Bo Saixi's Diversion! Trying to Sow Discord? Medusa: Shut Up!

However.

"Snap!"

Hai Bodong backhanded a flick against Bo Saixi's forehead, sending stars dancing before her eyes.

"Revenge? Do I need you to teach me?"

"If I went to find her in my current state, that would be suicide."

Having said that, Hai Bodong stood up and paced the shop with his hands behind his back. "However, since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, I can't let that go to waste."

"From today on, you will work as a shop assistant here."

"During the day, you are responsible for chilling drinks for customers; at night, you are responsible for cleaning, grinding ink, and drawing maps."

"If you perform well, I might consider teaching you a few tricks of true ice control, so you don't go out and embarrass yourself in the future. Using water-attribute energy as ice—it's simply a waste of natural resources."

Shop assistant? Chilling drinks? Grinding ink?

Bo Saixi was stunned.

She, a dignified level-99 Limit Douluo and High Priestess of Sea God Island.

Was she officially starting a job as a waitress in this dilapidated desert shop?

"I won't do it! I am the Sea God—"

"Hmm?"

Hai Bodong's gaze turned cold, and frost surged in his hand, making a move to seal her mouth once more.

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Bo Saixi instantly caved, tears streaming down her face. "Boss, how is the salary calculated?"

"Salary?"

Hai Bodong pointed to the bowl of unfinished plum juice. "You get water to drink."

"After all, in this desert, water is life."

Bo Saixi looked at the bowl of plum juice, which had bits of ice chipped off her own body floating in it, and an unspeakable sorrow welled up in her heart.

Is this what they call self-production and self-consumption?

Am I drinking myself?

Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent.

Sea God Island.

"Waaah!!!"

Sea Horse Douluo finally couldn't hold it back anymore; he hugged a pillar and wailed.

"This is too bullying! It's bullying the gods!"

"Great Priest, you are the one who is supposed to preside over the Sea God Nine Trials!"

"You've gone off to be a waitress, and you even have to be responsible for making ice—"

"Where will we put our faces on Sea God Island in the future!"

Inside the Sea God Hall, there was a chorus of lamentations.

They had once thought the Great Priest had gone to the other world to spread the prestige of the Sea God.

But the first stop: acting as a foot-washing maid for the Medusa Queen.

The second stop: acting as an ice-making machine for an old man who draws maps.

Is this a trial?

This is clearly a volume of The Passion of the Sea God Douluo!

On the other side, Shrek Academy.

Tang San watched this scene, and the despair he felt from seeing the Asura God captured was now replaced by a strange sense of balance.

"Even Senior Bo Saixi has ended up like this."

"Then, for a small character like me to work as a handyman, it doesn't seem so shameful, does it?"

"That old man, Hai Bodong—"

"The ice mirrors and freezing techniques he casts so casually, that micro-manipulation of elements, it's simply art."

"If I could take him as my master—"

Tang San looked at his own Blue Silver Grass, which could only tangle things up, and suddenly felt that going to that broken shop to work as a book boy grinding ink might actually be a decent path forward.

On the other side, in the Battle Through the Heavens World.

Inside the Gu Tu Shop.

Hai Bodong sat back down behind the counter and picked up his pen, but he did not begin to draw immediately.

He looked at Bo Saixi, who was huddled in the corner with only her head visible and a look of utter despair on her face, and a faint, imperceptible smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"Water attribute, Sea God Martial Soul—"

"Although she is a bit weak, if I can break my seal and restore my strength to that of a Dou Emperor,"

"Refining this girl into an Ice Puppet would make for an excellent henchman."

Hai Bodong calculated in his heart.

He was no saint; the reason he kept Bo Saixi was not merely for chilled sour plum juice.

In this cutthroat world, every resource that landed on one's doorstep had to be squeezed for every last drop of value.

Bo Saixi, however, did not yet realize that she thought being a waitress was the bottom line.

Little did she know that in Hai Bodong's plans, she was already designated as material for a puppet.

Battle Through the Heavens Plane, Tagor Desert, outside the Gu Tu Shop.

BOOM!

Suddenly, the clear sky changed color as wind and clouds churned.

A terrifying pressure, suppressed to the extreme, swept in from the depths of the desert, accompanied by rolling purple clouds!

The surrounding temperature soared in an instant, and the fire-attribute elements in the air became incredibly violent, as if even the sand grains were about to ignite.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

For a time, the sound of snakes hissing, enough to make one's scalp tingle, echoed through the heavens.

Amidst the sky-filling yellow sand, a graceful yet murderous purple figure stepped through the void, approaching at high speed like a purple firestorm!

Queen Medusa had come in pursuit!

She had discovered that her human-flesh vacuum cleaner had fled during the critical moment of her evolution, even taking away a portion of the precious Cold Spring Qi. How could she not be enraged?

Meanwhile, inside the Gu Tu Shop.

