Gu Rong Breaks Through, and Yu Xiaogang Is About to Embarrass Himself Again?

"Retrieve it..."

Bo Saixi's beautiful eyes darkened slightly as she fell into thought.

Sea Dragon Douluo stepped forward again and said word by word,

"If it continues to be hoarded by a mundane imperial family, it will only delay the matter of the inheritance! This subordinate is willing to set out at once and retrieve the Heart of the Sea God!"

The other six Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo also stepped forward and declared in unison,

"We are willing to accompany Sea Dragon Douluo to the Heaven Dou Empire and retrieve the Heart of the Sea God!"

Ripples flickered in Bo Saixi's beautiful eyes, but she ultimately shook her head and regained her usual composure.

"No need. Perhaps this is also Lord Sea God's trial. Whoever can obtain the Heart of the Sea God from the imperial family will be more qualified to embark upon the path of inheritance."

Hearing this, the Seven Sacred Pillars had no choice but to bow and accept the order. Then they could not help asking,

"High Priest, will our Sea God Island also make the list? What rank might we reach, what rewards might we receive, and what kind of waves will we stir up in the outside world?"

Bo Saixi shook her head. There was only one matter in the outside world that concerned her.

Tang Chen!

But when she saw that the Clear Sky Sect's representative was not Tang Chen, her heart completely died.

Tang Chen, the person most likely to become a god in ten thousand years, had still failed in the end.

Spirit City, Worship Hall.

The six great worshippers were startled, their gazes all falling upon Qian Daoliu.

"Big Brother, how could the core of a Sea God divine artifact be in the hands of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?"

"Should we take action? Otherwise, if the Heaven Dou Imperial Family manages to understand and use it, it will be detrimental to us!"

A glint of coldness flashed through Qian Daoliu's deep eyes, but he shook his head.

"We must not act rashly. An object of the Sea God is not something we should touch. Of course, neither is it something the Heaven Dou Imperial Family should touch. If they dare abuse it, she will act."

The six great worshippers naturally knew who the "she" he spoke of was, and immediately suppressed the agitation in their hearts.

Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes brimmed with fervor and greed.

"The Heart of the Sea God. Good, very good. Heaven is truly helping me!"

"Our attack on Sea God Island failed back then precisely because mainland soul masters held no advantage in the ocean. If we obtain this item's assistance, Spirit Hall will be able to take Sea God Island with ease!"

This insane thought gave Yue Guan and Gui Mei quite a fright, and they hurriedly said,

"Your Holiness the Pope, forgive us for speaking bluntly, but this belongs to the Sea God. I fear it will not be easy for us to use it, much less use it against the Sea God's Inheritance Ground!"

Bibi Dong turned around and shot the two of them a vicious glare, then shouted,

"No matter how divine an artifact is, once separated from its original master, it is merely a dead object. As long as it falls into my hands, I can use it! This Pope must have it!"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei wanted to say more, but swallowed their words when they reached their lips.

Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Xiao's eyes lit up. So this item was in the hands of the Heaven Dou Empire.

He and Tang Hao had once gone to Sea God Island on behalf of their grandfather to deliver a letter to Senior Bo Saixi.

Thus, he knew many things about Sea God Island, including the matter of the Heart of the Sea God being lost on the mainland.

Now that the Sky Screen had revealed it, would Senior Bo Saixi send people to the mainland to retrieve it?

The elders, meanwhile, widened their eyes, greed filling them.

"Who would have thought the Heaven Dou Imperial Family possessed such a divine artifact? If we could bring it into the Clear Sky Sect, why would we fear Spirit Hall's attack? Why don't we... Hehehe!!"

Tang Xiao was alarmed and rebuked them,

"Do you intend to steal it or seize it by force? Have you gone mad? That belongs to the Sea God. It is not something mortals like us can touch. We cannot bear that karma!"

The elders immediately bristled and roared in unison,

"Tang Xiao! What kind of attitude is that? We are doing this for the sect's sake too! Otherwise, how will we contend with Spirit Hall if it comes for us?!"

Tang Xiao was rendered speechless for a moment.

