Chapter 343: The Hundred-Year Pact
Just two bolts of tribulation lightning nearly caused Bibi Dong to collapse. She hurriedly activated the ninth spirit ability of her Death Spider Emperor: Undying Body.
Only then did her condition begin to stabilize slightly.
The scene shifted to the depths of the Star Dou Forest.
The ferocious beasts that were supposed to return to slumber awakened once more.
They looked at one another, a sense of numb confusion in their eyes.
"Another god has been born. What in the world is happening in this era?"
"The divine pressure seems to come from the sea. If I'm not mistaken, someone has inherited the Sea God's divine position—the very one created over twenty thousand years ago."
"It hasn't been that long since the Divine Realm was formed, yet the Sea God has already passed down his divine seat."
The emergence of another divine-level being left the soul beasts deeply uneasy. They didn't know what stance this new god would take toward them.
To soul beast powerhouses, the birth of a new god was no different from a heavenly tribulation.
Survive, and they lived.
Fail, and death awaited.
"Sigh... hopefully this god is as merciful as the God King of Thunder…"
In the Extreme North—
It was actually the closest place to Sea God Island.
The two Emperors of Ice and Snow stood together, gazing blankly toward the direction of the ocean.
"The Sea God has returned," Snow Empress murmured quietly, then fell silent, lost in thought.
Her true form was the Ice Sky Snow Lady. Were it not for the snowflake effect that naturally surrounded her, she would be indistinguishable from a human.
She was the daughter of snow—the true sovereign of the Extreme North.
Even if Di Tian entered her domain, he might not win against her.
"Snow Empress…"
"Should we find a place to slumber for a while?" Ice Empress asked softly.
She was not in human form, but in her true body.
Her entire form radiated a clear, jade-green brilliance, like the most exquisite gemstone.
In truth, ferocious beasts did not like assuming human form. To them, it felt restrictive and unfamiliar. Only their true forms could unleash their full strength—and felt most natural.
That was why, under normal circumstances, most ferocious beasts rarely took on human appearance.
To them, their own bodies were already perfect.
Among them, Ice Empress, the queen of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, was especially exceptional.
Even humans, upon seeing her, couldn't help but praise her beauty.
"No need," Snow Empress replied, shaking her head.
She wasn't thinking about Kong or the newly ascended god.
She was thinking about the next heavenly tribulation.
Snow Empress had already survived six tribulations. The next one would arrive in about ten thousand years.
This time, she had no confidence she would make it through.
Ice Empress's situation was similar. At most, twenty thousand years remained before her own tribulation. With slightly less talent than Snow Empress, her trial would also be a life-and-death ordeal.
For humans, ten or twenty thousand years was an eternity.
But for soul beasts—especially ferocious ones—it was not a long wait.
"Xue'er, your four-hundred-thousand-year limit…"
The scene shifted again, back to Sea God Island.
At this moment, Yu Yuanzhen hovered above the Sea God Temple, feeling the immense surge of his newly awakened divine power.
Compared to a demigod, a true god was as radiant as the full moon compared to a flickering firefly.
This power was beyond anything a demigod could imagine.
"If this is just the power of a first-level god, then what about my grandson… a God King…"
Yu Yuanzhen fell deep into thought.
Though he had become a god, he still couldn't do what Kong had done—such as altering the rules of the Douluo Continent itself.
Earlier, after completing the inheritance, Yu Yuanzhen had spoken briefly with Poseidon. Only then did he understand that when Kong called himself a God King, it wasn't just a title.
It was a realm.
Above the first-level gods… was the God King Realm.
Poseidon had also told him that if Kong didn't possess the God King Realm, then altering the laws of the lower realm like this would have long since drawn punishment from the Divine Realm.
Of course, without the power of a God King, one couldn't possibly change the rules of the Douluo Continent.
Even with that level of power, not just anyone could rewrite those rules.
"So it turns out my grandson's current cultivation places him among the strongest in the Divine Realm... No wonder…"
"No wonder the Sea God chose to pass his inheritance to me…"
Understanding this filled Yu Yuanzhen with immense pride.
To be considered one of the top-tier powerhouses even in the Divine Realm—how could he not be proud?
"But they…"
Suddenly, something came to Yu Yuanzhen's mind, and his expression grew serious.
He had once believed Kong to be the child of a god, especially since he was born from thunder.
And when Kong awakened his martial soul, Yu Yuanzhen became even more certain of that belief.
Later, he realized that Kong was not the child of a god, but likely the reincarnation of a great deity!
Raiden Shogun and Ei—both of them were Kong's wives.
"Just how powerful are these two, really?"
Yu Yuanzhen's expression turned complicated. Back when he was still a demigod, it was normal that he couldn't see through the cultivation of Raiden Shogun and Ei.
After all, he had assumed from the beginning that they were divine beings.
Now that he had become a god himself, he ought to be able to discern their cultivation, right?
Of course, this was merely a passing thought—after all, they were his granddaughters-in-law, family.
Did their cultivation level really matter?
Shaking his head, Yu Yuanzhen once again felt the joyous resonance coming from the sea before finally descending to the ground.
"Sect Master, you've become a god!"
An elder exclaimed excitedly.
"What do you mean 'Sect Master'? Call him Lord Sea God now!" Yu Longwu joked.
That comment, however, caused some dissatisfaction in Yu Luomian.
Just because Yu Yuanzhen had become a god, did that mean he was no longer the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
Call him Lord Sea God?
When Kong became a god, didn't everyone still call him Young Sect Master?
"Greetings, Lord Sea God!"
Sea Dragon Douluo and the others approached Yu Yuanzhen and greeted him with deep respect.
From now on, this man would be their faith—there was no room for disrespect.
"No need for formalities," Yu Yuanzhen waved it off, though his gaze soon turned toward Kong.
"Grandfather, what's the matter?" Kong asked curiously, sensing Yu Yuanzhen's stare.
"Nothing, grandson. I was just thinking…"
"Now that I've become a god, while I haven't reached the level of my predecessor Poseidon, I'm no weakling either."
"And yet… I still can't see through your cultivation."
Indeed, Yu Yuanzhen had thought he might finally catch a glimpse of something.
But the result?
He saw absolutely nothing.
"Haha, even if my power's strong, I'm still your grandson. What are you worrying about?" Kong smiled.
"You rascal…" Yu Yuanzhen shook his head with a wry laugh, but he didn't dwell on it.
After all, everything he had now was thanks to Kong.
If not for him, even breaking through Rank 97 might have been a lifelong hurdle.
And now… he was a god. Something he had never dared to imagine.
"Second, you all go ahead and complete your God Trials. Senior Poseidon will stay on duty for another hundred days… which equals a hundred years in the human world. After that, I'll need to head to the Divine Realm and take over his duties…"
(End of Chapter)
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