Hai Bodong, who had been leisurely sipping his sour plum juice, suddenly froze, the porcelain bowl in his hand stopping mid-air as two cold glints erupted from his previously lazy, aged eyes.

"This aura—"

"Is it Medusa?!"

Hai Bodong stood up abruptly, cold air surging around his body, a look of gravity appearing on his aged face.

The seal he suffered years ago was bestowed upon him by this very woman. Now that enemies had met, their eyes were red with hatred, but his strength had yet to recover, and a head-on confrontation was not a wise move.

In the corner, the ice-sculpted Bo Saixi felt wild joy in her heart!

She's here! That female devil is here!

This is my chance!

This old man who draws clearly has a grudge against Medusa!

As long as I add fuel to the fire and make them fight, I can escape in the chaos!

Bo Saixi's eyeballs spun frantically as she desperately signaled for Hai Bodong to break the seal on her mouth.

Hai Bodong frowned and flicked his hand, melting the ice around her mouth. "What do you want to say? If it's a plea for help, save your breath."

However, the moment her mouth was freed, Bo Saixi let out a shrill, piercing scream, shouting toward the outside of the shop: "Your Majesty, save me!!"

"It is I, Bo Saixi, your loyal servant!"

"It is this old man! He forcibly kidnapped me!!"

As she shouted, Bo Saixi squeezed out a few tears, feigning an appearance of having suffered great humiliation. "Not only did he steal the Cold Spring Qi you bestowed upon me, but he also insulted the Snake-Person Tribe, calling them underground vermin!"

"He said you—he said you are nothing but a long-worm spirit!"

"He even said he would capture you to grind ink for his drawings and serve as his foot-washing maid!!"

BOOM!

These words were vicious to the extreme.

They simultaneously expressed her loyalty, incited hatred, and stepped precisely on Medusa's landmines.

Outside the shop, above the void.

Queen Medusa's figure came to a sudden halt.

Her strange, demonic purple eyes stared coldly at the dilapidated shop below, her beautiful face covered in a layer of frost.

"Hai Bodong—"

"I never expected that you, old thing, would be hiding here?"

"And you captured my slave? You dared to insult me?"

Although she knew that slave didn't have many honest words in his mouth, the name Hai Bodong itself was reason enough to start a war!

"Old man! Get out here, this Queen commands you!!"

With a sharp cry, Queen Medusa waved her jade hand, and a purple Dou Qi ribbon, ten zhang wide and carrying a destructive aura, slammed fiercely into the Gu Tu Shop!

"Medusa! You mad woman! Do you really think this old man is afraid of you?!"

Hai Bodong was also provoked.

He had been sitting at home when disaster struck from the sky.

When had he ever called Medusa a foot-washing maid? Even if he had thought about it.

But since she had already brought the fight to his doorstep, explaining would only be a sign of cowardice!

"Mystic Ice Dragon Soar!!"

Hai Bodong formed seals with his hands, and several massive ice walls instantly rose around the shop. A ferocious ice dragon roared out, colliding violently with the purple ribbon!

BOOM!

Ice and fire clashed, and the terrifying energy fluctuations leveled the surrounding sand dunes to the ground!

Inside the shop, taking advantage of the tremors from their exchange, the ice layer on Bo Saixi's body cracked open in several places.

They're fighting! Hahahaha, they're fighting!

Bo Saixi laughed wildly in her heart, desperately circulating her Soul Power to break through the seal.

As long as it gets a little more chaotic, just a little more, I can escape!

However, just as she thought her plan was succeeding.

"Hmph!"

Outside, Queen Medusa suddenly let out a cold snort, her gaze piercing through the ice walls and locking directly onto Bo Saixi, who was attempting to break out in the corner.

"Trying to run?"

"Since you like stirring up trouble so much, then come here to this Queen!"

Medusa curled her fingers into a claw and grabbed through the air!

"Sucking Palm!"

A terrifying suction force instantly enveloped Bo Saixi!

"No!!"

Hai Bodong also reacted. He looked at the human-shaped air conditioner being sucked away, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "That is this old man's spoils of war! How dare you try to snatch it?!"

"Ice Chains!"

Hai Bodong swung his hand back, and several ice chains instantly coiled around Bo Saixi's legs!

And so, under the stunned gaze of the entire Douluo Continent.

Bo Saixi, the once arrogant and indomitable Sea God High Priest, was now like a rope in a tug-of-war match!

Her upper body was being pulled outward by Queen Medusa's purple Dou Qi!

Her lower body was being dragged inward by Hai Bodong's ice chains!

"Ahhhhh!"

Bo Saixi let out a heart-wrenching scream.

The pulling force of two Dou Emperor-level powerhouses was acting directly upon her fragile physical body!

CRACK!

Her lumbar spine emitted a brittle sound of unbearable strain!

"Let go, let go!!"

"I'm going to split apart, I'm really going to split apart!!"

