Chapter 300: Sea Dragon

"You win."

Seeing her soul power consumption growing ever greater, while Shi Quan remained completely unaffected, the Sea Demon Douluo decisively admitted defeat; since it was merely a sparring match, she naturally saw no need to exhaust all her strength.

Shi Quan stopped humming, closed his eyes for a moment to savor the gains he had just made in his mind, and then slowly opened his eyes. "I concede the advantage."

The Sea Demon Douluo gave a coquettish laugh and asked, "Was that tune you just played of your own creation?"

"No, it was created by a master named Huang Yaoshi; this junior merely borrowed it," Shi Quan replied truthfully.

Upon hearing this, the Sea Demon Douluo immediately became interested. "What is this piece called? I usually enjoy collecting all sorts of musical scores. Could you tell me the complete arrangement for this piece?"

"This piece is called 'Song of the Azure Sea and Tide Waves.' As for the arrangement, this junior can hum the complete version for you, Senior."

"'Song of the Azure Sea and Tide Waves'?" The Sea Demon Douluo's eyes lit up. "A fine name. Then I shall trouble you."

It was only a musical score, and she had provided him with no small benefit, so when the Sea Demon Douluo asked for it, Shi Quan gave it to her generously.

"You can come find big sister to play when you have time~"

After humming the Song of the Azure Sea and Tide Waves, the Sea Demon Douluo waved goodbye to Shi Quan with a look of reluctance.

This Sea Demon Douluo was nearly a hundred years old, but by human proportions, she was not yet twenty among the mermaid race, which was why she still possessed a delicate, maiden-like quality.

Bidding farewell to the Sea Demon Douluo, Shi Quan headed toward the final stop of this trip: the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar.

The Hailong Douluo was also the strongest among the Poseidon Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo, a Level 95 Title Douluo, and his martial soul was the most top-tier among the seven.

Sea Dragon!

A martial soul no less inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

The Seven Sacred Pillars were evenly distributed across Sea God Island, and the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar was located near the center, facing Sea God Mountain from afar; from this, one could see the status and importance of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar among the seven.

Shi Quan's flight speed this time was not fast, though it was not out of fear of the Sea Dragon; while advancing, Shi Quan was still constantly digesting the gains from the previous battle.

After about an hour, Shi Quan arrived outside the Ring Sea of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar.

A sacred pillar resembling a coiling blue giant dragon stood in the center of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar Platform.

The Hailong Douluo was a sturdy man with a simple, weathered face.

"You arrived a bit slower than I imagined. Do you need to recover for a while?" The Hailong Douluo raised his eyes to look at Shi Quan.

"No need. Please, Senior, grant me your guidance; this junior wishes to experience the power of the sea." Shi Quan shook his head and stood steadily on the other side of the inner sea.

The Hailong Douluo looked at Shi Quan's unmoving figure, a flash of brilliance passing through his eyes. "As you wish!"

Roar! The Hailong Douluo took a step forward, and a heaven-shaking dragon roar rang out. Intense blue light instantly enveloped his body, and violent energy fluctuations surged forth in an instant. In that moment, the seawater around the sacred pillar platform surged outward, creating a massive wave that carried the Hailong Douluo's figure onto the inner sea.

Blue scales spread rapidly; the scales were circular, each with a raised ridge. Soon, all of the Hailong Douluo's exposed skin was covered in scales. His already robust body expanded slightly, and a dark blue crystal resembling an eye emerged on his chest. Faintly, a massive blue dragon phantom appeared behind him.

Two yellow, two purple, five black.

Shi Quan stood with his hands raised, golden light condensing on his left hand. The heavy aura caused the churning seawater to suddenly stall.

Red, black, black, black, black, red, golden.

Seven soul rings swayed slowly.

"Earth element?" The Hailong Douluo could not immediately distinguish what Shi Quan's martial soul was. He only saw the seventh soul ring beneath Shi Quan light up, and the heavy aura around him suddenly surged. An earth-yellow phantom condensed, and he felt as if he were looking at a high mountain, the earth itself.

At the same time the seventh soul ring lit up, the martial soul in Shi Quan's left hand sank into the soil beneath his feet.

Feeling the pressure radiating from Shi Quan, the Hailong Douluo let out another roar. His seventh soul ring also lit up, and the blue dragon scales continuously enlarged. In the blink of an eye, the Hailong Douluo transformed into a ferocious blue sea dragon!

"Be careful!" The light in the Hailong Douluo's dragon eyes flared suddenly. The seawater rose in wild waves, and his body charged forward like a raging sea.

All the scales on his body stood on end like sharp sawteeth. An intense blue light exploded outward, merging with the effect of his First Soul Skill. Every part of his body was stained with a layer of blue radiance. His whole body leaned forward, and as he lunged, half his body submerged into the seawater while the other half remained above the surface.

