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Bo Saixi's face was deathly pale, her fingers clutching Tang San's shoulder with a trembling grip. Her entire worldview had shattered; the Sea God she had always worshipped—the invincible Lord Sea God—had fallen. Even though it was only a fragment of his divine will and not his true body, Ye Lan was a mere Spirit Douluo.
The implications were blindingly clear: if Ye Lan were to actually ascend to godhood, his foundational strength was so immense that he would treat the Sea God like a disposable tissue—and a thin one at that. Bo Saixi leaned heavily on her scepter, using it to jab the ground just to keep herself from collapsing.
On the other side, Xiao Wu was exuberant. She threw her arms around Ah Yin, cheering repeatedly. She felt an overwhelming sense of relief that she had managed to rein herself in at the edge of the abyss and become Ye Lan's maid. It was, without a doubt, the most correct decision of her life.
In this era, perhaps 99.999% of the people on the Douluo Continent would beg for the chance to be Ye Lan's servant, but they would never have the opportunity. Yet here she was, Xiao Wu, standing above millions as Ye Lan's "Number Two" maid. She felt incredibly honored; being his servant was a form of pure bliss.
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After instakilling the Sea God's projection, Ye Lan allowed his consciousness to drift into the vastness of the cosmos. With his current mental range extending ten billion kilometers, he could perceive far more than just the Douluo Continent. He could sense the Abyss Plane outside Douluo Star, the sun the planet orbited, and even the void beyond the galaxy.
However, this terrifying level of perception also made Ye Lan realize his own insignificance. In the grand scale of the infinite universe, his current strength was still a drop in the ocean.
Pulling his consciousness back, Ye Lan deactivated the "Blue Silver Life Mecha" and manifested directly in front of Bo Saixi and Tang San. Seeing him release the mecha, Bo Saixi felt a glimmer of hope. Perhaps there was still room for negotiation?
"Ye Lan, what will it take for you to let Little San go?" Bo Saixi swallowed hard, taking a tentative step forward.
Her protection warmed Tang San's heart; she was the only one who truly cared for him now. Standing before him, she seemed as radiant as the sun.
Ye Lan looked at Bo Saixi, who stood at a similar height to him. With her blue hair, phoenix-like brows, and vermilion lips, her temperament was hardly inferior to that of his teacher. Her features were colder and more elegant, her gaze filled with a natural pride. The curves of her figure filled out her white and purple collar, and her waist-to-hip ratio was even more alluring than Ye'er's—she looked like a Mermaid Queen who had walked onto the land.
Under Ye Lan's blatant, scrutinizing gaze, Bo Saixi's cheeks flushed crimson. A dark thought crossed her mind: Would I have to become his slave for him to spare Little San?
After a long silence, the blushing Bo Saixi could no longer suppress her inner dread. She blurted out, "Ye Lan, if you have a grievance, take it out on me! Kill me or torture me as you wish! It is nothing more than death!"
"Hmph!" Xiao Wu interjected. "You're just Master's prisoner. What's with the attitude?"
Ye Lan looked at the cold, majestic Bo Saixi and said calmly, "It's not impossible for me to let you off. Kneel and kowtow to me three times."
"You..." Bo Saixi's face turned white.
Tang San cried out in desperation, "No! Grandmother! Even if we die, you cannot kneel and kowtow to him!"
In Tang San's heart, his grandmother was a being of divine greatness. She was the most beautiful, proud, and elegant woman he had ever met—the most sacred lady in all of Douluo. She was the only relative who treated him with genuine kindness; only by her side could his fragile soul find a harbor.
Bo Saixi glanced back at Tang San, her gaze gradually turning resolute. Tang San was the chosen successor for the second-generation Sea God, and he was Tang Chen's great-grandson. She had invested far too much blood and sweat into him.
"Little San... I hope you remember today's lesson. Do not do anything foolish again."
With those words, Bo Saixi's fair knees dropped instantly into the filthy mud.
