Courage is Humanity's Anthem (Bonus Chapter for Book Friend Miào Shíguāng)

"Sea God, you are interfering with my God Trials. This does not align with the rules of the God Realm."

Qian Xunji took a step forward, leaving the sea to stand in the void, staring directly at the Sea God Phantom.

If it weren't for Sea God Poseidon's true form descending personally, what was there to fear?

If he couldn't win, he could at least hide in the Ten Thousand Beast Platform Sub-dimension.

Daring to interfere with my Seven Trials of Asura—this cannot be tolerated. I must retaliate. He made up his mind, no longer willing to slack off out of indifference.

"He is so brave, actually daring to face Lord Sea God directly." Bo Saixi felt it was incredible to see Qian Xunji confront the divine consciousness of Lord Sea God Poseidon and speak as an equal.

The other party was merely a god successor who had yet to complete all the God Trials and inherit a god position, yet he dared to stand against Lord Sea God Poseidon.

Even if the Sea God Poseidon before them was only a divine consciousness, he was still a god-level powerhouse above level 100.

"So handsome." Lan Fozi's beautiful eyes rippled.

To face a divine powerhouse with a mortal body—other than her father, there was actually another man in this world like this.

Although the man was a human and even harbored thoughts of having her father sacrifice himself to him.

But if her father could not overcome the Heavenly Tribulation to successfully transform into a dragon and become a divine beast, sacrificing himself to him was not entirely unacceptable.

"Angel Descendant, you are very brave." Sea God Poseidon's expression darkened, and he spoke coldly.

He felt his majesty had been challenged.

The Qian Xunji before him did not know what was good for him.

Wouldn't it be better to finish the Seven Trials of Asura early and leave the ocean?

Why must he insist on his big whale?

His spirit rings were clearly full, and he was not lacking in spirit bones.

"Courage is the hymn of humanity." Qian Xunji stared into Poseidon's increasingly cold eyes, his tone firm, not retreating a single step.

"Those who aim to cultivate into gods must possess the courage to face gods directly."

"Those with the heart to become gods must not yield to others; they must be unyielding and possess a firm will."

Poseidon's gaze was sharp as he looked at Qian Xunji: "You must also have a life to live."

"If the Sea God's true form were here, I would indeed lose my life." Facing the threat of the Sea God's consciousness, Qian Xunji, who possessed the Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball Eternal Kingdom, was not afraid in the slightest.

"You are merely a strand of divine consciousness, yet you dare to threaten to kill me." He gripped the Asura Demon Sword, pointing it at the Sea God Phantom, his battle intent soaring.

The Sea God consciousness before him was only at level 108.

A god official suppressed by the Douluo Plane, unable to exert his full strength.

If he didn't dare to fight this, then he was truly useless.

One could choose not to fight, but one could not be afraid to fight.

"Angel Descendant, for the sake of you being an Asura Successor, this god will not make things difficult for you. Return to the continent." Poseidon sighed helplessly.

He had absolutely no way to deal with Qian Xunji right now.

This grind-king had a firm mind; he would definitely pass the seventh emotion test of the Ninth Trial.

The probability of him inheriting the Asura God Position was almost certain.

If he didn't fight him, he felt stifled and deeply uncomfortable.

But fighting him now meant offending a future God King.

Choosing to kill him once and for all meant the true form would have to eat an Asura Blood Sword.

Furthermore.

Poseidon's gaze was locked tightly onto the pure Asura origin on the Asura Demon Sword.

That thing suppressed him.

If he were to use the Asura divine power within his body, combined with the divine skill "Asura Judgment" extended from the Asura Domain.

It was too dangerous.

Gods must not bleed.

After much deliberation, in order to protect his big whale, Poseidon could only control Qian Xunji and force the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to say "I admit defeat," allowing Qian Xunji to successfully pass the Seven Trials of Asura.

As long as he didn't injure Qian Xunji, it wouldn't count as offending the future Asura God King.

At worst, he could push the responsibility onto Bo Saixi, letting her be the sacrifice, using her physical body as a tool to vent his anger.

"Sea God's Thirteen Halberds, First Form..."

Seeing the Sea God holding the Trident and pointing it at him to launch a divine skill, Qian Xunji decisively teleported in front of Bo Saixi, swinging his sword to slash out a blood-red Getsuga Tensho filled with Asura Battle Qi.

With the blessing of Asura divine power, Bo Saixi, who was defending with the Sea God High Priestess Scepter, had her scepter severed, and the Sea God's protective divine power was easily sliced through like thin paper.

"How dare you, you brat!" Poseidon was furious.

