Sea God High Priest? He Got Drafted Instead!

"Are they about to fight?"

Su Chen watched the screen in front of the simulator, the corners of his mouth curling higher and higher.

"Outnumbered, two against a hundred—the advantage is ours!"

This was a classic case of, "How could we possibly lose with a dragon riding right up in their faces?"

[You were infected by Du Busi's fearless spirit—the kind that charged forward even against a million foes.]

[Faced with the densely packed army of Sea Soul Beasts before you, you didn't feel the slightest fear. Instead, an excited smile spread across your face.]

[Numbers? In front of King Crimson, numbers were the most meaningless thing in the world.]

[Your only concern was whether these nobodies could give you a satisfying fight!]

[Dozens of kilometers away, Sea Princess's Killing Intent had already locked onto you.]

["For the glory of Lord Sea God! Kill that blasphemer!"]

[At her command, an aged yet terrifying figure vanished from where he stood.]

[The current Sea God High Priest!]

[With the ocean's home-field advantage and the help of Sea God's Light, his strength came close to that of a demigod! In his eyes, capturing a mere Quasi-Title Douluo like you was as easy as reaching into a bag.]

[BOOM—!]

[The waves surged skyward, and the High Priest appeared before you in an instant.]

[He didn't bother testing you. He immediately burned his Soul Power and unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar! His Ninth Soul Ring blazed, and a terrifying blue beam shot out as if to pierce heaven and earth and erase you completely!]

[Even a lion gave its all when hunting a rabbit! He wasn't going to give you a single chance!]

[Yet, faced with this world-shattering attack, you merely smiled.]

["Too slow."]

[King Crimson—Time Erasure!]

[The world faded once more. All things stood still.]

[In the erased time, the seemingly flawless trajectory of the High Priest's attack was riddled with openings in your eyes.]

[You dodged the beam's core, then closed in like a phantom. Your right hand became a blade and pierced his protective divine light without resistance, precisely gripping his violently beating heart.]

[Squelch!]

[Crush!]

[Time resumed its flow.]

[A cruel smirk still hung on the High Priest's face as the destructive beam was about to engulf you.]

[Suddenly, a sharp pain tore through his chest, and the strength drained from his body.]

[He instinctively looked down in terror. Somehow, a huge hole had appeared in his chest, and his heart... was gone?!]

[His Martial Soul Avatar, still gathering power, instantly shattered without Soul Power to sustain it!]

["How... how could..."]

[Disbelief filled the High Priest's eyes, and terror swallowed his reason. He wanted to run, to call for help, but as his life ebbed away, he couldn't even move a finger.]

["You old fossil, try to do better in your next life!"]

[Du Busi, who had already been poised to strike, sprang into action!]

[Dark green light surged into the sky as he activated his Body Martial Soul Avatar. A gigantic palm descended from above and smacked the High Priest's head like swatting a fly!]

[Thud!]

[Red and white matter splattered everywhere!]

[The Sea God High Priest was dead!]

[From his arrival to his death, less than five seconds had passed!]

[What Sea God High Priest? He got drafted instead!]

[By the time Sea Princess arrived with her vast army of Sea Soul Beasts, all she saw was a headless corpse and the Sea God Helmet drifting alone in the water.]

[Silence.]

[The entire sea fell into deathly silence.]

[Seeing that things had taken a turn for the worse,]

[Sea Princess was just about to launch a mental attack when your gaze turned as cold as ice.]

[King Crimson, manifest!]

[Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!]

[Innate Domain, Time Erasure!]

[Three buffs stacked—full power!]

[The world faded once more, turning that despairing crimson.]

[In this frozen time and space, you walked leisurely through the mental shield Sea Princess was so proud of, like the Grim Reaper harvesting lives.]

[Hand raised, blade fell.]

[There was no fancy flourish—only the purest form of brutal violence.]

[Time resumed its flow.]

