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With Depp's merciless slap, the King of Atlantis's body was instantly smashed into pieces and bone fragments.

A gem emitting a green glow fell from his body and rolled to Depp's feet.

At the same time, the dense and intense fluctuations around Neptune's trident, which had sensed that King Atlan had been shattered in one blow and that Depp possessed immense power, vanished instantly.

Without its support, the trident landed docilely in Depp's arms with a soft thud.

It was as if he was saying, "What happened just now was a misunderstanding. Brother, I'm yours now."

Upon seeing this, Karasen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

The King of Atlan was slapped into ashes and bone fragments by this kid?

Moreover, the once unruly Neptune Trident is now actually sidling up to this kid!

Is this even reasonable?

It's worth noting that even Karasen didn't dare to act recklessly in front of Neptune's Trident.

Even someone as powerful as Karasen is still subject to the authority of the trident.

This is also why Aquaman could stand atop Karathen's head and swagger around after acquiring the trident.

Chapter 277 The Talkative Trident

In other words, Karathen did not submit to Aquaman, nor to the King of Atlantis.

Instead, it lay obediently in Depp's arms, Neptune's trident radiating an alluring golden glow.

This divine weapon can command all marine life, and even Karasun has to submit to it.

Of course, for races with a high degree of intelligence, the control over Neptune's trident would be much less.

For example, the underwater humans of Atlantis and Zebel.

Grasping the trident, Depp instantly felt an unparalleled power surge into him.

What Depp was most familiar with was the thunderous power contained within the trident.

This is a completely different kind of thunder power than the one Depp had previously mastered.

The third type of lightning is golden lightning.

Golden lightning power spread from his arm throughout Depp's body, eventually meeting two other forces.

The lightning power from Ororo Monroe, and the lightning power from Thor's hammer.

But soon, the golden lightning originating from the sea acted as a harmonizing agent, enveloping the other two completely different lightning powers.

Water nourishes all things, and the golden lightning originating from Neptune's trident also possesses the ability to harmonize.

Soon, with a loud bang, dazzling golden and purple lightning, centered on Depp, scattered outwards like fireworks before disappearing in a flash.

To Depp's surprise, under the influence of the golden lightning, the lightning power of Ororo and Thor, which was originally hidden within him, merged into a new purple lightning.

Beyond the purple lightning, golden lightning shimmered on their surface, like a harmonizer.

"This power... is so strong!"

Depp was overjoyed because he discovered that the newly fused purple-gold lightning was many times more powerful than the previous one!

Even Thor's divine thunder is far inferior to his own purple-gold lightning.

And it's far inferior!

After merging the Thunder within Depp's body, the remaining powers of the Trident were also infused into Depp's body.

In that instant, Depp felt as if he were the ruler of the entire ocean, and that nothing in the sea could rival him.

The power of the Trident is far greater than Depp had imagined.

In addition to commanding marine life, the trident also possesses the ability to create storms and tsunamis, as well as the most memorable lightning power.

However, the specific power of these abilities is directly related to the strength of the user.

Given Depp's current power, if he were to fully activate the Trident, he could even trigger a tsunami that could engulf the entire city of New York in an instant.

With Depp's own control over lightning, its power far surpasses Thor's purple-gold lightning, and its maximum range can almost cover the entire city.

"This is really a great product!"

Depp looked at the Neptune Trident, which shimmered with golden light, in his hand and said.

Trident: "Then take a look, we're no ordinary weapon!"

Depp: (*?ロ?)!!

"You can actually talk?"

Depp was a little confused. He clearly sensed that the voice he had just heard was coming from the trident in his hand.

Before this, the only artifact Depp had ever encountered with the ability to communicate was Mjolnir, Thor's hammer.

It's important to know that Odin was the first user of Thor's hammer, Hela, the goddess of death, was the second, and Thor was only the third user.

In other words, Thor's hammer is a divine artifact of god-king level.

And the Neptune Trident in his hand could even speak.

Could it be... that this thing is on the same level as Thor's hammer?

But that shouldn't be happening!

