“A beast... a beast tide???”
Could strength really decline over time?
Poseidon felt bitter inside; he desperately wanted to know what had happened.
Why had his divine powers been so drastically weakened?
At this moment, he was no stronger than when he first became a god, entirely lacking the grandeur of a peak-level First-Class God.
In the Divine Realm, Poseidon's performance had the gods nodding in approval. "As expected of the Sea God!"
His display of battle prowess and his flawless acting—so convincingly real!
"To lure out the Silver Dragon King, Poseidon is really giving it his all!" The Evil God King couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, there were only two God Kings in the Divine Realm: Kindness and Evil.
Additionally, three others had reached the God King level: Destruction, Life, and Asura. However, they were not referred to as God Kings but as the Divine Realm's Enforcers.
In later generations, the title of God King became rampant, all due to Tang San's selfish actions.
If anyone truly understood Poseidon, it would be Asura, who knew him better than anyone else in the Divine Realm.
After all, they both came from the Douluo Continent, and Asura had a close relationship with Poseidon.
Of course, when he became a god, there were no such things as spirit rings.
This is also one of the reasons why the Slaughter City forbids the use of spirit rings.
"Poseidon doesn't feel like he's acting," Asura murmured.
In the Divine Realm, every god was a powerful being.
Although Asura's voice was soft, everyone heard it clearly.
"That just means Poseidon's acting has improved!"
"Who would have thought he was hiding so much?"
Destruction commented instinctively.
Poseidon was indeed a genius!
He created his own position as a First-Class God and, in such a short time, cultivated to the peak of that level.
This also had to do with the beings who believed in him.
One thing must be acknowledged: although Poseidon coveted the power of faith, he never went too far!
Yes, Poseidon hadn't refined the control of the seas on the Douluo Continent!
If he had, the Douluo Continent's consciousness would have lost about seventy percent of its control over the planet.
At the same time, if Poseidon had refined control over the seas, with his talent, he might have already been at the quasi-God King level.
Breaking through to the God King level would have been just a matter of time.
Tang San was different. For the sake of power, he was willing to do anything.
He directly refined the seas of the Douluo Continent and even extracted the consciousness of the Douluo Continent, giving it to Tang Hao for refinement.
This made the Douluo Continent essentially the Tang family's continent.
Compared to Tang San, the other gods—no, it should be said that the other gods—were much more benevolent!
Including the Evil God King…
Granting Tang San the position of Asura was probably a mistake.
No one was more suited for the title of Evil God King than Tang San.
While the gods were discussing, Poseidon was facing the attacks of Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Even though he had lost most of his divine powers, he was still a peak-level First-Class God!
A god-level being, after all, is still a god-level being.
Di Tian and the Deep Sea might rival most god-level beings, but they were not gods.
"Trident!"
With a wave of Poseidon's hand, the Sea God Trident, far away on Sea God Island, responded!
It broke through the Sea God Temple, leaving Bo Saixi dumbfounded.
Without time to think, Bo Saixi made a decision that went against her ancestors: she would follow the Sea God Trident!
After all, this was the Sea God's divine weapon!
What exactly was happening?
The Sea God Trident was flying so fast that even Bo Saixi couldn't keep up.
She could only grit her teeth and chase in the direction where the trident had flown.
As Poseidon summoned his trident, Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King weren't about to let him show off.
Before the Sea God Trident could arrive, the two of them launched another attack on Poseidon.
Qian Daoliu and the others exchanged uneasy glances—should they step in and help?
Why does this Sea God seem somewhat weak? It's a battle between gods, after all. Should they go and help? But something felt off about intervening.
Yet, if they didn't step in, they'd feel guilty.
This Sea God was supposed to be "their god," here to help.
After a brief moment of thought, Qian Daoliu made his decision. His seventh spirit ring glowed brightly.
"Seventh Spirit Ability: Angelic True Body!"
"Ninth Spirit Ability: Angelic Glory!"
"Attack!"
With Qian Daoliu making his move, the others couldn't just stand by.
"Seventh Spirit Ability..."
Using their Spirit True Body meant they were ready to fight to the death!
This battle would cost Spirit Hall dearly, setting them back decades, even centuries!
So many powerful warriors had already fallen!
Including the previous Elders, Jiang Jun and Jiang Long!
Given their "familiarity" with Di Tian, the group's attacks naturally targeted him.
Seeing this, Di Tian's brow furrowed in anger.
Yes, Di Tian seemed like a berserker; after defeating his opponents, he only grew more enraged.
Commonly known as, "I hit you, but I get angrier."
"Dragon God's Claw!"
Di Tian transformed into his true form, instantly blotting out the sky, with his massive black claw gleaming ominously.
The Dragon God's Claw was particularly effective against dragons, including soul beasts and divine beasts—even the Nine Dragon Kings would be affected.
Beyond that, the power of the Dragon God's Claw was utterly terrifying!
This was one of Di Tian's ultimate trump cards!
As the black claw clashed with the group, they realized just how laughable their previous battle had been!
With just one strike, everyone, including Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, was sent flying, plummeting toward the ground.
"How foolish!"
Di Tian's voice echoed through the sky, a smug expression on his dragon face.
Then, he turned his attention back to Poseidon, ready to attack.
"Ugh..."
Qian Daoliu and the others coughed up blood, their eyes filled with shock.
Earlier, this Golden Black Dragon King hadn't even been fighting seriously!
If he had gone all out from the start, perhaps... Spirit City would have been destroyed already.
How could such terrifying beings exist among soul beasts?
And not just one, either!
Didn't they see that one called Deep Sea?
He was holding his own against Poseidon, even without a weapon.
The tens of thousands of soldiers and the people of Spirit City fell silent.
The higher their spirits had been, the deeper their despair became.
With just one strike, all of humanity's peak forces were defeated?
Could such strength really be overcome by sheer numbers?
That single claw could easily kill thousands, right?
With tens of thousands of soldiers, it was just a matter of time.
"General?"
"We cannot retreat; if we do, it's all over!"
"Hurry, have the strongest among us send word, call for reinforcements to Spirit City!"
"Spirit City is finished. We must ensure the battle doesn't spread elsewhere!"
Using Spirit City as the main battlefield—if they won, Spirit Hall would be no more, which was good.
If they lost, they'd all perish together!
Both the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires shared this rare moment of mutual understanding.
This was the perfect opportunity to deal with Spirit Hall!
"Wait, what's that...?"
Suddenly, the ground began to shake, more intensely than the movement of tens of thousands of soldiers.
"A beast... a beast tide???"