Poseidon and Neptune

However, Zhou Qing and Tang San felt that things were not so simple.

After all, Ariel clearly harbors a dislike for the Mermaid Clan, which is not the way one should treat one's own kind.

Zhou Qing, in particular, felt a strange sense of dread when he learned that the Mermaid Clan once had a king named Neptune.

Neptune was, in his previous life, the Sea God in Rome mythology.

Poseidon, on the other hand, is the Greek god of the Sea God.

Although according to the rules of the Douluo Continent, Soul Beast can never become gods, Neptune, who is half human and half Sea Soul Beast, may be able to awaken Martial Soul like a human, but because he possesses a part of Sea Soul Beast, he is probably not recognized by the Divine Realm.

"If that's the case, then things will be much easier."

Ariel sighed and slowly recounted the events of 20,000 years ago. "When I was born, a human named Poseidon had already cultivated to level 99, surpassing all others in the world. In order to break through Level 100 and condense Divine Throne, he began to roam the Great Sea, spending thousands of years conquering the Great Sea Soul Beast clans one by one."

"Sea Soul Beast are purer than land Soul Beast. When they are defeated, the Sea God does not kill them, which naturally makes them submit to him."

"And the last race he conquered was the merfolk."

"I am the Daughter of the Sea, and my growth is extremely slow; even after a thousand years, I have only grown a little bit. And Poseidon has already challenged my father Neptune— "

"My father didn't want to accept it because the Mermaid Clan lives in the deep sea and doesn't have much interaction with humans. At most, some mischievous young mermaids would go to the shallow sea to observe human life, or have simple exchanges with humans on some islands who don't know what Martial Soul are."

However, for Poseidon to unite the Sea Soul Beast in his faith and become a god, conquering the mermaids was the most crucial step. This was because, Great Sea years ago, the Mermaid Clan was the one worshipped by the vast majority of Sea Soul Beast, and many Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beast even held important positions in the Mermaid Clan royal palace...similar to social relationships among humans.

Zhou Qing and Tang San could both understand this.

Soul Beast that are Hundred-Thousand-Year possess human intelligence, and mermaids are born with human intelligence, so it is only natural that they would form a ruling model similar to that of humans.

"In order to gain the submission of all the Sea Soul Beast in the Great Sea, Poseidon must gain the submission of the Mermaid Clan."

Ariel sighed, "Even though Father didn't want to fight, Poseidon threatened the lives of the other mermaids to force him. Helpless, Neptune had no choice but to fight."

"Does such despicable behavior as Poseidon deserve the word 'god'?"

Although Ariel's words were heavily influenced by her own subjective opinions and might not be true, Tang San still found Poseidon's behavior, as described by Ariel, as shameful.

That's a god?

They are clearly evil and heretical!

Ariel nodded vigorously. "That's right, apart from his power, he has nothing that makes him worthy of the title 'god'."

"Neptune lost."

Zhou Qing guessed the outcome.

"Yes, he was defeated and killed by Poseidon, who even destroyed his Soul Bone and erased all traces of his existence."

Ariel clenched her fists so tightly that a trickle of crimson blood seeped out, a testament to her fury.

"At the time, I clearly remember that after his defeat, my father was willing to surrender, but Poseidon still killed him."

"There is only one reason: In the minds of the Sea Soul Beast at that time, Neptune was the ruler of the ocean and the Sea God in the hearts of all Sea Soul Beast that were over 10,000 years old. My father could not become a god simply because his cultivation was only 920,000 years, which was still a long way from a million years. The Sea Soul Beast's faith could be used to condense a godhood, but it could not directly improve their cultivation."

"Moreover, this world does not allow non-human beings to become gods. Even the Mermaid Clan, who have half human blood, cannot do so."

Zhou Qing believed about 70% of what he said.

After all, from the perspective of consolidating divinity and Divine Throne, it is necessary to draw upon the Power of Faith.

Poseidon could conquer the sea Sea Soul Beast of the Great Sea by force, but to win their hearts and make them believe in him from the bottom of their hearts, he had to first destroy their original Sea Soul Beast.

Neptune!

Therefore, in order to become a god, even if Neptune chose to submit after his defeat, he still had to die.

Surrender is merely submission to force; it does not mean acceptance or that the person who surrenders will willingly dedicate their faith.

Only when the Central Plains those Sea Soul Beasts are completely dead can new idols be established in their minds or even in their hearts.

That's exactly what Poseidon did!

"So, you fled the Mermaid Clan the moment Neptune was killed?" Zhou Qing asked.

"No, Poseidon's Martial Soul gives him the ability to control all the waters in the world. Where could I possibly escape to?"

Ariel sighed again.

Neptune's words of submission before his death led to the submission of the Mermaid Clan to Poseidon, and she had to meet him at that time.

Poseidon, being Peerless Douluo, immediately recognized Ariel's uniqueness. Although he was unaware that she was Spirit born directly from the Great Sea, he sensed something and wanted her to become his follower.

Ariel hated Poseidon, who had killed her father, so how could she possibly agree to it?

But Neptune's biological daughter, Nicole, agreed.

Reason?

Nicole is jealous of Neptune's doting on his Ariel, harbors resentment towards his biological father, and is even more resentful towards Ariel.

Ariel's understanding and obedient nature further irritated Nicole.

While Neptune was alive, she dared not be presumptuous, but after Neptune died, she showed no sadness whatsoever and was the first mermaid to submit to Poseidon.

With Neptune's direct bloodline taking the lead, the other mermaids naturally dared not disobey... After Poseidon condensed his Divine Throne, he realized Ariel's true identity. Seeing that she harbored resentment towards him, he stripped her of her Sea Bloodline and gave it to Nicole.

Having acquired the "Sea Bloodline," Nicole transformed into Sea Princess, and a kill order was issued against her.

For 20,000 years, she had been hiding in the deep sea until recently, when she came to the shallow sea area, met and got to know humans, began to understand and learn about them, and even secretly bought Martial Soul Awakening Stone to experiment on herself, awakening the Sea Halberd.

At that moment, Ariel realized that even though the Sea God had stripped her of her Sea Bloodline, she was still the Great Sea's darling.

The Daughter of the Sea!

This identity is not determined by bloodline; the moment the Great Sea gave birth to her, she was already fully remembered by the Great Sea.

The Great Sea itself possesses its own unique will!

After becoming a god, Poseidon wanted to eliminate all traces of the sea, but even the Sea God could not kill the Daughter of the Sea.

Because he is the Sea God!

Even though it is the Power of Faith of the Sea Soul Beast that is gathered, it is not the true controller of the Great Sea.

Therefore, if he dared to kill the Daughter of the Sea, he would also be rejected by the Great Sea.

By stripping her "Sea Bloodline" and giving it to Nicole, making her Sea Princess, the Sea Bloodline remains, she is in the Great Sea, only now she is a different person.