Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

"As for whether it will succeed or not, I cannot guarantee it."

Very well, saying it is pointless.

"How about this, we'll do it both ways. You take charge of the magic runes, and I'll handle the soul ring inscription. Hopefully, we can create a brand new version of the lich," Ye Qing said, stroking his chin.

Electrolux really wanted to complain.

If you don't want to learn magic, just say so... Why make up these excuses? It's not like I can't see through you.

However, he still nodded. There was nothing he could do; he was destined to be a hard worker, so he had to accept it. Who told him to have such an amazing friend?

……

at the same time.

Deep in the icy sea.

"Chief, there is a very powerful being lingering nearby, about a hundred miles away, seemingly searching for something. Should we go and investigate?"

In a magnificent underwater palace, a young girl kneeling in the center of the hall conveys her spiritual thoughts to a being reclining on a giant clam bed, whose figure is obscured by a string of pearls and whose face is not visible.

Whether it was the girl kneeling in the main hall or the figure on the clam bed, only their upper bodies were graceful female figures, while their lower bodies were huge fish tails.

This is the mermaid race.

The mermaid whose face was obscured was the current patriarch of the mermaid clan, Princess Hai, who possessed 620,000 years of cultivation.

"A powerful figure..." The sea princess straightened up, her gaze calm as she looked at the mermaid girl in the hall. "Do you know her cultivation level, and what she is searching for?"

"Chief, I don't know," the mermaid girl replied truthfully. "The aura emanating from that person makes it impossible for us to approach, but it is not as strong as yours, Chief."

After a moment of silence, the sea princess asked again, "Did he harm any of our people while he was in our territory?"

"No, I only caught some sea fish to eat."

If the sea spirit beast wasn't harmed, and they only caught some sea fish to eat, then there's no need to be aggressive. Go and inquire about their purpose. If they have good intentions, it's not unreasonable to help them and make a good connection.

After pondering for a while, the sea princess lifted the beaded chain and swam out.

"Lead the way, I, the clan leader, will personally negotiate with that unfamiliar powerful figure."

If their strength is only slightly inferior to mine, then it's safer to go in person.

Chapter 261 I'll fight you to the death!

There's a rather abstract concept about sea spirit beasts: the more powerful a sea spirit beast is, the more it likes to dive into the deep sea.

Based on the fact that the members of the Body Sect rely on the pressure of the ocean to refine their bodies, and that the deeper the sea, the greater the water pressure and the more potential can be stimulated, it means that the laws of physics also apply in the Douluo Continent.

Then came the problem.

According to the setting, shouldn't the sea spirit beasts that like to dive into the deep sea be all demons and fleshy men, each one a muscular strongman?

This sea princess is breaking the rules a bit.

Ye Qing looked at the sea princess riding the waves in front of him, his eyes filled with a hint of curiosity.

She has a human-like upper body and is a stunningly beautiful woman. Although her arms and waist are exceptionally slender, her chest is full and ripe like a peach.

That face was equally magnificent. Although it lived in the deep sea trench, its skin was surprisingly fair with a rosy glow, unlike the appearance of a water ghost that had been soaking in water for a long time. Its lips were red and its teeth were white, and its deep blue eyes seemed to hold a vast ocean. On the cheeks near its eyes, there were also a few beautiful scales that reflected the seven colors of light.

As for the fishtail of the lower body, it was not very clear, but it was estimated to be about three meters long. However, it was surprisingly harmonious with the slightly petite upper body.

However, despite its beauty, its physical strength is extremely weak.

Ye Qing's current physical strength is comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast that is known for its physical prowess, such as the Titan Giant Ape. However, in his perception, the Sea Princess, who has 600,000 years of cultivation, is not even as strong as him in terms of physical strength.

The fact that they can survive in the deep sea without relying on physical abilities, and that they don't have a completely soft body like an octopus to alleviate water pressure, means that the sea princess clan's ability to control water is probably even greater than Ye Qing expected.

According to Ye Qing's exploration, the deepest part of the icy sea beneath him was more than five thousand meters deep.

Further down lies the Sea Princess's territory, containing a mental barrier created by the Sea Princess that Ye Qing cannot penetrate or detect how deep it is.

The original work shows too few scenes of how geographical environment enhances the power of soul beasts. It simply describes how the Snow Emperor is invincible in the far north and the Sea Princess is invincible in the deep sea, without describing how much power they can use the terrain to fight against each other at the same level.

It can protect the entire clan living in the ocean below 5,000 meters. If the Sea Princess can resonate with the power of the entire icy sea, she will probably become another Snow Emperor.

Ye Qing and the Sea Princess looked at each other across the sea, but in their hearts they were plotting how to finish the battle quickly.

"I wonder what you seek in the icy sea that you have come from so far away?" The sea princess smiled slightly, her words revealing little malice.

In the original story, the Sea Princess was enraged and even wanted to unleash a beast tide because her daughter, Liya, was deceived by an evil spirit master, resulting in her death and becoming a vengeful spirit, which aroused the anger of her mother.

But this hasn't happened yet. The sea princess, who is happy with her family, doesn't have much affection for humans either, but because she is on the side of the sea god, she doesn't show much hostility towards them.

Not to mention Ye Qing, whose combat power is on par with hers.

The people below only said that Ye Qing's combat strength was not as good as hers, but when the Sea Princess faced Ye Qing face to face, Dong Qianqiu's aura as deep as an abyss and as cold and lifeless as her attribute energy made her feel extremely threatened.

It's best to avoid fighting if possible, and since she didn't know Ye Qing's intentions, she naturally wouldn't show hostility immediately.

But the current situation leaves the Sea Princess with no choice but to fight.

