CHAPTER 261: CHAPTER 261: BO SAIXI: I HAVE TO GO GET AN EXPLANATION

After sending off the dejected God of Destruction, Rong Nianbing rubbed his chin and transmitted his voice towards the Temple of Life, "Goddess of Life, I should be fine now?"

Qing Xuan’s voice came in response, "I’ve troubled you. I’m sorry for putting you in a difficult position."

Rong Nianbing asked with some curiosity, "Mmm, I don’t want to know the specific details of what happened, but aren’t you afraid of creating a rift with the God of Destruction?"

Qing Xuan was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "Some things, someone always has to take the first step."

Rong Nianbing frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then said, "Goddess of Life, the God of Destruction does indeed have a desire to pursue power. The central hub of the Divine Realm is now still controlled by the two great God-Kings of Goodness and Evil. But they are about to leave, so the God of Destruction has a reason to temporarily familiarize himself with the power of the central hub."

"Just now, when I went with him, I sensed the desire in his emotions to control the power of the central hub. You were not wrong in your guess on this point."

"It’s just that what I don’t understand is, Goodness and Evil are about to re-enter reincarnation, and after the Asura finds a successor, he also wants to flee to the cosmic sea. For the central hub of the Divine Realm to be handed over to the God of Destruction and you to control the overall situation, isn’t that the best choice? Why be on guard against the God of Destruction?"

"His personality is too extreme," Qing Xuan’s voice came again, carrying a trace of an imperceptible worry. "His pursuit of power sometimes makes him blind, and even unscrupulous. It’s not that I don’t believe in his ability. It’s just that I’m worried that when power is completely in his hands, will he still be able to maintain his original intention?"

"The God-Kings of Goodness and Evil had once asked for my opinion. To this day, this matter has been temporarily put on hold. No one has been chosen to control the overall situation."

As she spoke, Qing Xuan said, either intentionally or unintentionally, "Although you are an outside god, your ability is also very powerful. Are you interested?"

"Ah?!!" Rong Nianbing’s brow raised. I’m thinking of running away. Are you playing with me, big sister?

"No, not at all. If you let me leave quickly, I’ll be thankful to the heavens and the earth. The God of Destruction had just now promised me to let me leave twenty years earlier. You’d better not harm me. I, this person, am used to being a free spirit. I have no such thought to fight for the control of the central hub of the Divine Realm."

Qing Xuan chuckled lightly. "You are quite free and easy."

Rong Nianbing stroked his chin. "It seems there is someone you value in the lower realm. Is there a powerful junior on the Douluo Continent now?"

"Sort of, I suppose." In the divine temple, the corners of Qing Xuan’s mouth lifted slightly. Her fingertips gently caressed her lips. Lin Feng’s aura seemed to still be lingering on them.

"Oh? Then I wonder if you have designated him as your successor? Can I go down to the lower realm to have a look? This god-seat of mine, I really want to pass it down sooner."

Qing Xuan’s willow-like brows furrowed slightly. "He wants to create his own god-seat. I’m afraid you will be disappointed."

"So amazing? No wonder," Rong Nianbing’s pupils moved slightly, his eyeballs rolling even faster. He thought to himself, I’m afraid this one is the person whom the Goddess of Life likes... ahem, values.

So interesting. A mortal has won over the Goddess of Life? Such a prodigy should not be over a hundred years old. To be with the Goddess of Life? Tsk tsk...

The smile on his face suddenly paused. It seemed that he himself and Ka’ao and Tianxiang, who were who knows how much older than him, were also like this? Ahem...

Qing Xuan put down the crystal ball. "The matter between me and the God of Destruction, the Divine Realm will not know for the time being. You also must not spread it. In addition, the situation on the Douluo Continent at this time is a little special. If you want to go down to the lower realm to look for a successor, the Divine Realm also cannot restrain you."

"But I want to ask you for a favor. If you meet him and the people around him, do not try to change their destiny’s trajectory. And, also do not pass on what you see back to the Divine Realm, until the Divine Realm learns of the matters on the Douluo plane on its own."

Rong Nianbing’s curiosity was piqued. "By the looks of it, you think very highly of him. There are still great secrets on his body? What’s his name?"

"There is no one on the Douluo Continent who does not know his name. If you really go down to the lower realm, you will naturally know," Qing Xuan suddenly said with a smile. "Speaking of which, he is also very good at cooking."

"Oh?" Rong Nianbing’s pupils moved slightly. "Such a coincidence. But if we are talking about cooking skills, I dare to call myself the second in the world, and no one can be called the first."

"Who knows? I didn’t eat the food you made before, and I won’t eat it in the future."

You’ll only eat that one’s food, right? Rong Nianbing rolled his eyes. He suddenly felt a little regretful for not having cooked a meal for the gods of this Divine Realm. Do you think my cooking skills are just for show?

"I understand," Rong Nianbing cupped his hands at the void, turned around, and left. "If I go down to the lower realm, I will notify you."

Within the divine temple, Qing Xuan collected her thoughts. "The God of Emotion can be considered a very good assistance. Xiao Feng should be able to make friends with him."

