Budget Sea God

Budget Sea God

Qian Renxue froze when she accepted the letter of recommendation and the Divine Seed. "You're saying the Divine Ancestor is still alive?"

The moment Qian Renxue attained the Angel God Divine Throne back then, she had learned that the Divine Ancestor had fallen thousands of years ago.

"Because of me, the Sea God can barely look after himself right now. Where would he find the courage to scheme against the Angel God?" Huo Yuhao said.

Qian Renxue was immediately intrigued. "Oh? What happened to the Sea God?"

Huo Yuhao told Qian Renxue about the grudge between himself and the Sea God.

Back when Huo Yuhao attained the Eternal Godhood and ascended, he had left a series of arrangements behind on the continent. Among them was a trap laid specifically for the Sea God, waiting for him to step into it.

Huo Yuhao possessed emotions, life, destruction, and even the Golden Dragon King's blood essence. He had no need for faith; cultivating anew and Becoming a God would have been effortless for him. Yet after he became a god, he went to the ocean, gathered the faith of the seas, subdued the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King clan, and then ascended.

Twenty thousand years later, in Poseidon's era, Poseidon imitated the Angel God's path to godhood. To Become a God, he collected the faith of Sea Spirit Masters and sea spirit beasts, forging his Divine Throne.

Because Huo Yuhao had not used the Sea God's faith to condense a Divine Throne, and because so much time had passed, the ocean's faith naturally shifted from the Eternal God to Poseidon.

For Huo Yuhao, this was precisely the moment he had been waiting for. To contend over faith was undoubtedly a declaration of war between gods. Without realizing it, Poseidon had become entangled in karma with him. Once you were tainted by my, Huo Yuhao's, karma, could you still run? At the critical moment when Poseidon was condensing his Divine Core, Huo Yuhao stabbed him in the back.

As for how he did it, he simply made Poseidon's lecherous nature known far and wide. After all, that old bastard was a lecherous creep at heart. In the original work, the Sea God Trial and the Angel God Assessment were linked, allowing Qian Renxue's golden liquid to appear during the Sea God Trial and be broadcast to everyone. That had been Poseidon's doing.

Because his faith had wavered, the Sea God Divine Throne, which should originally have reached the peak of a First-level God, ultimately became a Sea God Divine Core at the peak of a Second-level God. Of course, if the Sea God pushed himself to the utmost, he could still exchange one or two moves with a First-level God. Truly worthy of celebration.

As for why Huo Yuhao had gone through so many twists and turns, all he wanted was the right to act with justification. Although he had formed his own faction in the Divine Realm, he was not powerful enough to cover the sky with one hand. The faction formed by the Five God Kings led by the Shura God was still not to be underestimated. Moreover, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, the Shura God had already earned himself a death sentence by daring to support Tang San, but the other four God Kings could still potentially be won over. To recruit Goodness, Evil, Life, and Destruction in the future, he naturally could not make things too blatant.

Thus, he had used faith to entangle the Sea God with his karma, allowing him to undermine the Sea God in a perfectly reasonable and legitimate manner. That was why Huo Yuhao had gathered the ocean's faith in the first place. As a result, the Sea God had fallen from the impressive Main God Divine Throne of the original timeline to a Second-level God Divine Throne, utterly pathetic. On top of that, his lecherous reputation was already known by everyone from Douluo Continent to the Douluo Divine Realm. In the Divine Realm, the Sea God's unpopularity could rival even the Rakshasa God's. Under such circumstances, where would he find the courage to scheme against the lofty Angel God, who stood at the peak of First-level Gods?

Yet Huo Yuhao's plot against the Sea God had unexpectedly saved the Angel God, who should originally have fallen.

"Nicely done." Upon learning of the Sea God's fate, Qian Renxue could not help giving Huo Yuhao a thumbs-up. Qian Renxue had long since figured out the trickery behind her Divine Trial. That lecherous bastard, the Sea God, had tampered with her trial and made her fall in love with Tang San, someone she never should have loved. That was why she had repeatedly held back when attacking Tang San, eventually leading to Spirit Hall's defeat. Her hatred for Poseidon, the Sea God, was no less than her hatred for Tang San.

