Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 159 Poseidon, the Sea God

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was fate.

Having made another breakthrough in strength, You Chen was immersed in the changes in his own power and did not exert too much effort to manipulate the power that had lost its burst of spiritual energy. He was now reduced to an ordinary starlight avatar. So at this moment, the starlight avatar, with the two little mermaids, was still on its way back here.

Poseidon, who was rushing this way, was definitely able to notice the Starlight Avatar and the two little mermaids first through her mental power at this distance.

Unless You Chen abandons the two little mermaids, the Concealing Breath Technique would absolutely not be able to conceal the two burdens from Poseidon's mental probing.

Even if You Chen didn't intend to break his promise, Poseidon could still get the truth out of the two little mermaids afterward.

There's a high probability that other spirit beasts who have already escaped the Crystal Palace will inform Poseidon.

To keep the two little mermaids, she was destined to have a fight with Poseidon.

As for why Poseidon would appear here?

After searching for a week without finding a trace of You Chen, Hailong Douluo was in a dilemma when he received a remote contact from Poseidon.

It turns out that the Sea Soul Master, to whom the Sea Dragon Douluo entrusted the token, has arrived at Seagod Island and, through the Holy Pillar Douluo, conveyed the news of the death of the Demon Tiger Whale King to Poseidon.

Poseidon quickly concluded that the aftermath of this matter had exceeded the scope of Sea Dragon Douluo's ability to handle.

There is a connection between the Grand Elder and the Seven Pillar Douluos, but the connection between the Grand Elder and the Pillar Douluos is stronger.

After Poseidon went to the sea, it didn't take long for her to find the Sea Dragon Douluo and establish a spiritual connection with him.

Hearing from Hailong Douluo what happened after the mysterious expert disappeared, Poseidon's mood grew even heavier.

How could Poseidon not be deeply worried that a top-tier expert with the strength to kill the Demon Orca King had hidden his whereabouts in the sea?

If releasing Shurano and the others before was considered an expression of goodwill, then this act of hiding their whereabouts was seen by Poseidon as malicious!

Rather than believing that the other party had simply devoted themselves to cultivation after hunting the Demon Orca King, she was more inclined to think that the other party was harboring some evil intentions, because...

"Those with such power must be from the Spirit Hall! They must be planning to invade the seas again, just like before! Could it be that the recent influx of spirit masters into the seas is also part of their scheme?!"

Poseidon thought to himself with a heavy heart.

Although Qian Daoliu, that old man, was disrespectful and had once confessed his love to her, Poseidon had always loved Tang Chen.

Therefore, Poseidon naturally didn't have any bias towards Qian Daoliu. She believed that as leaders of powerful forces and servants of gods, it wasn't surprising that they would do such things to strengthen their power and expand their faith.

After all, the Spirit Hall had carried out a similar operation decades ago!

Having suffered a great loss last time, how could the Spirit Hall possibly be unprepared for this next move?

It seems like they kindly helped Poseidon Island get rid of the evil orca king, but it's entirely possible that they were also trying to lull them into a false sense of security and gradually erode and weaken the island's fighting power!

Poseidon dared not be careless, so she chose to... directly request an oracle!

As the high priest and chief officiant of the sea god, Poseidon did indeed have the ability to communicate directly with the gods!

It is not against the rules for her to actively consume the spiritual power of all living beings hidden in the Sea God Temple and actively communicate with the Sea God!

Of course, Poseidon had no intention of violating any rules; it was just that the sea god himself had such thoughts, and it was one of the backup plans he left behind.

Given Poseidon's shameless nature, it's not surprising that he would exploit such a loophole.

Poseidon was also very surprised after being spiritually connected with Poseidon.

"Hmm? My high priest needs my divine pronouncements? The whereabouts of the one who slew the Demon Orca King?"

In the realm of the gods, in Poseidon's own manor, he was playing with a beautiful and alluring priestess in his arms when suddenly he raised an eyebrow.

He continued to knead the dough freely in his hands, but the expression on his face became slightly more serious, and even a hint of surprise appeared.

Logically speaking, one must use the divine artifacts of the divine realm's central hub to observe the lower realm.

But with Poseidon, a being from the lower realm, as the medium, there's no need for such trouble.

With the power of a god, he has already begun to delve into the realm of rules. Even though his power is greatly restricted, finding people is not difficult for him.

Poseidon quickly found the wandering duster heading towards the North Sea.

As one of the top first-level gods in the divine realm, Poseidon's abilities far surpass those of You Chen. It would be easy for him to deceive You Chen's mental power and break through the disguise of the Breath Concealment Technique.

Then, he naturally noticed that the human soul master who killed the Demon Orca King had a much lower soul power fluctuation than he had expected.

Furthermore, an extraordinary physical body and martial spirit...