Shi Quan's upright posture was like a towering mountain. Earth-yellow energy condensed, and he raised his hand into a fist, neither dodging nor evading, meeting the Hailong Douluo's dragon claw head-on.

A boom—a deafening explosion—rang out.

The earth shook, and the seawater backflowed.

Shi Quan's figure remained standing in place, not swaying in the slightest.

The Hailong Douluo retreated several meters, returning into the seawater.

From the collision of that one punch, Shi Quan could feel the terrifying force carried by the Hailong Douluo's dragon claw. It was not only sharp but also heavy; coming into contact with it felt like an oppressive force from the ocean, accompanied by destructive soul power fluctuations.

The Hailong Douluo felt something else entirely. Shi Quan's fist felt like an unbreakable, towering mountain; he felt as if he were fighting against the earth itself. Once the punch landed, he could not shake it in the slightest.

"Hahaha, good." The Hailong Douluo shouted excitedly, his body twisting within the seawater. "I want to see just how stable you are!"

The blue water splashes on the Hailong Douluo's body boiled as if they were burning. As his Second Soul Skill lit up, the surrounding seawater became even more violent, and water-blue energy continuously poured into the Hailong Douluo's body.

As his thick aura surged, his Fourth Soul Skill also lit up. A larger sea dragon phantom immediately appeared behind the Hailong Douluo. The phantom flashed through the seawater and instantly transformed into countless water orbs, all of which surged toward Shi Quan.

A heavy aura permeated the air, and the space around Shi Quan seemed to solidify; all the flowers, plants, and trees drooped their branches and leaves. As Shi Quan's First Soul Skill lit up, earth-yellow light continuously rose from the ground.

First Soul Skill, Earth Control.

Shi Quan felt a continuous stream of power coming from the soles of his feet; the heavy and majestic power felt as if it were endless.

Raising his hand in a grasping motion, the earth shook, and the materialized Earth Martial Soul transformed into a thick earthen wall that appeared in front of Shi Quan.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

A continuous series of roars rang out as one water orb after another exploded against the earthen wall.

The Hailong Douluo's Third Soul Skill, Water Orb, appeared ordinary, but it contained the ferocity of a dragon and the majestic power of the sea, capable of causing continuous, wide-range damage. A single water orb crashing into the ground could directly blast a pit several meters deep.

But when it struck the stone wall, it could barely blast a small pit into it.

By the time all the water orbs had fallen, they had barely managed to break through Shi Quan's stone wall.

"Again!" Seeing that his attacks were ineffective, the Hailong Douluo flicked his dragon tail, and countless water droplets transformed into flying needles and struck out. At the same time, his Sixth Soul Ring lit up, and the sea dragon phantom appeared once more, beginning to frantically absorb the surrounding seawater.

Shi Quan pressed his palms together, and his Second Soul Ring lit up.

Second Soul Skill, Earth Strange Arm.

The heavy soil rolled violently, transforming into two earthen hands covered in incantations. They rose high, blocked the water droplets one by one, and then smashed directly toward the Hailong Douluo.

The Hailong Douluo chose the simplest method, his massive figure submerging directly into the seawater along with the sea dragon phantom.

Boom!

Two pits ten meters deep were blasted directly into the surface of the sea, and the water spray shooting into the sky exceeded twenty meters.

Seeing that it had not been interrupted, Hailong Douluo's soul skill, Earth Strange Arm, quickly retracted.

Sure enough, after only a moment, the figure of Hailong Douluo appeared on the sea surface once again, only the previously illusory dragon shadow had now turned into a crystal-clear blue.

This was the true form of Hailong Douluo's sixth soul skill, Sea Dragon Breath; after accumulating power through the seawater, its might could be increased by at least fifty percent over the original foundation.

Roar!

Accompanied by a dragon's roar, the water-blue Sea Dragon Breath erupted completely.

The power of Earth Strange Arm also erupted completely at this moment! The incantations on the strange arm burst forth with brilliant radiance, the heavy power erupted to the extreme, and the massive fist forcefully pressed the water-blue Sea Dragon Breath back, smashing it fiercely onto the sea dragon shadow.

Hailong let out a muffled groan, his soul power erupting continuously, yet he still did not escape the outcome of being blasted away by a punch from the Earth Strange Arm.

In terms of age, the age of the Earth Strange Arm was no lower than Hailong Douluo's sixth soul ring. Not to mention that the Earth Strange Arm now also had the amplification of the ten-thousand-year first soul skill, Earth Control. Of course, there was another very important factor: the power of the Earth Strange Arm was linked to Shi Quan's own strength; the stronger Shi Quan's strength was, the more the power of the Earth Strange Arm would increase.

"His Elemental Power is stronger than mine."

