After the turmoil on Sea God Island subsided, all the Sacred Pillar Guardian, except for the missing Sea Dragon Douluo, gathered outside the Sea God Hall, anxiously wanting to see Bo Saixi.
When Xue Qinghe attacked, the commotion of Bo Saixi's duel with him was noticed by everyone on the island, so they were eager to know how Lord Bo Saixi was doing and whether he was injured.
More importantly, what exactly were those four golden lights that had just exerted such crucial pressure and changed the course of the battle? Could they truly be a miracle from the Lord Sea God? They were also eager to know the answer to this question.
Before the six of them Sea God Hall, Sea Spear Douluo, as their representative, was about to step forward when suddenly the Sea God Hall doors opened, and Qi Ling walked out, surprising everyone.
"Oh, everyone's here! Looks like things are all settled on the island now, right?" Qi Ling said with a smile as she stood in front of everyone. "Judging from your appearance, you're all exhausted. You should all go back and rest. I'm giving you all a break; do whatever you want."
Faced with Qi Ling's joking remarks, the group naturally couldn't just leave. Sea Spear Douluo frowned and said, " Qi Ling, what are you doing here! And you were with Lord Bo Saixi in the Sea God Hall, where is Lord Bo Saixi?"
" Xi Xi? Oh, she's asleep. Don't disturb her rest," Qi Ling said. "Don't worry, Xi Xi is fine, very fine, much better than all of you."
But the more Qi Ling said this, the more suspicious everyone became. Sea Spear Douluo, in particular, looked on with disbelief and was about to step forward into the Sea God Hall: "I don't believe it! How can you, an outsider, represent Lord Bo Saixi? Get out of my way, I need to confirm Lord Bo Saixi's safety first."
"I've already said nothing's wrong here, don't you believe me?" Qi Ling's tone suddenly turned cold as she said, "Or do you think I have any reason to deceive you? If I wanted to do something, do you think you could stop me?"
As Qi Ling spoke, an overbearing aura emanated from him. His aura alone suppressed all six Titled Douluo, causing them to feel short of breath and involuntarily take a step back.
"You! How did you become so strong?" Sea Spear Douluo said in disbelief. The power that Qi Ling was showing at this moment was clearly much stronger than Bo Saixi.
"I got stronger without even realizing it, and it doesn't seem like I did anything special," Qi Ling said with a shrug. "If I had to say... I did needlework for about half a year."
Everyone was speechless, but there was nothing else they could do, because forcing their way in was definitely not an option. Someone even stronger than Bo Saixi could defeat them in less than a single move.
What should we do then? Should we just go back and pretend nothing happened? Obviously not. If we did that, what would be the point of being guardians?
Just then, Bo Saixi's voice suddenly came from inside the Sea God Hall: " Qi Ling, let them in. I have something to say to them."
"No way! Didn't we agree that you needed to rest? With so many people around, how can you rest?" Qi Ling raised an eyebrow.
"I... I'll rest right after I finish talking to them!" Bo Saixi reluctantly conceded.
Qi Ling thought for a moment and said, "Alright, in that case, you can go in."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go inside when they suddenly heard Qi Ling continue, "Ten minutes! Everyone come out in ten minutes! Otherwise, I'll give each of you an arrow."
After saying this, Qi Ling's feet rose on a cloud, carrying him away into the distance. He hadn't forgotten the purpose of his return, so he planned to check on Tang San and the others, and see if they had been injured in the earlier commotion.
After Qi Ling finally left, the six guardians breathed a sigh of relief. One of them, Sea Star Douluo, remarked, "Strange. He said he'd shoot each of us with an arrow. Since when did Qi Ling start using a bow and arrow to attack the enemy?"
What was said unintentionally was taken seriously by the listener. Upon hearing the word "bow and arrow," Sea Spear Douluo Sea Spear Douluo immediately recalled the awe-inspiring golden light from before, for he had vaguely seen that the golden light was clearly shaped like an arrow!
The group entered the Sea God Hall and met the Sea Douluo Bo Saixi. Seeing that she was unharmed and there was nothing unexpected, they were relieved.
Afterwards, everyone reported to Bo Saixi about the damage to various parts of Sea God Island. Bo Saixi understood the details and reassured everyone that the priority was to appease the island's residents. She assured them that the Divine Court had returned empty-handed and would likely not dare to come again.
At this moment, Sea Spear Douluo finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Lord Bo Saixi, I know it's somewhat impolite to ask this, but where exactly did Qi Ling come from? Was he the one who rescued us?"
Bo Saixi replied, "Yes, you feel it correctly. Not only you, but I was also saved by him."
"What? My lord, Qi Ling has really become this powerful?" Sea Spear Douluo exclaimed in shock.
Bo Saixi slowly said, "Yes, I'm afraid even he himself doesn't know just how strong he really is."
"Then, why did he come out of the Sea God Hall? And he said you were sleeping, sir..." Sea Spear Douluo couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing Sea Spear Douluo's words, Bo Saixi blushed deeply and hurriedly said, "Please don't misunderstand. It's just that I was injured in battle, which is why Qi Ling treated me. He said I was sleeping only because I needed to rest."
Just as Sea Spear Douluo was about to ask another question, Sea Star Douluo tugged at his clothes from behind and whispered, " Sea Spear, time's up! Ten minutes have passed!"
Upon hearing Sea Star Douluo's words, Sea Spear Douluo's expression immediately changed. Recalling what Qi Ling had just said, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if an arrow was being aimed at him from somewhere on the island.
So Sea Spear Douluo stopped hesitating and wisely chose to leave. He bid farewell to Bo Saixi along with the other guardians and returned to their respective territories.
Bo Saixi found it amusing to see these Titled Douluo so terrified by Qi Ling's words, not daring to cross the line. It seemed Qi Ling had left a deep impression on them.