Is the Sea God blind, or is there something wrong with his brain, choosing someone with the Angel Martial Soul as his successor?

Qian Daoliu felt a buzzing in his brain; his blood pressure, just as Ye Qing had predicted, was soaring uncontrollably.

He had lived for nearly a century and had never seen anything that so thoroughly subverted his understanding of the world.

Sea Dragon Douluo watched the stunned expressions of the Martial Soul Hall members and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Thinking back to when he first found out, his reaction had been far more intense than theirs.

After all, as Sacred Pillar Douluos, they were the guardians of the Sea God's inheritance.

And yet?

They never in their wildest dreams imagined that the heir to the Sea God, whom Sea God Island had awaited for ten thousand years, would actually be a child possessing an Angel Martial Soul.

To be honest, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it even if they were beaten to death.

Seeing this, Ye Qing silently retracted his Martial Soul.

The six wings of light slowly dissipated, and the sacred aura within the reception hall faded along with them.

He looked at the crowd, still in a state of shock, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "I told you to stay calm."

A moment later, Qian Daoliu finally recovered from his shock.

He stared intensely at Sea Dragon Douluo, his tone filled with incredulous urgency: "You... are you sure your Sea God didn't make a mistake?"

He simply could not comprehend it.

Although Ye Qing's Angel Martial Soul differed significantly in appearance from the Six-Winged Angel of their Qian family, anyone with functioning eyes could see that the two originated from the same source.

Furthermore, the pure light attribute and the Sea God's water-based divine power were as different as heaven and earth.

So the question remained: how could such a Soul Master be chosen by the Sea God?

Was the Sea God blind, or had he been a god for so long that his brain had stopped working?

Sea Dragon Douluo reached up to rub his forehead, saying with a helpless face, "I know this is hard to believe, but it is the truth. Besides, you know the rules of Sea God Island; we Sacred Pillar Douluos rarely even get to see the Grand Pontiff, so how would we have the qualifications to question the decisions of Lord Sea God?"

Qian Daoliu gasped, falling into total silence.

He had been to Sea God Island and naturally knew that Sea Dragon Douluo spoke the truth.

The hierarchy on Sea God Island was even more rigid than that of Martial Soul Hall.

On Sea God Island, let alone the will of the Sea God, even the words of Bo Saixi were absolute truth—the kind that allowed for not even a shred of doubt.

"Forget it. How could we ever guess the thoughts and choices of a deity?"

Qian Daoliu sighed softly. After reluctantly accepting this reality, he looked toward Qian Xunji and ordered, "Xiao Ji, take these two distinguished guests from Sea God Island to rest."

"Yes, Father!"

Just as Sea Dragon Douluo and Ye Qing were about to leave the reception hall under Qian Xunji's guidance, a majestic and holy voice suddenly echoed in Qian Daoliu's mind: "Bring this child to the Angel Secret Realm; I wish to see him."

Qian Daoliu's pupils constricted, and his spirit instantly surged!

He had been the Grand Pontiff of Martial Soul Hall for decades, yet this was the first time he had heard a direct command from the Angel God himself!

Although he and Bo Saixi were both representatives of deities in the mortal realm, only they knew that the gods almost never issued orders.

This was because deities could not interfere in mortal affairs, let alone descend to the world.

Of course, the main reason was that the people and events of the mortal world were simply incapable of sparking their interest.

Therefore, such an honor was enough to make him incredibly excited.

Who wouldn't want to work for a god?

The mere phrase "carrying out a divine decree" was enough to make one's blood boil.

He was both curious as to why the Angel God would suddenly want to see Ye Qing, and eager to see how a Seraphim Soul Master bearing the Sea God's inheritance would react when facing the Angel God.

"Wait a moment."

Thinking of this, Qian Daoliu suppressed his inner curiosity and excitement, hurriedly calling out to stop the two.

Ye Qing and Sea Dragon Douluo stopped and turned around.

Ye Qing looked puzzled: "Senior, is there something else?"

"Come with me; I am taking you to a place," Qian Daoliu said softly.

"Impossible!"

Hearing this, Sea Dragon Douluo blocked Ye Qing's path almost immediately, his eyes cold as frost as he refused: "I must ensure his safety; I will never let him leave with you alone!"

Aside from retrieving the Heart of the Sea God in Heaven Dou City, his second and most important task was to protect Ye Qing's safety.

Since Martial Soul Hall was already a potential threat, how could he, as Ye Qing's guardian, allow Qian Daoliu to take him away?

That was no joke.

However, Qian Daoliu merely looked at him quietly without showing anger, saying indifferently, "Sea Dragon, this is Martial Soul Hall, not Sea God Island. If I truly wanted to harm this child, do you think you could stop me? Rest assured, I am only taking him to see someone."

"See whom?" Sea Dragon Douluo narrowed his eyes, asking vigilantly.

Essentially all the big shots of Martial Soul Hall were gathered here.

Since that was the case, who else was there to see?

Qian Daoliu cast a meaningful glance at him, and after posing that rhetorical question, he reminded him, "Who do you think could make me run errands personally? You and I are, to a certain extent, the same kind of people; you should understand what I mean."

Sea Dragon Douluo felt a jolt in his heart and understood instantly.

Who else could command such solemn treatment from Qian Daoliu, to the point where he would go out of his way to appear in person, other than that high and mighty Angel God?

If his guess was correct, it must have been the intertwining aura of the Seraphim Martial Soul and the Sea God Trident that Ye Qing had just displayed which alerted this deity.

But the problem was, Ye Qing was the successor to the Sea God.

What kind of sense did it make to go see the Angel God?

How was this any different from cuckolding the Sea God?

"I will go with you."

Just as Sea Dragon Douluo was about to argue, Ye Qing stepped out from behind him and calmly agreed.

"Xiao Qing!" Sea Dragon Douluo was anxious.

Ye Qing shook his head at him, signaling with his eyes that it would be fine.

He was also curious as to why the Angel God would want to see him.

Was it because of the Seraphim Martial Soul?

Or was it because of the Sea God inheritance?

Regardless, this might be a rare opportunity.

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction, said nothing more, and turned to walk out of the reception hall.

Ye Qing followed in his footsteps, leaving Sea Dragon Douluo behind, anxious and helpless.

He knew Ye Qing's temperament; once he had made up his mind, it was difficult to change.

That had been evident from the moment he left Sea God Island.

He did not believe that Bo Saixi hadn't tried to dissuade him when Ye Qing first had this idea.

And yet?

It had been completely useless.

Moreover, the other party was Qian Daoliu, a ninety-nine-level Peerless Douluo on the same level as Bo Saixi.

Trying to stop him by force would only be counterproductive.

Of course, the main reason was simply that he couldn't beat the man at all.

To put it bluntly, the gap between him and Qian Daoliu could be described as a one-to-nine split.

It didn't mean he had a ten percent chance of winning; it meant Qian Daoliu could kill him nine times in a single second.