Chapter 174: Sharing Parenting Tips?

After vaguely guessing the other party's identity, Zhao Ling couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, his Intermediate Barbaric Desolate Battle Body hadn't been seen through by this old trickster, the Sea God, who had suddenly appeared silently in the Sea God Temple.

And luckily, he hadn't done anything too indescribably intimate with Xi'er just now. Otherwise, this old fox might've screwed him over completely.

However, Zhao Ling was a bit puzzled. Why did this guy say he had golden blood that only a god could possess? That didn't make sense—his blood should be red.

He claimed Zhao Ling might be a direct descendant of a god on the Douluo Continent, which Zhao Ling found laughable.

After all, he was a descendant of the Yanhuang bloodline who had transmigrated here from Blue Star, not a native of the Douluo Continent.

But since the Sea God insisted that his blood was golden—a trait only gods could have—there probably wasn't a mistake.

This made Zhao Ling recall his fully awakened Intermediate Barbaric Desolate Battle Body.

Perhaps it was precisely this awakening that had altered the color of his blood. Thinking this through, Zhao Ling stood tall, looked the Sea God straight in the eye, and responded calmly.

"You must be the Sea God, right? I am Zhao Ling. I'm not the direct descendant of some god as you claim. I am who I am—just an ordinary Titled Douluo. Besides that, I am simply Xi'er's husband."

Seeing that Zhao Ling had already figured out his identity but still maintained a calm and composed demeanor, the Sea God grew even more suspicious.

He was the Sea God, a first-rank deity, appearing before an ordinary Titled Douluo.

By all logic, a normal Titled Douluo should be groveling at his feet in reverence, right?

But look at this guy—calm and unyielding, with a terrifying physique even he couldn't fully discern. Yet he claimed he was just an ordinary Titled Douluo. Was he trying to fool the Sea God like an idiot?

The Sea God let out a cold laugh internally. He became increasingly convinced that this guy was definitely a direct descendant of a deity, probably not of any lower rank than himself.

And the Sea God didn't say this lightly. Just the rich golden blood alone told him that Zhao Ling's father or mother—at least one of them—must be a first-rank god.

There was even a chance both parents were gods of that level. Otherwise, how could he possess such thick golden blood?

And how else could he dare to talk to the Sea God with such poise and confidence? Clearly, this man had some terrifying backing.

If he dared to make a move against him, it wouldn't be long before one or even two gods came knocking on his door.

Following the principle of avoiding unnecessary trouble, the Sea God decided not to bother with Zhao Ling anymore. He swept the entirety of Sea God Island with his divine sense and soon discovered Bo Saixi's presence.

"As expected, the Sea God's Heart is with her. She's already accepted it as her own. How dare she act so recklessly?"

The Sea God frowned deeply. Clearly, he felt Bo Saixi, as the High Priestess of Sea God Island, shouldn't have bonded with the Sea God's Heart.

He had left it out there intentionally, hoping it would find a worthy inheritor for his godly legacy.

Only once someone inherited the Sea God position could he leave the Douluo Divine Realm and seek a greater realm.

Zhao Ling, hearing his words, curved his lips slightly and replied leisurely:

"Sea God, why don't you check her aptitude now? Are you so sure she's not qualified to inherit your position?"

"Heh, kid, aptitude is the kind of thing that's basically set in stone after Martial Soul Awakening... fix—fix—fix…"

In the next moment, the Sea God's pupils shrank sharply. He could sense that Bo Saixi's aptitude had improved by more than just a little.

If before she was only allowed to become the High Priestess of Sea God Island as an act of his mercy—choosing the tallest among the short ones—now her aptitude was more than sufficient to inherit the Sea God position.

Moreover, he vaguely sensed that Bo Saixi now had a trace of golden blood in her as well—clearly from the young man in front of him.

The Sea God couldn't believe it. What had happened to his agent on the Douluo Continent to cause such a drastic improvement?

Regardless, now that Bo Saixi could directly inherit his position, he no longer needed to roam the continent looking for another suitable candidate.

All he had to do was reclaim her original top-tier Eight Trials and reassign her the Sea God Nine Trials.

Once she completed those, he could officially pass on the Sea God position—and be completely free.

Thinking of this, the Sea God was overjoyed. Soon, he would be free. Even Zhao Ling seemed more pleasing to the eye now.

"So... kid, the changes in Saixi—was that your doing? Otherwise, her aptitude couldn't have improved so drastically."

Zhao Ling simply assumed that Bo Saixi's improvement came from taking the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, completely unaware that the diary instance gaining over five participants had also given her a 10% boost in aptitude.

So he nodded without hesitation. "Of course it was me. Who else could it be?"

Seeing him admit it so frankly, the Sea God found him even more agreeable.

As he expected, this young man must be the descendant of a high-level deity—perhaps even a God King. Otherwise, how could he possess the ability to improve another's aptitude like that? The kid had done him a great favor.

So, the Sea God—now burning with curiosity—began to probe indirectly about Zhao Ling's parents.

"Hey, kid, for your parents to raise you so outstandingly, they must be pretty powerful, huh? Can you introduce me sometime? I'd love to chat with them about parenting techniques."

He was desperate to know which god had left such an exceptional direct descendant in the mortal realm without proper care.

What a crime. Someone who reached Level 94 as a Titled Douluo by age 31, with twin Martial Souls—each of formidable strength—and a terrifying physique even the Sea God couldn't comprehend?

If he had such an heir, even dying would be worth it. But alas, he didn't.

"???" Zhao Ling was dumbfounded by the Sea God's gossipy tone.

Was this guy really the Sea God? Why did he sound more like a clown?

He actually asked who his parents were and wanted to exchange parenting tips with them? Was this guy for real?