“Great High Priest!”
The Tenth Elder hurriedly ran over, his expression filled with panic and terror.
“Yu Xiaogang…
has escaped!”
“What?!”
Qian Daoliu’s expression instantly darkened.
The veins on his forehead bulged as his anger surged, and he immediately shouted, “Pursue him immediately!
Dead or alive!
Even if he flees to the ends of the earth, you must bring him back to me!”
After issuing the order, Qian Daoliu took a deep look at Bibi Dong, and the emotions within his eyes became extremely complicated.
She possessed Innate Full Spirit Power and Twin Martial Souls, with both Martial Souls being exceptionally powerful spider-type Martial Souls.
She should have been one of the greatest hopes of Spirit Hall.
As the person chosen to inherit the Angel God’s divine legacy, Qian Xunji was a generational talent of Spirit Hall and the person most likely to complete the Angel God’s Nine Trials.
If Qian Xunji eventually sacrificed himself and his son reached Level 100 to become a god, Spirit Hall could only be entrusted to Bibi Dong.
That had always been part of Qian Daoliu’s plans.
Precisely because of this, he felt even more frustrated by the fact that Bibi Dong had failed to live up to his expectations.
Qian Daoliu forcibly suppressed his anger before turning toward Bo Saixi with a helpless expression.
“Our Spirit Hall will issue a continent-wide arrest warrant, and we will definitely bring Yu Xiaogang to justice.
As for the Spirit Bones, they will be delivered in full later.”
Godzilla stood nearby, leisurely watching the entire farce unfold.
If he had not interfered with the original course of history, Bo Saixi would probably have remained locked in a stalemate with Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, with the three Peerless Douluo eventually turning their hostility into friendship.
And the reason Qian Daoliu had later developed feelings for Bo Saixi was precisely because of the friendship formed during that confrontation.
Thinking about it now, Godzilla suddenly understood something else.
No wonder Qian Xunji could never stand Yu Xiaogang.
Apart from Yu Xiaogang’s apparent uselessness, perhaps Qian Xunji had also eventually discovered that this entire incident was connected to him.
But now…
Yu Xiaogang’s situation was already looking extremely dangerous.
With Spirit Hall issuing a continent-wide arrest warrant, it was impossible to know how many days he could survive.
At that moment, Bo Saixi suddenly turned her head toward Godzilla.
“Lord Sacred Beast, what are your thoughts?”
Godzilla nodded slightly.
Then, without warning, his enormous tail flicked forward.
The tip of his tail hooked around the back of Bibi Dong’s collar and gently lifted her from the ground.
Both Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu were shocked.
Their hearts tightened instantly, because they feared the giant beast might suddenly become enraged and kill Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong was even more terrified.
Her tears immediately stopped.
Her entire body became stiff, and she did not dare move even slightly while suspended beneath Godzilla’s enormous tail.
However, amidst everyone’s fear, Godzilla did something completely unexpected.
He simply placed Bibi Dong on the base of his enormous tail.
Then he pointed the tip of his tail toward himself.
Afterward, he pointed it toward Bibi Dong.
“Eh?”
Bibi Dong looked bewildered.
She tilted her head and stared at the enormous tail that towered several times higher than her body, completely unable to understand what Godzilla was trying to communicate.
Bo Saixi, however, immediately understood.
He was clearly implying that Spirit Hall should leave behind a hostage to guarantee that they would honor their agreement.
Bo Saixi’s expression became thoughtful before she immediately explained.
“In that case, let’s keep her as a hostage.
The forty Spirit Bones that Spirit Hall still owes us will be enough.
Once the compensation is completely delivered, we will naturally release her.”
“You!”
Qian Daoliu’s expression changed dramatically.
He had thought that compensating Sea God Island with twenty Spirit Bones was already outrageous enough.
Yet he had never expected Bo Saixi to open her mouth and double the demand to forty.
And now they even wanted to detain Bibi Dong as a hostage.
If Spirit Hall could not immediately collect all forty Spirit Bones, wouldn’t that mean Bibi Dong might have to remain on Sea God Island for several years or even longer?
Bo Saixi remained completely unconcerned by Qian Daoliu’s expression.
“We are only detaining her to ensure that our cooperation proceeds smoothly, and it will not affect her cultivation.
If necessary, I can personally instruct her, or you can send someone to Sea God Island to supervise her.”
Qian Daoliu stared at Bibi Dong with an extremely complicated expression.
At that moment, she was protected by the enormous tail of the giant beast.
Her body looked as tiny as an ant beside Godzilla’s colossal frame.
Qian Daoliu understood perfectly well that if he refused, the next moment could become a scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere.
For the hundred-year plan of Spirit Hall…
I will endure this humiliation.
