Bo Saixi Submits, Candidates

Even though she was heartbroken, the enormous changes within her body still shocked Bo Saixi, and her expression changed slightly.

You Chen and Poseidon had no secrets from each other, so Bo Saixi naturally understood the truth behind the changes that had befallen her.

'My Sea God Martial Soul... has degenerated?'

She felt that her Martial Soul had weakened considerably.

The most significant change is that the original Sea God Domain has been greatly weakened and can no longer be called the Sea God Domain; it can only be called the Ocean Domain.

Her Martial Soul was downgraded from the original Sea God Martial Soul to the Ocean Martial Soul, or rather, the Great Sea Martial Soul.

Moreover, the last connection with the Sea God was completely severed...

Originally, she could always feel a thread connecting her to the great deity, but now that thread was gone.

The Ocean Martial Soul is still a super Martial Soul, but in terms of strength, it is roughly on par with Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer.

This is not surprising. Although Tang Chen is the strongest of the three Peak Douluo in terms of overall combat power, in reality, without the Divine Slaughter's Domain, he is far weaker than Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi's Martial Soul.

If the three of them have similar Martial Soul strength, Tang Chen, with the additional Divine Slaughter's Domain, would definitely crush the other two.

If we go back to the era when the three were vying for supremacy, after the Martial Soul became the Ocean Martial Soul, Bo Saixi would still be considered invincible in the ocean, but if the other two joined forces, they could easily defeat her.

Their overall strength has dropped by at least 20%, which is a huge weakening.

Without Poseidon's intervention, Bo Saixi's true Martial Soul might not have been Ocean Martial Soul. But now that she has grown to this level, even if she loses her divinity, her Martial Soul will not return to its original form.

In a sense, Bo Saixi did indeed gain a great deal of benefit.

If it weren't for the power of the Sea God, she wouldn't have been able to awaken a god-level Martial Soul so quickly, thus avoiding countless detours.

This is probably the drawback of this kind of quick success method, which is why, despite having the highest theoretical compatibility with the Sea God, she can only serve as a priest and cannot inherit the divine position.

Perhaps Bo Saixi's soul has been irreversibly distorted in this process.

You Chen withdrew his hand, lost in thought as he pondered the situation.

He looked at Bo Saixi and shook his head slightly.

In the past, even if the education progress had reached 90%, Bo Saixi would have reacted strongly to his blasphemous and heaven-defying act.

But now, the other person's expression did change, but it was only a slight shock, and there was no other reaction.

However... You Chen is not worried that his female slaves will all look like dolls in the future.

Rather, he felt that Bo Saixi was about to break down again.

He smiled slightly and said, "Xixi, your god asked me to solve the trouble on Sea God Island, so I have decided to restore your power and let you deal with this mess."

Bo Saixi abruptly looked up, her pupils dilating in shock, her beautiful face contorted in pain. After stammering and stammering for a long time, she finally burst into tears, crying pitifully, "Why... why are you torturing me like this? If it's revenge, isn't all this time, all these tricks, enough? Isn't it enough? How many pieces of my heart do you want to tear apart? How far do you want to fool people's hearts before you're satisfied?!"

She had just been betrayed by the god she believed in and was heartbroken when You Chen arranged for her to solve a problem for this god she never wanted to have anything to do with again.

Faced with You Chen's inhuman behavior, Bo Saixi finally broke down completely.

'Is it a person?'

Even You Chen felt that he was being a bit inhuman.

But he will not stop, will not feel guilty, and will not apologize.

"Fooling you? I clearly intended to restore you to your former state, yet you think I'm toying with you?"

You Chen first showed a helpless expression, but seeing that Bo Saixi didn't react, his expression turned serious. "Bo Saixi, your rescue of Sea God Island isn't just about helping the Sea God. You can stop believing in the Sea God, but what about the other inhabitants of Sea God Island? What about those Sea Soul Masters?"

Bo Saixi's face was still streaked with tears, but his expression was somewhat deranged. He sneered, "They're all the sheepdogs of that evil god. Let them die, I wish they were all dead!"

Because her defenses were completely breached, Bo Saixi, who had previously dared not disobey You Chen, was able to express her true thoughts again.

After all, nothing matters to her anymore.

