Kindness God King's Fury

The Treasure-Dropping Coin was practically a hard counter to tool spirit martial souls. By comparison, it was not nearly as overbearing against soul masters with beast spirit martial souls.

After all, beast spirit martial souls were part of a soul master's body, unlike tool spirit martial souls, which were "objects" independent of the body.

However, when the Treasure-Dropping Coin struck a soul master with a beast spirit martial soul, it could still cause a brief disruption in their soul power, preventing them from unleashing soul skills in that instant. It was equivalent to a minor silence effect.

Over the past month and a half, not a single tool spirit soul master Zhao Ming encountered had lasted more than three exchanges against the Treasure-Dropping Coin.

Soul masters with beast spirit martial souls, on the other hand, required him to face them head-on with real weapons. They had instead become better sparring partners for actual combat.

"About time." Zhao Ming rose to his feet, dusted off his clothes, and looked toward Notting City.

Half of Zhao Ming's goal for this training journey had already been achieved. He had figured out the Treasure-Dropping Coin's properties, grown increasingly proficient in using intangibility, and repeatedly tested the practical combat effects of the Steel Whip combined with the Shangqing Sword Technique: Introductory Chapter.

There was little point in wandering outside any longer. It was time to head to Notting City.

Suddenly, Zhao Ming seemed to remember something. He had come out here so directly—Qian Renxue must have been very worried, right?

Thinking of that, Zhao Ming could not help feeling a little guilty.

Back then, he had hidden in the mustard seed space for three whole days. By the time he emerged, Snake Spear Douluo was already gone.

Later, to keep Qian Renxue from worrying too much, whenever he reached a larger city, he would use the Crown Prince's Palace secret guards' contact method to report that he was safe. Even so, once he returned, he would probably be in for quite a scolding.

Zhao Ming sighed and continued toward Notting City. Since he had come all this way, he had to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone no matter what.

Meanwhile, in the God Realm.

Sea God's Temple stood in the eastern region of the God Realm. The entire palace was built from deep-sea crystals and ten-thousand-year coral, and beneath the shroud of divine power, it shimmered with a dreamlike azure radiance.

For thousands of years, this temple had been one of the quietest and most peaceful places in the God Realm. Sea God Poseidon had a mild temperament, maintained good relations with deities from all sides, and rarely quarreled with anyone.

Yet today, that tranquility had been utterly shattered.

Kindness God King stood in the main hall of Sea God's Temple, her expression so dark it seemed as though water might drip from it.

A faint milky-white glow enveloped her body. It was the natural emission of Kindness divine power, but at this moment, the glow was no longer gentle or warm. Instead, it carried a suffocating pressure.

"Poseidon, you have greatly disappointed me." Kindness God King's voice remained calm, but those familiar with her knew that the more furious this God King, famed for her good temper, became, the flatter her tone grew.

The fact that she was addressing Sea God directly by name in this tone showed that her anger had built to a dangerously high level.

It had all begun yesterday. Kindness God King had personally come to Sea God's Temple to demand authorization over Angel God's Divine Trial from Sea God.

Angel God was a deity subordinate to Kindness God King. After Angel God fell years ago, Kindness God King considered that Sea God and Angel God had both come from Douluo Continent and had been friends for many years. Thus, she entrusted Angel God's divine trial to Sea God for management, hoping he would find a suitable inheritor for Angel God.

Now that the fortunes of Douluo Continent were flourishing and a future God King who would wield the Law of Wealth was about to emerge, Kindness God King wanted to use this opportunity to reclaim Angel God's divine trial and personally select an inheritor for Angel God. She also wished to take a look at the future God King.

When she visited yesterday, Sea God had agreed readily. Without a word of objection, he had consented to hand over the divine trial.

He had merely said that Angel God's divine trial was stored in a forbidden area deep within the temple and would take some time to retrieve, asking Kindness God King to return the following day.

Kindness God King had always trusted Sea God. She had not thought much of it at the time and gladly agreed, arranging to return today to retrieve the divine trial.

However, when she came again today, Sea God's attitude had become subtly different.

He still wore that smiling expression, and his words remained respectful and courteous. But whenever Kindness God King mentioned Angel God's divine trial, he began changing the subject.

One moment, he claimed there was a minor problem with the forbidden area's seal that needed repairing. The next, he said that the vessel containing the divine trial required a special ritual before it could be transferred. In short, he kept making excuses and refusing to hand over the divine trial.

Once or twice would have been one thing, but after he evaded the matter four or five times in a row, Kindness God King finally realized something was wrong.

She might have had a good temper, but she was no fool. There had to be something behind Sea God's abnormal behavior.

So Kindness God King stopped wasting words with him and directly made a probing move.

She raised her right hand, and a point of milky-white light condensed on the tip of her index finger. The light was gentle and pure, yet it contained the vast divine power of a God King.

With a flick of her finger, that point of light transformed into a thread-thin ray and silently shot toward Sea God.

Sea God's expression shifted slightly. He instinctively raised a hand to block it, and azure Sea God divine power surged from his palm, condensing into a water shield before him.

The instant the two divine powers collided, Kindness God King's gaze suddenly sharpened.

She saw it clearly. Within Sea God's azure divine power was Angel God's aura. Kindness God King was more familiar with that aura than anyone—it was Angel God's Authority of Purification.

The Authority of Purification was one of the core authorities of Angel God's divine position. Logically, after Angel God's fall, her authority should have been fully sealed within the divine trial, waiting for the next inheritor to inherit it.

Yet now, part of the Authority of Purification had appeared within Sea God's divine power.

What that meant needed no explanation.

Kindness God King lowered her hand, and the warmth on her face receded like a tide, replaced by icy frost.

"Poseidon." Her voice was terrifyingly calm. "Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Sea God's face instantly turned pale. He opened his mouth, wanting to offer some defense, but when he met Kindness God King's cold eyes, he swallowed every word.

He could not afford to offend Kindness God King. In the God Realm, the five law enforcers were supreme beings, while Kindness and Evil were especially extraordinary among them. The two could be called the strongest beings in the God Realm.

Although Sea God was also among the finest first-class deities, the gap between him and Kindness God King was like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

If Kindness God King truly became enraged, she could easily suppress him.

"Please calm your anger, Kindness God King!" Sea God said with difficulty, his voice carrying a faint, barely noticeable tremor. "Th-this was only an accident. While safeguarding Angel God's Divine Trial, I accidentally became tainted by some of Angel God's authority."

"Accidentally became tainted?" Kindness God King sneered and cut him off. "Poseidon, do you take me for a three-year-old child? How could the power of authority be tainted so casually? If you had not actively stolen and refined it, how could it have appeared in your divine power?"

Sea God was rendered speechless, and fine beads of sweat appeared across his forehead.

Kindness God King no longer looked at him. She merely extended her hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "Hand over Angel God's Divine Trial. Now. Immediately."