Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 223 The New King Ascends the Throne, the Era of the Sea God Ends!
A fierce wind swept across the sea, disrupting its tranquility.

A somber and silent wait ensued.

The sound of the spatial barrier shattering rang out quietly.

Apart from Nan Liujing and Gu Yue, all the ferocious beasts and beast kings looked back, their pupils suddenly shrinking.

Di Tian was carrying two strangely shaped, weak, and half-dead people in his left and right hands. Besides him, Xiong Jun was also carrying two people, while the Demon King was carrying a woman whose face seemed to have been corroded.

The aura emanating from the three ferocious beasts had not yet been completely concealed, and a terrifying killing intent lingered involuntarily. Even the beast kings, who had fought on the sea for many years, could not help but change their expressions slightly.

"My lord, Your Majesty, we have not failed in our mission. We have brought all five evil sea beasts with us."

Di Tian casually tossed the evil sea beast, which he had beaten half to death, onto the ground, and Xiong Jun and Wan Yao Wang followed suit.

The moment it landed, the female evil sea beast brought by the Demon King woke up. It suddenly opened three pairs of eyes, each pair of which was extremely turbid and had an eerie dark light flowing through them. The surrounding light dimmed for a moment, and the world rippled slightly, as if it were being eroded by some kind of power.

"Trying to use your mental power against me?"

Gu Yue let out a soft hum, and her silver eyes burst forth with substantial elemental light, like sharp blades piercing out.

"what!"

The female demonic beast screamed, and blood immediately streamed from its six eyes, nearly blinding it on the spot.

Looking at the evil beasts writhing on the ground, the beast kings all had extremely gloomy faces.

These five evil sea beasts were all too familiar to them. Over the years, many of their kind had died at their hands. Moreover, these evil beasts enjoyed torture and killing; being caught by them was truly a fate worse than death.

Especially this evil sea monster that almost went blind, whose real name is Corrupted Demon, does not belong to any sea monster group.

If the Snow Empress is a spirit born from the convergence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the far north, then the Corrupted Demon is an evil monster born from the convergence of the yin and malevolent energy of heaven and earth in the forbidden land of the sea.

It has no fixed race, and no one knows exactly when it was born. But since its birth, every now and then, large numbers of sea beasts have been slaughtered, and it specifically targets those races that have a Beast King in charge.

The characteristic of those who die at his hands is that their bodies appear intact, but their souls are missing, and their faces will have a near-collapse-like ferocity before they die.

Nan Liujing said with satisfaction, "Very good, the last five evil sea beasts are all in place. Shark King, how about I borrow this plaza of yours to execute them?"

Faced with Nan Liujing's nonchalant question, Xiaobai tensed up instantly. She was certain that if she dared to refuse, she would lose her head immediately.

"Do as you please," she said, barely suppressing her racing heart.

"Very good." Nan Liujing was very satisfied with her attitude. He immediately stepped forward and kicked the five evil beasts five times, sending them flying to the ground beneath Tang San's statue.

Under the watchful eyes of many onlookers, Nan Liujing flashed and arrived directly on top of the statue's head, stepping on Tang San's head.

He said calmly, "Shark King, I'll ask you one more time, do these evil beasts have any connection with the Sea God?"

Xiao Bai said in a deep voice, "No."

“I’ve given you a chance.” Nan Liujing glanced at her calmly. The next moment, seven mysterious light patterns solidified in his pupils, as if some kind of ability had been activated. The color of his pupils turned into a deathly gray, like the nothingness after everything had been ended.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The plaza resembled a faded oil painting, with the light receding towards Nan Liujing's location, like the receding tide. In an instant, the surrounding area turned dark gray, except for Nan Liujing, who stood atop Tang San's statue, who retained his original bright colors. Strange gray eye-like phantoms quietly appeared in the sky and on the ground.

The pupils locked onto the five evil beasts on the ground. Suddenly, their bodies trembled violently, and they woke up and stood up, but their eyes were dazed.

Upon seeing this, the beast kings instinctively assumed defensive stances.

Nan Liujing said calmly, "Don't panic, this is my mental domain. Since the Shark King is unwilling to reveal the truth, then I will ask them myself."

Xiao Bai's pretty face seemed to drain of color instantly.

