The Way Gods Passed Down Their Legacy

"Shui Bing'er has cleared the ninth level of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm, and has been rewarded with two Soul Power Level and the Ice and Snow Sigh Head Soul Bone!"

At this moment, Shui Bing'er was bathed in the pillar of light descending from the secret realm. The successive rewards had gradually restored her body, which was originally exhausted and on the verge of death from serious injuries. However, her clothes were still tattered, and her expression could not hide the fatigue after a long battle. The long battle had consumed too much of her Divine Power.

"Incredible! Besides the two levels of Soul Power rewarded from the secret realm, after absorbing this last piece of the Ice and Snow Sigh Soul Bone, my Soul Power directly reached level 96... That's such a rapid leap..."

"Shui Bing'er's Ice God Eighth Trial is 50% complete, rewarding her with Ice God Affinity. Her current Ice God Affinity is 80%!"

Just as she finished absorbing the last piece of the Ice and Snow Sigh Soul Bone, she began to sense the changes in herself, and the emotionless voice in the sky rang out again.

"Shui Bing'er... I originally thought it would take you a long time to get through this final layer of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm... After all, the enemy in the final level is not only a level 98 Titled Douluo, but also has the same ice attribute, which greatly limits your strength. But it doesn't matter whether it's sooner or later. Do you... need to rest?"

Shui Yue'er looked at her sister with a complicated expression. Truly, from childhood to adulthood, her sister had always been so dazzling. No matter how hard she tried, she could only see her back. Watching her slowly take out a new set of clothes from her storage space and change, seeing her exquisite face, confident demeanor, and tall figure, she couldn't compare to her sister from any angle. But being able to help them achieve their goals meant she had still served a purpose. Yet, she was truly unwilling to accept it. She had also drained Yu Tianshuang's resources so much, so why did fate have to play such a cruel trick on her...?

"Hehe, rest? Shui Yue'er, I don't care what changes have happened to you, or what you're hiding. Since you insisted on telling me the whole story only after the Eighth Trial, then come on, let me give you a good massage!"

Perhaps it was the confidence brought by her increased strength, or perhaps it was her innate temperament, but after changing her clothes, Ice and Snow Sigh Shui Bing'er and Snow Sigh, and pointed it at Shui Yue'er from afar. Along with it appeared a complete set of Ice and Snow Sigh Soul Bone Soul Bone, which enveloped Shui Bing'er. After a flash of light, as if the Ice God had returned, an exquisite ice-blue sacrificial Divine Set appeared, along with blue ribbons that slowly lit up behind her. Shui Bing'er looked incredibly holy, and her domineering gaze suddenly instilled a Sisi of fear in Shui Yue'er.

"Since that's the case, then I hope you can hold out against me for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I... won't hold back!"

Perhaps it was Shui Bing'er's familiar yet oppressive gaze that startled Shui Yue'er, reminding her of the fear that had been suppressed by her since childhood. However, as she unleashed the power of a level 99 Limit Douluo and the icy power of the entire Far North, that fear suddenly vanished.

"This power... a level 99 Limit Douluo? How could you possibly reach this level... and it's not just the aura of your own Soul Power, but also the icy power from the entire Far North is converging on you, Shui Yue'er, what exactly happened to you?"

In all her life, Shui Bing'er had only ever seen one level 99 Limit Douluo, and that was Bibi Dong. But at this moment, Shui Yue'er's aura strength and the icy power constantly gathering around her far surpassed Bibi Dong's by several times. Perhaps she really couldn't last an incense stick's time against her...

"Smash it to pieces!!!"

After summoning the power of the sea, Bo Saixi faced the three giant swords. With a clench of her slender hand, she created three enormous whirlpools that surged into the sky like a tsunami. These whirlpools swirled the three giant swords summoned by Yu Tianshuang and then submerged them in the whirlpools, turning them into dust.

"Hoo hoo... Yu Tianshuang, you are truly outstanding. I admire you so much for being able to keep moving forward towards the goal you hold dear. Perhaps if we weren't on the ocean, I would have already been defeated. But I cannot fail. I also have one last responsibility to complete!"

Indeed, with the Tide Snow Power condensed and all the True Essence Power in her body poured into it, this was the strongest attack that Yu Tianshuang could currently unleash. However, the power of nature is indeed incredibly vast and powerful, and Bo Saixi, who can utilize its power on the sea, is truly the number one person below the gods.

"I truly don't understand. Is your so-called final responsibility simply to help Tang San open the final God Trial? Perhaps this is your belief. Although I don't understand it, I respect your choice. If you're unwilling to help me, then killing you is the only way to stop this from happening."

