157: Chapter 157 The Wrath of the Sea God

Two days later.

In the courtyard where Ji Xuan resided, the group who had traveled together from Sea God Island had all gathered.

"Everyone, next, I am going to erase the Sea God Island rules imprint within your bodies." Ji Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his tone calm.

"A-Xuan? What do you mean by that?" Shui Binger frowned slightly, asking with full confusion.

The others also looked at each other, their eyes filled with bewilderment.

Ji Xuan explained: "Although your trials have been completed, the Sea God Island rules imprint still remains in your bodies. I will not inherit the Sea God God Position, and I am going to erase my own God trial imprint next. When that happens, the Sea God will inevitably notice the disturbance, and the Sea God Island rules imprint will kill you."

"Ah?! Brother-in-law, that is a God Position! An Opportunity that countless Spirit Masters would break their heads trying to obtain, and you actually don't want it?" Shui Yueer exclaimed.

Hearing this, Ji Xuan's lips curled into a faint smile as he looked at her and asked in return: "Then do you want it?"

"I want it! Of course I want it!" Shui Yueer nodded repeatedly without a second thought.

"There will be an Opportunity."

"Ah?" Shui Yueer was stunned. "Brother-in-law, are you telling the truth?"

Ji Xuan nodded and said no more.

"Alright." Ji Xuan retracted his smile, his expression serious. "Now, sit cross-legged, relax your minds, and do not resist."

Seeing that his mind was made up, the group did not ask any more questions and sat in a row in the courtyard as instructed.

Ji Xuan also sat cross-legged and slowly closed his eyes.

In an instant, Order Divine Power surged from his body, and the golden light turned into seven slender streams of light, merging into the bodies of the seven.

The Divine Power slowly wandered through their bodies, eventually finding the Sea God Island rules imprint hidden deep within.

Ji Xuan controlled the Divine Power to disintegrate and dissolve it bit by bit until it was completely erased.

At the same time, the trident imprint on Ji Xuan's forehead flickered, its light growing weaker and weaker...

...

In the Divine Realm, above the vast and boundless ocean, the Sea God Temple stood towering.

Inside the temple, the Sea God Poseidon, dressed in a deep blue divine robe, was pacing with his hands behind his back, a hint of a smile on his lips.

He had already packed his luggage, waiting only for the successor to complete the Ninth Trial so he could lay down his burden, travel the myriad worlds, and live freely.

But just at this moment, Poseidon's footsteps came to a sudden halt, and his expression changed drastically.

He clearly sensed that the connection of the Legacy between himself and the successor was dissipating at an extremely fast speed!

"What is going on?!" His gaze pierced through layers of space barriers and cast toward the direction of the Douluo Continent.

When he saw Ji Xuan and the others, his pupils constricted suddenly, filled with shock and anger!

He hurriedly activated the imprint!

In the courtyard of Spirit Hall.

"Ji Xuan! What are you doing?!" Poseidon's furious voice rang out in Ji Xuan's mind.

Ji Xuan replied calmly: "Nothing, I just don't want to inherit your God Position."

"What?!" Poseidon's voice rose sharply. "Do you know that my Sea God God Position ranks in the top ten for combat power in the Divine Realm! Its authority covers the endless ocean, and you actually say you don't want it?"

"Since it is not the strongest, what is the use of having it?" Ji Xuan's voice remained calm, with no hint of regret.

"You...!" Poseidon was so angry he was speechless. Just as he was about to continue, the connection between the two suddenly severed.

One day in the Divine Realm is one year in the Mortal Realm.

Poseidon's shock and transmission took only a short moment, but half a day had already passed on the Douluo Continent.

Ji Xuan had already completely erased everyone's rules imprint, and along with it, his own God trial imprint had also completely dissipated.

In the Divine Realm temple, Poseidon stood frozen on the spot, veins bulging on his forehead, and he slammed his palm onto the stone pillar beside him.

Boom— The indestructible stone pillar instantly cracked, and debris scattered everywhere.

