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After Tang Xiao and the Seventh Elder departed, Gu Yuena couldn't hold back her frustration and muttered, "Little Yuehua, your relatives really have no shame."
When they discussed the clan's funds, Tang Xiao at least seemed a bit embarrassed, but the Seventh Elder's interest only grew. He even set a goal for Tang Yuehua, stating that next month, the resources she provided to the clan had to surpass the previous month, even if only by a little. Supposedly, this was to "motivate" her… but Tang Yuehua did not agree.
The Seventh Elder, fearing she might lose her temper and use Tang Chen's power again, eventually let go of the idea.
"There's no way around it; my connection to the Haotian Clan isn't something I can sever on a whim," Tang Yuehua said with a sigh. In terms of loyalty, the resources and funds she had sent back over the years more than repaid the clan for raising her, yet the bond with her siblings was like a river that, though nearly dry, hadn't entirely disappeared.
If her experience had been like Tang San's, she might have severed ties without a second thought.
"Yuehua, let's not dwell on these frustrating matters. Let's talk about music. I've found that, under certain conditions, sound waves can be used to form a unique type of formation…" Lan Yin said, steering the conversation away from the Haotian Clan. She saw them as a group of self-important "madmen" caught up in the shadow of Tang Chen's power. Unless they adapted, they would struggle to survive in this rapidly changing world.
Lan Yin had recently discovered that the special skill known as "domains" could perhaps be applied to her research on formations, suspecting that domains might even be a form of natural formation themselves.
Since Tang Yuehua's soul rings could inscribe domains, she could offer valuable insights for this research.
Although Lan Yin was not a formal researcher, she felt she needed a hobby to pass the time. Now that she was human, unlike when she was the Blue Silver Emperor, she no longer had the plant-like "passivity" to live unchanged for thousands of years.
As the two discussed, Gu Yuena listened intently, chiming in with her thoughts. When the conversation wound down, Gu Yuena brought up her desire to see the Heart of the Sea God.
"You mean the Vast Sea Cosmos Shield?" Tang Yuehua asked, pulling a triangular gemstone from her waist and setting it on the table. She released her martial spirit and soul rings. The second soul ring glowed with blue-gold waves and displayed a trident symbol in its center. "After obtaining this Vast Sea Cosmos Shield, my second soul ring absorbed some of its energy, giving me a new domain: the Sea God Domain, or Vast Sea Domain, which allows me to draw upon the Sea God's power."
"Your martial spirit is beyond ridiculous," Gu Yuena commented, observing Tang Yuehua's second soul ring and its Sea God Domain. She thought that if Tang Yuehua continued to grow, she might truly achieve something akin to unifying nine divine powers.
Can a human body withstand that many divine powers?
No problem!
After all, it's the soul rings bearing the divine positions, not her physical body. The soul rings would evolve on their own, driven by the God of Slaughter and Vast Sea Domains, until they ultimately became genuine god-level soul rings.
Moreover, as Gu Yuena sensed, Tang Yuehua's two domains were closely related to the Asura God and Sea God, yet they existed independently, unbound by the control of those two deities.
This was truly extraordinary!
The "Wishful Ring," attuned to the heart's desires and born with a mind domain, was indeed remarkable.
"It's not that incredible," Tang Yuehua said with a shrug, as she herself was not much of a fighter. However, with the borrowed power of a god, she could easily unleash strength surpassing a Titled Douluo.
In this way, Tang Yuehua didn't need extensive combat experience; as long as she fought wildly, she could handle ninety-nine percent of Titled Douluo-level fighters worldwide.
Of course, with her current strength, she couldn't maintain godly power for long; otherwise, she'd exhaust herself. Unless she had Tang San nearby to help replenish her spirit power during battle.
Recharge for three hours, fight for three seconds?
That was still one of the better scenarios… According to Tang San's own estimate, before she reached the Soul Sage rank, if she didn't have external support, her ability to harness divine power wouldn't last more than thirty seconds.
However, without relying on the power of deities, simply activating a domain doesn't consume nearly as much spirit power.
"Indeed, you should really work on building up your physical strength," Gu Yuena commented, casting a disdainful glance at Tang Yuehua's body before shifting her gaze back to the Vast Sea Cosmos Shield.
At the core of the Sea God Trident lay the Heart of the Sea God. Within it was a trace of the Sea God's consciousness. Although it contained a fragment of his divine sense, it wasn't enough to establish a connection with the actual Sea God in the God Realm—not unless one journeyed to Seagod Island.
The distance between the God Realm and Douluo Star was vast, and for gods to observe the events in the mortal realm required specific coordinates to lock onto. A god-king could transmit their awareness in real time, but deities below that level lacked the power to do so.
Instead, they relied on intermediary locations where space passages linked the God Realm with sites of legacy left in the mortal realm, enabling "signal reception" without which the details of the mortal realm would remain obscured.
Moreover, it seemed that the Sea God was a native of Douluo Star, born through the faith of its people, having ascended about a thousand years ago. This set him apart from the deities that once besieged Gu Yuena.
With this in mind, Gu Yuena felt bold enough to investigate the Heart of the Sea God, though she took the precaution of concealing her own god-level core essence.
Upon touching the Heart of the Sea God, she released an aura of pure water elements, causing the Vast Sea Cosmos Shield to tremble and emit a radiant blue light.
The faint consciousness within the artifact was astounded: "What pure water elements! The talent on the Douluo Continent nowadays is incredible. One spirit master was even able to inscribe the Sea God Domain on their soul ring, simulating my divine power. And now here's another woman with such a pure water-elemental aura… both would be excellent candidates. But why must it be a woman?"
This fragment of the Sea God's consciousness had lingered since his ascension to the God Realm. To preserve its energy, it remained dormant for long periods, so its thoughts were firmly rooted in the views of a thousand years ago. It wasn't that he favored men over women; he simply found it hard to imagine a woman wielding his Sea God Trident—an image that he felt would be oddly "out of place."
Moreover, the trident was a power-based weapon weighing 108,000 jin (54,000 kg), and women of comparable rank typically lacked the sheer strength required to handle it, making them ill-suited to inherit it.
Despite finding Tang Yuehua and Gu Yuena unsuitable, the Sea God's consciousness nonetheless granted them permission to use the Vast Sea Cosmos Shield's functions, such as its defensive and underwater capabilities, which worked much like a soul tool.
This was why part of the artifact had been mistaken for an ancient soul tool over the centuries—some spirit masters with compatible attributes could access limited powers within the Heart of the Sea God, even without full recognition.
When activated, its glow appeared like a vast ocean, with hidden depths and boundless horizons. Primarily a defensive artifact, it earned the title: Vast Sea Cosmos Shield!
(End of Chapter)