A sense of unease inexplicably arose in Bai Xiuxiu's heart, and she subconsciously gripped her mother's clothes tightly.

"Snapped!"

Nan Liujing snapped his fingers casually.

The crisp sound startled the five evil beasts awake. The confusion in their eyes cleared, and when they saw the statue before them, their expressions changed drastically. They quickly prostrated themselves and shouted, "We greet the Sea God!"

Dead silence.

The square was completely silent.

The beast kings stared blankly at the five evil beasts.

When they looked at the statue of the sea god, the light of reverence in their eyes almost leaped out of their sockets.

They knew, they truly knew the sea god.

The corrupted demon who had almost been blinded by Gu Yue hurriedly asked in a respectful tone, "Lord Sea God, less than a hundred years have passed since the last operation. Do you have another mission to arrange ahead of schedule?"

"What mission?" Nan Liujing's voice seemed to drift from afar, filled with divinity.

The evil beasts looked at each other, somewhat puzzled. One of them, a burly beast covered in dark green tumors, said in a deep voice, "Reporting to the Sea God, it is the task that involves giving special treatment to the various sea creatures according to the list when their faith in you weakens."

The beast kings stood frozen in place.

"Oh, that matter," Nan Liujing said calmly, "From now on, you won't need to handle that matter anymore."

Upon hearing this, the evil beasts' eyes lit up, and they asked excitedly in unison, "Great Sea God, you promised to purify us with the Light of the Sea God, so will you bestow blessings upon us now?"

"Of course." Facing the expectant looks from the evil beasts, Nan Liujing smiled leisurely and then waved casually at the sky.

In an instant, pitch-black thunderclouds surged in and quickly occupied the sky above the square. Deep within the clouds, not only did a muffled rumbling sound reverberate, but also blinding flashes of lightning appeared, like sharp blades tearing through the sky, making people feel uneasy.

"Lord Sea God?" The evil beasts were taken aback, their obsequious faces showing confusion and unease.

"You have accomplished your missions very well over the years and deserve even greater blessings. Now relax and prepare to embrace a brand new future." Nan Liujing's lips curled into a cold smile.

The evil beasts were overjoyed. They all closed their eyes, stretched out their arms, and wanted to bask in the blessings.

"boom--"

The next moment, righteous thunder poured down like a dam bursting.

Dark blue lightning tore through the air, leaving fine black streaks in the void, striking each of the evil beasts with precision.

"Lord Poseidon, no... Ahhhhh!"

Blinding sparks exploded instantly on their bodies, and the evil beasts enveloped in the blessing let out heart-wrenching howls of pain.

Within its spiritual sea, the supremely powerful and yang energy of exorcism swept out, binding the trembling soul like chains.

The evil beasts finally realized something was wrong, and their consciousness, guided by greed, one of the seven deadly sins, in the spiritual realm, immediately awoke.

But after only a glance at the many beast kings surrounding them, and before fear could even appear on their faces, the bodies of the five evil beasts, whose cultivation had exceeded 500,000 years, were twisted and disintegrated in the lightning, eventually turning into charred ashes scattered all over the sky.

With the evil spirits gone, the thunderclouds dissipated like white mist under the sunlight.

"Unfortunately, its sinister aura is too strong, making it unsuitable for creating a spirit."

With all evil vanquished, Nan Liujing's gaze fell upon Xiaobai, whose face was frozen in shock: "Shark King, didn't you say that the evil beasts and the Sea God had nothing to do with each other?"

The beast kings looked over with grim expressions.

Xiao Bai's breathing quickened, and she stumbled, taking a step back.

"Mom." Bai Xiuxiu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Could it be that those evil beasts that slaughtered various sea creatures were really cultivated by the Sea God?"

"No!"

Like a dog whose tail has been stepped on, Xiaobai, her face flushed, roared at her daughter, "The Sea God is great, supreme, and full of justice and kindness. His love for the sea is beyond question!"

Bai Xiuxiu was terrified by her mother's fury, and stood there stunned, her pretty face pale.

Nan Liujing scoffed, "You say he's full of justice and kindness, and his love for the sea is unquestionable. You mean that ten thousand years ago, after the Sea Princess's daughter was brutally murdered by an evil spirit master, the Sea Princess prayed countless times, but the Sea God never answered her prayers. Then, when the Sea God's daughter went to the Sea Princess's territory to cause trouble and was almost killed by the Sea Princess, the Sea God finally appeared to save his daughter and incidentally helped the Sea Princess. Is that kindness? Is that love for the sea?"

