Slaughter City.
To be precise, domain-like places similar to Slaughter City across the lower planes subordinate to the God Realm all erupted with deafening sword cries. Countless strands of killing intent instantly tore through space, surging towards the God Realm through the Shura God's inheritance spaces.
The God of Destruction gritted his teeth. "This Shura! He actually accumulated such formidable power in secret. We must seal him today."
He still couldn't bring himself to kill a Divine King.
After all, the Shura God held a significant portion of authority within the God Realm. If the Shura God perished and his God Seat was damaged, the God Realm's losses would be incalculable.
The two fused, condensing the Power of Creation, which collided with the sword energy slashed out by the Shura God Sword.
The entire God Realm trembled.
The Shura God looked coldly and sternly at the God of Destruction, thinking to himself how troublesome it was not to have control of the God Realm Core.
If not for his previous repeated attacks on Su Ming, which made the God of Destruction and others uneasy about him continuing to oversee the God Realm Core, he could have directly counterattacked now. This battle might not even have needed to happen.
Beside them, the Elemental Gods and Sin Gods weren't idle either. They provided interference and simultaneously blocked the Shura God, preventing his escape.
The battle raged on.
Soon, the commotion attracted the attention of the entire God Realm.
More and more deities gathered.
"Sea God! Go retrieve the God Realm Core from the God Realm Committee!"
The God of Destruction urged the Sea God, who had come to watch the spectacle.
The Sea God was taken aback.
Then, he immediately turned and headed for the God Realm Committee as instructed.
He retrieved the God Realm Core and swiftly returned to the battlefield.
During this, he activated the God Realm Core, also sensing this treasure capable of controlling the operation of the God Realm's Laws.
He had always coveted this item, but unfortunately, the God Realm Core could only be controlled by Divine Kings, so he couldn't obtain it.
This was the God Realm's rule.
In reality, if an entity like the Sea God, a quasi-Divine King, were to wield it, the effect would be maximized, allowing these quasi-Divine Kings to indirectly possess Divine King-level power.
A quasi-Divine King wielding Divine King power—the effect spoke for itself. Given enough time, they could elevate themselves to the Divine King realm.
This resembled the God Seat inheritance within the God Realm. Deities who inherited God Seats often had subpar realms initially, but because the God Seat existed, they directly grasped corresponding power, allowing them to rapidly raise their realms.
Unfortunately, despite such benefits for quasi-Divine Kings, the God Realm Core couldn't be given to them.
Because it was the God Realm's foundation.
It was the most critical core; how could it be given to non-members of the God Realm Committee for use?
"Sea God!"
Noticing the Sea God's return with the God Realm Core, the God of Destruction was overjoyed. "Use the God Realm Core first! Help us suppress Shura! If that doesn't work, then give the Core to me. Life and I will mobilize the entire God Realm's power. We will definitely seal him!"
The Sea God chuckled.
This God of Destruction wasn't entirely rigid; he even knew to let him experience the power of the Divine King realm by controlling the God Realm Core first.
Regardless of whether the idea was to have a new Divine King fill the position after suppressing and sealing the Shura God, the Sea God temporarily didn't consider it.
With a serious expression, he utilized the God Realm Core to control the God Realm's power, instantly feeling his strength skyrocket.
"Goodness, this must be how that Su Ming in the lower plane feels when mobilizing the Plane's Power."
The Sea God muttered inwardly.
It seemed Su Ming was invincible in the lower plane. Tang Chen on Sea God Island could be dealt with.
As for Posey...
Thinking of his descendant, the Sea God sighed inwardly.
He could only issue a forceful command.
Given Posey's performance over the years, she wasn't a woman who would abandon her faith for love. So, the Sea God didn't believe Posey would defy his orders for an outsider like Tang Chen.
These thoughts flashed through his mind as the Sea God steadily brandished the Sea God Trident in his hand.
Su Ming, observing the changes within the God Realm through the loopholes in Slaughter City, was also surprised to see the First Generation Sea God wielding the Sea God's Thirteen Trident Techniques.
Every move possessed the power of a Law, profound and unfathomable.
Subconsciously, Su Ming reached out to sense it, mobilizing his own Sea God rank to comprehend the profound mysteries contained within.
Seeming to notice something odd about Su Ming's aura, after unLeashing three golden rings of Unfixed Wind and Waves, the Sea God also took a moment to glance in his direction.
Noticing the sharp, pioneering Sea God faith aura on Su Ming, the Sea God himself was started.
What in the world?
Did this guy almost steal home without making a sound?
No!
The Sea God suddenly realized something, abandoning negative thoughts and swiftly considering the benefits.
"You brought this upon yourself."
Chuckling, the Sea God also glanced at the God Realm Core. Although reluctant, he decided to make a choice.
Merely touching the God Realm Core once offered negligible help for his breakthrough to Divine King.
Even if he could hold onto it indefinitely, who knew how long it would take to break through.
There would definitely be some assistance, but the results would be slow. After all, a God Seat's foundation lay in its authority, and the key to authority was faith.
The Sea God knew his faith had temporarily reached a peak.
His management of the seas had long reached an unimaginable level. He had become the absolute paragon within the seas. Any sea Spirit Beast that didn't revere the Sea God was directly labeled as evil.
This spoke volumes.
Precisely because of this, the Sea God understood his progress on the Sea God Seat would be extremely slow.
Thus, the idea of breaking through using the God Realm Core was naturally discarded by him.
Compared to that, he preferred to leave the God Realm.
Pass on the God Seat to someone else quickly, then detach from the God Realm and explore the vast universe. Only then could he break free from the Sea God Seat's framework and forge a new path.
"You came to me willingly."
The Sea God murmured again.
He began to display the various profound mysteries of his Sea God's Thirteen Trident Techniques.
Every move and stance seemed like a teaching demonstration, made clearer for Su Ming through the Sea God faith.
Su Ming was also surprised by this.
Was the First Generation Sea God this...enthusiastic?
Suddenly, his expression changed.
He also realized he had been targeted by this guy.
What Su Ming most feared about the First Generation Sea God was his shamelessness.
First, he feared the Sea God's excessive favoritism. Because of Posey's existence, in the conflict between Tang Chen and Su Ming, the Sea God held hostility towards Su Ming.
Second, he feared the Sea God's tendency to thrust things upon others, like God Seat trials.
To shed his God Seat, the Sea God truly would do many shameless things.
Although realizing the unfavorable situation, Su Ming still enjoyed the benefits delivered to his doorstep.
He stared intently at the Sea God's Thirteen Trident Techniques, not missing a single move.
First was Unfixed Wind and Waves, a top-tier divine control skill. Even the Shura God was pinned in place by the First Generation Sea God's rings for a full three seconds.
The spatial fluctuations were very evident. Su Ming recorded this technique through his Sea God faith, then focused entirely on its application of spatial power.
The second technique, A Thousand Years of White Clouds Drifting Vainly By, even contained the mysteries of time. Su Ming widened his eyes, not letting any detail slip, comparing its insights with his own "Millennium in an Instant."
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