Two Millennia of Silence, Returning to Sea God Island? Poseidon: Lan Yu, How Have You Been?

On Sea God Island, before the Sea God Temple.

Lan Yu reached out and stroked the gigantic Sea God statue, the chilly sensation flowing across his fingertips as a wry smile touched the corner of his mouth.

"Poseidon, back then you urged me to ascend together, saying a day in the God Realm was a year in the mortal world, no more than the flick of a finger.

Yet for me, these twenty thousand years... really have been very long."

In the blink of an eye, the last time the two had met turned out to be twenty thousand years ago!

Twenty thousand years ago, Lan Yu fought side by side with Qian Yuhan and Poseidon, slaying demons and eradicating devils across the Douluo Continent.

Back then, the rampage of the Fallen on the Douluo Continent was far more severe than anything seen in Douluo II.

Twenty thousand years ago, Lan Yu transmigrated to Douluo, being born on the Douluo Continent.

Yet that was twenty thousand years before the plot even began.

He became the very first person in the history of the Douluo Continent to awaken the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

In that era of the Douluo Continent, even methods of cultivation were extremely scarce.

Let alone a weed-like Martial Soul such as Blue Silver Grass?

The most important point was that two thousand years ago, the methods for awakening a Martial Soul were strictly controlled by those powerful families, sects, and empires.

Lan Yu was simply fortunate; a kind-hearted Soul Master passing by discovered him, awakened his Martial Soul, and tested his Soul Power.

Yet unexpectedly, his Martial Soul was a weed that could be seen everywhere by the roadside.

His innate Soul Power was merely a pitiful level 0.5.

Initially, Lan Yu felt that with innate level 0.5, through hard work in cultivation, he could still become a Soul Master.

In this primitive era, as long as he kept a low profile, he could live comfortably among ordinary people.

As a result, before long, the Fallen ran rampant.

Fortunately, Lan Yu awakened the [Late Bloomer] destiny.

[Destiny: Late Bloomer]

[Attributes: Tenacious, bound to achieve success.]

To put it simply, the longer he lived, the faster his cultivation speed became.

Lan Yu took a gamble and successfully entered the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye.

Just like that, Lan Yu kept a low profile in the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye and cultivated in silence.

As time went on, the effect exerted by the [Late Bloomer] destiny grew increasingly greater.

Lan Yu's cultivation speed skyrocketed.

Decades passed.

Lan Yu successfully cultivated to rank 99, achieving demigod status.

His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul also successfully evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor.

The wondrous spectacle triggered by Lan Yu breaking through to demigod was that all vegetation across the entire Douluo Continent instantly surrendered in the direction of the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye.

At the same time, the ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass also channeled life energy through underground root systems, as if on a pilgrimage.

It converged toward the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye.

This drew the attention of the strongest Soul Master family of the contemporary Douluo Continent: the Qian Clan.

To be precise, it drew the attention of the direct-line daughter of the Qian Clan, who was also the most righteous, most sacred, and most powerful Soul Master on the entire Douluo Continent:

Qian Yuhan!

During the process of slaying the Fallen, Qian Yuhan continuously strengthened her own sacred attributes.

Her Martial Soul successfully evolved into the Angel.

(Note: Before becoming a deity, it was merely the Angel; after becoming a deity, the inherited Martial Soul became: Six-Winged Angel)

Lan Yu had originally been keeping a low profile cultivating in the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye, but Qian Yuhan tracked him down.

When Qian Yuhan discovered Lan Yu, she was astonished as if witnessing a celestial being.

Among the human Soul Masters of the Douluo Continent, there was actually still a demigod?

Furthermore, searching through all ancient texts and records yielded no information regarding Lan Yu.

Lan Yu had never crossed hands with anyone, and seeing a skilled opponent stirred his competitive spirit.

He directly began sparring with Qian Yuhan.

After exchanging blows for a while, the two held a deep mutual appreciation for each other.

Thus, they traveled together across the Douluo Continent to slay Evil Soul Masters.

At the same time, there were quite a few Soul Beasts with hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation on the Douluo Continent.

Taking advantage of the chaos on the Douluo Continent, they rushed out from the Soul Beast Forest and went on a killing spree among humans.

