Reinvestment, Sea God Island

Ye Lingling was still in place receiving the information transmitted to her mind when the Sea God Phantom turned towards Han Li.

"Young friend, are you satisfied?"

Poseidon's lips still held a meaningful smile.

"It's alright, junior Han Li thanks senior Sea God."

Han Li raised an eyebrow and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

He could easily see that Poseidon was taking advantage of the situation to settle things first. He knew it; Poseidon was a cunning fellow whose previous performance had indeed fallen short of expectations.

"That's good. The little girl's God Exam won't be too difficult; it's just a formality. I will certainly keep my promise to her regarding the Golden Thirteen Halberds."

Poseidon laughed heartily, a joy born of achieving his goal.

"Does Sea God Poseidon have any subordinates?"

Han Li glanced at Ye Lingling and asked again.

"Oh?"

Poseidon's brow twitched involuntarily; he had a bad feeling.

Han Li wore a very kind expression.

"My master, Peerless Douluo, is only a little over a hundred years old, and his attributes are ice and light."

"My Grandfather possesses a dragon-type Martial Soul, and is skilled in poison and water..."

"Stop."

Poseidon raised his left hand, interrupting Han Li's description.

"I have no subordinates, and the God Officers are assigned by the Divine Realm and lack sufficient qualifications. Instead of seeking my help, you might as well try following the path of the Emotion God and the Darkness God."

He refused without hesitation, telling half the truth and half a lie.

The truth is, everything he said is true. The lie is, he could help, but there's no need for him to.

Since Han Li has already garnered much attention and the Divine Realm has offered many slots, it's already quite good to be able to snag one from here. After all, he's following the proper procedures, so even the Asura can't cause him any trouble.

But since the bigwigs over there haven't given out all the spots, he definitely won't get involved in this mess.

With Ye Lingling around, he is already in an invincible position. Doing more would bring limited benefits, and without knowing the inside story, he could easily get involved. It's unnecessary.

Besides, he already gave advice. Why should a god who's already planning to run away worry about so much? And he's really inexperienced. It's hard to say whether it's easy or not to gain favors from this side.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sea God."

Even though he didn't get the benefits he wanted from the Sea God, Han Li still politely bowed again.

If someone is caught exploiting loopholes, it's a favor if they help, and it's their right not to. So it's not a big deal, especially since they did offer some advice.

Should we start with Rong Nianbing? Han Li nodded. He was just giving it a try; if it worked, great, but if not, it wouldn't matter.

"By the way, once the little girl pulls out the trident, she might be able to help you. Don't worry about the High Priestess."

A distinct Faith Power appeared at Poseidon's fingertips, a direct result of the commotion he had just Faith Power.

This can be considered a benefit he subtly offered. At his level, the Faith Power has very limited use for him. It is mostly used to restore and Divine Artifact, and it is more needed by the Divine Realm.

He only had a trident, which he had to use as a legacy Divine Artifact.

Well, how should I put it, I don't really care.

To put it bluntly, firstly, he hasn't been a god for very long, and secondly, unlike those top-tier figures who can take their Divine Artifact with them after stepping down from their God Position, if he dared to do that, Asura might just turn around and kill him.

Anyway, this little girl named Ye Lingling is on the path of inheriting the God Position and doesn't need the Faith Power for the time being. So it's better to do a favor and give the Faith Power to Han Li, who needs it more. As for nurturing the Divine Artifact after becoming a god, that's their own business. What does it have to do with a retired old Sea God like him? Hasso is a kind of wisdom, Poseidon is obviously preparing to do so. He has already put all the pressure on him. However, he is still rational. At least he doesn't intend to borrow Hasso, but his move is big enough.

This Sea God is indeed a remarkable person, lacking neither skill nor intelligence. No wonder he was able to overtake most of the gods by virtue of being a latecomer.

Han Li nodded slightly but did not reply. Some things cannot be discussed openly, but they were quite in sync when it came to taking advantage of the Divine Realm. It was conceivable that he must have also reaped considerable benefits within the rules of the Divine Realm.

What a fool! ×2 The two exchanged a smile, but in their hearts they both had the same thought, they seemed to be kindred spirits.

Without waiting for Ye Lingling to fully wake up, Poseidon's phantom nodded to Han Li and then slowly disappeared.

Although he had already offered benefits, he still needed to return to the Divine Realm to re-verify. He couldn't easily reach the God King, but he would still visit the other First Level God, especially Rong Nianbing.

His attitude will, to some extent, determine the difficulty of Ye Lingling's upcoming God Exam. Meanwhile, the Sea God of the Divine Realm has already prepared gifts and is on his way to the residence of the Emotion God.