The elders exchanged glances and continued with cold snorts,

"Hmph, we are only talking about it for now. Unless we are truly left with no other choice, we will not do something so despicable."

Tang Xiao had just begun to relax when he heard the five of them speak again, their voices thick with threat.

"But if the sect truly reaches a point of life and death, we hope you will not keep pretending to be so morally noble! Only by any means necessary can we endure!"

Tang Xiao was completely speechless. He could only pray that the forces revealed after the Sky Screen would bring some sort of turning point.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Seeing that their ally, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, possessed a divine artifact like the Heart of the Sea God,

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin's first reaction was not joy, but deep solemnity.

They roughly knew some things about Sea God Island, so they naturally guessed that this belonged to Sea God Island.

Ning Fengzhi sighed and shook his head.

"Alas, no matter how the Heaven Dou Imperial Family obtained it, now that the Sky Screen has exposed this information, people from Sea God Island will likely come to retrieve it, won't they?"

Chen Xin nodded, a bitter expression appearing on his face.

"We had hoped our ally Heaven Dou could offer us some support, but now it seems we still have to rely on ourselves a little more!"

As they spoke, the two of them simultaneously looked toward Gu Rong, who was still absorbing the soul bone.

They hoped Gu Rong could successfully break through with the help of the soul bone and give the sect a little more confidence.

Under their watchful eyes, Gu Rong happened to finish absorbing the soul bone.

"Buzz—"

A vast surge of Soul Power erupted from his body. He had clearly broken through the bottleneck that had trapped him for many years.

Rank ninety-six!

Gu Rong abruptly opened his eyes and rose to his feet. A distorted vortex of energy even appeared in the surrounding space.

Clearly, as his rank increased, his control over Spatial Power had become even more refined and terrifying!

"Old Bones, you must be happy now. You broke through too!"

Chen Xin was the first to step forward with congratulations, punching him in the chest.

"Heh, you old sword bastard. Want to have a little spar?"

Gu Rong punched him back. After breaking through, his confidence had returned.

Ning Fengzhi also walked over and smiled in relief.

"Congratulations, Uncle Bone. With you and Uncle Sword, along with my support, not to mention facing a rank ninety-eight, we might even be able to fight a rank ninety-nine!"

Hearing this, Gu Rong's smile widened further, and he nodded vigorously.

"Now, we can be considered to have the confidence to face the changing situation on the continent, right?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked up at the Sky Screen, but the smile on his face instantly froze as he exclaimed,

"The Two Great Empires have both made the list so quickly? And the Heaven Dou Empire possesses a divine artifact, yet it still did not even enter the top ten?!"

Chen Xin put away his playful mood and said gravely,

"Yes. There are still ten ranks above them. Could it be that every existence to make the list afterward possesses foundations surpassing divine artifacts?"

The smile on Ning Fengzhi's face also vanished swiftly, returning to his initial solemnity.

"Perhaps before those unknown powerful forces, our strength is still far from sufficient. We must remain vigilant at all times!"

Suotuo City, Shrek Academy.

"Sea God? Divine artifacts? What are those things? We have never even heard of them!"

Everyone looked at the Heaven Dou Empire's evaluation, their faces full of surprise and confusion.

Xiao Wu could not help turning around to look at Yu Xiaogang in the distance, asking doubtfully,

"Grandmaster, you are so learned and knowledgeable. You definitely know about these things, right?"

Ma Hongjun and the others also turned their gazes toward Yu Xiaogang, expectation rising in their eyes.

"I... I..."

Yu Xiaogang's Adam's apple bobbed twice before he forced himself to say,

"Of course. This Grandmaster knows the ten-thousand-year changes of the soul master world above and all the countless secrets of martial souls below. How could I not know about something as minor as the Sea God?"

The expectation in Xiao Wu's eyes deepened as she hurriedly asked,

"So what exactly are those things? Grandmaster, please tell us quickly. I believe you will not disappoint us!"

Zhao Wuji and the others nodded in agreement, eagerly expecting the Grandmaster to pour knowledge into them as eloquently as he had before.