Bo Saixi said calmly, "Back then, I personally suppressed it at the bottom of Rift Valley. Counting the time, it should be about time."
Jiang Chen blinked, his mind racing. "So, the content of the fifth trial is...?"
"Go to the bottom of Rift Valley and inspect that Sub-Dragon's condition."
Bo Saixi looked at him, her gaze carrying a hint of deeper meaning. "If it has shed its ferocity and become docile, spare its life. If it remains violent... kill it on the spot."
Ning Rongrong swallowed. "Senior, why does this mission sound like you're sending us to be executioners?"
"You could put it that way."
The corners of Bo Saixi's lips lifted in the faintest curve. "I am the High Priestess of Sea God Island, so I cannot kill the living beings of Sea God Island. But you are different. You are outsiders and are not bound by that restriction."
"So, the responsibility of saving Sea God Island falls to you."
"So we're the ones specially assigned to do the dirty work." Jiang Chen curled his lip.
"Of course not."
Bo Saixi smiled slightly and looked at Jiang Chen. "Aren't you already level sixty? If you can defeat it, I can stand guard and let you absorb that Sub-Dragon's Soul Ring."
"Protecting Sea God Island is the unshirkable duty of our generation!"
Jiang Chen spoke with righteous conviction, but Ning Rongrong could not help rolling her eyes. "Didn't you just say it was dirty work? Why did you change your tune the moment you heard there was a Soul Ring?"
"This is called recognizing the times."
Jiang Chen said righteously, "Besides, how can eliminating evil for the people be called dirty work? I'm carrying out justice on behalf of Heaven."
"Enough."
Bo Saixi interrupted them both. With a wave