You Chen said calmly, "They are just like you, ignorant and blindly believing without knowing the true face of the Sea God. Just like you before."

Just like you.

Bo Saixi's pupils contracted slightly, as if those words had struck her heart.

Seeing Bo Saixi's wavering expression, You Chen had confirmed the information he wanted and continued, "They are ignorant and innocent. You now feel that your life dedicated to the Sea God was foolish and meaningless, right? Then you can change your mind. You did not dedicate your life to the Sea God, but to the sea and the thousands of sea people on it."

Bo Saixi lowered his head. "That's just a fallacy of equivocation."

You Chen: "Do you hate the Sea God?"

"..." Bo Saixi remained silent, her head bowed.

"Then you can take revenge on him."

You Chen's face curled into an Evil God King smile, "You don't want to save Sea God Island only to end up benefiting Sea God, do you? Then why don't you get them to convert to your faith?"

Bo Saixi's body trembled slightly, and he raised his head.

In her eyes, You Chen, standing against the light, possessed a captivating charm that blended both demonic and divine qualities.

Without missing a moment when Bo Saixi wavered, You Chen wrapped his arms around Bo Saixi 'Bo Saixi neck, embraced her back, and pressed his lips to Bo Saixi, kissing her tenderly and deeply.

Bo Saixi's body trembled again, but this time it was a tremor of a completely different kind.

She was irresistibly captivated by the unprecedented tenderness from her master.

After Bo Saixi's Martial Soul changed from the Sea God Martial Soul to the Ocean Martial Soul, neither the previous conversation nor the scene of Bo Saixi truly dedicating his loyalty to You Chen could be seen by Poseidon anymore...

When You Chen finished subduing Bo Saixi, the selection of the Star Luo Empire's Imperial Selection finally entered a new stage.

After the most basic preliminary selection, those who did not even meet the basic requirements were eliminated, and a total of eight candidates were finally selected to participate in the struggle for the Crown Prince.

In the Golden Luan Hall, the emperor had not yet appeared, but eight candidates had already arrived.

The cruelty of the Imperial Selection is self-evident, at least those who will participate are already aware of it.

Even if they cooperate temporarily, only one person will ultimately survive.

They were naturally filled with hostility towards each other.

Among them, three people attracted the most attention.

The other candidates' eyes would occasionally fall on them.

The most attention-grabbing figure is undoubtedly the former prince, Dai Mubai, who recently returned to the Star Luo Empire.

However, the general public's view of it is not so much that they see it as a threat to their strongest competitor, but rather the exact opposite.

Many candidates looked at him with undisguised contempt.

This made Dai Mubai's face extremely gloomy upon realizing this.

The royal family originally planned to cancel the Imperial Selection and make Dai Mubai, who is now the emperor's only son, the Crown Prince.

However, this move naturally encountered enormous resistance and opposition.

The royal family members rallied to oppose it, giving two main reasons.

One reason is that the Imperial Selection is no secret throughout the empire, and the preliminary screening has already ended, with many candidates ready. The sudden cancellation would damage the dignity of the royal family.

However, these nobles, who were closely associated with the royal family, would not mention the efforts they had made in this matter.

The emperor had tried his best to delay the start of the Imperial Selection and to postpone steps such as the selection process as much as possible, but in the end, he was unable to stop the preparations of these families who were baring their fangs for the throne before Dai Mubai returned.

Another reason is that Dai Mubai, as someone who evaded the last Imperial Selection, is not qualified to assume the throne.

The goal of this second reason is to directly expel Dai Mubai from the competition for the Imperial Selection.

However, despite efforts by the emperor's faction, they ultimately failed to achieve complete success.

However, Dai Mubai's story and title as the "runaway prince" are deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Nowadays, everyone in the Star Luo Imperial City knows him.

The other candidates naturally held Dai Mubai in high esteem as well.

They believed that such cowards, even if they were of imperial lineage, were not qualified to compete with them.

However, the families behind these candidates mostly warned them to be wary of Dai Mubai, regarding him as their strongest competitor.

There's no other reason than that, with the support of the royal family and his own talent as Soul Master, even though he has been away from home for many years and lacks resources, he has a high probability of catching up in the future.

