Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 387 Water Control
Tang Chen is dead, and Poseidon no longer wants to live.

If she didn't need to protect the inheritor of the Sea God's legacy, she would have followed Tang Chen the moment she learned of his death.

This battle also suited Poseidon's wishes perfectly, as he burned his last embers with a death wish.

However, she also knew her bottom line. She could seriously injure the new emperor of Tiandou, but she could never take his life. Once the new emperor of Tiandou perished, what awaited Seagod Island would be the extreme wrath of a god.

As for praying that the Golden Crocodile would intervene in this matter? What a joke!
This is probably the situation he most wanted to see.

The reason why the one who was supposed to restrain the Heavenly Fighting Empire did not intervene was simply to facilitate this situation, not because he genuinely wanted to help the Sea God Empire.

After all, the person who loved her in the Spirit Hall was the deceased Qian Daoliu, not Jin E.

The remaining two things—the Heart of the Sea God, which is suspected to be in Tang San's possession, and the Trident of the Sea God, whose whereabouts are unknown—are beyond Poseidon's control. She can only wish Chen Haitian success in finding these two items after her death.

……

Three days later, the 300,000-strong army had a full three days of rest, and all the fatigue and exhaustion of the journey had been eliminated. The soldiers were full of energy and spirit.

For the past three days, the gates of Poseidon City have remained tightly closed, and the city's defenses have been manned by patrolling soldiers who have not dared to relax their vigilance for even a moment.

There was nothing we could do; the enemy was strong and we were weak.

Can they still take the initiative to attack?

According to reliable sources, the deity from the Heavenly Dou faction is traveling with the army, although everyone knows that the Heavenly Dou deity has an agreement with the Spirit Hall deity and will not interfere in this war.

But if they take the initiative to attack before the other side has even started a war, and then the deity of the heavens comes up with an excuse like "you're blocking his way," "you're in his way," "you're disturbing his peace," or "you don't like him," then there's nowhere to reason with them.

After all, the initiative in the war was in the hands of Tian Dou. Since Tian Dou did not launch an attack, the reason was in the hands of the other side. Could it be that the god of the Spirit Hall would seek revenge for them over such a trivial matter?

Therefore, this has caused great hardship for the patrolling soldiers of the Sea God Empire, as Tian Dou could launch an attack at any time, and the longer the time drags on, the greater the possibility becomes.

Especially at night, the biggest fear is that Tian Dou will suddenly launch a night attack, catching them off guard.

But they were clearly overthinking it.

Since Lin Rong wanted to establish the emperor's unparalleled prestige, he naturally chose to launch an attack during the day when visibility was clear, rather than at night when visibility was low.

This day, at noon.

Three hundred thousand troops marched forward in formation, their imposing presence awe-inspiring.

The overwhelming army pressed in, and the densely packed figures in the distance sent a shiver down the spines of the soldiers patrolling the walls of Poseidon City.

"Quickly, go and report this..."

Before a squad leader could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice:
"No need, we're already here. Go and prepare, the war is about to begin."

Poseidon led his entourage onto the city wall and calmly gave his orders.

Among the army formation below, there was a chariot with the flag of the Heavenly Dou Empire flying, with one person sitting and another standing on it.

The seated one should be Lin Rong, the current new emperor of Heaven Dou, while the standing one should be Ma Hongjun, the recently rising Grand Marshal of the Heaven Dou Army. His cultivation level is unknown, but being able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility at such a young age, he is highly likely to be a successor of a god, with a soul power cultivation level of at least a Soul Emperor. Poseidon stood on the city wall, looking down at Lin Rong.

Lin Rong naturally noticed the gaze, but his gaze was not on Poseidon, whose appearance had changed drastically. Instead, he looked around the city wall and, not seeing Chen Haitian, turned his attention to Poseidon.

"As fellow emperors of the empire, why is Chen Haitian nowhere to be seen? Is he afraid?"

Lin Rong rose into the air, reaching the same height as Poseidon, his tone slightly mocking:
"That's true. He's just a Soul Saint. Between emperors, he probably couldn't even withstand a single move from me. It's understandable that he doesn't dare to show himself. It would just be a loss of imperial dignity and a disgrace to the Sea God."

"Since Poseidon Tian dares not show himself, then let me see whether Poseidon Douluo is as powerful as the legends say!"

As soon as he finished speaking, eight spirit rings appeared one after another:
Black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red – the ultimate super soul ring combination of five black and three red.

Although Lin Rong's spirit ring configuration was shown once on the day of his coronation, hearing about it from others is one thing, seeing it with one's own eyes is another.

The shock of witnessing something firsthand is far beyond what one can hear.

A look of shock flashed across Poseidon's colorless eyes. He had heard it all; what he saw today was indeed extraordinary.

"May the glory of the Sea God shine upon us forever!"

With each word she uttered, her appearance changed, and when she finished speaking the last word, Poseidon transformed from a wrinkled, white-haired old woman back into a stunning beauty in her early twenties.

However, although her appearance was restored, Poseidon's eyes remained lifeless. This grief of a broken and dead heart could not be reversed by stimulating her soul power.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red—an eight-black-one-red soul ring combination, while not as shocking as five-black-three-red, is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After all, a normal Title Douluo only has two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings, which is already a level that most spirit masters can only dream of.

The phantom of the Sea God's Martial Soul appeared behind Poseidon. The sea behind the city seemed to be summoned by something, and endless ocean currents flowed backward, not only filling the huge moat of the Sea God City, but also turning the surrounding area for several miles into a vast ocean.

As the towering waves were about to engulf the 300,000-strong army, Shui Bing'er smiled happily at the front of the formation, and the artifact, the Bottle of Reversion, appeared before her.

Compared to the entire giant wave, a small jade bottle was inconspicuous, yet the endless ocean currents seemed to stand still, fixed in place.

"Heh, the sea god? But the sea god's authority is also water, isn't it?"

High in the sky, Lin Rong and Poseidon faced off. After observing the situation below, Lin Rong calmly stated the truth.

Poseidon was taken aback.

Previously in Wuhun City, before they left overnight, they had never seen Shui Bing'er use this divine artifact. Therefore, although they knew that Shui Bing'er was a successor of the gods, they did not know what her divine artifact was or what its effects were.

"The sea is definitely water, but water is not necessarily the sea. Don't you think it's ridiculous to play with water in front of the inheritor of the water god?"

This sarcastic remark infuriated Poseidon, but because she couldn't help but believe Lin Rong's words were true, she was speechless and could only say:
"Hmph, I hope your skills are as impressive as your mouth!"

After saying this, Poseidon stopped using the power of the sea to influence the battlefield below and instead focused all her energy on herself.

(End of this chapter)