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Three Minutes and Three Days
The weather over the vast ocean was notoriously unpredictable. Just a moment ago, the sky above Sea God Island had been a pristine, cloudless blue; now, a dense blanket of dark, heavy storm clouds rolled in, casting a shadow over the Ringing Sea.
Fu Ye walked at a leisurely pace, completely unbothered by the sudden shift in weather. Clinging to him like a vine, the Sea Witch was currently using her soft hands to viciously pinch his arms. Of course, her amateur physical attacks were entirely useless against his jade-like, steel-dense skin.
"You absolute scoundrel, hurry up and put me down! Send me back right now!" the Sea Witch cried out, her face still burning with a deep crimson flush as she tightly held onto his neck, her strength finally returning.
"Hmph. Consider this your well-deserved punishment," Fu Ye chuckled wickedly, deliberately loosening his grip to let her realize she was entirely dependent on holding onto him to keep from falling. "Did you honestly think I was some gentle push-over you could just manipulate at will?"
Taking his sweet time, it took Fu Ye a full five minutes to finally carry her back into the grand sanctuary of the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar.
The moment they crossed the threshold, Fu Ye casually waved his hand, raising two massive, absolute isolation barriers around the interior hall.
To the outside world, a mere three minutes would pass. But within the isolated temporal distortion of the barrier, a full three days of uninterrupted time would unfold.
Inside that private, steam-filled sanctuary, a marathon of advanced cultivation and passionate intimacy took place. By the time Fu Ye finally dissolved the barrier and stepped out of the mist-shrouded temple, the exhausted little mermaid princess was already fast asleep, snoring softly beneath the silken sheets of her small bed.
Scaling the Sea God Temple
Fu Ye made his way toward the center of the island, where the monolithic Sea God Temple towered over the landscape.
He was fully aware that Bo Saixi, with her incredibly sharp and meticulous divine perception, had witnessed everything that occurred on the beach earlier. However, he wasn't worried in the slightest. After all, the clever little Sea Witch had been the one to initiate the flirting.
Furthermore, even if Bo Saixi had tracked his movements back to the Sacred Pillar, in the reality of the mortal plane, he had only been inside the temple for exactly three minutes. Fu Ye smiled inwardly—what could anyone possibly accomplish in a mere three minutes? Bo Saixi couldn't possibly suspect the three-day storm that had actually occurred inside.
Stepping onto the grand, imposing staircase leading to the temple, Fu Ye began his ascent.
Because he was neither a native resident of the island nor an active participant in the Sea God's Trials, the crushing psychological and physical pressure of the Sea God's Light did not dissipate for him. It bore down with its full, unmitigated weight.
Yet, to a monster like Fu Ye, this legendary divine pressure was practically non-existent. With his absurdly overpowered physical constitution, even if the intensity of the Sea God's Light were multiplied tenfold, he wouldn't even break a sweat. He glided up the steps with absolute ease.
"The High Priestess seems rather tense today. Has something disrupted your inner peace?" Fu Ye asked playfully as he stepped into the main hall.
"My peace is entirely intact. But even if it weren't, what does that have to do with an outsider like you?" Bo Saixi's voice resounded through the temple, cold, majestic, and sharp as ice.
Fu Ye, however, knew her true nature all too well. Beneath her grand, untouchable façade as the supreme ruler of the island, she possessed the soft, easily flustered temperament of a classic tsundere. She simply forced herself to maintain a stern, unapproachable mask before the world.
"Well, High Priestess, if my presence is so unwelcome, I suppose I can just head right back to the Sea Witch's temple and spend the night chatting with her instead," Fu Ye countered smoothly, completely refusing to play along with her aloof act. If this place won't welcome me, there are plenty of other beds waiting.
"You—!"
Hearing his blatant threat, a flash of genuine anger rippled across Bo Saixi's timeless, breathtakingly beautiful face. But seeing his completely unbothered posture, her sharp glare quickly softened, replaced by a trace of helpless exasperation.
"Fine. Speak. It's already dusk—what business do you have coming to my temple at this hour?" she asked, a faint, involuntary pink hue dusting her cheeks.
Fu Ye looked her straight in the eyes, his expression the absolute picture of raw honesty as he delivered a simple, crystal-clear response:
"Nothing important. I'm literally just here to seduce you."
It was plain, unadulterated, and entirely direct.
Bo Saixi's face instantly turned dark with shock. Her delicate fists clenched tightly, her divine soul power fluctuating as if she were about to launch a full-scale strike right at his face in the very next second.
============================================================ [SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: BO SAIXI INTIMACY STATUS] ============================================================ Interaction: Direct Declaration of Seduction Favorability: +5% -> [Current Status: 90%] ============================================================
Fu Ye blinked inwardly. What on earth is wrong with this system? I literally just told her I'm here to hit on her, and her affection goes up? Hmph... women truly are completely dishonest with their own feelings.
The Defenseless High Priestess
"Give me one single reason why I shouldn't strike you down right where you stand," Bo Saixi whispered, her voice trembling slightly.
"Oh, that's incredibly easy to solve," Fu Ye replied smoothly.
