"I haven't actually become a god, so how could I have a tenth Soul Ring?"
Faced with Bo Saixi's confusion, Qin Xiao answered with a smile.
However, Bo Saixi froze at his reply. "You haven't become a god? What do you mean?"
She had clearly seen the Sea God's Godhood enter Qin Xiao's body along with that immense Divine Power, yet now he was telling her he hadn't become a god?
This outcome had far exceeded Bo Saixi's expectations.
"Not only have I not become a god, but my cultivation is still at Level 95. You should be able to sense that, right?"
Bo Saixi said, "I thought my senses were mistaken."
Still, she couldn't understand why any of this had happened.
However...
Before Bo Saixi could ask another question, the golden curtain of light above Sea God Island suddenly shattered.
Outside Sea God Island.
Tang San frowned. "Has the Godhood Inheritance ended?"
He looked down and saw Qin Xiao and Bo Saixi standing in the plaza before Sea God Hall.
"Wait, something's wrong. Doesn't Qin Xiao only have nine Soul Rings?"
Tang San noticed the discrepancy and instantly lost his composure.
He hurriedly checked again, only to reach the same conclusion.
"There's no mistake!"
"He only has nine Soul Rings!"
At that moment, Tang San could no longer keep calm.
Having reached level one hundred and become a god himself, Tang San knew all too well what nine Soul Rings meant.
Having been through the process, he was absolutely certain that Qin Xiao hadn't become a god!
"Hahaha! Qin Xiao, I'm really curious what you've done to offend heaven and anger the gods! You'd already begun inheriting Godhood, yet you still failed?"
"Retribution! This really is retribution!"
As Tang San laughed, tears kept streaming down his cheeks.
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