Poseidon's voice came with its own sound system—grand and vast. Just one sentence made the believers even more devout, while the Soul Masters of Spirit Hall trembled in fear.
But—
"Could you turn off the loudspeaker?"
The ill-timed voice jolted everyone awake.
It was Zhou Qing!
He slowly rose until he was level with the Sea God, looking directly at him as he said leisurely, "A god?
Don't fool us mortals.
You're merely a human who has broken through Level 100+, possessing strength beyond that of us mortals. That is no reason for you to stand high in the heavens and look down on us.
And because of your appearance, those particularly stubborn residents of Sea God Island have once again fallen into a fanatical worship of gods. It will take who knows how many more generations to slowly change that.
Your descent has not only caused us enormous trouble, but has once again cut off their chance to grow intellectually on their own.
Still, there is a solution. Announce to everyone on Sea God Island right now: I am human.
Then we can let this matter go. What do you think?"
"Mortals! How arrogant!"
Poseidon was angered. With a cold snort, his divine might surged forth and pressed toward Zhou Qing, only to be blocked outside him, unable to move him in the slightest.
Seeing this, Poseidon did not attack. He merely said, "Mortal, considering your extraordinary talent, being able to fight above your level as a Soul Douluo and even already rival a Second-rank Deity of the God Realm, you will surely cultivate into a god and ascend to the God Realm in the future. Why concern yourself with power? Focus on cultivation."
"Did becoming a god make you unable to understand human speech?" Zhou Qing mocked. "I'm