The Sea God Who Abandoned His Faith

Hunting Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul White Sharks?

When Mu Baobao arrived at Sea Spear Island and saw the bounty notices on the bulletin board, he was utterly bewildered.

They were offering hefty rewards for Whale Rubber and Shark Fins. He remembered that at the Treasure Appraisal Fair, Huo Yuhao had picked up a Thousand-Year Whale Rubber that turned out to be Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.

Eating that stuff could trigger Evil Fire. Ma Xiaotao had nearly lost her chastity because of it. Fortunately, with his intervention, Ma Xiaotao had given herself to him instead and had not let that lucky bastard take advantage of her. So he was rather curious how that Evil Fire had been dealt with. Could it have been Tang Wutong's mouth?

Well... that was not impossible. Still, it did significantly improve one's physique. Tang Wulin and Lan Xuanyu had also eaten plenty of food made from Soul Beast organs during their early years. After all, neither of them had small appetites.

The Evil Orca King possessed an incredibly violent bloodline that could trigger Evil Fire and make people lose their minds.

The Demon Soul Great White Shark, as Bai Xiuxiu demonstrated, excelled in ice-element abilities. It happened to suppress Evil Fire and preserve clarity of mind. Ice and fire could temper the body.

Whale Rubber and Shark Fins of the same grade could sell for several times the price when bundled together, while each individual item was much cheaper. Mu Baobao had never expected that Tang Buddha Ancestor's ascension to godhood would bring such drastic changes to Sea God Island. Not only had the clans of the Seven Holy Pillars gone from being Soul Beasts that protected the island to vicious Soul Beasts, but even the Sea God's former mounts—

—were now being hunted. Could that bastard not bring them even a little benefit? This was truly absurd!

Cross the river and tear down the bridge; finish the meal and smash the bowl...

"But this is good too. I can fish in troubled waters for some whales and sharks!" Mu Baobao felt that his luck was rather good. Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul White Sharks were, after all, gregarious species. When Tang Buddha Ancestor killed the Evil Orca King—

—the entire Demon Soul Great White Shark clan had helped him. Mu Baobao, on the other hand, had no helpers at all.

Not to mention that he wanted to go after the kings of both races. However... one advertisement on the bulletin board caught his attention. A fishing group was recruiting.

It even had a Soul Douluo guarding it, along with dozens of members... How could he not join them to fish in troubled waters?

Moreover, this fishing group did not merely hunt Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul White Sharks. It also hunted Devil Rays, Sea Water Snakes, Mermaids... practically every race represented by the martial souls of the former Seven Holy Pillar Douluo was involved.

Sea Spear Douluo was the sole exception. After all, his martial soul was a completely golden Golden Long Spear called the "Nanuk Spear." Blessed by the Sea God, it had made him one of the rare weapon martial soul masters among Sea Soul Masters. Sea Spear Douluo's Golden Long Spear martial soul not only possessed astonishing defensive power, but its might was also boundless while in Weapon Soul True Body form.

The Sea God Trident conquered the races of the sea and gathered faith to become a god. Wasn't that just a fish fork?

"I want to join." He found the fishing group that hunted Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul White Sharks.

What baffled him even more was that these fishing groups had ranks, just like the colors of Soul Rings and Soul Bones... white, yellow, purple, black, red, and gold, corresponding to hunting sea Soul Beasts with ten, hundred, thousand, ten-thousand, hundred-thousand, and million-year cultivation.

Fortunately, it had been Tang Buddha Ancestor who inherited the divine seat. If the former Asura God and Sea God had returned and seen that everyone was a member of the Tang family, they would probably have dropped dead.

The Nanuk Sea Spear Group was even more laughable because it was officially funded. Its leader was a descendant of Sea Spear Douluo, an eighty-ninth-rank Soul Douluo only one step away from rank ninety and a peak-level powerhouse.

Hailong and Sea Spear had both reached rank ninety-six after many years of cultivation, ranking first and second. Even without divine trials, they might have broken through to become Title Douluo.

Haiwang, Haima, Haigui, Hainv, Haixing... were all ranks ninety-two to ninety-four. Even black-level fifth or sixth divine trials had taken decades to complete. The Shrek Seven Devils had only taken a few years, and they probably had not even reached rank ninety-five.

