The Divine Token of the Music Goddess
"Here, take this. It's my personal token. If you ever miss me in the future, you can use it to call upon me, and I'll take you to an incredibly wonderful place."
============================================================ [SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: LING HUA INTIMACY STATUS] ============================================================ Interaction: Gifting Divine Token Favorability: +20% -> [Current Status: 80%] (Deep Affection) ============================================================
The Music Goddess, Ling Hua, let out a soft, playful giggle, completely unaware that Fu Ye had already pulled up her entire divine background file via his system cheats. As for the "wonderful place" she mentioned, Fu Ye didn't even need to think twice to know she meant the Divine Realm. With her status as a Third-Class Deity, she didn't exactly have many other places to host a guest.
The moment her consciousness departed the inheritance space, Fu Ye immediately brought up the system's database to browse her detailed history. After skimming through her records, he finally understood why she was so confident about smuggling him into the Upper Realm.
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[DIVINE RECORD: LING HUA (THE MUSIC GODDESS)] ============================================================
Core Identity: Part of a Dual-Deity pairing.
Ascension: Achieved godhood 190,000 years ago via the
Absolute Path of Music.
Background: Her husband perished during the ancient
Dragon God Rebellion. Lineage: Direct subordinate to the Goddess of Life. ============================================================
Ten thousand years ago, Ling Hua had stumbled upon the remnants of the Music God's inheritance by absolute coincidence. As a support-system Spirit Master and the most accomplished instrumentalist on the continent during her era, she had ascended directly to the Divine Realm as a Third-Class Deity upon reaching the Titled Douluo threshold.
In the Divine Realm, her beauty was considered absolutely top-tier. Countless male deities had attempted to court her over the millennia, but the ascenders in the Upper Realm were typically either brainless, muscle-bound brutes or already bound to eternal cultivation partners. Because of this, she looked down on the standard gods who knew nothing but violence. Furthermore, because she was a direct subordinate of the highly respected Goddess of Life, no rogue deities dared to force themselves upon her.
Though she wasn't a shallow person, she had spent tens of thousands of years waiting for a powerful, handsome man who truly understood the supreme dao of music. She had seen plenty of mortal musicians, but none possessed the jaw-dropping looks, unmatched strength, and refined talent that Fu Ye displayed. Finding him was like finding a needle in a cosmic haystack—it was completely natural for her heart to melt.
Back in reality, Fu Ye looked down at his hand. Resting in his palm was a delicate jade bracelet strung together with a fine, crimson silk cord. Though it looked like a simple piece of jewelry, his spiritual perception detected an integrated defensive strike equivalent to a Divine Officer's full power, along with a miniature spatial teleportation array forged from pure divine energy.
It was clear that the Music Goddess was genuinely infatuated with him. Fu Ye smirked slightly. Of course, he had no intention of abandoning the entire forest for a single tree—but transplanting this beautiful divine tree directly into his private forest was a completely viable option.
The Depraved State of Tang Chuan
Meanwhile, deep within the pitch-black abyss of the vast ocean.
A silhouette radiating an incredibly oppressive, toxic black aura was currently tearing through the deep trenches at an unbelievable velocity, fleeing for his absolute life. Directly behind him, a catastrophic, earth-shattering roar erupted from the ocean floor, sending shockwaves across the underwater tectonic plates.
"Filthy human! This King will grind your bones to dust!!!!"
A colossal, blinding pillar of deep blue energy erupted from the absolute depths of the sea, accurately striking the fleeing dark silhouette.
BOOM!!!
The terrifying under-water explosion violently tore away the entire left half of the silhouette's upper torso, exposing his mangled, scar-laden back and shattered bone structure. Yet, despite sustaining injuries that would instantly claim the life of any ordinary cultivator, the dark figure let out a twisted, incredibly ecstatic laugh.
"Yes! Yes! That's it! Deep Sea Demon Whale King, let your wrath consume you!"
His bloodshot, greedy eyes locked onto the massive, mountain-like shadow shifting beneath the dark currents. This corrupted youth was none other than the reincarnation of the God-King, Tang Chuan. Currently, his physical body was only missing a single premium spirit bone to fully activate his divine equipment: a right arm bone!
The ancient, million-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King was his ultimate target.
Eight pitch-black spirit rings quietly materialized around Tang Chuan's body. He had officially achieved the rank of a Rank 90 Spirit Douluo—a quasi-Titled Douluo!
