Li Ya's Adolescence (Part 2)

"Aunt."

Li Ya tentatively called out before cautiously voicing her question, "I want to know the specifics of what happened 20,000 years ago. Can you tell me?"

However, Ariel just stared at her without saying a word.

Li Ya said sadly, "I Teleportation here using Vaporized Foam. The other mermaids don't know where I went yet, so you don't need to worry about being discovered."

"All right."

Seeing how naive Li Ya was, Ariel sighed and said, "However, before I tell you about the past, I'll give you a piece of advice."

"Don't trust my mother?" Li Ya seemed to have expected this.

But Ariel shook her head and said, "She was blinded by jealousy back then, and now she has lost herself... As a child, you must trust your mother."

Zhou Qing looked at Ariel deeply, a hint of admiration appearing in his eyes.

Whether to say it or not!

Ariel truly is Spirit born from the Great Sea!

The Daughter of the Sea

Well deserved!

After all, if he were to put himself in Ariel, he would imagine her being targeted by her older sister for no apparent reason, then their father being murdered, and her sister not only not seeking revenge but also serving their father's killer, who even extracted his own Bloodline Power and transferred it into her...

Oh shit!

He's definitely turning to the dark side; he'll take revenge no matter what means he uses!

Kill the Sea Princess first! Then destroy the Sea God!

Can't destroy the Sea God?

Simple!

There are rules in the Divine Realm that Deity are not allowed to interfere in the Human Realm affairs. So, they slowly plotted to erase the traces left by the Sea God on the Douluo Continent, physically cut off the Sea God's means of influencing humans, and then spend time changing people's perceptions, guiding their thoughts, and making the belief in the Sea God gradually forgotten by the world!

Then, Ariel described everything that had happened to Li Ya, and emphasized one point. "The Sea God was a deity who became Deity after a human named Poseidon cultivated to Level 100. He was not born the ruler of the Great Sea!"

Sea God is nothing more than a powerful being!

Although Ariel had described this point during her previous confrontation with the Sea Princess, both the Sea Princess and her two daughters intentionally or unintentionally ignored it, merely giving themselves psychological suggestions.

But now, Ariel's repeated emphasis on this point has made Li Ya begin to doubt the existence of the Sea God.

"Gods are merely representatives chosen by the Will of the Ocean. Their fundamental purpose is to make the Life cycle of the Great Sea more perfect. However, Poseidon violated this rule by using the faith of Sea Soul Beast and Sea Soul Master to forge his Divine Throne. But after becoming a god, he left Douluo Continent and did not make any contribution to the Great Sea at all. Instead, he affected the Life cycle of the Great Sea itself!"

Ariel revealed a fact completely different from what Li Ya had previously known. "The Sea God is not a god who rules the Great Sea, but a messenger and representative who promotes a more perfect Life cycle in the Great Sea. However, Poseidon clearly violated this principle by using the faith in the Life nurtured by the ocean to become a god. But what did he give back to the Great Sea? At most, he only allowed his loyal followers, the Demon Soul Great White Shark, to enjoy the benefits. Apart from that, he left his Materialization Martial Soul, which is the divine artifact, on Sea God Island as the foundation for gathering the faith of Sea Soul Beast and Sea Soul Master, and used the Power of Faith to nourish that divine artifact!"

"Poseidon never forgot his followers?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! He hasn't forgotten, because he needs believers to support the divine artifact. If it were forgotten by the world, wouldn't the Sea God Trident rust over the long years? He controls the minds of Sea Soul Beast and Sea Soul Master, and absorbs their faith. But what does he give back to the Sea Soul Beast and Sea Soul Master?"

"Besides the Demon Soul Great White Shark, has he ever cared about any other Sea Soul Beast? And he's just as harsh on the people on that island! The humans who grow up there have to undergo a test at a certain age. If they fail, they either die or are forced to leave their homeland. They can't stay! That's their homeland. Just because they can't pass the test, they have to die during the test! Dying is one thing, but what if, because of the Sea God's 'mercy,' the test takers are allowed to live? Because if they live, they have to leave their homes and never be able to set foot on their birthplace again! Moreover, they will suffer unparalleled condemnation in their hearts, feeling that failing the test is a sign of their lack of devotion to the Sea God!"

"The Sea God is merciful? Merciful my foot! He's just selecting devout believers who can contribute their faith to him! The test is to instill awe in humanity! Faith doesn't originate from awe, but once awe is established, over time, they will convince themselves to believe in the Sea God!"

"But what if there's no assessment? Even if the people living on that island have been taught from childhood that 'the Sea God is great,' if no Divine Miracle occur, they will definitely start to wonder: does the Sea God really exist?"

Li Ya was stunned by these words.

Moreover, as Ariel spoke, she also used her Bloodline Power, causing the surrounding seawater to churn and create scenes reminiscent of 20,000 years ago.

Poseidon used his strength to challenge the Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beast in the Great Sea, and even the Ferocious Beast with cultivation exceeding Hundred-Thousand-Year!

Those who submit will live!

Those who refuse to submit will be killed on the spot, their Soul Bone seized, while the blood-red, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring dissipates!

Especially after witnessing Neptune's defeat at the Poseidon, his willingness to lead the Mermaid Clan to submission, and yet Poseidon's decapitation and subsequent bloodshed that stained the Great Sea, Li Ya swam back in terror and cried out, "These scenes are fake! Aren't they?"

She absolutely refused to believe it!

My grandfather, whom I've never met, was actually killed by the Sea God before he became a god!

Grandpa has clearly surrendered!

Why did Poseidon still kill him?

Why?!

"To shatter the worship in the hearts of the other Sea Soul Beast races, perhaps?"

Zhou Qing watched the whole thing unfold and sighed, "If the 'god' in the hearts of the Sea Soul Beast doesn't die, how can this new god, Poseidon, take over their hearts?"

"It's just that Poseidon's methods were a bit too naive. If it were me, I would definitely keep smearing the Mermaid Clan and even Mermaid Clan disappear from the history of the Great Sea!"

Li Ya glared fiercely at Zhou Qing: "Humans are so despicable!"

"That's right, humans have always been despicable, but wasn't the Sea God you worship once a human being? Or do you think that just because he became a god, he can completely sever himself from everything about his past as a human being? As long as he still believes that he is Poseidon, then even if he breaks through to Level 100, he is still human."

Zhou Qing once again shattered Ariel's fantasies, which had already been repeatedly challenged.

"And as long as someone is human, their actions are ultimately for their own benefit!"

"And what about you?"

Li Ya's eyes trembled as she tried to find out if this human, chosen by the Will of the Ocean and granted the Star of the Ocean, was any different from Poseidon.

"I?"

Zhou Qing smiled slightly, "Of course, it's also for my own sake!"