Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun sat together, watching Xiao Wu complain. It was rather entertaining.
Ning Rongrong hugged her knees and muttered under her breath:
"Once Yue'er becomes a god, I'll give him a good knock with the Sea God's Trident."
As the girls all chimed in to denounce a certain someone, a figure flashed into the hall. Su Bai appeared beside Bo Saixi.
On the raised platform before the Sea God Hall's main entrance, golden divine light illuminated the entire mountaintop.
Bo Saixi gripped the Golden Scepter tightly with both hands, wholly focused on sustaining the summoning array in the center of the hall.
Without warning, a strong arm reached around her slender waist and gently pulled her into an embrace.
Bo Saixi stiffened. Her fingers tightened around the scepter, nearly driving it into the floor.
A familiar presence washed over her. She turned and saw the handsome face beside her.
"You... you're here?"
Bo Saixi's voice trembled, and her body, tense for three days and nights, visibly relaxed.
Su Bai drew a little closer and rested his chin against her hair.
"Xixi, I'm late."
Bo Saixi took a few breaths and steadied the Soul Power churning within her. There was a trace of reproach in her voice.
"It's all right. Yue'er's Ninth Trial is going smoothly, and Sea God Island is safe."
"Those Defensive Array Patterns you left behind are formidable. They've absorbed all the backlash from the Divine Trial."
At that, Bo Saixi turned her head and lowered her voice.
"Oh, and Yue'er is about to become a god. Don't forget what you promised the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."
"The Demon Empress and her daughter are still waiting in the deep sea."
"Once Yue'er fully inherits the Sea God Godhood, the new Sea God's Divine Sense