area51novel Chapter 124 Seagod Island Survivors
Chapter 124 Seagod Island Survivors
Chapter 124 The Survivors of Poseidon Island (Bonus Chapter for Donations, 4.5K Chapters)
Di Tian's dragon wings blotted out the sky, like a black lightning bolt tearing through space, carrying Huo Yuhao as they sped across the sea.
The vast expanse of blue water blends seamlessly with the sky.
This was the first time Huo Yuhao had come to a place so far from the mainland.
He looked down at the surging waves below, feeling the salty sea breeze on his face, and couldn't help but shout out joyfully.
Huo Yuhao believed that one day, he would cross the ocean on his own.
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's shout, Di Tian said, "The vastness of the sea is far more than this."
"If it weren't for the current Sea God, this place would be the largest habitat for soul beasts in the world."
Di Tian's voice carried a hint of regret.
"Poseidon Island suppressed the development of deep-sea spirit beasts because it was the escape route for all the spirit beasts that refused to submit to the rule of Poseidon."
"There is a clan of deep-sea demon whale kings in the ocean. I once saw one in the distance when I was traveling around Douluo Star."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise, "The Deep Sea Demon Whale clan wasn't wiped out by Seagod Island?"
Di Tian shook his head: "After ten thousand years of encirclement and suppression by Seagod Island, they are not extinct, but there are definitely not many left."
"The one I saw from afar back then was very likely the last deep-sea whale."
"If it has escaped the encirclement of Poseidon Island all these years, once you are strong enough, I will take you to the deep sea to find the Deep Sea Demon Whale."
"I'll show you what the ocean's final swan song is all about."
In the end, Di Tian's voice became extremely desolate.
"Only one Deep Sea Demon Whale remains, but the Evil Orca has truly been wiped out by Seagod Island."
"It wasn't just the one that lived near Seagod Island ten thousand years ago; all the demonic orcas in the ocean, led by the Demon Soul Great White Shark, were besieged and annihilated by the Seagod Tang San before his ascension."
Huo Yuhao could sense the sorrow in Di Tian's tone.
Di Tian didn't care about the infighting between soul beasts, because it was a necessary part of the ecosystem and a necessary process for new soul beast groups to replace old ones.
All living things need to fight to determine their place in the food chain.
Unless it's an evil spirit master or something like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, genocide is a perfectly normal thing in the competition of the food chain.
This is the most primal rule among life forms.
However, the Great White Shark race, with the support of the gods, carried out a complete genocide.
This goes beyond the scope of natural competition and is the most powerful evidence of divine intervention in the lower realms.
"Although the old sea god established his faith on the sea, he also worked hard to maintain the balance of the marine ecosystem."
"At the very least, he allowed all the demonic killer whales outside of Poseidon Island to survive."
"But the modern sea god completely treats the sea as his own backyard."
"Any voice opposing his rule will be bloodily suppressed on Poseidon Island."
Huo Yuhao remained silent.
As a human being, he actually knows more.
Compared to ten thousand years ago, the ocean navigation technology in the Douluo Continent today has undergone a significant regression.
The reason is simple: Poseidon Island's control over the ocean has reached a suffocating level.
Any ship that dares to venture deep into the ocean will be attacked by sea spirit beasts.
Then the people of Poseidon Island will appear, drive away the sea spirit beasts, and under the guise of protection, warn ships not to venture into the open ocean in the future.
Gradually, the connection between land and ocean began to break down.
In the end, even Shrek Academy gave up its research on ocean-going spirit beasts.
After learning about Tang San's methods, Huo Yuhao felt quite ironic.
They're clearly blocking the ocean, yet they insist on putting on a protector's act.
Huo Yuhao gazed at the vast ocean below, his mind filled with countless thoughts.
Di Tian was unwilling to say anything more about this overly heavy topic.
Huo Yuhao is a soul beast he believes has a bright future.
But now, Di Tian hopes that Huo Yuhao can focus on his current growth.
Even though Huo Yuhao obtained the inheritance of the Dragon God Prince and would eventually transform into a dragon, he was still born human.
Di Tian understood that it was impossible to get Huo Yuhao to completely consider the needs of soul beasts in the future.
If they continued to discuss this topic, Di Tian feared it would create unnecessary psychological burden for Huo Yuhao. Di Tian hoped that Huo Yuhao only needed to know how difficult the soul beast race had been all these years.
The future still needs to be addressed gradually over time.
By observing Huo Yuhao's interactions with the Silver Spirit Beast, Di Tian suddenly realized that there might be other ways for humans and soul beasts to coexist, besides a life-or-death struggle.
However, the possibility of this path becoming a reality is far too slim.
The thought was so insignificant that it only flashed through Di Tian's mind for a moment before he shook his head and brushed it aside.
Di Tian composed himself.
His dragon wings suddenly accelerated, breaking through the clouds, and carrying Huo Yuhao rapidly towards the overseas continent.
Along the way, Huo Yuhao kept talking to Di Tian, and began to inquire about the Dragon Clan.
