Tang Chen did not kill it outright.
The Nine-Headed Bat King had controlled Slaughter City for many years and was intimately familiar with its rules.
He condensed a mark with Asura God Power and subdued it.
Now, that Nine-Headed Blood Bat lay beneath the throne.
All nine of its heads were pressed against the ground.
Tang Chen raised his head to look at Bo Saixi's name, and his expression changed for the first time.
"Bo Saixi is fifth?"
Back then, on Sea God Island.
Bo Saixi had used Sea God Power to defeat both him and Qian Daoliu at once.
Tang Chen had always believed that when Bo Saixi was in the sea, she was the strongest of the three.
If he ranked sixth, he could still explain it through the Nine-Headed Bat King's parasitism.
But Bo Saixi was uninjured.
She was still the Sea God's representative in the mortal world, and the entire ocean could become her strength.
With such power, she was only ranked fifth.
Tang Chen looked at the four positions yet to be revealed.
"Qian Daoliu is above her?"
"What exactly happened?"
If Qian Daochen ranked above him, Tang Chen could accept it.
That man's sword had long surpassed a realm Soul Masters could comprehend.
But there was no such gap between Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.
Tang Chen lowered his head and looked at the Heaven-Mixing Hammer.
A moment later, he recalled the earlier scenes from the ranking.
Beneath the moonlight.
Bo Saixi stood beside a reef in a red dress.
She had taken the initiative to confess her feelings to Qian Daochen, but the Heavenly Screen had stopped before Qian Daochen could answer.
Tang Chen had once cared only about hammer techniques and becoming a god.
Seeing that old memory again after several decades, another question arose in his heart.
"Did he accept?"
Tang Chen leaned against the throne.
The Nine-Headed Bat King quietly raised one head.
He glanced down.
That head immediately pressed itself back to the ground.
Sea God Island.
The seven Sacred Pillar Douluo all stopped at the foot of Sea God's Mountain as they looked at the fifth-place ranking.
Sea Horse Douluo was the first to recover.
"Lady Bo Saixi is only fifth?"
Sea Lance Douluo gripped his spear.
"Tang Chen ranks sixth, while Lady Bo Saixi ranks fifth."
"This shows that the Heavenly Dao acknowledges Lady Bo Saixi as the stronger of the two."
Sea Dragon Douluo looked up at the top four positions on the ranking.
"But Qian Daoliu has not appeared yet."
"Could he truly be above Lady Bo Saixi?"
Sea Illusion Douluo shook his head.
"Lady Bo Saixi possesses the Sea God Blessing."
"She can also mobilize the power of the seven Sacred Pillars and the entire sea."
"On what grounds can Qian Daoliu surpass Lady Bo Saixi?"
None of the Sacred Pillar Douluo could accept this result.
In their eyes, Bo Saixi had long ceased to be an ordinary Peerless Douluo.
As long as she remained on Sea God Island, she was the Sea God's incarnation in the mortal world.
Even with the Seraphim Martial Soul, Qian Daoliu should not have been able to overpower the entire ocean.
After a brief discussion, Sea Horse Douluo suddenly looked toward the mountaintop.
The others turned their gazes as well.
Besides the ranking, they were also preoccupied with the unfinished scene from before.
Had Bo Saixi received Qian Daochen's answer or not?
Sea Lance Douluo said softly:
"Do you think Lady Bo Saixi succeeded back then?"
Sea Illusion Douluo glanced at him.
"You can go ask her yourself."
Sea Lance Douluo immediately shut his mouth.
They only dared to speculate about such matters in private.
Asking him to climb Sea God's Mountain and question Bo Saixi was more courage than he possessed.
Before Sea God Temple.
Bo Saixi stood quietly at the highest step.
Her vivid red dress draped along her voluptuous figure.
A golden belt hugged her slender waist, perfectly accentuating the curves of her upper body.
The sea breeze swept the hem of her dress backward.
A pair of fair, slender legs emerged beneath the red skirt.
Her delicate skin reflected the Sea God's Light.
Red heels wrapped around her dainty feet, their heels resting upon the golden stone steps.
She held a scepter.
Her deep-blue hair fell from her shoulders to her waist.