Before the words could even fully echo through the vaulted ceiling, his silhouette vanished. Moving with phantom-like speed, he materialized directly in front of her. His fingers blurred into a sequence of precise, lightning-fast strikes, tapping into the core acupuncture points and primary meridian junctions across her body.
In a singular fraction of a second, her immense, deep reservoir of Limit Douluo soul power was completely locked down and sealed away.
"Just like this," Fu Ye smiled, casually catching her as her legs gave out, pulling her soft, completely drained body flush against his chest. "Now that you don't possess a single ounce of strength, how could you possibly strike me?"
Bo Saixi's mind went entirely blank. She was completely paralyzed. This absolute bastard actually managed to seal my soul power?! Defenseless and weak, she could only rest helplessly in his strong embrace.
Meanwhile, far away in the Divine Realm, the Sea God Poseidon felt a strange disturbance in the spiritual signature of his mortal spokesperson. He immediately materialized a divine viewing mirror, focusing his gaze directly into the Sea God Temple.
"What... what have you done to me?!" Bo Saixi gasped, fruitlessly trying to twist out of his iron grip. Every single movement she made only served to press her voluptuous curves tighter against him. "Why can't I feel my power?!"
"I told you just a moment ago," Fu Ye murmured, his face leaning down close to hers. "I'm just here to court you. I don't have any other malicious intentions."
The Sea God Temple was an absolute holy ground; no ordinary mortal or guardian was ever permitted to step inside without passing the grueling 999-step trial. At this moment, within a three-mile radius, there wasn't a single soul around to save her.
"Stop... what are you planning to do?! I am the High Priestess of Sea God Island! If you dare commit any sacrilege against me, Lord Sea God will surely strike you down with divine retribution!" Bo Saixi cried out, truly feeling completely cornered for the first time in her century of life.
"Don't worry," Fu Ye laughed softly, his eyes flashing with amusement. "Under cosmic laws, gods aren't allowed to casually interfere in the affairs of the mortal plane. Though, since this temple is his primary inheritance ground, whether or not the old man is currently voyeuristically watching us from above is a completely different question."
Poseidon's Frustration
Up in the Divine Realm, inside the glorious spires of the Sea God Temple, a white-haired old deity with a prominent goat beard felt his face turn entirely dark.
You brat! Poseidon fumed internally. Everything you said is technically correct, but I'm merely checking in on the welfare of my premier high priestess! How can you call this voyeurism?!
"Unfilial, infuriating little monster!" Poseidon muttered, pacing around his divine throne. "Your raw strength is already completely off the charts, yet you absolutely refuse to take my trials! If you would just take the inheritance, I could finally retire, pack my bags, and flee this boring Divine Realm to enjoy my life!"
Down below, Fu Ye didn't care about the god's inner turmoil. Looking down at the beautiful, trembling High Priestess in his arms, he tilted her chin upward.
"No... you mustn't—mmph!"
============================================================ [SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: BO SAIXI INTIMACY STATUS] ============================================================ Interaction: Sealed Meridian Kiss Favorability: +5% -> [Current Status: 95%] ============================================================
Fu Ye smiled against her lips. Bo Saixi truly is an extraordinary woman. She carries the concept of verbal denial while internal acceptance to the absolute absolute peak.
Right there on the sacred, polished floor of the Sea God Temple, Fu Ye pinned the completely defenseless High Priestess beneath him, claiming her lips in a deep, dominant, and intensely passionate kiss.
Up in the heavens, Poseidon's old face twisted with absolute awkwardness. Seeing that the two below hadn't actually taken the absolute final step yet, he decided it was best to cut the feed and maintain a dignified silence. After all, even though she was his high priestess, she was fully entitled to her own grand romance.
Besides, Poseidon's burning desire to find a successor and abandon his divine post had just reached its absolute peak. He had worked his entire life on the continent without ever managing to secure a wife; he just wanted to hand over the reins to this overpowered brat and go enjoy the cosmos.
A Wistful Departure
A long, breathless eternity passed before Fu Ye finally broke the sweet, intoxicating kiss.
Bo Saixi's cheeks were completely boiled crimson, her deep blue eyes entirely dazed and misty as she panted lightly for air, her regal composure thoroughly shattered.
However, the moment her breath stabilized, the High Priestess immediately tried to reclaim her majestic authority. "You... you absolute scoundrel... unseal my meridians this instant!"
By the time dusk completely settled over the island, Fu Ye had already smoothly dissolved the soul power block, restoring her full Limit Douluo capabilities.
"You really are an absolute, adorable tsundere," Fu Ye laughed, standing up and dusting off his clothes. "Alright, my beautiful priestess, this handsome gentleman will stop teasing you for today. See you around."
As his silhouette casually strolled out of the grand gates, Bo Saixi remained sitting on her elegant, light blue bed, her bare, pristine feet tucked beneath her. Her deep blue eyes tracked his departing figure, completely filled with a complex, lingering mixture of intense flush and deep, wistful longing.
"Absolute scoundrel..." she whispered softly to the empty hall.