Douluo: Jianmu Martial Soul, Am I an Abomination of Abundance? Section 50

With that in mind, Mu Ci rose from the sofa and looked at Qian Renxue across from him.

"Let's go. We'll head to the secret chamber and take a look at Heaven Dou's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!"

Qian Renxue actually shared Dugu Yan's confusion. She did not understand why they had to go to the secret chamber to examine it.

However, unlike Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue asked whatever she wanted to ask.

"Little brother, why do we need to inspect this thing in the secret chamber? Wouldn't it be the same if we looked at it outside?"

Walking at Qian Renxue's side, Mu Ci shook his head.

"We'll talk once everyone is here. It'll definitely surprise you."

Mu Ci led Qian Renxue into the Dugu Family's secret chamber, where the girls had already been waiting.

When they saw the two enter, the girls all greeted them sweetly.

Only Huo Wu gave Qian Renxue, standing beside Mu Ci, a deep look with her golden-red eyes. She felt that this woman would definitely become a formidable rival in the future.

In every respect.

Although Dugu Yan had told them that Sister Xue was someone from the Crown Prince's side, Huo Wu still had an inexplicable feeling that this woman's intentions were not so simple.

"Yanyan, didn't Grandpa Dugu come?"

Not seeing the familiar figure in the secret chamber, Mu Ci looked at Dugu Yan with some confusion.

Dugu Yan nodded. "Grandpa said he wasn't interested in this thing and told us to look at it ourselves."

Since Dugu Yan said so, Mu Ci turned to Qian Renxue.

"Alright, Sister Xue, take out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. I'll introduce it to you all."

At that, Qian Renxue took the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud out of her portable Soul Tool.

The instant the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud appeared in Qian Renxue's hand, sea-blue ripples filled the entire secret chamber.

Heaven Dou's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, was a triangular crystal shroud fashioned entirely from blue crystal. Under the faint light, it constantly refracted azure radiance.

Holding the triangular object in her palm, Qian Renxue placed it on the table in the secret chamber.

"Little brother, can you tell us what this thing really is now?"

Qian Renxue believed that a mere national treasure could not possibly make Mu Ci treat it so seriously. There had to be another reason.

Mu Ci shifted his gaze from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to the girls and asked a question.

"Do you know about Deities?"

Upon hearing Mu Ci's question, Qian Renxue did not react, but the other girls exchanged glances, unsure how to answer.

"Legend has it that once a Spirit Master's cultivation breaks through level one hundred, they can become gods and ascend. And according to Spirit Hall's records, that has truly happened before."

Qian Renxue unconsciously nodded slightly, while Huo Wu asked Mu Ci, "Are you talking about the Angel God enshrined in Spirit City?"

Mu Ci nodded.

The girls were all shocked upon hearing that.

"I thought the Angel God was something Spirit Hall made up. I didn't expect it to be real."

"So the limit of Spirit Masters isn't level ninety-nine. Peerless Douluo are already legends—just how powerful must a level one hundred Deity be?"

Listening to the excited discussion around him, Mu Ci interrupted them and continued his introduction.

"And the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud before you is the core of a Divine Artifact left behind by a Deity. Its name is the Heart of the Sea God."

"The Heart of the Sea God!"

At that name, Qian Renxue and the girls all cried out.

The girls were shocked because of the Divine Artifact, while Qian Renxue was shocked by the title Sea God.

As Spirit Hall's young mistress, how could she not have read those classified files? The case concerning the expedition against Devil Island was among them.

Mu Ci's eyes met Qian Renxue's, silently stopping her from asking.

At that moment, Shui Yue'er impatiently asked Mu Ci.

"Brother-in-law, why did the Sea God leave a Divine Artifact on Douluo Continent? And what does this thing do?"

Hearing Shui Yue'er's string of questions, Mu Ci affectionately patted her little head.

"Before ascending to the God Realm, most Deities leave behind their own inheritance sites in the mortal world, and they will most likely leave their Divine Artifacts behind as well."

"And the Heart of the Sea God before you is the core of the Sea God Divine Artifact, the Golden Trident."

"As for what it does? Of course, it tests whether someone is qualified to inherit the Sea God Divine Position."

"If you pass, it means the Sea God has taken a liking to you. In the future, you can go to the Sea God's inheritance site and inherit the Godhood."

After hearing everything Mu Ci had said, aside from Qian Renxue, the other girls stared at the Heart of the Sea God with shining eyes full of longing.

Seeing this, Mu Ci decisively flicked each of their smooth foreheads.

"Don't get your hopes up too much. The Sea God is the god of the ocean. Among you, only Bing'er and Yue'er are the most compatible."

Hearing Mu Ci's explanation, Dugu Yan and Huo Wu both looked regretful, then turned envious gazes toward the Bingyue Sisters.

"Alright, Bing'er, you go first!"

