Along with this, Su Yao had already brought the Heart of the Ocean to the giant sea god statue.
Almost the instant she stopped, the Heart of the Ocean flew out of her hand and disappeared into the forehead of the sea god statue.
"Buzz..."
The entire ruins began to hum in the next moment, the transparent barrier collapsed, and countless streams of light poured down from the sky.
Seawater, carrying the stench of ancient microbial remains, poured in, while light from the heavens converged on the trident in the hand of the sea god.
Under the powerful earthquake, countless fissures spread from the seabed, slowly tearing open the outer barrier surrounding the ruins and exposing the relics, which had accumulated over countless years, to the public.
"Whoosh...!"
Two figures, one in blue and one in yellow, soon appeared in the ruins. Cliff and Aston arrived late, but they quickly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the descriptions in the comments.
As that terrifying aura emanated from the sea god statue, the trident tightly gripped in the statue's hand gradually began to petrify from the bottom up.
Countless stone tablets rose from the rift in the ruins, and they were arranged in an orderly manner around the ruins. As the trident revealed a glimmer of golden light, the blue barrier spread outwards.
A divine sense rapidly expanded, sweeping across Irestia in just a few breaths, instantly alarming all the powerful figures on the continent.
The phantom of the sea god quickly coalesced above the Sea of Destiny, and all the mermaids, upon catching a glimpse of it, prostrated themselves on the ground and began to worship.
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"Aren't those stone tablets relics used to pass on magic during the first test?!"
"Didn't the official announcement say that this method of magical inheritance would no longer be used? Why is it still happening!?"
"This should be a remnant from the first survey, since this place was not affected by the mass extinction back then."
"Wouldn't that be incredibly awesome? They've only mastered at least three elements over so many years, and now they can just rush up and touch them and gain one more!"
"Look at the statue of Poseidon!!! The golden trident is about to be unearthed!"
"Poseidon, the god of the sea!!! Congratulations to the players of the second closed beta test who have achieved the feat of creating a god! As a reward, all viewers in the live stream will each receive a qualification for the third closed beta test!!!"
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Su Yao, who was closest to the barrage of comments, was so overwhelmed by the sheer power that she immediately knelt down, completely oblivious to what the comments were saying.
The immense divine power shook her to her core, and she stared in disbelief at the statue that was gradually breaking away from its petrification.
"Empty, empty, empty...!"
The world's oceans seemed to boil, with towering tsunamis sweeping wildly toward the continent, quickly submerging low-lying areas.
"Whoosh..."
Several more figures appeared in the sky above Atlantis: the Elf King, the Demon King, the Monster King, and the Dwarf King.
The moment they sensed the divine thought, they rushed towards this place at top speed. The four of them frowned and stared at the statue of the sea god in surprise.
"What are those humans doing!?"
The Demon King reacted quickly, his gaze falling on Old Chen and the other two. The other three kings followed his gaze.
Three people were seen squatting beside the stone tablet, their hands pressed tightly against it, drawing power from within the tablet.
After absorbing one stone tablet, they quickly switched to another, and the magic power within their bodies was increasing rapidly at an astonishing rate.
The Dwarf King looked distressed and anxiously glanced at the Elf King beside him: "What do we do now? The tsunami is still advancing inland as the statues are unsealed..."
"Is the Sea God going to sink the entire continent?! No! Kill the Sea God before he is born!" With his eyes closed, the Elf King felt the ever-increasing waves and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Let's attack together—!"
The Demon King roared and launched an attack in an instant, with countless black claws covering the entire ruins.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Seeing the Demon King make his move, the others no longer hesitated, and a barrage of attacks instantly swept towards the central statue.
"Whoosh... Bang..."
Sensing the attack, the golden trident, having already broken the stone statue, mercilessly used the magic of the ocean to retaliate.
The magic, both gentle and powerful, neutralized everyone's attacks, then condensed into a blue fish tail, which sent the four flying with overwhelming force.
After struggling to regain their footing in the water, the four charged forward again to fight against the ever-flowing magical power.
While the four kings were fighting tooth and nail with the still-unawakened sea god, Cliff, Aston, and Old Chen were happily absorbing the energy on the sidelines.
