"So this is the so-called Sea God? You can't even control the Sea God's Divine Artifact, the Sea God Trident. What a joke. What kind of Sea God does that make you?" Xu Ran teased.
"Hmph."
"I am the Sea God!"
"How dare you? My Divine Artifact is not yours to touch!"
The Sea God roared. The Golden Soul Ring behind him flashed, and a terrifying presence belonging to the ocean surged out. The Sea God Trident's trembling eased somewhat.
"No matter how you look at it, you're still useless."
Xu Ran scoffed, pouring all the presence from his body into the Sea God's Heart.
The Sea God's Heart likewise possessed a rich presence belonging to the ocean. Xu Ran's attributes flowed into the Sea God's Heart and were converted into a pure oceanic presence.
At that moment, the Sea God Trident answered the summons once more. With its weight of one hundred and eight thousand jin held in his hand, the Sea God's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.
He understood that this meant the Sea God Trident had completely rejected him.
He would have felt a little better if Xu Ran had snatched the Sea God Trident away.
But now... he had actually lost the Sea God Trident's recognition outright? Could the Sea God Trident think Xu Ran was more suited than him to command the ocean?
What did the Sea God Trident's rejection mean? A large portion of a god's power was unleashed through their Divine Artifact.
Only by gaining a Divine Artifact's recognition could one have a chance to become a god.
And losing his Divine Artifact's recognition meant his godhood existed in name only.
The Successor of any god needed to gain the recognition of their Divine Artifact before they had a chance