Fortunately, the divine trials were gone, and their descendants had no Title Douluo. The ocean was also vast enough... Sea God Island had explored less than ten percent of it.

Otherwise, the sea Soul Beasts would have been hunted until hardly any remained. The members of the Nanuk Sea Spear Group looked at Mu Baobao.

"Can you handle it? We're a black-level fishing group. Calling us red-level would not be an exaggeration!" The speaker was a potbellied, extremely obese middle-aged man.

Mu Baobao was simply too young-looking. He was only in his early twenties, and even if he was a Soul Master, his strength probably would not be enough. Bringing him in would only mean using him as cannon fodder.

His skin did not resemble that of a resident of the Seven Ocean Islands at all, and his martial soul was probably not a sea Soul Beast either.

Whether in the sky, on land, or in the sea, any Soul Master entering another's territory would suffer a massive weakening. Even the three great Peerless Douluo of Douluo Continent could not escape this rule, except for the protagonist group.

Since the Seven Ocean Islands had no Title Douluo, they naturally had no corresponding red-level fishing groups. However, black-level fishing groups led by Soul Douluo were plentiful.

The captain of the Nanuk Sea Spear Group was the only one with hope of breaking through to Title Douluo and advancing to red-level.

There were quite a few ships at Sea Spear Island's port, flying numerous flags. At first, Mu Baobao had not known what they were for, but he later learned that they were fishing vessels.

Only when these people, who had once worshipped the Sea God, lost his protection and began demanding from the ocean did they realize that it was an enormous treasure trove.

Fishing alone, along with the ocean's special products, could provide a comfortable living for a lifetime.

Every part of a Soul Beast was valuable. Their flesh could be used as ingredients, their hides and claws could be made into weapons and equipment, and some marine Soul Beasts could even be farmed.

For a time, they became the largest suppliers of seafood products. How... utterly ironic.

Only because of this did they realize that after struggling against sea Soul Beasts and worshipping the Sea God, the god protecting them had actually been their mortal enemy. They even began thanking... the one who had inherited the position and never cared about them.

Tang Buddha Ancestor, who had caused the decline of the Seven Holy Pillars. Mu Baobao was speechless. Birds of a feather truly flocked together.

Mu Baobao did not answer. He directly released his two martial souls: Kyurem and Zekrom, ultimate Evil, battle intent, Ice Lightning.

They enveloped the entire registration area and even stirred up falling snow and a thunderstorm. Evil and battle intent made everyone shudder. Even they themselves were affected and could not remain calm. He was only in his early twenties, yet he possessed seven Soul Rings.

He even had a ferocious beast Soul Ring and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. This was the best proof of his strength.

"Let me introduce myself. I am from Shrek Academy, the champion of this year's Continental Soul Master Tournament, and the great-grandson of Dragon God Douluo, Mu Bao... Mu Fengchun."

The Seven Ocean Islands were isolated from the mainland and only sent seafood and other products to inland cities at certain times... He did not mind revealing his strength.

Nightmare Douluo had already fled, so his identity being exposed was only a matter of time. With Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo, and Ye Xishui, the Death God Douluo, around, they would likely only try to recruit him rather than kill him.

Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo, had generously given them his Dragon Core so they could grind away its violent dragon aura before using it to help Huo Yuhao gain experience and level up. He had even taken Ming Feng Douluo Yan Shaozhe as a disciple. That gave him even more security.

The people of the Seven Ocean Islands had abandoned their faith in the Sea God, and it had also been Shrek Academy that helped them.

It opened trade with the mainland, allowing them to live so comfortably now. Yet they had initially been so grateful to Tang Buddha Ancestor that they immediately stood up solemnly, their eyes full of reverence.

"As you can see, my targets are the Evil Orca King and the Demon Soul Great White Shark. Do not doubt that I have the strength to kill them. If their clans were not such a headache, I would have gone alone."

Mu Baobao said this partly to warn them against harboring ulterior motives. Otherwise, Shrek Academy would not let them off. In any case, he would leave once he was done.