At this moment, Qian Daoliu only wanted to personally hack Tang Chen and Yu Xiaogang to death.
He gritted his teeth before silently cursing in his heart.
I’ve been completely screwed over by those two idiots!
He had roamed the Spirit Master world for decades.
Yet this was the first time he had suffered such an outrageous loss while being unable to complain about it.
“I agree.”
Qian Daoliu finally forced the words out through his clenched teeth.
Spirit Hall had already lost two Titled Douluo and more than a thousand Spirit Masters.
If even the Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong, were lost here, then the losses would truly outweigh the gains.
However, Qian Daoliu did not yet realize something.
For the first time, he was experiencing the same helplessness and resentment that many of the geniuses he had once suppressed had felt when facing overwhelming authority.
“Good.”
Bo Saixi nodded with satisfaction before turning toward Xiao Bai.
“Xiao Bai, let them leave.”
Xiao Bai immediately released a powerful roar.
The encirclement surrounding the Spirit Hall forces gradually opened, and the fleet began withdrawing from Sea God Island one ship at a time.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Qian Daoliu suddenly turned toward Bo Saixi.
“Could you let me speak a few more words with Dong’er?”
Bo Saixi glanced toward Godzilla.
Seeing that the enormous beast had no intention of objecting, she nodded.
Qian Daoliu approached Bibi Dong.
“Dong’er, you also know that this time we were simply forced by the situation…”
Qian Daoliu sighed.
His tone contained complicated emotions.
The moment Bibi Dong heard those words, tears once again welled up within her eyes.
“I know…
It’s all my fault for causing such a huge disaster.
I have failed my teacher, failed the Eleventh and Twelfth Elders, and failed everyone…”
Qian Daoliu helplessly rubbed her head.
“Don’t blame yourself too much.
Spirit Hall will not abandon you.
I will have Xunji send Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo here.
They will protect you and keep you safe.”
“Grand Priest…”
Bibi Dong became even more self-reproachful.
Her voice was filled with deep guilt.
“Do not blame yourself excessively.
Your teacher and I will come to visit you from time to time.
You must not slacken your cultivation, because you are the hope of Spirit Hall’s future.”
Qian Daoliu patted her shoulder.
There was a trace of reluctance within his eyes.
Finally, he turned around and left.
There were still more important matters waiting for him.
He needed to settle the score with Tang Chen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
To ensure Bibi Dong’s safety, he specifically left the Tenth Elder behind to protect her.
Fortunately, Bo Saixi kept her promise.
She arranged a special room for Bibi Dong and the Tenth Elder, allowing the two of them to live on Sea God Island without imposing excessive restrictions on their daily lives or cultivation.
Meanwhile, reconstruction of the Sea God Temple had also begun in earnest.
The original Sea God Temple and the entire mountain beneath it had been destroyed during the battle.
Rebuilding such a massive structure naturally required considerable time and manpower.
Fortunately, the Ocean Holy Beast, Godzilla, had agreed to remain on Sea God Island.
Bo Saixi immediately took advantage of the situation and allowed Godzilla to choose a suitable location for his residence.
The new Sea God Temple was eventually rebuilt around the very place where Godzilla chose to reside.
As for the faith surrounding the Sea God, Bo Saixi and Xiao Bai had already prepared a solution long ago.
Initially, they had been worried that Godzilla might seek revenge if he heard Poseidon’s real name.
Because of that, they deliberately avoided mentioning the former Sea God’s true name to the outside world.
Now that the giant beast had taken up residence on Sea God Island, they simply began revering him as the new Sea God.
The legend was eventually rewritten.
The Ocean Holy Beast had suppressed the sinner of the sea, Poseidon, and had become the new protector of the ocean.
For this reason, Xiao Bai even returned to the deserted island and spent several consecutive days praying to Poseidon.
After all…
Serving a new master was already awkward enough.
Doing so immediately after abandoning the old one was practically an NTR situation.
Spring passed and autumn arrived.
A year flew by in the blink of an eye.
“Snore…”
Godzilla lazily lay in the backyard of the newly constructed Sea God Temple.
The area had been designed as an enormous open space resembling an ancient Roman coliseum, with Godzilla occupying the central area while leisurely enjoying the afternoon sunlight.
Life for Godzilla had become extraordinarily comfortable.
Every day, Bo Saixi personally arranged for ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts to be brought before him as food.
Occasionally, he could even enjoy Spirit Bones as a delicacy.
Because of this, Godzilla had absolutely no need to personally hunt within the ocean anymore.
Such comfortable nourishment not only kept the energy within his body at an extremely high level, but also continuously promoted his slow and steady evolution.
However…
This comfortable lifestyle naturally brought some rather unexpected side effects.