Ignaz quickly soared upward again, dodging the orb attack. But no sooner had he evaded it than the most domineering tail strikes from the Evil Demon Orcas came crashing down—huge, blood-red slashes, like wind blades, cutting through the air.
With no way to escape, Ignaz had no choice but to unleash his second self-created spirit skill:
Blood Sea Frenzy: Triangular Tidal Guard."
He swung his Blood Thunder Battle Spear, forming a red barrier in front of him. The enemy's blade strikes hit the barrier with a resonant, lingering clang. Unlike past opponents, the Evil Demon Orca King's attacks didn't bounce off—they kept pressing him. Even Ignaz's normally unyielding spirit skill was beginning to strain under the pressure, and the red barrier itself started showing signs of fracture.
"As expected, it's impossible to tank attacks from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
No sooner had he spoken than the red barrier shattered with a "bang." Ignaz rolled sideways just in time to avoid the deadly slash.
As the Orca King readied another strike, Shui Bing'er, free from interference, activated her first spirit skill: Ice Seal. She poured most of her spirit power into the skill, freezing the sea within a one-mile radius and five meters below the surface. The Evil Demon Orca King within that range was encased in solid ice like a sculpture.
"Big Brother Ignaz, while this ten-thousand-year soul beast is frozen, let's deliver a fatal blow!"
Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance. Ye Lingling quickly deployed her healing spirit skill to replenish Shui Bing'er's energy, while Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan activated their spirit fusion skill.
A massive blue-brown dragon surged toward the frozen Orca King. High above, Ignaz unleashed his ultimate fifth spirit skill:
Battle Spear: Frenzied Dragon Dance."
Six blood-colored water dragon whirls erupted around the frozen Orca King. Nearby Evil Demon Orcas couldn't withstand the suction, being pulled in and torn apart.
But then the ice encasing the Orca King exploded with a thunderous "boom." The Orca King, seeing the onrushing water dragons and the plunging massive dragon, swung its tail, releasing two consecutive slashes.
One strike cleaved the dragon's massive head in two, splitting the body as well. Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan's fusion skill collapsed instantly, and they plummeted toward the sea.
Ignaz swooped down, catching them mid-fall and setting them safely atop the Fierce Bite Shark.
The second slash cut through a blood-colored tornado, while the other five whirls attacked like razor-sharp spinning blades, tearing at the Orca King's skin.
When the spirit skills faded, the Evil Demon Orca King emerged unscathed—not a single wound marred its hide.
"This hundred-thousand-year soul beast… completely unharmed?"
Ignaz was astonished. Even if their combined skills couldn't kill it, at least some damage should have been done.
"You fools, none of you leave today alive. Certain death awaits."
Magic Whale Domain!"
Suddenly, a violent red aura radiated from the Orca King, strengthening the combat power of its underlings. Even before it commanded them, the Evil Demon Orcas charged Ignaz and the others.
"Senior Sea Dragon, it's time."
"Understood!"
The Sea Dragon charged at the Orca King, activating his Domain-Breaking Technique at close range. Instantly, the Orca King's Magic Whale Domain shattered.
"Damn, the Sea God Island's sacrifices are ruthless indeed."
The Orca King seethed with rage, shocked that a level-96 Titled Douluo possessed a domain skill capable of breaking its own. This Douluo would be the greatest threat to its clan and must be eliminated quickly.
Having gauged Ignaz's fighting style, the Orca King knew that a mere Spirit King's skill, no matter how powerful, couldn't kill it. The plan was clear: neutralize the Titled Douluo threatening it first.
The Orca King pivoted to attack the Sea Dragon instead, leaving him momentarily stunned.
"Shouldn't your real targets be Ignaz and the others? Why me?"
Despite the confusion, survival came first. The Sea Dragon activated his martial spirit true form, massively boosting all his attributes, and unleashed his sixth spirit skill: a fierce blue energy beam from the mouth of his dragon form.
The Orca King swung its tail in a deadly slash. The attack of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was far beyond what a Titled Douluo's sixth spirit skill could withstand. In an instant, the Sea Dragon's sixth skill was shattered. Fortunately, his reinforced body and dragon transformation allowed him to barely endure the attack.
As the Orca King charged while the Sea Dragon struggled to stabilize, Ignaz deployed his final trump card:
Emperor-Slaying Domain."
Within a mile, the skies darkened and blood-red storms erupted. The blue sea turned crimson. All creatures in the domain had their attributes reduced by 50%, while Ignaz's own abilities surged by 50%.
The Orca King, slowed and weakened, tried to turn its massive body but found itself restrained by a familiar spirit skill. Even its cumbersome frame floated helplessly.
"This is that brat's original spirit skill!"
Weakened and trapped under Ignaz's third self-created skill, the Orca King could not escape. At that moment, Ignaz glared at its massive floating right eye, gripping the Blood Thunder Battle Spear. Blood surged from his body into the spear.
Stormy Night: Thousand-Mile Pierce."
The spear shot forth, twisting the surrounding air into a small vortex.
The Orca King finally sensed the danger, instinctively attempting to release energy to resist—but it was too late.
"No… I cannot die at the hands of a weak human! I am the—"
Before it could finish, the spear pierced its right eye, shredded its brain, and exited through the left eye.
From the moment the domain was activated to the death of the Orca King, less than three seconds had passed. As Ignaz's third self-created skill dissipated, the massive Orca collapsed into the sea. Moments later, its body surfaced, and an extremely bright red spirit ring appeared around it.
Seeing their king slain, the remaining Evil Demon Orcas fled immediately.