"A Shrek student? Dragon God Douluo's great-grandson? Please forgive our discourtesy. Your joining our Nanuk Sea Spear Group is our supreme honor!"

They no longer had the slightest doubt about Mu Baobao's strength. Just releasing his martial souls had summoned falling snow and a thunderstorm. Anyone could judge how powerful that was. Dragons... stood at the top of the food chain and were creatures that had once ruled Douluo Continent!

Would the ocean really affect his combat strength? To avoid becoming a laughingstock, he had better use a fake name.

His identity as a Shrek student was proven by that incomparably familiar monster badge, something that could not be faked. Besides, who the hell would be crazy and bold enough—

—to impersonate the great-grandson of a Peerless Douluo? Were they not afraid of receiving a midnight visit? They would have to be tired of living.

Other than Evil Soul Masters who did not follow the rules, Shrek Academy's identity was practically a pass that worked across the continent. No one would deliberately seek trouble with it.

They would even do their best to treat its people well—good food, good drink, good entertainment, good sleep... all kinds of hospitality would keep coming!

Mu Baobao had not wanted to reveal his identity. He had intended to fish in troubled waters for the Evil Orca King and Demon Soul Great White Shark, but he had not expected them to doubt him.

After all... this was the strongest fishing group, and only they could help him hold back the whale and shark swarms. Anyone weaker who entered would merely become cannon fodder and die. With his addition... the Nanuk Sea Spear Group would also have a better chance against the two great kings.

The Whale Rubber of the Evil Orca King and the Shark Fins of the Demon Soul Great White Shark... would absolutely fetch astronomical prices.

Not to mention that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were guaranteed to produce Soul Rings and Soul Bones. When the time came, forget that he was from Shrek Academy—even gods would become jealous and fight him for them.

The need to guard against others... had taught him a lesson back on Blue Star, and it was even more important not to forget it on Douluo Continent.

Mu Baobao arranged a time with the middle-aged manager. They would gather at the port at dawn two days later, and he only needed to look for their marker.

He had nowhere else to go, and he happened to be hungry, so he directly followed the manager to the Nanuk Fleet's encampment. The vice-captain immediately invited him over. He was the younger brother of Sea Spear Island's lord.

Many people, including the vice-captain himself, did not think Mu Baobao seemed reliable. Then the manager revealed his identity, and based on reports from the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament—

—they really did find him. He was immediately treated with utmost respect as an honored guest.

"Shrek Academy truly deserves its reputation. It was the academy where Lord Sea God and his companions once stayed!" The vice-captain of the Nanuk Fleet was a muscular middle-aged man wearing a naval cap.

Mu Baobao had inquired carefully. The Vast Sea Iron Cavalry of Vast Sea City had been formed from personnel supplied by the Seven Ocean Islands and the city itself. The seven island lords and the city lord were all core upper-echelon figures. He revealed a faint smile.

"Of course. The Sea God and his six companions are known in our academy as the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils. The other six became gods one after another and went to the God Realm. But from the looks of things, you people do not really worship the Sea God anymore. Your beliefs even seem to contradict his!"

He mocked them. He had beaten the Holy Spirit Cult's Eighth Elder, Nightmare Douluo, into fleeing. Why should he fear seven island lords who were merely Soul Douluo, much less this Nanuk Spear vice-captain who was only at Soul Douluo level?

"Ha ha..." Haidel laughed awkwardly, not because he feared Mu Baobao's strength, which rivaled that of a Title Douluo.

Nor because of his terrifying background, but because it was simply the truth. "Sigh, the first Sea God did protect the entire ocean. Although many sea Soul Beasts hated him, after becoming a god, he left behind the Sea God's divine seat for a successor to inherit."

"The second Sea God, Tang San, did not leave behind any inheritance after becoming a god. The Seven Holy Pillars dimmed and could no longer grant trials to anyone. Sea God Island inevitably declined, especially after Sun Moon Continent collided with Douluo Continent. Although we were overseas—"

"—we escaped disaster. Yet we became closer to the mainland, and the islands also shattered into the Seven Devils Islands. Most of the other small islands nearly sank. With no other choice, we began demanding from the ocean. The facts proved that not worshipping gods and relying on ourselves was the true skill!"

