Sea God Manifested, Promoting Whale Rubber, Poor Sea Dragon

The next day, the Sea God prayer ritual began.

The Demon Soul Great White Shark clan patrolled back and forth beyond the island, forming an impenetrable encirclement three layers deep inside and out.

The Soul Masters on the island all gathered outside the circular inner sea before Sea God Mountain.

Every Soul Master wore wind chimes strung from metal, shells, and animal bones.

The chimes Qian Ni had heard within Sea God's Temple had come from these.

Thousands of Sea Soul Masters had gathered, and strange waves of sound rose one after another without end.

Like the tide, endlessly surging and receding.

At the edge of the inner sea, facing Sea God Mountain, they each found a spot to sit down. Silver plates were placed before them, holding their offerings. They looked casual, yet devout.

Most of the offerings were fruits, with the occasional exquisite Soul Beast bone carving or beautiful stone.

After the ritual ended, the Sea Soul Masters would take these offerings home and put them to use, symbolizing the Sea God's blessings upon them in the coming year.

Amid the crowd, Qian Ni's face was flushed red. Squinting, he lazily found himself a spot by the shore.

He copied the others nearby and sat cross-legged on the ground.

However, he did not seem to have fully woken up yet. Before leaving, he had picked up the little booklet, Sea Dragon's Secret Manual, and followed the procession in.

By the time a cool force made Qian Ni open his eyes completely, things had become far from simple.

The endlessly rising and falling chimes carried a peculiar rhythm.

The surroundings were silent. Every Sea Soul Master had prostrated themselves before Qian Ni.

No, not before Qian Ni, but before the blurry blue figure that had suddenly appeared before him.

A projection of the Sea God's divine consciousness.

The tall, imposing blue figure was leafing through Qian Ni's offering with great interest—the Sea Dragon's Secret Manual.

Behind Qian Ni, Bo Saixi and the seven Sacred Pillar Guardians had somehow also knelt reverently.

Around all of Sea God Mountain, apart from the wind, chimes, and crashing tide, there was no other sound.

After a long while.

What a pity. You do not possess the Vast Sea Physique.

A voice sounded beside Qian Ni's ear, and then the Sea God's phantom vanished without a trace.

Only then did the Sea Soul Masters dare speak.

"The Sea God has manifested!"

"Our ancestors have blessed us!"

Cheers erupted along the shore.

"You will continue presiding over the ritual. Once it is over, we will convene in Sea God's Temple."

Bo Saixi left the Sacred Pillar Guardians to oversee the ceremony while she took the still-flushed Qian Ni into Sea God's Temple.

She also brought along the "offering" he had casually prepared while half-asleep.

Inside Sea God's Temple, Bo Saixi kept a stern face as she flipped through the Adult Cultivation Manual.

After only one glance, she nearly failed to maintain her expression.

With a snap, she shut the book.

Casually tossing it onto the long table, Bo Saixi placed a hand on Qian Ni's shoulder and examined his physical condition.

Qian Ni's skin had remained red since last night.

He had nearly finished that plate of Whale Rubber.

The medicinal energy kept circulating through his body. Though Ultimate Power helped him absorb it quickly, there was only so much his body could take when he kept chewing it nonstop.

After tinkering with it all night, Qian Ni was very satisfied with the effects of the Time Furoshiki.

His Supreme Bone had already transformed into something astonishing, satisfying both his curiosity and competitive spirit.

The Time Furoshiki was a gadget from Doraemon. Once draped over an object, it could control the flow of that object's time, making it newer or older.

Qian Ni had personally proven that the one in his hands worked on the human body as well.

The system really was incredible!

After examining him over and over and confirming that there was nothing wrong with Qian Ni's body, Bo Saixi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Her nose twitched as she sniffed. Her expression turned solemn as she looked at Qian Ni.

"Ni, there is a large amount of accumulated energy in your body. Did you eat something yesterday?"

Qian Ni nodded and gave a thumbs-up.

"Sea Dragon's snacks. It should have been Whale Rubber."

Hearing that answer, Bo Saixi was slightly startled.

"What?!"

As a Sea Soul Master, she was no stranger to this stuff.

Most of the Whale Rubber in the inland regions of Douluo Continent was shipped there from coastal cities.

Among it, Whale Rubber from Soul Beasts over a thousand years old was produced only on Sea God Island.

After all, Sea God Island was the largest gathering place for Sea Soul Masters.

And powerful whale Soul Beasts rarely appeared in coastal regions.

