Weapons like torpedoes were about as effective as peashooters on the colossal whale, and as soon as the artillery fire was focused on the whale, it would immediately sink down into the depths, using the sea as a shield.

Just a single sea soul beast was keeping the three naval fleets completely occupied, and Chen Zeyu's frustration was mounting by the second.

This was the first time he had truly acted as commander on a battlefield, yet they had already sustained heavy losses. He had done everything in his power, and these losses weren't the result of incompetency on his part, but this was the reality of the situation.

At the end of the day, the outcome was all that mattered; the process to reach that outcome would only be studied if that outcome had been perfect.

The massive whale resurfaced in the distance, and another enormous purplish-black pillar of water erupted into the heavens, replenishing the dark clouds in the sky that had only just begun to thin out.

The corrosive rain immediately became more damaging as a result. The rain didn't pose any immediate threat, but it was constantly chipping away at the energy reserves of the three naval fleets over time, and that was the most troublesome thing about it.

If things were to continue like this, it was very much a possibility that the three naval fleets could be stalled to death by this giant whale!

Right at this moment, the situation suddenly took a turn.

The turbulent sea became completely placid without any warning, and in the next instant, a series of giant water spouts erupted around the three naval fleets, extending high up into the sky.

The water spouts gradually converged in the sky, forming a water barrier to keep the vast majority of the corrosive rain at bay.

At the same time, a figure also appeared in mid-air, and upon catching sight of this figure, all of the troops on the three naval fleets erupted into raucous cheers.

Chen Zeyu's mouth gaped open, and the same feeling of excitement also surfaced in his heart. Even though this was a bittersweet feeling that was also accompanied by a hint of dejection, he still couldn't help but pump his fist in excitement.

Despite his head of white hair, his back remained straight, and head was held tall and proud. Hanging in mid-air, he was like a stabilizing force that instilled confidence into everyone's hearts.

A suit of blue four-word battle armor encapsulated every part of his body aside from his head.

The name of this suit of four-word battle armor was named Vast Sea Cosmos to commemorate the Vast Sea Cosmic Seal that played an important role in the legend of Tang San.  

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At the same time, the cosmos encompassed both yin and yang, light and dark, thereby subtly alluding to the Light Dark Douluo whom he held so dear to his heart.

He was back; the true commander of the Sea God Legion and the most powerful human being on the sea was back!

The water spouts that had erupted into the sky converged around him like his personal guardians, and in the instant that he arrived, the sea turned from the naval fleets' enemy to their ally.

In the distance, the purplish-black figure didn't descend again. Instead, more of it emerged on the surface of the sea, and a devastating aura surged forth from the distance.

A vast expanse of blue naturally rose up around Chen Xinjie's body to clash with the oncoming purplish-black aura, and in that instant, the entire sea seemed to have tremored violently as turbulent waves broke over its placid surface once again.

All of the water spouts and the dark clouds formed by the corrosive rain clashed in the sky, causing both sides to instantly explode and scatter.

A layer of faint blue rippling light appeared over the surface of Chen Xinjie's battle armor, and his voice rang out beside Chen Zeyu's ears. "Leave everything here to me; focus on reinforcing the front lines with artillery fire."

"Yes!" Chen Zeyu replied before immediately ordering the three naval fleets to retreat.

This was a clash between quasigods, and it was bound to be extremely destructive.

Chen Zeyu didn't know where the giant whale had come from, but what was certain was that only his father had a chance of stopping it.

Chen Xinjie's arrival instantly filled Chen Zeyu with a strong sense of security. He had always wanted to be independent, but only now did he truly realize just how heavily he had always relied on his father deep down in his heart.

Even more than reliance, he was full of confidence in Chen Xinjie. In his eyes, following Yun Ming's passing, his father had already become the most powerful being in this world.

In the wake of Yun Ming's demise, the discussion of who was now the most powerful Soul Master naturally arose.

Some had proposed that it was Qiangu Dieting, some championed Cao Dezhi, and there were all sorts of opinions being thrown around, but the one whom most people thought was deserving of this title was none other than Chen Xinjie.

