The red cloth was lifted, revealing a triangular blue sapphire inside, about the size of a palm, surrounded by a crystalline blue glow, with strange energy fluctuations resembling water waves.
Emperor Xue Ye said, "This is the treasure of the Tian Dou Kingdom, named the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield, and our understanding of it is limited, but it should be a soul-guiding device with many marvelous uses."
Ye Yu naturally knew what this was; it was the core component of the divine artifact, the Trident of the Sea God.
After accepting it and chatting for a while, Ye Yu left.
Ye Yu first attempted to recognize ownership with a drop of blood, but found no success; the divine artifact had no response.
The inability to recognize ownership was not a matter of Ye Yu's worthiness, but because the Trident of the Sea God was unworthy.
The Trident of the Sea God could sense the strength of Ye Yu's bloodline, far above the Sea God, thus unable to recognize ownership; only a divine artifact like the Unbeatable is worthy of Ye Yu.
Ye Yu was not interested in this item and felt that even if ownership were recognized, it would be of little use; how could the Sea God compare to the God of Apocalypse.
Ye Yu had previously learned during the Blood God Trial that a divine artifact such as the Trident of the Sea God ranked beyond the top thousand in the Cosmic Divine Artifact Rankings.
"Since it cannot recognize ownership, let's give it to Xiao San; the Sea God is a first-level god, while the God of Apocalypse is the ultimate divine mansion; obtaining the Sea God's divine position would lower one's own rank."
Returning to Shrek, Ye Yu handed the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield to Tang San, indicating for him to recognize ownership with blood.
Tang San, assuming it was a national treasure, thought it quite precious and declined, saying, "Brother Yu, you should use it."
Ye Yu shook his head, "I can't use it; you try."
"Alright."
Tang San infused soul power into the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield and injected a bit of spiritual power to inspect it, only to find an immensely powerful spiritual force that rebounded him back, leaving him momentarily blank.
After shaking his head clear, Tang San was astonished, "Such vast spiritual energy; fortunately, I only used a little spiritual power, otherwise the backlash could have injured my soul."
Bang!
At the same time, the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield in Tang San's hand bounced and struck his forehead, causing a small cut. Although Tang San's body couldn't compare to Ye Yu's, it was far superior to that of normal people, yet his tough skin broke just like that.
Blood oozed out, merging with it, and the blue light gradually turned red.
The next moment, blue light surged from the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield, forming a phantom, and a plain elderly voice was heard, "I don't know how long it's been, but finally found a decent bloodline. But why couldn't the previous bloodline recognize ownership? It seems unworthy. Sometimes having too high a bloodline isn't beneficial, as it causes difficulty in finding a suitable inheritor."
After the phantom's speech, it dissipated, leaving Tang San in a semi-conscious state, unaware of what happened, and Ye Yu couldn't see either.
At this time, Ning Rongrong approached, her eyes full of surprise. The small triangular blue sapphire gave her a feeling of wanting to worship.
Ning Rongrong knew this was a shiver from her Martial Soul; this thing was far beyond her Martial Soul Nine Treasures Glaze Tower.
Ning Rongrong was shocked; her Nine Treasures Glaze Tower was the supreme of treasure-type Martial Souls, but this thing surpassed the Nine Treasures Glaze Tower.
If the Nine Treasures Glaze Tower were a tower, then this sapphire was a mountain.
All Seven Monsters were drawn towards the energy, with Tang San still sitting cross-legged, eyes closed.
Blue light continuously emanated from the sapphire, shooting into Tang San's brow, flooding his mind with a massive influx of information.
Various pieces of information, including the usage of the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield, were infused without needing memorization, as if they were known from birth.
"What's happening to Third Brother?" Xiao Wu asked, a bit worried.
Master, Flande, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong all arrived.
Even Master, seeing this, couldn't figure out why.
Ye Yu said, "It's probably fine."
Tang San was surrounded with magnificent blue light, his body slowly levitating, the glow intensifying, especially at the locations of his three soul bones.
Feeling the peculiarity of this energy, the Six Monsters, Flande, Master, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong sat and formed a circle around Tang San.
Though uncertain of what it was, they sensed this energy was beneficial.
Being the possessor of the Origin of Evil, Ye Yu naturally couldn't sense the benefit, while Rongrong and others found this item extremely noble, wanting to worship, but Ye Yu felt no such inclination.
Tang San's entire body was rendered blue, with blue light swirling in his eyes, crystalline and translucent.
An hour later, the phantom reappeared, and Rongrong and others awoke, looking over but unable to clearly see the figure.
Being unable to see it made them more awe-struck, knowing it was clearly in front of them but untouchable, indicating it was an exceedingly high existence.
The Six Monsters and Master, along with the others, knelt in worship, a subconscious respect surfacing from their hearts.
At this moment, only Ye Yu remained standing, and the elderly voice sounded.
"Why do you not kneel?"
"Who are you?" Ye Yu asked.
"I am the Sea God, but presently, I am merely a fragment of consciousness."
Ye Yu nodded, "A fragment of consciousness? Even if a true god were here, I would not bow."
The elderly voice was not angry, but curious, "Even the most arrogant will bow, for this is the disparity of bloodlines, which evokes awe and voluntary worship in anyone. Do you not feel this?"
Ye Yu shook his head, "No."
The elderly voice was surprised, indicating immunity from influence, yet it seemed impossible.
"Earlier, you attempted to recognize ownership with blood, but there was no resonance, perhaps because your blood is far below qualifying."
Ye Yu replied, "Perhaps reversed? It is you who are unworthy."
Upon hearing this, even though he was usually magnanimous, he was slightly angered.
"I am unworthy? Do you know who I am? The divine position of the Sea God is one of the leading thirty-two main gods' positions in the Douluo Divine Realm. Unable to resonate, likely because your blood lacks qualification, or perhaps your bloodline exceeds that of the Sea God, but that is impossi…"
Before the word "impossible" was fully said, Ye Yu unleashed the Origin of Evil, surrounded in dark energy, with double-armed dragon transformation and black dragon horns emerging from his forehead.
Instantly, the Sea God's speech was abruptly halted, and his tone shifted from calm to astonishment, "What is this energy?!"
The Sea God's voice was shocked, for this energy even made him tremble, fear, and awe!
Ye Yu said, "Now you understand why, right?"
The Sea God was somewhat embarrassed, "I have offended you."
Inwardly surprised, the Sea God realized this malice far surpassed the God of Evil. He understood why there was no resonance; he was unworthy.
The Sea God was astonished, as even among the main gods of the divine realm, the Sea God's position was prominent, and no divine position could evoke such awe and worship. Yet, he knew, beyond the divine realm, the universe is endless, as are deities and realms.
Sighing internally, the Sea God recognized his self-importance.
"I shall fall silent now. Farewell."
The Sea God's phantom became very respectful towards Ye Yu, recognizing him as a higher plane's inheritor, above the first-level gods.
The phantom dissipated, and Ma Hongjun exclaimed in admiration, "Brother Yu is truly amazing, having a higher stature than the Sea God."
Master sighed softly, "This Sea God is beyond our imagination, but Xiao Yu's Origin of Evil is the strongest cosmic-level origin, unimaginable even to the Sea God."