Chapter 156: The Script as Expected, the Sea God Shall Arise
Within the Plane Origin Sea, the seven-colored light of the plane flowed slowly like an eternal tide, reflecting Lei Chen's calm and rippleless face.
His gaze seemed to penetrate layers of spatial barriers, clearly "seeing" that decisive blue stream of light in the deep sea chasing after the Demon Empress as she fled toward the dark trench without hesitation.
Watching the back of the Sea Princess as she embarked on the path of pursuit alone, the corners of Lei Chen's mouth curled into a nearly imperceptible arc, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes as if everything was within his grasp.
So far, every key node and every seemingly accidental turn in this grand play he had personally orchestrated upon the vast ocean had strictly followed the script he had long ago outlined in his heart, without the slightest deviation.
In particular, Chen Yunshen's final decisive strike—burning his soul and shattering his equipment to self-detonate the sea god helmet—was the most ingenious and critical link in his entire layout.
In a sense, the reason Lei Chen did not hesitate to consume a sliver of Abyss Origin to forcibly raise the Demon Empress's strength to the peak level of nine hundred and ninety thousand years was not merely to create a sufficiently powerful "grindstone" for the Sea Princess. His deeper intention was to force Chen Yunshen—or rather, to force that sea god helmet inherited from Tang San atop his head—toward ultimate destruction.
This sea god helmet had an extraordinary origin. It was not a product of heaven and earth, but was forged ten thousand years ago by that Sea God Tang San, who hangs high in the Divine Realm. After attaining the sea god divine position, Tang San personally gathered world-class treasures and infused them with a strand of his own Sea God Origin Divine Power to bestow upon his representative family in the mortal world.
This item was not only a symbol of power and a token of inheritance for the Sea God Family, but it also contained the purest sea god divine power directly originating from Tang San. This divine power was undoubtedly an extremely precious and critical "resource" for the new Sea God Lei Chen planned to promote—the Sea Princess.
If she could absorb this divine power, the Sea Princess would save countless years of tedious effort on the path to condensing a new sea god divine position. Her comprehension of and compatibility with the laws of the ocean would increase drastically, making her path to godhood undoubtedly much smoother and her foundation more solid.
However, Lei Chen could absolutely not simply take such "convenient" power and gift it to the Sea Princess.
The reason was simple: Tang San's personal mark on this sea god helmet was far too deep and strong. As the creator and the original source of power, the brand Tang San left on this helmet was like a most secret chain, reaching deep into the core of the divine power.
If the Sea Princess were rashly allowed to inherit or absorb the power of this helmet, it would be no different from planting a "bomb" remote-controlled by Tang San within the foundation of her future God Position.
Even if the Sea Princess successfully ascended to the God Position, it was highly likely that Tang San would use that original brand as an anchor in the future to exert influence, or even interfere at the most critical moment to reclaim the authority of the Sea God. Why would Lei Chen do something that would benefit others while leaving behind endless trouble?
Therefore, the most perfect and thorough method was to "destroy" this sea god helmet. But "destroying" it here did not mean annihilating the sea god divine power contained within—that would be a massive waste. What Lei Chen wanted was to break the shackles of the "vessel" and liberate the origin of the "power."
Under desperate circumstances, Chen Yunshen burned his Soul Core, using his own life Soul Power and the Power Of Faith accumulated by the Sea God Family for generations as a catalyst to finally detonate the sea god helmet. This process seemed like destruction, but it actually completed an extremely sophisticated "purification" and "stripping."
The form of the helmet as a "vessel" completely collapsed, and that most stubborn part of Tang San's personal mark upon it was also washed away and ground down to the maximum extent during that explosion that exceeded all limits, fueled by the conviction to protect and the will to sacrifice.
The purest part of the origin divine power, representing the authority of the Sea God itself, lost the containment of the "vessel" and the shackles of Tang San's mark. Like pure water from a broken container, it did not vanish but naturally dissipated and merged into the ocean laws and endless waters of the entire Douluo Plane.
Although these dissipated sea god powers seemed to vanish without a trace in the short term, they were essentially masterless, pure fragments of ocean authority.
Next, as the Sea Princess continuously practiced her oath to protect the ocean, and as she saved living beings from the Demon Empress's mouth time and again, her prestige and faith among the myriad races of the ocean would reach an unprecedented peak.
The Power Of Faith permeating every corner of the ocean would act like the most sensitive magnet, spontaneously attracting and gathering these dissipated pure sea god powers. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, they would naturally flow toward the Sea Princess and merge into the foundation of the God Position she was condensing.
In this way, the Sea Princess could obtain the sea god power that originally belonged to the sea god helmet in the safest and most thorough manner, while perfectly evading all potential traps Tang San might have left behind. The power she obtained would be purer, and its integration with the plane's ocean origin would be tighter, leaving no hidden dangers.
As for the Sea Princess's resolute decision to hunt down the heavily injured Demon Empress, this action fit Lei Chen's script perfectly, serving as the finishing touch.
The Demon Empress had suffered a heavy blow this time, nearly being broken in half. Her injuries were of a severity rarely seen in history.
If she wished to recover, or even go a step further, she would inevitably have to intensify her consumption of ocean creatures to extract Life Origin. It could be foreseen that in the coming time, this crazed giant beast would drag its mangled body to every corner of the vast sea, bringing endless fear and despair wherever it went.
The Sea Princess's pursuit meant she would follow in the Demon Empress's footsteps across the entire ocean. Every time the Demon Empress attempted to consume and recover, the Sea Princess would appear in time to stop her with all her might.
What she saved would not just be the creatures of a single clan or place, but billions of lives spread throughout the entire ocean.
Every successful interception would be the most powerful interpretation of her "protection" of the sea, carving the most devout brand of faith into the hearts of the survivors and their clans.
As this "chase" and "rescue mission" spanning the entire ocean continued, the Sea Princess's benevolence, courage, and strength would be transmitted to every corner of the sea along with the fear brought by the Demon Empress.
By then, the faith gathered toward her would no longer be the gratitude of a specific region, but the collective choice and support of the entire ocean's will. When quantitative change triggers qualitative change and the fire of faith burns across the entire ocean, that will be the day the new sea god divine position matures and naturally condenses!
"Everything has stepped onto the right track." Lei Chen withdrew his gaze from the deep sea, his mind sinking back into the operation of the Plane Origin Sea. The smile on his lips gradually faded, leaving only the calm of one who controls everything.
"At this rate, perhaps... it really won't be long before this compassionate Mermaid Queen can carry the expectations of the entire ocean and be crowned as the new Sea God."
The Plane Origin Sea continued to flow silently, but beneath that calm surface, a new ocean order was quietly gestating, about to break through the waves.
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