Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Faced with the Sea God's question, Yang Ping'an hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Lord Sea God, this is not a simple choice. I have already completed the sixth test of the Death God Trial. If I give up easily, even the Asura God and the Evil God King will look down on me."

"Perhaps inheriting the legacy of the Asura God and the Evil God King would be relatively simple, but I believe that whether as a person or as a Soul Master, one must be consistent and have one's own unwavering beliefs. The God of Death has bestowed upon me many things, not only my Soul Rings and Soul Bones, but also subjected me to a lot of trials. I cannot easily let down the God of Death's expectations."

"So this isn't a matter of choosing or not choosing, but rather a matter of my mindset in cultivation. If I were to give up the legacy of the God of Death now, I'm afraid I would regret it for the rest of my life, and even the gods of the divine realm would despise me."

The Sea God seemed silent for a while before speaking: "Very well, I was once a Soul Master too. Soul Masters all have their own paths to walk, so you should walk your own path and persevere. I hope we can meet again in the God Realm in the future."

As the sea god finished speaking, the blue figure in the sky seemed to gradually disappear, and Poseidon seemed to gradually return to normal, but her soul power seemed to have been completely drained, after all, the sea god's descent was extremely taxing.

Led by Sea Dragon Douluo, the Seven Sacred Pillars quickly arrived at Poseidon's side, each one seemingly filled with utmost reverence, after all, Poseidon was the person in the world closest to the Sea God.

Poseidon seemed to have regained her senses, but a trace of melancholy appeared on her face: "Yang Ping'an, you have won this competition, but I still want to ask you something: can you resolve your grudges with the Haotian Sect and with Tang Chen?"

Yang Ping'an's face tightened: "Senior, are you mistaken? It's not that I want to cause trouble for the Clear Sky Sect, but that the people in the Clear Sky Sect are determined to cause trouble for me. I am, after all, a Limit Douluo, and I can't just let myself be provoked."

"As for the relationship between you and the Haotian Sect, you should advise those people in the Haotian Sect to keep a low profile and try not to provoke me, otherwise I don't know what I might do in the future."

Poseidon was speechless for a moment. She clearly understood the character of the Clear Sky Sect members better. The Clear Sky Sect members always had an arrogant attitude, were domineering in their dealings with others, looked down on ordinary Soul Masters, and were vengeful. How could they easily give up their hatred for Tang Hao and Tang Lie? Especially since Tang Hao had a special status in the Clear Sky Sect, being Tang Xiao's younger brother and Tang San's father.

Poseidon had also met Tang San for a period of time and knew that although Tang San appeared to be a gentleman, he was extremely stubborn and strong-willed, and would seek revenge for any wrong done to him, especially since it was the murder of his father. No matter who came, it would probably be impossible to resolve the conflict. In other words, Yang Ping'an and Tang San would have a battle sooner or later.

Finally, a trace of melancholy appeared on Poseidon's face again: "Yang Ping'an, Tang Chen and I have been old friends for many years. I hope you won't go too far in your actions and will give Haotian Sect and Tang Chen a way out."

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but chuckle: "Senior, you're mistaken. If I didn't have my current strength, would Tang Chen and the Haotian Sect have spared my life?"

"I know about your relationship with Tang Chen, but it's been over a year since Tang Chen left the City of Slaughter and even regained his senses. Has he come to Seagod Island yet?"

"It is clear that in Tang Chen's eyes, the legacy of the Haotian Sect and his descendants are more important than anything else."

Yang Ping'an ignored Poseidon and the Seven Pillars and turned to leave Poseidon Island.

Now that Yang Ping'an has a better understanding of his own strength, it's time to move on to the next phase of his plan. He must challenge Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen as soon as possible.

Yang Ping'an has now basically reached the limit of a Soul Master. His affinity with the Grim Reaper has reached a full 70%, and he is probably only one step away from becoming a God. As long as he completes the sixth test, the subsequent tests will probably be a natural outcome.

As for the Sea God's suggestion that he should choose between the inheritances of the God of Death, the God of Asura, and the Evil God King, it was a complete trap. If he gave up the inheritance of the God of Death, even the two God Kings would probably look down on him.

Besides, I've already completed more than half of the Grim Reaper test, so why would I need to go to such lengths? Those two God Kings are probably just making empty promises; who knows what will happen next?

In the realm of gods, the five great god-kings and the sea god seemed to fall into silence, all seemingly surprised by Yang Ping'an's choice.

The Goddess of Life spoke first: "I think this Yang Ping'an is quite interesting. Just as he said, every Soul Master has their own path to follow. If he gives up the inheritance of the God of Death now, he probably won't have any hope of becoming a god, let alone inheriting the godhood of the two of you."

The crowd largely agreed with the Goddess of Life's words. As they were among the strongest in the world, they naturally understood the hardships of cultivation and the importance of unwavering faith in it.

The Evil God King remained calm: "It's a bit of a pity about Yang Ping'an. I think he's a perfect match for my position as the Evil God King, especially his path of solitary cultivation and his personality. I quite like those aspects."

The other great god-kings nodded in agreement. This kind of person, who is low-key and doesn't cause trouble, but is not lacking in opinions, does indeed meet the requirements of the god-kings. After all, they have all experienced countless years and hope that their colleague will not be too noisy.

The God of Destruction suddenly spoke up: "The key issue now isn't whether Yang Ping'an is suitable for the position of God with either of you, but rather the position of God of Death. Since he has chosen the position of God of Death, shouldn't we also consider whether the God Realm needs another God-King?"

