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As he spoke, Davis extended his hands, gently accepting the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. He immediately attempted to inject his soul power and spiritual power into the artifact.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, also known as the Seagod's Heart, possessed a unique property: as long as one infused it with soul power and spiritual power, it could merge into the user's skull bone. Successfully fusing with the Seagod's Heart was equivalent to gaining the acknowledgment of the Seagod himself.
With it, one could travel to Seagod Island and commence the Seagod's Nine Trials. By passing these trials, one could inherit the Seagod's position and ascend to become a god at level one hundred.
Although Davis did not truly believe that the Seagod Poseidon would choose him as a successor, there were exceptions to everything. What if?
What if the Seagod actually chose him?
However, after continuously injecting twenty percent of his soul power, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud showed no reaction whatsoever. There was not even the slightest change. Davis knew then that the Seagod had rejected him.
Although he failed to absorb the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Davis was not discouraged. After all, he hadn't really expected to become the Seagod; he had merely adopted a mindset of giving it a try.
He carefully placed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into his storage soul tool. Then, after looting every last gold soul coin from the treasury, he flew out of the Heaven Dou vault and reunited with Zhu Zhuyun.
By this time, under Ye Lingling's treatment, the injuries of the sisters, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, had fully healed, and they were both brimming with energy once more.
"Brother, I think there is something wrong with that Xue Qinghe!"
Suddenly, Anna spoke up, furrowing her brows as she voiced her suspicions.
Hearing this, Davis feigned ignorance and asked, "Oh? Nana, what did you discover?"
"That Xue Qinghe's strength is extremely high. His soul power was strong enough to completely incinerate my parasitic vines, and it possessed a massive suppression effect against my own soul power. Not only that, but he can even activate an Innate Domain..."
Anna paused for a moment, her willow-like brows knitting together as she continued, "I've heard about the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Their martial soul is the ordinary Swan. Logically speaking, it shouldn't possess such powerful abilities unless Xue Qinghe also possesses a mutated martial soul."
"Hmm... perhaps that is the case," Davis nodded. He did not reveal the truth that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue; explaining it would be too complicated at this juncture.
As he spoke, Davis suddenly smiled. A warm, spring-breeze-like smile appeared on his face as he encouraged the young girl. "However, Nana, you are truly amazing. Xue Qinghe is so strong, yet you were able to fight him back and forth, and even managed to injure him. It seems you have truly grown."
While speaking, Davis couldn't resist reaching out to rub Anna's little head. The only disadvantage Anna faced now was her young age; if she were also in her twenties, Xue Qinghe might not necessarily be able to defeat her.
Being praised by Davis, Anna smiled as well. She clenched her small pink fist and laughed, "That is only natural. I am your disciple, Brother! I can't go out and embarrass you!"
As she said this, a look of fanatical fighting spirit emerged in Anna's pupils. "Next time I see Xue Qinghe, I will definitely defeat him!"
"Well said! Worthy of being my disciple! This is for you!" With that, Davis took out the Refined Left Arm Bone of Sacred Wood Essence and handed it to Anna.
The moment she saw the soul bone, Anna's eyes lit up. She exclaimed, "Brother, this is..."
"I found it in the Heaven Dou treasury. Only a plant-type soul master like you can absorb it. Furthermore, your current soul power has already reached level sixty-nine. With the power of this soul bone, it can help you push through in one go and break through to level seventy."
"Wow! Thank you, Brother! You are so good to me!" Anna grinned, eagerly accepting the soul bone.
"Absorb this soul bone first, and afterwards, I will give you another big gift!"
Hearing that there was yet another gift, Anna was ecstatic. Her eyes practically glowed as she nodded heavily. She immediately sat down cross-legged, releasing her soul power to envelope the bone and beginning the absorption process.
While Anna absorbed the soul bone, Davis instructed Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Qiuyang to stand guard for her. He, meanwhile, went to search for Xue Beng.
He wanted to occupy the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, and for that, he needed a puppet emperor. Xue Beng was undoubtedly very suitable for this role.
Davis flew over Heaven Dou City, opening his Ice Fire Evil Eye and releasing his spiritual power to conduct a carpet search of the city. Finally, after an hour of searching, his efforts paid off. He found Xue Beng sobbing quietly in the corner of a street in Heaven Dou City.
Seeing this, Davis immediately swooped down in front of Xue Beng and asked softly, "Prince Xue Beng, what happened to you?"
Hearing Davis's voice, Xue Beng reacted as if he had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. He immediately wailed and begged, "Crown Prince! Crown Prince Davis, please, save my Imperial Father! My Imperial Father, he... he..."
As Xue Beng spoke incoherently, he pointed toward the unconscious Emperor Xue Ye, gesturing frantically with his hands.
Davis didn't listen to Xue Beng's ramblings. instead, he looked in the direction the prince was pointing. He found Emperor Xue Ye with a purple face and cold skin, his imperial robes stained red with blood.
Upon closer inspection, Davis saw that Emperor Xue Ye's back had been struck by several arrows. The sharp arrowheads had pierced deeply into his aging flesh and blood. One sharp arrow had even pierced through his heart from the back, and the flowing blood had already coagulated.
Davis examined Emperor Xue Ye carefully and abruptly realized that the Emperor's heart had stopped beating. Without a doubt, Emperor Xue Ye was thoroughly dead!
After some questioning, Davis learned the sequence of events. It turned out that to prevent the battle from accidentally injuring Emperor Xue Ye, Xue Beng had led the Emperor away from the combat zone under the protection of patrolling soldiers.
However, having painstakingly planned for over twenty years, how could Xue Qinghe allow the cooked duck to fly away? He immediately dispatched hundreds of soldiers to chase down and kill Xue Beng, with orders to take him dead or alive.
Just like that, the two groups engaged in a slaughter. The battle was tragic. For the safety of Emperor Xue Ye, Xue Beng took him and fled first. However, at that moment, dozens of soldiers suddenly fired arrows, and Emperor Xue Ye was unfortunately hit.
Emperor Xue Ye, who was already suffering from a potent poison, lost his vital signs moments after being struck by multiple arrows and died on the spot.
Witnessing his father's death with his own eyes, Xue Beng broke down and cried uncontrollably.
"Crown Prince Davis, please, ask Ye Lingling to save my Imperial Father..."
Facing Xue Beng's pleading, Davis shook his head slightly and sighed helplessly. "It is useless. Emperor Xue Ye is already dead. Even Lingling lacks the power to reverse death..."
Boom—
To Xue Beng, these words were like a bolt from the blue. He muttered, "How could this happen... how could this happen..."
"It was Xue Qinghe!" Davis said heavily, planting the seed of hatred deep within Xue Beng's heart!
"I don't know what kind of agreement that Xue Qinghe reached with Spirit Hall, but Spirit Hall actually dispatched five Titled Douluos, and among them were four Super Douluos from the Hall of Worship! They caught us completely off guard!"
Hearing this, Xue Beng suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with sorrow and rage. He muttered to himself, "Xue Qinghe... as a son, you actually plotted rebellion and caused the death of Imperial Father. No matter what, I will never forgive you!"
(End of Chapter)