Bo Saixi could sense it, but she was helpless. Xue Qinghe had clearly come prepared, and everything he did was to scheme against her. There was no way to make contact with him.
Although the ocean is vast, so such a small amount of poison is nothing, Xue Qinghe's ability is too special. Even just this small amount of infection has made Bo Saixi feel extremely uncomfortable.
Then, Qian Daoliu broke through the Sea God's attack and rushed in front of Bo Saixi. His body shone with golden light, and he slashed down with his sword. Bo Saixi hurriedly raised the scepter in her hand to block, but it was cut in two in the middle.
With her weapon destroyed, Bo Saixi coughed up blood. She was now unable to use any of her defensive skills. Xue Qinghe's abilities were too much of a counter to her. Once the seawater was polluted, the seawater that was originally protecting her would become the thing that hurt her the most.
Under the combined attack of the two, Bo Saixi was already extremely weak. Qian Daoliu seized the opportunity and summoned two " Angel Chains " to bind Bo Saixi around the waist.
Bo Saixi struggled to break free, but to no avail. Seeing that Bo Saixi was in dire straits, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but laugh, "Hehehe, just accept your fate, Bo Saixi. Once I've turned you into Corpse Puppet, I'll make good use of you!"
"However, it would be such a waste to turn a beauty like you into a mindless Corpse Puppet! Until then, I will treat you well. A beauty as beautiful as an angel and as powerful as you is rare. I think my men will all be interested in you!"
Bo Saixi listened to Xue Qinghe's words, a chill ran through her. If she were to become like that, she would rather die, but she feared that Xue Qinghe would not even let her die.
In utter despair, the first person Bo Saixi thought of wasn't the Sea God, nor the Dragon Maiden, but surprisingly, Qi Ling! The man who had once defeated her—if he were here, he could surely resolve this predicament with ease, right?
"Alright, Sea Douluo, things might get complicated if we wait any longer. I'd better send you on your way quickly! We can talk about it when we get back to the Divine Court!" Xue Qinghe smiled smugly, then he stretched out his right hand, his entire palm turned black and smelly, with a black, viscous liquid flowing down from it.
"Once you've fallen for my Claw of Filth, Lord Sea Douluo, you'll never escape! Just accept your fate!"
As Xue Qinghe's hand was about to grab her, Bo Saixi felt a surge of despair. But who could save her now? If anyone could, it would have to be a god.
But just then, the hand that was about to grab Bo Saixi suddenly stopped in mid-air. Xue Qinghe looked in disbelief towards Sea God Island and shouted in horror, "This, this is impossible! How could he be here? Hasn't he been gone for more than half a year?!"
Bo Saixi was shocked to see Xue Qinghe's appearance, because she sensed that familiar aura—the very man she had just been thinking about.
On the shore of Sea God Island, a teleportation portal slowly opened, and Qi Ling stepped out. The moment he emerged, he sensed Xue Qinghe's repulsive aura and looked up at the sky, exclaiming in surprise, "Oh? I just wanted to check on how Xiao San and the others' cultivation was going, but I didn't expect to run into this?"
"Damn it! It really is Qi Ling!" Xue Qinghe said through gritted teeth. He already had a psychological fear of Qi Ling, which immediately diminished his fighting spirit by 30%.
"Never mind, even if it's Qi Ling, so what! As long as my Claw of Filth strike you, even a god can't do anything!" Xue Qinghe said, about to continue his attack, " Qian Daoliu, you go and hold off Qi Ling for a bit, wait for me..."
Before Xue Qinghe could finish speaking, he witnessed something bizarre: right in front of him, Qian Daoliu's head suddenly vanished in an instant!
This was definitely not a trap he set up himself, nor could he have done it himself, so there's only one possibility!
Xue Qinghe looked at Qi Ling on Sea God Island in horror, and saw that he was holding a longbow he had never seen before, but he could feel an amazing power from it.
"Oh? Headless and still not dead?" Qi Ling wasn't surprised at all by Qian Daoliu's appearance. Since you're not dead, I'll kill you again! He just didn't expect that after taking an arrow from Hou Yi Bow and losing his head, Qian Daoliu wouldn't fall!
After a moment's thought, Qi Ling understood the situation. Qian Daoliu must have died before, which was why she couldn't sense any of his presence. For someone who was already dead, whether he had a head or not was naturally not a very important thing.
"What a nuisance. Who made such a pointless thing? Was it Xue Qinghe again?" Qi Ling sighed and raised Hou Yi Bow, drawing the string again. "Oh well, I'll just have to clean it up properly."
As Qi Ling drew back the bowstring, a golden arrow began to form on Hou Yi Bow's Hou Yi Bow, emanating an immense pressure that seemed capable of destroying everything.
Xue Qinghe was shocked to see Qi Ling's arrow and broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly tried to retrieve Qian Daoliu into his storage space, but before he could do so, Qian Daoliu had already vanished without a trace.
This time, Xue Qinghe finally saw what had happened. An arrow, carrying earth-shattering power, destroyed Qian Daoliu at lightning speed. Afterward, the arrow's power remained undiminished, but its whereabouts were unknown.
The Corpse Puppet he had painstakingly created, which possessed the powerful abilities of Limit Douluo, was easily destroyed by Qi Ling. Xue Qinghe felt not only fear but also a surge of anger.
"Damn it, Qi Ling, why do you always ruin my plans! Time and time again, I'm sworn to be your enemy!" Xue Qinghe said, about to launch another attack on Bo Saixi, "I'll make you pay the price too, take this!"
But this time, Xue Qinghe's attack still failed, because Qi Ling had already appeared beside Bo Saixi in that instant and pulled her into her arms.
As for Xue Qinghe's attack, it couldn't even get close to Qi Ling. It was blocked by a layer of golden light that seemed like a barrier, preventing it from advancing even an inch.
"Seriously, you really don't know how to be grateful," Qi Ling said helplessly to Xue Qinghe. "You should know that if I hadn't shot Qian Daoliu just now, I would have shot you instead!"