Beside Han Li, Qian Daoliu witnessed the two's shady deal and felt very complicated. If he had some doubts before, the appearance of the Sea God had undoubtedly shattered his illusions about gods.

He had been to Sea God Island and had personally witnessed Bo Saixi's Martial Soul. It was indeed the Sea God. Han Li was right; gods were just more powerful beings.

Seeing Qian Daoliu's ever-changing expression, Han Li smiled. Using the Sea God's hand to shatter his illusions didn't seem like a bad thing after all.

After waiting a while, Ye Lingling finally opened her eyes. Compared to before, there were some changes in her body. A faint trace of the aura of law was revealed, but it was very weak. Combined with the light golden Seagod Trident on her forehead, it was quite unique.

"Xiao Li, I have completed the first stage of my God Exam. The second stage requires me to go to Sea God Island."

Her smile was very sweet. The Golden Thirteen Halberds moves and principles promised by the Sea God were all in her mind. They would be unlocked step by step with the trials of the God Exam. Now, she finally had powerful combat strength.

"Um."

Han Li looked at Ye Lingling, who was more than half a head shorter than him, and reached out to pat her head. Even now, she was still contributing her Faith Power to him.

The thought of Ye Lingling floating beside him with her Nine Heart Begonia in the future, holding a halberd in one hand, struck Han Li as quite intriguing.

A chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) girl wielding a halberd, a healer charging into battle, healing while swinging the halberd—it's such a vivid image!

Ye Lingling squinted, completely unconcerned that the hand above her head had messed up her hair. She even deliberately tilted her head to make it easier for Han Li to do so.

"Alright, now that the God Exam has begun, it's time for us to head to Sea God Island."

Han Li handed the Sea God's Heart back to Ye Lingling. This was the core of her future weapon and one of the symbols of her status.

The strange phenomena on Sea God Island could not be hidden from him before, and now it was time for them to go there.

Loyal Sea God Island, they are now waiting for their faithful future Sea God Ye Lingling to return; that is the real matter.

"Oh."

Ye Lingling nodded obediently, a hint of reluctance in her eyes, which meant that she would soon be parting ways with Han Li.

"I estimate I'll be staying on Sea God Island for a few more days."

Han Li noticed her emotions and offered a comforting reassurance.

"Besides, I will help you until you have real combat power."

Upon hearing his words, Ye Lingling's face immediately regained its smile. Compared to her other sisters, she was a healing-type Soul Master, which didn't seem so bad after all.

Beside him, a complex expression flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes, and he nodded.

Sea God Island, he hadn't been there in a long time. It would be nice to see old friends again.

After quickly tidying up their belongings and calling a waiter to check out of the room, the three of them found a secluded spot, where Han Li opened the spatial portal to Sea God Island.

To be precise, it's a transit station. Simple positioning is easy for Han Li, and his divine power recovers extremely quickly. However, the total amount of divine power is currently a big problem.

However, this problem should be solved soon.

On the high seas, there is an unnamed island.

Han Li and his two companions appeared at the edge of the island, having suddenly crossed from an extremely cold region to a very warm ocean. Even Qian Daoliu was clearly not used to it.

Although Ye Lingling had Han Li protecting her, she still quickly summoned her Martial Soul, activated her domain, and enveloped the three of them, recovering her condition.

Han Li frowned unhappily. The sea breeze brought a fishy smell that he disliked; he preferred the smell of the forest.

His Divine Core was rapidly drawing energy to restore his divine power.

"Next time, we should go to the outer perimeter of Sea God Island."

Han Li calculated the distance and stopped Ye Lingling from trying to envelop him with her domain. The energy levels between the two had changed, and he was afraid that he would drain her Soul Power in one go.

Furthermore, he simply dislikes the environment here; on the contrary, his strength is actually enhanced here.

He was originally of the same origin as ice and fire, and his divine power could be freely transformed. After Dual Cultivation and fully mastering the law of water, the ocean was actually one of his domains.

The abundant water element in the entire sea area accelerated his recovery speed.

After a brief recovery, once the three of them had adapted to the environment, they were able to rest.

Han Li once again opened up space, carrying the two of them towards Sea God Island.

Sea God Island is not surrounded by any other islands; on the contrary, it is set some distance away from the other islands, which seems to be intentional, highlighting its special status.

Stepping out of the Space Portal, the three of them used the wings behind them to stabilize themselves and looked at the Sea God Island from mid -Sea God Island, not far away.

Sea God Island, with a diameter of 400 miles, was indeed a behemoth in their eyes.

Of course, the most obvious thing is the extremely conspicuous Seagod Mountain on the island, which is their final destination.