"Bo Saixi?"
At the sight of the newcomer, Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes. His Angel Domain spread toward the Sea Soul Masters.
As one of the three Peerless Douluo, Qian Daoliu naturally knew the High Priest of Sea God Island.
He and Tang Chen had even pursued her years ago.
But Sea God Island had always stood apart from the world, taking no part in the affairs of the mainland.
So why had Bo Saixi appeared today with so many Sea Soul Masters?
"Qian Daoliu, I received a Divine Revelation and am taking the people of Sea God Island to the mainland.
Sea God Island bears no grudge against Spirit Hall. Please don't stand in our way."
Seeing Qian Daoliu's move, Bo Saixi spoke in a grave voice.
Away from the sea, she had lost its support and might not be a match for Qian Daoliu.
Now that Lord Sea God had sent down a Divine Revelation, Bo Saixi did not want to waste time here.
Seeing that Bo Saixi had no intention of fighting, Qian Daoliu gave a cold snort and said nothing.
He raised a hand, sending several more golden beams shooting toward Bibi Dong.
Though he had once loved Bo Saixi, matters of the heart would never come first for a powerhouse like Qian Daoliu.
His greatest wish was to see Spirit Hall unite the mainland.
Everything else had to give way to that wish.
Bo Saixi had to have some other purpose in bringing the Sea Soul Masters to the mainland.
Once he had captured Bibi Dong, he would seek Bo Saixi out for a talk.
Keeping an eye on the Sea Soul Masters as they passed, Qian Daoliu poured more Soul Power into his attack.
But the golden beams that should have struck Bibi Dong suddenly hit empty air.
His Angel Domain gave no response. Bibi Dong, who had been struggling to hold on within it, had vanished.
"Where did she go?"
Startled, Qian Daoliu searched in every direction, but found no trace of Bibi Dong.
"Bo Saixi, you're asking for death!"
Thinking of Bo Saixi's sudden arrival and what she had just said, Qian Daoliu felt anger surge through him.
So Bo Saixi had come to the mainland to help Bibi Dong?
No wonder Bibi Dong had kept running toward the sea. She had prepared for this all along.
Qian Daoliu did not even consider that someone else might have intervened.
After all, in the entire Douluo Realm, who but Bo Saixi, backed by the Sea God, could snatch someone from his grasp without a sound?
"Qian Daoliu, what are you doing?"
Seeing a golden beam shoot toward her, Bo Saixi raised her staff. Seawater surged up and blocked the blow.
At the same time, she noticed it too.
The figure who had been under attack in Qian Daoliu's Angel Domain had disappeared.
"Wait! I didn't do it!"
Realizing the problem, Bo Saixi hurriedly cast a layer of protection over the Sea Soul Masters beside her.
But Qian Daoliu showed no sign of stopping. An enormous Six-Winged Angel appeared behind him.
Then dense Angel Power took solid form, becoming a colossal Angel Holy Sword that slashed down at Bo Saixi.
Sensing Qian Daoliu's killing intent, Bo Saixi summoned an immense Sea God behind her to stand against the Six-Winged Angel.
She then sent wave after wave rolling forward, carrying the other Sea Soul Masters deeper into the mainland.
"Go to Slaughter Space and find the Asura God's inheritance."
After sending a divine message to the Soul Masters under her command, Bo Saixi turned back and focused on weathering Qian Daoliu's fierce assault.
Just as their battle reached a fever pitch, a terrifying surge of power erupted far in the distance.
Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi both felt their bodies grow heavy. The Divine Power within them began to circulate on its own, shielding them.
"That surge of power... has someone become a god?"
After exchanging a glance, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi drew the immense Martial Souls behind them back into their bodies.
At their level, no grudge was beyond setting aside.
By comparison, the interests of Spirit Hall and the Sea God mattered far more to them.
Now that a Deity had appeared in the Douluo Realm, faith in the Angel God and the Sea God would take a tremendous blow.
Joining forces was their best choice.
With a single look, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi understood each other.
Then two streaks of light, one gold and one blue, crossed the sky toward the source of that Deity-level surge.
"Someone has become a god?"
Outside Zi Tian Palace, the many Deities sensed it as well and looked toward Slaughter Space.
But they soon looked away and resumed their conversation.
Slaughter Space was an inheritance site left by the Asura God. Zi Tian had already sent them to investigate it.
Now a Soul Master in Slaughter Space had passed the Divine Trial and inherited the Asura God Position.
The Deities were somewhat surprised, but it was nothing they could not accept.
"The Asura God's inheritance has been claimed. It looks like the Divine Realm will have another God King someday."
A Deity sighed, a hint of envy in his voice.
After all, anyone who possessed a God King Position was certain to become a God King one day, barring some mishap.
Their own positions, meanwhile, had already set a limit on their futures. They would never break through in their lifetimes.
Hearing this, the Deity beside him looked wistful too.
But he soon turned his gaze toward Zi Tian Palace.
"What do you think the young master will become? Will he inherit the master's God of Destruction Position or the God of Life Position?"
"Hard to say. I used to think the young master might inherit the Asura God Position. The Asura God was very fond of him, after all."
"That's right."
A Deity nearby nodded in agreement:
"If the Asura God hadn't established his inheritance in the Douluo Realm before the young master was born, the Asura God Position would surely have been his.
If you ask me, the young master should inherit all three positions—the Asura God, the God of Destruction, and the God of Life—and lead the Divine Realm in another expansion."
The entire Divine Realm and its countless subordinate worlds had only five God Kings.
Yet the Deity who had spoken wanted Zi Tian to inherit three of those God King Positions outright.
It sounded like a wild fantasy, but not one of the Deities present objected.
They had seen Zi Tian's talent and strength for themselves.
Among the many Deities following Zi Tian, some served the God of Destruction or the God of Life, but quite a few had been won over by Zi Tian himself and had asked to follow him.
Inside Zi Tian Palace, Bibi Dong watched Zi Tian on the throne, her face full of wariness.
Moments ago, she had been desperately resisting Qian Daoliu's angelic beams.
But in the next instant, someone had seemingly forced their way straight into the Angel Domain and rescued her.
Her vision had blurred, and then she had found herself in this lavish Purple-Gold Palace.
Even as Spirit Hall's Pope, she was astonished by many of the precious treasures within it.
There were also gleaming rarities of legend that even Bibi Dong had never seen.
Thinking of the mysterious figure who had rescued her, Bibi Dong realized that the handsome young man on the throne was someone far more powerful than she had imagined.
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