On a dim night, with only a few stars twinkling, Xu Mingxi led a group of powerful individuals who descended from the sky under the cover of psychedelic illusions and darkness, surrounding the ship where Tang San was located.
"Sea God Douluo, forgive me, but you're not going anywhere."
A curtain of starlight fell as the sacred angelic light mingled with the evil Rakshasa aura, sealing the space around the ship, isolating all seawater and creating a depression in the ocean, causing the entire ship to hover in the air.
Sword Douluo and Master supported from outside, preventing Bo Saixi from escaping and watching for any rebellion from the Spirit Empire.
Bone Douluo blocked the surrounding space to stop the use of teleportation techniques like the last time with the blue pearl. If Tang Chen were summoned, it would be difficult to handle.
Ning Fengzhi assisted Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo. Their martial soul fusion skill, the Bipolar Static Field, was the best choice to prevent Bo Saixi from escaping.
As Xu Mingxi spoke, Bo Saixi flew into the sky, alert and ready to confront him. When Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong appeared, Bo Saixi immediately prepared to abandon Tang San and escape.
As the remaining nine descended one by one, Bo Saixi's face darkened as if dripping with water, and Tang Hao on the ship turned pale.
He wasn't afraid of dying—but he feared he wouldn't be able to avenge Ah Yin and the Clear Sky Sect or eliminate the evil presence of the Spirit Empire poisoning the entire continent.
"Xu Mingxi, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and so many Super Douluo—how generous of you. Are you not afraid of the wrath of the Sea God?"
Most of the top experts from the Spirit Empire and the Xingluo Empire were gathered, and Bo Saixi certainly wasn't naïve enough to think they came to honor her.
These two rival powers had gathered so many masters for one purpose: to kill her, Poseidon Douluo, at sea.
At this point, she no longer thought of protecting Tang San but was solely focused on how to escape this deadly situation.
She must not die here. If she did, the sea soul masters would lose their pillar. The Three Sea Spear Douluo would not be enough to support the vast Sea God Island.
When that time came, the sea soul masters would be trapped on Sea God Island by the Spirit and Star Luo Empires, gradually weakening, and the Sea God's followers would dwindle further.
"Star Crown Sect, are you betraying your pact with my Sea God Island to side with the evil Spirit Empire?"
"Sea God Douluo, you'd better not waste your breath. It won't help when you have no strength to fight in a moment," Xu Mingxi replied coldly.
He didn't bother with small talk. The longer things dragged out, the more variables could arise. It was better to end this swiftly.
The starfield expanded: sunlight like beams, moonlight like silk, starlight like needles—encircling Bo Saixi from all directions. While not causing heavy damage, it confined her in place.
"Sea God Domain!"
"Angel Domain!"
"Death Domain, Domain of the God of Death."
There was hardly an unmatched powerhouse who didn't have a domain these days—especially not god-worshiping priests and successors to divine thrones.
Several domains bloomed brilliantly in the sky. In a one-against-many situation, the Sea God Domain was clearly suppressed and could only hold its ground beside Bo Saixi.
Though the fierce aerial attacks were aimed at Bo Saixi, some residual force still affected the ship below.
Bo Saixi, fully focused on resisting the assault from Xu Mingxi and the others, could no longer protect those on the ship. At the critical moment, Tang Hao could only stand, his body riddled with hidden injuries.
The original Clear Sky Hammer reappeared, shielding Tang San, who was absorbing a spirit ring. However, the other sea soul masters were unprotected and perished from the impact.
Unfortunately, as a level-91 Titled Douluo, it was already hard for him to block the collateral effects of a battle between four unmatched Douluo, let alone deal with a sneak attack from the Super Douluo above.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had noticed Tang Hao upon arriving. The grudge over his broken arm from years ago still lingered vividly.
He believed his failure to reach the peak Douluo level 99 was due to his physical defect—inflicted by Tang Hao.
When enemies meet, emotions flare. Though ordered by Qian Daoliu to monitor the battlefield and watch for Star Luo Empire ambushes, he still spared some focus on Tang Hao—the man he loathed.
A beam of golden soul power shot from his hand, striking the Clear Sky Hammer and pushing Tang Hao back half a step. The impact trailed close behind, repeatedly assaulting him.
Tang Hao was able to withstand it, but the situation for Tang San behind him was much worse.
The ship shattered from the aftermath, debris flying everywhere. Explosions mixed with the screams of soul masters filled the air. It all greatly disturbed Tang San, who was already struggling with the violent energy of the spirit ring.
His Blue Silver Grass was too weak to forcibly absorb the poisonous seaweed dragon with a higher bloodline and an age of nearly 39,000 years.
He could barely withstand the remnant soul attacks of the seaweed dragon, even with Hope Dew. The mental assault laced with desperate hatred made him suffer immensely.
Due to multiple overlapping factors, Tang San's spirit ring absorption process was forcibly interrupted. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and his aura weakened sharply.
Fortunately, Tang Hao was paying close attention and noticed it in time, forcibly interrupting the absorption using his spiritual power.
Although this would cause severe physical and mental damage to Tang San, saving his life was the top priority.
Still, it remained uncertain whether he would survive.
While stabilizing Tang San—who was now pale and adjusting his breathing—Tang Hao looked at the besieged Bo Saixi in the sky with deep sorrow.
He was arrogant, yes, but not stupid. With such a formation above them, if Senior Bo Saixi was defeated, there would be no escape for them.
Tang Hao took out various communication tools from his storage soul guide, only to find none of his methods could penetrate the external soul barrier.
Even shattering the teleportation pearl given by Senior Bo Saixi didn't open a portal, making his plan to summon his grandfather fail completely.
"This must be Bone Douluo Gu Rong's doing. When my grandfather was still alive, he should've eradicated everyone who refused to stay out of things."
Tang Hao looked up at the people in the sky with despair and disgust, cursing them in his heart.
The damned Star Crown Sect and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect—how dare they join forces with the evil Spirit Hall. If they ever came down from the sky, he would make sure they never got away.