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Chapter 160: Innocent Bystanders Get Harmed.
After the two exchanged a simple blow.
On the surface, it seemed they were evenly matched, but in truth, this probing attack could not measure the gap between them.
Thus, Neptune simply stopped probing. The golden light on his Sea God Trident did not vanish after he launched his attack; instead, it grew even more intense as he continued to inject the Light of the Sea God!
Countless golden light patterns rippled across the Sea God Trident, and its massive halberd blade became as translucent as golden crystal.
As he raised and swung the halberd, moisture from all directions converged, instantly transforming into a colossal creature!
A gigantic whale, formed purely from condensed water!
"Wooooo!~"
A deep, prolonged roar emanated from the whale's mouth.
In an instant, the mountains trembled!
The powerful sound waves reverberated through the void, causing countless Soul Masters to bleed from their mouths, noses, and ears. Some weaker ones even spat out a mouthful of blood. Only those powerful individuals at the Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo level could barely remain unaffected.
Although they weren't shaken to the point of vomiting blood by the water whale's roar, their qi and blood were still violently shaken internally, and they barely managed to suppress it with their profound soul power.
What left them most speechless was that the whale's roar was not an attack. As they watched the hundreds-of-meters-long, gigantic whale leap high into the air, they felt as if ten thousand alpacas were galloping through their minds.
The hundreds-of-meters-long behemoth, like a real fish, rode the wind and rain, flipping its tail to leap high into the sky… Even though it was merely a mass of condensed water, the terrifying mass it carried was enough to make anyone shiver just by looking at it.
What's more, since this thing had been condensed into the form of a whale, it couldn't be just simple water. Otherwise, wouldn't it be simpler to just form water droplets? Was there a need to condense it into the form of a whale?
Everyone understood this point.
Yet, they were powerless to stop it, able only to watch helplessly as the gigantic whale leaped high into the sky, then turned its body, its massive head carrying torrents of water, plummeting down with a thunderous crash.
The mass carried by this hundreds-of-meters-long water whale was truly terrifying. Ye Cheng, directly facing this behemoth, looked at this creation of his own from a different perspective and couldn't help but exclaim, "How magnificent!"
But unfortunately, this thing was just for show.
It had some use for clearing out cannon fodder like Titled Douluo. However, against a true expert, this thing seemed cumbersome and useless.
The simplest method was to flash-step and dodge, disappearing from the spot.
After Ye Cheng flash-stepped away, the hilltop where he had originally stood took the full impact of the behemoth and was shattered into pieces!
"Rumble!!!"
The earth shook and the mountains swayed—truly, the earth shook and the mountains swayed!
Large areas of the surrounding mountain range were affected, acquiring dense cracks. Especially after impacting the ground, the whale formed from condensed water instantly disintegrated. A surging torrent raged outwards, impacting the surrounding mountainsides and causing the cracks to continuously expand.
Then the onlookers suffered once again.
Many people were directly swept away by the current. If these people hadn't been Soul Masters, countless individuals would probably have drowned by now.
Ye Cheng's figure appeared on another hilltop. He gazed at Neptune on the distant hilltop and calmly said, "Brother Neptune, although your method of controlling and shaping water is miraculous, it holds little significance for those at our level. On the contrary, it easily harms the innocent. Let's try some other techniques."
Hearing his reminder, Neptune looked around, observing the Soul Masters struggling in the floodwaters, and said with a hint of apology, "I forgot this isn't the ocean, and we sea Soul Masters do not fear water. It seems I was negligent."
Upon hearing their conversation, the watching Soul Masters breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the two of them meant they would no longer use methods that could so easily affect the surroundings.
At the same time, these Soul Masters couldn't help but secretly marvel at the two of them. To be considerate of innocent lives—perhaps this was the true demeanor of an expert.
In this world, when most Soul Masters fought, who among them would care if there were any innocent people around?
These Soul Masters who had fallen into the water had also been like this before, not thinking anything of it. But now, as victims, they finally understood what those innocent people, who had previously been caught in the crossfire of their own battles, truly felt.
"Since the water control method cannot be used, then I shall fight you with a divine skill personally taught by the Sea God!"
As Neptune spoke, a hazy golden radiance rose from his body like a flame. At the same time, a gigantic golden phantom slowly emerged behind him. The light and shadow were illusory, three times his height, and one could faintly see what appeared to be a human figure wearing golden armor.