Invading someone's mental sea is far more likely to be exposed than simply observing. Given the terrifying qualities the other party displayed, Poseidon had no doubt that he would be discovered, so he did not attempt it. However, based on the various unusual occurrences he had observed before, as well as his clear flight path in the ocean, Poseidon's intuition told him that this human soul master's mental strength was definitely not low.

"This is definitely a seed of godhood!"

Poseidon's pupils constricted.

Although it has been such a short time and there is still a world between them, he cannot judge the specific details of You Chen's situation. However, based on the information he currently has, he can tell that You Chen is much stronger than himself at the same stage!

Calling it the seed of becoming a god is a bit conservative; we could say it more grandly—this is the seed of becoming a god-king!

Upon realizing this, a sly glint naturally appeared in Poseidon's eyes: 'Such a talented person, wouldn't it be perfect for me to inherit my divine position and allow me to live a carefree life?'

As for martial spirit suitability and divine position suitability?

Like other deities such as the god of life, the sea god possesses a high degree of inclusiveness, and most people will not conflict with him.

In a sense, this is one of the reasons why this divine position is so powerful.

Poseidon was not worried at all that Youchen would be unable to inherit his divine position.

In that fleeting glance, he confirmed that You Chen's martial soul exuded an aura of holiness and vastness. Putting aside the holiness, the vastness... wasn't it just right for him to be the sea god?

"This child is destined to be with me!"

Poseidon was overjoyed and quickly patted the beauty in his arms, stirring up waves of waves and causing her to pout and whine.

But at this moment, his heart was no longer focused on the beauty.

However, at that moment...

A dark red light, filled with a somber and oppressive atmosphere, suddenly filled Poseidon's manor.

The air in the entire manor seemed to freeze.

Poseidon's face stiffened, and he looked at the newcomer with a grim expression: "Shura, what are you doing here?"

The man in dark red, demonically patterned armor spoke in a chilling voice, as cold and emotionless as a machine: "Poseidon, are you old or crippled? You can't even hide your divine power fluctuations, and you still have the nerve to ask me what I'm doing here?"

Poseidon then realized that his excitement had caused him to leak a trace of divine power.

but……

"Is Shura a dog? He managed to smell me coming right over in that split second?!"

He quickly wiped the sullen look off his face, revealing an embarrassed expression, and casually tossed the priestess in his arms to the ground, eliciting a resentful look from the priestess.

He seemed completely oblivious, and stepped forward with an air of hospitality, saying, "Brother Shura, I, Poseidon, swear that I have absolutely not violated any divine laws! I was merely listening to the prayers of believers from the lower realms and giving them divine pronouncements; it was entirely legal and compliant!"

While Poseidon was arguing with the Asura God, he sighed inwardly.

He had wanted to properly convey his thoughts to Poseidon, but there wasn't much time left.

Given the difference in flow rate between the divine realm and the lower realm, as well as the rate at which the mental energy of all living beings was consumed, he only had time to convey You Chen's approximate location to Poseidon before adding a final sentence.

"Bring that person to the Temple of the Sea God!"

Please go to Seagod Island and Seagod Temple. These are two completely different concepts. I believe that believers who can inherit the Seagod Martial Soul will be able to understand his meaning...

Before Poseidon ascended to immortality, his martial spirit was the trident in his hand, not some sea god martial spirit.

Martial Souls are a gift from the Douluo World, a manifestation of the rules. Even gods cannot conjure a Martial Soul out of thin air.

However, this does not mean that gods cannot influence the martial spirits of mortals.

Given the omnipotence of divine power, they could easily transplant a portion of superior bloodlines into mortal bodies.

This is how the Angelic Martial Soul came about.

The combination of extremely high bloodline and extremely high innate talent results in a divinely bestowed angelic martial soul, as exemplified by Qian Renxue.

The so-called Sea God Martial Soul is exactly the opposite.

If the Angelic Martial Soul is a genetic modification, then the Sea God Martial Soul is a meme-level distortion.

Angelic Martial Soul = High Bloodline + High Talent.

Poseidon Martial Soul = Devout Faith + High Talent.

A mortal child with exceptional natural talent, through extremely devout faith, developed a spiritual connection with the sea god, which then assimilated the child.

This is the origin of the Sea God Martial Soul.

Otherwise... we'll soon be circling back to the chicken-or-egg question.

The Sea God clearly created his own divine position and became a god, so where did this Sea God Martial Soul come from?

Unlike the Angelic Martial Soul, which can be mass-produced, the Sea God Martial Soul can establish a direct connection with the gods, which is its greatest advantage.

Poseidon believed that Poseidon, who had been assimilated and contaminated by memes to some extent by him, must have inherited his extraordinary wisdom!

……

"Should we invite that person to the Temple of Poseidon?"

During the flight, Poseidon remained bewildered: "What does this mean?"

Poseidon got one of the biggest premises wrong.

