Qian Renxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, golden eyes burning with unyielding flames: "Dream on! Since when did Sea God Island become a den of robbers? If you want the Angelic God Armament, come and take it with your own strength!"
She was well aware of Bo Saixi's goal—the Angelic God Armament was the inheritance artifact of the Angelic God, containing the laws of light and divinity. Although Sea God Island primarily cultivated oceanic power, if they could obtain the Angelic God Armament and analyze the divine laws within, it would bring tremendous benefits to their cultivation system. Especially in this era where divine inheritance was gradually awakening, every piece of god-level inheritance was crucial.
Bo Saixi shook her head: "Stubborn and incorrigible."
She raised her scepter, and Sea God Light condensed into three blue spears, each containing the terrifying power to tear through space. This was "Wrath of the Sea God" from the Thirteen Styles of the Sea God—not the strongest strike, but more than enough to deal with the already heavily injured Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, preparing to burn even more of her divine power origin—even if she fell from her godhood and lost all her cultivation after this battle, she would never submit.
Just at this critical moment, a sudden change occurred.
On the distant horizon, a cyan streak of light tore through the air at an unbelievable speed. One second it was at the edge of the sky, the next it was right before their eyes!
It was too fast—so fast that no one present had time to react.
The cyan light abruptly stopped at the edge of the battlefield, revealing two figures—Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng.
"Who goes there?!" one of the Sea God Island enforcers shouted sternly, simultaneously releasing the pressure of a Titled Douluo.
But that pressure vanished without a trace like a clay ox entering the sea when it approached within three zhang of Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong didn't even look at that enforcer. Her gaze fell directly on Qian Renxue, and seeing her severely injured state, her eyes darkened slightly. Then she turned to Bo Saixi.
"Grand Worship of Sea God Island, Bo Saixi." Bibi Dong's voice was calm, yet carried an invisible pressure, "With your status, joining forces to besiege a junior—don't you find it beneath your dignity?"
A solemn look flashed through Bo Saixi's eyes.
She couldn't see through this woman before her.
On the surface, Bibi Dong's aura seemed to be only at the peak Douluo level, perhaps even weaker than Qian Renxue. But that unfathomable foundation, that harmonious unity with the surrounding environment, that faint majesty towering above the mundane... these were definitely not traits an ordinary Titled Douluo should possess.
What made Bo Saixi even more vigilant was that she sensed two completely different divine power fluctuations from Bibi Dong—one cold and evil, the other lively and free. These two forces that should have been in conflict were strangely coexisting within one person, having reached some kind of dangerous balance.
"Who might you be?" Bo Saixi didn't act rashly. She had lived for hundreds of years and seen too many strange things, deeply understanding that caution was the parent of safety.
"Bibi Dong," Bibi Dong said indifferently.
The moment this name was spoken, everyone present except Dai Chengfeng and Qian Renxue showed expressions of shock and suspicion.
Bibi Dong, former Pope of Spirit Hall, inheritor of the Rakshasa God, had "fallen" years ago in the decisive battle with Tang San—this was an acknowledged fact throughout the Douluo Continent. Although Sea God Island had its own intelligence network and knew Bibi Dong might not be dead, no one expected her to appear in this manner, at this time.
Moreover, her aura... was completely different from the Rakshasa God inheritor described in the intelligence.
"Bibi Dong..." Bo Saixi slowly repeated the name, "Rumors said you had fallen—it seems the rumors were wrong. However, even if you are alive, today's matter has nothing to do with you. This is a grievance between my Sea God Island and the Angelic inheritor. You would be wise not to interfere."
"Nothing to do with me?" Bibi Dong laughed lightly, that laughter carrying no hint of joy or anger, "Qian Renxue is my daughter. Are you saying that has nothing to do with me?"
These words stunned even Qian Renxue.
She had never heard Bibi Dong publicly acknowledge their mother-daughter relationship so directly. In her memory, her mother had always been cold, distant, even... disgusted with her. Hearing these words now, complex emotions surged in Qian Renxue's heart—surprise, confusion, and a trace of warmth that she herself was unwilling to admit?
Bo Saixi's frown deepened: "Mother and daughter? As far as I know, your relationship doesn't seem harmonious."
"That's our business," Bibi Dong's tone turned cold, "not for outsiders to judge. Now, I'll give you two choices: first, leave immediately, and I can pretend today's events never happened; second, I'll send you away myself—in a way you won't like."
As her words fell, invisible pressure spread outward.
Not soul power pressure, but the oppression of some higher-level presence. The clouds in the sky began to flow, the sound of wind became clear, as if the entire world was responding to her emotions.
Bo Saixi was silent for a moment, the Sea God Light on her scepter growing increasingly brilliant: "You certainly have a big mouth. Even if you really are Bibi Dong, even if you've had other fortuitous encounters, do you think you alone can contend with six Titled Douluos of my Sea God Island?"
"You can try." Bibi Dong took a step forward.
Just one step, and the heavens and earth changed color.
Centered on her, a cyan wind domain suddenly expanded! This wasn't a domain skill of a soul master, but the manifestation of laws! Within the domain, the flow, direction, and intensity of wind were all under her control!
What was even more terrifying was that this domain also contained a trace of the cold characteristics of Rakshasa divine power, making the wind not only possess physical cutting power but also carry a chill that eroded the soul.
The five Sea God Island Titled Douluos simultaneously grunted. They felt their connection to heaven and earth elemental energy forcibly severed, as if they had fallen into invisible quicksand, even breathing became difficult. The two Level 96 enforcers fared slightly better, barely able to maintain domain resistance, but their faces were pale, clearly under tremendous pressure.
Bo Saixi's expression finally changed.
This level of domain control had already surpassed the mundane realm, touching the edge of divinity! She herself was the Grand Worship of Sea God Island, with a half-divine body, and could display similar law domains with the help of the Sea God Scepter. But she could sense that Bibi Dong's domain was more... natural, more perfectly integrated, as if it wasn't power she released, but the world itself blessing her.
"You... have become a god?" Bo Saixi asked incredulously.
"Not yet," Bibi Dong answered truthfully, "but killing you is more than enough."
This wasn't arrogance, but a statement of fact. After fusing with the Wind God spirit, although her strength hadn't reached the true god-level realm, she already stood at the peak of the mundane. Combined with the strange characteristics of Rakshasa divine power and her profound understanding of wind laws, her actual combat strength far exceeded her level.
Struggle flashed through Bo Saixi's eyes.
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