Chapter 297

"No one has ever been able to take the trident from King Atlan's hands. If he feels you are unworthy—then that is perfect; I haven't had a proper meal in a long time, and I am starving."

Atlanna's impassioned declaration did not make Karathen immediately acknowledge her qualifications; whether she could take the trident and become the King of the Sea still required passing the final test.

If she failed, even if Atlanna could communicate with it, the result would be no different from those warriors who were left as nothing but piles of white bones.

Atlanna did not swim directly to the throne, but instead came to the steps and walked up them one by one with a sense of ritual.

Arriving before King Atlan, looking at the Neptune Trident radiating golden light and fluctuations, Atlanna grabbed the Neptune Trident with one hand, calmed her heart, and pulled with a sudden burst of force.

"Boom!"

The Neptune Trident was pulled over by Atlanna directly without any resistance.

The golden afterglow followed rapidly with the rotation, and the Neptune Trident, which was already radiating golden light, seemed to become even brighter.

King Atlan's corpse rapidly disintegrated with the departure of the Neptune Trident, leaving only a golden battle suit slowly drifting down from the throne.

Atlanna gripped the Neptune Trident tightly; she could feel a powerful force surging from the trident into her body.

Her eyes lit up with golden light, and the wounds on her body were completely healed in an instant; surges of power emerged spontaneously, and in the dark, she felt as if she had merged into one with the seawater.

The sea was her, and she was the sea.

Not only that.

With the surge of this power, countless marine creatures seemed to appear in her mind; she had a feeling that she could control them to do anything!

"I succeeded!"

"I really succeeded!"

Atlanna excitedly held the Neptune Trident, picked up the golden battle suit on the ground, and turned to quickly return along the original path, wanting to return to the surface to share the joy of her success with Su Quan.

As for Karathen?

It had already been temporarily cast to the back of her mind.

Five minutes later, Su Quan, who had returned to the waterfall first, looked at Atlanna walking out of the waterfall and smilingly pulled her into his embrace.

"Look, I succeeded; this is the Neptune Trident!" Atlanna proudly held Su Quan with one hand and raised the Neptune Trident with the other.

In terms of appearance, the Neptune Trident is actually more ornate than the Stormbreaker; after all, it is solid "nouveau riche" gold, and it shines with golden light when used.

"Congratulations on becoming the Sea King!" Su Quan smiled and congratulated her.

Atlanna, however, shook her head, let go of Su Quan, placed the Neptune Trident in his hands, and said earnestly.

"No, it should be congratulations to you for becoming the Sea King!"

Su Quan was full of question marks.

Atlanna said earnestly: "I know you don't need, and perhaps don't even look up to, titles like King of Atlantis or Sea King, but I hope you understand, and I hope all the people of Atlantis understand."

"You are my king, and you are their king as well!"

"Only you are qualified to make me, and to make Atlantis, pledge allegiance!"

Atlanna's meaning was very straightforward: to place the title, or rather the nominal status, directly on Su Quan.

Su Quan could look down on it, or not care, but everyone must know that he has this status, this title, and even more so, this power!

Su Quan truly did not care about titles like King of Atlantis or Sea King; it was impossible for him to really stay in Atlantis and deal with those trivial matters every day.

However, after Atlanna finished speaking, his first reaction was not to refuse, but to think of Mera!

Originally, Atlanna was the Queen of Atlantis, Arthur Curry would become the Sea King, and Mera would naturally be the Sea Queen.

If he became the Sea King, Atlanna would definitely be the Sea Queen, so what about Mera? Wouldn't she have no title at all?

If Sea King Arthur Curry is gone, so be it, but that beautiful and sexy red-haired Mera is still there; although she is a bit young now, after unifying the seven kingdoms of Atlantis, raising her from a young age is also not bad!

Getting sidetracked, getting sidetracked; Atlanna had yielded the Sea King title and the trident to him, and he was thinking about raising a Sea Queen—that was a bit impolite!

Su Quan looked at the Neptune Trident in his hand, faintly feeling the growth of power, as well as the closeness to the ocean and the control over marine life.

In other words, he could be considered to have obtained the recognition of King Atlan, or rather Atlanna, and the title of Sea King could be considered well-deserved.

But how to put it, the power and abilities amplified by the Neptune Trident were somewhat lackluster to him; the power was not strong, and the abilities were of no use.

The Neptune Trident is most cost-effective when left in Atlanna's hands!

Only when Atlanna becomes the Sea King and holds the Neptune Trident will the system judge the Neptune Trident as her equipment, and only then can it be farmed.

At that time, he could keep one for his collection and try to see if he could farm a Sea King legion like the Stormbreaker.

Su Quan returned the Neptune Trident to Atlanna, smiled, and shook his head: "Whether it's the title of Sea King or the Neptune Trident, they both belong to you!"

"Only when your light becomes brighter will it set off my light to be even more dazzling!"

Atlanna looked at the trident that symbolized the identity of the Sea King, then looked at Su Quan, and nodded heavily: "I understand; I will strive to make myself worthy of you, and make Atlantis become your tiny spark, becoming a part of your light!"

Su Quan smiled and nodded, looking at the golden battle suit hanging on Atlanna's arm.

"How do you plan to handle this battle suit?"

Atlanna said: "This is King Atlan's battle suit, and also a symbol of the Sea King's identity, but this suit is too big; I have to alter it before I can wear it."

Su Quan shook his head: "Don't alter it; I'll keep this one for my collection, and later I'll craft a better, identical battle suit for you!"

The material and effects of this golden battle suit are actually quite good; after all, it is a Sea King set!

But this piece is inherently a men's style, and it was pulled off King Atlan's corpse; Atlanna would have to alter it to wear it, and she wouldn't feel comfortable about it either, so it would be better to craft a brand new one.

The technology of the Black Panther uniform is quite good; it can absorb kinetic energy, which can both enhance defensive effects and allow the absorbed energy to be used for attacks.

Using Vibranium for the material, combined with nanotechnology, the effect would definitely be better than this golden battle suit, and it would be more practical!

PS: I have to go pay the heating bill tomorrow; I expect I'll have to wait in line for a long time, so the update might be a bit late. Everyone, please forgive me!