"If you dare make a move, I'll make them die right in front of you!"
The Sea God threatened Ren Tao even as he fought with all his might.
Behind him, three figures appeared inside a blood-red, circular barrier of light.
They were Bo Saixi, the Sea Witch, and, unexpectedly, Tang Chen.
The three wore different expressions as they stared at Ren Tao, shouting something, but the barrier sealed their voices inside. No one outside could hear them.
Ren Tao's gaze settled on the Sea Witch, and he instantly read the words on her lips: "Don't!"
Bo Saixi, by contrast, was very calm. Perhaps she had realized she was certain to die. She merely held Tang Chen's hand, looking at Ren Tao with a trace of apology in her eyes.
Oh!
Then things were still all right!
Ren Tao finally relaxed. The Sea Witch was still alive, so he was in no hurry.
Forbidden power sealed his body layer by layer, not merely at the physical level, but penetrating finer spaces as well, imprisoning his power within one layer after another.
This was the handiwork of the "Creation God," or perhaps of creation itself. It permeated every strand of his genetic chains perfectly. His divine power was sealed, his elemental power was sealed, and his various skills were like little rooms, each locked shut separately.
Ren Tao even suspected this was the Creation God's-or rather, the world consciousness's-countermeasure against him.
Against an unpredictable factor from outside, they would always keep a few measures in reserve. As for what triggered them, it was an inevitability born of random combinations.
If the Sea God fulfilled his mission of killing me, would he receive some sort of reward?
In the time it took those few thoughts to turn through his mind, forbidden power