Chapter 486: Is the Sea God Trident in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Hands?
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King had been staying on Sea God Island this entire time, acting like a recluse?
That did not seem right. It did not match his personality at all.
Logically speaking, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King should hate Yu Tianlin to the bone by now. He should have personally led the Sea Spirit Beast army in an attack on the Douluo Continent.
Why had he remained on Sea God Island all this time?
Was there something on the island that attracted him?
Just as Yu Tianlin was pondering this question, the sea turtle Xiaobai called Old Gai suddenly spoke.
"I know what the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is doing on Sea God Island."
"That fellow found the Sea God Trident on the island. He must be working day and night to turn it into his own weapon."
As Old Gai spoke, his eyes became extremely complicated.
"The Sea God Trident?"
A rare expression of astonishment flashed across Yu Tianlin's face. This revelation had truly exceeded his expectations.
"That's actually possible?"
Others might not understand the significance of the Sea God Trident, but how could Yu Tianlin not know?
The Sea God Trident had originally been the Sea God's Martial Soul. Only after the Sea God achieved Divinity did it transform into a physical Divine Artifact.
Because of this, the Sea God Trident contained an extremely deep imprint belonging to the Sea God. Logically speaking, it should have been impossible for another Divine Rank existence to seize control of it.
However, that might no longer be certain.
The core of the Sea God Trident, the Heart of the Sea God, had recently exhausted its energy while dealing with the Silver Dragon King.
If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King took advantage of this weakness, he might truly be able to usurp ownership of the Sea God Trident.
After all, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had now become a Deity.
A Deity facing a Divine Artifact that had lost its core would always have some way to subdue it.
Thinking of this, Yu Tianlin could not help silently complaining.
The Sea God was probably speechless right now.
Under the restrictions of the God Realm's regulations, he could not personally descend upon the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, he would have killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King long ago.
The God Realm had certainly noticed that a Spirit Beast had achieved Divinity on the Douluo Continent, yet it had still not dispatched a Deity to deal with him.
Yu Tianlin could roughly understand the God Realm's reasoning.
The previous incident involved the Silver Dragon King.
What kind of existence was the Silver Dragon King?
She was an exceptional threat, the kind who would be killed immediately upon being discovered. Breaking the God Realm's regulations to deal with her would not cause any problems, nor would it result in punishment from the God Realm Committee.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King, however, was different.
Even if he had achieved Divinity, what did that change?
In the eyes of the God Realm, he was still nothing more than an insignificant figure who was not worth making such a commotion over.
Furthermore, several God Inheritors existed in this generation of the Douluo Continent. The God Realm could simply leave the Deep Sea Demon Whale King for those inheritors to handle.
That was likely why the God Realm had taken no action so far.
Having roughly understood the God Realm's intentions, Yu Tianlin had long since abandoned any hope that the God Realm would intervene.
In the end, he could only rely on himself to deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
However, if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King truly managed to gain control of the Sea God Trident, then the situation would become considerably more troublesome.
As a weapon transformed from the Sea God's Martial Soul, the Sea God Trident would grow stronger alongside its owner.
The Sea God was considered extremely powerful even among First Rank Gods. Therefore, even if the Sea God Trident had not yet reached the level of a Transcendent Divine Artifact, it was undoubtedly a pseudo-Transcendent Divine Artifact.
Although it was still inferior to a genuine Transcendent Divine Artifact, the gap between them was not particularly large.
A Divine Rank Deep Sea Demon Whale King wielding a pseudo-Transcendent Divine Artifact would not be inferior to Yu Tianlin wielding a true Transcendent Divine Artifact.
Yu Tianlin immediately raised his assessment of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's threat level.
Completely eliminating him would no longer be as easy as Yu Tianlin had initially believed.
However, Yu Tianlin could not head directly to Sea God Island and confront the Deep Sea Demon Whale King right now.
That matter would have to wait.
For the moment, he first needed to clear out the Sea Spirit Beasts gathering throughout the western coastal regions of the Douluo Continent.
Yu Tianlin immediately turned toward Iron Claw and Old Gai.
"Let's go. We'll arrange the relocation of your clansmen now."
After saying this, Yu Tianlin flew toward the sea once again.
Iron Claw and Old Gai, the two 100,000 year Spirit Beasts, quickly followed him.
Stationing Sea Spirit Beasts along the rivers would greatly reduce the pressure from the ocean once the war truly began.
While Yu Tianlin and the others were busy preparing for the coming battle along the Douluo Continent's western coast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was also dealing with his own matters on Sea God Island.
At that moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had transformed into human form and was sitting cross-legged.
His eyes, which had previously been blinded, had fully recovered after he achieved Divinity. They were currently closed tightly.
The Sea God Trident rested across his legs, continuously releasing brilliant golden light as it instinctively resisted the intrusion of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's divine power.
However, this resistance could only delay the process.
Although the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's dark purple divine power was advancing slowly, it continued pouring steadily and relentlessly into the Sea God Trident.
Only the upper half of the trident remained golden.
Its lower half was already covered in dark purple demonic patterns.
At this rate, it would not be long before those demonic patterns spread across the entire Sea God Trident. Once that happened, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would gain complete control over the Divine Artifact.
At that moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King suddenly opened his eyes.
Divine Light flashed within them as he looked toward the Douluo Continent.
"The Divine Thought imprint I left on Bazhua has been erased."
After sensing the situation carefully, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King confirmed his conclusion.
"Yu Tianlin, you've finally made your move."
During their previous confrontation, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had already discovered that Yu Tianlin's spiritual power had reached the Divine Rank.
Among those on the Douluo Continent, Yu Tianlin was clearly the only person capable of erasing his Divine Thought imprint.
"Yu Tianlin, just wait."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King sneered.
"I will let you experience true despair."
"You possess a Divine Artifact, but soon, I will possess one as well."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was currently filled with excitement.
He had only two true enemies in his life.
The first was the Sea God, who had blinded him.
The second was Yu Tianlin.
Now, the Sea God's Divine Artifact had fallen into his hands and would soon be transformed into a weapon belonging solely to him.
As for Yu Tianlin, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King believed that once he personally came to seek revenge, Yu Tianlin would also die by his hand.
The pleasure of finally taking revenge on both of his enemies left him intoxicated.
"It's close. It will be finished soon."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King looked toward the diamond-shaped hollow where the blade of the Sea God Trident connected to its shaft.
A sharp glint flashed through his eyes.
"This trident will completely belong to me very soon."
"Don't worry, Yu Tianlin. I won't make you wait much longer."
As the Deep Sea Demon Whale King finished speaking, dark purple light gradually appeared within the diamond-shaped hollow of the Sea God Trident, the place where the Heart of the Sea God had originally been embedded.
Once the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's divine power completely filled that hollow, the Sea God Trident would change owners and fall entirely under his control.
The Sea God Trident had most likely only been a pseudo-Transcendent Divine Artifact at first.
It would only evolve into a true Transcendent Divine Artifact later, after Tang San cultivated the Sea God God Position to the God King Rank.
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