Because he had cultivated a heaven-defying descendant.
He was certain that, with the Vast Sea Glazed True Dragon, a Martial Soul of ultimate water attribute, his child Long Aotian would immediately draw the Sea God's notice upon returning to Sea God Island.
At the very least, he would receive the Red-level Eight Tests, and he might even trigger the Sea God's Nine Tests.
But whether it was the Red-level Eight Tests or the Sea God's Nine Tests, they would ultimately cost the High Priest her life.
He could not bear to see the High Priest die, much less see his own child hasten her death.
Yet Soul Masters from Sea God Island could not leave the island for long. That was the Sea God's prohibition.
He had only left Sea God Island this time on personal business, and he would be punished after returning.
He could not possibly leave his child on the Douluo Continent. After all, this was his first child, and his only child. He had to take him back.
Once he took him back, a whole series of chain reactions would follow.
But he could not possibly kill his child either.
Since that was the case, he could only defy his superior. As it happened, he had Bo Saixi's blood on him.
In fact, every Sea God Sacred Pillar guardian carried some, and it was not for relaying news from the continent.
Every so often, Sea God Island would send out a Sacred Pillar guardian to lead a team to check on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's condition. If anything unexpected happened, they would immediately notify Bo Saixi through the Blood-Sensing Pearl. That was the Blood-Sensing Pearl's sole purpose.
But now he had taken it out to use as blood for cultivation.
He knew that doing