The other members of the Shrek Seven Devils naturally wouldn't be idle. To complete the mission as quickly as possible, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing directly unleashed their Martial Soul's true body—the Astral White Tiger. The Astral White Tiger possessed wings on its back, and in its true body form, it could not only attack from the air, but its size was no less imposing compared to the Demonic Tiger Whales below.
Even Xiao Bai had suffered losses at the hands of the Astral White Tiger, let alone these exhausted Demonic Tiger Whales. In an instant, wherever the Astral White Tiger passed, flesh and blood flew. Many Demonic Tiger Whales hadn't even managed to unleash any abilities before their skulls were shattered by those enormous tiger claws. Their brains burst and they died on the spot.
Ma Hongjun launched his assault independently. His strength naturally couldn't compare to the Astral White Tiger, but fire countered water, and his Phoenix Flame was the natural bane of these aquatic creatures. After transforming into the Seven-Headed Fire Phoenix, he condensed his Phoenix Domain within his own body, pushing the power of his flames to the absolute limit. He dove down from the sky again and again. Though a single dive might not be enough to kill a Demonic Tiger Whale, each one yielded results. With the Spirit Great White Sharks assisting, his kill count continued to climb.
Among the Seven Devils, the most underhanded was undoubtedly Oscar. He too understood that fire countered water, and since Fatty's Martial Soul true body could fly freely, the Copy Mirror Sausage he had consumed was made from Ma Hongjun's blood. Transforming into a single-headed fire phoenix, he circled in the air. Unlike Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun, who engaged the enemy head-on, he focused exclusively on picking off stragglers. The moment he spotted a Demonic Tiger Whale that was gravely wounded and near death, he would immediately swoop down to finish it off. Though it was somewhat underhanded, his kill count was hardly falling behind.
If the Spirit Great White Sharks and the Demonic Tiger Whales were two armies of soldiers clashing, then the Shrek Seven Devils were undoubtedly the generals commanding the Spirit Great White Shark army. Leading the charge, bolstered by Tang San's Killing God Domain, they were unstoppable for a time. The Demonic Tiger Whale casualties kept climbing. Blood splashed across the waves, and tremendous energy fluctuations erupted continuously from the ocean surface.
Tang San, hovering in midair, was hardly idle either. As the soul of the Shrek Seven Devils, what he was doing at this moment was overseeing the entire battlefield. In his Blue Silver True Body form, his right hand continuously condensed a Blue Silver Overlord Spear. Whenever a Spirit Great White Shark found itself in danger, his attack would descend immediately. With his terrifying spiritual power, the trajectory of his Blue Silver Overlord Spears was no longer something he couldn't control. Combined with Tang San's Hidden Weapons techniques, it could be said that not a single spear missed, and each one struck the Demonic Tiger Whales' vitals.
At the start of the battle, the Demonic Tiger Whale King had still been brimming with confidence. After all, they had always suppressed the Spirit Great White Sharks to the point where they couldn't even fight back. But after clashing with the ferocious Xiao Bai and exchanging blows, the Demonic Tiger Whale King began to realize something was wrong.
Xiao Bai, who should have been completely overwhelmed by him, was actually fighting him to a standstill. Behind Xiao Bai, beams of multicolored light poured into her body one after another, dramatically boosting her attack, defense, speed, strength, and every other capability. At the same time, the Demonic Tiger Whale King discovered that his own stamina had fallen to less than seventy percent of its peak. With this widening gap, Xiao Bai—whose strength was clearly inferior to his—was continuously leaving wound after wound on his body.
What enraged the Demonic Tiger Whale King the most was the effect of the Killing God Domain's Asura Hell surrounding him. No matter what he did, he couldn't unleash his full power. With Xiao Bai hounding him relentlessly, he couldn't even go to aid his clansmen. All he could do was watch helplessly as they died one after another.
The Demonic Tiger Whale King understood that if this continued, today might truly end in the total annihilation of his entire force. Xiao Bai before him was formidable, but he could still hold his ground. However, his clansmen were growing increasingly unable to hold on. Their casualties far exceeded those of the Spirit Great White Shark pack.
Having cultivated to the hundred-thousand-year level, the Demonic Tiger Whale King was no fool. He understood that Tang San, floating up there releasing his domain, was the key. His enormous domain had at minimum weakened his clansmen's combat strength by more than ten percent while boosting the Spirit Great White Sharks by more than ten percent. This was why, despite equal numbers, his clansmen were losing to the Spirit Great White Sharks.
Thinking this through, the Demonic Tiger Whale King's massive body suddenly coiled within the seawater, then sprang forward like a bowstring. He took Xiao Bai's Demon Shark's Fang head-on, suffering dozens of new wounds across his body—but his power was now fully charged. An iron-gray water column as thick as a water vat erupted from behind him, shooting straight toward Tang San in the air.
"Watch out!" Xiao Bai roared, launching herself upward and slamming violently into the Demonic Tiger Whale King, sending him flying. She transformed once more into a fierce aggressor, attacking with savage ferocity.
