A long whistle erupted from Poseidon's lips. The ocean beneath Him stirred in response, and an intense blue-gold light exploded outward as the Sea God Trident, wreathed in the Sea God's Light, charged straight at Yun Ming.
Truly extraordinary!
Although it was just a single strike, Yun Ming felt as if he could see the surging of the vast seas and the endless tides within it. The pressure it brought to bear was far beyond that of any opponent he had faced in his past or present life, which only served to excite him further.
"Well struck!"
With a thunderous roar, Yun Ming's phoenix wings beat once more, and he shot upward. The Atlas Divine Spear trembled incessantly, as if it had found a worthy rival and a peerless talent, eager to clash with the trident that had long dominated the heavens and the seas.
The already restless Sky Support Light erupted instantly, empowering the Atlas Divine Spear as he thrust it forward. The Atlas Spear moved with a deceptive slowness, piercing through space to strike directly against the blade of the trident.
Boom—
The moment the spear and trident collided, a terrifying wave of divine power exploded. The ocean collapsed for a thousand meters, and waves surged in every direction. The two were evenly matched, neither gaining any advantage.
Poseidon was slightly taken aback to see Yun Ming deflect His full-force strike with such ease. Although the ten Divine Rings behind Yun Ming had already signaled that he was no simple opponent, and being able to block His attack head-on was within His expectations, doing so with such ease was unexpected. One had to know that Poseidon, while situated in the ocean, was a match even for the strongest in the God Realm, Asura, and might not necessarily lose. Although He was only using a clone to command the ocean, the massive influx of Faith Power meant He was operating at roughly seventy percent of His combat strength. Could Yun Ming really possess such power just after breaking through?!!
Yun Ming was unaware of his opponent's thoughts; he was lost in contemplation as he felt the nature of Poseidon's attack. The intensity of the strike seemed less powerful than he had perceived. What was going on? He would have to test it again.
"Again."
After alerting Poseidon, Yun Ming pushed his divine power to the limit.
Sensing the familiar, overwhelming momentum from before, Poseidon's expression turned solemn. A crystalline blue light ignited from the Sea God Mark on His forehead, and a dazzling blue-gold radiance instantly spread, quickly merging with Poseidon's body. Amidst a series of crisp, powerful clangs, a set of magnificent blue-gold armor silently manifested upon Him. The pressure Yun Ming exerted was abnormally high; if He didn't utilize the Sea God Divine Armor to boost His combat power, He feared He wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
Gold and blue-gold formed a stark contrast in the sky. Their Divine Sense pressed against one another, rising to its peak under the mutual pressure.
A faint light flickered, and the glow in Yun Ming's eyes grew increasingly bright. With every flicker, the aura of the Atlas Divine Spear grew a fraction more formidable.
Yun Ming retracted his spear and thrust again. In an instant, surging golden divine light bloomed, and a massive golden spear shadow appeared above Yun Ming's head, its tip locked firmly onto Poseidon's body. At this very moment, Yun Ming's Divine Sense merged with the spear, his essence, energy, and spirit instantly reaching a new peak.
Can he still improve?
Watching the massive spear shadow looming inches away, Poseidon sighed inwardly, and the Sea God Trident in His hand struck out once more.
Boom—
Within a thousand meters beneath their feet, the ocean roared, instantly rising into a thousand-meter-high wave. The pure water element transformed into a crystalline blue ribbon, spiraling outward and rising into the air under the guidance of the Sea God Trident.
The Sea God Trident traced a massive arc in mid-air, its light flaring brilliantly. A giant blue-gold ring appeared out of thin air above Yun Ming's head—it was the first move of the Golden Thirteen Halberds: Uncertain Storm.
"Bind!"
Starting with the strongest control Divine Skill in the God Realm, Poseidon was finally fighting with all His might after a long time.
Feeling the space around him rapidly solidifying, Yun Ming couldn't help but marvel. He truly was the founder! He knew this move, Uncertain Storm, as well, but his own version lacked the subtlety of Poseidon's and was not as quick to take effect. It seemed that even with his innate affinity for attributes, he still fell slightly short compared to Poseidon's long, deep realization of the ages. However, falling short did not mean he couldn't break the move.
Silver light ignited in Yun Ming's eyes. With his Divine Sense empowering the Atlas Divine Spear, it erupted instantly. A hundred-meter-long Atlas Spear shadow descended from the void, a flash of black, cold lightning streaking through the air—a strange phenomenon caused by the Atlas Divine Spear slicing through space. Almost in a blink, the spear shadow was already above Poseidon's head.
