Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 173 Under the Light, the Mortal World is Like a Shadow

The two walked among the crowd without attracting attention.

"These sea spirit masters from outside the island are mostly of very average talent. However, their faith in Lord Sea God is just as devout as that of the people of Sea God Island."

Su Cheng glanced at the passing crowd and softly told Poseidon the stories he had learned.

"Teacher, look, that person is named Philip. He was originally born on Seagod Island. But unfortunately, he had zero innate soul power and had no chance to pass the test. He left Seagod Island after reaching adulthood."

"However, he did not give up. He taught himself medicine and spent more than ten years studying the meridians and acupoints of the human body. He developed a set of techniques that could help people stop bleeding and block soul power."

"Although he is not a Soul Master, he now uses his skills to follow a fleet on the high seas to try his best to save those Sea Soul Masters whose lives are in danger."

"His dream was simple: to help everyone in need in his own way. His only regret was not becoming a Soul Master; otherwise, he might have been able to save more Sea God believers."

"Because he had no soul power, three people died in front of him, and he was helpless to do anything about it. He has always felt guilty about it."

After saying that, he pointed to another girl.

"That older sister's name is Mi Wei. She was originally a Soul Master from the mainland. Because she longed for freedom, she came to the sea and became a Sea Soul Master."

"She has good talent, but unfortunately, the tests for mainland Soul Masters on Seagod Island are quite strict. They have to pass an assessment every year, and she failed to pass it."

"But she wasn't discouraged by this. Because in her view, being able to live at sea was the happiest thing."

"Don't let Miwei's young age fool you, she's actually the captain of a fleet of ships, and her dream is to build the largest fleet at sea."

"That person's name is Zhang Ming, and he was born on an island near Poseidon Island..."

Following Su Cheng's guidance and gaze, Poseidon looked at the Sea Soul Masters coming and going not far away.

As she looked around, her gaze gradually shifted to the child beside her, and she seemed somewhat lost in thought.

No one has ever cared about the past of these Soul Masters from outside the island, nor about their true pursuits and beliefs.

No, perhaps it's not just these people.

Even among the Soul Masters on Seagod Island, who does she really know?

Perhaps only those seven Holy Pillar Douluos could leave a trace in her heart.

To her, the others were not even passersby, and they left no impression on her at all. They were not as memorable as the two peerless Douluo who had once come to Seagod Island.

But those two people were only met once, while the people of Poseidon Island have accompanied her for generations, worshipping the Sea God.

Am I really qualified to be a high priest?

Poseidon's face was shrouded in a light mist, obscuring his expression.

His gaze, however, was silently fixed on Su Cheng, who was walking beside him.

He calls himself a teacher.

But in fact, he had never taught him anything.

Whether it was cultivating his soul power level or acquiring soul rings, he explored everything on his own without ever asking a single question.

On the contrary, I've found myself lacking something in the other person's words these days.

"Is it because he is pure enough?" Poseidon murmured to himself.

In contrast, despite having lived for so many years, her understanding of faith is so shallow.

As one of the strongest beings in the world, and also serving as the High Priestess of Seagod Island, considering herself a servant of the Seagod, she can say that her faith in the Seagod has never wavered for a moment.

Although they also fear death, they are willing to give their lives for Lord Sea God.

Could it be as this child said before, that I am too high and mighty, never having truly experienced human affairs, never understanding what believers ask for, and never comprehending the true meaning of the will of the sea god?

Life in the Temple of Poseidon was naturally extremely monotonous.

Her own abilities have already reached their limit.

Poseidon simply didn't have many worldly desires, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

She was exceptionally talented from a young age, and no one of her peers could surpass her.

After he reached the age of eighteen and underwent the eight top-level tests, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.

During the most active and restless years of her early life, she devoted almost all her energy to cultivation.

Now that his state of mind has gradually improved, he has lost interest in communicating with others. In addition, given the consistent style of the High Priest of Poseidon Island, he naturally went into seclusion on Poseidon Mountain.

Looking at it again today, it feels like a lifetime ago.

As Su Cheng spoke, he also noticed the change in Poseidon's emotions beside him.

With his current strength, it was naturally impossible for him to sense the fluctuations of the other party's aura, not to mention that Poseidon was using her mental power to conceal her own existence.

But he sensed another kind of fluctuation, the faint light of the soul.

A surge of immense joy welled up in Su Cheng's heart.

He did have this idea, trying to see if he could perceive Poseidon's soul fluctuations.

The other party's faith in the sea god is naturally unwavering and pure. With words and his own talent as a "soul scholar," he has a good chance of winning them over.

But the other party has lived for so many years and his cultivation is unparalleled. He originally did not dare to expect to achieve results so quickly.

But now, looking at this high priest of Poseidon Island, he seems even more...naive than he imagined?

Poseidon was certain that the sea god truly existed.

Her martial spirit is the Sea God.