Perhaps in Yu Tianshuang's eyes before, Bo Saixi was extremely selfish. Preventing Tang San from completing the final God Trial should have been a very simple matter for her, but she preferred the outside world to become a scene of devastation and hell rather than let him go. This was something Yu Tianshuang couldn't understand. Was faith in the gods really that important? But now he felt that this matter might not be so simple. Perhaps Bo Saixi... had some hidden reasons.

"Actually, you're right. Those who aren't in this position simply can't understand. Perhaps for me now, being killed by you or triggering the final trial of the Sea God Trial makes no difference. But the Lord Sea God has given me everything I have. I've already been selfish once; this time, I must fulfill my responsibilities, and the fate that Qian Daoliu and I must face. Oh, Qian Daoliu is gone. He was purer than me. Perhaps we can meet again in another world. I hope I won't become a high priest again; just be an ordinary person!"

Bo Saixi looked very forlorn at this moment, and her eyes became very empty when she spoke these words. Especially when she thought about how she hadn't told Tang Chen what the outcome of the divine inheritance was, she suddenly felt a little fortunate.

"In that case, I respect your choice. Let's not talk about fate. People can always choose the path they want to take, and your current choice is simply for the sake of your beliefs!"

Yu Tianshuang's words seemed to sting Bo Saixi. Her eyes suddenly turned incredibly sorrowful, and her gaze towards Yu Tianshuang was filled with envy. She composed herself and said softly, "We are not the same. When I became the High Priest of Sea God Island, while enjoying the power and strength that this position brought me, I also lost myself and the opportunity to choose. From that moment on, my fate was sealed. I... and Qian Daoliu are the same. Now he has reached the end of our path, opening the Gate of Inheritance for the next successor of the Angel God, and has left. Soon I will be like him. Once invincible in the Soul Master World, on land, sea, and air, it's truly ironic now. Perhaps only Tang Chen deserves that title..."

"I don't understand anything about fate, but if it were me, I would choose to break free from this damn destiny. Wait... what did you say? You said Qian Daoliu is gone? What do you mean? He's dead? He died after opening the Gate of Inheritance?"

Yu Tianshuang was genuinely displeased by Bo Saixi's pitiful and compassionate attitude, attributing all his misfortunes to a laughable fate. However, halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized that Bo Saixi had said Qian Daoliu had left—left what? Left this world? This startled him, filling him with a vague unease...

"No wonder you could talk about breaking fate and all that. So you came here without knowing how the gods pass on their power? Oh right, you said before that you didn't know the process. I didn't originally intend to tell you, because with your strength at the time, there was really no need to tell you. Now that you possess this strength, although you still can't defeat me in this ocean, I've chosen to tell you. It's truly wonderful to have a choice, even if it's such a small matter..."

"Qian Daoliu left—literally, he died, he left this world. As for us so-called Great Enshrined of the gods, when a successor appears and completes the final step of the God Trial, in order to inherit the Godhood, we need to make sacrifices. The process of inheritance is different for each god; some sacrifice themselves to open a certain Gate of Inheritance, or something else, but in the end, they all lead to the same thing: we all need to sacrifice ourselves... Do you understand now?"

Bo Saixi's words struck Yu Tianshuang, "Regardless of the method of divine succession, does it require a high priest to sacrifice himself? Is that a correct interpretation?"

Surprisingly, Bo Saixi looked at Yu Tianshuang's slightly trembling lips, her eyes filled with disbelief and a humble plea, as if she wanted to tell him that the truth was not like that. Although Bo Saixi did not understand why Yu Tianshuang had suddenly become like this, she still slowly nodded.

Upon receiving Bo Saixi's affirmative reply, Yu Tianshuang felt as if his heart had been torn apart. He suddenly recalled why Shui Yue'er had suddenly become like that, and how he had blamed her for being immature. It turned out that the truth was actually like this... Endless pain and regret surged into his heart. At this moment, Yu Tianshuang's heart was filled with complex emotions. He bowed to Bo Saixi from afar, and instantly stepped on the Heavenly Frost Cold Qi, transforming into a blue stream of light and disappearing into the sky.

"Going back now won't stop anything. Qian Daoliu is already dead, alas..."

Bo Saixi might have misunderstood something, thinking that Yu Tianshuang was born in the Spirit Hall, and that the only high priest she knew seemed to be Qian Daoliu. But thinking about his sudden change in attitude just now, which started when she said that Qian Daoliu left, she didn't know why, but she suddenly felt happy for her old friend who shared the same fate. It turns out that you have someone in this world who cares about you so much.