Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 358 Leviathan's Cultivation Improvement

The reason why Tang Wulin and Na'er's combination was able to defeat Long Yue and Dai Yun'er's combination is very simple.

That's Dai Yun'er; she's an excellent breakthrough point.

During the individual competition, Tang Wulin discovered a blind spot, which was the key to their victory.

During the competition, even if other contestants are fighting and bleeding profusely, as long as they do not give up or are still able to fight on, the referees will not interfere with the progress of the competition.

Unless the opponent beats the person so badly that they are unconscious, the referees will not intervene.

However, this does not apply to Dai Yun'er.

Tang Wulin noticed that, whether it was Dai Yueyan's match or Dai Yun'er's match, the referees' attention was more focused than usual, as if they would immediately intervene to stop any problems that arose.

Just like when Lu Fa was fighting Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan, when Lu Fa was beating up Dai Yun'er, the referee didn't even wait for him to put Dai Yun'er down before he immediately flew over to stop him.

The same applies to Dai Yueyan's match. Even though he hadn't been seriously injured and was still able to move, and he himself showed no intention of conceding, Enci and the referees still chose to intervene in their fight.

The reason is simple: both Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan are members of the royal family. While this prestigious status brings them benefits, it also imposes certain limitations.

For example, although they have extensive combat experience, they rarely have experience in life-or-death battles. Well, that's true, very few people have such experience anyway.

However, this is also a weakness.

So in the two-on-two final, Tang Wulin and Na'er's duo, as if arranged by something, were matched up against Long Yue and Dai Yun'er's duo.

Tang Wulin and Na'er skillfully employed tactics, with Na'er choosing to hold off Long Yue. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin faced off against Dai Yun'er, and in a moment of carelessness, Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw nearly injured Dai Yun'er's head, which greatly alarmed the Star Luo Empire.

Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw's sharpness has been proven in previous matches. If it were to accidentally touch Dai Yun'er's head, the consequences could range from fainting and disfigurement to immediate death.

So, at the critical moment, Enci instinctively took action and saved Dai Yun'er.

During the match, no outsiders were allowed to interfere unless the losing side was clearly identified. Enci's subconscious intervention became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Thus, Tang Wulin and Na'er won the championship.

Although during this process, the people of the Star Luo Empire cursed him with extremely harsh words, that was to be expected.

But Tang Wulin didn't care. Just tell him whether he won or not. Sometimes, using tactics flexibly is a virtue.

I remember that the master in history, before leading the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils to defeat the Spirit Hall team, had arranged many tactics for them, allowing them to preserve a considerable amount of strength, and finally defeated the Spirit Hall team by surprise.

Ten thousand years ago, Lingbing Douluo also used various tactics such as intimidation and feigning weakness to lead the severely damaged Shrek Academy team to win the championship of the continent-wide Soul Master Academy Competition, thus defending the honor of Shrek Academy.

This is the power of using tactics flexibly!

Now, Tang Wulin skillfully used tactics to defeat his opponent and uphold the honor of Shrek Academy. This can be considered a kind of legacy.

The two-on-two matches are over, and next up is the final scene of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament: the seven-on-seven team battle.

……

At this moment, in the unfathomable depths of the dark sea, endless silence, like a heavy curtain, has long shrouded this mysterious realm.

In those dark and icy waters, a terrifying beast lurks.

This behemoth resembled a whale in appearance. Its body was covered with scales as hard as rock, shimmering with an eerie black light, like mysterious runic armor.

As it breathed, countless bubbles emanated from its body. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the black scales on this giant beast would occasionally wriggle and close up and down.

At the same time, its body is larger than imagined, resembling a freely moving underwater mountain.

With just a gentle sweep of its thick tail, it can stir up a violent undercurrent on the seabed, like a small underwater storm, ruthlessly destroying all the surrounding reefs and corals.

Not far from this giant beast, another strange creature was observing it; it was neither human nor fish.

Its body seemed to be a deformed creature sculpted from the darkest abyss of the universe. Its enormous outline was indistinct, like a small mountain twisted by evil forces.

Its head resembled an irregular tumor, from which countless thick tentacles grew.

These tentacles, like giant pythons, danced in the seawater, covered with menacing suckers. The edges of those suckers were as sharp as knives, and a light touch could leave deep marks on the hard rocks.

At the same time, his skin seemed to be covered with a slippery, mottled, dark keratin layer, shimmering with an eerie dark light in the dark underwater environment, as if countless cursed souls were struggling and surging within it.

These two creatures, which look incredibly deformed and evil, are naturally Nan Fusheng's sea spirit beast clones, Leviathan and Augustus.

"Its cultivation level has increased again, but yours hasn't improved much." Nan Fusheng's voice suddenly came from Augustus's octopus head.

"There's no way around it, we're just different in nature. I'm a chimera spirit beast that develops in multiple ways, focusing on integrating the abilities of various spirit beasts. Leviathan, on the other hand, only develops its devouring ability. In terms of digesting and absorbing energy, it's much stronger than me."

The octopus-headed creature spoke again, but this time his voice was much lower. Clearly, it wasn't Nan Fusheng speaking, but Augustus himself.

"That's true." Nan Fusheng in Augustus's mind nodded. As the main body, it was incredibly easy for him to switch his consciousness between his clones.

Anyway, he doesn't really need to participate in the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, so of course he wants to observe his clones.

"Is it absorbing energy from the mineral vein?" Nan Fusheng looked at Leviathan with some curiosity. Leviathan seemed to be resting, so he did not choose to transfer his consciousness to Leviathan.

"Hmm." Augustus nodded. "He's had this ability for a long time, but because he's busy hunting sea spirit beasts everywhere, he rarely uses it, only when he's resting."

