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Blue Silver Empress and Bibi Dong looked up at the sky with worried expressions.
"Sister Ai Silver, will Little Ming be okay? This is a million-year soul beast with strength surpassing even Ultimate Douluo masters."
"Sister Dong, you should believe what the Sea God said, that there's a seventy percent chance of success. As Little Ming's lovers, we should trust him even more. All we can do now is support him silently."
The two women nervously stayed close together, their eyes fixed on the scene above, not daring to miss a single moment.
"He really is the Sea God's successor." Upon seeing the Sea God's remnant consciousness on Lin Yongming's body, Sea Dragon Douluo and the others exclaimed in astonishment.
"You!" Bai Seixi was startled when Lin Yongming appeared by her side, but what surprised her more was that Lin Yongming's aura was now equal to her own.
"Great Consecrator, what's on my body is the Sea God's remnant consciousness, not just an image. The power comes from within the Sea God's Heart," Lin Yongming explained, his face twisted in pain as he endured the Sea God's power.
"Remnant consciousness! What does the Sea God want to do?" Bai Seixi immediately asked.
"Come with me and hold the Sea God's Heart. Since you're not its true owner, you can't use it. Only if we hold it together can the Sea God's remnant consciousness merge with the Sea God's phantom created by your ninth soul skill, strengthening it. With the remnant consciousness, it would be equivalent to half of the true self, similar to a soul fusion technique," Lin Yongming reluctantly explained.
"Alright!" Bai Seixi flashed to Lin Yongming's side immediately. With the Sea God Island in crisis, she knew that each second of hesitation would increase casualties in the battle below.
"For the Sea God, for the Sea God Island."
Lin Yongming opened his palm with the Sea God's Heart and extended it toward Bai Seixi.
Bai Seixi glanced at Lin Yongming, whose eyes were covered with bandages, then looked at the water-blue crystal Sea God's Heart.
Without further hesitation, Bai Seixi extended her right hand and placed it on the Sea God's Heart.
However, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would not simply watch as they strengthened the Sea God's phantom.
"Don't even think about merging in front of me. Dark Sea Water Lightning!" Although surprised by Lin Yongming's appearance, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had recognized that Lin Yongming's power boost was only temporary.
Several water spheres charged with lightning power, each with a diameter of ten meters, sped toward the pair.
"Water and lightning attributes," Lin Yongming could clearly sense the powerful dual-attribute waves emanating from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's attack.
"Wave Imprint (Lightning Attribute)"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Heavenly Lightning Wave Sword!" Lin Yongming didn't know why his sixth soul skill's technique had changed, but as he released the Heavenly Lightning Wave Sword, a blue six-pointed magic array appeared beneath his feet.
Dozens of lightning bolts, each more than a meter thick, emerged from the magic array and shot toward the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Boom! Despite being empowered by the Sea God, Lin Yongming's physical body still couldn't reach the level of a Titled Douluo. After all, he was merely a Soul Emperor who hadn't even achieved his Soul Avatar form.
Consequently, he was pushed back by the impact of the two water-lightning spheres from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Be careful!" Bai Seixi, who hadn't yet fully grasped the Sea God's Heart, instinctively tightened her grip on Lin Yongming's left hand as he was forced backward.
The Sea God's Heart seemed to liquefy, completely merging into both their palms. In the pull, Lin Yongming crashed into Bai Seixi's chest, instinctively wrapping his right arm around her waist.
"I'm sorry!" Lin Yongming apologized and immediately released his right hand.
"It's fine," Bai Seixi replied quickly. Her tone seemed casual, but her cheeks were flushed—whether from embarrassment or exhaustion from the battle was unclear, as she had never been so close to a man before.
"Watch out!" Lin Yongming wrapped his arm around Bai Seixi's waist again, quickly turning his back toward the incoming Dark Sea Water Lightning attack from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Just because you gained a bit of divine power, a mere Soul Emperor dares to interfere? Die!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King sneered inwardly, already envisioning Lin Yongming's fate.
As the Dark Sea Water Lightning attack was about to strike his back...
"Hmm!" Bai Seixi was startled, not expecting Lin Yongming to make such a protective gesture.
Before Bai Seixi could think further, the hundred-meter Sea God phantom behind them suddenly became semi-corporeal, growing to over one hundred and fifty meters tall, its eyes radiating golden light and divine majesty.
"Hmph! Deep Sea Demon Whale King, your treacherous ambitions never cease. Considering your arduous cultivation, I previously only blinded one of your eyes as punishment, hoping you would learn your lesson. But it seems you remain incorrigible!" With the merging of the Sea God's remnant consciousness, the Sea God's phantom seemed to be granted a soul and suddenly spoke.
At the same time, the Dark Sea Water Lightning attack was dispersed by the Sea God phantom's aura.