Regardless of whether it was the Spirit Pagoda Qiangu Dieting, or the Tang Sect representative Cao Dezhi, or the Shrek Academy representative Long Yeyue, all of them seemed to be lagging behind the seasoned quasigod that was Chen Xinjie.

Perhaps only the combination of the Heartless Douluo and the Amorous Douluo would be able to defeat him, but at their level, it was very unlikely that they would ever clash.

Chen Xinjie very rarely appeared in battle, and even if he did, there was virtually no one powerful enough to force him into unleashing the full extent of his power.

Despite his long period of inactivity, the opinion that he was the most powerful being in this world was treated as a fact in the Sea God Legion and even the entire federal navy.

This was also why the federation didn't dare to do anything to him even though he was essentially directly responsible for the loss of Eternal Heaven.

This was perhaps an opportunity for him to truly claim the title of the most powerful being in this world for himself.

Chen Zeyu was confident that his father could do it. He was the closest being to godhood on the continent!

The three naval fleets slowly backed away, and the gigantic whale did nothing to stop them; it merely hovered in mid-air while its aura shifted incessantly.

Chen Xinjie was appraising it with an intense gaze. As long as he was on the sea, his powers would be infinitely approaching those of a god, but their initial clash hadn't instilled him with much confidence.

This enormous whale had superior affinity with the sea than he did, and even among sea soul beasts, this was the first time Chen Xinjie had ever felt something like this.

What exactly was this massive whale? It was definitely something that stood above the quasigod level.Chen Xinjie was naturally well aware of his own capabilities, and even though they seemed to have been evenly matched in that clash, he knew that he had come off second-best.

He had enhanced himself with multiple soul skills and unleashed the full extent of his power, but the whale seemed to have only unleashed a probing strike in retaliation.

When had such a powerful being appeared in the sea? Could it be that this really was a legendary 1,000,000-year-old soul beast?

"Who are you?" Chen Xinjie instantly communicated this question with his spiritual power.

Such a powerful sea soul beasts definitely wouldn't possess intelligence inferior to a human.

The reply that came from the gigantic whale was filled with coldness and malicious intent. "You've been searching for me all this time, haven't you? I'm here now. You're Boundless Ocean Douluo Chen Xinjie, right? Today is the day that you die!"

Each and every word was imbued with extremely cold intent. To put it more accurately, this was divine

sense

.

That's right, this giant whale was also at the Divine Origin realm!

In the past few millennia, not even a single being on this continent had reached the Divine Origin realm, but in this battle, three beings with Divine Origin realm spiritual power had already emerged, namely the Spirit Sovereign, Gu Yuena, and now this massive whale.

Chen Xinjie's eyes narrowed slightly, and the blue aura around him suddenly became more pronounced.

In that instant, his eyes turned golden, and an incredibly powerful spiritual aura swept forth. Bright golden light erupted out of his eyes, and the entire sea was illuminated a bluish-golden color.

[1] [Ok, this is gonna be a bit of a rant. As you may have noticed, the name of the four-word battle armor is only three words. The exact same term is used for its name (瀚海乾坤) as the Vast Sea Cosmic Seal (瀚海乾坤罩), so I kinda had no choice but to translate it as Vast Sea Cosmos as it's stated that the name is meant to pay homage to the Vast Sea Cosmic Seal. That's the explanation, here comes the rant about boring translation technicalities; if you're not interested, turn back now. The term "字" is the term that is translated into "word" in "insert number here"-word battle armor. As soon as I took on this project, I recognized it as a slight inaccuracy as "字" translates more accurately into "character" as opposed to "word", for which the term "詞" is more appropriate. Now, Google Translate will provide one of the definitions of "字" as word, but I'm basically asking you to trust me here when I say that that's BS LOL. Up to the point where I took over the story (around chapter 715), it had always been translated as "insert number here"-word battle armor, so I stuck with word as I didn't want to go through 700+ changing all instances of a term. There hasn't been any issue up to this point, but as you can see, the slight inaccuracy in the translation of the term has resulted in this predicament here, where a four-word battle armor name actually turns out to be three words, and it would be much more accurate to refer to it as "insert number here"-CHARACTER battle armor. Thus concludes my explanation and rant, thanks for reading if you made it this far :)]