The waves on the ocean raged turbulently. After Skadi swept the ocean currents to completely shatter Sea God Island and roll up the Seven Sacred Pillars, she ordered some high-level beast kings and rare, high-level Soul Beast to leave. This place was now left solely with all kinds of Seaborn swarms controlled by Skadi. The land of Sea God Island was being dismantled and dissolved by the Seaborn, turning into layers of nutrients that were sent to the energy-gathering swarm beneath Skadi's feet.
These were creatures propagated by Seaborn cells, which controlled various Soul Beast to extract their essence. Looking out at these bizarre creatures from afar...
Watching the hearts in their chest cavities beating.
Excitedly rotating the vacuoles within their bodies.
Even the soft membranes leapt with joy.
And the pleated skin flapped with excitement.
Endless invaded and devoured Sea Soul Beasts were uniformly drawn into We Many, and Skadi, as their god, naturally became the object of their faith.
The Sea Soul Beasts compensated for the extremely low baseline of the Seaborn, allowing them to become individuals possessing organs. They were devouring the wealthiest, most energetic land in this ocean.
The originally elegant and simple Sea God Island was completely gone, leaving only a massive vortex where it once stood. The broken ruins could still be seen within the vortex.
Following the consciousness of We Many, the Seaborn arranged themselves in an orderly fashion, dismantling this energy and converting it into nutrients. Beneath the calm surface of the sea, it was completely pitch black with swarms of Seaborn.
These Seaborn lined up in perfect order. Many capable of emitting light spontaneously adorned the ocean, presenting the meteors from the sky in a different form within this darkest sea.
Beneath Skadi's feet, eerie, glamorous colors and blurred shadows manifested in the ocean as massive, overlapping coral reefs appeared in the sea.
Within the giant coral reefs beneath her feet dwelt all kinds of scallops, which adsorbed the life matter transmitted by various Seaborn, continuously delivering nutrients to Ulpianus at the very bottom. Around him, there were two other female figures, who were also being continuously replenished, adsorbed, and evolved...
The Seaborn were working hard to replenish their energy for the great war ahead.
As for the Demon Empress who had helped with the siege, she was currently holding her weeping daughter, lamenting the fickleness of fate.
A Seaborn whose shape looked completely unlike a Seaborn--a colorful jellyfish created according to Skadi's aesthetics--silently released pheromones, hoping that the two would fully join We Many.
At this moment, the two accepted everything that had been negotiated beforehand and became members seated beneath the new Sea God. They felt the pheromones emitted by the Seaborn:
"Infinite evolution! Eliminate impurities! Make yourself cleaner and more perfect! We shall march into the starry sky!"
The Seaborn were making them stay away from the battlefield. The final conclusion would be brought about by their "God."
After completing the replenishment of those three individuals, the countless Seaborn beneath the ocean had already fulfilled their mission. They began to gather toward the dragon-shaped Seaborn in the center. During their journey through the darkest ocean, they began to sing the ballad of the Seaborn.
The ballad of the Seaborn seemed to pull back the curtain on the battle--"Under Tides."
"Thank you! For your mercy!" Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie, under Skadi's watchful gaze, took away the fleeing former disciples of Sea God Island. He then knelt devoutly before Skadi. Unfortunately, his bloodshot eyes, tear-stained face, and the Sea God Helmet hanging on him showed absolutely no intention of stopping.
"Why bother? Becoming a subject of the new Sea God sounds much better than becoming a dead soul beneath her seat. Your Sea God abandoned you many years ago, otherwise, you wouldn't have fled to the land."
This had been explained back in Douluo Dalu 1. Sea God Island was located in the most perilous part of the ocean, surrounded by endless ocean currents and whirlpools. This place best exemplified the surging turbulence of the sea, and it was only with the protection of the Sea God that Sea God Island could take root in this ocean. However, after Tang San ascended, the Sea Princess lineage, which had originally been protected, was practically slaughtered to completion, and even the Sea God's mount, Xiao Bai, was killed.
Having already devoured the Seven Sacred Pillars, the new Divine Seat of the Sea God was completely constructed.
Skadi, who had originally worn a bright red dress paired with strange decorations and looked like a wilderness hunter, was now dressed in a deep blue base after donning the Divine Seat. It was as profound as the ocean, adorned with white waves that danced like tides. Her original black staff was now wrapped in streaks of golden faith energy.
The divine halo behind her back was different from the halos of the Divine Realm; it was a silver-white halo formed by small fish interwoven together. Flowing deep blue ribbons wound around her arms and wrists, looking like seawater rushing all around her.
Reflecting her crimson eyes at this moment, along with the quiet, dark ocean and the continuous torrential rain, Skadi hovered above the sea surface like a true deity.
Hearing this, Chen Xinjie bowed his head heavily to Skadi, then slowly stood up. The surging waves of the ocean rolled over Chen Xinjie, and the seawater seemed to ignite his body. The Four-Word Battle Armor on his body flared up as he ignited his own flame of life.
"I am the Sea God High Priest, the six hundred and forty-eighth generation priest. My clan has worshipped the Sea God for generations because the Sea God Lord protected us for tens of thousands of years. What if the Sea God Lord's kindness has faded? What if there is a new Sea God?" Chen Xinjie once again picked up the Trident that had been shattered in the previous fight. The Sea God's power that he had not absorbed during his previous escape gravitated toward him. The divine tool--the Sea God Helmet--shone upon his head, making him look like the Sea God reincarnate.
"In that case, I shall grant you a quiet death." Skadi said no more. She began to wave her staff, commanding the surrounding Seaborn to move away from the two, creating a vacuum zone in the ocean.
Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie had reached his peak at this very moment, playing the role of a proxy for the Sea God... All sorts of skills that originally required a spirit ring to be applied were now deployed effortlessly with a flip of his hands.
Boundless Ocean!! Blue Sea Rotation!! Return of Ten Thousand Currents!!
Accompanied by towering waves, a surging tornado violently churned. Chen Xinjie swung the Sea God Trident in his hand and charged toward the new Sea God.
A level 100 powerhouse burning himself out, coupled with the Sea God Helmet continuously absorbing the Sea God's power that originally belonged to Tang San as a filter.
At this moment, he had already reached the level of a 3rd-class God.
"Your imposing aura is indeed sufficient... Unfortunately, you and the Sea God you believe in have too low an understanding of the 'Ocean.'"
Skadi slowly descended, her pure white hair fluttering behind her like butterfly wings. Her golden, brilliant high heels gently stepped onto the sea surface.
"Calm and Tranquil."
The tornado that had been raging and sweeping forward, along with the towering waves, unexpectedly vanished completely at this moment.
Leaving only Chen Xinjie flying toward Skadi, wielding the Trident in his hand against the quiet, profound ocean.