Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 153 Hunting the Demonic Orca King

"There's only one possibility why the Demonic Orcas have disappeared... their corpses have all been collected! And only those land-based Soul Masters could do that! They used storage Soul Tools to collect the Demonic Orcas' corpses!"

Shurano made his judgment.

"It's...those poachers!"

The yellow-robed Soul Master who questioned Shurano revealed an angry expression.

In the eyes of the residents around Poseidon Island, the chosen Sea Soul Masters who pass the test can never leave Poseidon Island for the rest of their lives and must always worship the Sea God on the island.

But the reality is certainly not like that.

Even if it's just to better maintain order at sea, they must maintain communication with the outside world.

Therefore, the Soul Masters of Seagod Island often receive orders from the Holy Pillar or even the High Priest to go out on missions, and they often land on surrounding islands to check the situation and gather intelligence from other sea spirit beasts.

However, they changed their clothes, and since those who were able to go out on missions were all Soul Masters who had been cultivating in seclusion on Seagod Island for at least several decades, even if there were acquaintances from the past, they would not be able to recognize them.

Naturally, no one knew their true identities.

As generations of those who failed the Seagod Island test left the island, the stories passed down through word of mouth only served to highlight the island's mystique, sacredness, and sublimity.

Distance brings beauty, and ignorance breeds faith. This is exactly what it means.

You Chen frowned slightly.

Judging from their conversation, it was the Sea Dragon Douluo who noticed the strange situation here and sent this group of Sea Soul Masters to check it out.

The Demon Orca King could appear at any moment, and You Chen didn't want any complications at this time.

It wouldn't be difficult to deduce that other Soul Masters had been in the vicinity. However, if this small team were to get involved in the upcoming battle and die here, it's hard to guarantee that the Seagod Island wouldn't assume they were killed by land-based Soul Masters...

At least at this stage, it is not the time to have a direct conflict with Poseidon Island.

If Seagod Island fails to identify the person suspected of murdering their companion, it's easy to imagine that they will direct their anger towards other land-based Soul Masters.

This is naturally detrimental to You Chen's plans.

Instantly, an immense pressure descended upon the entire rocky island.

The soul masters on Seagod Island immediately changed their expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"I've come to hunt down that evil orca king. Retreat quickly, or you'll be caught in the battle and die. Don't blame me if you don't get a warning."

The deep, resonant voice directly entered the minds of the Sea Soul Masters through their spiritual power.

This……

"This spiritual power... who is this expert? The pressure they exert on me feels even stronger than that of Lord Sea Dragon Holy Pillar!"

The purple-clad sea spirit master, Shurano, was shocked.

Shurano was still able to think clearly, while the other yellow-clad sea spirit masters were all lying on the ground in fear, trembling all over.

"This... sir!"

Shurano spoke with some difficulty, unable to ascertain the other party's exact cultivation level or rank, so he simply used a form of address that would never be wrong, saying, "Could you—"

"Get out of here immediately! Don't make me repeat myself a third time!"

The intensified mental pressure caused Shurano to kneel on the ground, his face pale and his breathing rapid.

Shurano felt his consciousness fading, and he entered a completely vast and empty space, where time seemed to stretch out infinitely.

It's unclear how much time passed before the mental pressure finally dissipated.

Just now it was sunset, and the intensity of the light has not changed. Only then did Shurano realize that the seemingly long and suffocating time was actually just an illusion he had under too much pressure.

"I...I'm a Soul Master who passed the Purple-level assessment! I haven't even seen him, yet his mere presence alone gives me this terrifying illusion. Just how terrifying is this outsider's strength?!"

"Walk!"

Thinking of this, he dared not linger there any longer and turned to leave.

A yellow-clad sea spirit master, who had never experienced Shurano's feelings, looked up in confusion: "But, Lord Shurano, haven't we found out anything yet?"

"I said let's go, didn't you hear me!"

Shurano's face darkened. "I'm in full charge of this operation, Adraco. Are you disobeying orders?!"

What idiots! Can't they see that this situation is completely beyond their capabilities?!

Adraco bowed his head in a panic: "I'm sorry, Lord Shurano."

While the others did not experience the same terror that Shurano felt, they each felt the same sense of being out of their minds that they had just experienced.

They believed that Shurano, as a Soul Saint, should be able to withstand that level of mental pressure, but seeing that Shurano was also drenched in sweat and looked terrified, they knew that the mental pressure they were experiencing was probably completely different...

So no one spoke recklessly like Adaraco, and they obeyed Shurano's orders, quickly leaving the area.

Sensing the departure of Shurano and the others, You Chen withdrew his attention.

Although the possibility is low, we should still avoid the possibility that the nearby Sea Dragon Douluo might come and cause trouble after hearing his subordinate's report.

You Chen decided to stop waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out and instead began sending out his clones to actively search for them.

