Asura, Asura, you chose him, yet he happened to come to my Sea God Island.
He came to my Sea God Island, stirred my inheritance mark, and received the Sea God's Nine Trials.
So you can't blame me for this.
First come, first served.
As for that little mermaid...
The Sea God's gaze shifted slightly, falling upon the fiery red figure at the edge of the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.
Ariel.
Her talent was indeed astonishing. Her affinity with the sea was absurdly high; she was practically a natural-born heir to the Sea God.
Under normal circumstances, when she turned eighteen in three years, she would trigger the Sea God's inheritance and receive the Sea God's Nine Trials. That was almost certain.
But now...
The Sea God withdrew his gaze and fixed it upon Lin Wan once more.
So what?
Who said a Divine Seat could only have one heir?
He, Poseidon, had never stipulated that the Sea God's Nine Trials could only be granted to one person.
That little mermaid would still receive the exact same Sea God's Nine Trials as Lin Wan if she underwent the assessment.
After all, her talent was there for all to see. The sea loved her, and the trident acknowledged her. Those were facts no one could change.
Besides—
The Sea God narrowed his eyes slightly, the smile at his lips deepening.
The Sea God was not the only Divine Seat under his command.
He had plenty of Divine Seats belonging to second- and third-tier gods.
So...
The Sea God slowly rose to his feet. His sea-blue divine robes stirred without wind, and a faint golden radiance emanated from his body.
Standing with his hands behind his back, his gaze pierced through the endless void and landed on the young man receiving the baptism