Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Take! What a Miracle!
The moment Poseidon, the Sea God, saw the child, he couldn't sit still and was overcome with the urge to approach and find out more.
As soon as he stood up, Poseidon was immediately overwhelmed.
The child was a giant, over 200 meters tall—an enormous presence, like a mountain! Yet Poseidon didn't panic. Instead, he thought to himself: "System, let me handle this!"
[Ding! In the process of communicating and inheriting, the process is irreversible!]
[Ding! Inheriting... Current progress: 5/100]
However, the one truly flustered was the Sea God.
You see, the divine power in this realm was surging with an intensity dozens of times greater than in the outside world. Even a Titled Douluo, renowned for their physical cultivation, would struggle to breathe in such an environment.
So how could a mere child, having passed the Sea God's Nine Tests, arrive here without feeling overwhelmed? Furthermore, Bo Saixi, the high priest who had been chosen to live in this world, hadn't provided any guidance, and the child had completely bypassed the first eight tests, arriving here out of the blue!
"What's going on with you, child?"
Even the calm and collected Sea God was now terrified. The more he thought about it, the more he panicked!
And as Poseidon approached, an overwhelming amount of divine power rushed toward him.
[Inheritance Progress: 30/100]
The inheritance progress skyrocketed!
After walking just five steps, Poseidon suddenly felt his entire body begin to weaken.
His divine power was actually draining away!
Though this wasn't the physical body of Poseidon, but merely his divine sense in the world, it was still tied to most of his divine power.
Every step he took seemed to siphon away a part of it.
In stark contrast, the child in front of him only grew more powerful with each step.
[Inheritance Progress: 50/100]
Finally, the child stretched, then smiled up at Poseidon.
"It's not easy!"
"After all this suffering, I can finally control my body and speak again!"
Poseidon took a deep breath.
At this point, the divine power within the child's body was increasing rapidly. Though it appeared to have little outward effect, his body was undergoing a frightening transformation.
Unlike soul power, divine power spread throughout his body, making his blood vessels come alive and strengthening his limbs and bones with overwhelming force.
Though still a child, he now exuded a terrifying power, and could finally speak clearly.
By this day, after three hundred days of quiet cultivation inside Bo Saixi's womb on Sea God Island, he had been patiently waiting for the day when he could ascend to greatness.
That moment had arrived.
Sea God glanced at Poseidon, only to see that the divine power within him was being drained even faster. He couldn't help but be struck with horror.
"Where did you come from, and what are you?"
That's right—he was no longer the Sea God, Poseidon.
In his mind, Poseidon had transformed into an unknown sea monster!
"Don't worry, relax. I'm just passing on divine power," the child reassured him.
As he spoke, a powerful, devouring force similar to a black hole seemed to surge within him!
"What? You call this inheritance? This is outright robbery! I won't let anyone use my divine power like this!"
Enraged, Poseidon's old face turned ashen. "The little thief shall die!"
Fury boiling, he gathered an immense amount of divine power into his palm, ready to strike and obliterate the child.
But as soon as he raised his foot to move, he realized his body couldn't move!
"This... Is this Indeterminate Storm? How can you, a mere child without the Seagod's Trident, use it?"
Poseidon was stunned.
Indeterminate Storm was Sea God's self-created skill, the most powerful control technique in the God Realm. It combined offense and defense, rendering even the mightiest opponents immobile for eight seconds.
"Who said I don't have a trident? What do you think this is?"
While speaking, Poseidon held up a small, seemingly ordinary trident.
This was the Seagod's Trident—though vastly smaller, it was still the legendary artifact granted to those who inherited the Sea God's power.
Poseidon was shocked beyond words, his face drained of color.
This was indeed the Seagod's Trident, but even he couldn't shrink it to this size!
[Inheritance Progress: 100/100]
In mere seconds, the divine power within Poseidon's body was completely drained by the child of Poseidon.
"You... You'd better not show your face again when you reach the God Realm, or I'll skin you alive!"
The Sea God left this curse behind, his vast figure disintegrating as his essence faded into nothingness.
Perhaps, Poseidon thought, I have been too short-sighted...
With a helpless sigh, Poseidon vanished, leaving behind a sense of utter confusion. He had never imagined such a method of forcibly inheriting divine power.
And the most vexing part? After being completely drained, he still had no idea who the child really was.
With his final thoughts lost to the void, Poseidon's presence was completely absorbed.
Taking a deep breath, Poseidon—the new Sea God—was now surrounded by a blue halo, walking on the waves as though they were solid ground.
"Hey, where am I? I'm lost..."
Poseidon, now having inherited the power of the Sea God, wandered out of the mysterious space, only to be greeted by an endless ocean. Even the silhouette of Sea God Island had disappeared.
With a sigh, he was alone in this vast sea, and decided, without hesitation, to relieve himself on the spot.
However, what he didn't know was that the moment his golden urine touched the ocean, an overwhelmingly powerful force surged forth!
"I can't believe it—just a little showoff, and it's causing this much chaos?"
Poseidon was so stunned, he nearly lost his grip.
Suddenly, an enormous wave erupted from the sea, and a colossal tsunami, tens of meters high, shot up into the sky!
At the same time, a violent storm raged, splitting the heavens and earth, while a massive submarine earthquake shook the ocean floor.
Sea God Island, which had only just witnessed Poseidon's divine descent, trembled as though it were on the verge of collapse.
"What a mighty energy surge—could this be a miracle?"
Sea Dragon Douluo, who had just returned to Sea Dragon City and was preparing to deploy Sea God Warriors to Sea Girl City, froze in shock.
The sky changed in an instant, followed by the earth shaking, as if the world itself was ending. Even someone as powerful as him was struck with an inexplicable sense of dread.
Not only him, but the seven holy pillars from the Seven Holy Cities were equally astonished, witnessing the wild changes in the sea and its surroundings.
Who could have imagined that all this chaos was caused by Poseidon's casual action?
And at this moment, amid the raging storm, a penetrating flute sound echoed.
The flute's sound, imbued with soul power, reached the ears of the seven holy pillars.
Sea Dragon Douluo's heart skipped a beat: "What? The Sea God's son is lost?! How did things go wrong so quickly?"
The distress flute was played by the Sea Witch as soon as she realized that Poseidon had vanished.
The news of Poseidon's disappearance was carried by the haunting sound of the flute, spreading rapidly throughout Sea God Island.
Meanwhile, Poseidon felt a chill run down his spine. As he turned around, he saw a series of dark figures in the sea, their triangular dorsal fins cutting through the water. They were closing in on him in a siege formation.