"Sea God Island is far offshore, and its control over the sea is deeper than Spirit Hall's control over the continent."
"The number of Titled Douluo powerhouses there is almost in the double digits."
"Today, I saw two Titled Douluo on the street."
Lin Beiya briefly explained the existence of the Sea God Hall to the two, which made their hearts skip a beat.
They had already become estranged from Spirit Hall, and now if they offended Sea God Island again, it would obviously be detrimental to their future Cultivation path.
"Then should we leave this place?"
"No need for that. The other party probably doesn't have a specific target; they only know to look for people wearing gold armor."
"We haven't exposed the existence of the gold cloth yet, so we just need to be careful for a while."
Hearing this, the two felt a little relieved, but then a wave of confusion washed over them.
"But how did they know about the existence of the gold cloth?"
"We shouldn't have met anyone from Sea God Island."
Lin Beiya didn't speak, but instead gestured towards the sea with his chin.
The two were slightly startled, then felt a chill run down their spines; the enemy could actually detect information from such a far distance through the ocean.
Before returning to the house, Lin Beiya took a deep look at the sky.
For the Sea God Island's pillar guardians to make an exception and come to the continent to search, Lin Beiya could only think of one possibility.
"It seems that this Poseidon and the Sea God of the Saint Seiya World still have some connection!"
"Next, we need to be extra careful."
...In the following days, the three of them kept a low profile, only going into the sea to train their Body Refining using the pressure of the deep sea, and not to Cultivate spirit power or strengthen their Cosmo.
After searching Xinghai City for almost a month, Sea Dragon and Sea Witch finally lost their patience.
"If someone wearing gold armor really appeared here, it's impossible that all the residents would have no impression. The only possibility is that the person never entered the city, or didn't wear gold armor when entering."
"But no matter which it is, our chances of finding them on this trip are slim to none."
Sea Witch had used her sea flute to confuse thousands of residents over the past month, but she hadn't gotten any information about the gold-armored warriors, which also made her very disappointed.
This was an order personally given by the Sea God, and failing to complete it left her unsure how to face Posexi upon her return.
The Sea Dragon beside her mused for a moment and said:
"Alright, those people probably only stayed around Xinghai City and have now gone to other cities on the continent. We can't search the entire continent for them; this isn't our territory after all."
"Let's go back and report truthfully to the Great Priestess, and let her decide."
"Okay."
Sea Dragon was the strongest among the pillar guardians, and the only one to reach the Super Douluo Realm.
So, when Posexi was not present, the other pillar guardians would defer to his opinion.
The Sea Witch, without any specific goal, naturally agreed.
The two then leaped into the sea from the easternmost side of Xinghai City, returning in the direction of Sea God Island.
A soaring seagull witnessed all of this, then flapped its wings and flew south, straight into the window sill of a small seaside courtyard.
"Da da... da da..."
"Oh? Have they left already? It seems they've confirmed that no one in Xinghai City has seen the gold-armored warriors."
Lin Beiya's lips curved into an arc. No matter what Sea God Island's purpose was, he had no intention of having any contact with them for now.
He wouldn't be naive enough to think that the Sea God would choose him as an inheritor.
"Beiya Big Brother, those two people left?"
"That's right, the seagull personally witnessed their return. Besides not using the cloth and Cosmo in the sea, there's no need to be so cautious anymore."
With the departure of the two Sea God Island Titled Douluo, the lives of the three brothers returned to peace.
Perhaps Shi Nuo's words had some magic, for after a month of spirit power nourishment, the shield of justice actually awakened.
Looking at the constantly flashing Holy Shield on the War God statue, Lin Beiya's heart burned with excitement. This meant he could use a portion of the Divine Artifact's power.
But what was even more bizarre was yet to come. When Lin Beiya tried to communicate with the Holy Shield using spirit power without success, he then poured his Cosmo into it.
And Lin Beiya felt as if his Soul had left his body, entering a vast starry sky.
At the end of the starry sky, a magnificent palace slowly emerged.
It was very similar to the ancient Greek architecture in his memory, but unlike it, there was no sense of decay here; instead, it appeared opulent.
Passing through pillar after pillar, Lin Beiya successfully reached the center of the grand hall, where a magnified statue of the goddess of war strikingly appeared before him.
The moment Lin Beiya met its gaze, his Spirit in his hand involuntarily burst forth.
A ray of light shot out from the shield of justice and merged into the statue.
Lin Beiya's mood was somewhat heavy. Everything happening now was beyond his expectations; things had spiraled out of control.
After a long while, a woman with long purple hair appeared before Lin Beiya as a phantom.
"Saori?"
As if hearing Lin Beiya's summons, the woman slowly opened her eyes.
"Warrior from another World, you seem to know me?"
"Uh... Athena's human vessel, right?"
The woman, who bore some resemblance to the Saori in his memory, slowly revealed a faint smile and said in a playful tone:
"Human vessel?"
As the woman spoke, Lin Beiya felt a terrifying sense of oppression sweep over his entire body, which instantly overturned his previous guess.
This woman seemed to be more than just Athena's human vessel; she was a genuine... Just as Lin Beiya was about to use his full strength to resist this oppressive feeling, his entire body suddenly relaxed, and the oppressive feeling vanished without a trace.
"Alright, human, you and I have many connections."
"I'm not just referring to this life."
"Since you were able to find the Aegis Holy Shield I left behind, you should also have sensed the unusual nature of this World."
"The people here are not proficient in Cosmo at all, but rather revere what they call spirit power."
Lin Beiya nodded. Since the other party could leave the shield of justice in Death Canyon, then she must have some understanding of Douluo Continent.
"That's right."
"Goddess, I want to ask you, is Poseidon also..."
He originally wanted to ask if Poseidon had also come to Douluo Continent, but he didn't know how to ask. Should he ask if the Douluo Poseidon and the Poseidon in Saint Seiya were the same person?
But Athena seemed to know what he wanted to ask, and a golden light suddenly shot out from her eyes.
"You guessed correctly, but not accurately."
"Poseidon's true body is Sealed by me in Athena's Pot, and his human vessel is also Sealed by the Saori you mentioned."
"After the last great sea-land war, Poseidon appeared to be re-Sealed, but in reality, a Divided Soul escaped to the Lower Realm."
"And the Poseidon of this World is that Divided Soul."
"Realizing this, I also sent a Divided Soul to pursue him here, which is what you see now."
"Originally, I could have Sealed him again, but during the final battle, external interference caused me to fail."
"I could only leave the Aegis Holy Shield to choose an inheritor to challenge the Poseidon of this World again."
"Coincidentally, you, who had a connection with me in your previous life, have come here."