"Damn kid! How dare you play with me! You took so many benefits through the God trial, and in the end, you dare to refuse the Legacy?!"

What made him even more furious was that the Divine Artifact Sea God Trident was still in that kid's hands!

He wished he could descend to the Lower Realm immediately and smash Ji Xuan to ashes.

But there are rules in the Divine Realm that Divinities cannot interfere with matters of the Lower Realm privately.

If the imprint were still there, he could have avoided the Divine Realm Committee and descended with a Divine Thought to deal with Ji Xuan.

But the imprint had completely dissipated, so he could only swallow this anger.

"How on earth did he do it? What kind of power is that? To actually be able to erase my God trial imprint?"

Poseidon the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"No! I am a dignified Level One Divinity, how can I be played by a brat from the Mortal Realm like this?"

He suppressed his anger, moved his Divine Thought, and issued a divine decree to Sea God Island.

...

On Sea God Island, inside the Sea God Temple.

"High Priestess Bo Saixi!" The divine decree rang out in the temple.

High Priestess Bo Saixi bowed and saluted, her tone extremely respectful: "Sea God, what are your orders?"

Poseidon suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Find an Opportunity to kill Ji Xuan and take back the Divine Artifact Sea God Trident!"

High Priestess Bo Saixi was stunned, her face full of astonishment.

Wasn't Ji Xuan the successor personally chosen by the Sea God? Why suddenly want to kill him?

"Sea God, isn't Ji Xuan your successor?" She couldn't help asking the doubt in her heart.

"He has already erased my God trial imprint and spoken rudely to me! You know what to do!"

"Yes, Sea God, I understand." High Priestess Bo Saixi agreed respectfully, feeling a quiet sense of relief in her heart.

Since Ji Xuan had given up on the God trial, she would not need to sacrifice herself and would have time to wait for Tang Chen.

But this relief was quickly replaced by anger. The Sea God was the faith of everyone on Sea God Island and the existence they revered throughout their lives.

Refusing the Legacy was one thing, but to dare to speak rudely was simply rebellious and seeking death!

Moreover, the Sea God Trident was the Sea God's Divine Artifact; this concerned the Sea God's dignity and was the key to the Sea God's Legacy, so it must never fall into the hands of an outsider.

High Priestess Bo Saixi turned and walked out of the Sea God Temple, standing at the summit of Seagod Mountain, her powerful Mental Energy spreading out, transmitting sound to the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo respectively.

Before long, the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo arrived in a hurry, landing on the summit, and bowed in unison: "Greetings, High Priestess!"

High Priestess Bo Saixi swept her gaze over everyone, her tone solemn: "Everyone, the Sea God just issued a divine decree. The successor he chose, Ji Xuan, has privately erased the God trial imprint and spoken rudely. The Sea God has ordered to kill Ji Xuan and retrieve the Divine Artifact Sea God Trident."

"What!"

The Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo were full of disbelief.

They really couldn't understand why, when he was only the last step away from inheriting the God Position, Ji Xuan would choose to give up?

But after the shock, the bewilderment in their eyes turned into anger.

Ji Xuan's actions were undoubtedly an offense to the Sea God!

The Sea God was a faith carved into their bones that could not tolerate any blasphemy.

"Yes!" The seven responded in deep voices, their voices clangorous and powerful, without a hint of hesitation.

Although they had admired Ji Xuan's strength and had felt respect because he was the Sea God's successor.

But in the face of faith, these were not worth mentioning.

High Priestess Bo Saixi immediately ordered: "Sea Dragon, you stay to guard Sea God Island, the rest of you follow me, we are heading to Spirit Hall!"

Leaving the ocean, their strength would decrease.

High Priestess Bo Saixi knew that Ji Xuan's strength was powerful and it was very likely they couldn't kill him, but she must first go to retrieve the Sea God Trident.

The High Priest of Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, was an old acquaintance of hers and liked her.

She believed that Spirit Hall was not up to a brat like Ji Xuan, and with Qian Daoliu there, she should be able to successfully retrieve the Sea God Trident.