Seeing her kneel, Tang San let out a pained howl. "NO!!!"
The proudest "Highland Flower" of the Douluo Continent had touched the dirt. Bo Saixi gritted her teeth and kowtowed heavily three times. When she finished, she looked back at a hollowed-out, soul-crushed Tang San.
"Little San, let's go," she said, reaching out to pull him away.
"Did I say Tang San could leave?"
The voice rang out, causing both Bo Saixi and Tang San to freeze.
"Ye Lan!" Tang San roared, his voice cracking. "You're going back on your word! My grandmother already knelt and kowtowed to you! What more do you want?!"
"Noisy!" Ye'er barked.
Tang San instantly spat out a mouthful of blood, suppressed by Ye'er's overwhelming spiritual pressure. Bo Saixi looked at Ye Lan uneasily; in her mind, Ye Lan wasn't someone who broke his word.
"Bo Saixi, I said I would forgive your past offenses against me. When did I ever say I would let Tang San go? Do you have any idea how many innocent civilian lives have been lost at his hands?" Ye Lan asked tonelessly.
Tang San's pupils shrunk. He realized he was finished.
"Bo Saixi, you may leave on your own. Leave Tang San here," Ye Lan commanded.
"Grandmother..." Tang San looked at her pleadingly, placing his final hope in her.
Bo Saixi fell to her knees once more. "Ye Lan, I beg of you, spare Tang San this once. If you do, I swear he will never kill another human or spirit beast on this continent! He will spend the rest of his life on the Abyss Front, hunting monsters to atone for his sins!"
"Grandmother!!!" Tang San wept as he watched the noble woman beg for his life.
Xiao Wu watched with a complex expression. She realized that anyone associated with Tang San eventually met with misfortune. Bo Saixi was the strongest woman she had ever seen, yet for Tang San, she had discarded every ounce of her dignity.
Ye Lan watched Tang San's collapse, the corners of his mouth curling upward. Right now, Bo Saixi was likely the person closest to Tang San. No physical pain could compare to the agony of the heart. Tang San, I will make you regret ever being my enemy for the rest of your life.
"Bo Saixi, it's not impossible for me to spare him," Ye Lan said.
A flicker of hope ignited in their eyes.
"Ye Lan, as long as you spare him, I will do anything!" Bo Saixi pleaded.
"Grandmother..." Tang San hesitated. He didn't want her to be humiliated further, but he desperately wanted to live. Only by living could he become a god and have a chance to overturn everything and take revenge.
"Bo Saixi," Ye Lan said slowly, "if you crawl over here on your knees and lick my boots, I will let him go."
"NO! GRANDMOTHER!!!"
"Ye Lan! Direct your malice at me!!!" Tang San screamed. How could his grandmother—the most beautiful and sacred woman in his eyes—suffer such an insult?
"Shut up! You have no right to speak here!" Ye'er used her soul power to pin Tang San to the ground.
Bo Saixi looked back at Tang San, a look of desperate hope in her eyes, as if telling him she was placing everything on him.
"Don't!!!"
Tang San watched, shrieking, as Bo Saixi used her hands and knees to crawl toward Ye Lan. The proudest woman in the world was crawling like a dog toward his most hated enemy. At that moment, his hatred for Ye Lan reached its absolute peak, shattering his previous limits. He felt a crushing weight of guilt; he owed her far too much. She had surpassed his teachers and his father to become the most important person in his life.
As he watched her tongue touch Ye Lan's boot, Tang San made a silent, blood-soaked vow: no matter the pain, he would become a Dual God. No matter the torture, he would one day make Bo Saixi the happiest woman in the world.
Ye Lan reveled in the look of agony in Tang San's eyes and the sight of Bo Saixi at his feet. Remember this pain, Tang San. In the future, I will make you feel ten times worse.