Poseidon moved His wrists in succession, one ring after another appearing above His head, attempting to bind the Atlas Spear shadow once more. Yet, before those rings could even touch the spear's tip, they were shredded by the spatial force surrounding the spear shadow.
Seeing his signature technique broken so brutally, Poseidon understood: when it came to playing with space, He was no match for the naturally gifted Yun Ming. He would have to rely on raw, head-on power.
Poseidon's Divine Sense erupted as well, and a wave-like blue light surged into the sky.
"Sea God, Devour."
The steady voice emerged from Poseidon's lips as He slowly thrust the Sea God Trident forward. Surging blue-gold light swept out from Poseidon, instantly forming a ten-meter-diameter blue-gold vortex around His body, forcibly swallowing the Atlas Spear shadow.
A sharp glint flashed in Yun Ming's eyes. Knowing it would be blocked, he didn't change his tactics and continued his fierce assault.
As the spear shadow entered the vortex, the Sea God Power swirled frantically, attempting to snap the spear shadow in two. Yet, during this process, that feeling—that the actual power was less than what he perceived—returned to Yun Ming's mind. Focusing on this phenomenon, Yun Ming finally discovered the reason.
Attribute changes... immunity?
The fundamental attribute of the Atlas Divine Spear was space, but ever since Yun Ming successfully created the Atlas Inner God Realm with space as his foundation, his secondary attributes had changed. All-attributes were his true attributes now. Yun Ming's cultivation time was limited; aside from the space attribute, he was not proficient in the others and could not fully unleash the subtle mysteries of all-attributes. However, the essence of his all-attribute divine power remained unchanged; any god's power that collided with his would be weakened.
Having figured out the cause, Yun Ming immediately changed his tactics. He merged his body into the Atlas Spear shadow, and the terrifying Sky Support Light poured out from the spear's tip, instantly tearing through the vortex's pull and blasting toward Poseidon.
Having grasped the nature of the power, Yun Ming wanted to test the limits of his own strength.
Feeling the warning of a blade piercing his heart from all around, combined with the ever-increasing Sky Support Light, Poseidon couldn't help but frown. Yun Ming's growth seemed to have no limit, putting Him under immense pressure. But He would not admit defeat just like that! He was the Sea God who ruled the entire ocean!!
With a slight shift of His will, Poseidon communicated with the Sea God Trident. Wave-like blue light slowly condensed around the trident, and with Poseidon's body as the center, the water-blue ripples instantly expanded. The sky was golden under the reflection of the Sky Support Light, but in this instant, the area beneath Poseidon turned completely blue, and the seawater that had been turned golden by the light returned to its original color.
"Sea God Domain!"
Furious like a giant beast devouring the heavens and the earth, yet calm enough to embrace the firmament in silence! Poseidon utilized the power of the ocean to its absolute limit.
Pale blue mist rose quietly from this endless blue. The originally turbulent ocean suddenly became exceptionally calm, and a massive phantom of the Sea God slowly emerged behind Poseidon.
The specks of blue released from Poseidon ignited the entire ocean like a prairie fire. Water-blue energy climbed up from the surface. The purest water element energy in the ocean surged into the sky, as if another ocean had been peeled away from the original. Under the Demigod-King level Divine Sense that Poseidon had spent countless years cultivating, it transformed into boundless, monstrous waves that swept up from the direction of the sea.
"Blue Waves, Sea God, Endless Azure."
At this moment, Poseidon's steady voice became the source of the ocean's explosive power.
The Sky Support Light charged toward Poseidon, and the azure waves formed by the entire ocean surged forward to meet it.
Though weak water is softest, it can also become the most rigid; such was the state of 'Blue Waves, Sea God, Endless Azure' now. When two forces, both belonging to the most rigid and powerful, met, the final outcome depended solely on absolute power. There was no room for trickery in the process. Both could only do their utmost to drive every ounce of power they possessed to collide with the other.
Gold and azure—the surging roar made the entire Douluo Continent tremble. On an island about five hundred miles away, the closest to the scene, all the islanders clearly witnessed this dazzling spectacle in the distance.
The earth shook as if the world were about to be destroyed, and the people on the island fell into extreme panic.
"Sea God, have mercy! Pity the world!" xN
The people bowed toward the direction of the Demon Whale Sea Area. With their limited knowledge, they certainly didn't understand what was happening, but they weren't wrong to pray—after all, the Sea God was indeed half to blame. It was just a pity that He likely didn't know much about pitying the world.
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