...Sky Screen Timeline...
When it came to his wife, Qian Xunji naturally granted her every request.
The same was true of her questions.
"The Star Dou Great Forest naturally doesn't have that many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
"But there are plenty in the boundless sea.
"After I became a Peerless Douluo, I spent several years traveling overseas and encountered quite a few powerful Sea Soul Beasts.
"Among them were dozens of Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beasts. There were also Sea Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old-two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, and even five hundred thousand years old.
"I don't have many Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones left now. I bestowed most of them upon the various worshippers and elders.
"But I still have quite a few Soul Bones that are two hundred thousand years old or more."
Ye Qingxian was stunned. That was possible?
In the outside world, even a Thousand-Year Soul Bone could stir up a bloody storm, to say nothing of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
But here, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were handed out as rewards.
And he had a pile of Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones he couldn't use up?
Wasn't that a bit too extravagant?
"The sea? What's out there overseas?"
Ye Qingxian was fascinated. She had only wanted to hear about it.
But Qian Xunji said, "Want to go and see?"
"Huh? Can we?"
Ye Qingxian was surprised, but the anticipation and excitement in her eyes were hard to hide.
"Of course. There's a Sea God Island overseas, where a deity's inheritance can be found.
"Have you heard of Sea God Island? The Sea God's inheritance is there.
"The national treasure I traded with the Heaven Dou Empire for before, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud,
"is the golden key to unlocking the Sea God Inheritance.
"With enough talent and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, there's a very good chance of inheriting the Sea God's godhood.
"Even without the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, anyone who can pass the Sea God's trials will benefit greatly.
"I once passed the Red-Level Nine Trials on Sea God Island, raising the ages of all my Soul Rings and Soul Bones by tens of thousands of years.
"You and Ah Yin are at just the right stage to go."
"Can we really go?"
Ye Qingxian was truly tempted. Sea God Island?
She seemed to have heard of it, vaguely.
But it was no different from a legend.
Besides, the sea was boundless and its waves surged. Ordinary Soul Masters didn't dare venture deep into it.
"Of course you can. I have some history with the high priestess of Sea God Island.
"She still owes me a favor.
"Once I've arranged Spirit Hall's affairs tomorrow, I'll take you there."
When it came to nurturing gods, the Sea God Nine Trials really were a bargain worth fleecing.
He hadn't sent Bibi Dong to Sea God Island before because he had planned to send her to Slaughter City after she became a Titled Douluo.
And then all this had happened.
"Thank you, Your Holiness."
Ye Qingxian was delighted and moved, her gaze filled with affection as she looked at Qian Xunji.
His Holiness was truly too good to her.
He was actually taking them overseas, not merely talking about it.
As night approached, Ah Yin finally finished absorbing the Soul Bone.
At the same time, she also gained her fourth Soul Ring.
A black Soul Ring slowly rose, and Ah Yin's eyes shone.
Her fourth ring was a full twenty-three thousand years old, and her Soul Power had reached level forty-seven.
Her soft, delicate body fell into his embrace, and Ah Yin boldly offered him a fragrant kiss.
A fragrance full of nature's breath lingered around his nose. "Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope.
"From now on, Ah Yin will serve Your Holiness even more diligently."
...Original Story Timeline...
Tang Hao had lost count of how many times he had been provoked, and his heart hurt as though it were being torn apart.
"No, Ah Yin, how could you do this?!
"You're mine, you can only be mine! How could you be so forward with Qian Xunji?"
Tang Hao was heartbroken. His Ah Yin was gentle and virtuous, considerate and reserved.
His Ah Yin had never been so forward even with him...
Boo-hoo-hoo X﹏X!
Tang Hao cried. Clear Sky Douluo cried. A grown man, out in the wilderness, crying like a ghost.
In Heaven Dou City, Xue Ye hurriedly sent someone to fetch the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
"A deity's inheritance? Hahahaha! Good, excellent! My Heaven Dou Empire is going to have a god!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations!"
His attendants chorused their congratulations.
At that moment, several figures traveled through the air outside Heaven Dou City, their undisguised pressure blanketing the imperial city.
