After Bo Saixi left, the heavy palace doors slowly closed with a muffled thud, separating the inside from the outside as if they were two different worlds.
Li Qing stood alone in the spacious room, wrapped in the distinctive tranquility and solemnity of the Sea God Hall.
He walked to the center of the room, where a soft deep-sea velvet carpet lay spread out. Night pearls embedded in the surrounding walls cast a gentle glow.
He opened his right hand again and focused his thoughts.
This time, the Mysterious Origin Water-Controlling Flag appeared far more smoothly than before. The runes on its surface flowed faster, and the water-element power it radiated had grown more solid.
With the Mysterious Origin Water-Controlling Flag, passing the Sea God Nine Trials shouldn't be a problem...
Li Qing stared at the flag, his brows furrowing slightly as he thought to himself: But the problem is, the Sea God Godhood still can't compare to the Asura God Position. In the original story, the Sea God was beaten down by the Rakshasa God. If Tang San hadn't united two godhoods in the end, he could never have won.
His gaze gradually sharpened, and his fingers absently rubbed the flagpole.
Maybe... I could find a way to have the Sea God hold off the Asura God, then take the chance to deal with Tang San? That way, even if Qian Renxue became the Angel God and Bibi Dong became the Rakshasa God, I wouldn't fear the two First-Level Gods working together. I've got the Mysterious Origin Water-Controlling Flag.
Outside the palace doors, Bo Saixi had not truly gone far.
Her slender figure was concealed in the shadows of the corridor pillars. As a Peerless Douluo of rank 99, she could conceal her presence perfectly.
When Li Qing's thoughts entered her mind, her deep, ocean-like eyes flew open, and even her breathing stalled for a moment.
"The Asura God Position? The Rakshasa God?"
Bo Saixi silently repeated the names of these two unfamiliar gods, shock written across her breathtaking face.
As the High Priestess of the Sea God, she naturally knew of the Angel God, the supreme deity worshipped by Spirit Hall.
But this was the first time in her life she had heard of the Asura God Position and the Rakshasa God.
"The Asura God Position is actually above the Sea God?"
Bo Saixi keenly picked up on this crucial piece of information.
Her willow brows knitted as she murmured, "No wonder the child wants to strike first... But who exactly is Tang San? What deep grudge does he have against them?"
Her slender fingers unconsciously tightened around the golden scepter, the force turning her knuckles faintly white.
As the supreme High Priestess of Sea God Island, she had never felt so confused in nearly a century.
How could a six-year-old child who had never left Sea God Island know so many secrets of the Divine Realm that even she had never heard of?
But to kill Tang San, I can't avoid his father, Tang Hao.
Just then, Li Qing's thoughts came to her again: I just don't know if this woman, Bo Saixi, would be willing to help. If she is, dealing with Tang San and Tang Hao would be as easy as turning over a hand. After all, she's a Peerless Douluo of rank 99.
"Tang Hao?!" Bo Saixi nearly cried out in surprise, hastily covering her red lips with her jade-white hand.
Memories from more than twenty years ago surged back like a tide.
That genius of the Clear Sky Sect who had come to Sea God Island to deliver a letter—the grandson of Tang Chen?
If she remembered correctly, Tang Hao had come with his elder brother. After they arrived on Sea God Island, they had merely gotten into a few clashes with some of the Sacred Pillar Douluo.
Bo Saixi's thoughts raced, and she murmured, "If that's the case, then the child wants to kill Tang Chen's great-grandson?"
The thought brought an incredulous look to her exquisite face. "But why? They've never even met. Where did this grudge come from?"
Bo Saixi leaned lightly against the cold corridor pillar, the hem of her red robe spreading across the floor of the Sea God Hall.
She recalled meeting Tang Hao more than twenty years ago, that spirited young man.
Back then, she had secretly praised Tang Hao's talent. Who could have imagined that now...
If Tang Hao found out someone wanted to kill his son, he'd probably protect him with his life.
Just then, Li Qing's thoughts interrupted her memories.
But at this point in time, Tang Hao should still be working as a blacksmith near Holy Soul Village, and Tang San is only about six... This is the perfect time to make a move.
Bo Saixi's pupils contracted slightly.
Holy Soul Village?
How could Li Qing know so much about a small village that even Sea God Island's intelligence network had never paid attention to?
He even knew Tang Hao's assumed identity inside out?
She couldn't help recalling the absurd ideas Li Qing had had about "menopause" during the awakening ceremony. Heat crept over her beautiful face once more.
But soon, her professional composure pushed those stray thoughts aside, and she began seriously considering the information Li Qing had revealed.
If Bo Saixi isn't willing to help, then I'll just have to grow stronger as quickly as I can.
Li Qing stroked the Mysterious Origin Water-Controlling Flag. The runes on its surface glimmered beneath his touch.
At least I have this flag. My cultivation speed shouldn't be slow. Once I complete the Sea God Nine Trials, Tang San will be the first one I kill, to nip the problem in the bud.
Bo Saixi heard this and let out a quiet sigh.
She soundlessly straightened, took one last look at the closed palace doors, and turned to leave.
Her high heels made no sound as they touched the Sea God Hall's specially treated floor.
She needed time to digest this astonishing information, and, more than that, to find out just how many secrets Li Qing still kept hidden.
This child was like a stone dropped into a still lake, stirring layer upon layer of ripples in her heart.
Meanwhile, far away, in the Worship Hall of Spirit City on the mainland.
Qian Daoliu sat quietly before the enormous statue of the Six-Winged Angel. His golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
The Peerless Douluo of rank 99 suddenly opened his eyes. A flash of shock passed through his golden pupils.
"This is... the aura of the Sea God Inheritance?"
He sprang to his feet. His gray robe fluttered without any wind as he exclaimed in surprise, "Such a powerful surge of oceanic divine power... Has a successor to a god appeared?"
Qian Daoliu hurried out to the terrace, gazing toward Sea God Island.
Though it lay tens of thousands of miles away, he could clearly sense that vast surge of oceanic divine power.
As the High Priest of the Angel God, he was exceptionally sensitive to the presence of other divine inheritances.
"Bo Saixi..." Qian Daoliu murmured the name that stirred complicated feelings in him, a look of reminiscence flickering in his eyes.
But soon, practical concerns replaced his personal feelings.
He turned and walked deeper into the Worship Hall, his expression grave.
If a new inheritor had truly appeared on Sea God Island, would that be a good thing for Spirit Hall?
Had Sea God Island forgotten the invasion back then—or simply never cared about it?
At the thought, he clenched his fist, a serious look flashing in his eyes as he murmured, "No. I have to go to Sea God Island in person and sound out Bo Saixi. While I'm there, I'll also see who this genius chosen to inherit the Sea God's power really is!"
With that, he rose to his feet. In a flash, he vanished from the Worship Hall and raced straight toward Sea God Island.
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