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On the Douluo Star, Sea God Island.

Sea Horse City, the Sea Horse Holy Pillar sea area.

In the air, a tall figure, a woman in a red robe, Bo Saixi, her willow-like brows were slightly tight. Her long, white hair was scattered behind her back, hanging all the way to the ground. Her beautiful and gentle face looked to be at most in her thirties, warm and elegant.

In her right hand, she was holding a three-meter-long golden scepter with demonic patterns carved on it. At the head of the scepter was a rhombus-shaped protrusion like a long spear. Below the tip was inlaid a rhombus-shaped golden gem.

"Sea Horse Douluo, what happened?!"

She had in a flash arrived before the heavily injured Sea Horse Douluo. A gentle soul power fluctuation had already begun to heal him. At the same time, her eyes revealed a trace of gravity and doubt.

What person or thing could have injured the level 94 Titled Douluo, the Sea Horse Douluo, like this? Look at the land that the Sea Horse Douluo had plowed for several thousand meters when he was sent flying. I’m afraid the other party’s strength has already almost reached the realm of a Limit Douluo, right?

The Sea Horse Douluo’s face was pale, but his eyes sparkled with a resolute color. He forcibly endured his injuries and quickly recounted the events that had happened before.

"What? Such a thing actually happened?" Hearing this, Bo Saixi’s pretty brow furrowed tightly. A trace of surprise and unease flashed in her golden pupils. "To be able to cause such a heaven-and-earth phenomenon, and to possess such a powerful strength, when did such an existence appear on the Douluo Continent? And what is their intention in coming to my Sea God Island?"

The Sea Horse Douluo let out a bitter laugh. "This subordinate also did not expect it. The strength of the youth is unfathomable. And the martial soul and soul skills he displayed were all things I have never heard of, never seen before. In addition, the female companion with him, I also could not see clearly."

"Although in my perception they were both level 51 Soul Kings, this true strength is really awe-inspiring. If not for the other party showing mercy, I’m afraid I would have already gone to see Lord Sea God. Sigh."

He coughed out a mouthful of clotted blood, sat down cross-legged, and began to recover.

"Tell me the details again," looking at the Sea Horse Douluo’s aura stabilizing, Bo Saixi frowned and asked again.

"Yes, Great Priestess. They had come along with the three Soul Emperors of a merchant ship from the outside. One of them had passed the test of the sea within the sea and had joined my Sea God Island, and had received a divine trial."

"As for the other two Soul Emperors, one was trapped in the waves, and the other, after breaking into the sea within the sea, had felt that there was no hope of passing and had narrowly retreated to the shore."

"After seeing the female Soul Emperor obtain the divine trial, the two mysterious visitors had wanted to leave."

"I saw that their words and actions were not like an ordinary Soul King’s. In front of a Titled Douluo, their posture did not have the slightest bit of cowardice. On the contrary, they had a kind of a transcendent temperament. So I spoke out to have them stay, wanting to probe their background."

The Sea Horse Douluo continued, his face still pale, but his eyes revealed a trace of reverence. "I never thought that this one question of mine would lead to the subsequent trouble."

"How did they respond to you?" Bo Saixi pursued, a look of thought in her light red pupils.

"They just said they were passing by. But this was clearly hiding something. Seeing that they were concealing something, I had then made the first move. After testing out their true strength, I had then opened my Martial Soul True Body. In between, I did have a killing intent. But I had not expected that the youth, with just one palm, had..."

"With just one palm, he heavily injured you?" Bo Saixi’s voice carried disbelief. The Sea Horse Douluo was a level 94 Titled Douluo. Even on the entire Douluo Continent, he was a top-tier existence. Yet now he was telling Bo Saixi that he had been heavily injured by a youth with one palm?

The Sea Horse Douluo nodded bitterly. "Yes, Great Priestess. The might of that one palm, to this day I find it hard to forget. And more importantly, when the youth had displayed his soul skill, he had not even released his martial soul. There was not even the slightest sign of a soul ring or a soul bone."

A sharp light flashed in Bo Saixi’s pupils. "You mean to say that when he had released his soul skill, there was no martial soul possession, no soul ring sparkling, and not even the light of a soul bone? Everything had seemed so natural, as if his soul skill were an innate ability."

"That’s right, that’s right! Great Priestess, that’s exactly the feeling," the Sea Horse Douluo agreed. "This subordinate has also never seen such a strange situation. It’s not in accordance with common sense, not in accordance with common sense."

"No. It is in accordance with common sense," the hand of Bo Saixi holding the golden scepter tightened.

"Wha... what?" The Sea Horse Douluo suspected if he had misheard and looked at Bo Saixi with confusion.

Bo Saixi looked at the end of the Sea Horse Holy Pillar sea area, her gaze deep. "You have been in seclusion here for a long time. It is normal that you do not know of the affairs of the outside world."

