Outside the Sea God Hall, Bo Saixi looked at the fleet already at her doorstep and exhaled softly. She was prepared to sacrifice herself.
Even if she died, she would uphold Lord Sea God's dignity!
"High Priest!"
Just then, two streaks of light suddenly appeared over Sea God Island and landed on the ground. They were Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo.
"Why have you come back?"
Bo Saixi frowned. "Are you refusing to listen to me?"
"High Priest."
Sea Dragon stepped forward, helplessness flashing in his eyes. "For some reason, large numbers of sea soul beasts have appeared along the sea route to the interior of the Douluo Continent. If we recklessly force our way through, we will certainly suffer heavy casualties!"
Sea Spear Douluo nodded in agreement. "That is why we decided to come back first and ask for your instructions, High Priest."
"I see."
Bo Saixi nodded. So the soul beasts driven away from the waters in front of Sea God Island had fled there.
"In that case, come back for now."
Bo Saixi was helpless. This was completely unforeseeable. Who could have known that fellow named Bei Miao possessed such tremendous power?
"Yes."
Sea Dragon Douluo nodded and turned to recall the ships. Sailing under these circumstances would be no different from courting death.
With so many sea soul beasts along the route, the ships could capsize. The handful of Titled Douluos might well be unable to protect everyone.
If casualties occurred, even ten thousand deaths would not absolve them of blame.
Over the vast ocean in the waters of Douluo, a fleet of warships sped across the sea.
With Bei Miao's earlier strike clearing the way, every sea soul beast along their route had moved aside of its own accord. None dared provoke him again.
That single strike had killed far more than ten million soul beasts. They were truly terrified, afraid he would string them up and turn them into grilled fish as well.
That was also why all the soul beasts on one side of Sea Dragon's route had fled. They would escape to more familiar waters.
By now, the Northern Underworld Battleship had entered the waters around Sea God Island. A blue light blocked their path ahead-the Sea God's Light.
Bo Saixi had summoned all the divine power that remained and formed a barrier around the Sea God Hall and the area in front of it to defend against their attacks.
"Absurd! Do you think this thing alone can stop the warships of our Northern Underworld Empire?"
Bei Miao had now changed into a Civil and Martial Robe. Its white inner layer was embroidered with a golden rhinoceros pattern, while its loose outer robe was black, embroidered in silver thread with Kunpeng spreading his wings. It was magnificent beyond compare.
This symbolized his position among the Five Elders, as well as the might of the Northern Underworld Empire.
Only a Level 99 Limit Douluo was permitted to wear such a Civil and Martial Robe. The inner layer bore an embroidered image of the wearer's own martial soul, while the outer layer depicted Kunpeng, the Progenitor of the Northern Underworld Continent.
Before attacking Sea God Island, they still needed to offer courtesy before resorting to force, though Bei Miao did not believe they would surrender.
Bei Miao circulated his soul power, and his icy voice echoed across the waters.
"Everyone on Sea God Island, listen up! I am the Black Rhinoceros Douluo of the Northern Underworld Empire. I have personally led this expedition solely to target the Sea God, Poseidon. As for the rest of you, I can leave an opening in the net and spare you!"
"What gives Poseidon the right to call himself the Sea God? Today, I will see whether this so-called Sea God is merely a hollow reputation!
"As for you, so long as you are willing to surrender, I can let bygones be bygones!"
After hearing those words, Bo Saixi finally could not hold back. Although she possessed exceptional inner discipline as a Level 99 Limit Douluo, that did not mean she could tolerate everything.
He had repeatedly insulted Lord Sea God. As the Sea God's priestess, she had reached the limits of her patience.
She tapped her scepter lightly, and the Sea God martial soul appeared behind her, forming an enormous phantom. Her cool voice rang out, laden with anger. "Northern Underworld Empire, you have gone too far!"
"I am the High Priest of Sea God Island, the Proxy of the Sea God, Poseidon! You still dare act so insolently!"
"Heh."
Bei Miao sneered. Poseidon's Proxy? Was that supposed to be impressive? I don't even think anything of Poseidon, much less a mere Proxy.
Just as Bei Miao prepared to knock her arrogance down a peg, Long Wei walked over from his side.
"Master, she's only a Titled Douluo. Why trouble yourself? Let your disciple handle this!"
With that, Long Wei immediately stepped forward. The aura of a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul beast erupted from him, showing faint signs of overpowering her Sea God martial soul. "What, do you think you're the only ones with a divine-level martial soul?"
"My Black Demon Dragon King is the genuine divine-level article too! Have you heard of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon God King? I am a true dragon with the Black Dragon King's bloodline!"
General Long Wei let out a dragon's roar, forcing her aura back. "A mere Sea God like yours dares stand against a God King?"
Outside the Sea God Hall, Bo Saixi's expression changed drastically. She had never expected the soul beast before her to possess such formidable power.
The Black Dragon King-she seemed to have heard the Sea God mention him before. He was one of the ancient Dragon Kings, a God King-level powerhouse.
"This is going to be troublesome."
Bo Saixi exhaled softly, but no matter what happened, she could not retreat even half a step!
"What exactly do you want?"
Hearing the obvious lack of confidence in Bo Saixi's voice, Bei Miao sneered. "I'm someone who likes to listen to reason, but Poseidon has really pissed me off! So I'm going after him!"
"I hereby declare that Sea God Island now belongs to our Northern Underworld Continent! As for Poseidon, he can go find somewhere cool to sit!"
"In your dreams!"
At that moment, the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, who had already returned to Sea God Island, heard his arrogant declaration and immediately stepped forward. Seven Martial Soul Avatars burst forth.
"As long as we're here, don't even think about setting one foot on Sea God Island!"
Sea Dragon Douluo stared intently at Long Wei. He could feel the suppression of his bloodline emanating from him.
"Heh. A loach in the sea dares meet my eyes?"
Long Wei snorted coldly. The powerful aura of his true dragon bloodline erupted in an instant, pinning Sea Dragon and the others firmly beneath its pressure.
"Damn it!"
Sea Dragon struggled to withstand his aura, but the suppression rooted in his bloodline was truly more than he could bear.
"Don't underestimate us!"
Seeing this, the other Sacred Pillar Guardians stepped forward together to help Sea Dragon bear the pressure. "Don't think your Northern Underworld Empire has won! As long as we're still here, we will never submit!"
"Obstinate fools."
Bei Miao snorted coldly. "Long Wei, how are the Soul Cannon preparations coming along?"
"Master, the Fixed-Installation Soul Cannons are ready!"
Long Wei sneered. "At your command, the Soul Cannons will fire immediately and blast Sea God Island into scorched earth!"
"We don't need that much firepower. Just blast open the divine power barrier."
Bei Miao swept his sleeve, excitement gleaming in his eyes. "I want to play with them myself."
"On my command!"
The next instant, hatches opened on both sides of the five warships at the front, and the barrels of their Fixed-Installation Soul Cannons slowly rose.
"Fire!"
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