Gu Yuena Awakens! Bo Saixi Peers into Fate!

"Impossible!"

Sea Woman Douluo's beautiful face was filled with astonishment.

"The Great Enshriner's Sea God Spirit was personally bestowed by the great Sea God Lord. How could it only rank sixteenth? This is a true God-level Spirit!"

Ahead of them, the figure they revered as a deity stood silently before the Sea God Temple.

Bo Saixi stared blankly at the sky. Her blue eyes, as though they held an entire sea of stars, had lost their usual depth and serenity.

Her sea-blue gown fluttered in the wind, outlining her mature and noble curves. Her slender jade-like legs appeared and vanished beneath the hem, making her seem like a flawless work of art.

Yet cracks had now appeared upon that work of art.

"My Sea God Spirit..."

She murmured softly, her voice trembling faintly.

"Inherited from the great Sea God Lord, one of the most supreme Spirits in the world..."

"Only... sixteenth?"

In her heart, the Sea God was one of the gods, one of the greatest deities.

Then the Sea God Spirit should naturally have been among the most powerful and supreme Spirits.

Yet the number sixteen struck her faith, built over tens of thousands of years, like a brutal hammer blow.

Just then, Sea Dragon Douluo noticed another passage on the Heavenly Screen and read it aloud in a low voice.

"Her entire life will be spent sacrificing herself for Tang San's Sea God's Nine Trials..."

Before he could finish, the expressions of the other Holy Pillar Douluos changed at once.

"What? Sacrifice herself for that Inheritor?"

"The Great Enshriner's fate was actually this?"

Gazes filled with sympathy and pity fell upon Bo Saixi.

Sea Spear Douluo could not help speaking up.

"From the day you were born, Sea God Poseidon bestowed the Sea God Spirit upon you. It was decreed by fate that you would need to sacrifice your life for Tang San... Lady Bo Saixi, you... you're far too pitiful."

"Yes." Sea Illusion Douluo echoed, "You guarded Sea God Island your entire life, only to eventually..."

"Enough!"

Bo Saixi abruptly snapped back to herself, and her sharp rebuke cut them off.

Her face regained its usual holiness and majesty.

"To give everything for the Sea God Lord's inheritance is my honor, as well as the sole mission of my life!"

She had intended to refute them with those firm words.

But when her gaze fell upon the Heavenly Screen once more and she saw that final line of small text, the words she had been about to speak became lodged in her throat.

[Within this lies an unknown secret of Sea God Poseidon...]

An unknown secret?

Bo Saixi could not help furrowing her brows tightly.

Her heart was in turmoil.

She was willing to devote herself to the Sea God, without complaint or regret.

But what if... some secret was hidden behind that devotion?

A thought slithered uncontrollably from the depths of her heart like a venomous snake.

"Could it be that, from beginning to end... I was being used?"

The instant that thought emerged, her entire body shuddered as though she had fallen into an ice pit.

All color drained from her exquisite face.

"No!"

"Impossible!"

She shook her head fiercely, as though trying to cast that terrible thought from her mind.

"The Sea God Lord is honorable and upright. He is the Guardian God of these seas. He would never be a god who schemes against his own believers!"

Bo Saixi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the tremors in her heart. Her gaze became resolute once again.

This Heavenly Screen had to be spreading lies to confuse the masses!

On Sea God Island, the words "unknown secret" were like invisible thorns piercing the hearts of every Holy Pillar Douluo.

They also left a faint crack in Bo Saixi's heart, which had remained steadfast for tens of thousands of years.

Amid the stagnant atmosphere, Sea Woman Douluo's cry of surprise sounded especially abrupt.

"Great Enshriner, look at the rewards!"

Her voice trembled as she pointed at the several lines of radiant golden text on the Heavenly Screen.

"Such... such generous rewards! Triple Spirit Power Solidification! And... a Second Life?"

Sea Woman Douluo's breathing quickened.

"They're even rewarding you with another life! Doesn't that mean... that when you begin the Sea God Ninth Trial, you... you won't have to die?"

The moment she said this, the gazes of the other six Holy Pillar Douluos instantly converged on Bo Saixi.

Those gazes held shock, wild joy, and heartfelt relief.

Bo Saixi's body trembled lightly.

She would not have to die?

That thought was like a ray of dawn in the darkness, instantly illuminating her heart.

She had lived for far, far too long—so long that she had nearly forgotten the fear of death.

But when the hope of living was truly placed before her, she realized that she... still did not want to die.

She still wanted to look upon this sea, which she had protected all her life, a little longer.

A trace of joy rippled uncontrollably through her sea-blue eyes.

However, when her gaze moved downward and landed upon the final reward, that joy froze instantly, replaced by a violent tremor.

[Godly Skill: Sea God's Time Prophecy]

[Effect: Rewind past time, perceive all that exists in the present, and glimpse a corner of the future...]

"Rewind... the past?"

Bo Saixi's lips moved. Each word seemed to exhaust all her strength.

The heart that had just been filled with joy now seemed to be gripped fiercely by an invisible hand, leaving her barely able to breathe.

If...

If I could see everything that happened in the past...

Would I be able to see clearly whether my faith, my entire life, was truly a lie?

Would I be able to see clearly whether the great Sea God Lord... had truly schemed against me?

This thought was a thousand times fiercer than her previous suspicion!

Like a ferocious beast breaking free of its shackles, it roared madly within her mind.

Bo Saixi closed her eyes and clenched her slender, fair fingers tightly. Her knuckles turned white from the force.

Only after a long while did she slowly open her eyes.

All confusion and hesitation had faded from them, leaving only an unprecedented determination.

She needed an answer.

Whether the truth was glory or... betrayal.

"I will claim the reward."

Bo Saixi steadied herself and spoke softly to the sky.

As her words fell, a brilliant pillar of golden light descended from the Heavenly Screen and enveloped her entire body.

At the same time.

Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.

The lake water was emerald green, like an enormous piece of jade, and rich life energy permeated the air.

On the island in the middle of the lake, beneath a towering ancient tree, an exquisitely beautiful woman who had slumbered for a long time slowly opened her purple eyes.

She stretched lazily, her silver hair cascading down like a waterfall all the way to her ankles.

Her perfect delicate body unfurled the instant she awakened, revealing a pair of straight, slender jade-like legs to the air.

Her skin was fairer than snow, her curves breathtaking. Every detail seemed like heaven's finest creation, filled with ultimate temptation.