Wrath of the Sea

"Sea God?"

Gu You laughed when he heard those two words. "Sea God, my ass. If you know, then say it. If you don't, don't spout bullshit."

If this had been ten thousand years ago, he might have believed that line, but what era was this?

The Dragon King era. The so-called Divine Realm had long since ceased to exist. Sea God? That was even more of a joke!

"You dare insult the Sea God!" The owner in front of him instantly panicked when he heard Gu You curse.

A white ring rose beneath his feet.

His martial soul possessed him, and his body abruptly swelled with muscle.

The change drew the attention of the people around them.

"Ignorant!" Gu You snorted coldly, and four purple soul rings rose beneath his feet. He hadn't expected that even in this era, there were still people who believed in gods.

"Purple soul rings? I'm not seeing things, am I? How old is this kid?" a passerby exclaimed in surprise.

"What happened? Which heaven's chosen is here this time?"

Th-thousand-year soul rings!

The owner, Niu Cheng, was shocked, but his first soul ring still lit up. A layer the color of steel skin covered his body as he charged at Gu You.

Vertical Hardness!

This was the skill bestowed by his first soul spirit, Steel Bamboo!

The defective Steel Bamboo was already unsuited to his martial soul, the Great Strength Ox, let alone able to provide a suitable soul skill. Getting a skill like hardness out of it was already considered pretty good.

Still, to ordinary people, becoming a soul master and fusing with a soul spirit already counted as being successful.

"Why bother?"

Gu You sighed.

This experience let him understand just how much weight these so-called gods carried in the hearts of ordinary people on the Douluo Continent.

He had merely cursed the Sea God in passing, yet this owner had actually dared to go head-to-head with him despite being suppressed in cultivation.

He clearly looked ready to stake his life on it.

"Creation Conversion, Water!"

His first soul ring lit up, and Gu You's body did not move in the slightest.

But Niu Cheng, who was charging toward him, was gradually frozen solid. Under his terrified gaze, he became an ice sculpture.

Then Gu You glanced around. The surrounding crowd very consciously opened a path for him.

No one dared to restrain Gu You. In East Sea City, a six-ring Soul Emperor could be said to be unstoppable.

The youth before them possessed four thousand-year soul rings. Unless the law enforcement team came, basically no one could control him.

Besides, would the law enforcement team dare?

A child this young with four thousand-year soul rings—his backing was probably far from simple!

Even if he were caught, he would likely be released in a few days.

"Nothing but this damn nonsense."

Gu You's good mood for the day was affected by it too.

He had to admit, the power of faith in a god really was useful. No wonder that little bastard was so powerful. With the power of faith supplied by the people of the Douluo Continent and this brainless support...

At the very least, it could help him raise his divine power by a huge margin.

He no longer had any mood to eat seafood. Right now, Gu You had only one goal: Bianhai Village...

"What a jinx! A jinx!"

"If it weren't for you, how could so many people have died!"

"My big brother was eaten alive by that crab."

Amid the waves of angry curses, a little girl in the crowd buried her head in her body. No one knew how she felt at that moment.

"You little beast! You angered the sea! We're all finished!"

"I didn't anger it, I didn't..."

The little girl raised her head. What was startling was that her right eye was black, while her left eye was actually a clear azure blue.

"You still dare quibble! It's all because of you, all because of you!"

An elderly grandmother actually started hitting as she spoke, thrusting her cane forward. Don't be fooled by her age. Bianhai Village had passed down the Sea Crab martial soul for generations. After several thousand years of inheritance, by these last two or three generations, basically everyone who awakened it was accompanied by soul power.

In other words, in Bianhai Village, every person possessed soul power, and their overall strength was greater than the outside world's.

This elderly grandmother had reached her current age and was already over rank twenty, a veteran Soul Grandmaster.

This thrust was, in the end, still the full-force strike of a Soul Grandmaster. No matter what, this girl could not withstand it.

Even if she really endured the blow, the place that was struck would probably be crippled if not injured.

And at that very moment, just as the cane was about to stab down, a sharp ice spear arrived first.

Clang—!

The old woman was struck so hard that she staggered straight back, her body pitching upward before she landed heavily on the ground.

"Who? Who was it?!"

Seeing this, the villagers were furious. They looked all around, trying to find the culprit.

"So many people, bullying one little girl. That's hardly decent. What's this about angering the sea? If the sea were truly angry, I'm afraid the entire East Sea City would cease to exist."

Gu You stepped out and said calmly.

"Where did this little brat come from? You don't get to meddle in Bianhai Village's internal affairs!" A young man stepped out from the crowd with a cold snort. Two yellow soul rings slowly bloomed beneath his feet, and the illusory image of a crab appeared behind him.

With his martial soul possessing him, the young man's two clenched fists actually turned into crab claws.

"You want to fight me?" Gu You smiled. Behind him, the phantom of the Creation Heaven Phoenix condensed, and four purple soul rings rose.

The Creation Heaven Phoenix was in its water-attribute transformation state. In its water-and-ice form, it was ice-blue, its wings flapping as an icy wind swept out.

Thousand-year soul rings?

The young man's expression changed, and he stepped back, though anger still showed on his face. He looked toward the villagers in the crowd, as if seeking their opinion.

He was no fool. With the soul ring configuration the youth before him had, there was no way he could win.

But he was the only "top scholar" in the whole village. The rest were all trash with no combat strength; even if they had soul rings, they were only ten-year ones. If he backed down now, wouldn't he be mocked for the rest of his life?

"Who exactly are you?"

Just then, an old man walked out from the crowd.

"You're the village chief, right? I came here at the request of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda," Gu You said, putting away his soul rings as a show of sincerity.

But he did not stop guarding against them. The soul power throughout his body was still circulating, ready to be released for battle at any moment.

"You're actually from the Spirit Transmission Pagoda?" The old man was clearly somewhat unsettled. The Spirit Transmission Pagoda's fame was renowned overseas and spread across the three great continents.

"Then come. If you, an outsider, can help us resolve this matter, that would be best." The old man glanced at the little girl in the crowd and shook his head.

"Village chief, you're just going to trust an outsider?" a dissatisfied voice came from the crowd.

"If you could solve it, would I need help from an outsider?" the old man roared, instantly intimidating everyone present.

"Come. Let's talk inside the village."

"I truly didn't expect a child as young as you to have such strength. The Spirit Transmission Pagoda really does produce talents in droves! Sit. There are no outsiders here." The old village chief waved his hand.

"First, tell me the general situation."

Gu You gestured with his hand for that strange little girl to come to his side.

He had to keep this child by his side. Otherwise...

Gu You did not dare imagine what extreme things the villagers outside might still do.

The little girl stared blankly at Gu You, then obediently came to his side.