"..."

Gentle, your sister... It would be okay if you just said what you said. What you mean by saying this now is basically to grab it without being deceived, right?

Seeing that "Ashley" chose to show her cards directly, and showed a posture that she was determined to win the Sea Emperor Monument, William was also ready for negotiations, and bowed slightly with a respectful expression:

"I have met Lord Poseidon."

"..."

After hearing William's greetings, "Ashley" looked at him with a complicated expression, then shook her head slightly and said:

"You misunderstood, I am not the Poseidon worshiped by the Poseidon Court, but the one they say... hmm? You actually know about me?"

After looking at William's unsurprised face, the ancient Poseidon said doubtfully:

"If I remember correctly, all true records about me have been destroyed. How did you know about my existence?"

"..."

This question is not easy to answer... Should I just say "I have a special source of intelligence"? You won't be beaten for such a pretentious answer, right?

"If it's not convenient to answer, forget it."

After noticing that William had a troubled expression on his face, the Ancient Poseidon frowned, but did not continue to ask further questions. Instead, he voluntarily dropped the topic and spread his palms towards him with a calm expression.

"But since you already know my existence, you should also know the meaning of those stone tablets, so return the things to me. I will not let you take them away no matter what."

"..."

Looking at the palm that had held his arm affectionately, William hesitated for a few seconds, raised his head and asked tentatively:

"Lord Poseidon, it is perfectly reasonable for you to want your things back, but before I return them to you, can I make a small request?"

…

To be honest, these Poseidon Monuments are very powerful to me now, but their significance in the future is not as great as imagined.

Putting aside the extremely high cost of releasing it, the range of the waves set off by [Chapter of the Sea] is too outrageous. With one use, most of the county will be flooded, and the overflow of damage is really too much.

And his current main profession is the fourth level Tide Giant. Once he completes the sequence of tide giants, he can step into the sixth level in one step, and he can still have a combat power comparable to the ninth level on the beach.

Although the upper limit of lethality is much lower than that of [Sea Calling Chapter], it is relatively more flexible. Not only can it be released faster, but there is also no need to worry about causing a large number of unrelated casualties.

So if you return the Sea Emperor Monument, you have to return it. This thing has some overlap with the Tide Giant's ability, but the problem is... I'm worried that you will kill it after handing it over...

…

Looking at the frowning "Ashley" opposite, William felt really uneasy.

After the ancient Poseidon escapes from trouble, it is certain that she will seek revenge on the current Poseidon, but now that she does not even have godhood, she may not be a match for the new Poseidon, and she will definitely have to hibernate for a while.

This is certain. The "dumb and silly" divinity in the previous life was probably used as a cover to fool the new Poseidon. The real ancient Poseidon most likely escaped from his shell and hid, or even hid directly in a certain place.

on people.

As for the subsequent invasion of the Sea Clan, it seems even more suspicious.

The new Poseidon is an incomplete god to begin with, and the way forward is simply blocked. Even if he takes over the entire Arcane Continent, he will not get any benefits. There is no need to support the Sea Tribe in launching an invasion.

And the only person with the motive to do such a thing is the ancient Poseidon in front of him.

She wants to seek revenge from the Poseidon, so she needs a lot of power. Although she is at the peak of the fourteenth level, her original ocean godhead has been taken away, so grabbing the power of faith from the sea tribe will inevitably alarm the Poseidon.

, invading the Arcane Continent naturally became the best choice...

…

The more William thought about it, he felt that the death star on his forehead was probably flashing incessantly now.

Although all of this is my own speculation, and there is no real evidence to support it, when it comes to finding the mastermind behind the scenes and who is the biggest beneficiary, the result is often very similar.

Therefore, although the ancient Poseidon seems to have a very peaceful demeanor, she definitely cannot be the silly sweet girl she used to be. She is an ancient Poseidon, not an ancient Sea Buddha. She has been holding back the fire in her heart for so many years. It is strange that she can really be calm.

In the future, in order to avenge the Poseidon, she can ignore the safety of hundreds of millions of people and directly start a war between the Sea Tribe and the Aofa Continent. So why can't she keep her mouth shut in order to keep the secret of her escape?

When the strength of the two sides is not equal, the Poseidon Monuments lying in the space ring are his last trump cards. The ancient Poseidon only temporarily occupied Ashley's body, and it is not the real Ashley. If

If you just hand over your only trump card, your future life and death will be completely in the hands of others.

