock.

Ning Rongrong and the others also wore looks of delight, and inwardly they weren't too surprised, as if this were the normal script.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but ask Ning Rongrong: "Miss Ning Rongrong, why aren't you surprised?"

Ning Rongrong gave a slight smile, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face: "Because he is Gu Xuan, big brother; as long as it's him, nothing is impossible."

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