"There's something even stranger. I sensed a faint, peculiar power permeating the entire ocean. Its aura is weak, yet it is everywhere, covering every inch of seawater." Bo Saixi's face was solemn, her tone carrying a trace of disbelief.
"Such immense power could never be created by human effort. Even Lord Sea God could not use his power to span an entire ocean."
The hall instantly erupted in an uproar. Several Sacred Pillar Douluos revealed shocked expressions and began questioning her in succession.
"High Priestess, are you certain your senses were correct?"
"Not even Lord Sea God could span an entire ocean? How is that possible?!"
"Could it be that continent also has an existence comparable to a god?"
"But why would it spread its power throughout the four seas?"
Everyone's expressions wavered with uncertainty. They had spent their lives guarding Sea God Island, firmly believing that the Sea God was the ocean's supreme ruler. Now, hearing the High Priestess declare that a strange power beyond even the Sea God's reach existed in a foreign sea, they were shaken beyond measure.
After a long while, Sea Dragon Douluo finally spoke, unable to contain his confusion. "If that sea is so dangerous, why are people still flocking to become pirates? Why is an entire continent even named after pirates?"
The others were equally bewildered. On Douluo Continent, the deep sea had always been a forbidden place to avoid at all costs. Even with so many powerful experts on Sea God Island and the Sea God's protection, they rarely dared venture into the ocean's deepest reaches!
Yet the people of that continent made their living by roaming the open seas.
"Perhaps those so-called Martial Soul Fruits are simply too powerful." Sea Maiden Douluo pondered aloud. "The Martial Souls bestowed by those fruits