Ambushed Mid-Flight

Sea God Island floated amidst the azure sea.

Under the sunlight, the fine, snow-white grains of sand on the beach shimmered like tiny crystals. Upon first arriving here, one was immediately struck by the serenity; the sea and sky merged into one, with seagulls soaring in competition.

The sky was a deep, vibrant blue—so high, so pure, and so transparent.

Bo Saixi, the High Priestess of the Sea God, departed from the Sea God Temple and hovered a hundred meters in the air, clutching the scepter that symbolized her status.

The scepter was a genuine semi-divine artifact, crafted by the first Sea God, Poseidon, and bestowed upon the first High Priestess before he ascended to the God Realm.

Generations of High Priestesses had wielded this scepter, and under the illumination of the Sea God's Light on Sea God Island, they could significantly amplify their own combat prowess.

Bo Saixi watched the figure approaching from the distance. With lightning speed, she raised her hand to channel the power of the sea. A brilliant blue light erupted around her, and a colossal phantom of the Sea God rose from the ocean surface. The trident it held unleashed towering waves, and its oppressive pressure instantly blanketed the entire island.

The residents of Sea God Island, seeing the High Priestess summon the Sea God Martial Soul, knelt in prayer one after another.

To witness the massive phantom of the Sea God was truly a life-defining moment.

The several Sacred Pillar Douluo and the Demon Soul Great White Shark King Xiaobai did not possess spiritual power as formidable as Bo Saixi's.

They also lacked the Sea God Martial Soul, so they could not perceive Qian Xunji, who was flying through the sky toward the island.

They were puzzled as to why the High Priestess had suddenly summoned the Sea God Martial Soul and appeared as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Sea God Radiance!"

Sea God Radiance was a support-type soul skill that halved the consumption of Bo Saixi's first seven soul skills, increased their power and speed by 300%, and tripled her spiritual power.

Facing a Limit Douluo-level powerhouse, Bo Saixi naturally dared not lower her guard.

The Sea God Domain unfolded accordingly.

She converted the power of the ocean into offensive force, utilizing the domain to tap into the might of the entire sea and launch a saturated, long-range bombardment.

Five kilometers from Sea God Island, at an altitude of one thousand meters, Qian Xunji faced the sudden barrage of water cannons erupting from the sea below and executed a cobra maneuver to evade them.

His gaze fixed on Bo Saixi in the distance, who was wielding her scepter and continuously mobilizing the power of the ocean to attack him.

Why is this High Priestess of the Sea God suddenly attacking me? he wondered.

However, faced with the relentless water cannons, Qian Xunji did not dwell on it; instead, he focused on his serpentine flight path, concentrating on dodging the incoming attacks.

To deal with an enemy like Bo Saixi, who could draw upon the power of the ocean through her Sea God Domain to replenish her soul power, he had to end the battle quickly.

If he were to engage in a war of attrition or a prolonged fight, he would not be able to outlast her, even with his soul core and a soul power recovery rate far exceeding that of an average Limit Douluo.

But Bo Saixi remained sheltered within Sea God Island, protected by the Sea God's Light, which made things difficult.

The distance was too great to use the Bloodline Deprivation Card.

Qian Xunji felt troubled by Bo Saixi.

Conversely, Bo Saixi felt equally frustrated by Qian Xunji, who flew at extreme speeds and swayed unpredictably in the air.

"How slippery," she muttered, pursing her lips.

Bo Saixi unleashed her sixth soul skill.

This was a skill capable of forming a black-hole water vortex, drawing the opponent into a sealed space.

It was a high-level spatial skill.

However, Bo Saixi was shocked to discover that the soul skill she had unleashed could not hit Qian Xunji at all.

The Limit Douluo before her, who appeared to be wearing heavy full-body armor, was unexpectedly agile.

Furthermore, to evade her saturated bombardment, he continuously increased his altitude.

After only two rounds of attacks, he had climbed from his original altitude of one thousand meters to three thousand, and he was still ascending.

The higher he flew, the more soul skills Bo Saixi had to use to counter him, consuming even more of her spiritual power.

Moreover, her soul skills relied on drawing the Sea God's power from the ocean to form water cannons that struck upward.

This meant that the higher Qian Xunji flew, the longer it took for her attacks to reach him, and they suffered a loss in power as a result.

This gave him more time to react and dodge.

This left Bo Saixi feeling incredibly irritated.

She held nothing but contempt for those who dared not come out onto the open sea to fight her.

Qian Xunji was unaware of Bo Saixi's thoughts, and even if he had known, he would not have cared about the opinions of an irrelevant person.

"Once I reach an altitude of eight thousand meters, Bo Saixi's attacks won't be able to reach me," Qian Xunji remarked.

This altitude was nearly the limit of his flight capability.

Any higher and he would be at ten thousand meters.

In the era of the first Douluo, that was an altitude only reachable by the three gods during the Battle of Jialing Pass.

Qian Xunji looked down from above, surveying Sea God Island. His eyes narrowed as he focused on Bo Saixi, who was gripping her scepter, gritting her teeth, and looking furious.

Qian Daoliu, who possessed the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, was known as the invincible of the skies among the three great Limit Douluo of that era.

On the sea, however, Bo Saixi was indeed the strongest of the three.

But that was limited only to the sea.

With the geographical advantage of Sea God Island, even Qian Renxue, who had reached level one hundred and become a god, did not have absolute certainty that she could take down Sea God Island while it was under the protection of Bo Saixi.

It seems that if I want to kill Bo Saixi, I will have to plan this out, Qian Xunji thought.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Sea God Imprisonment!" Facing Qian Xunji, who had flown to a high altitude beyond the reach of ordinary attacks, Bo Saixi unleashed her ultimate move in a rage.

Sea God Imprisonment was an incredibly powerful binding skill that could seal an opponent's soul power, rendering them unable to use it for the rest of their life.

When cast, it summoned countless rays of light from the sky, forming Sea Chains to attack the target.

This skill was a lock-on ability; there was no way to avoid it.

A cruel smile appeared on Bo Saixi's face.

She had not originally intended to use this move against an enemy.

But Qian Xunji had flown to a height she could not reach, and his flight speed was so fast, with maneuvers that were impossible to predict.

As for Qian Xunji falling to his death from high altitude after being struck by Sea God Imprisonment and having his soul power sealed?

So what?

If he wasn't a believer of the Sea God, then dying was just dying.

She only needed to retrieve the Heart of the Sea God after he perished.

However, what Bo Saixi never expected was that her ultimate move actually passed right through Qian Xunji's physical body.

The attack was ineffective, which left her greatly shocked.

"This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Except for terrifying existences like the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, no one could ignore Sea God Imprisonment.

Even if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King were hit by this move, he would certainly not have an easy time of it.

Yet the Qian Xunji before her had neutralized her Sea God Imprisonment so easily.

Angel Wings, similar to Xiao Wu's Void skill, could completely immunize the user against physical attacks.

The Sea Chains summoned by Bo Saixi's Sea God Imprisonment were, in essence, still physical attacks.

Qian Xunji dared to use the Angel Wings soul skill to neutralize Sea God Imprisonment only because the system's appraisal function had analyzed the capabilities of this special soul skill and the method to counter it.

Otherwise, if he had been hit, it would have been troublesome.

Having his soul power sealed and falling from an altitude of eight thousand meters wouldn't necessarily kill him, but it certainly wouldn't be pleasant.

However, breaking the seal would have been quite a hassle.

Qian Xunji raised the golden sword in his hand, a golden pentagram magic circle manifested beneath his feet, and a massive amount of soul power within his body converged into a golden sphere of light.