The towering outline of Sea God Hall appeared before them.
The massive hall doors stood wide open.
Inside, the hall was shrouded in darkness.
The Sea God's flames, which had once burned eternally, had long since been extinguished by the absolute cold.
Snow Empress passed Bo Saixi and stepped into the hall first.
She headed straight toward the deepest part of the great hall.
There stood an enormous statue of the Sea God.
Deep cracks covered the statue's surface.
Snow Empress walked beneath the statue.
She calmly took a seat upon the throne that symbolized the High Priestess's supreme authority.
Her posture was languid.
Yet her gaze carried the overbearing air of one looking down upon all living beings.
Her eyes fixed on Bo Saixi, who remained by the hall entrance.
"Come here."
Those two brief words exploded through the hall like thunder.
Bo Saixi stood where she was, her chest heaving violently.
"You have already won."
"Sea God Island has already submitted."
"Why must you humiliate me like this?"
Snow Empress lightly tapped the throne's armrest with her fingers.
The crisp tapping echoed through the empty hall.
"What the Sect Master wants is reverence."
"But your eyes still hide unwillingness."
The tapping abruptly stopped.
"Take it off."
Bo Saixi's delicate body shuddered as she suddenly raised her head.
Her eyes were filled with shock and fury.
"What did you say?"
Snow Empress leaned against the back of her chair, her expression indifferent.
"Take off that gaudy red robe you're wearing."
"You represent the Sea God. That robe is your pride."
"But now, the Sea God has been defeated."
"As the High Priestess, what right do you still have to wear that disguise?"
Bo Saixi clenched her fists.
Her nails dug deeply into her palms, piercing her skin and drawing