Chapter 825: The Endless Blue Sea

Tang San had bribed the plane with nearly half of the fortune seeds of the Heavenly Bloom. Coupled with the overwhelming allure of his proposal, this allowed him to become the unique existence he was now—the single true god of this plane.

However, he knew that the planar ruler wouldn't give him much time. He had to accomplish many things within a limited period and then leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, he risked being assimilated by this plane. At that point, the planar ruler could even strip him of his divine seat, in which case he would never be able to leave unless he could elevate the plane to a divine realm and regain his cultivation that way. Given his limited lifespan, the variables were far too many—far beyond what Tang San wanted to confront.

Only by reclaiming control of the Douluo Divine Realm could he have everything under his control and continue to steer things in his desired direction.

After bidding farewell to Xiao He and Mei Gongzi, Tang San set out to sea. He didn't have a specific plan in mind; he just picked a direction and flew away.

The purpose of this journey was to seek an opportunity, though how to find it, Tang San wasn't sure. The Endless Blue Sea was incredibly expansive, so he simply wandered above it, continuously blessing the sea with his Sea God aura, spreading his presence further. It was as if he were a lord patrolling his domain. Even if he didn't find the opportunity he sought, at least he would bless the Endless Blue Sea further and receive more faith in return; for him, this was the most stable form of cultivation.

As he continued flying, the beauty of the Endless Blue Sea unfolded before his eyes. The sea came in various shimmering hues of blue that delineated deep areas from shallow ones. Most of it was a deep blue, stretching endlessly below, giving him a boundless feeling. Tang San's heart settled during this flight as he quietly immersed himself in the experience.

The further he flew, the more he felt the vastness of Falan Planet. The Endless Blue Sea truly lived up to its name. Even with the Sea God's power, he began to lose his sense of direction. He had to rely on the rising and setting of the sun to determine his position.

As he flew, he saw countless creatures emerge, many of which he had never seen in his previous plane—clearly, marine life unique to Falan Planet.

Starting from the western part of the sea, which met the northeast coast of the Daemon Continent, Tang San continued eastward, deep into the sea.

The planet was round, and he believed that as long as he kept moving in one direction, he would eventually emerge on the western side of the Daemon Continent, near the Solstice Empire. He wanted to personally measure just how vast Falan Planet truly was.

With his Dragon Roc Transformation, his flying speed was top-tier, and as a Great Demon King, he could fly eight to ten thousand nautical miles a day. However, after his first day of flying, he found that aside from the occasional small islands, he never saw any larger landmasses, much less a continent. He was flying over a boundless expanse of water. Even after a full day of non-stop flight in a single direction, there was no end in sight.

This gave Tang San some insight. The reason the Daemon Continent could gather such immense fortune and nearly control the entire fortune of Falan Planet likely had a lot to do with the small amount of land on the planet. The size of the sea clearly exceeded the size of the Daemon Continent by an unknown factor. Although there were far more marine creatures, compared to land creatures, they were spread out far and wide. Compared to the vastness of the Endless Blue Sea, the sea beasts were simply too few in number, and even if a clan or race was powerful and numerous, the area they could control was still limited. The Sea Giant clan, for instance, was extremely powerful and had a few million members—it sounded like a lot, but spread across the entire sea, it was nothing.

In short, the lifeforms in the Endless Blue Sea could be described as completely scattered. From Tang San's experience as a God King, this was true on any planet. He had never seen a sea race unite an entire world unless the planet had no proper continents at all.

It seemed the Celestial Fox clan had taken advantage of this situation, forcibly gathering more fortune for the Daemon Continent and allowing Demon and Nymph Emperors to emerge frequently, thereby seizing most of Falan Planet's fortune. Whether the Endless Blue Sea was plagued by misfortune was hardly their concern.

As he flew, radiating blessings and receiving faith feedback from the Endless Blue Sea, Tang San continued to ponder. The main subject of his thoughts was how to set up a foundation for humanity—and what it would take to help them gain power.

Enhancing their strength was undoubtedly necessary, but given the level humanity was at now, it was anybody's guess how many years it would take to become strong enough to contend with the Daemon Continent. And since he couldn't actively hunt down the powerful beings on the Daemon Continent, once he left and the continent discovered this threat, they would snuff it out in its cradle immediately. It was the only logical course of action.

Therefore, humans needed more than just immediate strength; they needed opportunities, ample time to develop comprehensively, and the ability to make judgments on what benefited them.

With these things in mind, Tang San felt that if humans had a cultivation path that was too focused on a single direction, like the bloodlines of demons and nymphs, that would greatly limit the expression of human creativity. Moreover, humans already had the Demonic God Transformation. When Tang San bestowed new cultivation methods upon humanity, should these old ones be erased? They represented a shameful history for humanity, a humiliating past, but... were they supposed to be discarded just like that?

No, that was not the way to go.

Tang San had already made his decision on this matter: the Demonic God Transformation would be preserved. Though it was a source of shame, it was also part of history. It was precisely because of this shame that humanity needed to face their past and turn it into the driving force for growth and progress. Therefore, the legacy of Demonic God Transformation had to continue—although the manner in which bloodlines were passed on had to be amended.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

So, aside from this, what other abilities could he bring to humanity?

This was the question Tang San had been tirelessly pondering. He had a few ideas in mind, but he needed to refine them.

Time passed day by day as he flew by in deep contemplation, yet the Endless Blue Sea, true to its name, failed to show him a shore.

***

Kali City.

After Tang San left, human affairs were entrusted to Xiao He's management, while his wife oversaw things in Kali City. This left Mei Gongzi with plenty of time. With Tang San absent, she devoted all her time to cultivation.

Everyone believed she was an extraordinarily gifted individual, the greatest genius in the history of humans and demons alike. But only she knew that compared to Tang San, she was still lacking in many ways. His growth rate had long since surpassed her own.

Mei Gongzi had always been proud from a young age, and all she did, she did to become stronger. As a child, it was to protect herself and show the Peacock Demon clan that although she was of mixed blood, she was not inferior to them in any way. Then, as she grew older and began to understand the world, her mother started telling her about the sufferings of humanity, instilling in her the belief that she must always see herself as human and strive for humanity's survival and prosperity. She bore the responsibilities of the Redemption Society on her shoulders, and she worked tirelessly to become someone useful.