Cao De nodded and quickly got up.
After he rose, Bo Saixi got up as well. She stretched luxuriously, pulling the fabric across her chest a little tauter.
Bo Saixi surveyed the surrounding sea, braced her arms against her body, and tilted her head back to bask in the sunlight.
A smile graced her lips.
After checking his body with his mental power and confirming that nothing was wrong, Cao De looked up and saw this scene.
Bo Saixi's languid posture, and the smile at the corners of her mouth.
For a moment, he stared, almost entranced.
He felt that Bo Saixi had changed from before.
Cao De shook his head to stop himself from dwelling on it, then asked with a smile, "High Priest, how do I get this Sea God Trident out of my chest?"
The Sea God Trident was still lodged in his chest. Although it no longer threatened his life, it still prevented him from using his soul power.
Bo Saixi turned to look at Cao De, smiling. "Just call me Bo Saixi. I don't know what to do about the Sea God Trident in your chest either."
Staring into Bo Saixi's smiling eyes, Cao De tried to determine whether she was telling the truth.
Bo Saixi neither dodged nor averted her gaze.
Her strength was now no lower than his, and the sincerity in her eyes did not seem feigned.
There really was no way to remove it. Fortunately, his life was no longer in danger.
Cao De simply lay back and gazed at the sky.
Bo Saixi's smile rubbed off on him too, and he slowly relaxed, basking in the sunlight of this moment.
The physical exhaustion from their great battle gradually melted away.
One lying down and the other sitting, the two basked