Saving the Sea God's Divine Will

"Wait a minute!" Lin Hai was startled by the words, his mind filled with astonishment. "What? It means we'll never see each other again?"

"I only asked you to communicate with the main body about the collective assessment of about thirty people and to invite other deities to select a successor. Why are you making it sound like you're heading to your execution?"

The Goodness Goddess, as always considerate, spoke up to explain on his behalf:

' Lin Hai, this unique space of yours not only isolates the rules of the two realms, but also the instantaneous transmission of thoughts between the Sea God's physical body and Divine Will.'

'Over time, through continuous independent thought and interaction, the Divine Will's inner will and cognition have become no longer entirely equivalent to the Sea God's physical form in the Divine Realm.'

'If He were to return to His original form now, even if the Sea God were to subsequently split off new Divine Will, they would only be a new will carrying the memories of both sides' past.'

"In essence, it is different from the one within your body."

The Goddess of Life chimed in:

'In particular, if, during the period of separation, the Sea God's true form undergoes a significant change in will or personality due to some unknown experience or event.'

"Then the changes that occur after the two are combined will be particularly noticeable."

Lin Hai blinked, carefully processing this information.

It seems... that's indeed the case!

Since the Divine Will had been gone for so long, the main body had no reason not to retrieve it. Having personally reviewed it, why would it care whether the divine sense was willing or not?

The Sea God's Divine Sense, however, seemed quite magnanimous, offering words of comfort:

'There's no need to worry too much about that. Sea God... well, that is, myself, I know him very well.'

'His will, forged through millennia of battles at sea, is incredibly resilient and unlikely to change easily.'

The tone of his voice was calm and indifferent, more like that of a detached bystander judging others, which made Lin Hai smile bitterly.

How did this perfectly good collaboration between gods and mortals suddenly turn into a separation of life and death?

"I have a way, perhaps we can give it a try." Just as the atmosphere became slightly somber, the ancient voice of the Bodhi Ancient Tree slowly rang out.

Upon hearing this, both the Goodness Goddess and the Goddess of Life perked up, exchanged a glance, and asked in unison, "What method?"

As far as they knew, even the Creation God probably wouldn't have a good solution for this kind of problem involving the unification of Divine Will and essence.

This fellow Bodhi cultivator from another world, does he really possess such extraordinary abilities?

"Tell me about it!" Lin Hai immediately became interested.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree ancient and mysterious; the boundaries of its abilities are still not fully understood by the Lin Hai. Perhaps it truly possesses extraordinary power.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree explained calmly and slowly:

'Open your mind and body, allow me to possess your body temporarily.'

'At that time, I can leverage my superior cultivation level to activate the sealing power of the Mysterious Town Ruler, sealing and solidifying the current independent core of the Sea God's Divine Sense's will.'

'In this way, even if it later returns to its original form and undergoes memory fusion, this will can be completely preserved.'

The ultimate effect is that it shares all experiences and memories with the original body, but no longer shares the same will.

'It's just a Divine Will; to a Sea God at the mid-stage of the Dou Zong realm, it's practically negligible.'

Lin Hai was taken aback and asked in confusion, "This is... the Origin Seal? Isn't this Soul Skill only supposed to seal the target Soul Master's Martial Soul and those Fusion Skill?"

The Bodhi Ancient Tree emitted a spiritual fluctuation that sounded like a soft laugh, responding calmly and collectedly:

'You are a Soul Master, and your Soul Skill, manifested from the Ten Divine Tools, are naturally closely related to the Soul Master system.'

However, their true power far exceeds what a single Soul Master system can encompass.

Lin Hai immediately understood, a surge of joy welling up inside him: 'So that's how it is! Having an elder in the family is truly a treasure! At crucial moments, I still need your guidance!'

'Since that's the case, then come at me, I won't resist!'

"Lin Hai!" The two goddess-like sisters spoke up almost simultaneously to stop him, their voices filled with worry.

Although they didn't fully understand all the details the Bodhi Ancient Tree had described, the act of "possession" carries immense risks in any cultivation system; how could they agree to it so easily?

"Don't worry, sisters," Lin Hai immediately reassured them telepathically, his tone full of trust. "Old Bodhi Tree and I have a special relationship; it would never do anything to harm me."

Although he himself could not accurately define the kind of bond between himself and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, he still had absolute trust in it.

Moreover, the Primordial Force dormant within him is no mere decoration.

Although he can be quite mischievous at times, it is also his strongest protective shield.

Even someone as powerful as the Bodhi Ancient Tree could never perform a possession-like operation on him.

Without explanation, a beam of emerald light suddenly shot out from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, breaking through the barrier of the Dantian Space and penetrating directly into the Sea of Consciousness in the Lin Hai.

A small ruler, entirely emerald green and carved with a dragon totem, silently appeared before the Sea God's Divine Sense.