Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

"Sure. If you have anything you don't understand, feel free to come to me." Xu Ran smiled, watching Lorelai look at him with admiration, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

He was truly outstanding now.

"Does that mean we're friends from now on?" The Sea Witch Lorelai said with a beaming smile.

Looking at Xu Ran's handsome and unrestrained appearance, her heart quivered. Faced with such an excellent man, it's probably impossible for any girl not to be moved. Besides, Xu Ran's excellence was not just in strength, but also in his overflowing talent.

If it were only because of strength, perhaps she could have resisted admiring him.

But in the face of Xu Ran's talent, it was impossible for her to remain indifferent.

Such a person, once missed, would be difficult to encounter again.

"Of course."

"This is my Token. From now on, you are a friend of the Merfolk Clan. If you encounter any issues on Sea God's Island, our Merfolk Clan can also help." Lorelai handed Xu Ran a Token that seemed carved from fish scales.

The Merfolk Clan, in both form and habits, are closer to humans.

Like human Soul Masters, the lifespans of the Merfolk are also not very long, about five hundred years or so.

"What kind of scales are these from?" Xu Ran examined the Token in his hand and sniffed it, detecting a faint fragrance. Although not strong, it was very comforting.

"You... you don't need to worry about it. With this Token, no one on Sea God's Island will trouble you," Lorelai said, somewhat embarrassed, her face a little red, thinking about something.

"Oh." Xu Ran stored the Token in his storage soul tool.

Xu Ran didn't tell Lorelai that even the High Priest, whom they respected the most, couldn't do anything to him on Sea God's Island. There was hardly anyone on the Island that could bother him, not even Tang San.

"Xu Ran, what brings you to Sea God's Island this time?" Lorelai asked curiously.

With Xu Ran being so powerful, was there really something on Sea God's Island that could attract him?

Could it be that Xu Ran was here to become... the Sea God?

Lorelai's heart surged with stormy waves, feeling she might have guessed something.

Apart from becoming Sea God, there was no need for Xu Ran with his talents to come to Sea God's Island.

Sea God's Island, this was where the followers of Sea God gathered.

And once you enter Sea God's Island, it's basically impossible to leave.

As a Pillar Guardian, although she appeared glamorous and was admired by many, she could never leave Sea God's Island in her lifetime.

If she left, she would be despised and hunted by everyone on Sea God's Island.

Leaving would also mean betraying the Sea God.

"Once you enter Sea God's Island, unless you achieve that position, you can't leave," Lorelai explained to Xu Ran. The position she referred to was that of Sea God.

"Who says so?" Xu Ran scoffed.

Sea God, what was that?

"Really. Over all these years, no one has been able to leave this place, except for those who were expelled from Sea God's Island for having insufficient talent since childhood. After being tested, if you leave, it's a sign of disrespect to the Sea God," Lorelai continued to explain.

"Indeed. For you, that's the case, but I won't be bound by these rules," Xu Ran said with a smile, standing with his hands behind his back. Now, the number of people he considered worthy of his attention could be counted on one hand.

"Why?"

Lorelai was stunned, looking at Xu Ran with puzzlement.

"Because I'm strong enough. Sometimes, the reason you keep following these rules is that you don't have the power to defy them. When you have the strength to resist, these rules can't hold you back anymore."

"Is that so?" Lorelai watched Xu Ran, who spoke and laughed with such ease and unrestraint, his demeanor of regarding nothing as important was mesmerizing to her.

A man should be like this.

She too longed for the day when she could be as free.

But having been born on Sea God's Island, she was destined from birth to spend her entire life there. And when she became the Pillar Guardian, it was all the more certain that she would guard this place for a lifetime, even staying close to the Holy Pillar for long periods.

If she dared to escape, even if she were lucky enough to succeed, her Merfolk Clan would suffer disasters because of her.

She could never do such a thing.

Lorelai thought, slowly hiding the sadness on her face, and sternly looked at Xu Ran.

"You're bold to say these things in front of a Pillar Guardian. Aren't you afraid I'll capture you?" Lorelai snorted.

She was overwhelmed by Xu Ran's audacity.

The duty of a Pillar Guardian is to protect the Holy Pillar and guard Sea God's Island.

They manage the laws of Sea God's Island.

By openly saying such things, Xu Ran was clearly indicating that he would definitely leave Sea God's Island one day, which was also a provocation to the laws of Sea God's Island.

"No, you're just like me, you long for freedom too. It's just that you can't run away from Sea God's Island, and I can, that's all." Xu Ran didn't believe that any faith could genuinely keep someone happily confined within a prison.

To stay on Sea God's Island for a lifetime.

Is there a difference between volunteering to stay and being imprisoned? It's nothing more than a psychological comfort.

Moreover, he could tell that although Lorelai might admire the Sea God, the idea of devoting everything to the Sea God was absolutely beyond her.

On Sea God's Island, perhaps only the foolish High Priest Poseissi truly had complete faith in the Sea God.

In the original story, when Tang San became a god, Poseissi even sacrificed his life for it.

The Sea God, the Angel God, they all required a guide to sacrifice their lives to help them open the path to godhood.

Qian Dao Liu had sacrificed for Qian Renxue's path to godhood, then had little presence in Dou Yi.

While Poseissi had sacrificed his life to make Tang San the Sea God.

But in this lifetime, Poseissi wouldn't do it again.

With him around, he would never allow Poseissi to do such a foolish thing again.

To sacrifice oneself for the achievement of others, seemed ridiculous in this world.

Everyone wears a mask, and the gentleman you think you know is nothing but a despicable rogue. Once you truly understand them, you realize how worthless your own efforts have been.

"Don't slander me—I didn't." Lorelai was scared by Xu Ran's words, stood on tiptoe, and then covered Xu Ran's mouth with her hand, fearing he would continue.

If others heard this, the consequences would be unthinkable.

She was a Pillar Guardian, how could she harbor a second heart?

"Don't worry, no one will hear."

"So, will you leave Sea God's Island in the future?" Lorelai looked around and, seeing no one, sighed in relief. At the same time, the thought of Xu Ran possibly leaving made her feel despondent.

"Yes."

"If you want to leave as well, I can take you with me," Xu Ran said.

By that time, he would destroy the Sea God, and even Tang San, and after all that, he should hurry back to Spirit City.

Having been away for so long, he would need to secure the Destruction God.

If the situation turned bad, he would join forces with Green Sister, not stopping halfway but directly annihilating the Destruction God.