As the phantom gradually became clearer, the brilliant golden light filled the air with boundless grandeur. The full-body armor covered everything except the face, and that face was, without a doubt, Neptune's own.
"Oh, a divine skill personally taught by the Sea God!"
Ye Cheng's face showed an intrigued expression; anyone could tell he was greatly looking forward to his opponent's divine skill.
The other spectators also grew interested. Disregarding their own disheveled states, they gazed at him expectantly, eager to witness a divine skill belonging to a god.
Neptune's expression was solemn. At the same time, the phantom behind him shrank and merged into his body, causing the Sea God Trident in his hand to burst forth with a dazzling golden light!
Finally, he took a step forward.
With this step, the surroundings were instantly rendered in brilliant gold. The rocks and vegetation seemed as if they were forged from gold, and the light and shadow effects were extremely dazzling.
Neptune, holding the Sea God Trident, raised his arm and swung it lightly, sending out a series of brilliant golden rings. Each ring appeared chaotic and disorderly, yet they seemed to have eyes of their own as they enveloped Ye Cheng from afar.
Seeing the golden rings coming toward him, Ye Cheng neither dodged nor evaded. His soul rings, from one to six, flashed in succession, and the Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand exploded with light!
Sharp sword glints seemed to shoot from his eyes as he swung the Flying Rainbow Sword in a horizontal slash.
A crescent-shaped sword light met the golden rings released from the Sea God Trident.
When the two made contact, a faint golden screen of light appeared within the golden rings. As if washing away a stain with seawater, the sword light Ye Cheng had unleashed was actually erased just like that.
A hint of surprise fittingly appeared on Ye Cheng's face.
But inwardly, he was perfectly clear about the move Neptune had used. After all, strictly speaking, he also knew the Golden Thirteen Halberds. It was just that using it would expose him.
This move with the golden rings was the first form of the Golden Thirteen Halberds: Unfixed Storm.
This move combined offense and defense; it was the only control skill among the Golden Thirteen Halberds, and also the strongest one. Once it hit an opponent, no matter how strong they were, they would be absolutely unable to move even an inch for eight seconds.
Of course, this was an exaggeration. In reality, if the opponent's strength was great enough, how could they be restricted? If this move could truly ignore levels and restrain any opponent no matter how strong, then the Sea God would be more than a simple First-Class God.
(end of chapter)
After the two exchanged a simple blow.
On the surface, it seemed they were evenly matched, but in truth, this probing attack could not measure the gap between them.
Thus, Neptune simply stopped probing. The golden light on his Sea God Trident did not vanish after he launched his attack; instead, it grew even more intense as he continued to inject the Light of the Sea God!
Countless golden light patterns rippled across the Sea God Trident, and its massive halberd blade became as translucent as golden crystal.
As he raised and swung the halberd, moisture from all directions converged, instantly transforming into a colossal creature!
A gigantic whale, formed purely from condensed water!
"Wooooo!~"
A deep, prolonged roar emanated from the whale's mouth.
In an instant, the mountains trembled!
The powerful sound waves reverberated through the void, causing countless Soul Masters to bleed from their mouths, noses, and ears. Some weaker ones even spat out a mouthful of blood. Only those powerful individuals at the Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo level could barely remain unaffected.
Although they weren't shaken to the point of vomiting blood by the water whale's roar, their qi and blood were still violently shaken internally, and they barely managed to suppress it with their profound soul power.
What left them most speechless was that the whale's roar was not an attack. As they watched the hundreds-of-meters-long, gigantic whale leap high into the air, they felt as if ten thousand alpacas were galloping through their minds.
The hundreds-of-meters-long behemoth, like a real fish, rode the wind and rain, flipping its tail to leap high into the sky… Even though it was merely a mass of condensed water, the terrifying mass it carried was enough to make anyone shiver just by looking at it.
What's more, since this thing had been condensed into the form of a whale, it couldn't be just simple water. Otherwise, wouldn't it be simpler to just form water droplets? Was there a need to condense it into the form of a whale?
Everyone understood this point.
Yet, they were powerless to stop it, able only to watch helplessly as the gigantic whale leaped high into the sky, then turned its body, its massive head carrying torrents of water, plummeting down with a thunderous crash.
The mass carried by this hundreds-of-meters-long water whale was truly terrifying. Ye Cheng, directly facing this behemoth, looked at this creation of his own from a different perspective and couldn't help but exclaim, "How magnificent!"
But unfortunately, this thing was just for show.
It had some use for clearing out cannon fodder like Titled Douluo. However, against a true expert, this thing seemed cumbersome and useless.