Sea God's Divine Will

Hearing Mu Ci, Shui Bing'er took two steps forward and looked at him curiously.

"Brother Mu Ci, what should I do?"

Mu Ci took out a silver needle from his Soul Tool, handed it to Shui Bing'er, and said,

"It's simple. Just drip a drop of blood onto it."

At that, Shui Bing'er decisively pricked her fingertip with the silver needle. A crimson bead of blood immediately welled up from beneath her nail.

The blood droplet fell onto the Heart of the Sea God, and wave-like ripples appeared across its crystal-like shell.

Splash, splash—

The sound of ocean waves followed, drawing everyone's attention. They all thought Shui Bing'er's talent had passed the Sea God's test.

The next moment.

The bead of blood resting on the Heart of the Sea God's surface was directly repelled by azure light and splashed onto the floor.

Seeing this, Mu Ci frowned deeply, completely perplexed.

Even Ultimate Ice and an Ice Phoenix were beneath its notice? What was the Sea God doing?

In terms of talent and compatibility, wasn't the transformed Shui Bing'er more suited to the Sea God Divine Position than Tang San?

However, Mu Ci did not dwell on it. Together with the other girls, he comforted the somewhat disappointed Shui Bing'er.

"Don't worry, Brother Mu Ci. Bing'er is fine. It's just a little regretful. You went to so much trouble to find this supreme treasure, yet I let down all your efforts."

Mu Ci stroked Shui Bing'er's ice-blue hair, and his gentle voice blew away her disappointment.

"Don't be sad, Bing'er. Since the Sea God doesn't appreciate you, we'll take a trip to the Far North someday. There may be an Ice God inheritance there. When the time comes, I'll definitely find one more suitable for Bing'er."

Mu Ci's comforting words moved all the girls present, but while Qian Renxue was touched, light continuously flickered in her golden eyes.

As Spirit Hall's young mistress and the Angel God's most likely inheritor, she only knew that there was a Sea God Island inheritance overseas.

Yet Mu Ci even knew that the uncharted Far North might contain an Ice God inheritance.

The Mu Family could not possibly possess so much information. That meant Mu Ci could only have learned it elsewhere.

Combined with Mu Ci's astonishing talent, it was highly likely that, like her, he was chosen by some Deity.

Only then would Mu Ci seek Godhood trials for his girlfriends. After all, once one became a god, they would be separated from mortals forever.

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue's gaze toward Mu Ci grew even gentler, while the possessiveness in her heart unknowingly increased by a few degrees.

"Alright, Yue'er, you should try too!"

After comforting Shui Bing'er, Mu Ci looked at Shui Yue'er.

"Brother-in-law, I'll pass. Even Bing'er didn't succeed, so it's even more impossible for me."

Shui Yue'er looked at Mu Ci pitifully, clearly unwilling to try.

However, just as she finished speaking, Shui Bing'er shoved Shui Yue'er forward from the side.

Unable to avoid it, Shui Yue'er copied what Shui Bing'er had done earlier and dripped a drop of blood onto the Heart of the Sea God's surface.

This time, the result was exactly the same as Shui Bing'er's. After a while, the blood droplet was repelled, and there was no further reaction.

Everyone had expected this outcome, so Shui Yue'er was not too disappointed.

Still, the others gave her the same comfort they had given Shui Bing'er.

But this time, Mu Ci was truly displeased as he looked at the Heart of the Sea God.

He could console himself over Shui Bing'er's rejection by saying that Ultimate Ice did not meet the Sea God's selection criteria.

But what about Shui Yue'er?

After undergoing the dragon transformation baptism, Shui Yue'er unquestionably possessed Innate Full Soul Power. Her Martial Soul attribute was also that of a pure water-element True Dragon Martial Soul.

At around thirteen years old, her Soul Power cultivation had already reached level thirty-four. Starting with her third Soul Ring, she had even absorbed Soul Rings beyond her limits.

By every measure, Mu Ci believed she met the requirements of the Sea God Divine Position.

Mu Ci stared at the Heart of the Sea God with furrowed brows for quite a while. Just as Qian Renxue was about to step forward and comfort him—

Jade-green light suddenly spread around Mu Ci's body. It was not soul light, but Path Light.

Under the girls' gazes, Mu Ci's green-glowing hand pressed directly against the blue-glowing crystal surface of the Heart of the Sea God.

At the moment of contact, strands of Path Power poured into the Heart of the Sea God.

Under the invasion of rule-based conceptual power, the Sea God's Divine Will within the Heart of the Sea God finally emerged.

Endless azure light surged out from the Heart of the Sea God, knocking away Mu Ci's jade-glowing hand.

The nearly tangible azure radiance formed a translucent upper-body figure in the air of the secret chamber, like flowing water.

As it was composed of light, they could only make out the Sea God's outline and the slight protrusions of fish scales along his neck.