Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

The surrounding seawater was silently parted the moment it touched the light, and then closed up again after she passed by, like a wound being stitched up.

Ariel could feel her body moving at an incredible speed through layers of seawater. Distances that once required her to swim with all her might were being traversed in an instant, and countless points of light swept past her and disappeared.

She turned her head and saw that Poseidon's profile appeared unusually pale under the blue light.

On Poseidon Island, with Poseidon's departure, the blue-gold barrier that had been repeatedly reinforced was becoming fragile at an unprecedented rate.

The fine cracks deepened, spread, and intersected under the relentless attacks of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, gradually forming a spiderweb-like network of broken areas.

As the Deep Sea Demon Whale King watched the shattering barrier, a glimmer of true light finally appeared in its golden eyes.

That shell is finally about to break.

He intensified his attack.

Dozens of waterspouts struck the same point on the barrier's surface at the same moment, and golden arcs of electricity spread outwards along the cracks, completely tearing apart the already fragile barrier.

With a dull cracking sound, the defensive barrier surrounding Poseidon Island finally shattered completely, turning into countless tiny specks of light that drifted towards the sea.

Countless sea spirit beasts surged into Seagod Island at the same time.

Those enormous figures, like dark tides rising from the deep sea, surged into the outer area of ​​Poseidon Island along the newly torn rift. Their scales gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and their huge tail fins carved long, thin white streaks across the sea surface.

The defensive fortifications surrounding Poseidon Island were instantly crushed like paper. The Soul Masters who had patrolled the coastline of Poseidon Island didn't even have a chance to put up any decent resistance in the face of the massive sea spirit beast horde before being completely submerged in the dark torrent.

On Poseidon Island, the Seven Pillars watched the light disappear into the deep sea, and they already had some guesses in their minds.

Poseidon left with the statue of Poseidon and Ariel; she did not choose to stay on the island and die with them.

They didn't feel any mockery towards Poseidon's reaction.

Those who were loyal to the sea god also believed that Poseidon's actions were not wrong.

If they were Poseidon, they would make the same choice.

After all, Poseidon's nine trials required Poseidon to sacrifice his life, and she was never one to fear death.

Seahorse Douluo stood in front of the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, his hands pressed on the base of the pillar, and blue light rapidly rose upwards along the fine lines.

He could feel the aura of the sea spirit beasts surging towards him, like countless ropes tightening simultaneously, pulling his senses in all directions.

Sea Witch Douluo stood atop the tallest tower in Sea Witch City, staff in hand, her gaze fixed on the surging sea spirit beasts.

The sea spirit beasts surged into every street and courtyard of Poseidon Island like a dark tide, their massive bodies crushing the low buildings into fragments, like a forest being slowly flattened.

Sea Star Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Dragon Douluo, and Sea Ghost Douluo also met the first wave of attacks in their respective positions. The huge sea spirit beasts were like a dark torrent released at the same time, submerging their figures in the surging waves and energy light.

But none of the Seven Pillars retreated.

They ignited their last bit of strength.

Chapter 588 Seagod Island Disappears

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King set foot on the territory of Seagod Island.

The moment his feet touched the white sand, the fine grains of sand parted slightly to the sides, then gathered together again after he stood firm.

His magnificent robes shimmered like flowing seawater in the sunlight, and his long hair swayed gently in the breeze.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King did not look at the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians who were fighting fiercely with his sea spirit beasts.

Those people were fighting fiercely in front of the various sacred pillars, with blue and gold light flashing alternately around them.

Seahorse Douluo stood in front of the Sacred Pillar, placing his hands on the base of the pillar and pouring his last bit of soul power into the slowly dimming blue-gold pillar of light.

Sea Witch Douluo stood atop the tower, the light at the tip of her staff constantly shattering and reforming.

They burned their last bit of strength, trying to hold onto something in the dark torrent.

But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's gaze merely swept over them without lingering.

These people confronted him before he became a god, when he was already one of the top beings in the ocean.

Now that he has entered the realm of gods, these mortal soul masters are no longer worthy of his attention.

He took a step forward.

The space beneath his feet was compressed into thin paper, and the outline of Poseidon Mountain rapidly magnified before his eyes.

When he took his third step, he was already standing in front of the Temple of Poseidon atop Mount Poseidon.

The palace, built at the highest point, still stands in its original location, and the deep-sea pearls inlaid on the walls still emit a faint blue glow, just as always.

But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King noticed something amiss after just one glance.

Something's off about this place.

The power of the sea god that should have filled the temple of the sea god has now thinned to the point of near depletion. It is like a stream whose riverbed has been drained, with only residual moisture slowly dissipating.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's brows furrowed slowly. He stepped through the palace gates, past the stone pillars shrouded in eerie blue light, and stopped at the deepest part of the palace.

There should have been a huge statue of the sea god standing there, but now only the remaining marks on the edge of the base remain, like a mark left by the wear and tear of time.

A bad feeling flashed through his mind in an instant.

Poseidon fled with the statue of Poseidon and his successor.

The high priestess who stood on the reef and confronted him head-on, who fought him several times with the ten-thousand-year faith of Poseidon Island, who unleashed the Thirteen Forms of Poseidon before him, had already left after using her last bit of strength to reinforce the defensive barrier.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King shifted its gaze from the empty pedestal, sweeping across every corner of the entire palace.