Although the Demon Orca King died a very unsatisfying death in the original story.

According to Tang San's description, it was not only a super soul beast (a top-tier bloodline soul beast), but also had the sea buff, yet it was ultimately forced to self-destruct by Tang San, who was only a Soul Saint at the time...

However, this outcome was ultimately due to a combination of factors.

Its own clan was almost completely wiped out by the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, but if it really wanted to escape, it could definitely do so.

The Demon Soul Great White Shark King, Xiao Bai, was already inferior to it in strength. Even with Tang San's domain amplification, it was at most on par with the Evil Tiger Whale King.

Just as it is difficult for Title Douluos of similar strength to defeat each other, and even more difficult to kill one another, it is also difficult for Soul Beasts of the same level to kill each other.

But... what if I escape this time?

His companion was almost dead, and the other side had the help of the Sea God's inheritor. He couldn't even rule out the possibility that the Title Douluo of Sea God Island would also intervene after he was injured.

Given the Demon Orca King's pride, rather than hiding like a rat afterward, he might as well just go and fight those who wiped out his race!

It directly self-destructed, severely damaging the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan and killing the inheritor of the Sea God it hated!

It could even be said that the proportion of its extinction was far less than the hatred it harbored for the sea god!

However... no matter what, its self-destruction was a bit premature, and the timing was hard to say.

The possibility of low IQ cannot be ruled out.

But You Chen didn't have that many buffs, and he was all alone. There was no reason for the Demon Orca King to be in good condition and suddenly explode against him.

You Chen wouldn't gamble on the Demonic Orca King doing something stupid; instead, he treated it as a normal super soul beast with the strength of a Super Douluo.

The biggest advantage of soul beasts compared to soul masters of the same level is their immense vitality.

Just like when You Chen attacked Er Ming with the Emperor's Golden Sword, it seemed to have caused Er Ming considerable damage. However, for someone of Er Ming's enormous size, such an injury was about the same as a normal person having a piece of skin torn off.

This is also why the Ming Dynasty allowed You Chen to "teach" Er Ming a lesson.

Despite losing so much blood, Erming actually suffered less damage than the punch You Chen delivered when he was in his enhanced state with the Emperor's Golden Body.

The Demon Orca King is similar.

You Chen didn't think that the Demon Orca King, whose guardian beast, the Great White Shark King, was stronger than the Seagod Island, would be so easily killed.

Therefore, You Chen thought of waiting for the opportune moment to exert himself and maintaining his peak condition as much as possible.

Anyway, the Demon Orca King will definitely come here, so this is a sure-fire way to wait for its prey to come to us.

But now that things might get complicated, You Chen decided to waste some energy exploring.

Once Youchen begins its active search, it's equivalent to deploying multiple ultra-wide-range radars, making the search efficiency impossible to be low.

Furthermore, the Demon Orca King was indeed actively moving in this direction, and within just half an hour, You Chen had located its trail.

"Um?"

You Chen raised an eyebrow.

Just as You Chen's clone discovered the Demon Orca King, the Demon Orca King also suddenly turned its head to look over.

A blue wave shot out at lightning speed, and the clone was instantly broken apart by the wave, causing You Chen to lose sight of it.

"That's true. Even with the Concealing Breath Technique, it's impossible to conceal mental power when probing with it. Furthermore, the Demonic Orca inherently possesses mental attributes, so its mental power is definitely not weak. It's quite normal that it detected my Starlight Avatar."

While silently analyzing the situation, You Chen disintegrated the three clones that had completely deviated from the location of the Demon Orca King, and controlled the other two clones to dive into the ocean and swim towards the location of the Demon Orca King.

If you don't use your mental powers and just rely on your senses to observe, the probability of being discovered is greatly reduced.

You Chen himself also began to take the initiative.

On the other side, the Demon Orca King also frowned slightly.

"Not his true form, but a clone? Even my attack was only partially blocked; one can only imagine the strength of his true form."

A fierce glint flashed in the Demon Orca King's eyes: 'There's no mistake, this human Soul Master must be related to the tribe I can't contact over there!'

In an instant, a powerful spiritual force spread out.

The Demon Orca King unleashed its full mental power and began a thorough search of the surrounding area.

As expected, they gained nothing.

If the Demon Orca King had a calmer personality, it would most likely have stopped at this point. However, given the Demon Orca King's nature, which is tinged with evil and violence, it is impossible for it to stop now.

As a spirit beast with the attributes of water and spirit, and also possessing a trace of evil, the brutal nature of the Demonic Tiger Whale has been etched into its bloodline.

It would not tolerate a human soul master who dared to threaten its own kind and even come to explore its tracks.

Ten minutes later, one of You Chen's starlight avatars had swum with the ocean current to a distance where it could see the Demon Orca King with the naked eye.

