Sea God Island.
After two months of traveling day and night, Tang Xiao finally set foot on this little island once more.
Warmth enveloped the island. As far as the eye could see, Sea God Island was entirely green. To Tang Xiao, who had drifted at sea for nearly a month, this enormous island felt like a return to Douluo Continent. One glance revealed no end in sight. All kinds of plants grew across the island, many of which he could not name.
The air carried the rushing scent of the sea—fresh, moist, and invigorating. Faintly, the wind seemed to hold the sea's cries and murmurs.
Beneath the sunlight, the pure white, delicate grains of sand on the beach glimmered like tiny crystals. Upon arriving here, the first thing one felt was tranquility: sea and sky blending into one, gulls soaring in competition. The sky was a deep azure, vast in its blueness, pure in its blueness, transparent in its blueness—indescribably moving.
"Nothing has changed at all. Sea God Island truly is a magical place."
Tang Xiao recalled coming to Sea God Island with Tang Hao in their youth and the sights they had witnessed here, then sighed.
Logically speaking, Sea God Island lay in the middle of the ocean, so its environment should have been rather harsh. The air should have been damp and salty, just as it had been when he first breathed the air of Vast Sea City.
For ordinary people, life on an island was quite difficult. Yet Sea God Island lacked none of the weather conditions an island in the sea should have. It was springlike all year round, its living environment like a paradise beyond the world.
"Who goes there?"
Along with a sharp shout, seven or eight figures suddenly sprang out from the woods and fixed their eyes on Tang Xiao. Their appearances differed, but they shared one thing in common: their clothing. They wore light-yellow outfits resembling fitted combat attire. The oldest was around forty, while the younger ones were around twenty. There were eight of them in total, lined up in a row and surrounding Tang Xiao.
When these Sea God Island Soul Masters in matching light-yellow clothing saw Tang Xiao, they were first surprised. Why was someone here? Then they all looked toward Tang Xiao's severed arm.
Tang Xiao hurriedly cupped his fists. "Everyone of Sea God Island, please do not misunderstand. I mean no harm. My name is Tang Xiao, and I come from the Clear Sky Sect on the continent. I have visited Sea God Island before. My grandfather, Tang Chen, is friends with your island's High Priest."
"This time, I have come to Sea God Island to ask to see the High Priest again."
Sea God Island was isolated from the world, but most of its daily supplies were bartered from Vast Sea City. This was also why Spirit Hall knew of Sea God Island's existence. During their procurement, Sea God Island had also heard of the continent's seven great sects.
Upon hearing that Tang Xiao's grandfather was a friend of the High Priest, these Sea God Island Soul Masters became solemn and prepared to bring Tang Xiao to see a Sacred Pillar Douluo for confirmation.
At that moment, calm waves rose behind Tang Xiao. The sea surface splashed with trails of watery spray like fish breaking the surface, as though welcoming someone's arrival. An aura that made everyone on Sea God Island feel incomparably close approached from afar.
Tang Xiao and the Sea God Island Soul Masters all turned to look in one direction. A red dot appeared on the horizon, and within only a few blinks, it enlarged before their eyes.
Everyone merely felt the space around them distort slightly. In the next instant, another person stood on the shore.
She appeared to be around 1.8 meters tall, her entire body shrouded in a long scarlet robe. Her white hair cascaded down her back, and her gentle, beautiful face looked no older than thirty. Her beauty came more from her temperament—noble, elegant, and warmly gentle. In her right hand, she held a three-meter-long scepter. It was golden, like the golden light that had just appeared in the sky. Its entire body was carved with demonic patterns, while its head bore a diamond-shaped protrusion resembling a spear. Five inches beneath the spear tip was set a diamond-shaped golden gemstone.
If one looked only at her face, she was undoubtedly a rare beauty. Yet her bearing was truly beyond comparison with anyone else's.
"Greetings, High Priest."
The eight Sea God Island Soul Masters all bowed. Given their status, they naturally would not normally be able to meet the High Priest. However, according to Sea God Island's rules, the color of one's assessment determined the color of clothing one wore after completing it.
Across all of Sea God Island, only the High Priest, Bo Saixi, could wear red.
Bo Saixi nodded at the eight of them, leaving them all flattered beyond measure.
"Senior Bo Saixi."
Upon seeing Bo Saixi, Tang Xiao finally let out a breath of relief.
"Tang Xiao, it has been a long time. What happened to your left arm?" Bo Saixi's gaze fell upon the empty left sleeve fluttering in the wind, and her brows furrowed slightly.
Tang Chen had once sent Tang Xiao and Tang Hao to Sea God Island to deliver a love letter to her, declaring his determination to return after becoming a god and marry her. At that time, she had learned that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao were Tang Chen's grandsons, the Clear Sky Twin Stars of the Clear Sky Sect, as well as the sect's future successors and pillars.
If one of Tang Chen's grandsons, one of the Clear Sky Twin Stars, had had his arm severed, then something terrible must have happened to the Clear Sky Sect.
She deeply loved Tang Chen and had always waited for his return. Whether Tang Chen became a god or not, she wished to confess their feelings to each other. Tang Chen's grandson had lost an arm, and the Clear Sky Sect was in trouble. Naturally, she could not pretend not to see it.
Tang Xiao clenched his fist tightly again. Deep grief appeared on his face, and tears streamed from his eyes once more as he said in a trembling voice, "Senior, the Clear Sky Sect has been destroyed. All of my brothers and sisters were killed. The only survivors of the Clear Sky Sect are this junior, Brother Hao, Yue Hua, the three of us siblings, and our grandfather, whose fate is unknown. My sister was also captured and violated."
Bo Saixi was horrified upon hearing this. When she learned that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed and Tang Chen's grandchildren had been humiliated, anger appeared on her face.
"What happened? Who on the continent destroyed your Clear Sky Sect? Who committed such ruthless, vicious acts?"
Tang Xiao gritted his teeth, murderous intent surging in his heart. "It was Spirit Hall—Qian Daoliu and Qian Daoliu's son, Qian Xunji."
"Qian Daoliu? He actually dared to do something so utterly insane, vile, and filthy? Is he not afraid that Tang Chen will go mad?"
Bo Saixi could sense Tang Chen's Soul Power. Tang Chen was still alive, so Qian Daoliu should have been able to sense it as well.
"Tang Xiao, tell me everything exactly as it happened."
Seeing that Bo Saixi seemed willing to act on behalf of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao was overjoyed. He then told Bo Saixi every detail, placing all blame for the evil upon Spirit Hall while portraying the Clear Sky Sect as entirely without fault.
Tang Hao and Ah Yin had fallen in love. Ah Yin's true identity was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor. Coveting Ah Yin's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, Spirit Hall sent a great army to hunt down Tang Hao. Tang Hao fought back in self-defense, wiping out Spirit Hall's forces and severely wounding Qian Xunji.
When Bo Saixi learned of Tang Hao's astonishing accomplishments, she nodded faintly to herself. As expected of Tang Chen's descendant, he had not disgraced Tang Chen or the Clear Sky name.
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