============================================================ [TARGET STATUS: TANG CHUAN (QUASI-TITLED DOULUO)] ============================================================ Current Rank: Rank 90 (Spirit Douluo Peak)
Spirit Rings: 8 Black (Corrupted via Rakshasa Energy) *
Martial Soul: Evolved into [Blood-Sucking Black Silver Emperor] ============================================================
Through a continuous, sickening cycle of mass slaughter and soul harvesting, his primary martial soul had completely mutated, discarding the baseline Blue Silver King form to become the vicious, parasitic Blood-Sucking Black Silver Emperor. Backed by the raw, unholy corruption of the Rakshasa God's divine energy, he possessed the unique ability to safely retreat even when facing the absolute terror of the ocean's ruler.
However, while the Deep Sea Demon Whale King remained his optimal choice for a million-year ring and bone, Tang Chuan knew the beast was incredibly cunning and volatile. To ensure he didn't accidentally trip in a hidden ditch, he decided to secure a backup bone first.
"Jie jie jie... Father... it's about time you returned the Clear Sky School's inheritance spirit bone to your beloved son..." Tang Chuan hissed, his voice echoing through the dark water like a demonic frequency.
With a sudden burst of Rakshasa energy, he redirected his trajectory straight toward the coordinates of the mortal continent, vanishing from the deep ocean trenches in a flash. He was planning to completely amputate his own father, Tang Hao, to harvest his right arm bone before returning to finish off the whale king. If the enraged beast chose to take its frustration out on Sea God Island in the meantime, it would only serve as a perfect distraction for his ultimate plans.
Siege on Sea God Island
Back on Sea God Island, inside his luxurious suite, Fu Ye was just about to settle into bed after his late-night encounter with Ling Hua. Before his head could even hit the pillow, a violent, catastrophic tremor shook the entire foundation of the building, rattling the windows and threatening to collapse the structure.
Huh?! Fu Ye blinked, completely startled. What the hell? I know some couples get incredibly wild, but shaking the entire hotel structure is a bit much. This isn't a bed-rattle, this is a literal earthquake!
Before his internal joke could even finish, a deafening roar resembling a localized thunderbolt swept across the waters, violently slamming into the defensive boundaries of Sea God Island.
BOOM!
In a fraction of a second, seven immense, blinding pillars of soul power erupted from the seven distinct coordinates of the Sacred Pillars, piercing straight into the night sky. Deep within the central high terrace, Bo Saixi's stunning, deep blue eyes flared with an intense, icy murderous intent.
Within a mere ten seconds, all seven Sacred Pillar Guardians materialized at the absolute edge of the island's shoreline, their faces grim as High Priestess Bo Saixi descended from the heavens, her regal robes fluttering in the cold night wind.
Just beyond the island's immediate reef, a colossal, terrifying black whale measuring well over two hundred meters long broke through the surface of the ocean. Its massive eyes resembled gigantic boulders resting on a mountain peak, and the raw, localized pressure radiating from its body was suffocating.
"Deep Sea Demon Whale King! What is the meaning of this?!" Bo Saixi's cold voice echoed across the crashing waves, backed by her Limit Douluo dominance. "Have you forgotten the absolute oracle decreed by Lord Sea God?!"
Facing the absolute ruler of the ocean, even Bo Saixi felt a trace of heavy pressure. However, standing on the soil of Sea God Island, she could directly channel the residual divine authority of Poseidon to crush any external threat.
"Hmph! This King was peacefully slumbering in the deep abyss when I was violently attacked and disturbed by one of your wretched human Spirit Masters!" the Deep Sea Demon Whale King thundered, its massive voice causing the ocean water to boil. "Do you dare claim that the actions of your kind have nothing to do with Sea God Island?!"
A Late-Night Reunion
Right at that moment, Fu Ye casually strolled onto the beach, entirely unfazed by the mountain-sized sea monster. Looking up at the giant whale, a highly appreciative grin spread across his face. Damn, if someone managed to throw that thing on a giant barbecue pit, it could probably feed every single living creature on Sea God Island for a consecutive decade.
"Hey, little witch, what's going on out here? Did the seven of you decide to organize a midnight fishing trip or something?"
Fu Ye smoothly stepped up behind the Sea Witch, naturally wrapping his strong arms around her slender waist and pulling her soft back flush against his chest.
The pale-green-haired mermaid princess let out a startled gasp at the sudden embrace, but the moment her senses registered Fu Ye's familiar, masculine scent, the panic in her heart instantly dissolved into a flush of deep embarrassment.
"Hmph! Who on earth goes fishing in the middle of the night?!" the Sea Witch pouted, casting a deeply tsundere, helpless glance back at him, though she didn't make a single move to break out of his embrace. "Can't you see the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is literally here to trash our home?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but let out a soft yawn, her lower abdomen still feeling incredibly sore and tender—a lingering, highly intimate reminder of the intensive three-day temporal marathon they had just concluded inside his barrier.