But Poseidon's true image remained a hazy and indistinct concept in her mind.

Ultimately, it was just a totem; all the colors were added by her herself, based on the framework drawn by her predecessors.

But how could Poseidon possibly understand the true meaning behind this totem, or the spirit and principles it embodies?

In fact, the sea god himself only relied on his own formidable strength to gather faith and achieve his divine status, so there is no other explanation for it.

But now, the sea god has become the spiritual pillar of the residents of Seagod Island, a special symbol, and naturally, it has become two separate things from the sea god himself.

That's what faith is—it's something that unfolds from the hope in people's hearts.

Human nature is fickle.

When gods reside high in the heavens, and their occasional manifestations do not spread their ideas, how can they manipulate the changes in people's hearts?

Today, someone finally told Poseidon what the spirit of the sea god truly was, which naturally caused her great shock.

This person, through his words, attitude, emotions, and miraculous talent, proved to her that the will of the sea god was truly guiding him.

Poseidon's wavering and shock were naturally understandable.

Three years later, at the Poseidon Island Market.

Su Cheng stood at the front, looking at the more than 180 people in front of him.

Over the years, the network of contacts he has developed is far more than just these.

But these people in front of us can be considered the core.

Because in his vision, the brilliance of the souls of the people before him was extremely dazzling.

These people were fanatical believers of the sea god.

No, to be precise, he was a fanatical follower of what he called the "Sea God".

The initial preparations have been completed. Next, we will focus on these people and enter a phase of accelerated expansion.

In the past few years, Su Cheng's own strength has improved at an astonishing speed, even surpassing his cultivation speed in reality, which amazed Poseidon.

He was only ten years old at the time, but he had already reached the cultivation level of a high-level Soul Venerable, and was not far from becoming a Soul Master.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have reached this level with just medicine and the Nirvana Sutra, because the Nirvana Sutra and his martial spirit cannot be perfectly compatible.

Moreover, his current martial soul is only close to the ninth level of the innate realm, which is far inferior to the Longevity Sword.

The reason for all of this stems from his progress in the study of the soul.

When the physical body, soul power, and soul are all enhanced simultaneously, Su Cheng discovers that they can actually resonate with each other in a magical way.

Although these three forces are far from being able to coalesce into one, the resonance during cultivation alone has increased his cultivation speed by more than 40%.

It's no wonder they've made such rapid progress.

Su Cheng even had a premonition. The power generated when these three elements truly condense will be completely different from simple soul power; it will be a leap in the level of power.

Because he possessed the Nirvana Sutra, Su Cheng didn't bother adding soul ring attributes to his sword spirit during this simulation.

It's difficult to find a soul beast with the ultimate attribute at sea, and doing so in such a place is not appropriate.

To truly emulate the purity of one's faith, one must align one's martial spirit with that of a sea spirit master; it would be a mistake to sacrifice the greater good for a minor gain.

Moreover, with the martial soul now at its current level, simply supplementing the martial soul will provide very limited benefits.

Su Cheng looked at the crowd before him with a serious expression.

"Under the light, the mortal world is but a shadow. The radiance of the sea god shines upon all living beings."

"Only by finding your own direction can your life have meaning."

"Today I founded the Ming Cult with the aim of finding the true light that can guide the followers of the Sea God forward!"

With his physical fitness and soul power level improving by leaps and bounds, his development speed was also extremely fast.

Although she is only ten years old, she is already over 1.7 meters tall.

Although his face still looked somewhat immature, he didn't look like a child at all, and his speech became increasingly solemn and dignified.

The group of Sea Soul Masters below also wore serious expressions.

He repeated loudly, "Under the light, the mortal world is but a shadow. The radiance of the sea god shines upon all living beings..."

"Hey, Su Cheng."

After those people left, Lorelei emerged from the shore and slapped the surface of the sea with her long fish tail.

He looked at Su Cheng with suspicion, "Is your Ming Cult any legitimate organization? Something feels off about it."

"Something's not right?"

Su Cheng remained calm as he slowly walked to the other person's side. He was now as tall as Lorelei.

Of course, that's assuming the sea witch has manifested two legs.

"My mind-reading ability doesn't seem to work on those people anymore."

Lorelei's bright eyes narrowed slightly, and her previously youthful face suddenly exuded a stunning allure. "This is very abnormal."

She couldn't see through Su Cheng before, but now even ordinary sea soul masters can block her supernatural powers.

How is that possible!

You must know that she is an unparalleled genius of the mermaid race, with strength reaching the level of a Soul Douluo, and her mental strength is enough to crush everyone present.

"Because of faith." Su Cheng smiled.

He appeared unusually relaxed in Lorelei's presence and no longer maintained his previous charlatan-like attitude.

"That doctrine, wasn't it compiled by us together? Don't you know whether it's legitimate or not?"

(End of this chapter)