The ceremony and discussion in the side hall finally ended, and the new Sacred Pillar dispersed with their own complicated emotions. High Priest also returned to the depths of the Sea God Hall slightly tired. The solemn and depressing atmosphere seemed to be temporarily relieved as the crowd dispersed, but a deeper undercurrent was surging in the corner where no one was watching.
Sea Swallow Douluo did not immediately return to his Sacred Pillar Hall, nor did he patrol the surrounding sea areas as usual. He turned into a blue shadow that was so light that it was almost invisible. Through the intricate building shadows of Sea God Island and Coral Douluo Under the cover of the jungle of, he walked around several circles silently, and after confirming that there was no tail, he quietly sneaked into the depths of the territory of the Coral Family as if blending into the water. There was a secret room full of illusions and space restrictions that only the core members of the family knew about.
In the secret room, Fluorescent Coral exuded a cold light, reflecting Coral Douluo's slightly pale and solemn face. She seemed to have expected Sea Swallow to come, and was standing alone in the center of the secret room, unconsciously stroking Phantom Color Coral in her hand.
"You're here." Coral Douluo didn't look back, his voice was calm, but with a lingering heaviness.
Sea Swallow Douluo's figure solidified at the door. He withdrew his concealment, and the usual competence and calmness on his face were replaced by a kind of deep worry and uncontrollable anxiety. He walked quickly to Coral Douluo, lowered his voice, and spoke urgently:
"Coral Douluo, what High Priest and Crayfish Douluo said just now... and what we thought of... tell us, should we..."
"Be careful!" Coral Douluo turned around suddenly, his stern gaze like an ice pick, piercing Sea Swallow, interrupting his unfinished words. She glanced sharply at every corner of the secret room. Although she knew that this was a place she had been running for many years and was absolutely safe, "that person"'s unpredictable methods prevented her from being careless at all.
She condensed Mental Power into a bundle and transmitted it directly into Sea Swallow's mind. Her voice carried an unquestionable warning. "Although this place is Concealment, there is no guarantee that there will be no prying eyes that we don't know about! What do you want to say? Do you want to die?!"
Sea Swallow Douluo was startled by her severity, but the anxiety in his eyes did not recede, but intensified. Mental Power also responded eagerly, "But... but are we going to keep going like this? You also heard, High Priest said that guy might Devouring his own race!
A monster who can even attack his own kind! Who do we think in his eyes? Moreover, the things in our body... are there really nothing we can do about it? Do we really have to be controlled by him forever and do those... those things for him?"
"Otherwise?" Coral Douluo's voice sounded in the spiritual connection, cold and tired, with an almost desperate rationality, "You think I haven't thought about it? You think I haven't tried it?"
She took a step closer and looked directly into Sea Swallow's eyes. Deep in her eyes was the pain and struggle that Sea Swallow had never seen before, which had been suppressed for a long time. "But you also know, how long have they been operating, infiltrating, and arranging within our family? Thousands of years! Our ancestors may have been calculated from the beginning!
This poison has been passed down Soul Bone from generation to generation, and it has long been entangled with our blood, Spirit Empire, and part of our souls! How do you want to solve it? Strip it off Soul Bone? That would be equivalent to invalidating your martial arts, and you will be noticed by High Priest in an instant. And during the peeling process, will the poison explode immediately and kill us?
Looking for an outsider? Who? High Priest? Or the new Ye Yang who doesn't know anything? Not to mention whether they can solve it, once they discover that we have this kind of thing in our body, what will happen to us and our family? The crime of colluding with the deep sea and betraying Sea God Island is enough to completely erase our family from the history of Sea God Island and destroy our soul!"
Her voice trembled slightly due to excitement. "Now that the jar is broken, what do you think will happen? We will be poisoned and die immediately? Or will 'that person' sense the idea of betrayal and remotely control the poison explosion, causing us to die inexplicably, or even... like that Magma Earth Tyrannosaurus, madly attacking colleagues, and dying in ruins? Have you forgotten the fate of those 'disobedient' ancestors who tried to resist?"