They may be at a disadvantage in the early stages, but it's hard to guarantee they won't become a dark horse later on.

The second person to attract attention is the one who is currently considered to have the strongest abilities and the best background.

His Tate Spencer, the second son of Duke Spencer of the Empire, and he has already reached the Soul Ancestor level at a young age.

At 20 years old, he is only two years away from the upper age limit for the Imperial Selection, making him the closest to the upper age limit among the eight candidates.

The level of cultivation that comes with this age is already a huge advantage.

While others were generally at the Soul Elder level, he was already Soul Ancestor. By the time others gradually entered the Soul Ancestor level, Tait might have already become Soul King.

After all, he didn't just become Soul Ancestor this year.

In addition, with the backing of a powerful Duke's Mansion, they have no shortage of resources and connections.

His strength and background make him the most feared figure among other candidates.

And this last person, of course, is Amona goes by the Monaldo.

As a suddenly appearing illegitimate child, with his past shrouded in mystery and never revealing his Soul Ring, the other candidates were unsure of his cultivation level.

But this practice of concealing her strength is not the reason why she has attracted so much attention.

The reason he has received so much attention despite being the illegitimate son of a fallen marquis family is that the Zhu Family's only daughter has publicly stated that she is betting on him.

Many people have seen the two of them walking together intimately in the imperial city.

This Imperial Selection is not like the last one, where couples were paired up.

Now, Zhu Family the only legitimate daughter of the Zhu family, and her identity is undoubtedly that of the next empress.

Many candidates have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with this.

However, Zhu Zhuqing specifically stated that the two were just friends.

Then they continued on to the Casas Mansion, even staying overnight.

After Zhu Lanyan confirmed and assured that Zhu Zhuqing had not crossed that crucial step and was still a virgin, this part of the discontent could only be left unresolved.

However, many candidates still felt that, even before becoming emperor or even Crown Prince, they were already being cuckolded...

Even so, they still have no intention of giving up the struggle for the Imperial Selection.

They may be green, but there's no real emotion involved; the throne is still more important to them.

But this did not stop them from showing hostility towards Amona.

Among them, the one with the most hostility was none other than Dai Mubai, the "original wife".

From the moment he entered the Golden Luan Hall, he stared intently at Amona with a murderous gaze.

Especially after he recalled the fact that he was no longer able to have sex, the resentment in his heart almost materialized.

After Dai Mubai returned to the Star Luo Empire and heard the rumors about Zhu Zhuqing, he naturally went to visit her.

But instead of getting any explanation, he was even ridiculed by Zhu Zhuqing.

As for the Martial Soul Fusion in the original timeline, it was naturally out of the question after Zhu Zhuqing had completely given up on Dai Mubai and even actively sought a connection with Amona.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Dai Mubai lost his masculinity and became neither male nor female, which would have led to a significant decrease in the compatibility of his Martial Soul.

It's also possible that it's a combination of both.

In short, although he had never met Amona before, Dai Mubai had already harbored resentment towards Amona for stealing his wife.

Amona, however, never paid any attention to these stares.

Before long, the emperor, who already showed signs of aging, entered the hall and sat on the high throne.

His gaze swept over the eight candidates.

It must be admitted that these candidates all possessed an extraordinary temperament.

Even just the courage and awareness to knowingly enter into a dangerous situation despite the risk of death made the emperor Dai Mubai had once fled, feel uneasy.

But... they were, after all, his own flesh and blood.

His gaze quietly fell on Dai Mubai, causing Dai Mubai to involuntarily stiffen, as if intimidated by the emperor's majesty.

The emperor's expression remained unchanged, but his mind was racing.

In his view, the best-case scenario would be to bring Dai Mubai back before Dai Weisi's death and rumors of the Imperial Selection surfaced, and then directly confirm him as the Crown Prince.

Unfortunately, the information was leaked the day after Dai Weisi died.

He suspected that this was most likely the work of the forces that had harmed his eldest son.

Having come this far, although he hadn't managed to secure the best outcome, he still believed that with Dai Mubai's talent, which was no less than, and perhaps even superior to, Dai Weisi's, he could win in this Imperial Selection.

"Now, let's begin reading the rules for the Imperial Selection competition."

The emperor's majestic voice echoed in the hall.