"Has your strength already surpassed mine?"
Thirty years ago, Qian Daoliu's strength had been close to hers.
If she left Sea God Island, she was not even certain she could defeat him.
But as long as she stood within the sea, she could borrow Sea God Power.
For Qian Daoliu to surpass her, he would have to advance much further on the path of Angel God Power.
Bo Saixi thought of Qian Daochen.
Much of the sword path Qian Daoliu cultivated had originally come from his elder brother's guidance.
After Qian Daochen left Sea God Island back then, Qian Daoliu had followed him in cultivation for many years.
Could Qian Daochen have left something more for Qian Daoliu during these thirty years?
Her heart, silent for many years, began to beat a little faster.
"Was it because of you?"
Bo Saixi raised her eyes toward the ranking scenes.
She, too, anticipated the reward for fifth place.
If the reward could allow her to enter the god realm, she could escape the restrictions of being the Sea God's High Priest.
Then, she would not have to remain on Sea God Island forever.
Since the Heavenly Screen had chosen to review her past, it might also reveal that interrupted memory.
The answer Qian Daochen had given back then.
Perhaps it would appear there as well.
Spirit City.
Before Papal Hall.
When Bibi Dong saw Bo Saixi's name, a hint of delight appeared in her eyes.
Tang Chen was sixth.
Bo Saixi was fifth.
Yet Qian Daoliu still had not appeared on the ranking.
This meant the strength of Spirit Hall's High Priest was even greater than she had expected.
Bibi Dong walked slowly up the stone steps.
Her luxurious black dress clung tightly to her tall figure, its side slit parting with each step.
Thin, translucent black stockings wrapped around her slender legs, the fitted fabric tracing their shapely contours.
Black heels fell upon the stone steps.
Their slender heels made her legs appear even longer.
She stopped at the edge of Papal Hall.
"Qian Daoliu."
"Just how much strength have you been hiding?"
Bibi Dong had always known Qian Daoliu was powerful.
He had guarded Angel God's Temple for many years and had scarcely ever truly left Spirit City.
Even when conflicts arose between Papal Hall and Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu rarely appeared in person.
This had gradually caused Bibi Dong to overlook his threat.
Now, it seemed.
It was not that Qian Daoliu lacked the ability to suppress Papal Hall.
He simply did not wish to act.
Bibi Dong gripped the Rakshasa Sword.
Purple divine power flowed along its blade.
Her gaze returned to Bo Saixi. Back then, Spirit Hall had dispatched a great number of Soul Masters to attack Sea God Island.
Yet they had ultimately suffered devastating losses.
Nearly every Spirit Hall expert who set foot on Sea God Island had been defeated by Bo Saixi and the seven Sacred Pillars.
After that, Spirit Hall abandoned its plan to conquer Sea God Island.
After Bibi Dong succeeded as Pope, she likewise never sent anyone out to sea again.
"Invincible in the ocean."
"If we fought now, could I defeat you?"
She had already reached level ninety-nine.
Her Rakshasa God Trial was also nearing its final stage.
The current Bibi Dong was far stronger than she had been when Spirit Hall attacked Sea God Island.
Bo Saixi could borrow Sea God Power.
She could also wield Rakshasa Divine Power.
If the two truly fought, the outcome remained uncertain.
The battle intent in Bibi Dong's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"Fifth place."
"Perfect. Let me see just how capable you truly are."
Above the Heavenly Screen.
The image of Sea God Island gradually moved forward.
Time returned to several decades ago.
A coastal village appeared in the sky.
The young Bo Saixi lived on the outskirts of Sea God Island.
Every day, she followed the island's residents out to sea.
Whenever the waves approached her, they calmed on their own.
Sea Spirit Beasts would not actively attack after encountering her either.
Azure seawater circled around her body.
Golden specks of light flew from the direction of Sea God's Mountain and merged into her brow.
[Bo Saixi was born on Sea God Island.] [From childhood, she was beloved by the sea.] [At the age of six, she awakened the Sea God Martial Soul.] [Innate Full Soul Power.] [On the day she awakened her Martial Soul, the Sea God's Light covered the entire island.]
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