"Sea God! No, it's just your remnant consciousness. A mere remnant trying to intimidate me? Today I will destroy your Sea God Island, and what will you do about it?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's tone became somewhat fearful, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the Sea God before him was only half-formed.
"Stubborn fool. Though I cannot kill you, I can gravely wound you enough to prevent you from terrorizing other sea tribes and the Sea God Island for decades to come."
"Sea God's Thirteenth Style, Sea God's Twilight!" The Sea God phantom seamlessly executed all thirteen Sea God techniques as one, drawing upon the oceanic forces within a hundred-mile radius, and released a massive yellow light pillar.
"Damn it! World-Ending Thunder Deluge!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King also unleashed his strongest attack, which was three times more powerful than his World-Ending Water Lightning.
Boom! Below, Blue Silver Empress and the others, including Sea Dragon Douluo, were pressed to the ground, unable to move.
"Too powerful! This strength is beyond what any Ultimate Douluo could possess," Bibi Dong exclaimed in shock.
The sky above was too bright to clearly see Lin Yongming's situation.
At that moment, Lin Yongming and Bai Seixi's palms were tightly pressed together, impossible to separate. With the immense power from the Sea God's Thirteenth Style attack, the soul power within their bodies and the energy from the Sea God's Heart were being extracted.
Bai Seixi had also closed her eyes.
The Sea God's Twilight transformed the golden-yellow light pillar into a trident over a hundred meters long, which penetrated through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's attack and stabbed into the massive beast's body.
Roar! "Sea God, curse you! You've ruined my chance at godhood once again. I swear, one day I will destroy your Sea God Island," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King howled in agony.
"It's all your fault! All of you are why I failed. You should die too. Rootless Demon Water!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King turned toward Lin Yongming and Bai Seixi.
From its massive mouth, it spat out a turbid mass of water that immediately enveloped the pair, though it seemed to cause no substantial damage.
Then the Deep Sea Demon Whale King flipped its enormous body, generating tremendous force to dislodge the Sea God's trident from itself, leaving a horrific wound.
Its tail struck Lin Yongming and Bai Seixi, while the Deep Sea Demon Whale King escaped by diving into the deep sea.
"Ocean Protective Shield!" Lin Yongming's perception sensed the danger, immediately awakening from his unconscious state to activate the Sea God's Heart's defensive ability.
However, the inertial force still sent Lin Yongming and Bai Seixi sinking to the seafloor. Fortunately, the Sea God's Heart had water-avoidance capabilities, and they landed in a crevice on the seabed.
Back on the Sea God Island, as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King retreated, the remaining sea soul beasts fled from the shore and submerged into the sea.
"We won! We won! We defended the island! Haha... The Sea God's divine might rules the ocean!" Sea Dragon and the other seven sacred pillars rejoiced.
But their joy quickly faded when they noticed Bai Seixi was nowhere to be seen, and the ground around them was littered with the bodies of Sea God warriors.
"Little Ming! Where's Little Ming? Wasn't the battle won? Why isn't he in the sky?" Bibi Dong stood up, looking at the now-calm sky, her expression changing.
"Sister Ai Silver, did you see him? He wasn't eaten by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, was he?" Bibi Dong anxiously clutched Blue Silver Empress's arm.
"No, that's impossible. He must have fallen into the sea because he had no strength left. That must be it," Blue Silver Empress insisted, not believing otherwise.
"That's probably it. If he fell into the sea, it's not so bad. Little Ming has the Sea God's Heart which can avoid seawater. Let's wait a while longer," Bibi Dong nodded immediately.
"Excuse me, where is your Great Consecrator?" Subsequently, Bibi Dong and Blue Silver Empress approached Sea Dragon and the others.
"We're also looking for her. The Great Consecrator hasn't returned either," Sea Dragon and the others replied worriedly.
"Sea Dragon Lord, I vaguely saw a light fall into the sea," reported an injured Sea God warrior.
"Then what are we waiting for? Aren't you sea soul masters? You must know the sea waters well. Dive into the seafloor and find them!" Bibi Dong urged impatiently.
"Young lady, the pressure of seawater is immense. The location where the Great Consecrator fell is nearly a thousand meters from us, with a depth of perhaps a hundred meters. That level of water pressure is no less than the pressure exerted by a Titled Douluo. Besides, as you can see, after this great battle, we simply cannot dive again. Moreover, the sea soul beasts have just scattered and haven't gone far."
"So it's not that we don't want to go, but that we simply cannot. With the Great Consecrator's whereabouts unknown, we are anxious too. We'll need at least a day to recover enough strength to search," Sea Dragon explained with a bitter smile.
"One day! What about Little Ming in the meantime?" Bibi Dong asked anxiously.
"He should be fine for now. The Sea God's Heart is a soul tool at the divine weapon level, so he should be safe for now. We can only wait until tomorrow when we've recovered some strength to search for them," said Bai Seixi's bespectacled maid, exhausted.