There is no statue of Poseidon, no successor to Poseidon, and no Poseidon.

He no longer needs to confirm anything.

The footprints he left behind appeared and disappeared silently on the stone steps, and the sleeves of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King drew a short arc in the air as he turned around.

He raised his right hand, fingers spread, towards the empty palace.

"boom!"

Dark blue divine power surged from his palm, like a shockwave compressed to its limit, striking precisely the center of the palace.

At the same moment, the huge stone pillars, engraved with wave patterns, broke in the middle. The upper half of the pillars, now unsupported, collapsed downwards, crashing onto the ground and scattering large amounts of rubble.

The deep-sea pearls embedded in the wall shattered one after another in the aftershocks of the shockwave, turning into countless fine powders scattered on the already cracked ground.

The Temple of Poseidon was shattered by the divine power of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The ancient building that had stood atop Poseidon Mountain for ten thousand years was reduced to ruins in an instant.

As the palace collapsed, rubble and dust flew in all directions, and the sea breeze poured in through the cracks in the broken walls, carrying the fine stone dust high into the air.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King stood still, looking at the crumbling ruins before him, his expression even colder than before.

Anger surged within those golden eyes.

She fled. She fled with the statue of the sea god and the sea god's heir.

"Fine." The Deep Sea Demon Whale King spoke in a low voice, his voice carrying a kind of anger that seemed to have been cooled to the extreme and then suddenly surged up.

"No wonder she eventually returned to the Temple of Poseidon; she had run away."

He stood above the slowly sinking ruins, then slowly rose into the air, hovering in the void directly above Poseidon Island.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's gaze swept across the entire island below, where the sea spirit beasts had already occupied most of the Sea God Island.

The once clean and tidy buildings on Poseidon Island are collapsing one after another under the impact of the massive bodies of the sea spirit beasts.

Seahorse Douluo still stands in front of the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, and Sea Witch Douluo still stands at the top of the tower, but their light is dimming.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's spiritual power spread downwards like a tide, covering every inch of Seagod Island.

He relentlessly searched for traces of the sea god's power, meticulously examining any possible sea god imprints left throughout the island, but he found nothing that warranted his attention.

The sea god's power that once filled the air had been completely infused into the defensive barrier by Poseidon when she left.

When the barrier shattered, the power completely dissipated into the sea breeze, leaving no trace that could be detected.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King hovered high in the sky, slowly withdrawing its spiritual power.

He turned his head slightly to look at various parts of Seagod Island, where the Seven Pillar Guardians, who were still fighting the Sea Spirit Beasts, were trying to put up a last stand.

But the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had lost interest in watching them.

He raised his hand, fingers spread, palm facing down at the island that was mostly covered by war and soul beasts.

Dark blue divine power surged from the palm of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, like water from the abyss whose dam had been opened, rushing rapidly along the meridians of his arm to his fingertips.

His five fingers bent slightly for a moment, then suddenly opened wide.

The entire sea area responded at the same moment.

The seawater around Poseidon Island fell into an eerie stillness. The waves that were still crashing against the coastline, the undercurrents that were disturbed by the movement of the sea spirit beasts, and the water droplets that were repeatedly swirled up and fell in the sea breeze all stopped in that instant.

It was as if an unseen hand had pressed the pause button on the entire sea.

Then, the sea level began to rise.

The first change occurred in the shallow waters surrounding Poseidon Island, where the seawater rose at an abnormal speed, surging from the coastline into the island's interior, like a slowly rising curtain of water.

Then, on the more distant sea, the waves that were originally just undulating were simultaneously raised several feet high and converged towards the direction of Poseidon Island.

Waves upon waves, surges upon surges, the power of the entire sea surging in the same direction at the same moment, like a giant beast being awakened slowly stretching its body.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King hovered high in the sky, looking down at the Sea God Island that was being slowly swallowed by the sea.

The seven guardian pillars surrounding Poseidon Island have ceased their fighting, and the sea spirit beasts that flooded the island have instinctively retreated upon seeing the rising sea level, attempting to escape into deeper waters.

But they are too slow.

When the first giant wave crashed against Seagod Island, the area where the Seahorse Pillar was located was submerged.

The sacred pillar broke in two the moment it touched the seawater, and the upper half of the pillar, along with the stone platform on its base that was engraved with sea god patterns, sank into the surging water.

The blue-gold light flickered briefly the instant the pillar broke, and then went out completely.

Next came the Sea Witch City, a white complex built on the southern slope of Poseidon Island. The white buildings began to crumble from the bottom under the impact of the waves, and the walls made of white coral stone tilted and fell apart the moment the seawater poured in.

The figure of the Sea Witch Douluo plummeted from the top of the tower, plunging into the surging waves. Her sea-blue hair and the light of her staff vanished completely the moment she was swallowed up.

The Starfish Pillar, the Sea Spear Pillar, the Sea Dragon Pillar, and the Sea Demon Pillar fell one after another in the surging waves.

Those ancient stone pillars that had stood for thousands of years shattered like fragile porcelain under the impact of the giant waves, their fragments mixed with seawater, silt and gravel, spreading in all directions.

The inhabitants who had lived on Poseidon Island for generations did not have time to react.

Some people were still standing in the square, looking up at the suspended figure in the sky, their eyes reflecting the dark blue light that was covering the entire island.