The beast kings listened and subconsciously looked at the sea princess with a complicated expression.

Many of the beast kings had never actually seen Tang San in person, because he ascended to the God Realm less than a few decades after becoming a god, due to a bet with the God King, unlike Poseidon who remained in the sea for hundreds of years. Of the hundred or so beast kings in the sea, the Sea Princess was perhaps the only one who had truly seen Tang San's figure.

The Beast Kings were also well aware of what had happened to the Sea Princess clan ten thousand years ago.

It was during that time that the Sea Princess, after countless prayers failing to summon the Sea God, desperately contacted the various beast kings of the surrounding seas, preparing to launch a surprise attack on human coastal cities. It was also during this contact that the beast kings' faith in the Sea God began to crumble. After all, the Sea Princess was the first beast king to submit to Poseidon, holding a very high position, but the second-generation Sea God completely ignored her.

Although the sea god appeared later, the reason for his appearance made the beast kings even more dissatisfied.

If the daughter of the sea god doesn't come, does that mean that no matter how much the evil soul master tortures and kills sea beasts, the sea god won't intervene?

Then why should we obey you?
It was from that day that their devotion to the sea god diminished.

"correct."

The Abyss Octopus King seemed to remember something, drawing everyone's attention. He said in a deep voice, "I remember that although evil beasts have always existed, their cultivation levels are generally not high. They can usually only break through 100,000 years before they self-destruct. Therefore, there has never been an example of a Beast King. These five evil beasts all have a cultivation level of more than 500,000 years. It seems that the time when they first appeared was exactly a hundred years after the Sea Princess's daughter was attacked."

Upon hearing this, the beast kings stared at each other in disbelief, as memories from tens of thousands of years ago rushed back to them.

They all remembered.

Indeed, a hundred years after the Sea Princess clan was deceived by the evil spirit master, the strength of the evil beasts suddenly surged.

Fuck you, Poseidon!

Long Ao looked left and right, realizing it was time for him to speak up. He immediately stepped forward and angrily cursed at the sky, "Compared to Poseidon, the second-generation sea god is nothing but a fart."

Long Ao's angry curses quickly triggered a chain reaction from the other beast kings, and a chorus of angry curses rose up, turning the entire square into a gathering to greet Tang San's family.

The various filthy words from the sea tribes that insulted Tang San echoed in Xiao Bai's ears. Anger burned in her eyes. She glanced at the Beast King, with whom she had a conflict, and her heart tightened. Without hesitation, she sent a telepathic message to Bai Xiuxiu.

"Xiuxiu, leave the Demon Shark Sea right now."

"Mom?" Bai Xiuxiu was taken aback.

Xiao Bai looked down at her, her eyes sharp and terrifying, yet also carrying a mother's worry for her daughter's future. "If you still consider me your mother, then listen to me, leave the Demon Shark Sea, and never come back."

“Mom…” Bai Xiuxiu tried to grab Xiaobai’s clothes, but was frightened by a cold look.

As a great white shark with 90,000 years of cultivation but an actual age of less than 10,000, Bai Xiuxiu's mental fortitude was clearly insufficient, and she did not quite understand why her mother wanted her to leave.

Bai Xiuxiu panicked, realizing she had never seen her mother look at her with such sharp, cold eyes before, and staggered away.

Throughout the entire scene, apart from Nan Liujing noticing her departure, no one else paid any attention to her leaving.

Suddenly, a wisp of spiritual energy flew over and touched Bai Xiuxiu's body.

"Rumble--"

Just as the angry curses resounded and the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest were enjoying the sea god being scolded, suddenly, the entire Sea God Island was inexplicably shaken as if by an earthquake.

"what happened?"

Gu Yue frowned and turned to look at Di Tian.

Just as Di Tian was about to examine it, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The statue of Tang San that Nan Liujing was standing on suddenly shattered, and with a loud crash, it turned into countless fragments that scattered across the vast square.

"The statue is broken..." Xiao Bai's eyes widened in shock. This statue was not made of any random stone, but was carved by infusing the power of faith into special stone.

