Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 226 Incentives
"This village is not isolated from the outside world. Don't tell me you don't know about something so big happening on the mainland."

Facing the old man in black robe, Poseidon's tone was no longer polite, but mixed with a little anger:
"Poseidon Island established the Poseidon Empire on the mainland under the order of Lord Poseidon. Since you are the descendants of Lord Poseidon and know your identity, why don't you come to Poseidon City and contribute to the Poseidon Empire."

She thought her words would make these people feel a little ashamed, but she was wrong.

After hearing her words, none of the villagers who were blocking the ancestral hall showed any trace of shame on their faces. Instead, they looked at her as if she were a fool.

"Do your part for the Seagod Empire?"

The old man in black robe laughed out loud:

"High Priest of Poseidon, you seem to have not understood one thing. We are the descendants of Poseidon ancestors, not their servants. We have the right to choose the life we ​​want and do not need to obey Poseidon ancestors' orders."

"But you, the Poseidon lineage, are different. As the descendants of Poseidon's wife, you inherited Poseidon Island. Unlike us, the descendants of Poseidon's illegitimate children, we were forced to leave Poseidon Island and come here after Poseidon ascended to the divine realm."

"As the saying goes, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight."

"Since you, the Persian family, have inherited Poseidon Island, it is your duty to obey Poseidon's orders for generations, isn't it?"

"So, you have no right to blame us, let alone ask us to work for the Sea God Empire you founded!"

Every word the old man in black robe said made sense, leaving Poseidon speechless for a moment, unable to find any words to refute.

But Poseidon was an old monster over a hundred years old, and he quickly figured out something from the words of the old man in black robe.

Everyone in the world is benefiting.

The old man in black robe did not explicitly refuse to serve the Sea God Empire. It was not that they were unwilling to serve, but they did not want to serve in vain.

Since they don't think they have an obligation, make them an offer they can't refuse.

"I'm sure you all know about the meteor shower a few months ago." Poseidon regained his graceful demeanor and spoke slowly and elegantly:

"The order from Lord Seagod is not just to establish the Seagod Empire and unify the continent. The complete content of Lord Seagod's order is to find a talented soul master who can become the successor of Lord Seagod and support him to become the emperor of the Seagod Empire."

"I am the only one left in the lineage of Poseidon, and I am still unmarried, so there is no blood left in the world."

"This has resulted in the position of the successor to Lord Poseidon remaining vacant to this day, with no one able to take on the role."

Everything is excessive or insufficient. Poseidon did not say everything, but stopped at the point and said no more.

As soon as these words came out, the somewhat cloudy eyes of the old man in black robe suddenly lit up, his expression became excited, and he said:

"Why did the High Priest of the Sea God not stay in the Sea God City and enjoy his good life, but instead came to our remote and desolate little village? It turns out that he was secretly visiting the continent to find someone who is qualified to be the successor of the Sea God's ancestors."

"In terms of inheriting the throne of the Sea God ancestors, who else in this world is more qualified than us, the descendants of the Sea God?"

"The inherited martial soul of our Chen family is the sea. We are naturally close to the ocean. In terms of the purity of the martial soul's ocean attribute, it is even better than the sea god martial soul of your Poseidon lineage."

Speaking of the Chen family's inherited martial spirit, the black-robed old man's tone couldn't help but become complacent.

Even though the inherited martial soul of Poseidon's lineage is Poseidon, that is just the offspring conceived by Poseidon for his wife after he became a god. It is a human-shaped martial soul created with the power of the blood in his body.

The inherited martial soul of the Chen family, the sea, is the martial soul that the Sea God possessed before he became a god. "Xiaotian, come here."

The old man in black robe waved to the young man in the ancestral hall, pulled him forward, and introduced him to Poseidon:

"Chen Haitian is the best of the younger generation in our Chen Village. The quality of his sea spirit is the best in the entire village. He has cultivated to the 48th level at the age of 17, breaking the Chen family's record for thousands of years."

"The martial spirit of Lord Seagod before he became a god, and his talent, should be qualified to be the successor of the Seagod ancestor, right?"

Special circumstances, special treatment.

Under normal circumstances, Poseidon would never admit that Chen Haitian's talent was qualified to become the successor of Poseidon. Even someone as talented as himself only got the top eight tests, not the nine tests of Poseidon.

But now that the gods have all given up their throne inheritance, it is estimated that the standards will be lowered.

Although a seventeen-year-old level 48 Soul Sect member could not compare to her, his cultivation speed was a rare talent in the entire continent that only appeared once in a hundred years.

If this kind of talent plus the Great Sea Martial Soul cannot qualify one to be the successor to the throne of God, then I am afraid that no one in the world today can qualify to be the successor to the throne of the Sea God.

Having said that, it was still uncertain, and Poseidon did not dare to guarantee it, so he left room for doubt and said:
"Whether you are qualified or not is not decided by me, but by Lord Poseidon."

"Whether he can become the successor of Lord Poseidon, after returning to Poseidon Island, he can go to any of the Seven Sacred Pillars to verify it. If he is qualified, Lord Poseidon will grant him the Nine Trials of Poseidon."

"Oh, right." Poseidon suddenly remembered the business and asked expectantly:
"I wonder if Lord Poseidon's Heart of the Sea is with you?"

However, the answer from the old man in black robe was destined to disappoint her.

"Heart of Poseidon, what is that?" The old man was puzzled, but he knew why Poseidon asked this question, so he answered:

"The Heart of the Sea God you mentioned is indeed not from our Chen family. Perhaps the other illegitimate children of the Sea God ancestor took the thing you mentioned with them when they left the Sea God Island."

"However, the ancestor of the Sea God was a playboy and had countless illegitimate children. After so many years, it is not easy to find the branch that took away the Sea God's Heart in the vast continent."

Seeing Poseidon's disappointed look, the old man asked:
"Why, is the Heart of Poseidon important?"

Poseidon did not hide anything and spoke frankly:

"Without the Heart of Poseidon, the inheritor of Poseidon will be stuck at the last step of the inheritance of the throne and will not be able to inherit the throne of Poseidon."

"Do you think this is important?"

Now it was the old man in black robe's turn to be anxious.

"How could this be?"

"It was that damned lineage that stole the Heart of the Sea God when they left the Sea God Island. What on earth did they want to achieve by doing this?"

"That man, the sacrificial grandfather, the high priest." Suddenly, Chen Haitian, who had been silent since a while ago, interrupted:

"I haven't even confirmed that I can become the successor of Poseidon, so shouldn't the focus now be on taking me to the Seven Sacred Pillars of Poseidon Island for a test?"

(End of this chapter)