Missed the Mark

"Those who blaspheme shall die ten thousand times!"

Poseidon's expression suddenly changed, and the bone-chilling coldness deep in his eyes made one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave. He could not tolerate Russell stealing his power, nor could he tolerate the fact that the Trident had a shadow clone.

The unique trident is a symbol of his identity and the source of his glory as Sea King Poseidon, and he will never allow anyone to defile it.

At this point, Poseidon labeled Russell as doomed, ranking him third in terms of hatred, second only to his brother Zeus and Hades, surpassing Athena and a host of other gods.

An awe-inspiring aura emanated from Poseidon, an indescribable power filling the heavens and earth, its immense strength like a vast ocean falling from the sky, causing everything in sight to utter a mournful cry from the depths of its soul.

With his boundless divine power, the vast ocean instantly surged with towering waves, the blue light curtain above Atlantis shattered, the seawater reversed, and storms, tsunamis, and whirlpools came one after another, leveling the ruins to the ground in an instant.

"Boom! Boom! Boom—"

Before the aftershocks of the shattered light barrier had even subsided, the two figures met in mid-air. Trident vs. Trident. After a brief pause in the collision, a relentless and ferocious attack, like a storm, engulfed them.

A continuous, deafening roar echoed as rings of white steam expanded and exploded in the seawater—afterimages left by the clash between Russell and Poseidon. Their figures flashed across various locations in an instant, leaving behind ripples from their collisions before quickly vanishing again.

A violent energy storm raged back and forth, turning the ocean into a mess, with undercurrents surging below and towering waves crashing into the sky.

Russell raised his trident and thrust it forward. As Poseidon parried, Russell crouched low and closed in, his fist, hidden beneath his abdomen, suddenly swung out and struck Poseidon's slightly surprised handsome face.

This guy is so handsome! What happened to the Bearded Man uncle we were expecting?

"Smack!!"

Poseidon's cheek caved in, the immense force flowing from his neck throughout his body, causing him to lose his balance and fall to one side. He wasn't in physical pain, but the psychological impact was considerable; for years, apart from his brother, no one had dared to slap him.

"You deserve to die, even..."

Poseidon forcibly turned his head, glaring angrily at Russell, and was about to say, "Even my father has never hit me like this," when he was interrupted by a fist that was gradually growing larger.

"Bang!"

Russell shoved a punch into Poseidon's face, the entire fist shoving into his jaw. Seizing the opportunity, he pressed his advantage, accelerating the pace of the fight and relentlessly suppressing Poseidon with even more ferocious and violent attacks.

The trident danced wildly, piercing Poseidon's Divine Soul into a tattered rag amidst a sky full of phantom images.

Using Poseidon's card, Russell understood that Gods of the same level could destroy each other's physical bodies to greatly reduce their strength, but it was difficult to destroy their Divine Soul. The only way was to continuously wear them down or seal them to make them weaker.

I don't know about other worlds, but that's how it works in this world!

Therefore, Russell could only try to damage Poseidon's Divine Soul as much as possible, weakening it step by step, and suppressing it into a piece of trash with a combat power of only 5 before the Character Card expired.

The trident's spear shadows stretched endlessly, countless afterimages piercing Poseidon's body. Although the boundless seawater constantly repaired his body, the depleted divine power was not so easy to recover. If this continued, Poseidon might truly be worn down to death.

Poseidon was extremely frustrated. Russell not only possessed a trident, but his attack moves were exactly the same as Poseidon's. If he wasn't certain that he hadn't reincarnated part of his Divine Soul back then, he would have suspected that Russell was his clone.

Although he boasted of his boundless divine power, capable of causing the heavens and earth to collapse and the continent to sink at will, that was during his prime. Now, his divine power was limited, and he was being attacked wildly by Russell, causing the rhythm of the battle to go off track, and he was almost out of temper.

"Clang!!"

Poseidon endured the blow, swung his trident to Cairo, and interrupted the relentless offensive to gain a respite.

"Who exactly are you? A Titan descendant who escaped from Tartarus?"

Who knows!

Russell gave an ambiguous reply, saying that the drawback of the Character Card was that time was limited and the battle had to be resolved as soon as possible. He didn't waste any more words with Poseidon and raised his trident to charge again.

The two tridents ripped apart tons of seawater and crashed together with tremendous force. Russell followed closely, swimming at high speed in the seawater, turning into many afterimages as he approached Poseidon, constantly bombarding him with his fists and feet.

With divine power, this punch and kick were powerful enough to move mountains and overturn seas. Poseidon forcibly shifted his center of gravity and, facing the tsunami-like fist shadow, roared and chose to meet it head-on.

"Boom----"

The two forces clashed, unleashing their immense divine power. Their relentless Onslaught spread across thousands of miles, causing all the seawater to surge and churn.

Poseidon had long since abandoned any sense of contempt; his indifferent face was replaced by solemnity, and he wielded his trident like lightning, fighting Russell with all his might.

Another collision occurred, and powerful divine force erupted in the form of shockwaves, sweeping wildly in all directions. A vacuum appeared in the depths of the ocean, and as its range expanded, it eventually overturned the sea above, creating a terrifying, boundless tsunami.