"Sister Dong, don't be anxious now. What they say is true. First, they fought against the Spirit Hall, then endured the sea soul beast attack. They're already completely exhausted. We can only wait," Blue Silver Empress pulled Bibi Dong back.
The two women then walked to the shore, looking at the vast sea before them, only able to pray that Lin Yongming would return safely.
Meanwhile, Lin Yongming was feeling unbearably hot, his soul power depleted, his mental energy excessively consumed, and his consciousness gradually becoming confused.
"So hot... Great Consecrator, is there a volcano in this seabed? Why is it so hot?" Lin Yongming struggled to keep himself conscious as he asked Bai Seixi.
"There are no volcanoes around here, but... I also feel a bit hot," Bai Seixi replied, puzzled.
"I can't hold on. My consciousness is getting weaker and weaker. It feels like I'm being roasted by fire," Lin Yongming struggled to remove his outer garment, unconsciously baring his chest. His skin was extremely red, and he sat down on the small rocks.
"Damn it, what's happening? Did we get poisoned by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?" Bai Seixi worried inwardly, feeling that something terrible was about to happen.
"Wake up! We might be poisoned. We need to get back to the Sea God Island quickly," Bai Seixi approached Lin Yongming, grabbed his shoulders, and shook him.
"It's no use. My soul power is almost completely depleted too. If not for the protection of the Sea God's Heart, we couldn't stay at the seafloor for long. I must wake him up," Bai Seixi thought as she shook Lin Yongming vigorously.
"Stop that. You've been affected by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Rootless Demon Water. This was unintentionally created by mixing the turbid yang water and turbid yin water from the deepest part of the sea," the Sea God's remnant consciousness appeared within the protective shield, though now extremely dim and faint, evidently having expended significant mental energy to deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Sea God, what is this Rootless Demon Water? How do we detoxify it?" Bai Seixi asked, her face also flushed with heat.
"It's not exactly poison. Perhaps the Deep Sea Demon Whale King intended... well, I'll be direct. This is a kind of lustful water. The only way to neutralize it is through physical union, or you will both die soon," the Sea God's remnant consciousness replied.
"What?! You mean... consummation, like in marriage?" Bai Seixi asked incredulously.
"That's right. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King hates us deeply, so even in defeat, he wanted to make things difficult for you," the Sea God's remnant consciousness answered.
"I've said what needed to be said. I'm extremely weak now and must return to the Sea God's Heart to nurture what remains of my consciousness."
"No! Sea God, please kill me," Bai Seixi pleaded.
"What are you saying? If you die, he dies too. This is the successor chosen by the Sea God himself. Have you forgotten your mission? Would you let him die with you? Your death doesn't matter, but he absolutely cannot perish, or there would be no reason for the Sea God Island to exist," the Sea God's remnant consciousness said coldly.
"Besides, this isn't necessarily bad for you. When this young man inherits the Sea God's position in the future, you could follow him to the divine realm and become an immortal being. Isn't that your lifelong wish?"
"How many Great Consecrators has the Sea God Island had? Now your opportunity has arrived." With these cold words, the Sea God's remnant consciousness disappeared.
"This..." Bai Seixi stood stunned.
"But, but he's only in his teens, and he has his own lovers," Bai Seixi slumped to the ground, mumbling to herself.
Roar! Lin Yongming suddenly let out a bestial sound, becoming agitated and turning his head left and right as if searching for something.
"Wake up," Bai Seixi tried to calm Lin Yongming, somewhat fearful.
Bai Seixi's words only made things worse. As soon as she spoke, Lin Yongming turned toward her and pounced without hesitation.
Slap...
Bai Seixi immediately struck Lin Yongming across the face, making him pause.
"You need to... go! I can't control myself. Go quickly," Lin Yongming's voice was now extremely deep, the slap having momentarily cleared his mind slightly.
"No, I can't let you die here. If we can get back to shore, you can be saved," Bai Seixi thought of Lin Yongming's lovers and felt a glimmer of hope.
Bai Seixi then lifted Lin Yongming's arm over her shoulder, preparing to lead him out of the seafloor.
But Bai Seixi soon discovered that she too was growing weaker, and Lin Yongming was heavier than her. She had barely stood up when she sat back down.
Mmm~ Bai Seixi let out a small sound, and this slight noise completely ignited the fire Lin Yongming had been restraining.
Lin Yongming instinctively emitted a deep growl. Growing increasingly agitated, his strength seemed to return, and he pushed Bai Seixi to the ground.
Bai Seixi tried to push Lin Yongming away, but she found that her consciousness, like his, was gradually becoming muddled.
A moment of pain brought Bai Seixi briefly back to clarity. She understood what was happening but quickly lost consciousness again.
Here it comes.
And so, Bai Seixi sacrificed herself.
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