Mu Baobao found Haidel's words quite agreeable. Blue Star also worshipped gods.

But that was because there had been no choice. Reality was too cruel, and people sought comfort. Douluo Continent truly had gods, and they claimed they could not interfere with the lower realm.

Yet on Douluo Continent, hundreds of thousands of years had passed in a cold-weapon era. Then, in the thirty thousand years after Tang San took over, it evolved frantically—firearms, high technology, interstellar travel... the entire God Realm had become the Tang family's. Was that really little interference?

Not to mention the inheritances he left behind. Of the two martial souls, Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer, which one matched the Sea God or Asura God? One used a trident, while the other used an Asura Blood Sword.

If he had not destroyed the Capital of Slaughter, who else could the Asura God have chosen besides him? Without the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud gifted by Xue Ye, would the Sea God even have acknowledged him?

And people still expected him to leave behind inheritance grounds? Were they not afraid of getting caught in Blue Silver Entanglement? If gods would not care, why worship them at all?

Still, Shrek had brought countless glories, so its statue still stood at the gate!

"Forget about him. My targets are the Evil Orca King and the Demon Soul Great White Shark. The Soul Rings and Soul Bones are mine, while you can handle the bodies however you like. How about it?"

Mu Baobao waved his hand as he spoke. Haidel felt somewhat embarrassed, but he knew that without Mu Baobao, they would not dare provoke the two great kings at all. Soul Bones and Soul Rings were priceless goods, but they still needed the ability to claim them!

Moreover, the corpses alone would be worth an unknown fortune. If they dared to snatch them, would they not fear Shrek Academy?

What if more than a dozen Title Douluo came running over and each greeted them with a ninth soul skill? He did not believe Shrek Academy would not know the whereabouts of such an important member as Mu Baobao, or that it could not handle a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Those old monsters would surely rush out to help. Thinking this, he gained several degrees of confidence. Since Mu Baobao dared say the two Soul Beasts were his to handle, either he had the strength—

—or he was not afraid of death. Haidel immediately agreed. "No problem. I will instruct my men not to compete with you. If any of them insist on courting death, I will be the first to deal with them!"

Mu Baobao nodded. "Then thank you."

He did not place much hope in that, because such cases had happened before. Before priceless treasures, only saints could retain their rationality.

When Oscar hunted for a Soul Ring in the Far North Ice Plains, he happened to encounter a Soul Bone... Then the entire team turned against one another. In the original story, he was not discovered and used schemes and the captain's help—

—to kill everyone without the other members even knowing why. Because Shrek Academy's reputation was too foul, the animation changed it so that the others discovered it and snatched it because they felt they had no hope. There were countless similar plots, all used to whitewash Shrek.

During Spirit Hall's war against the Heaven Dou Empire, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo nearly wiped out all of Jialing Pass. When Qian Renxue wanted to save Tang San, he crazily stopped her, claiming that he had seen her true face. The animation changed it with more nonsense.

To become a god, Bibi Dong created Undead Soldiers. Dugu Bo tried to stop her and used Medusa's Despair at all costs, petrifying the undead army.

Bibi Dong had not even done that. Even the absorption of Saint Dragon Sect Master Tuoba Xi's life had originally been done by Tang San, while Dugu Bo did not die either. Yet in order to whitewash their reputation, they used the lives of Dugu Bo and Tuoba Xi, two Title Douluo, to smear her.

Afterward, they took out dozens of Soul Bones and distributed them among the Shrek Seven Devils, giving them complete sets of Soul Bones. Who the hell would dare snatch them? Were they not afraid of Blue Silver Entanglement?

Therefore, Mu Baobao truly did not want to kill them. He warned Haidel to restrain his team members, and he had already said that they could dispose of the Evil Orca King and Demon Soul Great White Shark corpses as they pleased.

Otherwise, even Shrek Academy would not be able to stop them if it insisted on being unreasonable. He also believed that a battle-hardened Soul Douluo definitely had the ability to maintain ultimate restraint.

Otherwise... strength was the right to speak. He would let these people know why flowers were so red!