WHUMMM—WHUMMM—

The Profound Whale’s chest cavity was vast, and the long, deep calls it produced echoed and amplified within it, capable of traveling for over a hundred miles through the sea.

The sonorous calls lingered, and soon, even the seawater itself began to vibrate along with them.

Undercurrents surged through the sea as the Profound Whale’s incomparably massive body moved swiftly underwater, appearing in the patch of ocean where the two Flying Boats were fighting.

Its colossal body was over nine hundred feet long, yet it showed no signs of being cumbersome underwater. Its nearly island-sized form moved with the swiftness of flight.

Yang Jing kept his entire Flying Boat in a state of Water Escape, his eyes bright as he watched the Profound Whale that had suddenly burst onto the battlefield.

This was the very place where they had previously encountered the Evil Owl and the Profound Whale.

Yang Jing had read the files from the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion. Large Demons like the Profound Whale had enormous appetites and required vast territories for hunting to sustain themselves. Consequently, they were extremely territorial. They would travel great distances to confront any intruder in their domain, even one over a hundred miles away.

Furthermore, the Profound Whale primarily sensed its environment through sound rather than Divine Sense. If a noise in the sea was loud enough, it could hear it clearly even from a thousand miles away.

During the chase, the two Flying Boats had constantly been unleashing all sorts of Magic. The tremendous commotion would have been impossible to hide from the Profound Whale’s senses.

’As long as I use Water Escape to evade the Profound Whale’s initial detection, the beast will definitely choose to attack the Demon Sect Flying Boat instead.’

After another long cry, the Profound Whale charged straight for the Demon Sect Flying Boat.

Although the Profound Whale’s Water Manipulation Skill was no less than that of a Flood Dragon, it preferred to fight enemies with its own formidable physical body.

The power unleashed by its massive body was not something a Cultivator of equivalent Cultivation could hope to withstand.

A fatal wound for a Cultivator would be nothing more than a scratch to the whale.

Facing the charging Profound Whale, the Demon Sect Flying Boat had no time to evade and could only push the Array Formation protecting it to its absolute limit.

BOOM!

The two behemoths collided in the deep sea.

The Profound Whale often dove into the deep sea to hunt Demon Monsters and other Demons on the seabed. It usually descended at extreme speed, ramming its prey with its incomparably hard head.

The unsuspecting prey would typically be crushed in an instant before being swallowed by the Profound Whale without any resistance.

Its head was arguably the hardest part of its entire body.

After taking such a blow, the Demon Sect Flying Boat’s Defensive Spirit Light immediately began to flicker violently. The impact’s latent Giant Power sent the Flying Boat skidding sideways for several hundred feet.

Despite the Demon Cultivators on board being prepared for the massive shock, many were still thrown against the cabin walls.

For the already heavily damaged Flying Boat, this was like pouring salt on the wound. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

A large bruise formed on the Profound Whale’s head, but the ferocious Demon paid it no mind. With a flick of its long tail, it charged toward the Demon Sect Flying Boat once more.

The Cyan Demon Ancestor was furious. ’I went to great lengths to capture the Feathered Whale on this Flying Boat; how can I allow this beast to ruin my plans?’

Unfortunately, the Great Celestial Demons he had previously bound through Banishment had all been killed by the Feathered Whale West Sea Great Saint. Now, he suddenly found he had no Celestial Demons capable of threatening this thick-skinned beast.

Even the Celestial Demons within his Demon-Summoning Banner had been mostly depleted during the recent chase.

He had no choice but to release all his remaining Celestial Demons to swarm the Profound Whale and gnaw at its flesh, while simultaneously summoning a gleaming, dark-light Demon Hook Magical Treasure to strike at the whale.

The Profound Whale let out a long, unhurried cry as its Demon Qi erupted.

As the surging Demon Qi washed over the swarming Celestial Demons, some with weak Power were instantly vaporized in the water.

Even the Great Demons, whose Power was equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage, were heavily injured.

The Demon Hook was incomparably sharp, on par with the Flying Sword of a Taoist Sect Sword Cultivator. However, the Profound Whale’s Demon Qi stirred the currents, wrapping them around its body like a shroud. By the time the Demon Hook cut through the water, its momentum had been blunted, making it exceptionally difficult to pierce the whale’s flesh—flesh tough enough to clash directly with the Flying Boat’s Defensive Spirit Light.

Still, the Cyan Demon Ancestor’s Magical Power was extraordinary. The Demon Hook slashed sideways, carving a narrow wound tens of feet long into the Profound Whale’s body.

On an ordinary Demon, a wound like that would have been a fatal injury.

But the Profound Whale paid it no mind; the blow had not even penetrated the layer of blubber surrounding its body. Driven into a frenzy by the pain, it slammed viciously into the Flying Boat’s Defensive Spirit Light once more.

BOOM!

The Flying Boat shook violently, and cracks began to appear on its hull, which was already heavily damaged from the wind storm.

The Defensive Spirit Light was no longer enough to completely absorb the brute force of the collision.

Although the Profound Whale’s impure Magical Power and limited foundation made it nearly impossible for it to advance to the level of a Nascent Soul Demon Saint, its immense size and nearly inexhaustible Demon Power meant it had almost no natural predators in the sea.

"Quick! Activate the Seven Cities Profound Evil Demon Light! I’m going to slaughter this beast!"

The Cyan Demon Ancestor roared, ordering the Demon Cultivators inside the cabin.

The Seven Cities Profound Evil Demon Light was the most powerful weapon on this Demon Boat. It was the very technique used to grievously wound the West Sea Great Saint, forcing him to abandon his child and flee.

"Ancestor, the Flying Boat’s current condition..." the Demon Cultivator in charge of operating the Seven Cities Profound Evil Formation said, steeling himself.

In the next instant, a ghastly turquoise Demon Fire ignited on his body. Within a breath, he was reduced to a pile of ash on the floor.

"Does anyone else object?"

The remaining Demon Cultivators immediately fell silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to provoke the Cyan Demon Ancestor further. They began to operate the Array and activate the Restrictions.