The great battle hadn't been going on for long.
Over half of the nearly three thousand Soul Masters on Sea God Island were already dead or wounded.
The brutality of the battle, coupled with Bo Saixi's call for surrender and Liam's repelling of the Sea God, led the Sea Spirit Masters to begin surrendering.
Of course.
There were still many Sea Spirit Masters with firm convictions putting up a futile resistance.
But with Spirit Hall's current strength, conquering Sea God Island didn't require much effort, as their combat power from top to bottom was overwhelming.
Even.
Even the Ice Empress and Snow Empress hadn't made a move.
Rumble!
A terrifying fireball slammed into the Sea God statue, instantly blasting the entire Sea God statue into fragments.
Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others stopped immediately, looking together at the collapsing Sea God statue with expressions of regret on their faces.
Damnable Ling Yuan!
The top credit for destroying the Sea God statue was snatched away by her with such fiery spirit?
She truly has no sense of martial ethics!
She's already so strong, yet she still works this hard and loves to snatch credit; she's really not leaving a single bite for anyone else!!
So frustrating.
Bibi Dong flew into the sky and directly used her Spider Web Restraint to capture Bo Saixi.
Bo Saixi no longer had the strength to resist; summoning the Sea God's descent had nearly exhausted her Spirit Power and Spiritual Power.
See?
Qian Daoliu, who had been lurking in the shadows, saw his goddess captured and flew over, flapping a pair of Angelic Wings.
Seeing him, Bibi Dong sneered, "I thought you weren't planning to show your face."
"Uh."
Qian Daoliu's face was awkward as he looked at Bibi Dong, hesitating to speak.
After watching today's battle, Qian Daoliu was all too aware of the gap between himself and Bibi Dong, let alone Liam.
This made Qian Daoliu, who was originally the strongest Soul Master, unable to speak with any real confidence.
Bo Saixi glanced at Qian Daoliu and said nothing.
She sighed in her heart.
All her objectives for today had been met; as for whether the Sea God would abandon Tang San and how the subsequent grudge with Liam would unfold?
Bo Saixi was out of options.
Divine Realm.
Poseidon was about to explode with rage.
Outrageous!
This bastard named Liam is simply pushing things too far.
If it weren't for the fact that only my Divine Thought had descended, how could he be so arrogant?
He actually took over my Sea God Island.
Dammit!
I must demand an explanation from the Asura God; sending Bo Saixi to rescue someone was entirely the Asura God's idea, and that bastard Liam must be made to pay the price!
It can only be said.
Bo Saixi's scheme was actually of no use at all.
Can Poseidon swallow his pride after suffering such a loss?
If Liam were a God King, Poseidon might swallow his pride.
But the strength Liam displayed didn't make Poseidon feel it was irresistible, so Poseidon certainly wouldn't take this loss lying down.
Moreover, with the Asura God above Poseidon, how could he possibly let the matter rest?
Then again.
Although Bo Saixi was the High Priestess and had lived a long time, she had never left Sea God Island, so her growth and perspective weren't very broad.
She was still too young.
Lower Realm.
Liam and his group flew toward the Sea God Temple on the island.
Bo Saixi was tied up and had remained silent, but finally couldn't help but look at Bibi Dong and say, "Can you change the way you've tied me?"
Bibi Dong's method of tying was the Japanese-style binding she learned from Liam; this style of binding inherently carried a sense of wickedness.
Bo Saixi was tied in a way that accentuated her large chest, slender waist, and rounded hips, making her feel extremely ashamed.
"Oh!"
Bibi Dong just responded, but still made no changes.
Before long.
The defeated Sea Dragon Douluo and the others were also brought in and thrown onto the floor of the hall.
Sea Woman Douluo, who had been following along, hesitated and looked at Bo Saixi, asking, "High Priestess, do you regret it?"
Bo Saixi looked at Bibi Dong and lowered her head without answering.
Regret?
What else could she have done??
Could she have really killed Tang San back then, as the Sea Woman suggested?
Bibi Dong walked to Bo Saixi's side and said calmly, "I'll tell you a secret. If you had only rescued Tang San, we wouldn't have come for you so quickly."
Hearing this, Bo Saixi looked at Bibi Dong in confusion.
Bibi Dong glanced at Qian Daoliu and said to Bo Saixi, "The Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, is actually Qian Renxue."
"Qian... Qian Renxue?"
Bo Saixi was instantly stunned.
Sea Woman Douluo also looked terrified; that was actually Qian Renxue?
Heavens!
Taking Tang San from Qian Renxue's hands was truly like running into a brick wall.
"Of course!"
Bibi Dong continued, "You don't need to feel guilty toward Sea God Island, even if you hadn't saved Tang San or done anything at all."
"Spirit Hall would have come to conquer Sea God Island eventually; it was only a matter of time."
Sea Woman Douluo's expression was complicated, and she looked at Bo Saixi with a sigh.
High Priestess!
You were too foolish. The best way to save Sea God Island would have been to go to Spirit City and offer yourself to Liam for free; only then could peace have been secured.
Sigh.
Sea Woman Douluo sighed again, her thoughts mirroring her words.
Bo Saixi was loyal to the Sea God, not the people of Sea God Island.
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu's heart was in turmoil.
Once upon a time, that little girl he had brought back to Spirit City had now reached a level where even he had to look up to her.
"Bi— Donger."
Qian Daoliu had nothing left to say now, so he could only try to appeal to Bibi Dong, to see if she would show him any old affection.
Of course, the hope was slim.
Then again, no!
If it were Bibi Dong's former personality, it would be absolutely impossible.
The current Bibi Dong could be considered mature and sensible.
One might ask.
Did Qian Daoliu have feelings for Bibi Dong?
The answer was yes!
If he didn't, he likely would have killed Bibi Dong when she grew to loathe Qian Renxue after the girl was born.
Don't talk about appreciating Bibi Dong's abilities.
It was only after Qian Xunji died that Bibi Dong had the chance to become the Pope of Spirit Hall and show her management skills.
So if Qian Daoliu hadn't cared for her, he probably would have killed Bibi Dong long ago after she gave birth to Qian Renxue.
Besides.
Would the world stop turning without Bibi Dong?
Was Spirit Hall so devoid of management talent that only Bibi Dong remained?
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Daoliu and said calmly, "I know what you want to say, but I'm telling you, there will be no future between you and Bo Saixi."
"Uh."
Qian Daoliu's face instantly became embarrassed; did you really have to say that in front of so many people?
Everyone else present also looked at Qian Daoliu with strange expressions, seemingly understanding what was going on.
Bibi Dong continued, "I know you want to plead for her and ask how she will be dealt with."
"As for Bo Saixi, I will take her back to Heaven Dou City and hand her over to Xue'er for judgment."
Eh?
Liam suddenly thought of something.
If this old geezer Qian Daoliu found out that Qian Renxue was with him, would he hack at him with his Angelic Sword?
First Hu Liena, then Bibi Dong, and finally Qian Renxue.
He wondered if Qian Daoliu could accept both Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue being with him.
But it didn't matter.
Anyway, his Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent was already parked downstairs at Spirit Hall.
Old man, is the spirit fire safe?
Qian Daoliu also sighed helplessly; this was going to be even harder!
After all, Bibi Dong and the others captured Bo Saixi to vent Qian Renxue's anger; as a grandfather, it wouldn't feel right to go and plead with his granddaughter!