The spacious auditorium.
After Su Mo's calm voice fell, the room seemed even quieter.
The patter of rain rose and faded, while the occasional breeze brushed against the glass windows with a soft rustle.
The game gave no prompt, nor did even the slightest warning appear.
This made Su Mo realize that the game definitely did not detect whether one's identity had been exposed through conversation. Instead, it used some method to set keywords that would trigger the detection.
He had never told anyone that he was the Ocean God. With the system concealing it, the game did not know that he possessed authority.
Naturally, exposing his identity as the Ocean God now caused no ripples either.
"You're... the Ocean God?" Zhang Chong seemed to believe him. He burst out laughing. "Youyouzong, I'd believe you if you said you had some connection to the Ocean God. Or you could say that the vanished Su God was the Ocean God. But you're saying that you yourself are the Ocean God."
"Have you never wondered why the fishmen suddenly descended upon the territory?"
"I—"
Before he could finish, he saw that Su Mo's expression remained solemn, and Zhang Chong reined in his smile.
"Youyouzong, are you sure you're not joking?"
"I'm not joking. Although I know it's difficult for you to accept, this is the truth."
Su Mo rose and lightly tapped the air.
The illusionary realm instantly shattered, and everyone returned to reality.
At this point, since the Academy of Sciences had already begun researching the gods, he no longer needed to keep hiding things.
"Regarding the research into the gods, I started far earlier than you did. Moreover, for certain special reasons, what I can access is also beyond your imagination."
"You may still be standing outside the door, while