"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is a divine object lost by Sea God Island long ago.
"Your Majesty Xue Ye, please return it!
"In return, the Heaven Dou Empire may send three people to Sea God Island each year to undergo the Sea God's trials!"
An ocean seemed to appear in the sky.
The high priestess of Sea God Island had arrived, accompanied by its many Sacred Pillar Guardians.
"The high priestess of Sea God Island?"
"Heavens, isn't that one of the three Peerless Douluo?
"She actually came in person to retrieve the object connected to the Sea God Inheritance."
"I never expected the high priestess of Sea God Island to be such a beautiful woman."
"That's what makes a Peerless Douluo so terrifying. Even at a hundred years old, she doesn't look thirty."
In the sky, Bo Saixi held a golden scepter. Her red dress trailed to the ground, and her long, azure-blue hair streamed down to her ankles.
Judging by her looks alone, she was a rare beauty.
But her bearing drew even more attention.
Not even an imperial princess could compare to her bearing.
If anyone had to be compared with her, it would probably be Pope Bibi Dong.
The sea became her backdrop, yet its pressure subdued all of Heaven Dou City, leaving no one daring to offend her.
But no matter how unwilling he was, Yi Long, the grand general of Heaven Dou, had no choice but to step forward.
"I am the grand general of Heaven Dou! The empire's dignity is not to be violated!
"Do you think you can simply demand the empire's treasured possession and take it?
"Soldiers, heed my command! Form ranks!"
When Xue Ye heard that Yi Long had stepped forward, he was deeply gratified.
"Hmph! Do they really think my Heaven Dou Empire is the same as the one in that sky screen?
"The empire's might is not to be violated!
"No one is taking this Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from my hands!"
Xue Ye was brimming with confidence, but the next moment, the ocean in the sky seemed ready to come crashing down.
The phantom of a deity appeared behind the breathtakingly beautiful woman.
"The Sea God's Heart belongs to the Sea God.
"Anyone who dares claim it for themselves makes an enemy of Sea God Island!"
The Sea God Martial Soul radiated overwhelming divine might.
Nine Soul Rings, six black and three red, pulsed around her.
Behind Bo Saixi, the Sacred Pillar Guardians lit up their Soul Rings one after another!
Nine rings!
Nine rings!
Nine rings!
Every last one of them had nine rings!
Moreover, all their Soul Ring configurations had broken the limit.
The strongest among them, Sea Dragon Douluo, had Soul Rings that started at ten thousand years and included a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
(Sea God Island has the Sea God's trials, so these Sacred Pillar Guardians' Soul Ring configurations shouldn't be two yellow and two purple. That's why I changed them.)
Xue Ye wilted.
Grand General Yi Long went straight down on the ground.
A single Limit Douluo was enough to require the entire Heaven Dou Empire to muster its strength in resistance.
To say nothing of the several Titled Douluo backing her up.
"Yi Long, how dare you?!"
Xue Ye forced himself to rally, circulated his Soul Power, and rebuked Yi Long.
He used Martial Soul Possession and flew to the palace roof.
"I am Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire. Greetings, high priestess of Sea God Island!
"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud belonged to Sea God Island to begin with. It is only right that it be returned today!"
Xue Ye's heart was bleeding.
This was a deity's inheritance! It had flown away before he could even warm it in his hands.
But he had no choice but to hand it over. A Peerless Douluo was simply too terrifying.
No wonder, no wonder the Xue Ye in the sky screen had been such a coward.
Xue Ye had judged Xue Ye unfairly.
No particular expression appeared on Bo Saixi's peerlessly beautiful face.
She gave a slight nod and beckoned from afar, drawing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into her hand.
"My words still stand. Thank you for your cooperation, Your Majesty Xue Ye, and forgive our offense today."
Bo Saixi nodded slightly, then glanced at the sky screen and turned to leave.
Qian Xunji had some history with her?
And she owed him a favor?
Heh, it seemed these two spacetimes really were different.
Bo Saixi was very curious. What sort of history could she possibly have with Qian Xunji?