The Abyssal Star Puffer's mountain-like body shuddered violently, and the glow in its lava-like eye instantly dimmed by more than half.
Its life force drained away like floodwaters bursting through a breached dam.
Yet it still clung tenaciously to life, though it was already like a candle flickering in the wind.
At the final moment, Xia Ming had precisely controlled the destructive force of his punch.
He had deliberately shattered its Life Origin while leaving behind an exceedingly faint spark of life to keep its consciousness from dispersing.
Xia Ming appeared before the Abyssal Star Puffer, which was barely alive and almost unable to maintain its hovering posture, as if he had teleported.
His gaze calmly rested on its lava-like eye, which had begun to lose focus.
"Answer me," Xia Ming said, his voice devoid of emotion yet carrying an unquestionable will.
"Sea God Poseidon has ruled the seas for countless years, with deep-rooted Faith Power.
Other than you, what hidden diehard followers or trump cards at the Beast Lord level of five hundred thousand years or more does he have?
Tell me their exact locations."
He had to get to the bottom of this.
The Sea God had ruled these waters for far too long. His web of faith was deeply entwined, and his foundation was unfathomable.
The ninety-thousand-year Abyssal Star Puffer before him had possessed strength and concealment far beyond what it should have had.
Xia Ming himself was naturally unafraid, but if not for this fortunate coincidence today, he might not have discovered it in time.
More importantly, there was the future.
Once he successfully inherited the Qilin God Position, the rules of the God Realm would likely prevent him from directly interfering in the specific affairs of the Douluo Planet for an extended period.
If hidden