Chapter 805: The Return of the Sea God

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on the back of the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor. No, this could not be allowed to happen. He had to fight against the plane while he still could. This concerned the future of the Celestial Fox clan, and that was not something he could compromise on.

Since the plane wouldn't let him absorb the power of fortune, he would have to take matters into his own hands.

"Someone, come!" the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor called out in a deep voice, and the fox projection behind him quickly merged into his body.

A few moments later, a tall, middle-aged man entered and respectfully said, "Heavenly Lord, you called?"

"Heavenly Lord" was the title used within the Celestial Fox clan for the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor.

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor said in a deep tone, "Go and invite the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor over. Tell him I have something important to discuss."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

His subordinate quickly left.

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor fell into deep thought again, pondering how to wrest the power of fortune from the plane. The straightforward first step was to gather all those who had reached the limits of power on the Daemon Continent—the Emperors. By mobilizing all the Emperors of the Ancestral Court, he would be able to challenge the power of the plane and extract its fortune.

Even though the planar ruler had control of the entire plane, at the level of an Emperor, one could somewhat break free from that control. If the plane continued to deny him the chance to reconsolidate his power of fortune, he would have no choice but to unleash the Ancestral Court's strongest forces to sweep across the planet, bringing disaster to all beings outside the Daemon Continent. The ensuing loss of life—a manifestation of misfortune—would naturally free up a corresponding amount of fortune, which he would be able to seize and pour back into the Celestial Fox Sacred Mountain. Once a sufficient amount of fortune was gathered, not even the planar ruler could do anything to him.

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Endless Blue Sea, Crescent Island.

By this point, Tang San had turned completely golden, resembling a proud golden statue.

Countless rays of golden light flowed into the Endless Blue Sea, and on the sea's surface, sea beasts were densely packed, all bowing in his direction.

The expansion of the Sea God's Blessing had already been pouring down for three days. The golden hue on Tang San's body was neither his bloodline power nor the aura of his divine seat, but a visible manifestation of the massive amount of faith energy converging into him.

The Endless Blue Sea, after all, was countless times larger than the Daemon Continent. Although frequent bouts of Sea Plague caused the population of marine creatures to decline, their sheer numbers were still staggering.

The faith energy thus exuded by these myriad beings gathered into Tang San, continuously elevating his divine consciousness. In just these three short days, his divine consciousness had reached a level corresponding to the eleventh order. After all, faith was the purest form of mental energy, and it provided unimaginable nourishment to his divine consciousness.

Tang San's divine consciousness originated from his previous life as a God King, and its quality was beyond even that of an Emperor. This allowed him to absorb practically endless amounts of faith energy with no barrier preventing a breakthrough. As he absorbed this vast energy, he entered a wondrous state. His sea of consciousness was accumulating energy, transforming it into divine consciousness, compressing it, then accumulating some more. At the same time, he could channel even more divine blessings back into the Endless Blue Sea. It was a perfect circle.

Mei Gongzi stayed by his side the whole time. Although she couldn't feel the power of faith, she could sense the Asura Sword in her sea of consciousness vibrating with excitement. In these three short days, the Asura Sword seed had become noticeably more solid, leading Mei Gongzi's divine consciousness to grow alongside it.

The fact that she could just sit there doing nothing and still advance in cultivation caused her immense shock. But what stunned her even more was the sight of all the sea beasts on the sea bowing devoutly toward Tang San. In fact, the surface of the sea was almost entirely obscured by the masses of sea creatures. It was unimaginable how many had gathered in this area. They all wanted to bathe in the blessings of the Sea God!

The Sea God's Trident in Tang San's hand was even more solid than Mei Gongzi's Asura Sword; it was, after all, the symbol of the Sea God's authority and was directly impacted by the faith energy here. Tang San could clearly sense the actual Sea God's Trident rapidly approaching this plane. It wouldn't be long before it truly arrived.

And at that moment, it would be the time when he and Mei Gongzi could leave this place and return to their former world.

"Whew—"

Tang San exhaled a long breath as the golden light around him slowly dimmed. The golden hue in the sky also gradually faded, revealing the clear blue sky once more.

The sky was spotless, without a single cloud. All the sea beasts floating on the surface of the Endless Blue Sea bowed deeply to Tang San before diving back into the depths.

At the same time, a few figures swiftly approached the shore, stopping a hundred meters away from Tang San and bowing in unison. They were the leaders of various powerful sea clans, all Great Sea Kings or peak-level Sea Kings.

The Sea Dragon King, Sea Giant Middle Pillar King, Mermaid Queen, Sea Shark King, Sea Leopard King, Sea Walrus King, Sea Turtle King, Sea Dolphin King, and many others had all arrived over the past three days.

At this moment, they no longer harbored any doubts about Tang San's identity as the Sea God. They even felt that the invisible power suppressing the Endless Blue Sea seemed to have decreased, and this let them see the possibility of further advancement.

"Rise, everyone. Let's talk on the island," Tang San said, letting the Sea God's Trident dissipate into thin air.

Only then did the sea kings rise, each transforming into human form and coming ashore. They approached Tang San and respectfully saluted him once more.

The Sea Giant Middle Pillar King stood further back, his face showing a hint of shame, hesitating to step forward.

Tang San said, "Not long ago, I successfully passed my tribulation, and my divinity was restored. In the future, the Endless Blue Sea will no longer suffer from the Sea Plague, and this blessing will endure forever. Some things have also occurred on the Daemon Continent; the fortune that the Celestial Fox clan had gathered for the continent was dispersed by me, nearly half of it. So you all should have felt that misfortune has decreased, and luck has increased. This is the effect of the plane dispersing the reclaimed fortune throughout Falan planet.

"Due to this, I was able to summon the manifestation of the Sea God and secure a portion of this fortune for the Endless Blue Sea, bestowing blessings upon the sea and at the same time preventing the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor from seizing it. With this fortune, the creatures of the Endless Blue Sea will thrive, and... I'm sure you've felt it. All of you have a chance to advance further.

"But I am certain that the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor will try to reconsolidate the fortune by any means necessary. My cultivation right now is not enough to counter him. So you must inform all of your kinsmen, as well as all the other sea beasts, to focus on cultivating as much as possible, as fast as possible. Every bit of strength that you accumulate here will lock down an equivalent amount of fortune. That is something that the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor cannot take away, unless..."

Tang San suddenly stopped and furrowed his brow.

"Unless... what?" The Sea Shark King felt that his relationship with Tang San was pretty good, so he was confident enough to ask this.

Tang San replied solemnly, "Unless... he kills those who accumulated it. Unless he resorts to relentless slaughter against the living beings beyond the shores of the Daemon Continent. The Endless Blue Sea surrounds the continent; if the Emperors of the Ancestral Court unleash their power without restraint, then our sea clans will undoubtedly be the first to suffer."

Upon hearing Tang San's words, the Sea Dragon King said gravely, "Sea God, there's no need to worry about that. We're not afraid of them. The Endless Blue Sea is vast, with depths reaching tens of thousands of meters. Even Emperors dare not venture deep into the sea to battle us. This is our domain, and if it comes to fighting in the sea, those Emperors cannot truly exert their powers, while we are much stronger than we would be on land."

Tang San nodded. "I'll find a way to deal with this. If they really dare to go that far... then we might have no choice but to slay Emperors at sea."

As he spoke, cold killing intent flickered in his eyes.