Shui Bing'er walked up from beneath the stone steps.
"High Priest, are you all right?"
Bo Saixi released Long Tian's collar and straightened up again.
"I am already fine."
Shui Bing'er glanced at the two standing close together, then looked at the Nine-Colored Thunder Mark on Bo Saixi's chest as it gradually dimmed.
"That power just now... was it the will of the Sea God?"
"Yes."
Bo Saixi did not hide it.
"Long Tian helped me sever the control left behind by the Sea God."
Shui Bing'er's expression changed.
"Will the High Priest be affected after severing that control?"
"Her cultivation has not changed."
Long Tian answered:
"She has merely regained her own mind."
Shui Bing'er sighed in relief.
"That is good."
Bo Saixi looked at Long Tian.
"When do you intend to leave?"
"After you adapt to your new power."
"I did not say for you to leave Sea God Island."
Long Tian's gaze shifted slightly.
Bo Saixi walked up to him.
The sea breeze swept through her long hair, and her blue dress clung to her tall figure.
With her Level 99 Soul Power restrained, she had lost the oppressive aura brought by divine will and gained a gentleness that truly belonged to her.
"I merely asked when you intended to leave."
"You want me to stay?"
"This is the request of Sea God Island's High Priest."
Long Tian looked at her.
"Or is it Bo Saixi's request?"
Bo Saixi fell silent for a moment.
Then, she raised her slender hand and gently took Long Tian's palm.
"It is Bo Saixi."
"I want you to stay."
Long Tian did not pull his hand away.
"For how long?"
"At least tonight."
"Only tonight?"
Bo Saixi lifted her eyes to look at him.
"If you are willing, it can be