In midair, Tang San's attention had been razor-sharp the entire time. It was as though he had long anticipated that the Demonic Tiger Whale King would launch an attack on him. Facing the locked-on iron-gray water column, Tang San did not dodge. He pressed the index and middle fingers of his right hand together, tapped lightly at the position of the golden trident brand between his brows, then flung them downward.
A crystalline blue triangle shot out from his sword-finger gesture, expanding in midair. In the blink of an eye, this equilateral triangle had expanded to a meter per side, radiating a deep blue glow, and met the gray-blue water column head-on.
The Demonic Tiger Whale King's strike had been his full-powered attack, meant to destroy Tang San in a single blow and free his clansmen from the Asura Hell. Otherwise, he wouldn't have endured Xiao Bai's repeated attacks while charging up.
Would Tang San dare to directly block a full-powered strike from a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast? The answer was yes. That deep-blue triangle crashed straight into the iron-gray water column.
An incomprehensibly massive energy fluctuation erupted in midair. The deep-blue triangle spun rapidly, just like the true form of the Ocean Heaven and Earth Shield. And the erupting iron-gray water column, though powerful, was clearly being separated by the Ocean Heaven and Earth Shield—the gray energy scattered in all directions, while countless blue motes of light were forcibly drawn in by the shield.
What Tang San had flung was, of course, not the true body of the Ocean Heaven and Earth Shield itself, but rather one of its skills: Heaven-Earth Demon Breaking. After his skull evolved, this skill had become purely driven by spiritual power. Yes, Tang San's Soul Power was far from comparable to that of a hundred-thousand-year Demonic Tiger Whale, but his spiritual power had already reached the level of Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi. Heaven-Earth Demon Breaking was effective only against energy-form attacks. Ironically, the Demonic Tiger Whale King, in pursuit of maximum striking power, had imbued his iron-gray water column with no actual water—only his own refined energy. Naturally, it was blocked dead-on by Heaven-Earth Demon Breaking.
Tang San had long been prepared. Even if Heaven-Earth Demon Breaking couldn't hold, he still had his Invincible Golden Body as a backup. There was no danger whatsoever.
A flash of red light flickered, and after this attack was blocked, Xiao Wu emerged from Tang San's Ruyi Hundred Treasure Bag. Her soul returned to her body, and Tang San held her at his waist with one arm so she wouldn't fall. Her trial required her to follow Tang San in completing the mission, which obviously couldn't be done from inside the treasure bag. Now that the battle was essentially decided, Tang San naturally released her.
Having finally managed to repel Xiao Bai's attack once more, the Demonic Tiger Whale King's heart sank to rock bottom. He watched the blue crystal triangle return to the space between Tang San's brows and let out a piercing roar: "It truly is the Sea—"
Before he could finish, Xiao Bai pounced once again, tearing a chunk of flesh from his chest and abdomen with a savage bite.
Tang San swept a cold gaze over the Demonic Tiger Whale King, and a Blue Silver Overlord Spear shot from his right hand, piercing clean through the skull of a Demonic Tiger Whale that had nearly bitten down on a Spirit Great White Shark. His spiritual power surged once more, and the crushing suppression of the Asura Hell intensified again.
The battle between the Demonic Tiger Whale pack and the Spirit Great White Shark pack was now entirely without suspense. Thanks to the terrifying power of the Astral White Tiger, in just this short span of time, the number of Demonic Tiger Whales slain by Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had already exceeded thirty. Fatty's tally stood at thirteen. Even Oscar had completed his quota.
Ning Rongrong stood calmly behind a non-combatant Spirit Great White Shark, continuously channeling beams of enhancement energy into Xiao Bai. The radiance of her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda covered her entire body—she had clearly activated her seventh soul skill, Nine Treasure True Body. In her current state, focusing enhancements on Xiao Bai alone, she could maintain it for an entire hour without issue. The greatest advantage of Nine Treasure True Body was the dramatically extended duration of enhancements. In her spare moments, she could even briefly shift her attention to bolster some Spirit Great White Sharks that were at a disadvantage, helping them turn the tide.
The number of Demonic Tiger Whales was dwindling rapidly. From initially only the adult Demonic Tiger Whales entering the fight to the weaker, less experienced ones joining in as well, the Spirit Great White Sharks had already achieved an overwhelming advantage.
The Demonic Tiger Whales all understood that in terms of speed, they could never match the Spirit Great White Sharks. Only by fighting to the death did they stand even a shred of a chance. There was no possibility of retreat. But they were trapped within Tang San's terrifying Killing God Domain, their fighting spirit crushed and their strength unable to be fully unleashed. Combined with the devastating burst attacks of the Shrek Seven Devils, how could they possibly hold?
A massive pillar of fire suddenly erupted from the Seven-Headed Fire Phoenix, trailing searing Phoenix Flame as it plummeted from the sky and slammed into the back of an especially enormous Demonic Tiger Whale. With a deafening boom, the Demonic Tiger Whale shuddered violently as a charred, gaping hole was blown open in its back. It was Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Sky-Piercing Strike, launched from within his Martial Soul true body and amplified by his Phoenix Domain.
