The Sea God's Divine Sense Descends

Sea God Island, rear hall of the Sea God Temple.

When Li Changqing woke up, he found himself lying on a soft bed.

The bed was large and comfortable. The pale blue quilt was embroidered with delicate patterns and carried a faint scent of seawater.

He sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around in confusion.

It was a large room, simply yet elegantly decorated.

The walls were pale blue, with several paintings of ocean scenes hanging on them.

A desk stood by the window, holding several books and a quill pen.

Outside, sunlight streamed through the window, casting dappled patterns of light across the floor.

Everything was unfamiliar.

"Bro, where the hell did I get sent to?"

"Holy shit! What's going on?"

Li Changqing scratched his head, his little face full of confusion and suspicion. He muttered, "Am I not awake yet? Or am I still dreaming?"

He pinched himself. It hurt.

Damn it, not a dream.

"Creak—"

Just then, the door was pushed open.

A woman in a long red dress entered. It was Bo Saixi.

She had changed into a formal high priestess robe. Her beautiful blue hair was gathered into a dignified bun behind her head, making her appear sacred and elegant.

"You're awake?"

Bo Saixi looked at him with a gentle smile and said softly, "Since you're awake, come have breakfast. You've been asleep for a full day and night."

Li Changqing blinked. After confirming that he was not dreaming, he climbed out of bed with the mindset of making the best of wherever he was.

Then he tilted up his little face, looked at Bo Saixi, and asked, "Pretty sister, who are you? And where is this?"

Bo Saixi smiled faintly, walked over, and crouched beside him so that their eyes were level. "This is Sea God Island. As for me, my name is Bo Saixi. I am the high priestess here."

Sea God Island?

Bo Saixi?

Li Changqing's little face scrunched up as his confusion deepened.

How had he somehow ended up on Douluo Continent?

And on Sea God Island, no less?

Wasn't this the inheritance ground left in the mortal world by Poseidon, the Sea God?

Could it be...

Had Mother made some sort of deal with the Sea God?

No way, right?

"Child, do you know where you came from?"

Seeing Li Changqing remain silent, Bo Saixi could not help probing, "And what is your name?"

Li Changqing thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

At least, part of the truth.

After all, she was the Sea God's high priestess and surely knew some of the circumstances. Lying would only make it easier for him to give himself away.

Besides, there was no need to lie to Bo Saixi. He was already on her territory.

"My name is Li Changqing!"

So he said seriously, "I'm from the God Realm. As for why I came to Sea God Island, I don't know either. When I woke up, I was already here."

He left out the part about the Goddess of Life and only said that he came from the God Realm.

That was neither a lie nor an excessive revelation of information.

Sure enough, when Bo Saixi heard Li Changqing's answer, understanding flashed through her eyes.

She nodded to herself. As expected, it was just as she had guessed. This child truly came from the God Realm.

Just then, a dignified yet gentle voice suddenly echoed in Bo Saixi's mind:

"Bo Saixi, bring him into the Sea God Temple. I have something to say."

It was the Sea God's voice.

Bo Saixi's heart trembled, but her expression remained unchanged.

She rose to her feet and said to Li Changqing, "Come on. We'll have breakfast first, then I'll take you somewhere."

Breakfast was served in Bo Saixi's private dining room.

The food was plentiful.

There was fresh sea fish, soup made from sea vegetables, and some fruits that Li Changqing could not name.

He truly was hungry, so he did not stand on ceremony and began eating in large mouthfuls.

Bo Saixi sat across from him. As she watched him eat, a hint of softness passed through her eyes.

Although this child came from the God Realm, the way he ate was no different from an ordinary child.

His eyes even lit up when he tasted something delicious, easing some of Bo Saixi's worries.

It seemed that her days ahead would not be quite so difficult.

She had been afraid that Li Changqing would rely on his status as a second-generation god to cause trouble on Sea God Island while making trouble for her as well.

Most importantly, in such a situation, she could neither scold him nor hit him.

Who knew how exhausting that would have been.

Fortunately, she had been overthinking it.

After breakfast, Bo Saixi led Li Changqing toward the main hall.

The Sea God Temple was vast, and its corridors were long.

The walls on both sides were carved with exquisite reliefs, telling of the Sea God's legends and achievements.

Though Li Changqing had no idea how much of it was true.

Still, it looked pretty damn impressive and intimidating.

Before long, they arrived at the main hall.

It was an incomparably majestic hall, more than a hundred meters tall.

Twelve enormous stone pillars stood around it, each carved with a different sea soul beast.

At the end of the hall stood a massive statue.

It depicted a man holding a trident, standing atop crashing waves as he gazed sternly ahead.

Though it was only a statue, it radiated a heart-palpitating pressure, as if a true god were looking down upon all living things.

The Sea God!

Bo Saixi walked before the statue, dropped to one knee, lowered her head, and said respectfully, "Greetings, Lord Sea God."

Unlike Bo Saixi, who had knelt, Li Changqing remained where he was, looking up at the statue without the slightest ripple in his heart.

Bo Saixi knelt because she was the Sea God's mortal representative, a mere mortal.

But Li Changqing was different.

His mother was the Goddess of Life, one of the Five God Kings, and the blood of a God King flowed through his veins.

Even if he might be an illegitimate child.

Even if he was still weak.

There was no way he could be made to kneel before a first-class deity.

Besides, even if he wanted to kneel, the Sea God might not be able to bear it.

As time passed, the statue soon began to emit a blue glow.

The light was faint at first, rising from the statue's surface like mist.

It gradually grew denser before finally becoming tangible blue radiance that filled the entire hall.

Dense divine power spread through the air, carrying what seemed like the salty, damp scent of seawater.

Bo Saixi lowered her head, not daring to look directly at it.

She could feel it. It was true divine power, the aura of the Sea God himself.

Li Changqing remained standing, only narrowing his eyes slightly.

He could feel the strength of that divine power, but that was all.

After all, compared to a God King, even a first-class main god still fell far short.

Soon, the light began to gather, condensing into a humanoid figure before the statue.

The figure was translucent at first, then gradually solidified.

It was a blue-haired man who appeared to be around thirty years old.

He had handsome features and an unrestrained temperament. Dressed in a simple blue robe and barefoot, he looked casual and uninhibited.

Yet those blue eyes of his were as deep as the sea, as though they could see through every illusion.

The divine sense of Poseidon, the Sea God, had descended.