The simplest method was to flash-step and dodge, disappearing from the spot.
After Ye Cheng flash-stepped away, the hilltop where he had originally stood took the full impact of the behemoth and was shattered into pieces!
"Rumble!!!"
The earth shook and the mountains swayed—truly, the earth shook and the mountains swayed!
Large areas of the surrounding mountain range were affected, acquiring dense cracks. Especially after impacting the ground, the whale formed from condensed water instantly disintegrated. A surging torrent raged outwards, impacting the surrounding mountainsides and causing the cracks to continuously expand.
Then the onlookers suffered once again.
Many people were directly swept away by the current. If these people hadn't been Soul Masters, countless individuals would probably have drowned by now.
Ye Cheng's figure appeared on another hilltop. He gazed at Neptune on the distant hilltop and calmly said, "Brother Neptune, although your method of controlling and shaping water is miraculous, it holds little significance for those at our level. On the contrary, it easily harms the innocent. Let's try some other techniques."
Hearing his reminder, Neptune looked around, observing the Soul Masters struggling in the floodwaters, and said with a hint of apology, "I forgot this isn't the ocean, and we sea Soul Masters do not fear water. It seems I was negligent."
Upon hearing their conversation, the watching Soul Masters breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the two of them meant they would no longer use methods that could so easily affect the surroundings.
At the same time, these Soul Masters couldn't help but secretly marvel at the two of them. To be considerate of innocent lives—perhaps this was the true demeanor of an expert.
In this world, when most Soul Masters fought, who among them would care if there were any innocent people around?
These Soul Masters who had fallen into the water had also been like this before, not thinking anything of it. But now, as victims, they finally understood what those innocent people, who had previously been caught in the crossfire of their own battles, truly felt.
"Since the water control method cannot be used, then I shall fight you with a divine skill personally taught by the Sea God!"
As Neptune spoke, a hazy golden radiance rose from his body like a flame. At the same time, a gigantic golden phantom slowly emerged behind him. The light and shadow were illusory, three times his height, and one could faintly see what appeared to be a human figure wearing golden armor.
As the phantom gradually became clearer, the brilliant golden light filled the air with boundless grandeur. The full-body armor covered everything except the face, and that face was, without a doubt, Neptune's own.
"Oh, a divine skill personally taught by the Sea God!"
Ye Cheng's face showed an intrigued expression; anyone could tell he was greatly looking forward to his opponent's divine skill.
The other spectators also grew interested. Disregarding their own disheveled states, they gazed at him expectantly, eager to witness a divine skill belonging to a god.
Neptune's expression was solemn. At the same time, the phantom behind him shrank and merged into his body, causing the Sea God Trident in his hand to burst forth with a dazzling golden light!
Finally, he took a step forward.
With this step, the surroundings were instantly rendered in brilliant gold. The rocks and vegetation seemed as if they were forged from gold, and the light and shadow effects were extremely dazzling.
Neptune, holding the Sea God Trident, raised his arm and swung it lightly, sending out a series of brilliant golden rings. Each ring appeared chaotic and disorderly, yet they seemed to have eyes of their own as they enveloped Ye Cheng from afar.
Seeing the golden rings coming toward him, Ye Cheng neither dodged nor evaded. His soul rings, from one to six, flashed in succession, and the Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand exploded with light!
Sharp sword glints seemed to shoot from his eyes as he swung the Flying Rainbow Sword in a horizontal slash.
A crescent-shaped sword light met the golden rings released from the Sea God Trident.
When the two made contact, a faint golden screen of light appeared within the golden rings. As if washing away a stain with seawater, the sword light Ye Cheng had unleashed was actually erased just like that.
A hint of surprise fittingly appeared on Ye Cheng's face.
But inwardly, he was perfectly clear about the move Neptune had used. After all, strictly speaking, he also knew the Golden Thirteen Halberds. It was just that using it would expose him.
This move with the golden rings was the first form of the Golden Thirteen Halberds: Unfixed Storm.
This move combined offense and defense; it was the only control skill among the Golden Thirteen Halberds, and also the strongest one. Once it hit an opponent, no matter how strong they were, they would be absolutely unable to move even an inch for eight seconds.
Of course, this was an exaggeration. In reality, if the opponent's strength was great enough, how could they be restricted? If this move could truly ignore levels and restrain any opponent no matter how strong, then the Sea God would be more than a simple First-Class God.
(end of chapter)
