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Chapter 171: Surrendered
🕑 Added 2025-03-24 12:57:02 +0000 UTCThe secrets of the Divine Realm as told by Neptune, and the truth that soul beasts cannot become gods.
This almost shattered the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s worldview!
Suddenly, knowing that his lifelong efforts would end in death, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was disheartened.
As for his suspicion that Neptune was deceiving him, he was not a fool. He had his own judgment and could tell the truth from the false. Especially the gods in the Divine Realm, the rules they set were too obvious.
Sometimes it’s okay if you don’t think about it, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that those humans who have practiced casually for a few decades can actually rival a hundred thousand year soul beast, and even kill it!
It makes people feel that the soul beast’s 100,000 years of cultivation is fake.
Of course, although soul beasts are divided into hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of years, this does not mean that these soul beasts really live for that many years. It is just a synonym for their cultivation. To be honest, if soul beasts can only rely on time to improve their strength, then no matter how many soul beasts there are, they will not be enough for soul masters to kill. They would have been extinct long ago.
If a soul beast wants to cultivate for 100,000 years, in addition to the simplest way of using time to endure, it can also devour some high-energy treasures, or have its own unique talents. Absorbing external energy for one day is equivalent to several months for other soul beasts, so as to achieve the purpose of accelerating growth.
Compared to humans who can improve their strength by absorbing spirit rings, the difference is obvious.
But even if the soul beasts were so miserable, the gods in the Divine Realm would not let them go. They cultivated hard for 100,000 years, but had to endure the heavenly tribulation. They had just broken through the 100,000-year limit, and before they had time to be happy, they were struck by a thunderbolt.
Almost 80% of soul beasts were killed on the spot when they faced the sudden heavenly tribulation when they broke through 100,000 years. Those who could survive the heavenly tribulation were definitely powerful soul beasts with extraordinary talents.
However, even such a powerful soul beast with extraordinary talents is so powerless when facing humans whose lifespans are not even a fraction of their own. They can only be killed, and then their life-long cultivation will be transformed into soul rings to enhance the strength of their enemies, allowing their enemies to continue to harm their own kind.
Why is the world so unfair?
Why can’t the soul beasts’ efforts over so many years be equal to the mere decades of human practice?
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King often thought about this question before, but never got an answer.
But now, after hearing Neptune’s account of the truth about the world, everything suddenly became clear to me.
Because this world is deliberately targeting them, the soul beasts!!!
But even if he knew the truth, what could he do?
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was disheartened and could not even protect himself. Even if he was upset, what else could he do? Not to mention that he could not become a god, even if he became a god, he would be just an ant in front of the Divine Realm.
In this world, being a soul beast has no future…
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had realized this truth, was like a salted fish that had lost its dream. He no longer paid attention to Neptune, turned his huge body around, and was about to dive back into the deep sea…
Seeing that the target was about to leave after being hit by him, Neptune quickly said, “Wait! Do you think I told you these secrets just to hit you? What if I have other ways to make you become a god?”
“Are you serious?!”
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King turned his head sharply, stirring up high waves. But then he immediately denied it and said to himself: “No, it’s impossible. The Divine Realm stipulates that soul beasts cannot become gods. How can you make me become a god? And even if it is feasible, why would you, as a human soul master, help me?”
“Rules are dead, people are alive.”
Neptune waved his hand and said, “I can’t make you break through the blockade and become a god under the suppression of the Divine Realm. But I can make you a god without a godhood.”
“What do you mean?” The Deep Sea Demon Whale King became interested.
“The Divine Realm is just like the human world, with a strict hierarchy. The highest-ranking god is the God King, and below him is the First-level God. The Sea God is one of the First-level Gods! After that are the Second-level Gods, the Third-level Gods, and the lowest-level priests without a god position.”
Neptune explained: “As the main god, The Sea God naturally has the right to accept subordinate gods. It is impossible for you to have a godly position, but after I become a god, I can accept you as a subordinate god and give you a priest position…”
Of course, this was just an excuse Neptune used to fool him. As a traverser, Ye Cheng had no intention of becoming a god in the Douluo World. His goal was the myriad worlds!
After he became the Sea God, he might not even have to wait until the stipulated time to ascend to the Divine Realm. His original body, Ye Cheng, would already be strong enough to crush the Divine Realm.
By then, he would be invincible in the world, and it would be a piece of cake for him to lift the restrictions on soul beasts. As for the promise to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to become a god, by that time, he would no longer care about the position of the God of the Sea, so why not give him this position?
As a sea soul beast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is the true overlord of the sea. It is actually the most appropriate for him to inherit the throne of the Sea God.
Because among the followers of the Sea God, sea soul beasts actually account for more than 90%. Humans, on the contrary, are a minority. This is because the ocean is full of sea soul beasts, and humans are just some people living on islands, so naturally there are much fewer sea soul beasts than the sea soul beasts who take the entire ocean as their home.
Normally, the faith of all living beings that the Sea God relies on to become a god comes mostly from the creatures in the ocean. Although some creatures are not as smart as humans, they have no other distractions and rely only on instinct, which is purer. They are the best believers!
“As for why I helped you… just think that I saw your talent.” Neptune said, “You were able to reach your current level under the heavy pressure of heaven and earth, even if there were some tricks. It also shows that you have a good talent. If I bring you to the Divine Realm, I will have another general under my command in the future.”
“Are you satisfied with this reason?”
“I have told you the truth, what is your answer now?”
“Should we surrender, or fight to the end?”
“To tell you the truth, I have now reached the last stage of the Sea God Nine Tests. One of the candidates in this stage is you. I have to either subdue you or kill you. You have to choose one.”
“If you still choose to fight to the end after knowing all the truth, then I will do my best to kill you!”
“And no matter whether you win or lose this battle, you will get nothing.” Neptune said calmly.
“…”
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was silent.
If he didn’t know the truth about the world, it would be impossible for him to surrender. He would only try his best to kill Neptune and try to break through to become a god by obtaining his throne.
But now that he knew the truth and realized that his fate would be the same whether he became a god or not, he really had to think carefully about the olive branch extended by this human.
Finally, after a long thought.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King surrendered.
Neptune was not surprised by his decision. After all, who wants to die when they can live? Moreover, he is not alone. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King has a wife and daughter. Even if it is for his wife and daughter, he can’t die so carelessly.
Therefore, surrender is the only choice.
