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"The Golden Trident, the ultimate water element... you're thinking of going to Seagod Island, aren't you?" Although phrased as a question, Tang San's tone was more declarative.
A trident and the ultimate water element.
Given that this transcender has seen the Douluo series, and without super-powerful external help, their only hope is to go to Seagod Island, hoping the Seagod will choose them.
Moreover, with a martial soul similar to the Seagod's Trident, they would likely be respected by the local inhabitants of Seagod Island even if they didn't undergo the divine test.
The probability of passing the Seagod Nine Trials is not 100%, but it's close to 90% or more. Furthermore, the Seagod has been eager to pass on his divine position and leave the divine realm to explore the wider universe.
"Um, you're not worried that I might snatch your divine position, are you?" Hawk asked nervously.
"I'm not interested in the divine positions of the divine realm. My path involves life and destruction," Tang San shrugged indifferently. "In fact, the gods of Life and Destruction once sent a sliver of their divine consciousness to find me. I didn't agree, as inheriting a divine position is quite a trap."
Hawk chuckled awkwardly, but he was certain Tang San wouldn't easily give up on a divine position offered to him.
Which transcender could refuse becoming a deity?
Even if they refuse now, they would likely try to contact the divine realm when they approach old age.
For example: Zhou Weiqing from Heavenly Jewel Change.
However, Tang San is essentially immortal. With his essence blood golden elixir, soul power heart core, and spiritual aura assisting his vital energy circulation, his soul has transformed into a primordial spirit, equivalent to the will of a cosmic entity.
As long as he is not killed, he can continue to live, with an almost infinite lifespan. How could he age and die?
"Hawk, let's go," Tang Luoya came out of the inner room and called Hawk, preparing to return to the Soul Guidance Technology City.
Inside, he had hoped that Tang Yuehua could leverage her relationship with Tang San to obtain the soul armor production methods, but Tang Yuehua refused and even warned him not to have any crooked ideas and to be pragmatic.
To be educated by someone in their second life! It's simply outrageous!
But with Tang Yuehua's seniority and Tang San present, it was inappropriate to argue, so he could only reconsider his plans...
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After the two left, Tang Yuehua revealed Tang Luoya's intentions and sighed, "He is a third-generation disciple of the Haotian Clan with good talent, having already reached level 49. He came to Soul Land and witnessed the power of soul armor, but since soul armor is not for sale, he began to look for ways to steal it. He's currently working as a blacksmith apprentice in the Soul Guidance Technology City and can perform a hundred forges."
Tang San nodded; he was already aware of this information and knew more details than Tang Yuehua had learned from him. "He's not important and doesn't warrant much attention. However, you should keep an eye on Hawk. In the future, you might need to compete with him for soul ring skills."
"That guy?" Tang Yuehua was puzzled.
"His martial soul is a trident with the ultimate water element. There's a chance he might inherit the Seagod's position," Tang San explained. "Seagod Island has the Seagod's legacy."
"Seagod Island?"
"That name might be unfamiliar to you, but you've heard of Devil Island, haven't you?"
Tang Yuehua realized.
She had indeed heard of Demon Island, an isolated island located hundreds of kilometers off the coast of the Tiandou Empire in Hanhai City. It was said that people who went there never returned, hence the name "Devil."
Unexpectedly, there's a divine legacy there!
Tang Yuehua was already familiar with gods, as her grandfather, Tang Chen, was striving to inherit the Shura God's trials.
But isn't the Seagod a rather malevolent deity?
Otherwise, there wouldn't be rumors about people never returning once they went there, causing people to fear it.
"Seagod Island's existence is similar to the Spirit Hall's offering hall, with a level 99 Grand Offering and several followers of the Seagod: Title Douluo. Moreover, those Seagod followers there are far more fanatical than the angel followers here."
Tang San continued, "The reason for the 'never returning' rumor is that once you set foot on Seagod Island, you must face trials bestowed by the Seagod. Failure means death, while success brings rewards. The most basic reward is an increase in soul power, better rewards include extending the soul ring's age, and the best reward is receiving a divine soul ring, which evolves into the most suitable soul skill for your martial soul without needing to hunt for soul rings. It is said that the divine soul ring adapts to your martial soul to provide the most appropriate soul skills."
"If only we could understand the underlying principles…"
"Never mind, this topic has strayed too far."
"Even if you pass the trials on Seagod Island, you cannot leave afterward. Otherwise, everyone on the island will view you as having betrayed the Seagod's faith and will hunt you down. In severe cases, the Grand Priest of Seagod Island might even use their divine authority to erase you across space."
Tang Yuehua shivered, her voice trembling, "The Seagod must be an evil deity, right?"
It must be about creating slaves. The people living there must be mentally unhinged, just like... the Haotian Clan!
Suddenly, Tang Yuehua seemed to realize something, her fear intensifying. She then asked another question, "So, why do these gods do this?"
"Faith," Tang San said, not fearing Tang Yuehua knowing this, as long as she wishes to maintain her intellectual independence and not pass this information to the Haotian Clan. Tang Chen would certainly know about the power of faith. "Faith in gods can directly enhance their power, but it also gradually distorts their personality, making them appear as they do in the eyes of their followers... Powerful gods don't need faith, while some gods who recognize the issues with faith have their divine artifacts carry it and use it to strengthen their artifacts."
"The Seagod is one such deity."
"He retains faith on the mortal world to nurture his martial soul/artifact: the Seagod's Trident."
"In this world, the Seagod is the most faith-received deity. That's why Seagod Island can generously grant divine trials to its locals or those who enter—this requires faith as an energy source. On the other hand, have you heard of the Spirit Hall conducting large-scale divine trials or gathering followers for the Angel God?"
"No," Tang Yuehua shook her head, not even knowing about the Angel God, regarding it merely as a legend.
After processing this information, she didn't ask why Tang San knew so much—Tang San was the Holy Son, and the Spirit Hall had the inheritance of the Angel God. They had even attacked Seagod Island...
Knowing these things was quite normal.
However, Tang Yuehua believed that much of what Tang San knew was his own speculation rather than information provided by the Spirit Hall. "Is it because the faith in the Angel God is so scarce?"
"Yes, especially after Bibi Dong became the Pope, faith in the Angel God has dwindled even more. After all, the Spirit Hall's most famous figure now is Pope Bibi Dong, not the Angel God."
As for why Qian Daoliu doesn't promote the Angel God... from the perspective of the original text, it's likely because the previous Angel God committed some taboo, prompting intervention from the divine realm, causing the Angel lineage to avoid widely spreading faith in the Angel God...
"Hawk has the potential to inherit the Seagod Nine Trials," Tang San pointed out the direct reason for Tang Yuehua to pay attention to him. "Since your martial soul's soul ring skills can inherit divine power, you should still compete for the Seagod's position... Based on what you've described to me, your soul rings seem to borrow divine power. But can a deity refuse?"
(End of Chapter)