This single strike utterly annihilated that Demonic Tiger Whale, which had at minimum twenty thousand years of cultivation. Ma Hongjun reverted to human form afterward. The Martial Soul true body consumed Soul Power at an enormous rate, and the relentless fighting had pushed him to his limit. He floated in midair, panting, and ate several large recovery sausages to restore his stamina.
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were also resting in the rear, having likewise completed their tasks. The group's spirits had relaxed considerably.
With the numbers tilting so heavily in their favor, the battle became ever more one-sided. The remaining Demonic Tiger Whales were each beset by at least three or four Spirit Great White Sharks, leaving them no opportunity whatsoever. There was no longer any need for the Shrek Seven Devils' assistance. And having completed their quotas, the group had naturally eased up.
Just then, a sudden burst of extraordinary energy erupted from the heart of the battlefield. Xiao Bai, who had been gradually suppressing the Demonic Tiger Whale King, was suddenly blasted away by an immense force.
The Demonic Tiger Whale King's enormous body came to rest on the ocean surface, halting in place. He did not pursue Xiao Bai. The metallic sheen that had covered his body was rapidly replaced by a deathly gray pallor. An incomprehensibly vast wave of energy seemed to seal off the entire sea region. A state similar to the third phase of Xiao Bai's domain—the Solidified Sea Zone—appeared, slowing the movements of every creature in the water, whether Demonic Tiger Whale or Spirit Great White Shark.
"Not good!" Xiao Bai cried out and charged forward again, but an invisible layer of special energy around the Demonic Tiger Whale King's body repelled her once more. Now, even his eyes had shifted from blood-red to ashen gray, and the air around his body had begun to twist violently.
"He's going to self-destruct! Stop him!" Xiao Bai roared in terror.
No one present had any idea what the self-destruction of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast would look like, but they could certainly imagine it—a Soul Beast that had cultivated for a hundred thousand years unleashing all its accumulated energy and its soul simultaneously. The sheer destructive force would be beyond comprehension. If it actually happened, there would likely be very few survivors.
No one had expected that at the final moment, the Demonic Tiger Whale King would be so vicious as to sacrifice himself—completely erasing his existence from this world—in order to drag the Spirit Great White Sharks and the Shrek Seven Devils down with him.
Every single Demonic Tiger Whale at that moment displayed their most ferocious side. Not only did they show no intention of retreating, they launched their final attacks. Every Demonic Tiger Whale was burning through its own life force in a frenzy, attacking the surrounding Spirit Great White Sharks—not to kill them, but simply to tie these mortal enemies down and prevent them from leaving the battlefield.
A blue-gold figure drifted to a position directly above the Demonic Tiger Whale King's massive body, his icy eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation. In his palm, the jade vial containing Twin Spirit Spring Water—the same one that had already claimed dozens of Demonic Tiger Whale lives—appeared once more.
At this moment, what Tang San was thinking about was not the battle before him, but the time he had nearly been killed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale's powerful attack. If only he had remembered to take out this jade vial back then, perhaps things would have been entirely different.
"Die together, then!" the Demonic Tiger Whale King shrieked with desperate rage. His body began to swell rapidly, clearly igniting every last ounce of energy within.
"You want to self-destruct? It won't be that easy!" The invisible barrier that even Xiao Bai couldn't break through—Tang San certainly didn't believe he could break it either. What he did was far simpler. He opened the jade vial and poured the two-colored spring water downward.
A piercing explosion sounded from ten meters above the Demonic Tiger Whale King, and a massive plume of white mist rose into the air. The previously invisible barrier became visible—though only half of it remained, the half that had crystallized into ice. The other half had silently melted away.
The abilities of the Extreme Yin Cold Spring and the Blazing Yang Spring weren't limited to affecting physical matter—they also worked on energy. Otherwise, how could they be called the extreme cold and extreme heat between heaven and earth?
Guided by Tang San, the red spring water dripped precisely into the breathing hole on the Demonic Tiger Whale King's back and flowed inward.
Under normal circumstances, the Demonic Tiger Whale King would have had at least a hundred ways to dodge or blast this spring water away with an explosive burst of energy. But in this moment, he was locked in the process of self-destruction, his body utterly immobile. His massive frame was protected only by the invisible energy released during the detonation—a barrier that even the hundred-thousand-year sea Soul Beast Xiao Bai couldn't penetrate. How could he have ever imagined that an enemy would breach it in such a manner?
His violently swelling body suddenly froze. Tang San stopped pouring from the jade vial and carefully sealed it with its stopper.
Previously, what he had applied to his forty crossbow bolts had been merely forty drops of the Blazing Yang Spring—less than a tenth of what the bottle contained. But now, terrified that the Demonic Tiger Whale King might somehow survive, Tang San poured out nearly half of the Twin Spirit Spring Water from the warm jade vial.