Time seemed to lose its meaning in this space shrouded in divine power and the power of super artifacts.
The rise and fall of Poseidon's chest gradually subsided, and his eyes, which once held the stars and the sea, now held only one emotion—a desperate, all-or-nothing desire.
Anger, fear, and the dignity of the gods all seem so insignificant in the face of that haunting halo in the palm of his hand!
He has lived for so long that he has forgotten the measure of time.
He possessed too much, so much that the entire endless sea was his domain. But all of this became shackles and torment after the moonlight faded.
Now, that light has returned.
Even if the price is a divine position, the laws, or being an enemy of the entire divine realm, so what?
Ning Liu looked at him and knew that the time was right.
"Lord Poseidon,
Ning Liu's voice broke the suffocating silence.
"How about we make a deal?"
trade?
Poseidon's gaze sharpened slightly.
A mortal dares to use the word "transaction" to converse with a supreme god.
Normally, such disrespect alone would be enough to tear the other person's soul to shreds in an endless, raging sea.
But now, he can only listen.
Ning Liu held the crystal that sealed A Yue's soul, his tone calm.
"My conditions are very simple."
"First, you must not interfere with or obstruct the succession of the Sea God's position in any way. Xiao Wu must successfully complete her trials and ultimately inherit your divine position."
"Secondly, from this day forward, you and the power of your Sea God lineage shall not be enemies of me or my companions."
Ning Liu paused, then his smile deepened.
"If you agree and swear an oath on your divine status, then this crystal..."
He gently pushed the crystal forward, its soft moonlight almost touching Poseidon's fingertips.
"It's yours."
boom!
The last thread of reason snapped completely in Poseidon's mind.
He had expected the other party to make some unreasonable or outrageous demands, but to his surprise, it was just these?
Inheriting the divine position was Xiao Wu's test, and as her guide, he shouldn't have interfered too much.
What he feared was nothing more than the rule in the God Realm that prevented soul beasts from becoming gods!
As for not being his enemy?
Who would be foolish enough to make an enemy of a monster who can even scheme against gods and wields a divine artifact?
This isn't a transaction; it's practically a gift!
But Poseidon immediately understood the key point.
Ning Liu wasn't unaware of the importance of making exorbitant demands; rather, the two conditions he proposed were precisely the ones Poseidon would find hardest to refuse and easiest to agree to.
This is an extremely sophisticated negotiation technique that makes you feel like you've gotten a huge advantage, thus making you overlook the other party's unfathomable background and strength.
The rules of the divine realm? The laws established by the God-King?
Fuck it!
Poseidon roared silently in his heart.
When Ah Yue perished, he sought help throughout the divine realm, but all those high and mighty god-kings and embodiments of the law offered him only the cold words "fate" and "destiny."
Now that an ordinary person has given him hope of reversing "fate," does he still need to care about those bullshit laws?
Moreover, once Xiao Wu inherits the divine position, he can be completely freed.
The old gods do not concern themselves with new matters; this is an unchanging rule in the divine realm.
Once he takes Ah Yue's soul and flies away, even if the God Realm Committee wants to investigate, they can't do anything to him.
"good."
A single word was squeezed from the sea god's throat, with the resolute force of metal striking the ground.
He looked deeply into Ning Liu's eyes, as if trying to etch the young man's face into the depths of his soul.
Then, he slowly raised his right hand.
"I, Poseidon, the god of the sea, swear by my divine position, my soul, and my divine status!"
A solemn and majestic voice, imbued with the laws of heaven and earth, echoed throughout the entire Sea God Temple.
"From this moment forward, I will do everything in my power to assist Xiao Wu, the successor, in completing the Nine Trials of the Sea God, and will not hinder her from inheriting the divine position in any way."
"From this day forward, I and the Sea God lineage will never again be enemies of Ning Liu and his companions!"
"This oath is witnessed by Heaven and Earth, and proven by the laws of nature! If I break it, may my divine position crumble and my soul be forever condemned to the endless void!"
Buzz—
As the oath was uttered, a deep blue pillar of divine power shot into the sky, instantly piercing through the dome of the Sea God Temple and resonating with the mysterious laws of heaven and earth.
An invisible shackle bound Poseidon, the god of the sea, firmly to his oath.
Having done all this, Poseidon's gaze once again locked onto the crystal in Ning Liu's hand, the longing in his eyes almost tangible.
Ning Liu smiled.
With a flick of his wrist, the crystal that carried all of the sea god's hopes floated lightly toward Poseidon.
Poseidon reached out, his movements as gentle as if touching the most fragile porcelain, and carefully took the crystal in his palm.
When the familiar, gentle soul vibrations emanated from his fingertips, this supreme god, who had traversed the divine realm for countless millennia, couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably.
He lowered his head and gently rubbed his cheek against the cold crystal, the starry sky and the vast ocean in his eyes had long since transformed into a gentle moonlight.
“Ah Yue…I’ve found you…”
Outside the light screen, Poseidon, who had been holding her breath and concentrating intently, was now completely stunned.
She couldn't hear the conversation inside, but she saw the grand scene of the Sea God making his divine vow, and she saw the Sea God's unprecedented, almost pious posture when he received the crystal.
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