Poseidon suppressed his fury and asked in a deep voice, his tone carrying undisguised accusation. "Bo Saixi, time flows in the lower realm. More than two and a half months have passed since this god last issued a Divine Decree..."
"After such a long time, with such earth-shaking changes occurring in the sea, did you truly fail to uncover even the slightest clue?"
Bo Saixi's heart sank as she sensed the Sea God's dissatisfaction and reproach.
She hurriedly bowed again, her voice filled with panic and apology.
"This subordinate is incompetent... After multiple patrols, aside from the Evil Spirit Orcas' migration and the disappearance of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's aura that I reported earlier, I found no other abnormal energy source with any clear direction... Please forgive me, Lord Sea God..."
"Humph!"
Poseidon snorted coldly and said no more.
He knew that further questioning would be futile.
Anyone capable of silently stripping him of most of his authority possessed methods far beyond these mortals' imagination.
Ignoring everyone else, he strode out of the Sea God Hall and onto the platform outside.
Standing atop Sea God Mountain and looking down at the ocean below—more violent than ever before, frolicking and surging as though it had gained a life of its own—Poseidon's expression darkened to the point of dripping water.
He could clearly sense that this ocean, once incomparably close to him and obedient to his command, was now filled with rejection and unfamiliarity toward him.
He took a deep breath, raised a hand, and made a slight grasping motion toward the depths of the Sea God Hall.
"Buzz—!"
A brilliant golden-blue radiance answered his summons!
A golden trident, wreathed entirely in rippling water-like light, over three meters long and emanating supreme majesty and power, tore through the air and