Sea Swallow Douluo turned pale, staggered back, and held on to the cold Coral Douluo wall next to him. Every word Coral Douluo said was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart. Yes Ah, they have no way out. Resistance is death, and they will die extremely miserably, and will also affect the family. Obey... at least they can still live now, and have the honor of Sacred Pillar, and the family can continue.
"Then we... just do nothing?" Sea Swallow's voice was full of bitterness and unwillingness, as if squeezed out from the depths of his throat, "Just watch and wait... to become a dirtier knife in his hands, or... to lose value one day and be thrown away casually?"
"Do nothing?" Coral Douluo smiled miserably, the smile uglier than crying, "Have we done less? Leaked intelligence, guided the battle, secretly poisoned, helped frame the blame... Which one of them didn't put our heads in the waistband, which one didn't push us one step further into the abyss? But do we have a choice?"
She took a deep breath, forced to suppress the turbulent emotions, and her voice became low and cold again. "As for detoxification... do you think I haven't tried it secretly?"
She looked at Sea Swallow, with a trace of pain of memory flashing in her eyes. "Do you remember... when Begonia Douluo was still here?"
Sea Swallow Douluo was startled, and then he understood something, and the last glimmer of hope burst out in his eyes. "You... have you ever found Begonia Douluo? Her ability to treat Purification is the best among Sea God Island! Could it be..."
"I have looked for it." Coral Douluo interrupted him, with a tone of dead silence after complete disillusionment. "Before she died, I privately asked her to help diagnose it on the pretext of researching a 'remaining cold curse from ancient times', and tried to use her strongest Purification Soul Skill treatment. I didn't tell her everything, only that it was a hidden disease inherited from the family."
"What's the result?" Sea Swallow asked eagerly.
"The result?" Coral Douluo closed his eyes, as if unwilling to recall the terrifying scene, "Her Holy Light Begonia power is indeed pure and powerful, and she has strong restraint on the power of evil. At first, I felt that the toxins in my body seemed to be suppressed and dissipated, and I even felt a little relaxed. But just when Begonia Douluo was about to increase Purification's intensity and touch a deeper level..."
She opened her eyes suddenly, with deep fear remaining in her eyes. "The toxin... came alive! As if it was conscious, it instantly erupted with a cold and corrosive force that was a hundred times greater than before. Not only did it instantly destroy Begonia Douluo's Purification, but it also crazily attacked my Soul Core and my soul!
At that moment, I almost thought I was going to die on the spot and turn into a crazy monster! Begonia Douluo also suffered a backlash, vomiting blood and being seriously injured. Spirit Empire was also shocked. She was extremely shocked and said that she had never seen such a weird and evil thing. Poison, a curse or toxin that seems to be alive and can 'learn' and 'fight back'! After that time, I never dared to try it again, and I sternly warned Begonia Douluo not to spread the word, and used the excuse of family Secret Art to excuse it."
Sea Swallow Douluo felt chills all over after hearing this, and the last trace of luck was completely extinguished. Even Begonia Douluo and Holy Light Begonia were unable to do anything, and even almost caused more terrible consequences! This poison... there is no cure at all!
"So, give up your unrealistic fantasies, Sea Swallow." Coral Douluo's voice was like the final sentence, coldly hitting the secret room, "We have no choice, never have. All we can do is to continue to play our roles, complete the tasks assigned by 'that person', work hard to survive, and keep the family. The rest... just leave it to fate."
She turned around, no longer looking at Sea Swallow's desperate face, and cast her gaze into the deep darkness of the secret room, as if Penetration could see the shadow of the deep sea that was invisibly controlling their destiny.
"Perhaps... only when this huge wave that affects the mainland and the deep sea completely subsides, when the chess game is over and the chess player stops... can we, the involuntary chess pieces, know our final fate, whether we will turn into powder, or... we will survive by chance."
Sea Swallow Douluo stood there for a long time, then seemed to have had all his strength drained away, and slowly slid to the ground. In the secret room, only the cold light of Fluorescent Coral was left, and two hearts that were slowly sinking deeper into darkness amid absolute control and endless fear.