If it were a divine artifact on par with Thor's hammer, then why would the King of Atlan be so frustrated?

Even if he's not a god-king level figure, he shouldn't be this weak.

Depp shook his head, thinking to himself, "Who cares? I've made a fortune this time!"

Although the power of the trident and his own enhancements are now only enough to destroy a city in one strike.

But Depp believed that if this thing and he continued to grow, they would definitely become so powerful in the future that they would explode like stars or even become a powerful being like Odin.

Upon hearing this, Trident continued, "Reporting to the boss, I've always been able to speak, I just didn't want to waste time with them before."

Depp laughed when he saw this.

And this trident seems to be quite talkative!

but......

"Them? You mean the King of Atlantis?"

"Depp asked."

Then, he felt the trident in his hand tremble slightly, as if it were nodding.

“That’s right, as well as the previous kings of Atlantis. I can’t be bothered to talk to them. They were too weak.”

Upon hearing this, Depp seemed to understand something and said, "You mean those guys are controlling Atlantis by relying on your power, and without you, they're actually quite weak, so you don't bother talking to them, right?"

“Absolutely right!” Trident replied.

Depp nodded in agreement; that made sense now.

King Atlantis and the several kings of Atlantis before him may never have received the Trident's approval, and therefore never fully obtained the Trident's true power.

Neptune's Trident continued to shake its body and asked, "Where should we go next? I've been in this stinking ditch for over a thousand years, and I feel like I'm about to completely stink!"

Depp gently touched the trident and said, "We're leaving now. We have a lot to do after we leave."

After saying that, Depp, carrying the trident, approached Karasen and asked, "Karasen, are you willing to submit to me and become my subordinate?"

Karasen had already witnessed Depp's power. He looked at the trident in Depp's hand, and finally lowered his head, saying, "I will follow you forever, my master."

“You have done well, Karasen. You shall wait here for my summons.”

After Depp finished speaking, he swam straight towards the exit above the water cave.

As they headed towards the exit, the trident gleamed with golden light, and Depp's body was covered in layers of golden scales.

Compared to Aquaman's golden upper body scales and green leather pants.

Having gained complete approval from Neptune's Trident, Depp's entire body was covered in golden scales.

It must be said that the pale blue siren symbiote's eerie and terrifying appearance, paired with its pure gold scales, possesses an indescribable and unique beauty.

As soon as it broke the surface of the water, the siren symbiote immediately shrank back into Depp's body.

The golden scales immediately tightened, covering Depp's skin tightly.

At the same time, Depp heard a gasp from the Neptune trident in his hand:

"Wow, can anyone tell me what's going on?"

"How did my powerful master suddenly become a handsome man?"

"Damn it! If you had looked like this just now, I would have been lying on your firm abs by now!"

Depp was completely bewildered upon hearing this, utterly baffled as to what Trident was doing.

"What...do you mean?"

Depp asked, puzzled.

Neptune Trident explained, "What I mean is, if you had taken me with this handsome face, I wouldn't have resisted you for so long."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately understood what the guy was talking about.

"You felt that my performance just now...didn't meet the standard, which is why you were so resistant?"

“That’s right! After all, no one wants to be held in the hands of a Trench Clan as a lackey, right?” Neptune Trident said. “Honestly, if I had to be a lackey of the Trench Clan, I’d rather be broken in two.”

Upon hearing this, Depp sarcastically remarked, "I found it quite amusing to watch you turn against me after I blew King Atlan into dust."

"That's because I realized the boss's true nature—he's definitely a handsome guy!"

Neptune Trident spoke with utter arrogance.

When Depp emerged from the waterfall wielding Neptune's Trident, Atlanna's eyes widened in disbelief.

She covered her mouth, tears welling in her eyes, and kept saying, "This...this is impossible! This is simply impossible, how could a human possibly obtain Neptune's Trident?"

Before Depp could speak, Neptune's Trident spoke in Atlana's mind like a thug:

"Hey little girl, watch your mouth! If you dare to talk rudely to my boss again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"