A Lone Tree Cannot Hold Up the Forest

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This majestic voice resounded in the minds of everyone present.

"This is the Sea God's test!"

The Sea Princess made an "o" sound with her little mouth.

The Sea Maiden Douluo covered her mouth in disbelief.

In an instant, the mermaids had a sufficient understanding of the Sea God's previous actions:

It's not that Lord Sea God is being hypocritical; rather, he's testing his successor!

How magnificent!

"Roll!"

The real Zhou Qing and the Zhou Qing in the illusion world uttered the same word.

This is not only a rejection of the position of Sea God, but also an insult and contempt for the Sea God himself.

In an instant!

All the mermaids present, except for Li Ya, were furious, but because the great Sea God still existed in that illusion that could be reflected in their minds, no one dared to speak.

"Mortals! How arrogant they are!"

The Sea God was enraged and stirred up a monstrous wave, which poured down on Zhou Qing.

This is a battle of the soul!

Once the crimson spiritual Aura Field on Zhou Qing's body is extinguished, then Zhou Qing's thoughts, will, and beliefs will all vanish into nothingness, and he will then be corrupted by Poseidon.

"Nonsense! It's like you weren't even human before!"

In the scene, Zhou Qing sneered, "What? Now that you've broken through to Level 100, you're so eager to sever your ties with humanity?"

"Since you're not human, why should I believe you?"

The Sea God remained silent, continuing to pound Zhou Qing with its raging waves. Meanwhile, outside, the Sea God's Light released by the Sea Maiden Douluo was rapidly dwindling.

Undoubtedly, the Sea God's Will contained within it wanted to use this power to completely eliminate Zhou Qing's will and replace it with his own.

Originally, he only wanted to influence him, to subtly change his way of thinking through the assessment, since belief has no direct relationship with Spiritual Power.

But who knew that this guy's conviction was so astonishing that it shocked the Deity!

He even seriously suspected that this guy's will not only surpassed that of his own mind, Poseidon, but even those God Kings, in terms of conviction, were far inferior to one ten-thousandth of this kid's will.

So he decided to take forceful action!

After all, his true self wanted to "seek emptiness through subtraction," to explore the vast Starry Sky, but he didn't want to just find any successor, so he could only keep waiting...

Right now, this young man has exceptional talent and unwavering will, making him the perfect successor.

If you can't subtly influence his thinking through assessments, then just crush his beliefs and replace them with your own!

In this way--

This boy was his own son, a bond stronger than blood ties!

With this young man's talent, if he inherits the Sea God in the future, he might be able to upgrade the Sea God Godhood from First-rank Lord God to God King Level, or even push the Sea God's position to the Supreme God King level that only the legendary Dragon God has reached.

Therefore, this thought and intention of the Sea God was of particular concern.

However, no matter how strong the wind and waves were, Zhou Qing remained as still as Sea God, making his enormous Sea God Phantom seem somewhat weak and ineffective.

In reality, it was just that the amount of the Sea God's Light projected by the Sea Maiden Douluo was too small. As a result, in this battle of beliefs, although Zhou Qing's belief could not compare to the Sea God's Light in terms of quantity, the depth and vastness of that belief was so great that even the belief of a god could not be broken.

However, this wisp of Sea God's Thought dared not inform the stunned Sea Maiden Douluo to borrow some more Sea God's Light from the Sacred Pillar of Sea God Island.

That would damage the image of the Sea God as wise and mighty!

Moreover, Zhou Qing's Mind-Sense Qi Field was becoming increasingly powerful, and he had to give his all to this Sea God's Thought. Otherwise, if it dissipated and impacted the merfolk's faith in him as the Sea God... Although it wouldn't have much of an effect on his true self, the offerings he left behind for the Sea God Trident in the lower realm might gradually become unusable due to the lack of Power of Faith, making it impossible for him to continue assessing the residents of Sea God Island.

The lack of faith...

The reduction in assessments...

The reward has been reduced...

Over the long years, the Divine Miracle performed by the Sea God on the Human Realm gradually disappeared, and the Divine Realm stipulated that Deity could not interfere with the Human Realm.

Back then, if his true self wanted to find a successor, he had to report to the Divine Realm Committee time and time again, and send a wisp of his divine sense to various lower Planet to find a suitable successor!

However, there are quite a few Deity in the Divine Realm who want to find a successor in order to escape the Divine Realm!

Under the rules established by the Divine Realm Committee, only Divine Realm Enforcer can travel to the lower realm in their true form, and only during the enforcement phase.

But the Sea God knew that those guys only used these so-called rules to bind the First-rank Lord God and below the Deity and God Official of the Divine Realm. Once the Five Great God-Kings level powerhouses got the mood, they didn't take the rules they made seriously at all!

At this moment, Zhou Qing's belief remained firm, but a crack appeared on the outer layer of crimson.

No matter how firm Zhou Qing's belief was, it still needed Spiritual Power, Qi and Blood and Soul Power to support it. However, in the outside world, he was already bleeding from all seven orifices, with Sisi of blood seeping out.

If this continues, his body will break down, and his beliefs, without a material basis, will naturally vanish.

That's exactly what Sea God wanted!

All that matters is breaking Zhou Qing's beliefs!

As for the severe physical injuries...

With the Sea God's Light, as long as it is not completely shattered, it can be restored to its original state. As for the soul, it can also be preserved with the Sea God's Light.

In fact, if Zhou Qing were to actually die once, it would be even easier for the Sea God to replace his beliefs and will.

You are just a person!

Seeing that Zhou Qing's Crimson Mind-Sense Qi Field had cracked, the Sea God Phantom intensified its attack, continuously crashing against him with waves formed from the Sea God's Light.

Click!

A crack reappeared in the crimson Aura Field.

The Sea God's verbal attack struck a chord with Zhou Qing, because it was indeed what he feared most.

Contemplating the vastness of heaven and earth, he alone stands against all the world!

Is it worth it?

His gradually collapsing body, the intense pain, and the blood seeping from his seven orifices were all gradually weakening his will.

"No! Qing Ge isn't alone!"

Tang San shouted out, and the image of his spiritual will manifested in that scene as well.

At this moment, he simultaneously activated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the Blue Silver Grass Skill, and the Clear Sky Hammer Skill Gong—three peerless techniques. The techniques brought by the two top-tier Martial Soul, along with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, also generated a Mind-Sense Qi Field that merged with Zhou Qing's Mind-Sense Qi Field.

As if sensing Tang San's conviction, the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul caused a dazzling golden hue to appear on the veins of its leaves.

Blue Silver Emperor!

Awakened!

However, this touch of gold seemed to be influenced by the power of Zhou Qing's Blood Circulation System Martial Soul and Mind-Sense Qi Field, tinged with a faint reddish hue...