"This is only the beginning." Huo Yuhao snorted coldly. After the Sea God ascended to the Divine Realm, Huo Yuhao had given him no shortage of trouble. If that bastard had not cleverly chosen to side with the Shura God, Huo Yuhao would have had plenty of ways to deal with him. But did Poseidon think he could rest easy just because he had the Shura God backing him? Once I take down the Shura God, I'll deal with you slowly.

"Lord Eternity, thank you for saving the Divine Ancestor. Qian Renxue will remember this great kindness forever," Qian Renxue said solemnly.

After Qian Renxue headed to the Angel God Palace, Huo Yuhao continued using the Eternal Eyes to observe the situation on Douluo Continent. One of the arrangements he had made somewhere on Douluo Continent stirred.

Huo Yuhao shifted the image and saw it—Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form.

The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth curled upward as he looked toward the Shura God Temple in the Divine Realm. "The actor arranged by our Assistant Director has finally begun taking the stage. It seems Little Scamp's arrival in this world is not far away."

Divine Realm, Shura God Temple.

The Shura God, surrounded by blood-red baleful aura, sat on his Divine Throne with a gloomy expression. Staring at the gods below, he said, "It's been so long. What exactly happened on Life and Destruction's side?"

The Killing God rose to his feet. "Lord Shura, the forces of the Life and Destruction Gods are sealed tight as an iron barrel. Our people simply cannot get in."

The Speed God said, "My lord, I believe you are worrying too much. Life and Destruction have shared countless years of friendship with you. No matter what, they could not possibly betray you in secret and defect to the Eternal God."

The Shura God said in a deep voice, "Can you give me a guarantee, then? All I want is an answer."

A few days ago, a major event had occurred in the Divine Realm. To explain it, one had to start with Tang Chen, one of Douluo Continent's three Limit Douluos.

Tang Chen was one of the Shura God's backup candidates for inheritance, as well as the one into whom the Shura God had invested the most effort and held in the highest regard. To cultivate this successor, the Shura God had spared no expense.

In the original Douluo story, the Clear Sky Secret Method used by Tang Hao and Tang San to slaughter their way through all opposition—especially the final Great Sumeru Hammer—had practically shattered the barriers of rank. Tang Hao, newly a Title Douluo, could fight three opponents alone, severely injure the Pope of Spirit Hall and one Title Douluo, and kill another Title Douluo. Later, at Rank 97, he could swing his great hammer at Golden Crocodile. Tang San was even more outrageous: after detonating all his spirit rings, he could fight the godly Qian Renxue on equal footing. Had such an overpowered spirit skill really been created by Tang Chen?

It was a divine skill, in the literal sense. Ever since Tang Chen had been chosen by the Shura God, the Shura God had continuously given him special tutoring. In the end, Tang Chen had "comprehended" this world-shattering divine skill. This secret method directly elevated the Clear Sky Hammer's standing, allowing the Clear Sky Sect to leap into becoming the number one sect on Douluo Continent.

The enhancement the Great Sumeru Hammer gave the Clear Sky Hammer was comparable to the boost Di Tian had received when the Dragon God granted him the Dragon God Claw. It allowed a Title Douluo who had just entered Rank 99 to display strength close to the quasi-god realm.

Everything that followed was the same as in the original story. Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu became rivals, and both fell in love with Bo Saixi. Bo Saixi liked Tang Chen but was too shy to say it directly, only hinting, "I want to marry whichever one of you can Become a God." Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu knew he was out of the running. Yet Tang Chen was a one-track-minded man and directly declared with boldness, "I will not return until I become a god."

Before setting out to seek a Divine Throne inheritance, Tang Chen specifically went to Spirit Hall to challenge Qian Daoliu. For the sake of fairness, Qian Daoliu did not use any divine skills. They fought until heaven and earth darkened, battling for three days and three nights without a victor. In the end, Tang Chen used the Great Sumeru Hammer and narrowly defeated Qian Daoliu by half a move. The two reached an agreement: after Qian Daoliu, no Pope of Spirit Hall would be allowed to set foot in the ancestral grounds of the Clear Sky Sect. With his worries behind him, Tang Chen set out to seek a Divine Throne inheritance.