The nobles of the two great empires regarded Whale Rubber as a rare treasure. Since it could heighten arousal and add excitement in bed, it was extremely valuable.

But eating too much of it was harmful to the body, and a moment of carelessness could cause one's body to explode.

Judging from Qian Ni's condition, even Bo Saixi could not determine exactly how much he had eaten.

In her panic, Bo Saixi's hands and feet turned cold.

The Sea God could not have manifested one moment, only for the item He had manifested over to suddenly die the next.

If that happened, Bo Saixi would become a sinner.

For a moment, she even forgot that she had just examined Qian Ni's body. She began frantically thinking of ways to expel the accumulated medicinal energy.

Bloodletting, forcing it out with Soul Power, releasing it through normal intercourse... No, that won't do. He's still too young.

She had still underestimated Qian Ni somewhat.

"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Bo Saixi's mind raced. Gentle Soul Power flowed from her hand, covering Qian Ni's entire body and protecting his internal organs.

Then, bringing two fingers together, she was about to cut Qian Ni's skin and release the excess medicinal energy through bloodletting.

However, the next moment, her cool fingers were clasped in Qian Ni's burning palm.

"Don't worry, I know this stuff.

"The medicinal energy is being absorbed by my body. It can't hurt me.

"Whale Rubber, when consumed in a special way, can strengthen a Soul Master's physique and increase the age limit of Soul Rings they can absorb.

"This is good stuff!

"Grandma Bo Saixi, I suggest that when you have time, you get people to catch more whale Soul Beasts and raise them in captivity.

"Once you monopolize it, sell it to Soul Masters across the continent. Wouldn't that make a fortune?

"Then you can negotiate directly with the two great empires, buy all the coastal cities, and bring them under Sea God Island's rule.

"Once Spirit Hall unifies the continent and Sea God Island unifies the ocean islands and coastal regions, each ruling their own territory—wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Seeing Qian Ni casually spout such outrageous nonsense, Bo Saixi was both annoyed and amused.

Once she was certain Qian Ni was fine, she pulled her fingers from his palm.

"No need! Sea God Island has no such ambition."

Qian Ni chuckled, tugging at his collar and fanning himself in an attempt to cool down.

"I'm serious. I plan to have Father arrange people to establish routes through the two great empires, support agents, and promote processed Whale Rubber products.

"That way, we can raise the overall strength of Soul Masters.

"Soul Masters are too weak. You and Father are both Rank 99 Titled Douluo, yet neither of you could withstand even two kicks from an out-of-control me.

"A world like this is far too lacking in challenge.

"It gets lonely at the top..."

Qian Ni had not even fully mastered Ultimate Power, yet he was already fantasizing about his lonely future.

Bo Saixi truly could not listen anymore. She punched him on the top of the head, making him swallow the rest of his words.

What on earth has Qian Daoliu been teaching him?!

At that moment, the tide-like sound of wind chimes outside Sea God Mountain gradually subsided. The temple doors opened, and the seven Sacred Pillar Guardians approached at a measured pace.

Sea Dragon walked at the front. His expression was somewhat awkward and somewhat unpleasant.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Bo Saixi nodded and said,

"The Sea God has manifested. This is a good thing, a blessing for Sea God Island.

"However... Ni."

Bo Saixi began calling people out.

Now that the meeting had begun, her expression was somewhat stern, no longer as gentle as before.

"Yes?" Qian Ni responded politely, confused.

"Where did this come from?"

Bo Saixi pointed at the Adult Cultivation Manual on the table.

Logically speaking, after being leafed through by the Sea God's divine consciousness, this thing could be considered a sacred relic of Sea God Island.

But it was, at its core, a book of erotic illustrations.

If something like that became a sacred relic, if word got out, the Sea God would probably lose all face in the Divine Realm on the spot.

Qian Ni blinked. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have gotten Sea Dragon into trouble.

He had not fully woken up before leaving and had taken this thing straight into the ritual procession.

"Uh..."

Qian Ni looked at Sea Dragon and gave him an apologetic smile, completely ignoring the sweat on the man's face, which was nearly flowing like a waterfall.

As expected of a Sea Soul Master—there was plenty of water!

"Sorry, Uncle Sea Dragon. I went to see you yesterday, and your cabinet wasn't shut properly. I got curious and took a look..."

At once, eight gazes fell upon Sea Dragon's face.

His heart skipped a beat as he stared fixedly at Qian Ni's small figure.

Brat, you've ruined me!