Chapter 304: Chapter 304: The Fall of the Sea God
A hint of despair flashed through Poseidon’s eyes. He knew all too well that at this moment, he was powerless to turn the tide. Qian Renxue’s Angelic Sacred Sword, carrying an endless divine might, instantly and completely sundered his already broken divine body.
"No—"
Following Poseidon’s final, unwilling roar, his divine body dissolved into motes of light under the Angelic Sacred Sword, eventually dissipating between heaven and earth. A generation’s Sea God had fallen.
As Poseidon’s divine body dissipated, an unprecedented surge of energy suddenly erupted between heaven and earth. The sky seemed to be torn apart, the sea of clouds churned, and golden and blue light intertwined. The boundary between the Divine Realm and the mortal world blurred at this moment.
Although Poseidon’s body had vanished, a peculiar phenomenon slowly began to unfold where he had fallen.
The fragments of the Sea God’s godhead slowly coalesced in the void, as if the purest energy between heaven and earth was seeking a new vessel. These fragments emitted a faint golden-blue brilliance, gradually transforming into a small, golden trident-shaped mark.
With a thought, Lin Feng took out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from his robes. Within its crystal-clear blue light, a precious glow swirled, enveloping the trident mark. It then slowly flew towards Bo Saixi’s forehead. As the mark merged into her, an unprecedented wave of divine power rippled from her body.
Bo Saixi closed her eyes, sensing this brand-new power. Her divine sense seemed to connect with the entire ocean, and an indescribably wondrous feeling welled up in her heart.
Her figure became even more slender and elegant. Nourished by the divine power, her skin glowed with a faint blue light, like the shimmering surface of the sea under the moonlight.
She was draped in a long blue robe and wore a crown of aquamarine.
Her long hair, as soft as seaweed, danced gently in the wind. Her eyes, already as deep as the sea, now sparkled with an azure light, holding both endless tenderness and majesty.
Bo Saixi could feel the majestic divine power surging within her body. It was the power of a deity, pure and formidable. She could easily command the ocean’s elements; whether it was summoning monstrous waves or calming the seas, it was all within a single thought. Her power had transcended the mortal realm, truly stepping into the domain of gods.
She had inherited the divine power left by the deceased Poseidon after it was purified by Lin Feng. Her aura began to soar, rapidly climbing from the realm of a divine official.
Third-Class God, peak Third-Class God... her power continued to expand, finally stabilizing at the peak of a Second-Class God.
During this process, the light surrounding Bo Saixi grew increasingly brilliant. The golden-blue divine light, like a vortex in the ocean, enveloped her and spread outwards, bathing the entire space in its sacred aura.
The Sea God’s Trident on the ground, the divine artifact that once belonged to Poseidon, now seemed to sense the birth of its new master. It began to tremble slightly, emitting an even more dazzling golden-blue light, resonating with Bo Saixi, awaiting her call.
Bo Saixi slowly opened her eyes, her gaze falling upon the Sea God’s Trident. With a thought, the trident instantly transformed into a streak of light and flew into her hand.
From the trident mark on her forehead, a splendid golden-blue light bloomed, condensing into a triangular gem at the base of the trident’s central blade. This gem shone with a profound blue radiance.
As if by divine inspiration, all the divine skills belonging to the Sea God were integrated into Bo Saixi’s mind. With a mere turn of her thoughts, she could perceive those powerful skills, like treasures in the ocean’s depths, waiting for her to discover and wield them.
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On the sea’s surface, monstrous waves surged, and the seawater churned as if boiling, letting out deafening roars, as if the very ocean was mourning the passing of the Sea God.
On Sea God Island, in the Sea God Temple, the statue that had stood for an unknown number of ages suddenly blazed with light and then exploded with a boom. Shattered stones rained down everywhere. Several fist-sized fragments struck the Sea Dragon Douluo, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation before the statue, hitting his body and face.
Bleeding wounds were carved into the Sea Dragon Douluo’s body, but he seemed utterly oblivious, staring in shock at the shattered statue, his heart churning with disbelief.
He trembled as he stood up, his gaze vacant as he looked into the distance. An unbelievable thought rose in his mind: "Lord Sea God... has fallen? He went to find Lin Feng and Lady Bo Saixi... This...
It was I who doomed you, I who doomed you, I am guilty."
He could feel the dissipation of the Sea God’s power. The sacred aura that had once enveloped Sea God Island was now gone.