The Kind God-King remained calm: "I don't think that's very important. Given Yang Ping'an's low-key personality, he might be able to strengthen our God Realm. As for the issue of having another God-King, just as we said before, let him find his own way to reach the God-King level and recruit his own subordinates. We won't interfere."

"Besides, I've carefully studied this kid's style of doing things. Even if he goes to the God Realm, he probably won't have much interaction with us, nor will he arbitrarily point fingers. Instead, he'll focus on cultivating and living his own quiet life."

The Asura God nodded: "Although Yang Ping'an is not destined for my godhood, I still have high hopes for him. With his talent, he has achieved what he has now. Perhaps he can bring some unknown changes to the god realm in the future, or even promote the development of the god realm."

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After some discussion, everyone decided to let Yang Ping'an grow freely. It should be noted that inheriting the godhood is only the first step. Even if Yang Ping'an inherits the godhood of the god of death, it will take countless years to reach the level of the five gods. During this time, the god kings can also observe and make their choices.

After leaving Poseidon Island, Yang Ping'an prepared to go to his next destination: the Demon Whale Sea.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is one of the strongest soul beasts in the entire world. If it is really suitable, then let him be the eighth soul ring of my original martial soul.

Moreover, with Yang Ping'an's current strength, defeating the Deep Sea Demon Whale King should not be a problem, especially considering the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year lifespan, which might cause a qualitative change in his own martial soul, and even allow him to take a big step towards level 100.

In fact, Yang Ping'an didn't really want to deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

Among the many soul beasts encountered, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King can be considered an anomaly. Although it is extremely old and powerful, it has no faction or clansmen. Instead, it is like a lone wolf, rarely interacting with other soul beasts except for its daughter and wife.

In particular, it is extremely lazy, only staying in the Demon Whale Sea to cultivate alone, without taking the initiative to fight against other soul beasts, which is somewhat similar to its own personality.

Lazy, solitary, averse to movement, dislikes group interactions, and protective of his wife and daughters—from any of these aspects, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seems to have nothing to do with evil.

Given the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's ability to devour soul beasts, if he were even more proactive, he could have devoured soul beasts all over the ocean and might have become a god before Poseidon.

This family, which was originally peaceful and uncontested, was ultimately killed by Tang San because the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was feared by the Sea God and also wanted to enhance Tang San's strength. His wife became the Demon Queen in order to avenge him, and ultimately met a tragic end.

As for their daughter, Lan Fuzi, she was kind-hearted but had to live a lonely and helpless life.

From any perspective, the Deep Sea Whale King family is a complete tragedy.

As for his claims about devouring soul beasts and causing havoc on the sea, Yang Ping'an has recently been in the ocean for a long time and has witnessed its vastness and immensity. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is only a soul beast that is two hundred meters long. Compared to the ocean, which is 90,000 kilometers long and wide, it is just a drop in the ocean.

In particular, there are a great many sea spirit beasts in the ocean, far more than in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King were to devour them for a lifetime, it probably wouldn't be able to devour even a fraction of them. How did they become spirit beasts that plague the ocean?

As for attacking human ships, the Demon Whale Sea is a well-known place. Since it doesn't move, it can be considered the independent territory of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. If you accidentally wandered in and got eaten, you can't blame the Deep Sea Demon Whale King entirely.

In just half a day, Yang Ping'an arrived at the Demon Whale Sea on the back of the golden dragon.

Compared to other sea areas, the Soul Beasts in the Demon Whale Sea are indeed relatively rare, probably because most of them have been swallowed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. However, the entire sea surface is calm and there seems to be nothing unusual.

"Deep Sea Demon Whale King, please come out and meet me."

As Yang Ping'an uttered a resounding voice that shook the heavens and the earth, the entire sea surface seemed to tremble slightly, and the sound spread throughout the entire Demon Whale Sea.

Yang Ping'an used his mental power to search carefully for traces of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

Just a few minutes later, the sea surface seemed to begin to surge, and an extremely strong soul force appeared to be surging, which even Yang Ping'an, with his strength, found somewhat shocking.

A gigantic whale emerged from the sea, its entire body a deep sapphire blue, and it was over two hundred meters long. Its enormous eyes were a full three meters long. Unfortunately, one of its eyes had a long scratch on it, as if it had been blinded by the sea god with his trident.

In particular, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul power was extremely condensed, and it no longer looked like an ordinary Title Douluo. Its soul power was almost turning into divine power. Even with Yang Ping'an's strength, he felt a certain amount of pressure. It seems that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, judging solely from its overall soul power strength, is even stronger than the Sea God Douluo Poseidon.

In particular, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seems to have some kind of connection with the sea, and may be able to use the power of the sea like Poseidon, making him an absolutely invincible existence in the entire ocean.

"Human Soul Master, what business do you have with me? Humans are not welcome in the Demon Whale Sea."

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King looked at Yang Ping'an with a hint of apprehension. After all, he could clearly sense that Yang Ping'an possessed the strength of level 99. Killing a Limit Douluo would not be easy, especially since the golden dragon beneath Yang Ping'an was putting immense pressure on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King spent his life pursuing the transformation into a dragon. In the presence of true dragons, he seemed inherently suppressed, yet he appeared utterly fearless, his expression displaying extraordinary arrogance. (End of Chapter)