A child born of the sea!

The light gradually faded from the Abyssal Sea Dragon's slit pupils, and an ink-black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared before the boy's eyes.

As a top-tier soul beast, the Abyssal Sea Dragon not only possessed a rich Sea Dragon bloodline but also excelled in both offense and defense. Unfortunately, it had run into the sternest father any sea soul beast could have.

God King Tang, your Seagod's Trident really is useful!

"But now it's mine. Heh heh heh~" Taking hold of the Seagod's Trident again, the boy couldn't help letting out a series of strange chuckles.

Just then, a towering phantom wearing gold-trimmed robes and a divine crown with three prongs suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Not bad. To think you've grasped the Golden Thirteen Halberds I taught you so thoroughly in just a few months. You're far better than that Tang Family Kid was back then!" Satisfaction flickered in the phantom's eyes as he looked at the boy. Even while praising him, he didn't forget to take a few digs at a certain harpoon-wielding God King.

The boy was clearly used to this. Over the years, the figure before him had compared him to that particular God King more times than he could count.

"Senior, are you sure he won't notice us using the Seagod's Trident so openly?" The boy looked up at the towering phantom, worry in his voice.

After all, God King Tang was the current holder of the Sea God godhood. As the Seagod's Trident was the Sea God's exclusive divine weapon, Tang San certainly wouldn't let this slide.

"Put your mind at ease. He has no time to concern himself with the lower realm right now. Before retrieving the Seagod's Trident, I secretly submitted an anonymous report to the Divine Realm Committee. I imagine that Tang Family Kid is having a rather unpleasant time right about now. Heh heh heh!"

The phantom laughed gleefully at his misfortune. Just imagining the Tang Family Kid's face as he suffered a setback filled him with delight.

Damn it, do your job as the Sea God!

Did I pass my godhood on to you so you could spend every day watching and scheming against Douluo Star's child of destiny?

Try actually managing the ocean for once!

At the thought that the Tang Family Kid was the very successor he had once placed such high hopes in, the phantom looked as though he had swallowed shit.

An anonymous report?

Exactly what you'd expect from an old geezer who's lived for over ten thousand years. What a sneaky bastard!

The boy's expression turned somewhat strange. As a transmigrator, he knew all too well what God King Tang had done after ascending to the Divine Realm!

If all of that were exposed to the Divine Realm Committee, even banishment from the Divine Realm would be letting him off lightly...

"It's been twelve years. It's time I made my move!"

Upon learning that God King Tang couldn't interfere with Douluo Star for the moment, the boy instinctively looked up at the sky, his mind beginning to race.

Recalling his own transmigration, the boy felt like crying but had no tears.

Other transmigrators either get two powerhouse parents or two dead ones. Me? I wasn't even human...

When he first opened his eyes, he had been floating in the middle of a boundless ocean. Never mind another person—there wasn't even land in sight.

A spirit of the ocean.

A being born entirely from the sea, something of an oceanic child of destiny.

He had drifted through the ocean for who knew how long before quietly chancing upon Poseidon, who had returned to Douluo Star out of curiosity.

Had Poseidon not used his divine power to reshape him into a human infant, then bestowed the Sea God martial soul upon him at the age of six, Xiang Jun would never have believed that this imposing yet slightly flippant middle-aged man was Poseidon, the First Generation Sea God whose name had once resounded across the ocean!

He was the formidable man who had single-handedly ended the ocean's strife, gathered faith, and created the Sea God godhood for himself.

And Xiang Jun was the boy's name in this life.

"Stop spacing out. Hurry up and absorb that spirit ring, then we can go find that old fellow. Without his help, you'll never ascend to the Divine Realm and inherit the Sea God godhood!"

Just then, Poseidon's voice interrupted Xiang Jun's thoughts. His tone turned envious. "You really are a spirit of the ocean, kid. Your luck is something else, running into a top-tier soul beast like the Abyssal Sea Dragon."

Despite being a sea soul beast, the Abyssal Sea Dragon lived in inland rivers and lakes until it reached maturity. Only after its cultivation surpassed seventy thousand years would it return to the sea.

Xiang Jun smiled without answering. He simply sat cross-legged on the lake's surface and drew the Abyssal Sea Dragon's spirit ring over his head.

Once Xiang Jun entered a meditative state, Poseidon turned his gaze toward the depths of Star Dou Forest, a smile involuntarily rising at the corners of his mouth.

"Interesting. To think you were hiding here!"

Poseidon chuckled, and his enormous phantom vanished on the spot.

Time trickled by. When Xiang Jun awoke again, Poseidon was already nowhere to be seen.

Long accustomed to this, Xiang Jun slowly stood. Deep-blue soul power spread out from him, making even the air noticeably more humid.

Yellow! Purple! Purple! Black!

Four spirit rings, far exceeding the optimal configuration, suddenly emerged. Alongside them appeared a towering phantom holding a Golden Trident and wearing a three-pronged divine crown.

This phantom was Xiang Jun's martial soul—the Sea God!

Unlike Bo Saixi's Sea God martial soul, Xiang Jun's had been formed by Poseidon using his own divine blood and his last remaining trace of authority as the Sea God.

Combined with Xiang Jun's nature as a spirit of the ocean, its purity left Bo Saixi's in the dust.

"Rank forty-two? Not bad."

Xiang Jun felt a little regretful. After all, his innate soul power had only been rank ten, nowhere near that of a certain lovestruck little angel born with rank-twenty innate soul power.

With a thought, the Seagod's Trident transformed into a streak of golden light and vanished into the space between Xiang Jun's brows.

"I wonder how Huo Gua's doing. He should have met that Big Bug by now, right?" Xiang Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned and headed toward the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.

"An orphan? That's great!"

"Pfft! Um... Yuhao, please don't take that to heart. That's just how Xiao Ya is. I apologize on her behalf!" On the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, Tang Ya's outrageous remark made the corner of Bei Bei's mouth twitch. He hurriedly looked at the small figure before him and spoke awkwardly.

"I'm sorry, Yuhao. I didn't mean it..." Coming to her senses, Tang Ya looked at the silent Huo Yuhao and hurriedly offered an embarrassed smile.

"It's fine, Sister Xiao Ya." Looking at the tactless Tang Ya, Huo Gua forced a faint smile. His tightly clenched fists, however, made it clear that he was anything but calm inside.

"I'll be going, then. Goodbye, you two."

Standing and brushing the dust off his plain cloth clothes, Huo Gua headed deeper into Star Dou Forest without looking back.

Watching that lonely figure recede into the distance, Tang Ya and Bei Bei exchanged a glance, then hurriedly got up and followed him.