Bo Saixi wept bitterly, not a trace of her former cunning remaining.

"Shut up! You lowly maid!"

Queen Medusa said coldly: "The Cold Spring Qi within you has not dissipated; even if you die, you will spit that Qi out for this Queen before you do!"

"Noise!"

Hai Bodong also cursed: "It wasn't easy to get an ice-making machine; can you afford to pay for it if it breaks?!"

The two continued to curse at each other while increasing their strength.

No one cared if Bo Saixi was in pain, and no one cared if she was the Sea God Douluo.

In their eyes, she was merely a container holding the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, an object that could be used to disgust their opponent.

Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent.

Sea God Island.

All the Sea Soul Masters covered their eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.

It was miserable, truly miserable.

Sea Dragon Douluo watched the Great Priest being stretched into a long, distorted shape on the light screen, his voice trembling: "Is... is this a tug-of-war?"

"Using our god as a rope for a tug-of-war?"

"The Great Priest was just trying to sow discord, but they didn't even bother wasting words on her; they just snatched her up like cargo."

"Is this the gap in strength?"

"In the face of absolute power, the schemes of the weak are nothing but a joke!"

On the other side, at Shrek Academy.

Tang San watched this scene, cold sweat soaking through his clothes.

"Without strength, one doesn't even have the qualifications to manipulate others."

"Senior Bo Saixi is using her life to teach us a lesson."

Finally.

Snap!

A loud bang echoed out. After all, Hai Bodong was still under a seal, and his endurance was no match for Medusa.

Under Medusa's full-force pull, the Ice Chains finally snapped!

Whoosh!

Bo Saixi was sucked directly into Medusa's hand like a ragdoll.

"Hmph, consider yourself sensible."

Medusa grabbed Bo Saixi by the throat, holding her like a dead chicken, and cast a cold glance at Hai Bodong below: "Old man, this Queen has urgent matters today, so I will spare you for now."

"I am taking this slave with me."

With that, Medusa didn't give Hai Bodong a chance to counterattack; she hoisted Bo Saixi and transformed into a streak of purple light, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

Only Hai Bodong remained, standing in his ruined shop, staring at the empty corner, blowing his beard and glaring in fury: "Damned woman!"

"Don't let me recover my strength! Otherwise, I will definitely tear your snake nest to the ground!!"

Elsewhere, high in the sky.

Bo Saixi was held in Medusa's grip, the oncoming gale distorting her face.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me—"

Bo Saixi pleaded weakly: "I... I only lied earlier to escape."

"I am loyal to you!"

Medusa looked down at the lowly woman in her hand, a flicker of disdain in her eyes: "Loyal?"

"This Queen has no need for your loyalty."

"This Queen only needs your body."

"That tug earlier actually helped the Cold Spring Qi in your body fuse more tightly with your flesh and blood."

"Perfect."

A cruel arc curled at the corner of Medusa's mouth: "Once we return, I will throw you directly into the Green Lotus Core Flame."

"Using your flesh and blood as a catalyst should lower the temperature of the Heavenly Flames by a few degrees."

Boom!

Everything went black before Bo Saixi's eyes, and she fainted dead away.

This time, it wasn't from fear; it was pure despair.

Escaping the tiger's den only to fall into the fiery pit.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Jia Ma Empire, Alchemist Guild, alchemy room.

"Bang!!"

With a muffled thud, the flames inside the alchemy furnace surged three feet high.

Black smoke billowed out, accompanied by a pungent, charred stench.

"Failed again!"

Guild Master Fa Ma stared at the blackened, useless dregs in the cauldron and threw his medicine spatula to the ground in frustration: "The main ingredient for this Grade 5 Spirit Fusion Pill, the Red Flame Dragon Fruit, is too volatile. Ordinary Cold Smoke Grass simply cannot suppress its fire poison!"

"If I cannot find a suitable neutralizing auxiliary herb, this batch of pills is completely ruined!"

Fa Ma paced back and forth in the alchemy room, frantic.

This was a life-saving pill for the imperial ancestor Jia Xingtian; there was no room for even the slightest mistake.

Just then, his gaze inadvertently swept over Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was cowering in the corner, cleaning up the dregs from the previous batch.

To be precise, it swept over the faint, peculiar scent of vegetation lingering on Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Hmm?"

Fa Ma's eyes suddenly lit up. As if he had discovered a new continent, he rushed over to Chrysanthemum Douluo in a few strides, grabbed him by the collar, and leaned in to sniff him vigorously, much like one would inspect a piece of cured meat.

"This scent—"

"The tenacity of metal, the softness of the plant kingdom, and a natural, crystalline aura?"

Fa Ma's gaze turned scorching in an instant, and he stared fixedly at Chrysanthemum Douluo: "Hey, you, the one sweeping the floor!"

"Release that Martial Soul of yours—what was it called again, Chrysanthemum? Let the old man see it!"