The power of faith gathered by the seven sacred pillars scurried about like headless flies. Having lost the Sea God who governed them, this power of faith began to gradually dissipate into the world. The entire Sea God Island, and even the entire ocean, seemed to have lost its soul, becoming deathly still.
The Sea Dragon Douluo collapsed to the ground, tears silently streaming from his eyes. He recalled his youth, learning of the Sea God’s glories and honors under the tutelage of his elders, all of which had now turned to nothing with the Sea God’s fall. His heart was filled with regret and self-blame. If he had persuaded the Sea God not to seek out Lin Feng and Bo Saixi back then, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Within the sea, scales glittered as countless marine creatures sensed this unprecedented change. They surfaced one after another, looking towards the sky where the energy fluctuations were intense. Though they didn’t understand what was happening, they could sense the disappearance of the Sea God’s aura, and a strange unease spread through their hearts.
In the depths of the ocean, a colossal figure suddenly shot out from a deep abyss. It was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It had sensed the dissipation of the Sea God’s aura, and a trace of shock and wild joy flashed in its eyes. As the overlord of the ocean, it had always been suppressed by the Sea God. Now that the Sea God had fallen, it was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for it.
"Roar—Poseidon, you son of a bitch, you’re dead, you’re finally dead! Hahaha—This ocean is finally mine!
Sea God Island, hmph, Sea God Island, I’m coming to destroy you all right now!"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King let out a deafening roar, its voice filled with irrepressible excitement and madness. Its enormous body thrashed in the water, stirring up monstrous waves, as if celebrating the Sea God’s demise and heralding the arrival of its own era.
With a flip of its whale body, it abandoned its wife and children and swam rapidly towards Sea God Island. It was going to take this opportunity to destroy the island.
Unfortunately, before it could even get close to Sea God Island, the celestial phenomenon intensified abruptly. Golden light and blue divine power intertwined, forming a massive vortex that enveloped the entire sea region around Sea God Island.
The originally dim sky above Sea God Island was now illuminated by a brilliant, interwoven golden and blue light.
Within the Sea God Temple, where the statue had dimmed due to the Sea God’s fall, a gentle yet firm blue light suddenly emerged. This light gradually converged, forming a figure that was the spitting image of Bo Saixi.
The towering waves gradually subsided, and the clamor on the sea surface slowly returned to tranquility. Bo Saixi’s statue slowly solidified in the Sea God Temple.
"Lady Bo Saixi!"
The Sea Dragon Douluo stared in disbelief at the scene before him, the shock in his heart beyond words. He had originally thought that with the Sea God’s fall, Bo Saixi would also suffer a heavy blow, perhaps even perishing along with him.
But now, what did this new statue signify?
As the statue solidified, the wandering power of faith, which had been on the verge of dissipating, seemed to find a new home. It flocked towards the Sea God Temple, re-condensing into a formidable force.
The entire Sea God Island was once again enveloped in a sacred and warm aura. The creatures in the sea also felt this power, revealing expressions of reverence and relief.
Bo Saixi’s statue emitted a soft glow. The Sea Dragon Douluo knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face once more, but this time they were tears of joy and excitement.
He understood. Although the Sea God had fallen, Lady Bo Saixi had inherited the Sea God’s power and will in another form. Sea God Island had not lost its guardian.
Compared to the Sea God Poseidon, whom he had never met and who wanted to strangle him on sight, it was clearly better for Bo Saixi, the one whom the seven sacred pillar guardians served body and soul, to become the Sea God. He was not guilty. Lord Sea God, you can rest in peace. From now on, Lady Bo Saixi will lead us on Sea God Island.
Sea God Island, which had been as desolate as if it were the end of days, was now revitalized.
The Sea Dragon Douluo could feel that the new Sea God’s power was gentler than Poseidon’s, yet also more profound.
Meanwhile, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King also noticed the changes on Sea God Island. It had thought that the Sea God’s fall would bring it endless freedom and power, but it never expected a new Sea God’s power to rise so quickly, and this power seemed even more unfathomable than Poseidon’s.
"This... How is this possible!" the Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared, a trace of fear and unwillingness flashing in its eyes.
This pressure, coming from the depths of its bloodline, made the Deep Sea Demon Whale King tremble involuntarily. It once believed that with the Sea God’s fall, it would be fearless, the true ruler of this ocean. However, what it felt now was a divine power fluctuation that was even deeper and more powerful than Poseidon’s.
