Chapter 193: Riding Xiao Bai
After activating the Vast Sea Barrier from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and entering stealth, Su Mo quietly infiltrated the territory of the Evil Demon Orca Clan.
Diving deep into the ocean, Su Mo soon discovered the orca clan dwelling in the depths of this sea region.
What stood out as he entered was the eerie scarcity of other marine life in the area.
Every Evil Demon Orca he encountered on the way would immediately devour any other sea creature it noticed.
In the original work, the Evil Demon Orcas were defined as evil sea soul beasts because of their addiction to senseless slaughter.
But to Su Mo, they were simply following the most basic law of survival.
The law of the jungle—might makes right. It was that simple.
From a human perspective, the orcas' method of survival appeared excessively violent, hence they were labeled as evil sea soul beasts.
Of course, this was just Su Mo complaining to himself.
Whether the Evil Demon Orcas were evil or not didn't concern him.
Their positions were naturally at odds—he was human. For him, hunting any soul beast was justified. There was no right or wrong, only sides.
After entering the orca territory, Su Mo quickly assessed the approximate number and strength of the orca clan.
To be honest, the overall strength of the Evil Demon Orcas was indeed superior to that of the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan—significantly so.
If the Demon Soul Great White Sharks didn't have the backing of Sea God Island, they probably would've been wiped out long ago.
"Su Mo, what's your plan of attack?"
Bibi Dong had also observed the orca clan and was curious about Su Mo's approach.
"A direct assault could work. Rongrong and I could fuse and hold off the Evil Demon Orca King."
"With Xiao Bai leading and Lingling supporting, the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan can defeat them."
"But in that scenario, the sharks would suffer heavy losses. Even if we complete the trial, the evaluation wouldn't be great."
Su Mo began by analyzing the consequences of a direct confrontation.
Then he continued, "So the best approach is to use Tang San's old method—attack from the shadows and eliminate as many orcas as possible beforehand."
In Su Mo's view, emulating Tang San's plan was the most effective choice.
There might be other options, but Su Mo didn't feel like bothering with them.
"Will that really work? If even one orca dies, the Evil Demon Orca King will know an enemy is present."
Bibi Dong raised a concern.
"It's true, but don't worry. I have a plan."
Su Mo smiled. He had already considered this problem.
Which is exactly why he intended to use Tang San's method.
Killing an orca directly would alert the king—but if he injected the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into them and made the orcas go berserk on their own, there'd be no problem.
Tang San had once used hidden weapons to shoot that spring water into the orcas' bodies, causing organ failure and driving them insane.
Su Mo, with his spatial-temporal powers, didn't even need hidden weapons.
He just needed to collect enough spring water and use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to stealthily approach the orcas. As long as he could touch them, he could transfer the water into their bodies and achieve the same result.
With that, Su Mo quietly left the orca territory and returned to Ning Rongrong and the others.
"Xiao Bai, I need to leave for a while. I've got a way to eliminate some orcas in secret. Wait for me before you act."
After saying that, Su Mo teleported away.
The next time he appeared, he had arrived in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
From there, Su Mo headed straight for Sunset Forest. Once he reached the forest's volcanic area, he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Looking at the familiar spring, Su Mo's eyes filled with memories.
It was here that he intercepted Tang San's immortal herbs—and that's when his rise truly began.
The once-barren medicine garden, stripped bare by Su Mo, had now regrown with various herbs.
Though most of them were still young, they had grown faster than usual thanks to the spring's energy.
Buzz—
After glancing at the fresh herbs, Su Mo didn't touch them. Instead, he approached the well and used his spatial-temporal abilities to begin collecting spring water.
Both the yang spring and the yin spring—he collected them in large quantities.
These waters were deadlier than most poisons.
Whether they'd be effective against hundred-thousand-year soul beasts remained to be seen, but for anything weaker, once this stuff entered their bodies, they'd either be incinerated or frozen—crippled or dead.
Now, Su Mo could use his space-time abilities to open up an independent storage space—much more efficient than a soul tool.
After collecting enough of the spring water, he teleported back over the sea.
"Su Mo, you're finally back!"
Ning Rongrong quickly ran up when she saw him.
"Su Mo, were you serious earlier? You're really going to attack the Evil Demon Orcas on your own? You don't need our help?"
Xiao Bai also rushed forward, unable to hold back her curiosity.
She'd been wondering all this time what kind of plan Su Mo had come up with.
Now that he was back, she naturally had to ask.
"It's fine. Once chaos breaks out in the orca clan, that's when you all make your move."
Su Mo didn't bother explaining further—there was no need.
After speaking, he dove back into the sea and returned to the orca territory.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Bai could only stomp her foot helplessly. She had no way to stop him.
"Don't worry, Sister Xiao Bai. If Su Mo said he can do it, he definitely can. Let's just do as he says."
Ning Rongrong quickly stepped in to reassure her.
"That's right, Sister Xiao Bai. Let's follow Su Mo's plan."
Ye Lingling also chimed in.
At this point, Ye Lingling had developed a bit of blind faith in Su Mo. She believed whatever he said.
Seeing how much Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling trusted Su Mo, Xiao Bai didn't say anything more. She simply joined her clan in waiting patiently.
She was only worried about Su Mo's safety.
After all, he was the Sea God's inheritor—she truly hoped he could fulfill Lord Sea God's expectations.
Now that the two girls weren't worried, she could rest easy too.
Meanwhile, Su Mo had once again snuck into the orca territory.