People who pretend to be devout believers are usually in high positions and use faith as a means to amass wealth and gain power, so they are not necessarily stupid.

But true fanatics whose faith is deeply ingrained...

Just look at the devout believers in real life and you'll understand.

Basically, they either experienced some huge life change, or they were desperate about things in reality, or they were brainwashed from childhood. In short, they had nothing to rely on and had to place their spiritual hopes on a vague and ethereal deity that would never give them any response and therefore would never betray them in order to maintain their sense of self.

You generally shouldn't expect this kind of person to have any wisdom.

Take Qian Daoliu for example; he is a typical example of a deluded angel believer who doesn't understand anything.

The fact that Poseidon was able to meet the condition of devout faith meant that he was someone with some mental issues.

One needs to be mentally unstable to obtain the Sea God Martial Soul and be assimilated.

But... a person's nature is not so easy to change.

For example, if you add an external brain to someone with intellectual disabilities, they might just evolve from someone with intellectual disabilities to someone with artificial intellectual disabilities.

What is artificial stupidity? It's that kind of idiotic AI that gives nonsensical answers and drives you crazy. Its computing power may far surpass yours, but you can't deny that it's still stupid.

Even if a fool is assimilated by the way of thinking of a cunning person, he may only become a "seemingly intelligent survivor," a so-called great idiocy and weakness.

In short, let's interpret it literally.

Poseidon reached this conclusion.

As long as you do things literally, you can't go wrong.

then……

Poseidon sensed the soul power frequency of Youchen given by the sea god Poseidon through his spiritual power fluctuations. Immediately afterwards, he noticed the scene of the starlight avatar carrying two unconscious mermaids in each hand.

In an instant, Poseidon's eyes widened in fury.

"How dare you!"

Poseidon couldn't help but shout angrily.

As believers in the sea god, the mermaid race has always maintained a close connection with Seagod Island.

Mermaids, in particular, are peace-loving and beautiful, so Poseidon naturally has a very good impression of them compared to other sea spirit beasts.

She has always believed that the mermaid race is the best image ambassador representing the face of the sea god!

Mermaids are a rather special type of soul beast; they do not need to transform into human form, and therefore are not reproductively isolated from humans.

On Poseidon Island, there are also many believers and soul masters who marry mermaids.

However, such an existence would make it an excellent collectible for nobles who have always had a thirst for the unusual.

Therefore, mermaids have always been the highlight of various noble auctions. Even with the protection of Poseidon Island and the Sea Princess, mermaids still fall victim to poachers.

This situation has been exacerbated recently, during a period of increasing maritime trade.

Upon witnessing this scene, Poseidon had already labeled You Chen as a "mermaid trafficker" and a "lewd and evil person" in her mind.

Even if she had another brain, she wouldn't have imagined that the Sea God wanted to choose You Chen as his successor, given her biased view of the Sea God.

She suddenly understood: "Yes, it must be that the Sea God witnessed this man's despicable behavior towards the merfolk, and ordered me to bring him to the Sea God's Temple. This is... to put me to trial before the statue! Sea God, I finally understand everything!"

A fierce look flashed across Poseidon's face. His blue wings vibrated rapidly, and his soul power exploded. He flew at full speed toward You Chen's starlight avatar.

"Um?"

At the level of Limit Douluo, one's mental strength is not too weak, so Poseidon had already sensed You Chen's Starlight Incarnation from hundreds of kilometers away.

However, You Chen's spiritual sense range is more than ten times that of Poseidon.

While Poseidon was still approaching the Starlight Avatar of Youchen, Youchen's true form had already flown out of the Crystal Palace and was heading towards Poseidon, directly bypassing the Starlight Avatar that was carrying two burdens.

You Chen did not deliberately conceal his aura, so Poseidon detected it immediately.

"I see, was that a clone skill?"

Poseidon muttered to himself.

Soul power fluctuations are a more accurate form of identification than a Soul Master's face; the soul power fluctuations emitted by these two are virtually identical, except for the difference in their levels.

Poseidon can easily determine that Star Avatar is a clone skill.

On the horizon of the sky, a black dot is already visible to the naked eye.

Poseidon and Youchen gazed at each other from afar.

Although You Chen was vaguely excited and looking forward to fighting the Limit Douluo, reason ultimately prevailed.

If the problem can be solved through dialogue, that would be ideal.

pity……

You Chen glanced at the suddenly popped-up mission information and knew that the situation was not simple.

Although he didn't know why Poseidon was so hostile towards him, given the current situation, there was no way news of his attack on the Merfolk's territory could spread, and he and the Seagod Island should still be in a neutral relationship, he knew that there must be important information he didn't know about it, considering that the other party would appear in the North Sea.

