Chapter 1076: The Master of the Ocean

Everyone was dumbstruck upon hearing this.

Heavenly Dao, sentient will of the world, self-regulation, ocean…

All of these concepts seemed extremely absurd and far-fetched.

“The Ancient Heavenly Fiendcelestial had a special power, which allowed it to control all water-type spell techniques. That was actually a power bestowed upon it by the Heavenly Dao.

“In order to self-regulate, representatives of the Heavenly Dao were born, and the representative governing the ocean was an extremely important one. Not only did it govern water, but it also governed wind, lightning, the climate… It could bestow its power upon the Ancient Heavenly Fiendcelestial, so it was also capable of bestowing its power upon one of us…”

Many of the mighty figures were already breathing heavily upon hearing this.

This was the power of the Heavenly Dao! This was a paramount power, which presented an indescribably massive temptation!

“Senior Xi Haizi and Senior Tian Chenji referred to that representative of the Heavenly Dao as the Heavenly Sea God as it really was a god.

“This Heavenly Sea God is a part of the Heavenly Dao, but it is too powerful, and its presence in the Tai Chu Continent would result in the annihilation of this world, which is why it is unable to enter the Tai Chu Continent itself. In other words, it is secluding itself in another realm in order to maintain the stability of this world.

“At some point in time, it suddenly began to view the human race as an unstable factor in this world, which was why it decided to deploy the Ancient Heavenly Fiendcelestial into the Tai Chu Continent in order to destroy the human race. However, the living being it had created had most of its power restricted upon entering the Tai Chu Continent, thereby making it extremely weak, and it perished before it even made it out of the West Sea…

“The world will place restrictions on representatives of the Heavenly Dao when it tried to self-regulate the world. This concept feels really conflicted and paradoxical, as if it’s fighting with itself, but it’s actually like the subconsciousness of the world trying to maintain homeostasis and stability.

“Hence, a thought occurred to the Heavenly Sea God after meeting with the two High Priests. If it could bestow its power upon a living being of this world, wouldn’t it be able to bypass this restriction?”

An Lin and Lan Xiaoni exchanged another silent look. Lan Xiaoni had most likely inherited the power of the Heavenly Sea God…

This was quite a terrifying concept, and it was clear that the restriction of the world had not affected Lan Xiaoni. Her power had not been weakened at all, and she was still thriving just as she always did.

“The Heavenly Sea God promised to bestow its power upon one of the tribal successors under the condition that they would use this power to rule over the West Sea and destroy the human race. However… Not just any living being has a chance to inherit this power. The power of the Heavenly Sea God can only be inherited by a living being below the Return to Void Stage and who has a Chaotic Water Spirit Root from birth.”

All of the Spirit Fish Clan mighty figures looked at each other before looking at Lan Xiaoni.

Lan Xingyang immediately inquired, “Little Ni, you’ve had a Chaotic Water Spirit Root from birth, haven’t you? Did you encounter that Heavenly Sea God?”

Lan Xiaoni shook her head with a blank expression. “I didn’t. The two former High Priests didn’t mention this to me. Perhaps I’m not the fated one?”

Lan Xingyang nodded with a skeptical expression but did not press the issue any further.

“The two High Priests agreed to the conditions proposed by the Heavenly Sea God, and they set forth to find a living being that could fit this description. The power of the Heavenly Dao simply presented too much of a temptation. Any living being who inherited this power would be able to lead the two tribes to new heights!

“They used the last of their life forces to build their combined tomb and also made one last star divination to glean the fate of the two tribes. After that, they made a key and waited for the day when the fated ones would arrive.

“The two High Priests only had a very vague feeling about when the fated ones would arrive. During the countless years that have passed, there have been many exceptional prodigies with Chaotic Water Spirit Root from birth that appeared in this world, but none of them was the catalyst to set everything into motion.

“Time passed by all the way up until that Purple Star incident, which vindicated the Heavenly Sea God’s words… The two High Priests finally decided to reveal this secret to the world. They manipulated the stars to cast a blessing on the first living being with a Chaotic Water Spirit Root from birth that was born since the Purple Star incident. They would then wait for them to progress to the Soul Formation Pinnacle Stage before allowing them to enter the tomb and accepting their entire inheritances.

“As for how to execute the missions to rule over the West Sea and destroy the human race, they said… that the living being who inherited the power of the Heavenly Dao would know what to do. That is the extent of the information.”

When Gu Yu’s voice fell, all of the mighty figures turned in unison to look at Lan Xiaoni.

Lan Xiaoni trembled as she retreated a couple of steps with a confused expression. “Why are you all looking at me? I already said I’m not the fated one, and I didn’t inherit the power!”

Yu Feiyu looked at her with an elated, doting smile. “Princess, you are the only living being with a Chaotic Water Spirit Root from birth that was born after the Purple Star incident. That can’t be a coincidence, could it? There has also been no new key placed in the tomb, which indicates that the two High Priests have completed their missions.”

Lan Xiaohuang chimed in with a disbelieving expression, “Big sister, why are you hiding something this bad*ss? You’re going to be the Queen of the West Sea.”

Lan Xiaoni’s father, Lan Xingyang, already had a wide grin plastered across his face.

All of the Spirit Fish Clan mighty figures were jumping for joy.

“Sigh… I didn’t think I would encounter something this heartbreaking in my old age…” Gu Yu sighed with a resigned expression.

It could already envision itself being stepped on by Lan Xiaoni en route to her domination over the West Sea.

All of the Heavenly Turtle Tribe mighty figures were extremely distraught, and some of them were even looking at Lan Xiaoni with enmity in their eyes.

Lan Xiaoni was still trying to convince everyone that she had not inherited the power, but all of them brushed aside her words, thinking that she only refused to admit it because she was scared… That’s right, no matter how Lan Xiaoni tried to deny it, no one would believe her.

She turned to An Lin for help.

At this moment, most of the mighty figures present also turned to An Lin.

Some of them wore thoughtful expressions, while some had killing intent glinting within their eyes. Meanwhile, the rest of them were settling down in preparation for a good show.

An Lin was the only human here.

It was clear that he was going to be a traitor!

They had revealed the secret to everyone present and was preparing to discuss how to destroy the human race in secret, only to have a human listening in on their conversation with keen interest. This didn’t seem right, did it?

Not many how you thought about it, this was a bizarre situation!

An Lin’s face convulsed. What was it like to be stared at by a bunch of Return to Void Stage mighty figures, as well as a total of five Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures, including Gu Yu, Yu Feiyu, and Lan Xingyang?

Things seemed to have spiraled a little out of his control…

“Hmm… I suddenly remembered that you’re a human…”

“He’s the sect leader of the Four Nine Immortal Sect, An Lin! I’ve heard of him!”

“He heard our secret! We have to eliminate him right here, right now!”

“An Lin is extremely powerful, and he has the backing of the Heavenly Court. Would it be wise to kill him like this?”

“Don’t forget that we have a mission assigned to us by the Heavenly Dao! We have to destroy the entire human race and that includes the Heavenly Court! What are you afraid of?”

All of the mighty figures discussed among one another while cold sweat poured down An Lin’s face.