The terrifying aftershocks of energy parted the sea, shot upwards to the sky, tearing apart the clouds, and surged downwards into the seabed, breaking the rock layers deep in the mud and sand in two.

Amidst the rumbling, a rift appeared on the surface of the deep sea, like the slowly opening maw of a demon. The crack widened, and surging, fiery red magma could be faintly seen erupting and churning.

"Where did this guy come from? Who is he a descendant of...? Could it be me?"

Poseidon tidied his messy long hair, and after the initial shock, the solemnity on his face deepened.

He gave Russell, who was full of fighting spirit, a deep breath, and raised the trident before the separated seas converged. Instantly, billions of tons of seawater were guided and pressed down on Russell in an overwhelming manner.

During the Character Card's duration, the two possessed the same abilities. With his trident by his side, Russell was not afraid of such an attack. He imitated Poseidon, guiding the seawater from the other side upwards and crashing it hard against the attack.

"Boom! Boom! Rumble—"

Looking out over the horizon, even the sea beyond the horizon seemed to be boiling. An energy storm was disrupting the celestial phenomena; vast thunderclouds had gathered in the clear sky, and streaks of Lightning Snake were striking the sea.

Amidst the churning sea and dark, oppressive clouds, two figures traverse the hurricane, lightning, and torrential rain, occasionally causing the boundless seawater to collide violently in mid-air.

Time ticked by, and with the Character Card's timeout period nearing its end and Poseidon still standing, Russell grew increasingly anxious. His breathing faltered, causing a pause in the battle, which Poseidon seized, piercing his heart with a spear before grabbing his head and hurling it violently into the thunderclouds.

"Boom!!!"

Boundless lightning struck him, the lightning bolts flashing and exploding, and the effect of his bones glowing was faintly visible. Russell opened his mouth and exhaled a mouthful of black smoke, and the numbness and stinging pain throughout his body almost made him faint.

"Poseidon's Character Card has such poor compatibility with lightning..." Russell's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand to take out Clow Cards and slap it on the trident.

By the time he was halfway down the fall line, his injuries had healed. He turned over, looked at Poseidon who was thrusting his spear at him, and met him with a cold laugh.

"Bite!!!"

"Awooooo————"

After the sharp clang of metal clashing, a scream pierced the sky. The one spewing black smoke was now Poseidon. In his Divine Soul form, the lightning was far more lethal to him than it had been to Russell.

"Impossible! The trident has no power to control lightning, you..." Poseidon was so shocked by the lightning that his mouth was crooked, his long hair stood on end, and his elegant demeanor was completely gone.

"What do you mean you don't know how to use it? It's obvious you don't know how." Russell raised his trident and flicked it, and the sea below immediately surged up, blocking Poseidon's retreat, while he himself rushed over.

Poseidon used the power of his trident to part the sea and escape. He had suspected Russell's actions as early as when Russell conjured the trident, and now he was even more certain that Russell had someone behind him. The ability to control lightning was far beyond the reach of ordinary Wizard; clearly, this was a conspiracy against him, and the mastermind was none other than his brother, the King of Gods — Zeus!

"Damn bastard!"

Thinking of this, Poseidon's eyes turned bloodshot, and as he ran wildly, he didn't forget to spit into the sky.

Poseidon was focused on escaping, and Russell couldn't catch up at all. He raised his trident and pointed it straight at the sky. Instantly, bolts of lightning descended from the sky, piercing the sea like swords of light, blocking Poseidon's escape route.

A massive Lightning Magma gathered above Russell's head, expanding with the help of natural lightning to grow larger and larger. Russell held up his trident with both hands, supporting this huge ball of energy and struggling to maintain its shape. On the verge of collapse, he swung it down at Poseidon with all his might.

"Drink!"

With a loud shout from Russell, a bolt of lightning a hundred meters in diameter shot down, and then... to Russell's astonishment, it missed its target.

It missed!

"How could it have missed!?"

Russell was furious. He picked up the trident and saw that this non-cheap prop had somehow developed a crack in the middle of the three sharp blades.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Deep in the ocean, a blinding flash suddenly appeared, the beam of light rebounding and shooting into the sky, tearing through the dark clouds to reveal a large hole. The boundless seawater turned into steam, rising up and being swept away by the storm as raindrops, falling back to the surface.

"Hahaha----"

Poseidon, holding his trident, stood atop the towering waves, watching the scene unfold and the Batman Who Laughs: "Fool! You have repeatedly used your trident to unleash the power of thunder! You are courting your own destruction!"

Russell's eyes twitched, as if the situation was not good for him. Was there still a chance to negotiate peace now?

Poseidon raised his trident and swept it across the ground, shouting, "I'll kill you today to collect my interest, and once I've recovered, I'll go and cut off Zeus's dog head to avenge this humiliation."

"Boom! Boom! Rumble—"

Black thunderclouds churned violently, splitting open a gash, and above the sky, a colossal figure radiated boundless lightning. "Poseidon, what did you just say?"

Russell: "..."

Damn it, did I wake up another one?

Poseidon snorted coldly, lowered the tip of his trident, and pointed at Russell: "King of Gods Majesty, you misheard. It was him who said it!"

Russell: "..."