Within the seawater, Hailong looked at Shi Quan's figure on the sea surface with a solemn gaze; even within the seawater, he could feel the heaviness of the Earth, and the mud all around the Ring Sea transmitted a feeling of heavy pressure.

Although Shi Quan had seven soul rings, if one disregarded the Martial Soul True Body, six of the soul rings were two red and four black. A ten-thousand-year soul ring had two soul skills, which meant Shi Quan had eight soul skills. He also possessed eight soul skills.

But in terms of quality, they were not on the same level at all. Despite the seemingly identical ten-thousand-year soul skills, he had the advantage in soul power, yet he was still crushed by Shi Quan on the land; it could be seen that the age of this black ten-thousand-year soul ring might already be close to his eighth soul ring.

The opponent's soul skill intensity was clearly higher than his; even though it was a sparring match, the opponent would certainly not enter the sea, and he naturally would not return to land.

"The final strike." Hailong's low voice came out accompanied by the roaring of the seawater.

In an instant, the seawater in the entire Ring Sea was dyed a layer of azure, the seawater seemed to solidify as it sank downward, and an invisible dragon might permeated the air. When Hailong Douluo leaped out again, the ultimate power of the sea had already gathered within his body, and the power of the sea dragon bloodline was completely stimulated.

A terrifying dragon chant, like the ocean moaning, and the whole person was like a blue ray of light, pressing down like the sea itself.

Roar!

Following Hailong's low voice, the sixth soul ring beneath Shi Quan also quietly lit up. A low roar transformed and issued from behind Shi Quan, the earth-yellow light turned into the phantom of a Titan Giant Ape, and the heavy aura continuously condensed above the head of the Titan Giant Ape phantom, as if it had transformed into a towering mountain.

Crack, crack—the flowers, plants, and trees within a hundred-meter radius were directly crushed by the pressure permeating from Shi Quan's body.

Sixth soul skill, Titan Mountain-Lifting Collapse!

Using the power of the Titan to lift the might of a mountain, fusing the heaviness of the mountain and the gravity of the Earth, the three powers combined.

An ultimate power-attack strike.

With the arrival of Hailong's strike, which condensed the ultimate water and superimposed the power of the sea dragon bloodline, the Titan Giant Ape behind Shi Quan also raised the towering mountain in its hands high and brought it crashing down!

Boom!

The Earth cracked, and the seawater receded.

The flowers, plants, and trees within a thousand-meter radius were all torn to shreds, and the terrifying energy caused the space itself to shatter.

The massive earth-yellow aura descended, the water-blue light swept up, and after persisting for a moment, it collapsed like a giant whirlpool.

Only when Hailong Douluo touched this strike from Shi Quan could he feel the absolute power of this strike.

The power of the Titan was already astonishing, the mountain was heavy, and its own weight was reduced by gravity; when lifted high by the Titan's power and brought down, as the Titan's power erupted, the gravity increased exponentially in reverse. Combined, the might erupted from this strike increased several-fold.

The power of this single soul skill alone was even more terrifying than the power of the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation.

Coupled with the continuous amplification of the ten-thousand-year first soul ring, its astonishing might meant that on the entire Sea God Island, the only one who could withstand it head-on was Bo Saixi.

The Earth carries all things, and its offense and defense are unparalleled!

Facing such a powerful strike, even with Hailong exhausting all his strength, he was still smashed silly by this blow. Amidst the roaring sound, he had already passed through a hundred meters of deep seawater and plunged directly into the mud and sand at the bottom of the sea, and he was still sinking continuously.

Shi Quan on the ground was also affected by the violent energy impact; he retreated more than ten meters before steadying his figure. After exhaling a breath of turbid air, he raised his hand and pressed it toward the ground, and the mud from the deep seabed carried the unconscious figure of Hailong Douluo back to the shore.

"Although there is a gap in soul power level, the quality of my soul power and the quality of my soul bones and soul rings are far higher than those of an ordinary Title Douluo. As long as I have a Breakthrough to Title Douluo, my strength will already be able to match a Limit Douluo. Relying on my many abilities, I can even win against a Limit Douluo. If I condense an Earth Soul Core, I will be even stronger!"

Shi Quan secretly estimated in his heart, but this was not enough; he still had to accumulate more power.

Retracting his martial soul, the Blue Silver Light lit up once again, and the light filled with vitality spilled down; Hailong Douluo also woke up from his unconscious state.

"Many thanks." The gaze Hailong Douluo cast toward Shi Quan held a few more points of respect.

"You are too kind, Senior. Since you have awakened, this junior will take his leave."

Bidding farewell to Hailong Douluo, Shi Quan soared into the air and flew toward Sea God Mountain. After saying goodbye to everyone, Shi Quan prepared to leave Sea God Island.

The Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar and Sea God Mountain faced each other from afar, but in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shi Quan's figure had arrived outside the Ring Sea.

(End of this chapter)