Chapter 178 Poseidon's Nine Trials: Poseidon Rejected It?
Poseidon, Enraged: You Don't Want It, Plenty of Others Will!
God Realm, Rakshasa Temple.
A sinister, eerie purplish-black mist churned within the temple, like the whispers of countless wronged souls.
Rakshasa God's face, usually shrouded in shadow, was now distorted with extreme excitement.
Rakshasa God stared intently at the "screen" before him, formed from divine power, displaying Bibi Dong's cold, ambitious face.
"Hahahaha! Finally! Finally, contact is restored!"
Rakshasa God let out a piercing laugh, his voice echoing through the empty temple, causing the surrounding vengeful spirits to tremble.
"Damn the heavens, finally a gap! Bibi Dong, my good disciple, I've waited far too long for this day!"
Rakshasa God suddenly waved his hand, and an extremely dense purplish-black divine power instantly pierced through the barrier of the God Realm, hurtling towards the Douluo Continent.
"Time is of the essence! Time is of the essence! The Nine Trials of Rakshasa, begin immediately! As long as you inherit the divine position, I can break free from this damned divine realm's shackles and seek a wider world! Hehehe..."
Of course, the main reason was that the Rakshasa God didn't want to face monsters like Wei Yuan, who were growing rapidly under the Heavenly Rewards.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the divine realm, in the Sea God's Temple.
Azure divine power surged like waves within the temple, and the Sea God Poseidon paced anxiously back and forth.
Suddenly, Poseidon stopped, his eyes flashing with surprise.
"The connection... has been restored?!"
Poseidon abruptly raised his head, sensing the long-lost, faint connection with Douluo Star, trembling with excitement.
"Excellent! There's always a way out!"
Without hesitation, Poseidon immediately mobilized his divine power, attempting to contact Poseidon.
"Poseidon! Quickly! Accept the Nine Trials of the Sea God! As long as you..."
However, just as his divine sense was about to touch Poseidon, Poseidon's movements abruptly stopped.
Poseidon's divine sense landed on Tang San in the Clear Sky Sect.
The peerless genius whom he had chosen at first glance, before the celestial curtain descended, as the most perfect successor.
Poseidon's brows furrowed tightly, a struggle flashing in his eyes.
"Tang San... this child's talent and temperament are indeed the only choice to inherit the Sea God's position. Normally, I would choose him without hesitation, even if it took more time to cultivate him."
"But now..."
Poseidon looked up at the celestial curtain hanging high above him, seemingly ready to descend again at any moment, a strong sense of urgency and fear welling up within him.
"Who knows when this celestial canopy will go mad again and sever the connection between the God Realm and Douluo Star? If it doesn't, won't Wei Yuan, Qian Yuhan, and their descendants ascend to the God Realm to kill me?"
No, Wei Yuan already has his own God Realm; whether he ascends or not is uncertain.
But anyway, getting rid of this mess and running away is definitely the right thing to do! Just thinking about the "imprisonment for ten thousand years" sentence handed down to him by those old stubborn people in the God Realm Committee made
Poseidon feel a suffocating despair.
Ten thousand years!
Staying in that dark and sunless prison for ten thousand years—just thinking about it makes me go crazy!
He had also mentioned it to the God of Destruction.
But the God of Destruction didn't respond.
Poseidon felt that he might have become a pawn abandoned by the God of Destruction. He had to think about himself.
"No! I can't gamble! I can't afford to gamble!"
The hesitation in Poseidon's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a resolute and ruthless look.
"Tang San is excellent, but he's too weak right now. It will take too long for him to grow up, and there are too many variables."
Moreover, he's currently surrounded by those lunatics from the Spirit Hall, his life hanging in the balance, what if…
"In comparison, Poseidon is already a level 99 Peerless Douluo, just one step away from becoming a god! If I go easy on her a little, she'll complete the trials quickly!"
"As long as I pass on the godhood and let Poseidon take over, replacing me in suffering those ten thousand years of imprisonment, I can simply escape this damned Douluo God Realm and live a carefree life in the depths of the universe!"
Thinking this, Poseidon no longer hesitated, severing the last vestige of attention he had intended to give Tang San.
Instead, he frantically poured all his divine sense and power towards the Angel Continent.
"Poseidon! Hear my command!"
A majestic and urgent voice instantly traversed countless spaces, exploding in Poseidon's mind.
"The Nine Trials of the Sea God, begin immediately! No need to hesitate, quickly become a god!"
Meanwhile, Poseidon had already opened an orphanage in Blue Shark Town.
Suddenly, the voice of the Sea God exploded in her mind.
Poseidon was stunned.
But before she could react, a divine power crossed the dimensional barrier and landed on her.
"The Sea God's Nine Trials, First Trial, Begins!"
A sea-blue trident mark appeared above Poseidon's head. Poseidon, through this mark, understood Poseidon's attitude towards him. His vision blurred.
Was his faith so wavering?
The first test
Poseidon chose:
[Slaughter everyone in Blue Shark Town!]
Poseidon's smile gradually turned sinister.
Poseidon didn't believe anyone would refuse a readily available divine position.
And Poseidon had actually refused!
Poseidon gritted his teeth, almost unable to resist unleashing divine justice.
Moreover, Poseidon could sense the super artifact, the Trident of Poseidon, on Poseidon's body.
But this Trident of Poseidon, although a reward from the heavens, was exactly the same as the previous one, it completely lacked the 'backup plan' Poseidon had left behind.
Even if Poseidon wanted it back, he had no way to do so.
Although the connection between the mortal realm and the divine realm had weakened, he could only slightly intervene in the mortal realm by sending down divine tests.
"Never mind."
Poseidon's vision went black.
He directly withdrew his divine power from Poseidon's body.
"Damn it! Utterly foolish!"
Inside the Sea God's Temple in the God Realm, Poseidon roared in fury, kicking over the coral throne in front of him.
He never expected that Poseidon, who usually treated him with utmost respect and reverence, would refuse the readily available divine position at this crucial moment for the sake of a mere group of mortals!
"Since you don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Poseidon's face was grim as he forcibly calmed the surging anger in his chest.
Time was of the essence; every second that passed meant he was one step closer to the nightmare of his ten thousand years of imprisonment.
It also meant that the risk of being targeted by that wicked star Wei Yuan increased.
He had to find another "scapegoat" immediately.
"Tang San is too inexperienced, Poseidon is too stubborn... This Douluo Continent is vast, yet there's no suitable replacement?"
(End of chapter)