This damned Angel Descendant, Qian Xunji, truly knew that as long as he took out the High Priestess, the divine phantom summoned by the High Priestess's Ninth Soul Skill would disappear from the mortal world.

Therefore, Poseidon had no choice but to abandon the use of "Unfixed Wind and Waves" to control Qian Xunji, choosing instead to save Bo Saixi.

Although He reacted in time to save His High Priestess, Bo Saixi was still severely wounded, a large amount of blood flowing from her thigh, staining even her fair left leg crimson.

Asura Battle Qi clung to the wound, eroding her.

"Asura Successor, you truly do not know how to cherish the fairer sex," Poseidon remarked with a sarcastic edge.

He had intended to use Bo Saixi as a post-event peace offering, but it appeared that this brat, Qian Xunji, had no interest in women and was solely focused on becoming a god.

Such a person, ignorant of worldly wisdom, was the most stubborn of all.

"Women only slow down the speed at which I become a god," Qian Xunji said, his expression resolute and his tone cold.

"If there is nothing else, I ask that the Sea God refrain from further interfering with my divine trials."

Poseidon sensed countless believers dying beneath the heavenly tribulation, but the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had also been severely wounded by the Thunder containing the power of Destruction. Thus, He looked at Qian Xunji, the corners of His mouth curling upward. "Asura Successor, it seems the content of your divine trial must change."

A double loss was better than a single win.

The Asura Successor had not succeeded in hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and had failed to pass the Seven Trials of Asura.

And the content of His divine trial could be changed from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to its wife.

"No, I have won."

"Defeating a target does not necessarily require doing it oneself; using another's blade to kill is a perfectly valid method."

As Qian Xunji finished speaking, Bo Saixi asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Qian Xunji, looking down from above, merely glanced at her without answering.

He had no interest in engaging in conversation with a fool.

In Qian Xunji's eyes, the Sea God Poseidon was not a fool.

"The cultivation of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King suddenly reaching a million years—was that your doing behind the scenes?" Poseidon's gaze darkened.

He was not stupid; He could hear the deeper meaning in Qian Xunji's words.

Indeed, the content of the Seven Trials of Asura only required the few words: "Defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King."

There was no specific requirement that Qian Xunji had to personally take action, fight the Deep Sea Demon Whale for three hundred rounds, and achieve victory.

"Sea God, you know, that is not important."

Qian Xunji's indifferent, concise, and unapologetic attitude made Poseidon's teeth itch with rage.

If Qian Xunji were not the future Asura God King, He would have beaten him to death and fed him to the sea fish today.

"Hahaha, Poseidon, this frustrated expression of yours truly brings me pleasure!"

"Human, I will sacrifice myself to you, but in return, I want you to take good care of my wife and daughter. Do not allow any person, spirit beast, or god to harm them."

"No problem. Your wife and daughter, I shall raise and protect for the rest of their lives," Qian Xunji swore to the heavens, making his promise.

He had already intended to take the Demon Empress and her daughter into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform Sub-dimension to keep them.

Giving such a promise to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was absolutely no problem at all.

He took out a Side-Effect-Free Spirit Ring Deprivation Card and stripped away his own third spirit ring.

The third spirit ring's skill, Angel Sanctuary, was a mental attack skill that suppressed and briefly controlled enemies with lower mental strength than his own, or interfered with the thoughts of those with higher mental strength.

It was far less useful than a mental interference domain.

Replacing it to obtain the spirit ring granted by the million-year Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice was perfectly appropriate.

A million-year spirit beast sacrifice was truly magnificent in its momentum.

Poseidon felt regret.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King had died under the heavenly tribulation, and its physical body could have been salvaged.

But since the target had sacrificed itself to Qian Xunji, the future Asura God, it could not be saved in the slightest.

Unable to bear the sight of Qian Xunji's smug, high-and-mighty demeanor, He slipped away.

Before leaving, He waved a hand, sending Bo Saixi back to Sea God Island.

He was deeply afraid that His foolish High Priestess might have a sudden "flash of inspiration" and get herself killed out of stupidity.

Qian Xunji would not show mercy just because she was beautiful and possessed an elegant temperament.

This fellow was clearly the type to destroy flowers without a shred of pity.

Starting from scratch to cultivate a new High Priestess would take decades.

Although Tang Chen was dead, his grandson, Tang Hao, had decent talent.

There was also that young girl in Spirit Hall named Bibi Dong; with twin spirits and innate intelligence, she was also a good seedling.

In order to pass on His divine position sooner and leave the God Realm to travel the universe, Poseidon decided to learn from the Asura God and cast a wide net.