Ikki arrived before another Sea Pillar. The enormous column left him in awe:
"I never imagined the seabed could be so vast, with such hidden wonders. The previous pillar was already astonishing, but this one is even more unbelievable."
He was still several kilometers away from this pillar, yet he could already see it. Unlike the pillar he had seen before, this one was clearly far more majestic. Moreover, the previous pillar had been cylindrical, while this one was square, gleaming with a silvery-white radiance.
"Could this pillar be where Sea Emperor Poseidon resides?"
Suddenly, he sharply sensed an attacking wave of Cosmo released from behind him!
Ikki hurriedly dodged. When he turned around, he saw a warrior clad in Marine Scale Armor standing directly before him!
"Who are you?" Ikki asked coldly.
"I should be the one asking that!" the Marine said. "How can Lord Poseidon's bedchamber allow an outsider like you to come and go as he pleases?"
Ikki's heart tightened. "So this truly is where Poseidon is?"
Hearing Ikki say that, the Marine immediately determined that the man before him intended to harm Sea Emperor Poseidon! With a cold laugh, he heavily swung an arm to the side, and a white marble pillar in the distance instantly exploded into fragments. "Since you are a man who means harm to Sea Emperor Poseidon, then I, Sea Horse Baian, have no choice but to step forward and eliminate you here!"
Sea Horse Baian had originally been the Marine guarding another pillar. Sensing a Cosmo approaching the Poseidon Temple, he had deliberately abandoned his post and come before the Poseidon Temple. He was a loyal Marine, and he would not be bound by so-called rules. So long as he could protect Sea Emperor Poseidon, he would willingly employ any method