The Returning Ocean

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and tried to communicate with the Great Sea using his Divine Power, but the information the sea conveyed was very simple, and it kept repeating the same things to him.

The Abyss of the Deep Sea -- I hate it, I don't like it.

"..." Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment. He could only tell Old Yi and the others this information while he began to ascend. The pressure here was still very high for him. He couldn't think too much. He decided to let Old Yi and the others discuss the situation first.

Spiritual Sea hearing the message relayed by Huo Yuhao, the Ice Empress and the others exchanged bewildered glances. "When did Yuhao get involved with the ocean?"

Tian Meng was also somewhat confused, "Could it be that the lineage of Duke White Tiger is actually the illegitimate son of the Sea God?"

"... You're the one who's outrageous." Ice Empress rolled his eyes inwardly.

"Is it a matter of planes and authority?"

Snow Empress frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked at Electrolux, "Old Yi, what do you think?"

"I'm afraid that's the case." Electrolux nodded. "The Plane Master physical planes usually have little consciousness, only an instinct to maintain their planes. Of course, this doesn't include Plane Master like Tang Hao who have undergone the transformation of God King."

"The Plane Master was this planet itself. But Douluo and the Abyss Plane are different; the Plane Master here only possess instinctive consciousness and cannot take concrete actions. Therefore, when a true god descends upon this world, the Plane Master naturally cannot control the god's behavior."

"Uh, Old Yi, could you explain this a little clearer?" Tian Meng raised her hand and asked, "I can't keep up with your train of thought."

Old Yi paused, then asked, "You just subconsciously thought the ocean was under the control of the Sea God, why?"

"Because the Sea Soul Beast worship the Sea God, and the Laws that the Sea God wields are also related to the ocean." Tian Meng frowned as she said this, "Old Yi, do you mean that the ocean in the Douluo Plane doesn't recognize the plane itself, but rather the Sea God?"

"That's right."

Electrolux asserted, "How could mere instinctive dimensional consciousness possibly compare to a First Rank God? The Sea God Tang San has spent a long time on the Douluo Continent, leaving behind numerous legends, and many Sea Soul Beast worship him. The ruler acknowledged by the oceans of the Douluo Plane has long since transformed from the plane itself into the Sea God."

This state is fraught with hidden dangers. The ocean occupies a vast area in the plane of existence. If the ocean is not under the control of the plane, the Life energy mobilized by the plane's consciousness will be drastically reduced, and the maintenance of the ecosystem will develop in a pathological direction.

However, Electrolux didn't bring it up at this time, since the potential threat seemed to have disappeared.

"Ten Thousand Years Ago, Yuhao was a person favored by the plane and had nothing to do with the Sea God, but now he is close to the ocean. You should be able to figure out why."

Electrolux's expression turned strange as he spoke.

Although Huo Yuhao lived in the coastal city of Eastsea, he had never been to the ocean and never expected to miss such important information until today.

Ice Empress and Tian Meng fully understood what Old Yi meant and were somewhat astonished.

That sentence... it contains a lot of information.

Firstly, doesn't the ocean's affinity with Yuhao signify that the Ocean Authority has returned to the Sea God?

But what circumstances would allow the ocean, which has already accepted the Sea God, to return to the embrace of the plane?

Both Tian Meng and Ice Empress could only think of one scenario.

"Sea God Tang San... should we still call him the Sea God?" Ice Empress murmured.

"I'm afraid that's impossible." Tian Meng clicked her tongue, then looked at Electrolux with some surprise, "So, the original plane's consciousness is still there, Plane Master isn't actually Tang Hao, as Yuhao said?"

If Tang Hao is the Plane Master, then the ocean cannot be close to Yuhao. Only if the original plane's consciousness is still present could such a situation occur.

No, it should be that both coexist.

Electrolux shattered Tian Meng's beautiful idea, "There's a gap between a plane's consciousness and a true god. Its instinct alone makes it difficult to overpower Tang Hao; it can only barely maintain its current state. The return of the Ocean Authority has further enhanced its power, making it difficult for Tang Hao to completely refine it and make it a perfect Plane Master."

At this point, Electrolux looked at the Snow Empress, who was deep in thought, "Of course, besides the ocean, the Extreme North and the Star Dou are also obstacles preventing him from completely becoming the Plane Master."

However, these are just supplementary factors; only when there is an existence that can ignite the will to resist within the plane's consciousness can there be a chance of survival.

Electrolux glanced at the mark on the Throne of Seal, seemingly casually.

Is this the person?

Upon hearing this, Snow Empress smiled gently, "He got what he deserved. Yuhao saved my life, so it's only right that he benefits."

Electrolux withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly.

Yuhao's initial plan inadvertently yielded a trump card.

The Snow Empress is Snow Spirit born and raised in the Extreme North, with a deep connection to the plane of existence. Moreover, she has lived in the Extreme North for hundreds of thousands of years, accumulating immense power and influence; she is the faith of the Extreme North.

In a sense, like Sea God who has taken away the Ocean Authority, she holds half the power over the Extreme North.

Needless to say, the Star Dou Great Forest is home to Auspicious Beast beasts that symbolize the fortune of the Star Dou.

With the Snow Empress and the Auspicious Beast together, the dimensional consciousness essentially has a way out. As long as it retreats to the area of Star Dou and the Extreme North, it will be more troublesome for Tang Hao to refine it.

Unless they disappear.

Without refining the plane's consciousness, Tang Hao cannot bypass it to directly attack these two; the plane's consciousness will definitely follow its instincts to protect them.

It's stuck in a vicious cycle.

"However, that doesn't mean he won't have others attack you and the Auspicious Beast."

Old Yi frowned and looked at Snow Empress, "The time Re-Cultivation was your period of weakness, did anything happen?"

Ice Empress instantly turned to stare at Snow Empress, "Xue'er?"

Seeing their gazes, Snow Empress smiled helplessly and said, "Why are you all so distrustful of me, just like Yuhao?"

Ice Empress: "Because you don't have Yuhao's ability to run, and you don't have his ability to survive."

Snow Empress was taken aback, then shook her head with amusement, "Don't worry, it's really nothing. I still remember what Yuhao said back then, since the start of the Re-Cultivation, I haven't left the Extreme North Branch..."

Ten Thousand Years Ago, Huo Yuhao told her a story during his leisure time.

"There was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who was the leader of a gathering place for Soul Beast. She also had a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast companion who called her 'sister,' and she was trustworthy. But when she Human Form Re-cultivation, she didn't tell anyone. Then, on the very day she began her Re-Cultivation, a Titled Douluo took advantage of the situation and captured her. Snow Empress, do you think it was worth it for her to do that?"

I don't know why, but when I first heard that story, Snow Empress felt like she was being subtly criticized.

It seems that she is that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Xiao Bai is another trustworthy Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. As for who that Titled Douluo is, Snow Empress doesn't know.

So, under the guise of instructing Yuhao in swordsmanship, she gave him a good beating... though not with full force.

At the same time, she also remembered that story deeply. This time, she arranged for trustworthy Ferocious Beast and soul masters to protect her during her Re-Cultivation. She was also equipped with the trump cards and Soul Tool that Yuhao had left her, and she stayed in the Extreme North Branch, not giving anyone a chance to attack her.

"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. You haven't forgotten what Yuhao mentioned, have you? The Great Sea currently very hostile towards the Abyss of the Deep Sea. Based on our deductions, the Divine Power Fragment here are probably... from the Sea God, right?"