I've already been given the title of Douluo, and you want me to be reasonable?

Lin Yuan gazed at the faint outline of Poseidon Island in the distance, his fingertips caressing the Asura God Seal in his sleeve. His purpose in coming here was not to make enemies, but to help Zhu Zhuqing ascend to that supreme divine position.

Looking at Poseidon Island before him, Tang Chen exhaled a deep breath. After all, returning here again filled him with melancholy.

Xiao Bai glanced at Tang Chen in front of him and said, "I didn't expect you to still be alive... We all thought you were dead."

Tang Chen also sighed.

If it weren't for the Lin brothers, I probably would have really died a miserable death in the City of Slaughter.

As the Sea Demon cleaved through the waves and approached, Sea Dragon Douluo and the others instantly appeared, seemingly mistaking them for powerful figures from the Spirit Hall.

But when he caught sight of Xiaobai standing unharmed on the deck, his anxiety eased slightly: "What happened? That murderous aura just now..."

Xiao Bai pouted and stomped her foot: "Just pretend my hand slipped! But look!"

Before the words were finished, a dark figure swooped down from the bow of the ship, leaving spiderweb-like cracks on the hard reef as it landed.

The seven guardians of the sacred pillars all took a half step back, and when they saw the face of the newcomer, gasps of astonishment rose and fell.

"Tang Chen!"

"How is this possible?!"

Amid exclamations of surprise, Tang Chen's silver hair flew in the wind, and a weathered smile appeared on his lips: "So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and you have all become guardians who can stand on your own."

Sea Dragon Douluo was the first to regain his senses, bowing respectfully: "Senior Tang Chen! You...you're still alive!"

Just then, a clear, ethereal voice, like the tide, came from behind the sacred pillar: "So you've finally decided to come back?"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone knelt down on one knee, and a sea-blue light emerged from the golden light.

Poseidon, draped in a scarlet robe, walked slowly, and with each touch of her three-meter-long scepter, a golden ripple spread across the ground.

Her clear blue eyes rippled as they swept over Tang Chen. Time seemed to have stood still on this stunning face, with only the fine lines at the corners of her eyes telling tales of vicissitudes.

When Tang Chen trembled as he touched her cheek, the usually dignified Grand Elder could no longer hold back, and tears fell onto the other's calloused palm.

"Why are you only arriving now?"

The sound of ice cubes lightly hitting the side of a glass came from the bow of the ship. Lin Yuan swirled the scarlet wine, his gaze passing over the two embracing figures and landing on the misty Sea God's Palace.

There surged a powerful divine pressure there, but it also held the key to Zhu Zhuqing's transformation into a god.

A calm sea breeze blew gently, and the people of Poseidon Island were overjoyed for High Priest Poseidon. Now that Tang Chen had returned, it meant that High Priest Poseidon could finally rest easy.

Lin Yuan put one hand behind his back, glanced at Zhu Zhuqing beside him, and said softly, "Zhuqing, wait for me here. I'm going to the Sea God's Palace."

The Sea God's Palace is a temple in the hearts of all Soul Masters on Sea God Island, much like the Angel Temple, the place where the angel god resides in the eyes of the Spirit Hall's powerful members.

To go to this place, one must obtain permission from the Sea God Douluo Poseidon, after all, he is the Sea God's representative.

Lin Yuan said softly, "Poseidon, I need to go to the Temple of the Sea God. That should be fine, right?"

As soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, the nine spirit rings around the Sea Dragon Douluo lit up instantly, and the pitch-black spirit power, along with the waves, exploded with a deafening roar.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are? How dare you just go to the Sea God's Palace as you please?!"

The other six Holy Pillar Guardians simultaneously took half a step forward, their immense pressure weaving into a net in mid-air, causing the seawater in the entire area to surge wildly. The Sea Spear Douluo's trident pointed directly at Lin Yuan's brow, its tip gleaming with a deadly light: "Unauthorized trespassing in the forbidden area—even if you are Tang Chen's friend, you won't leave alive!"

With a wave of his hand, the Seahorse Douluo conjured a gigantic phantom of a seahorse in the clouds, and the tsunami-like surges of soul power made everyone on the deck lose their footing.

The usually gentle Sea Maiden Douluo now had eyes as cold as ice, and the melodious chanting of her soul skill rang out, with invisible sound waves vibrating in the air and creating visible ripples.

"Even distinguished guests like the Grand Elder should know their place; Seagod Island is not a place where people can run wild!"

Poseidon's hand, which was gently stroking Tang Chen's hand, tightened slightly, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her clear blue eyes.

Before Tang Chen could speak, the Sea Ghost Douluo's figure transformed into black mist, enveloping the entire area, with eerie ghost flames flickering within: "Want to see the Sea God's inheritance? You'll have to get past us first!"

Zhu Zhuqing's cat-like pupils suddenly contracted, and the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul instantly possessed her, with a dark purple light flowing around her.

Standing in front of Lin Yuan, he coldly asked, "Are you sure you want to be enemies with the inheritor of the Asura God's legacy?"

As soon as these words came out, the air seemed to freeze.

Sea Dragon Douluo's pupils contracted sharply, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you have the God of Asura standing behind you, and you violate the ironclad rules of Seagod Island, it's still..."

"enough!"

Poseidon's scepter slammed heavily on the ground, and golden ripples spread like a raging tide, instantly suppressing everyone's soul power.

She looked at Lin Yuan, her gaze scrutinizing him: "What brings you to the Sea God's Palace?"

Lin Yuan said coldly, "This matter has nothing to do with you. I came here for Senior Sea God."

Poseidon, the Sea God Douluo, looked at Lin Yuan with a strange expression, but finally agreed to let him go to the Sea God's Palace.

As a peerless Douluo powerhouse, Poseidon could clearly sense that Lin Yuan in front of her had reached the level of a ninety-ninth peerless Douluo.

This means that the energy that was previously gathered is the young man in front of us.

The seven guardians of the sacred pillars changed their expressions slightly, then looked at High Priest Poseidon.

I don’t understand why the High Priest did this. After all, the Sea God’s Hall is a grand ceremony for their Sea God Island. If outside soul masters are allowed to enter, wouldn’t that anger the Sea God?

However, Poseidon seemed to already know something, and without saying anything, directly sent him to the Poseidon Temple on Mount Poseidon.

Holding Zhu Zhuqing's small hand, Lin Yuan instantly appeared in the temple on Poseidon Mountain. At the same time, he forcefully pushed open the door in front of him and said, "Senior Poseidon, since you know I'm here, why haven't you shown yourself yet?"

As he poured his energy into the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, the cover in his hand suddenly began to tremble violently.

Then, in front of everyone, a beam of light, light blue, shot out. The once clear night sky suddenly became filled with thunder, and a strange vortex spun wildly in mid-air.

The blue light in the air suddenly intensified, and a beam of blue light shot out from the tip of the blue triangle.

The blue light magnified instantly in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a huge phantom that was hundreds of meters tall.

The phantom was blurry, and it could only be vaguely discerned as a human figure. Looking at the sky through the blue phantom, the originally dark sky became clear, and the light of every star could be seen.

(End of this chapter)