"What, you won't even acknowledge what you said back then?"
Bo Saixi stared intently at Bei Miao aboard the Northern Underworld fleet. She knew he was the fleet's leader now.
If he relented, everything would be much easier to handle.
"Oh?"
Bei Miao chuckled at her words. To think she would seek peace-clearly, the donkey had exhausted its tricks.
"Of course I haven't forgotten the Northern Underworld Empire's ancestral precept: we won't attack unless we're attacked."
Looking at Bo Saixi hovering in the sky, he flashed into the air himself. "But don't forget the second half: if anyone attacks us, we repay them tenfold!"
"If you want someone to blame, blame your great god Poseidon. If he hadn't provoked our Northern Underworld Empire ten thousand years ago, Sea God Island wouldn't be facing this disaster today."
"And besides..."
Bei Miao sneered and inserted the crystal into his summoner. "You're holding your head too high!"
"Black Rhino Armor, merge!"
"Meteor Spear!"
Brandishing the Meteor Spear, Bei Miao flew toward Bo Saixi. "Let me teach you how to respect your elders and honor their teachings!"
"You!"
Bo Saixi's expression changed drastically when she saw Bei Miao charge. She hadn't expected him to attack outright. These people from the Northern Underworld Empire were all out of their minds!
"Sea God Martial Soul!"
Bo Saixi immediately activated her Martial Soul. Nine Soul Rings-eight black and one red-circled her in an orderly formation as her Soul Power surged. The Sea God behind her brandished his trident and thrust it at Bei Miao.
"Hah!"
Bei Miao sneered, raised the Meteor Spear, and clashed with the Sea God Martial Soul without hesitation. A mere Limit Douluo-if he couldn't even defeat Bo Saixi, how could he face that fellow Flame Dragon?
It mustn't be forgotten that Bei Miao was an emotional avatar split off from Bei Mingyuan, who was Kunpeng. His cultivation was therefore tied to Kunpeng's: the stronger Bei Mingyuan became, the stronger he became as an avatar.
Bei Mingyuan's main body had already reached God King-level cultivation. If Bei Miao and the others unleashed their full power, every one of them possessed the strength of a First-Level God.
With her meager abilities, how could Bo Saixi fight them?
In other words, if Bei Miao wanted to, he could have ended the battle long ago.
The only reason he was dragging it out now was to lure those fellows from the Divine Realm into taking action themselves. Then Bei Mingyuan could deal with them one by one.
The Divine Realm would never allow a Soul Beast like Bei Mingyuan to exist. He had understood that from the moment he was born.
That was why, hundreds of thousands of years ago, he had already decided how to deal with the Divine Realm and crush its members to death one by one.
As for the Sky Screen, that had been an accident, but it had indirectly helped Bei Mingyuan carry out his plan. Not bad at all.
Aside from not knowing who had created it, it was practically perfect.
Outside Sea God Island, Bo Saixi and Bei Miao were already locked in combat.
By now, Bo Saixi had played every trump card she had, unleashing her Martial Soul Avatar and all her remaining divine power. Apart from the Sea God's Trident within Sea God Hall, this was the pinnacle of Sea God Island's fighting strength.
Bei Miao, on the other hand, had only used the Black Rhino Armor. Even now, he had yet to summon his own Martial Soul.
The moment the Sea God Martial Soul met the Meteor Spear, Bo Saixi sensed something was wrong. His attacks were far too heavy, actually showing signs of suppressing her Sea God Martial Soul.
"What tremendous strength!"
Bo Saixi immediately felt uneasy. He was even stronger than she had imagined. She had thought that, at full strength, she could at least match him evenly, but now that clearly seemed like a fool's dream.
"What are you thinking about?"
The Meteor Spear in Bei Miao's hand was already upon her. "You dare let your mind wander while fighting me? Don't you know how the word 'death' is written?"
"Oh no!"
Bo Saixi instinctively raised the scepter in her hand. Behind her, the Sea God also brought his trident across to block Bei Miao's attack.
The Meteor Spear collided with the trident, and Bo Saixi could feel the tremors coursing through her Martial Soul.
"Damn it!"
Bo Saixi had known she might not be Bei Miao's match, but she had never imagined the gap would be this great. Her Martial Soul was a Divine-Level Martial Soul!
Bang!
Water coiled around the Meteor Spear in Bei Miao's hand as he drove Bo Saixi's Sea God Martial Soul back with a single strike. "Want to talk reason? Fine. Beat me first!"
"You lunatic!"
Bo Saixi was already struggling to keep up. She truly hadn't expected Bei Miao to disregard all martial propriety and attack outright.
"Lord Sea God, please grant me strength!"
Left with no other choice, Bo Saixi could only gather what little divine power she had and fight Bei Miao with all her might.
"Hahahaha! Now this is exhilarating!"
Bei Miao brandished the Meteor Spear as he fought Bo Saixi, summoning the Water Armor Shield in his left hand to defend while attacking with the Meteor Spear in his right. Offense and defense blended into one seamless whole.
On Sea God Island, Sea Dragon Douluo saw Bo Saixi falling behind and grew frantic, his heart burning with anxiety. He hurriedly transformed into a sea dragon and rushed forward to help.
"High Priest, I'm coming to help you!"
Sea Dragon shouted and summoned his Martial Soul. Nine Soul Rings-two yellow, two purple, and five black-floated around him in an orderly formation.
"Keep dreaming!"
General Long Wei swept his cape aside, and a Black Dragon Spear appeared in his hand. It was a Soul Tool he had crafted from his own teeth and claws, one with him in body and mind, much like a Martial Soul.
Its power was no less than that of a Level 9 Soul Tool. Splitting mountains and shattering stone with a single strike was child's play for it; it was formidable indeed.
"Take my spear!"
With Long Wei's broad, sweeping movements, the spear seemed like a black dragon dancing through the sky as it cleaved down toward Sea Dragon Douluo's head.
With no other choice, Sea Dragon Douluo unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and engaged Long Wei.
"A mere mud loach dares fight me?"
Long Wei sneered. Without even using an ability, he simply unleashed his True Dragon aura, stripping away more than half of Sea Dragon's strength.
Under Long Wei's suppression, Sea Dragon was even forced out of his Martial Soul Avatar and could no longer use it. He could only endure a one-sided beating.
Seeing Sea Dragon so thoroughly outmatched, the other Sacred Pillar Guardians below could no longer hold back and joined the battle one after another.
"Sea Dragon, we're coming to help!"
Sea Spear, Hai Wang, Sea Goddess Douluo, and Sea Horse Douluo-the four strongest Douluo-all stepped in to help Sea Dragon fend off Long Wei.
These four Titled Douluo were no weaklings. Although they still failed to gain any advantage against Long Wei, he could not defeat them in the short term either.
The remaining three Douluo, Sea Ghost, Sea Star, and Sea Maiden, wanted to reinforce Bo Saixi, but another man suddenly appeared and blocked their path.
"Where do you think you're going? Stay right here!"
He was none other than Long Wei's deputy general, Feng Ying. Phoenix wings spread behind him as boundless might and terrifying flames descended from the sky. His phoenix eyes gleamed red as he stared intently at the three.
"As long as I'm here, don't even think of taking one step across the forbidden line!"
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