After a full minute, Ye Lan said coldly, "Fine. You and Tang San can get lost. Remember your promise; if Tang San kills another citizen of the Douluo Empire, I will make you both understand the meaning of a fate worse than death."
Bo Saixi shivered. She helped Tang San up and forced a smile. "Little San, it's over."
"Grandmother..." Tang San wiped his tears. He knew she was just trying to ease his guilt, but a woman of her stature couldn't possibly be indifferent to such humiliation. Her kindness only deepened his resolve to become a god.
Bo Saixi immediately led Tang San toward the Abyss Front; only the endless slaughter of monsters there could accelerate his growth.
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Once they were gone, Xiao Wu asked, "Master, why let them go?"
Ah Yin snapped, "Xiao Wu, know your place. Master doesn't need to explain himself to you!"
"I know..." Xiao Wu said anxiously, "but Master, Tang San has the inheritances of both the Asura God and the Sea God. Bo Saixi endured that shame just so he could survive to inherit those positions. If he becomes a god, we might..."
Ah Yin's expression also turned worried. "Master, should we go and kill him now? You said you'd spare him once, but you didn't say we couldn't hunt him down later."
Ye Lan waved them off. "Tang San becoming a god is part of my plan. Even if he does, what of it? He'll still just be trash."
Xiao Wu relaxed, her eyes full of worship. "As expected of Master! Even as a god, he'll be no match for you!"
"Do you know why I humiliated Bo Saixi just now?" Ye Lan asked casually.
"This servant doesn't know, but Master must have his reasons," Xiao Wu said obediently.
"Tell us, Master! I knew you wouldn't just bully the weak for no reason," Ah Yin added.
Ye Lan explained, "Through our interactions, I saw how uniquely important Bo Saixi has become to Tang San. I simply added fuel to the fire, ensuring she is the person he feels the most indebted to."
"But how does that help? Are we going to kill her later to make him suffer?" Xiao Wu asked.
Ye Lan laughed. "We don't need to kill her. She is already a person marked for death. That's one reason I let her go. If Tang San wants to become a god, Bo Saixi must sacrifice herself for him. His sole drive to live is to become a god, but the very thing he desires most will require the death of the person he feels most guilty toward. Don't you think that's a much more interesting tragedy?"
Ah Yin's eyes lit up. "So that's why you didn't let me kill him! Your plan goes so much deeper. I can already imagine the despair he'll feel. Thank you for avenging Ye'er, Master!" She threw herself into his arms and kissed him fervently.
Xiao Wu stood by, watching with envy, wondering when her turn would come.
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*In the Void of the Universe*
A blond, blue-eyed man of seemingly noble bearing suddenly shuddered, a cold sweat breaking across his skin.
A purple-clad woman leaning in the arms of a black-haired man in blood-red armor looked up in surprise. "Poseidon, what's wrong? I haven't seen you look like that since the Golden Dragon King appeared."
"Someone extraordinary has appeared on the Douluo Continent," the Sea God explained. "My divine consciousness was just instakilled by a Spirit Douluo."
"Oh? A Spirit Douluo with the power of a Third-Class God?" The Asura God sounded intrigued.
The Sea God nodded gravely. "More importantly, the Abyss Plane is invading. If those two planes merge, they will have the potential to evolve into a new God Realm."
The Rakshasa Goddess's eyes brightened. "Darling, can we find Douluo? Even the Abyss Lords are only First-Class Gods. If you move, we can take that future God Realm for ourselves. It would be a perfect home for our little one." She stroked her slightly protruding belly.
Asura God looked at her stomach with deep emotion. He had spent ages looking for his past lover in the lower realms, never realizing she was right beside him. No wonder he could never kill her, no matter what she did to him. Since she had ascended from mortality, her soul and body had been completely reshaped, which was why he hadn't recognized her.
He was glad for his plan to leave the current God Realm; otherwise, they would be stuck in that stagnant place forever. Now, he wanted to secure this new world for their child.
(End of Chapter)