The demonic orca king's spiritual power swept over the incarnation of You Chen, but it treated it as ordinary marine debris and found nothing.

Upon seeing this scene, You Chen's heart stirred slightly.

"Unlike me, it doesn't have a spiritual core, so why waste spiritual energy like this? It does save me some trouble, though."

You Chen's lips curled up slightly.

A few minutes later, the real person, who had also dived into the sea, arrived at the scene.

Meanwhile, the Demon Orca King, having searched in vain for so long, was churning the seas and destroying everything around him in order to vent his anger.

Even if You Chen used his mental power to probe, he couldn't estimate the opponent's mental power consumption unless he invaded the opponent's mental sea. But You Chen didn't need to do that step to judge that the Demon Orca King's mental power consumption was definitely not small.

The biggest piece of evidence is that... it no longer uses its mental power to probe over large areas.

"That's about it."

You Chen pondered silently, already simulating in his mind the scene of aiming at the Demon Orca King.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

"Right now!"

A glint suddenly flashed in You Chen's eyes. He leaped out of the sea, and a Barrett sniper rifle appeared in his hand. Thousands of meters away, the Demon Orca King's body, which was over thirty meters long, was still clear in his eyes.

Although this sniper rifle has undergone subsequent optimizations, it is essentially something that was created by using rare materials to advance the technology tree. To avoid errors caused by water ingress, You Chen still chose to jump out of the water.

Although the Demon Orca King had narrowed its mental energy range, it still noticed You Chen, who had already revealed his killing intent, immediately thanks to the keen wild instincts of a soul beast.

However, those who have been assassinated by You Chen know that it was too late the moment You Chen revealed his murderous intent!

The penetrating warhead, which had been prepared in advance and sealed the "Blazing Yang Spring" in the Yin-Yang duality of ice and fire, was loaded ahead of schedule!

Since You Chen knew that Tang San's "poisoning" technique was effective against the Demon Orca, he naturally wouldn't abandon it.

When facing an enemy who is undoubtedly on the same level as oneself, it is only reasonable to use any means necessary.

With a sharp sonic boom, the bullet struck the Demon Orca King at an astonishing speed before the Demon Orca King even realized what was happening!

Since the goal is to inject toxins, the kind of cannon-like hit effect is certainly not what You Chen is aiming for.

Therefore, he specifically chose a penetrating bullet.

Given the size of the Demon Orca King, even if the bullet has strong penetrating power, there is no need to worry about it being completely pierced.

The extremely potent toxins spread rapidly throughout the body of the Demon Orca King.

"roar!!!"

The Demon Orca King let out an extremely mournful cry. Unlike its previous acts of venting its emotions, it was now churning the seas to release its pain.

You Chen's eyes sharpened, and without hesitation, he activated his Martial Soul True Body, transforming into a giant white dragon nearly ten meters long.

Its size is comparable to that of the Wind Dragon that You Chen once hunted, and the range of its every move is enough to pose a clear threat to the enormous Demon Orca King.

You Chen knew that although the Demon Orca King seemed miserable, he was only in unbearable pain.

This extreme yang poison wouldn't even kill a top-tier soul beast that's been around for 100,000 years.

After the Demon Orca King's body circulates and metabolizes, it will soon recover to most of its original state.

His task was to complete the kill before the deadline arrived!

Rumble—!

The massive body, nearly ten meters tall, produced a thunderous sonic boom as it flew at supersonic speeds.

In the blink of an eye, You Chen, transformed into a white dragon, arrived in front of the Demon Orca King.

In the Martial Soul True Form, to maximize the speed and power amplified by this state, there is no need to use any other Soul Rings or Soul Skills.

Wind-type soul skills have gradually fallen behind You Chen's strength. Even the physical-type soul skills Wind Fist and Wind and Cloud Movement, which he used as his normal means of output half a year ago, are no longer as powerful as his fists that are directly imbued with the power of stardust.

Therefore, You Chen directly concentrated the power of stardust into his fists and used the fist and claw techniques, which were developed based on the Wind and Cloud Movement but were not yet fully perfected or named.

A barrage of dazzling starlight attacks rained down on the Demon Orca King, like meteors falling at breakneck speed.

The Demon Orca King let out an even more painful scream.

However, under You Chen's attack, perhaps due to the threat to his life, an adrenaline-like mechanism came into play, temporarily suppressing the pain, and the Demon Orca King finally launched a counterattack against You Chen.

However, the fact that the Demon Orca King was weakened by the poison did not change. In the rush of the attack, You Chen easily dodged it with his extreme speed.

"Where did this freak come from?! Is he another one of Poseidon's new servants?!"

As his injuries worsened, panic surged within the Demon Orca King.

No longer caring about avenging his clan, he had already decided to flee for his life.