Now that its cultivation has reached this level, its devouring ability is becoming increasingly powerful. It can even absorb the energy from these deep-sea metal veins, and quite quickly at that. The only drawback is that it needs to change its base from time to time.

Hearing Augustus's words, Nan Fusheng didn't say much. Even he was quite surprised by Leviathan's cultivation speed.

Although it hasn't been long since the last attack on their cruise ship, Leviathan's cultivation level seems to have improved even further, and he's already approaching the level of a 300,000-strong soul beast.

"We don't need these mineral veins on the seabed anyway, so it's fine for Leviathan to devour them. But if you come across any super rare treasures, remember to keep them."

Nan Fusheng didn't care that the rare metals in these mineral veins would be rendered useless after the energy was absorbed by Leviathan, since he didn't need them. However, there were always some good things that would occasionally appear in the ocean.

For example, deep-sea silver nuggets that can only be formed in the deep sea, or some kind of treasure that once drifted into the ocean for special reasons.

Although the probability of encountering these things is extremely small, there are still some lucky individuals in the Douluo Continent who have actually encountered and found them.

"By the way, what's wrong with your body? You're clearly a sea spirit beast, yet you've evolved wings in this deep sea. Are these things even useful?"

With a change of tone, Nan Fusheng cleverly shifted the topic to Augustus. This question indeed intrigued him. He wondered where Augustus had devoured such a strange soul beast, which had even evolved wings.

Nan Fusheng tentatively manipulated the wings on Augustus's back. They were a pair of seemingly broken fleshy wings, yet they still exuded a terrifying aura. Every feather on the fleshy wings gleamed with a cold light, like sharp bone spurs, emanating an aura of decay and death.

When he slightly flapped his fleshy wings, the surrounding seawater seemed to be drawn by a dark force, producing strange fluctuations.

These wings are surprisingly easy to use in the deep sea, and what look like feathers are actually scales.

"These wings evolved when I devoured a sea spirit beast called the Devil's Blade. It's a peculiar fish that looks like a sharp knife, hence the name Devil's Blade."

Their ability is explosive, high-flying attacks. Their bodies are extremely sharp and tough, possessing no other attributes but exceptional piercing power. They can briefly achieve low-altitude flight through acceleration. Furthermore, these spirit beasts are also social creatures.

"During one of my hunting trips, I encountered a bird-like spirit beast preying on this spirit beast. So I ate both of them, and these wings naturally grew."

Perhaps because I devoured bird-like spirit beasts, I grew wings. And because of the Demon Blade, these wings are covered with scales, which can not only be used as flying weapons but also as acceleration boosters in water.

Augustus flapped his wings triumphantly, causing the surrounding seawater to churn.

(P.S.: The Demon Blade spirit beast is not something the author made up; it actually appeared in the novel *Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect*.)

"Hululuulu!!"

Just then, a series of bubbling sounds arose, and Nan Fusheng turned his gaze toward Leviathan.

The colossal beast, slumbering in the deep sea, seemed to be awakened from a nightmare. Its massive body trembled slightly, like a dormant underwater volcano beginning to revive. The surrounding seawater seemed to sense the pressure emanating from this behemoth and began to surge restlessly.

At first, there were only subtle ripples, like a wisp of unease spreading across the sea. But as Leviathan's consciousness gradually cleared, its massive limbs began to stretch, each tiny movement like the triggering of a small underwater storm.

The sound of churning seawater broke the silence, emanating from the depths of the ocean—a deep and awe-inspiring roar.

The churning seawater seemed to be boiling, with bubbles constantly rising and bursting. The giant beast's mountain-like back gradually arched, and the surging seawater, like an extension of its power, swept in all directions.

"roar--"

Leviathan opened its massive maw and let out a deafening roar.

Leviathan's mouth was enormous, like a bottomless canyon, filled with sharp, sword-like fangs, each gleaming with a cold light, as if it could easily tear apart any hard object.

"This guy really made quite a racket when he woke up."

Nan Fusheng watched quietly from the side. The turmoil in the sea caused by Leviathan's awakening seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier as soon as he got close.

Once the commotion caused by Leviathan subsided, Nan Fusheng controlled Augustus to approach it.

"Main body, is there something you need?"

As soon as Nan Fusheng approached, Leviathan recognized him immediately.

"No, I just came to check on how you've been doing lately. I might need your help with something in a while, so I hope you can improve your cultivation as soon as possible."

"Nan Fusheng said. To be honest, he didn't have high expectations for these two clones at first. He just wanted to cast a wide net and catch more fish. Anyway, he didn't lack two clones."

However, as Leviathan and Augustus's cultivation levels increased dramatically, Nan Fusheng suddenly realized that they could be used in other ways, and many interesting ideas were slowly taking shape in Nan Fusheng's mind.

What sets Leviathan and other spirit beasts apart from normal ones is their unique formation process. Furthermore, they can utilize Nan Fusheng's power to evade heavenly tribulations. This allows them to grow at a rate unmatched by other spirit beasts.

Whether they join the ranks of soul beasts or establish their own independent force, there are many areas they can plan for.

No, that's not right.

Nan Fusheng sized up Leviathan's appearance, then looked at his own slimy hands. "Hmm, these two look so terrifying, they'll have a hard time blending into the soul beast ranks. They'll probably have to go their own way."

"Improving your cultivation level, is that right? I understand."

Leviathan nodded. It just so happened that he had just awakened because he felt his cultivation was about to improve, which was why he was preparing to hunt sea spirit beasts.

"Yes, work hard. There will be many places in the future where we might need your help." Nan Fusheng encouraged Leviathan with these words before looking away.

(End of this chapter)