[Du Busi was just about to charge in and let loose when he abruptly stopped, nearly throwing his back out.]

[He stared in horror. The sixty-thousand-year-old Sea Princess, who had just been radiating power and overwhelming pressure, had already been decapitated!]

[A Soul Ring glowing with a fantastical blue-gold light rose slowly from her corpse, illuminating the entire deep sea.]

["Th-this is it?!"]

[Du Busi was dumbfounded.]

[That was a super Ferocious Beast with a sixty-thousand-year cultivation! With the ocean's home-field advantage, even he, a Limit Douluo, would have to work hard to deal with her.]

[Yet in front of you, she hadn't even lasted a second?]

["Fine. You're the monster. I'm just fit to clear out the minions."]

[Du Busi shook his head helplessly, venting all his frustration on the Sea Soul Beasts around him that were trying to protect their master.]

[BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!]

[Blood mist billowed, dyeing the sea red.]

[You paid no attention to the carnage around you. Sitting cross-legged, you began drawing in the blue-gold Soul Ring.]

[With your nascent Dual Soul Cores and powerful physique, a sixty-thousand-year cultivation was little more than a slightly heartier meal.]

[One week later.]

[When you opened your eyes again, a terrifying aura that changed the color of heaven and earth shot into the sky!]

[Level 94! Titled Douluo!]

[Below your feet, nine Soul Rings shone in brilliant harmony, like a divine miracle!]

[Purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red, red-gold, blue-gold!]

[The last two special Soul Rings, streaked with gold, radiated the supreme majesty of Ferocious Beasts. A single glance was enough to make your soul tremble.]

["Tsk, tsk, tsk... Even I'm jealous of this lineup."]

[Even the First Martial Soul's lineup alone was enough to take your breath away.]

[Du Busi silently gave you a thumbs-up. Apart from "damn impressive," he couldn't think of anything else to say.]

[Inside the Spiritual Sea.]

[Snow Empress and Xiao Bai were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the floor.]

["The sixty-thousand-year-old Sea Princess... is just gone?"]

[Snow Empress gazed at the spirited young man outside. The last trace of misgiving in her heart vanished completely.]

[You'd killed a sixty-thousand-year Ferocious Beast in an instant and treated a Limit Douluo as if he were nothing.]

[Perhaps this human really could become a god!]

["It seems this Emperor made the right bet after all..."]

[Snow Empress's lips curved into a breathtaking smile, and for the first time, genuine anticipation appeared in her eyes.]

[You pressed your advantage. Without wasting a moment, you decided to fill out your remaining Soul Rings in one go.]

[Before long, you and Du Busi began a purge across the sea.]

[Divine Realm, Sea God Temple.]

[Through the curtain of water showing the lower realm, Tang San witnessed everything with his own eyes.]

[He watched his carefully tended "believers" slaughtered without mercy, and his authority over the sea ground beneath your feet.]

[Tang San was furious!]

["You bastard! You absolute bastard!!"]

[His eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull. The Golden Trident in his hand hummed, radiating terrifying divine might.]

[If the rules of the Divine Realm didn't forbid gods from interfering in the lower realm, he would have sent down Divine Punishment right then and blasted you to smithereens!]

[You'd done it.]

[With your own power, you'd driven this lofty God King into a rage!]

["If this boy isn't eliminated, he'll become a huge threat! He's the 'variable' that's disrupting fate!"]

[Tang San took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger. A sinister glint flashed in his eyes.]

[If the Limit Douluos and Ferocious Beasts in the lower realm couldn't deal with you, then it was time for something more ruthless!]

[With a thought, he directly contacted the two "divine officials" living in seclusion at the Clear Sky Sect.]

[Niu Tian (Da Ming) and Tai Tan (Er Ming)!]

["Da Ming, Er Ming, kill that boy with the Body Martial Soul at all costs!"]

["Even if you have to use divine power, erase him completely! Don't let him grow any stronger!"]