Di Tian selectively told Huo Yuhao about the deeds of the dragon race after concealing the existence of the Silver Dragon King.
"Strictly speaking, the Dragon Clan's original stronghold was not on Douluo Star, but in the God Realm."
"The dragon race was once the ruler of the beast god lineage, and the core dragon species lived in the divine realm."
"Later, the Beast God and the Human God had a great war. The Beast God's faction was defeated, and the dragon clan, which was the leader of the Beast Gods, suffered a devastating calamity."
"It was precisely because of this war that the Soul Beast race could no longer become gods."
The dragon soul beasts on Douluo Star now are all descendants of those who bathed in the blood of the divine dragon.
Strictly speaking, they cannot be considered true dragons; they can only be considered pseudo-dragons.
Such a bloodline is not noticeable on Douluo Star.
However, once they reach the realm of gods, the flaws in their bloodline will immediately be exposed.
Not good enough for high-end jobs, not good enough for low-end ones, it's a very awkward situation.
Currently, the only pure-blooded dragons on the Douluo Continent are Di Tian and Zi Ji.
Even Gu Mingxi doesn't count.
The reason her martial soul is the Golden Dragon is simply because the bloodline of the Emperor Beast possesses the power of the first Golden Dragon.
Then, through the power of destiny in the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Mingxi was able to complete the transformation of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
To allow her to fully evolve into a pure-blooded dragon, one would need the bones of a divine dragon to become all of her soul bones.
Di Tian said this to Huo Yuhao.
At this point, an idea suddenly flashed through Di Tian's mind.
That is, if Gu Mingxi really possesses all the Divine Dragon Soul Bones, then what kind of evolution will her bloodline undergo?
Huo Yuhao listened intently, trying to connect the dragon clan's deeds that Di Tian spoke of with the small plane of Dragon City.
If the Dragon City dimension is indeed a dragon clan ruin, then there are probably a large number of divine-level true dragon soul bones inside.
Huo Yuhao pondered when and how he should explain the Dragon City Small Dimension to Di Tian.
Shortly after Huo Yuhao and Di Tian fell silent, the outline of a continent suddenly appeared before them.
"arrive."
Di Tian said, "This is one of the two overseas continents."
The dragon wings slowly folded, and Di Tian finally landed on a flat area by the sea with Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao jumped off Di Tian's back.
He looked around and noticed that the vegetation on this continent was significantly different from that on the Douluo Continent; the trees were taller and thicker.
A wild and primal atmosphere permeated the air.
Di Tian transformed back into human form: "The overall quality of the Soul Masters here is not even as good as that of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Similarly, the same applies to soul beasts; their overall cultivation level is not high."
"However, they have three rather powerful leaders, the strongest of whom is roughly equal to Murasaki."
"The remaining two will join forces to fight against him."
"Any one of your three kingdoms in Douluo could easily pacify this place."
The moment Huo Yuhao jumped down, he used his mental detection to survey the area, even checking the underground.
He transformed his mental detection into a linear scan, carefully exploring this continent unknown to anyone in the four kingdoms of Douluo.
Soon, his mental probe returned a large amount of information.
Rare metal veins.
At first glance, Huo Yuhao discovered a rare metal vein that had never been mined before.
Moreover, the rare metals produced by this mine are the core metals needed by the Heavenly Soul Empire to create the Wrath of the Sky.
not only that.
Even the core material for making Gold Soul Coins—Spirit Gold Crystals—is exposed on the surface like ordinary iron ore.
How many Soul Coins can this produce?!
Huo Yuhao's breathing became slightly rapid.
If these spirit gold crystals were handed over to the Body Sect for mining, then the Body Sect's wealth would rival that of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
This continent is a treasure trove yet to be discovered!
"This continent is drifting; it has clearly moved compared to the marine landmarks I left behind on my last visit."
Di Tian noticed Huo Yuhao's emotions: "That's why some mineral veins are exposed."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this continent and that continent will collide with Douluo Continent sooner or later."
"However, it will probably take hundreds of thousands of years for them to collide."
"I know you want to take these metals back to mine, but that's impossible."
Huo Yuhao did not respond.
He inquired of Elex in the Niwan Palace about the possibility of building a portal to the undead demiplane there.
"It will take time."
Electrolux responded, "Yuhao, you can't stay here for long."
"If you can use the puppet technique to temporarily give me a body, I can stay here and help you build a portal."
"However, the requirements for materials are extremely high in order to create a talisman puppet that allows me to freely cast spells."
"It must be gold made from living things."
Electrolux then told Huo Yuhao that he believed the reason why the Lake of Life had such a rich life force was that there might be life-giving gold at the bottom of the lake.
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, "Even if it exists, that thing is the core of the Lake of Life."
"Stars cannot be used for trading."
"Elder, how much 'Life Gold' do you need to support your portal-building magic?"
Electrolux thought for a moment: "If it's just about building a portal, a finger-sized one will suffice."
"However, the combination of magic required to permanently stabilize the portal and the undead demiplane, and to connect it with the Douluo Continent, is extremely complex."