Seeing his clone with two unconscious mermaids might lead to a misunderstanding, but while the situation is unclear, it's also possible that he rescued the two unconscious mermaids. In any case, You Chen believes that even if they were to skip the mission, they should at least have actually met each other, instead of triggering the mission from a distance like this.

He glanced at the mission information and rewards, and raised an eyebrow.

Poseidon's mission objective is to defeat him, with the additional condition being to completely crush him within a limited time. Nothing special about that.

The important thing is the reward.

Even if the first blood reward for most characters with high Fate Power is refreshed repeatedly, there will only be slight changes, and the most crucial reward will basically remain unchanged.

Poseidon's mission rewards, in terms of quality, are far inferior to those of Bibi Dong, and even less than those of Qian Renxue.

Considering her strength as a Limit Douluo, this can only prove one thing... this woman's destiny power is truly ordinary.

She's not even as good as Yu Xiaogang.

However, the extra reward she offered was quite good; it was the same "pure divine power" as one of the ultimate rewards for Bibi Dong's mission.

Considering his status as a devout believer in the sea god, such a reward is quite appropriate.

However, given that You Chen's own intelligence has not been leaked and he has an information advantage, he has a chance to defeat Poseidon, but it is basically impossible for him to achieve the short-term defeat required by the system.

To achieve a quick defeat, one basically needs an overwhelming difference in strength or an unexpected burst of power.

Therefore, You Chen only needs to take a look at this task; he doesn't plan to complete it right now.

Anyway, let's try having a conversation first.

You Chen paused in mid-air, watching Poseidon still rapidly approaching, and asked through mental transmission, "Is the newcomer the High Priest of Seagod Island?"

no respond.

You Chen frowned slightly and added via telepathy, "I have never been disrespectful to your side. Is the Sea God Douluo such a person who lacks manners?"

Poseidon finally replied, her voice cold and distant: "There's no point in being polite with a petty thief like you! Quickly release the merfolk you've captured, and then go before the Sea God to apologize!"

"Captured mermaids? This is a misunderstanding. It is not the act of a wise leader of a force to make such a hasty judgment as the Sea God Douluo."

"It's not your place to teach me how to be a leader!"

Even a clay figure has a temper.

You Chen originally thought it was better to avoid trouble. With Lina backing him up, it wouldn't hurt to make the North Sea one of the Beast Soul Alliance's bases. In the future, he might even pretend to cooperate with the Seagod Island. Once the grand plan was complete, he could then carry out his invasion of the ocean.

So he suppressed his excitement and impulse to fight Poseidon and decided to communicate with her in a gentle and polite manner.

But... since they're not going to give you face, why should you force yourself to go to them?

Are all the high-ranking women in Douluo Continent really crazy?!

He muttered a curse to himself, then switched to his second incarnation, completed the Martial Soul Possession, and simultaneously activated the Star Soul Technique.

At this point, Poseidon had already completely abandoned all pretense of civility.

The Sea God Martial Soul was released, with nine soul rings—eight black and one red—swirling around his body. Blue light rippled and swayed on his body like waves, while a golden divine phantom faintly appeared behind him.

She directly triggered a tsunami from the ocean, several kilometers away, like a natural disaster that overturned the heavens and the earth, but at this moment it was aimed at You Chen alone.

This was no ordinary tsunami or wave, but a move executed by Poseidon through the perfect fusion of domain, mental power, and soul power. The massive wave, after being enhanced with mental and soul power, had its weight increased tenfold or even a hundredfold. When it crashed onto the city wall, it could shatter it instantly, let alone a human body.

However, such an attack was too slow for You Chen. He soared into the sky, so that the waves couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

At this moment, with the Star Soul Technique in operation, nine beautiful long shuttles shimmering with starlight had already formed in the sea of ​​consciousness.

This is truly the Star God Thorn, formed by the Star Soul Technique splitting spiritual power and fusing it with the power of stardust!

Mental attacks are the most unpredictable and swift. You Chen locked onto Poseidon's mental sea but did not continue to invade. Then, the nine Star God Thorns in his own mental sea disappeared in a flash and suddenly pierced Poseidon's mental barrier!

"hiss!"

Poseidon's pupils contracted, and he let out a muffled groan. With his mental energy wavering, his control over the domain was instantly disrupted, and the massive tsunami also went out of control and quickly disappeared into the sea.

What kind of psychological attack is this?

Poseidon was filled with doubt and unease.

She is also a spiritual power expert who has reached the Spirit Realm, and her use of spiritual power can also be described as masterful.

Faced with a mental attack, her first reaction was to launch a counterattack and make You Chen suffer a mental backlash.

However, after she used her mental power to annihilate those Star God Thorns, she did not notice the slightest tremor in You Chen's mental sea.

This completely contradicts Poseidon's previous understanding of spiritual power.

Just as she was filled with doubt and uncertainty, another round of Star God's Thorns had already pierced through.

(End of this chapter)