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but start making fun of it.
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"I'm dying of laughter. By the time those four idiots and Poseidon are half dead, these three old coin players will have already finished eating."
"Where's the absurdity? Isn't this blatant absorption? They can absorb it too! Wait, they don't seem to know..."
"What the hell?! Aren't we guys?! Shouldn't we have killed Old Chen and the others before fighting the Sea God?"
"That's right, that's right! Kill the Pirate King and rid the people of this scourge! If we don't act now, it'll be the Pirate King's turn to kill them after they've finished eating!"
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Old Chen and his two companions did not make a move; they simply watched them fight quietly while diligently absorbing the contents of one stone tablet after another.
The inherited magic on each stone tablet was absorbed, and the three's strength increased accordingly. They soon broke through to the level of Archmage and became a Dharma King.
"bump--!"
No one knew how long this war of attrition lasted, and Old Chen and his companions didn't know how many stone tablets they had absorbed.
Until a terrifying force suddenly erupted in the sea.
"I am Poseidon, the god of the sea!"
The instant the stone statue was completely unsealed, a sudden sound wave shattered several glaciers, causing all marine life to kneel in worship.
"Poseidon the sea cucumber!? A broken sea cucumber has even given itself a name?" At this moment, the Demon King covered his head, which had been dented from being hit, and was so angry that his eyes went blurry.
"The searing pain of countless mermaids sacrificing their hearts, the last words of a thousand civilizations as they sank, the unwavering commitment to peace held by countless migrating fish..."
As the sound rang out, silver-blue scales detached from Poseidon's waist, transforming into floating specks of light the instant millions of scales were peeled away.
Poseidon's drooping tail fin shattered into numerous light spots as it swung, and its legs, indistinguishable from those of a human, took shape in the next moment.
With a sudden clench of his right hand, the golden trident unleashed an overwhelming power, extinguishing the flames of war across the entire ocean in the next instant.
"By Your Majesty's command, and in accordance with the divine decree—this sea shall be united as one!" Poseidon opened his arms wide, as if embracing the entire ocean.
His long, cyan hair cascaded down his shoulders, and his cold gaze swept over everyone present. His majestic, ethereal voice was filled with questioning: "And who are you all?"
"Damn it... This guy's skin is even thicker than mine? Back when he invaded humanity, I at least remembered that it was Julius Caesar's name..." Suddenly, his eyes widened, and the Demon King laughed in anger, his hands covering his face trembling uncontrollably.
The Dwarf King followed closely behind, raising an eyebrow and pointing his enormous iron hammer straight ahead: "You don't even know who we are, yet you want to drown us?! Is this how a god acts?"
"It was foretold in His Majesty the Creator God's will." Poseidon's voice carried the pressure of the deep sea, and his compassionate gaze swept toward him.
"Smack..."
With just a glance, the dwarf king's hammer was crushed into a pancake in the next moment, causing everyone to break out in a cold sweat.
"What you call civilization is nothing more than salt stains left on the rocks when the first life forms landed..."
"boom!"
The moment the Elf King's lightning struck, Poseidon flicked his left fingertip, and the lightning instantly changed direction, striking him directly on the back of the head.
The cold compassion in Poseidon's words began to spread across the ocean with his actions: "Reunification is not destruction, but cleansing and purification! It is the glory of the world's civilization returning to unity!"
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"High alert! The war has escalated! It has gone from an epic battle to a battle to slay gods! If we can't win this battle, we'll all be ending our second closed beta test!"
"Go Poseidon! Go Poseidon! Kill them all quickly and get the official third closed beta test started soon! I'm ready to gamble!"
"Awesome! Looks like the developers can't wait for the third closed beta test. They've even released Poseidon! Does it have a health bar?!"
"Does God bleed?! Roger, hurry up and slash him! Slash him, and give the brothers in the live stream some excitement!"
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The viewers in the live stream were immediately excited after hearing what the sea god said. They thought that the will of the creator god was the will of the plan.
There are many conflicting opinions, but the vast majority of people are on the side of the sea god. They all hope that the sea god will kill everyone as soon as possible and end the second closed beta test quickly.