"A few years ago, the Great Priest of Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, had once paid me a visit. At that time, he had brought me a shocking piece of news. On the continent now, a Soul Vein cultivation method has appeared, which incorporates a soul ring into one’s own body. Besides greatly enhancing one’s own strength, the most prominent characteristic is that to use a soul skill, one no longer needs to release a martial soul or a soul ring."

"This method has been compiled into the ’Innate Soul Evolution Art’, and it comes from the hand of a junior who is probably not yet 20 this year."

"Wha... what?!" The Sea Horse Douluo, forgetting his own injuries, was on the verge of jumping up from the ground. "Great Priestess, how is this possible?"

"See for yourself," as she spoke, Bo Saixi temporarily gave the book with the five paths recorded on it, which Qian Daoliu had given her, to the Sea Horse Douluo.

The more the Sea Horse Douluo read, the more shocked he became. "A 25% cultivation speed bonus? A Soul Vein of 100%? A physical body amplification, a Soul Vein that can grow, a fusion of laws... this, this this, this this this..."

Not paying any attention to the messy Sea Horse Douluo, Bo Saixi continued, "You have been cultivating in seclusion here and have not heard of the affairs of the outside world. In fact, not long ago, I had sent some people to the continent to inquire about this Lin Feng and the matter of the Soul Veins. The information I had obtained showed that the matter of the Soul Veins was indeed as miraculous as it was recorded here."

"These five paths, I have also cultivated them. The effect is completely consistent with the records, and has even surpassed my expectations in some aspects."

"Glug—" The Sea Horse Douluo looked at Bo Saixi with surprise and doubt. "Great Priestess, you mean to say that the youth just now was that Lin Feng?"

"Very likely."

Hearing this, a complex feeling couldn’t help but arise in the Sea Horse Douluo’s heart. "But, that’s Spirit Hall..."

Bo Saixi said indifferently, "Spirit Hall, so what? That great war was a matter of decades ago. Now the continent has Lin Feng, and will only continue to become stronger. We cannot be complacent."

"And that Qian Daoliu, when he had come last time, had said that this Lin Feng was already missing, and had been abducted by a female, reclusive soul master with a strength of at least a Limit Douluo. I’m afraid it was the person from today."

"They have come to Sea God Island for an unknown reason. But we cannot be careless. This Limit Douluo has no record, and has even more so abducted the current Holy Son of Spirit Hall, Lin Feng. I don’t know what on earth she is secretly plotting."

"But, today, it was the person who is suspected to be Lin Feng who had made a move. And the two of them even called themselves husband and wife?" The Sea Horse Douluo returned the book in his hand and said with some confusion.

"?"

Bo Saixi tilted her head. "This..."

The Sea Horse Douluo suddenly spoke up, "Could it be that the female Limit Douluo saw that Lin Feng was handsome and extraordinary, and also exceptionally talented, so she had developed feelings of admiration, and after abducting him, had forcefully become husband and wife with him?" After the Sea Horse Douluo had spoken, he himself felt a little incredulous, the corner of his mouth twitching fiercely.

"Ahem, I was just..."

"It’s possible," Bo Saixi nodded.

"Huh?" The Sea Horse Douluo timely shut his mouth.

"They should not have gone far. I will go to the sea area to investigate. Sea Horse Douluo, you recuperate here and recover from your injuries," Bo Saixi instructed. "If it really is that Lin Feng, I may be able to have a conversation with them and understand their purpose for coming."

"Yes, Great Priestess. Great Priestess, please be careful. The strength of that Lin Feng is unfathomable."

Bo Saixi hummed lightly. Her figure instantly transformed into a blue stream of light and sped towards the outside of the Sea Horse Holy Pillar sea area. Her speed was extremely fast. In almost the blink of an eye, she had already disappeared into the horizon.

Bo Saixi, flying on the surface of the sea, had already fully mobilized her own soul power. As for why she had not mobilized a part of the Sea God’s authority, she had some selfish intentions.

Whether she could catch up with Lin Feng was another matter. Personally, she did not want the Sea God to know of Lin Feng’s existence so quickly. A Soul Vein that could let Qian Daoliu half a step into the divine level—who knew what new thoughts the Sea God would have towards him and herself after he knew?

If she could, by relying on herself, achieve the divine level one step ahead, then that would be for the best. At worst, she could just apologize to Lord Sea God afterwards.

If the Sea God were to know of Lin Feng’s existence and forcibly have him inherit the god-seat, then wouldn’t she not have many days to live? That would not do.

However, the female by Lin Feng’s side was a trouble. As Qian Daoliu had said, the other party was very likely a Limit Douluo. She had to be treated with caution.

At this moment, Bo Saixi, due to the time difference and information gap, had thought that Lin Feng was still a captive, and had mistaken Qing Xuan for the Gu Yuena who had abducted Lin Feng a few years ago.

"Because of my status, it is very difficult for me to go to the continent on my own. With your one disappearance, it is even more so unnecessary for me to go. I did not expect that you would come to my door yourself."

Bo Saixi’s pupils moved slightly. "After all, you have injured the Sea Horse Douluo. I have to go and get an explanation from him and get the Soul Vein cultivation method."