"Conservatively speaking, it would need to be at least the size of a Soul Guiding Carving Blade to support me in casting those combination spells."
Huo Yuhao replied, "After returning to Douluo Continent, I will keep an eye out for news about the Gold of Life."
"I promise that one day I will give Elder Yi a real body, instead of relying on a puppet to move."
"The same goes for Hyotei; I will revive you all."
Huo Yuhao then withdrew his consciousness from the Niwan Palace and followed Di Tian into the depths of this continent.
Huo Yuhao maintained a constant mental detection sharing, observing all nearby movements together with Di Tian.
Half an hour after they left the coastline, they suddenly saw a chaotic battle through mental detection.
Two groups were engaged in a fierce battle, with each side deploying at least several hundred people.
"Optimal Soul Ring Combination?"
"Then they might not be native to this continent."
Huo Yuhao noticed a group of people wearing navy blue robes, whose spirit rings were almost all in optimal proportion.
The other group had spirit rings of various colors, including some with white spirit rings.
However, that group seemed to be stronger than the people in the sea-blue robes, and they actually forced them to retreat steadily.
Huo Yuhao and Di Tian observed carefully and soon discovered that the group of people's martial souls were actually evil martial souls!
In an instant, Huo Yuhao thought of the statement issued by the Sun Moon Empire after the end of the war to exterminate the evil souls.
"The Holy Spirit Cult is an overseas force, and all the turmoil it has caused in the Douluo Continent has nothing to do with my Sun Moon Empire."
Di Tian also noticed something amiss.
He used his mental power, which was far greater than Huo Yuhao's, to bring Huo Yuhao closer to the battlefield.
"Who exactly are you people?!"
The leader, clad in a sea-blue robe, parried the attacks of the evil spirit master: "Why did you attack my Seagod Island!"
"Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of Lord Sea God?!"
Neither group is particularly strong; their strength varies from the third to the seventh ring road.
Based on the current situation, it is estimated that the Holy Spirit Cult has diverted some of its forces to hunt down the Seagod Island Soul Masters who have fled here.
The evil soul master cackled and launched a frenzied attack on the Soul Saint of Seagod Island.
He completely ignored the words of the Seagod Island Soul Saint, brandishing his blood-red longsword and relentlessly slashing at the Seagod Island Soul Saint's Martial Soul True Body.
"So this is what it feels like to be bathed in the light of the gods."
The blood-red longsword continuously absorbed the blood from the wounds on the Seagod Island Soul Saint's body.
Like a storm of blood, the Evil Soul Saint Sword was wielded like a dragon, and together with another Evil Soul Master whose martial soul was a black giant tiger, they besieged the Soul Saint of Seagod Island.
Huo Yuhao and Di Tian exchanged a glance, both revealing expressions of shock.
Poseidon Island...was attacked by the Holy Spirit Cult?
How is that possible!
How dare the Holy Spirit Cult!
Aren't they afraid that the High Priest of the Sea God will summon the power of Tang San, the Sea God?
It should be understood that, as the representative of the gods on earth, the High Priest must have a soul ring configuration far exceeding that of any other soul master.
In its respective region, its strength is truly unmatched.
Moreover, their trump card is never a superior soul ring configuration.
Rather, it can, to a certain extent, summon a portion of the power of the corresponding deity within the area of worship of that deity.
What kind of combat power and resources must the Holy Spirit Cult possess to be able to take over Seagod Island?
Huo Yuhao wondered, if the Holy Spirit Cult really had this strength, would they have needed to be forced overseas by the four countries in the first place?
They would have unified Douluo Continent long ago.
Just as the two were talking, the situation on the battlefield changed.
Under the combined attack of the two evil soul masters, the Seagod Island Soul Saint finally succumbed, and his Martial Soul True Body shattered.
"Lord Poseidon will not let you go!" He spat out blood, his eyes filled with resentment.
He couldn't understand why the High Priest of the Sea God would suddenly lose his soul, causing Sea God Island to lose its last and strongest means of resistance.
On Poseidon Island, only the High Priest of the Sea God has the authority to mobilize all the powers related to the Sea God.
This is a rule established by the sea god to ensure the stability of Seagod Island and prevent the dispersion of power from leading to internal strife.
The Chen family is the guardian family of Poseidon Island.
"Your high priest's soul is gone, where will he call upon the sea god?"
Blood Sword Soul Saint approached with a sinister grin.
"If his soul could return, he would only be greeted by a body transformed by the Holy Church."
Is the soul of the high priest of the sea god gone?
Isn't that the same as being dead?
Huo Yuhao and Di Tian were even more shocked.
Given the sea god's almost abnormal control over the ocean, would it lead to a gap in the succession of the high priest?
"Senior," Huo Yuhao said quickly, "Save them first."
Di Tian frowned: "You want to save the people of Seagod Island?"
"Let's try to get information from them first."
Then Huo Yuhao made a throat-slitting gesture: "Afterwards, silence them all."