Did Something Bad and Still Think You Can Run?

"Found it!"

The corners of Lin Ye's mouth rose of their own accord.

After half an hour of searching, he had finally found the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure.

Well...

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was in his hand.

It was an azure triangular pyramid the size of his palm, seemingly carved from a deep-sea sapphire.

Lin Ye studied it closely...

Ripples flowed through the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as though it were alive. A soft blue glow spread across it, and a faint radiance lingered around his palm as it radiated a deep, boundless energy.

"This is the Sea God's Heart!"

Lin Ye willed his mind into motion.

He used his spiritual power to probe the divine artifact's mysteries.

A cool, vast power surged into his sea of consciousness, as though gentle seawater were washing over his mind again and again.

"What the hell?"

Before Lin Ye could react...

An invisible bond of consciousness formed between him and the Sea God's Heart.

Was it forcing him to become its master?

Did this mean he was about to inherit the Sea God Godhood?

No!

Lin Ye felt it couldn't be that simple.

Before he could think any further...

The world around him faded away.

His consciousness was dragged into an endless azure spiritual world.

Towering waves surged across the sea of consciousness.

Grand scenes unfolded before his eyes. Standing amid them, he felt as though he were watching a film.

Lin Ye looked closer...

They were scenes from the thousand-year journey of Poseidon's cultivation.

He saw Poseidon rise from the deep sea, battle countless sea beasts across the four seas, subdue a host of powerful ocean Soul Beasts, survive innumerable life-and-death struggles, break through one shackle after another, and ascend to godhood step by step.

When Lin Ye had seen