Waves pounded against the reefs, sending up white spray.
Sea Soul Beasts of all kinds gathered in one place, surrounding streams of water that rose from the sea like fountains. Each stream contained a corpse.
All the residents of Sea God Island had assembled along the shore, gazing solemnly at the scene. Not a single person spoke.
After returning from the Sea Princess's territory, all the members of the Sea God Family who had been killed in the ambush were brought back to Sea God Island.
Sea Burial was a tradition passed down through the Sea God Family for tens of thousands of years. Those who died in battle would be carried into the depths by currents containing the power of the ocean. Born from the sea and dying in the sea—that was the fate of the Sea God Warriors.
But Sea Burial had not appeared for many years. In the past, there had been at most a dozen people. This time, there were over a hundred.
As the Clan Leader and Great Enshrined, Chen Tianhai hovered above the sea. Blue-gold light rippled across his body. His eyes held no emotion, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Amid the silence, the dazzling midday sunlight finally poured down from the sky, falling upon the currents and making them seem crystal-clear.
"Respect!" Chen Tianhai said in a deep voice.
In an instant, countless Soul Rings rose into the air, forming what looked like a sea of Soul Rings. At the same time, blue specks of light emerged from the residents of Sea God Island. Those were strands of Soul Power.
If one had to name the place on Douluo Star with the highest proportion of Soul Masters, it would certainly be the Sea God Family. Their population numbered over