The Fierce Beasts with a cultivation of over 200,000 years slain by Lan Yu and Qian Yuhan alone numbered nearly twenty.

Even Di Tian back then was easily heavily injured by Lan Yu and driven back to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Meanwhile, Poseidon had primarily been active in the vast ocean.

Later on, Poseidon also came to the Douluo Continent, fighting side by side with Lan Yu and Qian Yuhan.

Once the Douluo Continent was pacified.

Qian Yuhan and Poseidon were both gathering faith to become deities.

Back then, relying on the [Late Bloomer] destiny, Lan Yu could have easily achieved the status of a First-Level Deity as well.

Yet faced with the persuasions of Qian Yuhan and Poseidon, Lan Yu refused.

Lan Yu's goal was to become a God King.

Once he ascended to the God Realm, elevating his Godhood from a First-Level God to a God King would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Now, two tens of thousands of years had already passed in the lower realm.

Yet in the God Realm, a mere few decades had elapsed.

To Qian Yuhan and Poseidon, it was probably no more than the time it took for a single period of secluded cultivation.

Yet for Lan Yu, two thousand years was truly too long, far too long...

Without the enhancement of the 'Late Bloomer' destiny to Lan Yu's lifespan.

Lan Yu could never have lived for two thousand years.

"Who dares to desecrate Lord Sea God!"

A cold and clear reprimand rang out as the void trembled.

A stunning woman draped in red robes and holding a scepter instantly materialized behind Lan Yu.

She was none other than the Sea God High Priestess, Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi's eyes were filled with shock, for this person had appeared at the core of the Sea God Temple without her sensing it in the least.

Lan Yu did not turn his head, merely saying indifferently:

"This statue is carved to look much more stern than he himself actually is.

The Poseidon of back then was a fellow who wouldn't hesitate to resort to cheating just to win against me by half a move."

Bo Saixi's expression changed drastically as the Sea God Scepter slammed fiercely into the ground:

"Silence!

To dare address Sea God by his taboo name and fabricate such wild words!

Just who are you?"

Lan Yu turned around, his eyes as deep as an abyss looking toward Bo Saixi, and sighed softly:

"You carry his aura, are you his descendant?

Or his devotee?"

Compared to those two thousand years of time since his birth in Douluo.

The twenty years of memories from Lan Yu's past life were completely negligible.

Parted from the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years, Lan Yu had returned once more.

He had long since forgotten those initial memories.

"I am the Sea God High Priestess, Bo Saixi.

If Your Excellency refuses to submit immediately, do not blame the Sea God's Light for being merciless."

Bo Saixi unleashed her Soul Power to the fullest, nine soul rings revolving around her body, and the pressure of the Sea God Domain bore down upon Lan Yu like an overwhelming, mountainous tide.

Lan Yu did not move an inch, allowing that pressure—which was sufficient to crush a Title Douluo—to sweep over him just like a gentle breeze brushing past a mountain peak.

"Bo Saixi... not a bad name."

Lan Yu muttered to himself.

"However, even if Poseidon were standing right before me in person, he would not dare resort to force against me.

You junior, your temper is a bit too hasty."

"You..."

A huge shock shook Bo Saixi's heart as her Sea God Domain actually dissipated automatically when it came within three feet of this man.

It was as if a subject was meeting a monarch.

"How is this possible?!"

Bo Saixi said in shock.

"Heh..."

Lan Yu chuckled lightly:

"Twenty thousand years ago, after Poseidon became a deity, he bestowed upon me a 'Sea God Seal'."

"With this seal present, the ocean submits and ten thousand waters pay homage."

"Your Sea God Domain is no different before me."

Lan Yu spoke as a pale blue mark emerged between his brows.

An aquamarine seal materialized out of thin air.

In an instant, the color of the heavens and earth drained away!

The entire Sea God Island was instantly enveloped by violent water elements.

"Hahahaha!"

Above Sea God Island, the clouds tore apart.

A surge of divine power descended with a crash, condensing into a massive human figure holding a trident.

"Two tens of thousands of years have not seen you, Lan Yu, you have changed a lot."

"Trust you have been well since we last met?"