Ye Qing smiled mysteriously and, without saying a word, launched a zero-frame attack. His right leg bone, in conjunction with Dong Qianqiu, released the Dark Demon Soul Devouring Domain, while the Holy Radiance Evil God Tiger Martial Soul also released the Holy Evil God Domain, which overlapped with the former, instantly trapping the Sea Princess inside.

"I have come here today... precisely for you!"

The superposition of the two domains instantly severed the Sea Princess's connection with the sea. Ye Qing had not forgotten that the Sea Princess could draw upon the power of the sea.

The Sea Princess's 620,000 years of cultivation was already troublesome enough. If she were to communicate with the power of the ocean using her spiritual power, Ye Qing estimated that even he would have a hard time dealing with her. She was a completely different case from Xiao Bai, who had 300,000 years of cultivation.

According to true cultivation levels, although the Sea Princess had 70,000 years less cultivation than the Snow Emperor at her peak, they were both within the 600,000-year cultivation level.

It would be ridiculous if we failed to defeat them and ended up being hunted down by the entire Ice Sea race.

Feeling the pressure and constraints coming from all directions, the smile on the sea princess's face completely disappeared, replaced by cold hostility.

With the Dark Demon Soul Devouring Domain superimposed on the Holy Evil God Domain, even though the Sea Princess's cultivation was high enough, her strength was instantly suppressed by 45%. On the other hand, Ye Qing and Dong Qianqiu's auras soared rapidly.

Ye Qing's cheat-like abilities in the first version of the game—the Domain—and in the second version—the Ultimate Attributes—were both stronger than the Sea Princess's divine gear in both versions. What could she possibly use to fight her?

However, the sea princess did not surrender. While using words to buy time, she released the Mermaid Clan's Ocean Praise Domain.

"For me? When did our Ice Sea Soul Beasts offend Your Majesty?" The Sea Princess asked coldly, barely suppressing her anger.

"Don't bother, it's useless." Ye Qing grinned, standing on top of Dong Qianqiu and looking down at the Sea Princess, but his eyes were involuntarily drawn to the abyss.

Holy crap, that's incredibly evil!

"By the time you came over, I had already severed your connection with the sea. As for why I'm here to cause you trouble, it's simply because your body is irresistible to me."

The sea princess's face darkened, her deep eyes filled with madness: "Damn human, I'll fight you to the death!"

After speaking, the crystal scale between the sea princess's eyebrows released a strong mental fluctuation, brewing a terrifying mental attack that rushed towards Ye Qing.

The Sea Princess's many attributes were suppressed by nearly half by the Dark Demon Soul Devouring Domain and the Holy Evil God Domain, but her mental attribute was not suppressed as severely as the other attributes. In addition, although the Ocean Praise Domain she released did not connect with the power of the sea, it still amplified her mental attack.

This fatal blow was in no way weaker than what she unleashed at her peak.

Faced with the Sea Princess's overwhelming killing intent, Ye Qing simply took a step back, shielding Dong Qianqiu in front of him, and looked at the Sea Princess with a mocking gaze through the gaps in the Demon Soul Bone Shark King's bones.

The powerful mental attack condensed into a deep blue trident, instantly tearing through space and arriving in front of the Demon Soul Bone Shark King.

Then... it disappeared into Dong Qianqiu's body like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

It had no effect.

"No! How is this possible!!!" The sea princess broke down, her eyes bloodshot and panting heavily as she stared at the unharmed Dong Qianqiu.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

"That's a good question!" Ye Qing suddenly jumped onto Dong Qianqiu's head as if a switch had been flipped and began to introduce himself.

"I am..."

Chapter 262 Not necessarily wise, but certainly astonishing.

"I am the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, a divine messenger under the command of the God of Gods, the Asura Nightmare Douluo!"

Ye Qing raised his right hand high and flicked the black robe at his side with his left hand, giving a high-pitched and impassioned self-introduction.

He lowered his right hand, pointed his index and middle fingers at the Sea Princess, and said arrogantly, "I didn't expect that even after severing your connection with the sea, you could still unleash such a powerful mental attack. But it's useless!"

"Demon Soul Devour!"

Ye Qing performed a backflip and jumped behind Dong Qianqiu, then waved his hand.

With a roar of his soul, Dong Qianqiu's immense soul power instantly condensed into a giant demonic soul great white shark composed of extreme darkness and ice attributes. It then charged towards the sea princess simultaneously with the demonic soul bone shark king's true form, forming a cheese sandwich between the two.

Even the Sea Princess couldn't unleash a devastating attack like that twice in a short period of time. And knowing that the opponent is a mage, why bother with this cannon-firing exchange?

Wouldn't it be better to leverage the powerful close-combat abilities of the Demon Soul Bone Shark King and use your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses?

As for Ye Qing's true form, there's even less to worry about. With Dong Qianqiu and Demon Soul Devourer flanking her from both sides, the Sea Princess, who is already weak in close combat, is too busy to defend herself. If she dares to attack Ye Qing and reveal a weakness, Dong Qianqiu and Demon Soul Devourer can tear her throat apart.

As for why the Sea Princess's attack had no effect on Dong Qianqiu, it's quite simple.

For an attack to be effective, it has to actually hit the target first!

To put it simply, Dong Qianqiu is the collective soul of all members of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, with its core being its Undead Heart. This Undead Heart is protected at the very center by a massive magic array formed by all the soul bones of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.

It has no soul or spiritual sea at all; all its actions rely on the Heart of the Dead. To attack the Heart of the Dead, one must either dismantle its body or use divine consciousness at a god-like level.

Alternatively, one could be as skilled as Elex, adept at necromancy, and use soul fire to attack in order to defeat it.