Tang San's Perilous Predicament (Please Follow and Keep Reading)

Douluo Continent!

Sea God Island!

After Xiao Ran comforted Qian Renxue and revealed Sea God Island's fate, a deathly silence fell over the island.

Bo Saixi: ???

Sea Dragon Douluo: ???

Sea Spear Douluo: ???

Sea Ghost Douluo: ???

Sea Star Douluo: ???

Sea Illusion Douluo: ???

Sea Goddess Douluo: ???

Sea Horse Douluo: ???

Xiao Bai, queen of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks: ???

What was this? Little brat, we worshiped you as the new Sea God, and you turned around and abandoned us, using Sea God Divine Power to protect that Shrek Academy instead!

Did you have no shame?

Just because the Soul Masters here weren't from your homeland, you left us to fend for ourselves!

Tang San, you really were a hypocrite with a double standard. You killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and absorbed his Soul Ring and Soul Bone. When his wife came for revenge, you stood by and let her destroy Sea God Island.

Every Sea Soul Master, along with the entire Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, was slaughtered.

Thinking of that fate, Bo Saixi, the guardian Douluo of the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars, and Xiao Bai all turned cold, indifferent eyes on Tang San.

Even though Tang San was the Sea God Successor, their hearts filled with disgust for him.

What kind of person was he?

And he was fit to become the Sea God's successor?

Earlier, they had heard Xiao Ran say through the Sky Screen that Lord Sea God, whom they believed to be righteous and honorable, had interfered with the Angel God's succession.

Could it be...

They did not dare think any further!

Poseidon and his successor Tang San—were they two of a kind?

A pair of smiling tigers, two Blackhorn Sharks.

They looked open and honorable, but beneath the surface they were rotten enough to ooze pus.

Under those icy, scrutinizing gazes, every hair on Tang San's body stood on end, and a powerful sense of unease surged through him.

In the future, he would achieve Dual God Fusion with the Sea God and the Asura God. For now, though, he was only a Soul Emperor.

Beneath Bo Saixi and the others' stares, he felt like a lamb surrounded by wolves, each of them eager to swallow him alive.

Tang San pointed at the Sky Screen and cursed in agitation:

"Slander! Lies! I, Tang San, am pure as ice and jade, and I never forget a kindness. How could I stand by and let Sea God Island be destroyed? Xiao Ran must have made it up to smear me."

"High Priestess, Your Excellencies, Xiao Bai—you have to believe me. I, Tang San, would never turn my back on you without a shred of feeling."

In a corner, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun trembled beneath the pressure radiating from the Titled Douluo. They could barely breathe.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun did not even dare breathe loudly. The atmosphere was suffocating.

They felt that if they took one deep breath, they would be dragged away and chopped into mince.

Ning Rongrong bit her red lip. At last, she raised her head resolutely and spoke up for Tang San:

"High Priestess, Your Excellencies, Xiao Bai, please hear me out."

"We Shrek Seven Devils know Brother San better than anyone. Whenever he gains something valuable, he never forgets his brothers and sisters among the Shrek Seven Devils."

"His character is nowhere near as rotten as Xiao Ran claims on the Sky Screen."

They were all in the same boat. Once Ning Rongrong had spoken up, Oscar and Ma Hongjun added their voices:

"That's right. Xiao San has the best character. He would risk his life to protect the people close to him."

"Exactly! The Shrek Seven Devils owe everything we've achieved to the opportunities Brother San brought us."

Sea Dragon Douluo swept a cold gaze across Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, then roared:

"Shut your mouths!"

"You have no place speaking here!"

"The Shrek Seven Devils—hmph. Of course you're close. The Sky Screen said Shrek Academy endured for tens of thousands of years under the protection of Sea God Divine Power."

"Heh... And what about Sea God Island? We raised a wolf cub that never learned loyalty. Even though we worship you, you refuse to protect Sea God Island."

"High Priestess, if this is the kind of Sea God we're to have, perhaps we should..."

Bo Saixi raised a hand to stop him. She looked at Tang San with mixed feelings. He was Tang Chen's great-grandson and the Sea God Successor, yet his character seemed so poor. How could she feel at ease?

"Enough. Tang San is the one Lord Sea God chose. I believe his character cannot be as terrible as the Sky Screen claims."

With those words, she calmed the guardian Douluo of the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars and Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai in particular had gone red-eyed upon hearing that the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan would be wiped out. If Bo Saixi had not been there, she would have charged forward and bitten Tang San to death.

With her old comrades reassured, it was time to give the Sea God Successor a warning.

Bo Saixi's expression was composed and her voice gentle, but a faint threat lay beneath that gentleness.

"Tang San, I am willing to believe in your character. But what Xiao Ran said on the Sky Screen cannot have come from nowhere."

"The Sea Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts of Sea God Island are Lord Sea God's most loyal believers. If you cannot earn their trust, your path to inheriting the Sea God's position will be beset by countless obstacles."

"Would you be willing to make a promise? Give your word or swear an oath—either way, you must show the believers that once you inherit the Sea God's position, you will still protect them."

Tang San gritted his teeth. Xiao Ran's words on the Sky Screen had been right. If forced to choose, he would certainly choose Shrek Academy. That was where he had truly grown into who he was.

As for Sea God Island...

He barely knew the place!

But those pairs of eyes looked ready to devour him. Tang San shuddered, then immediately pointed to the sky and swore:

"I, Tang San, swear today upon my Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul: if I abandon Sea God Island and its believers after becoming the Sea God, may my Martial Soul shatter and leave me utterly powerless."

Tang San was cunning. By swearing upon his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, he had ensured that if he broke his oath, only the Blue Silver Emperor would shatter.

He would still be able to use his truly powerful Clear Sky Hammer.

These Sea Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts had lived overseas for years and were simple at heart. How could they have caught Tang San's little trick?

Hearing his oath, their expressions softened somewhat.

As long as the Sea God continued to protect his believers, they were willing to continue worshiping him.

Outwardly, they no longer threatened Tang San. But the thorn had already sunk deep into the hearts of the guardian Douluo of the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars and Xiao Bai.

The guardian Douluo of the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars lowered their eyes and stood with bowed heads.

Xiao Bai gave a cold snort, leaped backward, and transformed into her true form. She plunged into the sea with a splash and did not surface again.

It was easy to imagine that Tang San's Sea God Nine Trials would now be several times harder, perhaps even more than ten times harder.

Bo Saixi gave Tang San a long look, meeting his eyes as though she meant to see straight through him.

At last, she made her decision.

"We have seen your sincerity."

"The Sea God's believers are still willing to worship him. Tang San, prepare yourself for the Sea God Nine Trials ahead."

Tang San nodded bitterly.

Inside, though, his eyes were bloodshot and he breathed like an enraged bull.

Damn Bo Saixi, damn the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars, damn Xiao Bai! They forced me to swear an oath. What humiliation! I'm the future bearer of Dual God Fusion, the Sea God and the Asura God in one. I'm God King Tang! How dare they humiliate me like this...

And Xiao Ran—you're courting death!