Published: February 13, 2025
Not every top-tier life form creates a vacuum during battle; it depends on whether they need to.
For instance, Little Tiger and Tong Steward did not do so earlier, the former because he needed to control the team, and the latter primarily engaged in ranged attacks.
However, the fight between Xia Lei and the demon whale was different. From the moment their first abilities collided, the surrounding life forms continuously retreated. By their second encounter, aside from the red dress guard, there was no one left within a radius of several kilometers.
Even the energy they emitted was enough to instantly kill life forms below level seven.
The black lotus and the beast made of seawater collided, with the lotus shattering and splattering numerous petals, both intact and broken, like they were real.
The beast's head, on the other hand, was utterly destroyed, disintegrating into raindrops that fell to the ground.
On closer inspection, one would notice that each raindrop contained a fine black thread, incredibly minute.
When the raindrops fell, any life form that was touched was pierced through the body. Whether it was a sea beast or a human, they would writhe in agony on the ground, and moments later, their bodies would either rot or explode, leading to their death.
This caused the surrounding life forms to retreat once again. Centered around them, within a radius of seven to eight kilometers, there was nothing left but the red dress guard and corpses.
This was almost the size of half a small city.
The demon whale retreated slightly, and its enormous head, adorned with eyes at the junction of its head and body, surveyed the red dress guard, which was enveloped in a black light shield, and then glanced at Xia Bai, who had a faint energy line connecting to it.
It seemed to understand something, and its mouth suddenly opened wide, letting out a whale's cry aimed at the ground!
This was one of the known ultimate moves of the demon whale.
The massive sound reverberated across the battlefield, with sound waves spreading outward, blowing away countless warriors engaged in battle on land.
In the sea, it stirred up giant waves, tossing many sea beasts that had not yet entered the battlefield, leaving them in disarray as they were rolled far away.
Almost at the moment the demon whale roared, a voice emerged from the human side.
Compared to the earth-shattering roar of the demon whale, this voice was still somewhat grating but sounded relatively softer by comparison.
The spirit woman’s long hair flowed as she unleashed a mental shockwave to counter the demon whale’s roar.
The invisible sound wave collided somewhere, resulting in a sonic explosion that sent nearby life forms flying.
The spirit woman's mental shockwave did not fully manifest; it was forcibly interrupted towards the end as she quickly retreated ten meters back, stabilizing herself with the help of those behind her.
She and the black cat in her arms were incredibly fatigued after regaining their balance, and her face, which had nearly resembled a human's, became extremely pale.
Clearly, she had suffered during the earlier mental confrontation, but she had protected the human formation.
The demon whale spun its massive body in the air but did not change its position.
During this process, the shattered black lotus petals that Xia Bai had destroyed suddenly seemed to come to life and shot towards the demon whale.
The demon whale shuddered, and when it faced Xia Bai again, there was a noticeable anger in its eyes.
It had sustained some injuries, with small holes in its body that were slowly oozing blood; those shattered petals were surprisingly sharp.
Moreover, the demon whale could clearly feel that these wounds, which should have healed instantly, did not revert to their previous state but instead reminded it of its pain.
This king of the sea glanced once more at the red dress guard, finding them seemingly unharmed beneath the recent whale cry.
The demon whale's body suddenly contracted and then expanded again, its already enormous body growing several times larger.