Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

The Rending Sea Black Dragon Whale seemed to sense the intruder's provocation. It suddenly turned its head, its huge dark red eyes filled with ferocity and vigilance.

Those eyes seemed to see right through to the soul, carrying a ferocious aura from ancient times. It sensed the threat emanating from this tiny human, the aura of a apex predator.

It opened its massive jaws and let out an angry roar.

"hold head high--!"

The sound waves transformed into a tangible shockwave in the water, sweeping towards Long Yuanba.

"Well done!" Long Yuanba exclaimed excitedly, showing no hesitation in the face of the sound waves that were powerful enough to shatter rocks.

A golden light flashed in his left hand, and a golden shield appeared in his hand. The shield was large enough to protect Long Yuanba completely.

It was the Heavenly Shield, formed from the Golden Shield Armor skill of the left arm bone of a 100,000-year-old golden tortoiseshell! On the shield's surface, the ancient patterns seemed to come alive, flowing with abundant water and earth elemental power.

At the same time, a flash of light appeared on his right hand, and a giant axe of azure blue appeared in his hand. The axe blade was crystal clear, as if it were formed from the purest seawater, while the handle was wrapped with wisps of destructive energy.

This is one of the skills of the 100,000-year-old marine iguana's right arm bone: the Sky-Shattering Axe, which can unleash a destructive force similar to the marine iguana's energy breath.

"boom!"

The shockwave slammed into the Heavenly Shield, creating a deafening roar. Long Yuanba felt an immense force strike him, but protected by the Heavenly Shield, he remained completely still. His right hand wielded the Heaven-Shattering Axe, carrying an aura of destruction, as it cleaved fiercely towards the side of the Sea-Splitting Xuanlong Whale!

"clang--!"

The clang of metal echoed through the deep sea, causing the surrounding waters to tremble. The clash of axe blades against scales produced dazzling sparks, like fireworks in the dark depths.

Even the scales, as hard as gold and iron, were torn apart by the sharp edge of the Sky-Piercing Axe. The Sea-Splitting Xuanlong Whale felt the pain and twisted its massive body. Its huge tail, covered with dragon scales, swept across like a giant steel whip with the power to tear everything apart!

Even more terrifying, the spatial crack at the edge of the tail fin suddenly expanded, forming a spacetime vortex with a diameter of five meters, which frantically sucked in seawater, making a teeth-grinding "hissing" sound.

The center of the vortex was pitch black, as if it led to another unknown world.

"Spatial power?!" Long Yuanba's pupils shrank sharply.

He never expected that this 20,000-year-old Rift Sea Xuanlong Whale had already grasped the basics of the laws of space! This kind of talent usually only exists in top-level soul beasts that are over 100,000 years old.

Long Yuanba channeled his soul power into the Sky-Piercing Axe in his right hand. Immediately, a solidified silver-blue light appeared on the axe's blade. This was the unique ability formed by the sea iguana absorbing the fixed-position soul-guided cannonball—Elemental Energy Breath. The silver-blue Elemental Energy Breath slashed towards the spacetime vortex torn apart by the Rift Sea Profound Dragon Whale. A moment later, the two dissipated.

The fact that it could withstand a 100,000-year-old soul bone skill demonstrates the formidable power of the Sea-Splitting Xuanlong Whale's bloodline.

Long Yuanba lunged forward.

Raising his left hand, golden light suddenly burst forth, and the Imperial Shield in his hand expanded out of thin air, growing to the size of a sea-splitting Xuanlong whale in an instant.

"boom!"

With a casual wave of his hand, Long Yuanba's massive Heavenly Shield transformed into a moving mountain, slamming down with immense force onto the back of the Rending Sea Xuanlong Whale. There were no fancy techniques, only the crushing power of absolute strength.

A sickening cracking sound rang out, and the Rift Sea Xuanlong Whale's tough flesh was as fragile as tofu before the Heavenly Shield. Its massive body was slammed dozens of meters into the seabed mud and sand by the blow, stirring up a cloud of turbidity.

"hold head high--!"

The excruciating pain drove the Rift Sea Black Dragon Whale completely mad. It roared as it burst from the mud and sand, its single horn flashing with a purplish-black light, attempting to use spatial power to retaliate. A visible spatial ripple slashed towards Long Yuanba.

"Little fish, again."

Facing the spatial ripples that tore through space, Long Yuanba advanced instead of retreating, his Sky-Piercing Axe once again carrying the destructive power to destroy everything, and met the attack head-on!

"break!"

With a roar, the azure light on the Sky-Piercing Axe instantly swallowed the spatial ripple, its momentum undiminished, and it struck the unicorn horn of the Sea-Splitting Mystic Dragon Whale.

"Snap!"

The single horn that symbolized the strongest fighting power of the Sea-Splitting Xuanlong Whale was severed in response to the Heaven-Piercing Axe! The break was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of struggle.

"ah--!"

The Rending Sea Black Dragon Whale let out a mournful cry; having lost its horn, it had completely lost the courage to resist. It tried to turn and flee, but Long Yuanba didn't give it that chance at all.

"town!"

Long Yuanba planted the Heavenly Shield in his left hand directly into the seabed rock. The water and earth elements on the shield surface immediately condensed, causing the surrounding seawater and silt to stop flowing.

Under this terrifying pressure, the Riftsea Black Dragon Whale felt as if its body was carrying the weight of the entire ocean, its movements became extremely slow, and even swimming became a luxury.

"it's over."

Long Yuanba flashed and instantly appeared above the Rending Sea Black Dragon Whale. He gripped his axe with both hands and brought it down with the force of a mountain crashing down!

This strike was a foregone conclusion.

The Sky-Piercing Axe, like a blue lightning bolt, pierced directly through the spine of the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale. The immense impact displaced seawater, creating a brief underwater vacuum bubble.

The massive body of the Rift Sea Xuanlong Whale convulsed violently a few times, the light in its eyes quickly dimming, leaving only its last breath. Blood stained the surrounding seawater red, yet dared not spread even slightly, as if intimidated by Long Yuanba's oppressive aura.

Long Yuanba slowly withdrew his martial spirit, looked at the dying Sea-Splitting Profound Dragon Whale at his feet, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Using his soul power, he guided the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale swiftly toward the surface of the sea.

"Son, come quick! I've beaten this Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale to the point of barely having a breath left."

"Thanks, Dad!" With that, Long Aotian took out the Devouring Heaven Blade and gave the Sea-Splitting Xuanlong Whale its release.

A black spirit ring appeared on the corpse of the Rift Sea Black Dragon Whale. Long Aotian sat cross-legged on the Rift Sea Black Dragon Whale and began to absorb the spirit ring.

Du Bisi looked at Long Yuanba with a hint of admiration in his eyes and said, "Yuanba, your strength has improved again. This Rift Sea Xuanlong Whale couldn't even last a few moves in your hands."

"Sect Master, you flatter me. It's just because of the advantage of the Soul Bone," Long Yuanba said modestly, but the arrogance in his eyes was hard to hide.

On Long Aotian's side, as the soul ring merged, a massive power instantly surged into his body. His body began to change, with fine dragon scale patterns appearing on his skin, and an aura of pressure emanating from him.