Sea God, Divine Oracle

Divine Realm.

Sea God Tang San looked at the trajectory of fate, twisted into a ball of tangled threads, and finally gave up on observing it altogether.

It was time to step in!

Besides... Xiao Qi had been talking about it for quite some time.

Tang San rose to his feet, standing straight and tall. He tilted his head back slightly and gazed beyond the heavens, looking every bit a melancholy male god.

It was time for Da Ming and Er Ming to make a move, too.

He lost himself in thought for only a moment, but quite some time had passed in the lower realm.

After a moment of melancholy, he sent a message with his divine sense!

"Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Qi will descend to the lower realm in a few days. Sorry to trouble you both to look after her on the Douluo Continent."

"Also, cancel the Clear Sky Sect's plan to remain secluded. It would be best to make its name as widely known as possible over the next few years..."

Previously, the Clear Sky Sect had been a trump card. The better it was hidden, the more effective it would be.

But now he had few cards left on the table. If he kept hiding this one, it would only die in his hand!

The Clear Sky Sect...

Shrek...

And the Tang Sect.

Tsk.

Tang San clicked his tongue softly. To be honest, he had left the Tang Sect no less than he had left the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek. It had a deep foundation, yet it had ended up like this. It really was disappointing.

"Shrek needs to make a move, too..."

Sigh, Shrek really is less trouble.

Where the clouds were too deep to know the way—the Clear Sky Sect

Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape, both jolted as they received Sea God Tang San's message through his divine sense.

"Xiao Qi is coming down?" Da Ming chuckled happily.

Er Ming also rose to his feet in excitement. "There may be fewer rules in this lower realm, but without Sister Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, it really has been much lonelier."

"All right, watch your words!" Da Ming raised a hand and slapped Er Ming on the head.

Sister Xiao Wu is a married woman now, and you still mutter about her all day. Aren't you afraid Tang San will make life difficult for you?!

"All right, all right, I know, I know!" Er Ming pushed Da Ming's hand away. "He wants us to develop the Clear Sky Sect and make a name for it. Da Ming, do you have any ideas?"

"Ideas? What ideas could I possibly have?!"

Asking two Soul Beasts to develop a human sect really was asking too much of them.

Da Ming waved a large hand. "Let the humans develop it themselves. Our job is to take good care of Xiao Qi."

Put bluntly, if Tang San had entrusted this to them, he surely wasn't counting on them to achieve much!

"True. We'll do as you say!"

Mu En, Zhang Lexuan, and Shen Yichen followed the road from the Star Dou Great Forest toward Shrek Academy.

Seen from afar, there was a grandfather holding a fishing rod, an older sister holding her younger brother's hand, and a younger brother carrying an empty little fish bucket.

It was a warm and comforting picture.

None of them spoke, and they appeared quiet and peaceful.

In truth, they were chatting heatedly through mental transmissions.

"Lexuan, girl, what do you think?"

"The Sea God was only a student who graduated from Shrek." Zhang Lexuan didn't hesitate. "The little guy is no worse than the Sea God. He can take Shrek to heights far beyond anything the Sea God reached!"

"Don't worry, girl. I won't stand with Tang San."

Mu En's gaze grew distant. "But what do you think of the senior elders of the Sea God Pavilion?"

"The senior elders..."

"The diary said Elder Xuan and Yichen were as incompatible as fire and water, but now... I haven't experienced the failed Soul Hunting trip. Elder Xuan's relationship with Yichen isn't strained, either. With the right approach, Elder Xuan can be won over."

"It's just..."

Mu En understood Zhang Lexuan's misgivings. Xuan Zi could be won over, but that was another matter.

Xuan Zi couldn't accomplish anything, but he had plenty of talent for ruining things. Even if he genuinely and wholeheartedly stood on your side, he might not be of any help to you.

Thinking of it made Mu En angry, too!

"As long as we explain what's at stake to Elder Lin, she'll definitely stand with Yichen."

"As for the other senior elders... I don't know them well..."

"Hmm..." Mu En nodded and turned his head, looking kindly at Shen Yichen as he swung the little bucket. This time, I won't let you fight the gods in heaven alone...

Shen Yichen sensed Mu En's gaze and gave an awkward little chuckle. He couldn't shake the feeling... that he'd overdone it. His teacher and Sister Lexuan looked ready to activate their Soul Rings and fight Tang San right now...

If his chances of winning weren't a hundred percent, how was that any different from certain defeat?

Of course, if a fight really did break out, he had a second line ready: Give it everything you've got, friend. Life should be a little more exciting.

That was how Otherworldly Demons were. They really had mastered the art of playing both sides.

Carrying the little fish bucket, Shen Yichen followed Zhang Lexuan away.

Mu En watched the two depart and smiled. Fortunately, he had only told Lexuan about that matter back then; Bei Bei knew nothing of it. Otherwise, he would have another grave sin on his hands.

It's good that Lexuan and little Yichen can be together, too...

Thinking of this rare piece of good news, Mu En entered the Sea God Pavilion with a smile on his face.

But...

The instant he stepped into the Sea God Pavilion, his smile froze.

"Sea God Pavilion Master, Mu En?"

A mass of golden light gathered into a hazy figure. Its face was indistinct, but its build was tall and slender.

"You are..." Mu En's body tensed. He had a vague guess.

"I am Sea God Tang San."

Boom!!!

The voice exploded in Mu En's mind like a thunderclap.

Sea God Tang San?! It really is him!

Could it be that this time, I can't even buy my disciple six years?

Mu En gathered his Soul Power. No matter what, he, the Dragon God Douluo, would not sit and wait for death!

The golden figure waved a hand. Vast divine might instantly pinned Mu En in place, and the Sea God's Light poured down upon him.

Mu En had no ability to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the Sea God's Light entered his body in an instant.

Yet, utterly unlike the destruction he had expected, the Sea God's Light seemed to instantly awaken the vitality within him!

Originally, his life had been counting down at every moment, but now the funnel had been plugged. Not only that, the Sea God's Light had also repaired his hidden injuries along the way.

Vitality, strength—feeling his body, "young" once more, Mu En seemed to have just recovered from his shock. He dropped to one knee.

"Mu En pays his respects to Ancestor Tang San!"

"Mm!" The figure nodded in satisfaction. "Rise."

"May I ask why Ancestor Tang San has sent down a divine oracle...?"

The figure turned his back to Mu En, clasping his hands behind him. He struck just the right balance of mystery and power befitting an otherworldly master.

"Sigh..." The figure let out a long sigh. "I have observed the continent's fate. I fear that over the next few years, the continent will face great upheaval. If I do not send down a divine oracle, I'm afraid Shrek Academy will be destroyed in that upheaval!"