The holy light of the angel shone, the waves of the sea god surged. Qian Daoliu wanted to completely destroy the Clear Sky Sect, but Bo Saixi wanted to protect it to the death because of a prophecy. Neither of them would back down.
Sea Dragon Douluo stepped out of the space channel along with the six other Holy Pillars. This was the mainland. Even with Tang Xiao, they were no match for the four Golden Crocodile Douluos, who were all Title Douluo at level 95.
Seeing the Holy Pillar Douluos retreating step by step, Bo Saixi helplessly looked at the remaining members of the Haotian Sect, waved her hand, and a wave sent them all back to Sea God Island.
Sea Dragon also led the Holy Pillar Douluos to retreat quickly. The Golden Crocodile wanted to chase and kill them in anger, but was scolded by Qian Daoliu.
Now was not the time to fully antagonize Sea God Island. Bo Saixi, an unmatched Douluo like a human-shaped nuclear bomb, was too much of a threat. The Clear Sky Sect was one thing, but if they truly harmed the Holy Pillar Douluos, it would be a complete declaration of war.
Qian Daoliu watched them leave, stopping his actions, and looked at Bo Saixi with a complicated gaze.
"Why are you defying your duty as the High Priestess of the Sea God and leaving Sea God Island to help the Clear Sky Sect? Is it really only because they are Tang Chen's descendants?"
"No comment. The Clear Sky Sect will stay on Sea God Island. Spirit Hall, take care of yourself."
Poseidon turned and left, stepping into the turquoise space channel. Her figure slowly disappeared, and the spatial channel vanished with her.
Although she said little, it was as if she had said everything. The entire Clear Sky Sect had moved to Sea God Island—not something Poseidon would do merely to protect Tang Chen's descendants.
Qian Daoliu's face was so dark it was as if water might drip from it. He had never imagined that behind Poseidon's protection of the Clear Sky Sect, there might actually be an order from the gods.
The Sea God—an entity from the same era as the ancestor of the Qian family, the Angel God.
Now that the Angel God had not sent a prophecy in years, Qian Daoliu had thought the gods could no longer interfere in the mortal world. He never expected that the Sea God would truly issue such a prophecy.
Why had their ancestor not responded to them, the Qian family descendants? Qian Daoliu did not dare to think too deeply about the implications.
"The most important thing now is to train Xiaoxue as quickly as possible and help her mature to inherit the position of the Angel God."
The situation was turbulent, and even Qian Daoliu, the peerless Douluo, felt a sense of crisis.
The gods had begun to intervene, and they stood on the side of the Clear Sky Sect, who had formed a deadly enmity with Spirit Hall. Even he could not guarantee he could continue to protect Spirit Hall and the Qian family's foundation.
He looked down at the ruined and burned mountain gates of the Clear Sky Sect and suddenly recalled what Tang Xiao had said, his eyes bloodshot and his teeth gritted.
Wasn't it they who ambushed Xiaoxue? With the strength of the three attackers, Snake Spear and Thornfish should have been able to escape.
Qian Daoliu, who had battled Tang Chen most of his life, knew very well the arrogant nature of the barbarians in the Clear Sky Sect—they always believed the Clear Sky Hammer was the strongest in the world.
To them, even acts like murder and arson would be considered just. Now that Poseidon had come to their aid, they had a backer and likely no longer needed to hide their actions.
But Tang Xiao and the two Titled Elders didn't seem aware of this.
Qian Daoliu carefully reviewed the entire incident. Details he had overlooked in his single-minded drive for revenge against Xiaoxue now floated back into his mind.
If Snake Spear and Thornfish were killed, why were their bodies left at the scene? Wasn't this essentially telling them plainly that the Clear Sky Sect did it?
"No, something's not right. Third Priest, come here."
"Yes, Chief Priest?"
"When you went to inspect the scene, why were you so sure it was the Clear Sky Sect?"
Qingluan Douluo was stunned. Wasn't that what Xiaoxue had said? And he had found that Snake Spear and Thornfish were killed by a hammer-type martial soul. There was no other possibility—the only people with hammer-type martial souls strong enough to kill them were from the Clear Sky Sect.
His explanation made Qian Daoliu frown. Xiaoxue would never lie. But if someone was setting them up, how had they done it?
Qian Daoliu was confused. Aside from the Clear Sky Sect, there weren't many forces on the continent with the power to secretly kill two Titled Douluos.
The civil and military officials of the Heaven Dou Empire could confirm that Bone Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hadn't stopped Xiaoxue. So the only remaining suspect was...
His gaze turned toward the Star Luo Empire, home to two of the top forces on the Douluo Continent: the Star Luo Royal Family and the Star Crown Sect.
"By this logic, the Star Crown Sect is the most suspicious. Star Crown Sect... I will remember you."
Whether or not it was them, Qian Daoliu no longer intended to let them go. The potential of the Star Crown Sect's leader had already peaked, and at best, he could only break through to level 98 as a Titled Douluo.
But the masked man with two 100,000-year-old spirit rings was deeply alarming. Once this masked man matured, not even the ceiling of peerless Douluos might be able to stop him.
Just like how he had held back the Golden Crocodile Douluo before, it wasn't that he didn't want to suppress the Star Crown Sect, but nearly all of their disciples were hiding in Starfall Mountain.
And no one knew what kind of foundation a sect with thousands of years of legacy truly had.
If something happened to their worshippers, Spirit Hall would no longer have the power to suppress the entire Douluo Continent, and at that time, it would become the target of widespread criticism.
"We still need to take the long view. Bibi Dong, let's go."
"What's the rush?"
Bibi Dong, who had been standing among the ruins of the Clear Sky Sect absorbing powerful soul energy, was dissatisfied but left with Qian Daoliu. This time, she had gained the most.
Two Titled Douluo and many strong Clear Sky Hammer spirit masters—their souls were the best nourishment for Bibi Dong.
Behind her mask, Bibi Dong's red lips curled slightly. Looking at Qian Daoliu ahead, she couldn't help but reveal a bloodthirsty smile.
With this harvest, she would definitely be able to rise to level 96, and then acquire the final 200,000-year soul ring from the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor. With the soul ring and soul bone energy, she might reach the peak of level 98 as a Douluo.
At that point, even if she couldn't defeat Qian Daoliu, she would never be in such a passive position again. The Qian family, Spirit Hall—she would finally destroy them all.
Seeing Qian Daoliu glance back, Bibi Dong quickly suppressed the tyranny in her heart. Now was not the time to reveal anything.
The madness receded, and rationality gradually returned. Bibi Dong was shocked to realize she seemed increasingly prone to losing control.
Whether it was cruelty, madness, or the desire to destroy Spirit Hall entirely—those were her true thoughts, and she had been able to control them.
Now the killing intent sometimes overwhelmed her reason, and this feeling of losing control caused her expression to change from bright to gloomy.
Rakshasa God... is this your doing?