Chapter 343 – The Self-Destruction of the Sea God Douluo
Bo Saixi let out a long howl toward the sky as her body began to swell abnormally. Behind her, the massive golden shadow actually began to ignite. A terrifying pressure swept across the heavens and earth, surging toward Tang San and Dai Mubai.
"This is bad, she's going to self-destruct—stop her, now!"
Even the previously calm voice of the Sea God in the sky turned anxious.
"Hahaha, Tang San, you probably don't know this, but the sole purpose of the High Priest of Sea God Island is to initiate the most crucial part of the Sea God's Ninth Trial.
You secretly returned to Sea God Island behind my back, even having your aunt Tang Yuehua stall me so you could hunt down Xiao Bai and seize its spirit ring and bone.
But what a pity—you never expected that the Sea God's divine trials cannot proceed without me, the High Priest.
Heaven is just; it let me uncover your true face. Without me, don't even dream of completing your final divine trial in this lifetime!"
Bo Saixi laughed hysterically. The elegance and grace of the past had vanished, replaced by a face twisted and ferocious.
"What?!"
Tang San's expression changed drastically. If he couldn't complete the Sea God's trials, then everything he had done would be meaningless.
"Damn it—stop this, you lunatic!"
In an instant, Tang San released his Clear Sky Hammer spirit. Eight black rings and one red ring rose into the air. Like lightning, he dashed toward Bo Saixi.
At the center of Sea God Island, within the divine temple, the Sea God's Light began to expand violently. Just after withdrawing his power, the Sea God prepared to act once more.
Dai Mubai wanted to help, but as a mere seventy-ninth-ranked Spirit Sage, he hadn't even released his martial spirit before he was sent flying by the terrifying pressure of Bo Saixi's imminent self-destruction. He couldn't even stand.
"Hahaha! Tang San, you despicable scoundrel! Sea God, you sanctimonious hypocrite! Go to hell—both of you!"
With a piercing roar, Bo Saixi's body swelled like an overinflated balloon. The nine rings—eight black and one red—shattered around her all at once.
Boom!
Bo Saixi's body expanded to its limit in an instant, then exploded like a bursting balloon.
The ground shook violently. The deafening explosion was like her dying scream. A massive cloud of blood mist erupted in the sky. Waves of tremendous energy rippled outward in all directions.
The very air seemed to tear apart. Sea God Island was thrown into a massive quake.
"This madwoman!"
In the Divine Realm.
The Sea God's face had turned exceedingly grim. In the end, he was still a step too late—he failed to stop Bo Saixi's self-destruction.
He hadn't expected Bo Saixi to be so resolute. He had already prepared for the possibility that she might refuse to sacrifice herself to initiate the divine trial. Sea God Island was his domain; he had a hundred ways to force the trial to begin without her consent.
But all of that depended on one thing: Bo Saixi being alive.
"Damn it! Didn't she always claim to be my most faithful follower? Why would she abandon her faith so easily?"
Staring at the blood mist scattered across the sky, the Sea God couldn't help but curse, as if questioning Bo Saixi's loyalty.
What he didn't know was the deeper the love, the deeper the hate.
It was precisely because Bo Saixi held such a profound belief in the Sea God that, when his selfish and hypocritical nature revealed itself to her, she found it utterly unbearable.
She had already decided to die the moment Tang San began absorbing Xiao Bai's spirit ring and bone.
Back on Sea God Island.
The terrifying energy continued to spread. Heaven and earth turned dark, sun and moon lost their light. The once-peaceful ocean had gone mad.
A tremendous pressure fell from the sky and landed on Tang San's body, making it hard to breathe—he couldn't even catch a single breath.
Dai Mubai was even more pitiful. His meager spirit power rendered him like a leaf caught in a violent storm when faced with the self-destruction of an Ultimate Douluo, tossed about at the mercy of the explosive force.
Seeing this, the Sea God let out a cold snort. With a lift of his finger, the Sea God's Light, which had lost its target, instantly changed direction and descended upon Tang San and Dai Mubai. It transformed into two massive spheres of light, wrapping the two of them within.
Unable to stop Bo Saixi's self-destruction, the Sea God could only focus on keeping Tang San and Dai Mubai alive.
Immediately after, the Sea God turned and left—off to consult the true mastermind behind all this.
Boom—!
The deafening rumble continued for nearly half an hour before finally subsiding. The self-destruction of an Ultimate Douluo was simply too terrifying. The once-beautiful Sea God Island could no longer be recognized—half the island had sunk, and the population had suffered devastating casualties.
Most of the powerful spirit masters had gone to the Star Luo Empire frontlines. The ones remaining on Sea God Island were mainly the old, weak, sick, or disabled. That they hadn't all perished in Bo Saixi's blast was nothing short of a miracle.
Tang San and Dai Mubai were protected by the Sea God's Light. Apart from some minor injuries from the initial shockwave, they were otherwise unharmed.
Once the explosion ended, the light spheres condensed by the Sea God's Light carried the two of them directly to the central Sea God Temple.
As soon as they landed, a white beam of light suddenly descended from the sky without warning. It moved so quickly that it shot straight into Dai Mubai's forehead in an instant.
Dai Mubai's expression froze. His entire body went completely still, like a statue.
"Mubai, what's wrong?!"
Tang San was startled. Dai Mubai was a crucial bridge between the Clear Sky Clan and the Star Luo Empire, and one of the few allies he had left. Nothing could happen to him now.
"Hahahaha, San, I'm fine!"
Dai Mubai snapped out of his daze and burst into hearty laughter. "San, that beam of light just now—it was a god from the Divine Realm, a Titled War God, who contacted me. He said he wants to pass his godhood on to me!"
"Tang San."
Just as Dai Mubai finished speaking, the Sea God's deep voice echoed through the temple.
"Bo Saixi was not wrong. The Sea God's Ninth Trial is the most crucial step in the inheritance. It can only be completed in the Divine Realm's inheritance space that connects to Douluo Star. And to enter that space, Bo Saixi's sacrifice was indeed necessary.
Now that she is dead, your own strength alone is not enough to enter the inheritance space and complete the final divine trial. So I have requested the War God to bestow his inheritance trial upon your companion.
Unlike mine, the War God's divine trial does not require another's sacrifice to activate. As long as you both remain on Sea God Island, when the War God's final trial is initiated, I will be able to bring you into the inheritance space through the same method."
So that's how it is!
Tang San, who had just felt a twinge of envy over Dai Mubai receiving a divine trial while he himself was left stranded due to Bo Saixi's death, suddenly saw the light.
He looked at the Sea God Temple with joy lighting up his face.
'Lord Sea God, you truly are like a second father to me. If I'm ever fortunate enough in the future, I'll surely repay your kindness with all my heart!'
(End of Chapter)
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