Sleepless and Restless

"No problem, let Xiao Xue ride me. I'll take her to absorb the Soul Ring."

Qian Xunji glanced down at her, then looked up and scanned the group of Demon Soul Great White Shark in the distance.

They stood obediently a hundred meters away, none of them daring to approach the corpse of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Their mouths were drooling, but they were all eagerly waiting for their shark princess to speak.

He nodded. Giving the flesh and blood of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan was a favor to Xiao Bai and a convenient favor to the Spirit Hall.

"Alright, Xiao Xue, you sit on Xiao Bai's back and absorb the Soul Ring. Don't get distracted."

He settled Qian Renxue on Xiao Bai's broad back, then bent down and told Xiao Bai, "Stay steady, don't sway."

"Don't worry, I'm as stable as a ship now."

Xiao Bai gently flattened its body, and its entire body floated motionless on the water's surface.

Qian Renxue sat cross-legged on the shark's back, closed her eyes, and the red Soul Ring of the Sky Feather Sea Whale peeled off the corpse and slowly flew towards her.

Then, Xiao Bai slowly swam to the corpse of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and began to eat.

Just then, Bibi Dong adjusted her condition to its peak, opened her eyes, and looked at Qian Renxue, who was already in a meditative state on the shark's back in the distance, absorbing the Soul Ring.

She turned to Qian Xunji and asked, "Will my daughter be alright?"

"It's alright, I'll keep an eye on it."

Bibi Dong felt relieved, and then sat cross-legged and hovered in mid-air.

She unleashed the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul, and a chilling aura radiated outwards. The Soul Beast that were feasting on the flesh and blood of the demonic whale in the distance were startled by this aura and scattered and then gathered again.

On the corpse of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the pale golden Million-Year Soul Ring slowly rose and flew towards Bibi Dong.

The pale golden Million-Year Soul Ring slowly flew towards Bibi Dong, hovered above her head for a moment, and then suddenly fell down.

The world suddenly changed color at that moment.

Countless streams of energy erupted from the Soul Ring, causing the seawater to surge in all directions, forming a ring of water walls.

The clouds in the sky began to spin wildly, forming a huge vortex around the location where the Soul Ring had fallen.

The Soul Power of heaven and earth within a radius of a hundred miles frantically converged on Bibi Dong Dong's body. The speed at which the Soul Power flowed was so fast that it formed visible rivers of light on the sea surface, surging in from all directions and pouring into Bibi Dong's body.

On the sea, the Sea Soul Beast that were devouring the flesh and blood of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King were startled by this strange phenomenon and scattered in all directions.

Only the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan managed to remain calm thanks to Xiao Bai's reassurance, but they all stopped eating and looked up at Bibi Dong in mid-air.

Qian Xunji stood on the sea, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, "This power is truly strong."

Sea God Mountain--

Bo Saixi stood in the Sea God Mountain, her gaze piercing through miles, looking towards the Demonic Whale Sea Area.

A burly figure landed behind her and knelt on one knee.

He was a middle-aged man wearing dark blue armor, with a resolute face, a square jaw, and short, dark blue hair that stood up like steel needles.

He is the leader of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island — Sea Dragon Douluo.

"High Priest, what about the Demonic Whale Sea Area..."

"I know."

"Someone killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."

Sea Dragon Douluo suddenly raised his head, his face filled with disbelief.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had been entrenched in the Forbidden Sea for nearly a million years. Even the Lord Sea God could not completely kill it, and could only blind one of its eyes with his trident.

And now, someone has actually accomplished what even the Sea God couldn't do.

"They... did they really do it?"

"Yes, no one in the Spirit Hall can stop them now."

Nighttime, Heaven Dou City, Xue Ye Palace.

Most of the candles had gone out, leaving only two bronze crane palace lanterns still lit beside the dragon bed.

The bedroom was filled with the calming fragrance of ambergris, and wisps of smoke rose gently from the gilded incense burner.

The Xue Ye, his eyes closed, but the furrows between his brows remained furrowed.

He turned over, causing the quilt to rustle.

He turned over again; this was his seventh consecutive night of insomnia.

Ever since the news of the Spirit Hall's plan to kill Tang Hao spread, he hadn't had a single peaceful night's sleep.

The Spirit Hall dared to openly kill off Clear Sky Sect, and then didn't even offer an explanation.

But he didn't even dare to rebuke them. With four Peak Douluo level figures standing there, what right did he have to rebuke them?

What troubled him even more was the movements of the Clear Sky Sect.

Two days ago, the Clear Sky Sect seemed to have vanished into thin air, the entire sect disappearing without a trace.

Xue Ye knew the Clear Sky Sect people all too well. The Tang Family were all unyielding and would never let this go after suffering such a great loss.

But now, unexpectedly, it has disappeared.

The Spirit Hall also sent a message saying that they did go to the Clear Sky Sect that day, but most of the Clear Sky Sect members disappeared when the battle broke out.

As he was pondering these troubling matters, he suddenly heard hurried yet restrained footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps stopped outside the palace gate, followed by a eunuch's low-pitched announcement.

"Your Majesty, Tang Xiao, the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, requests an audience."

Xue Ye suddenly opened her eyes, threw off the quilt, and sat up.

"Are you kidding me? Didn't the Clear Sky Sect disappear?"

"He came to Heaven Dou City in the middle of the night and went straight into the palace—do you think my imperial guards are just for show?"

The eunuch outside the door knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling. "Your Majesty, even if I had ten heads, I wouldn't dare joke about such a thing!"

"Young Master Tang was waiting outside the palace gates. The commander of the Imperial Guards personally verified his identity before allowing him in."

Xue Ye sat on the edge of the bed and remained silent for a moment.

He couldn't understand why Tang Xiao would appear at the Heaven Dou Palace at this critical juncture, and he couldn't understand why Tang Xiao would request an audience alone in the middle of the night.

"Let him go to the Governance Hall and wait for me."

"Yes."

He stood up on Xue Ye, and the palace maids, hearing the sound, came forward to help him change his clothes.

As he put on his robe, he muttered to himself, wondering what Tang Xiao wanted to do in the middle of the night without even giving him a heads-up. Were all the people from the Clear Sky Sect so elusive?

Governance Hall --

As Xue Ye strode into the hall, he immediately spotted Tang Xiao standing there.

He was dressed in a dark black robe, but what stunned Xue Ye was not his clothes, but his face.

The last time I saw Tang Xiao was at Tang Hao's funeral. At that time, Tang Xiao looked haggard, as if half of his soul had been taken away.

But the Tang Xiao before them had smooth, firm skin and looked several years Shi Nian the funeral.

But the openness and passion that once filled those eyes were gone.

He stood in the hall gazing at the Xue Ye, a polite smile on his lips, but the chill seemed to seep from his very bones.

"Your Majesty." Tang Xiao stood up from his chair and bowed slightly.

Suppressing his unease in the Xue Ye, he laughed and stepped forward, saying, "Brother Tang, you didn't even give me a heads-up! I could have prepared a feast."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."