The shattering of the sea god signifies the formal beginning of the disintegration of the faith in him.

Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts' eyes lit up with joy, while the beast kings stopped cursing and stared wide-eyed at Nan Liujing, who was standing on the void.

The idol shattered beneath his feet.

As if sensing something in the darkness, Nan Liujing noticed that the thick fog covering the Demon Shark Sea was showing signs of dissipating, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Di Tian, ​​give me the sea chart."

Nan Liujing spoke as if he held the imperial mandate.

Di Tian knew that this was the time to cooperate, so he decisively handed over the sea chart.

Nan Liujing made a grabbing motion from a distance, and the nautical chart flew straight to him.

Unfolding the nautical chart, Nan Liujing traced a line between his left index finger and teeth, releasing a drop of blood essence. Just as it was about to land on the chart, he realized what was happening and looked at Gu Yue with a smile: "Yue'er, give me a drop of your blood essence."

Gu Yue shook her head and smiled sweetly, "The new king of the sea is you!"

Nan Liujing paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

He did not force it; under his mental control, his essence blood dripped onto the sea chart.

Slight ripples appeared on the various sea areas marked on the nautical chart.

In the darkness, it was like the divine perspective that allowed one to obtain the ancient tree of life and the artifact, and then perceive the entire small world.

Nan Liujing glanced across almost the entire sea, and as if sensing someone, a strange expression appeared on his face.

With quick reflexes, Long Ao knelt down decisively: "Long Ao greets Your Majesty!"

At his shout, the beast kings reacted immediately, knelt down, and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

On Nan Liujing's forehead, the mark of the Thunder God quietly appeared. His identity as the inheritor of the god, as well as the fact that Tang San had been gone for many years, gave him the ability to seize control of the sea chart.

"You should understand that I dealt with the evil beasts not because I am a good person."

Nan Liujing spoke calmly.

The Sea Princess took a deep breath and said respectfully, "The ocean needs a co-respecter and a rule-maker. Moreover, your ability to mobilize land-based soul beasts is enough to prove that although you are human, you are not our enemy. Therefore, we are willing to submit to you unconditionally."

Nan Liujing's gaze swept over the other beast kings, and none of them refuted him.

"I have not yet become a god, so for now, the rules of the sea will be followed according to the time of Poseidon. As for the fact that the sea has changed masters, I ask you to spread the word. After it is done, I will bestow true blessings upon you on Devil's Island."

"Yes."

The beast kings shouted in unison, their eyes gleaming with excitement. They had not forgotten why the dragon turtle had survived its third tribulation.

Long Ao asked, "Your Majesty, should we execute Shark King?"

In an instant, the beast kings subconsciously turned their gazes to Little White, their eyes filled with increasing killing intent.

Xiao Bai's expression tightened, and the demon soul great white shark beasts who were still kneeling were also struck as if by lightning, their faces turning pale.

Could today be the day our clan is wiped out?

Seeing Xiaobai's delicate body tremble slightly, Nan Liujing teased, "Scared?"

Xiao Bai lowered her head in embarrassment and anger, without replying. Bai Xiuxiu, who was fleeing, suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her red lips trembled slightly, and she dared not turn around, afraid to see her mother and the beasts of her tribe die tragically.

Nan Liujing landed slowly and walked casually toward Gu Yue: "I'll leave you Demon Soul Great White Shark clan to see what the ocean will become in this new era. Alright, everyone, get back to work. Tell the sea beasts that didn't come that the Lord of the Ocean has changed. Of course, they can refuse to submit to me for now, but if they stubbornly support the second-generation Sea God, then be prepared to bear my wrath in the future."

"Yes."

The beast kings responded in unison once again.

Long Ao glanced coldly at Xiao Bai, but said nothing.

"Really not going to kill me?" Gu Yue asked curiously via telepathy.

Nan Liujing smiled and said, "I have not yet become a god. Although I have already taken control of the sea chart, the Shark Queen has been the actual controller of the sea chart for many years. There are still remnants of her faith power on it. Now that she is dead, it is easy for the sea chart to be damaged, which would be a loss."

Gu Yue suddenly realized, "No wonder."

"Let's go, we should go home." Nan Liujing took Gu Yue's small hand.

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)