It was purer, almost like the personification of law, as if the will of this world had descended directly upon Bo Saixi.
How could it know that this was a heaven-defying feat performed by Lin Feng using his True Qi, extracting the origin of the Sea God’s godhood from the Sea God’s divine sense and directly integrating it into Bo Saixi’s body.
At this moment, after Poseidon’s demise, Bo Saixi had naturally become the new Sea God. Without any conscious effort on her part, the elemental power of the ocean and the power of faith converged towards her like a tide.
"Damn it, just a newborn deity. Since I’m already here, if I don’t give you Sea God Island a taste of my power, wouldn’t I be disgracing the name of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King!" the Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared. Despite the shock and unease in its heart, it was unwilling to retreat just like that.
Its massive body swung fiercely in the water, whipping up a colossal wave that surged towards Sea God Island. It intended to use this force to display its might and also to test the strength of this new Sea God.
In Weiyu Grotto-Heaven, Bo Saixi instantly sensed what was happening on Sea God Island. A cold glint flashed in her eyes. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s provocation and arrogance were like dust in the sea breeze to her now—insignificant, yet it stirred a ripple in her heart.
After all, it was a million-year-old spirit beast. Its power and momentum were not something the Titled Douluo on Sea God Island could easily resist.
She looked at Lin Feng. "Xiao Feng, quickly send me to Sea God Island."
Lin Feng nodded. True Qi surged in his hand, and a blue spatial gate, shimmering with a profound light, suddenly opened before them.
And so, while Rong Nianbing was still in a daze, the four people before him had vanished through the blue spatial gate, leaving him standing there alone.
"Hey, wait a minute, where are you going? I haven’t gotten on yet!"
Rong Nianbing was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile. He hadn’t expected Lin Feng to be so decisive, opening a spatial gate and leaving instantly with Bo Saixi and the others, not even giving him time to react.
"Forget it, looks like I’ll have to go by myself." Rong Nianbing shook his head, feeling a little helpless. In the end, he was just an outsider. Even though they had called each other brothers, the moment Brother Lin Feng’s three beautiful companions arrived, he was completely forgotten.
Damn it. Once this is all over, I’ll definitely have him taste my cooking. Then he’ll be begging me to cook for him in the future!
Sensing the fluctuations in space, he determined the direction Lin Feng and the others had gone.
Rong Nianbing’s figure flickered, transforming into a streak of light and speeding towards Sea God Island. His speed was extremely fast, crossing tens of thousands of meters in an instant. The Xuanji Knife flashed continuously before him, shattering layers of space like mirrors.
A distance of several thousand kilometers was covered in a flash.
When Rong Nianbing arrived at Sea God Island, he saw the monstrous wave stirred up by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King crashing towards the island. Bo Saixi was already standing high in the sky above the Sea God Temple. She held the Sea God’s Trident, surrounded by a golden-blue divine light, looking like a goddess of the ocean, majestic and inviolable.
Seeing this, he didn’t hesitate to move to Lin Feng’s side, joining the crowd of spectators. Of course, he was tactful enough to keep some distance from Lin Feng, Qian Renxue, and Gu Yuena.
The scene of Qian Renxue decisively slaying Poseidon was still fresh in his mind. Rong Nianbing didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire for standing too close and interfering with their intimacy with Lin Feng.
Bo Saixi gazed at the surging wave from afar, a cold glint in her eyes. She gently raised the Sea God’s Trident in her hand, its tip pointing towards the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. A majestic divine power instantly surged forth, colliding with the massive wave and creating a deafening roar.
"Deep Sea Demon Whale King, are you seeking death?!" Bo Saixi’s voice was cold.
As her words fell, the tumultuous wave seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and instantly calmed down. The wave created by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was also met with an unseen barrier, firmly blocked outside of Sea God Island.
Seeing this, a look of astonishment and fury flashed in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s eyes. It hadn’t expected this newly ascended Sea God to possess such formidable strength, able to neutralize its attack so easily.
Wasn’t a newly ascended deity supposed to be just a divine official?!
Sensing that the situation was not in its favor, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared, its massive body twisted abruptly in the water as it prepared to flee into the distance.
"You dare invade Sea God Island and think you can run? You’re completely disregarding my presence!"