After sensing that the effects of the toxins on his body were unexpectedly weakened quickly, the Demon Orca King still pretended to be greatly affected. Suddenly, it released a spiral energy wave from its huge, deep red eyes, which hit You Chen directly.

A wave of dizziness washed over him. This was not a simple mental attack, but rather an energy attack condensed from the violent power of the Demon Orca King's demonic domain.

Therefore, even with You Chen's mental strength, he still couldn't avoid falling into a brief state of dizziness.

However, the Sacrificial Sanctuary of Youchen is equally formidable, and any negative status effect can weaken its resistance.

However, by the time You Chen regained consciousness, the Demon Orca King's attack had already arrived and was unavoidable.

The massive whale tail slammed into You Chen's body head-on. With the immense force of the Demon Orca King's enormous size, even though You Chen kept using the power of stardust to counterattack, it still sent him flying several kilometers away.

You Chen had already realized that the Demon Orca King's goal was not to create an opportunity to severely injure him through the "Demon Orca Demonic Capture," but to take the opportunity to create distance and escape!

"It was my insufficient control over the Stardust Power that allowed its purifying effect to accelerate its recovery from the poison."

You Chen realized why the Demon Orca King had recovered so quickly.

The purifying power of stardust is extremely potent.

Power itself has no will; it doesn't care whether the toxin is friendly or not. Since it's something that needs to be purified, it'll just purify it all.

While inflicting severe damage on the evil orca king, it also removed some of the toxins.

Taking advantage of the space created by the distance, the Demon Orca King dived directly into the deep sea.

When facing a Soul Master, the best way for a sea spirit beast to escape is to dive into the ocean, the deeper the better.

In such a situation, if the Soul Master doesn't pursue, they can naturally escape smoothly. However, if they choose to pursue and actively enter the sea, the strength of the Soul Beast and the Soul Master will shift, and the balance of power may very well change.

However, You Chen already knew all about the Demon Orca King. Didn't he know what skills it had?

This escape was not unexpected for You Chen.

The Soul Bone Skill, the active version of Air Compression, was activated, instantly displacing a large amount of seawater and squeezing out a spherical area filled with pure oxygen.

But the Demon Orca King was not among them.

You Chen's original purpose was not to use this move to restrain the Demon Orca King, but to reduce the distance between the Demon Orca King and the sea surface as much as possible, thereby reducing its buffering effect.

Then, You Chen unleashed his true killing move, shooting at supersonic speed that pierced the sea surface.

After being compressed and pushed aside by the air on the sea surface, the speed and power of the shot at the speed of sound were hardly diminished, and it struck the back of the Demon Orca King directly.

This was the first time You Chen had used the sonic gun in his Martial Soul True Form state. In his Martial Soul True Form, which was also in a much larger dragon form, the caliber of the gun was increased by nearly a hundred times.

The stardust power, after undergoing its extreme transformation, pierced through the back of the Demon Orca King, creating a massive gash nearly five meters long.

The Demon Orca King is not the size of a Titan Ape; this is a fatal blow.

Whales are not fish, but mammals that need to surface frequently to breathe.

With such a severe blow, the Demon Orca King had no choice but to surface.

It desperately needed to find a rocky island similar to the one where Youchen had previously stayed to rest; otherwise, if it continued to fight the man behind it without time to recover... it would really die!

This human soul master who appeared out of nowhere is terrifying!

The Demon Orca's Demonic Capture, which has already been used, cannot be recharged for a short period of time, and other attack methods are basically ineffective against You Chen.

Left with no other choice, the Demon Orca King repeatedly used a large amount of mental energy to condense a red crystal mirror using its innate skill, constantly hindering the approaching Youchen.

The speed at which mental energy locks onto something is the speed of thought, so even with You Chen's flight speed, he would still be blocked and hindered by the red crystal mirror.

Even as the distance between them increased time and time again, and it seemed that the Demon Orca King was about to escape completely, You Chen's expression remained unchanged.

The Demon Orca King was unaware that while consuming its mental energy made it easier to escape, it was also pushing it further into an abyss of despair.

"It's time."

Starlight flickered in You Chen's eyes. With the combination of his spiritual power and the power of stardust, a huge, pure, clear blue star suddenly descended into the spiritual world of the Demon Orca King.

Star Soul Technique - Wheel of Stars.

The stars that filled the world rolled like wheels, crushing towards the Demon Orca King. Faced with this apocalyptic scene, the Demon Orca King's already depleted spirit was powerless to resist.

The monstrous orca king, who had roamed the oceans for tens of thousands of years, thus silently perished.

I remember watching videos of Da Ming and Er Ming on Bilibili before, and they were all hundreds of meters tall! But when I read the novel, Er Ming was only a dozen meters tall... What kind of Titan is that?! When I was writing about fighting Er Ming, I imagined a mountain being sent flying by him... but it wasn't a real mountain, it was more like a fake one.

(End of this chapter)