Using his invisibility, he swiftly approached a nearby Evil Demon Orca.
Quietly, he reached out his hand and touched its back.
Buzz—
A stream of yang spring, rich with extreme heat, and a stream of yin spring, full of chilling cold, were transferred directly through the orca's skin into its body.
"Woo—"
The orca reacted as soon as Su Mo touched it.
"Woo—!"
But before it could figure out what had touched it, an overwhelming wave of heat and cold exploded within its body.
The dual forces of scorching and freezing began to tear its organs apart from within.
The orca had no time to locate the source—it began writhing uncontrollably in agony.
Even thrashing wildly couldn't relieve its suffering, and in its madness, it charged around violently. When another orca blocked its way, it opened its jaws and bit down without hesitation.
Its crazed behavior was completely berserk—like it had gone insane.
"Stop! What are you doing?!"
The Evil Demon Orca King quickly noticed the erratic behavior of one of its clan members and immediately shouted.
However, the orca tormented by the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well paid no heed to the king's command, continuing its frenzied assault on its own kind.
"Courting death!"
Bang—
The orca king had no patience for such insubordination. With a single sweep of its tail, it sent a cleaving axe-shaped force straight at the crazed orca, killing it on the spot.
"Roar—"
But before the king could even feel satisfied, another orca suddenly went berserk.
What followed closely mirrored the events in the original story.
More and more orcas began going mad, and the Evil Demon Orca King finally realized that an invisible enemy was lurking in the shadows.
"Who is it?! Show yourself!"
Enraged, the king searched frantically but found no trace of the intruder. Frustrated, it led the remainder of the clan up toward the surface.
Now that the remaining orcas had grouped together, Su Mo no longer had the opportunity to continue his silent strikes.
By this point, dozens of Evil Demon Orcas had already perished at Su Mo's hands.
...
"So strong! Su Mo actually had such a powerful method?"
"I don't even know how he did it—how could he kill so many orcas in such a short time?"
On Sea God Island, inside the Sea God Temple, Bo Saixi stood before a conjured water mirror, displaying Su Mo's actions against the orca clan in real time.
The voice of shock belonged to her bespectacled secretary standing behind her.
Watching Su Mo in action, the secretary found it almost unbelievable.
It was far too powerful—and the key was that she had no idea how he was doing it.
"Not bad."
"Looks like this trial won't be much of a problem for them either."
Bo Saixi said calmly, watching the water mirror.
She was curious too, wondering just what technique Su Mo had used to make those orcas go berserk.
As for whether Su Mo could complete the fourth trial, she was certain there would be no issue.
She had initially expected that the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan might suffer considerable casualties.
But now, it seemed unlikely.
And she was satisfied with that.
After all, the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were closely bound to the Sea God Temple—they were essentially a power directly under Sea God Island.
...
"There's movement!"
"A battle must've broken out below!"
"The orcas are rushing up—attack!"
Back near the surface, Xiao Bai's eyes gleamed sharply the moment she saw the chaotic charge of the Evil Demon Orcas. She immediately led her clan forward in assault.
"So it's you!"
"Die!"
"Today, I'll bury your entire Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan right here!"
The Evil Demon Orca King quickly spotted Xiao Bai and her clan, and immediately realized that they were the enemies.
Unable to find the hidden attacker, the orcas turned their rage on the sharks.
Roaring with fury, the orca king led the remaining clan members in a charge.
"Hmph, the one who's going to die is you!"
"Today, I will avenge my brother!"
Xiao Bai showed no fear. Enemies meeting face-to-face were bound to feel a surge of hatred. The moment she saw the orca king, her eyes turned red as she lunged toward it.
Boom—
The two clans clashed. Xiao Bai and the orca king locked into a deadly battle.
"Nine-layer Nine Colors! Nine Treasures, Spirit Awaken—Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
At the rear, Ning Rongrong quickly summoned her martial soul to buff the sharks.
"Nine-Heart Begonia!"
Ye Lingling also began assisting from the back, healing the injured Demon Soul Great Sharks.
"Damned beasts! You even brought human soul masters into this!"
"Kill those two human support soul masters!"
Upon spotting Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, the Evil Demon Orca King flew into a greater rage.
Even soul beasts understood the importance of targeting support first, so it ordered its clan to strike at the two girls.
Swish—
At that moment, Su Mo appeared beside Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
"Rongrong, it's our turn now!"
Su Mo looked at her.
"Right!"
Ning Rongrong nodded quickly.
Buzz—
Together, Su Mo and Ning Rongrong activated their martial soul fusion skill—Nine Treasure Soul-Hunting Spear!
As the multicolored glow faded, Su Mo's figure vanished. Only Ning Rongrong remained at the scene.
But now, in her hand was not the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but the Nine Treasure Soul-Hunting Spear.
And the spirit rings around her had changed.
Originally, Ning Rongrong's rings were purple-purple-purple-purple-black-black. Now, they had become yellow-purple-purple-purple-purple-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-red-red.
Combining both her and Su Mo's rings, the display was dazzlingly radiant!
"First Soul Skill: Pierce!"
Su Mo, now in control of Ning Rongrong's body, activated the spear's first soul skill—adding a penetration effect.
In their fused state, Su Mo couldn't use his time-space powers, since he was operating through Ning Rongrong's body.
"Kill!"
With that, Ning Rongrong's figure charged forward, spear in hand, heading straight toward the incoming Evil Demon Orcas.
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(End of Chapter)
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