Considering that the other party is suspected of being the "mastermind" behind the invasion of the Sea Clan, William is basically pessimistic about whether his own life can be saved after handing over the Sea Emperor Monument...

Sure enough, after frowning and thinking deeply for a while, the ancient Poseidon's expression gradually turned cold, and he slowly shook his head and said:

"I probably know what you want to ask for, but I'm afraid this won't work. I can't agree to your conditions."

"..."

I knew it...

After hearing the answer from the ancient Poseidon, William couldn't help but look bitter.

When the status and strength are completely unequal, there is really no qualification to negotiate...

Even if he swore to the River Styx that he would never harm himself? And he refused without saying a word, not even giving him a chance to state his conditions?

This pride that belongs to the gods is really annoying. Thanks to you for temporarily borrowing Ashley's body, can't you be gentler to the man she likes?

After sighing deeply, William said helplessly:

"There really is no need to discuss?"

Keenly catching the unwillingness in William's eyes, the ancient Poseidon frowned slightly and refused:

"Don't think about it, there is no way I will let you take Ashley away."

"..."???

In William's confused look, "Ashley" reached out and twisted the hair on the side of her neck, gently rubbed the hair that had turned mostly blue, and explained in a calm voice:

"The Sea Tribe who succeeds the Sea Emperor must accept the blessing from the Poseidon, and although the body transformed by divine power can hide it from everyone, it cannot hide it from him who gave the blessing.

So if I still want to succeed the Emperor of the Sea, I must not let Ashley leave with you. If you want to leave, you can only leave alone."

"..."

Damn! You scared me! I was still thinking about you trying to silence me!

After a false alarm, William grinned speechlessly. Seeing that the other party didn't look like he was lying, he decided to just hand over the monument and leave.

Although if you do this, it will definitely be very difficult to meet Ashley in the future, but the current result is not too bad.

After all, she couldn't abandon the foundation of the Dawn Territory to become a sea clan, and she couldn't leave the King of the Sea alone and leave her family to go ashore to cause trouble with her. We are all on the same land and one ocean, and each of them has something they can't let go of.

, it’s normal that we couldn’t get together in the end...it’s normal...sigh...

Seeing that although William looked a little regretful, he didn't do anything paranoid, "Ashley's" expression slowly softened.

After receiving the nine Sea Emperor tablets handed over by William, the ancient Poseidon with joy in his eyes waved his hand. The arc of divine power covering the [Nine Sea Corridor] instantly dissipated, and the nine stone slabs on the ground also lit up one by one.

stand up.

William originally wanted to step on the stone slab with "seven" written in marine script and walk away, but after looking at her face, which was the same as Ashley except for the color of her hair and eyes, he couldn't help but

I don't know why, but in the end, I turned around and asked a question out of nowhere.

"Um...can I come back in the future?"

Um?

The ancient Poseidon frowned when he heard this, and said with some confusion:

"What? Is there something you haven't finished yet?"

After hearing her inquiry, William couldn't help but rub his hands shyly.

It's not that important. Isn't this... I just want to come back and see "you"?

Although the wedding process is not completely completed, it does not count, but it is also the first time in life as a groom to participate in a wedding. Such an important first time, how can you forget it all at once?

Although William was embarrassed to say these words, "Ashley" still understood his meaning from her eyes.

After frowning again, she slowly stopped stroking the Sea Emperor Monument, looked at William with some displeasure and said:

"You still want to come back to Ashley?"

After seeing William nod slightly shyly, the ancient Poseidon simply put away the Sea Emperor Monument, turned around and faced William, and said seriously:

"Although she doesn't want me to tell you, in order to prevent you from coming to Poseidon to cause trouble for me in the future, I decided to tell you that there will be no Ashley in the future, and no one will welcome you in this sea, so

…”

"Don't come again!"

"..."

After opening his mouth in astonishment, William said in shock and anger:

"It's okay not to come again, but what does it mean that there will be no more Ashley in the future? You...are you not going to give your body back to her?"

"Your understanding of the soul is too shallow and one-dimensional. I have no intention of occupying her body."

The ancient Poseidon, who had just regained his power, was obviously in a good mood. After giving William a brief glance, he patiently explained:

"I have already said that becoming the King of the Sea requires receiving the blessing of the true god, so in order to hide from his detection, I must completely merge with Ashley, and even our souls must be indistinguishable from each other.
To be continued...