Above the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, a vague golden shadow, its face indiscernible, raised its arms, and the surrounding area was instantly enveloped in swirling mist, which then transformed into rotating waves.
Ignoring Su Cheng's intentions, his goal was clear, carrying the dazzling blue tetrahedron beneath him as he soared into the sky.
Su Cheng naturally wouldn't let the other party escape so easily. As his foot lit up with soul rings, he swung his long sword diagonally, accompanied by a powerful sword intent, and the sword energy slashed towards the sky in an instant.
The Sea God's divine sense sensed the formidable power of this attack and couldn't help but utter a soft exclamation. His upward movement halted momentarily, and he had to stop his momentum and swing his arm, sending out a clear light sweeping towards the side.
Su Cheng quickly dodged, not intending to collide head-on, silently estimating the opponent's energy reserves.
At this moment, under the erosion of the powerful energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, the Sea God's divine sense was definitely not as effortless in action as it appeared on the surface.
No matter how strong the Sea God's heart was, it was ultimately not as inherently powerful as divine power, making it difficult to fully protect itself.
With a turn of his gaze, Su Cheng thrust out his sword with his backhand, and the pre-natal sword qi condensed into a thunderbolt-like momentum soaring through the air.
This sword was extremely fast, powerful, and contained exceptionally high-level energy.
With a sudden strike, even the three-meter-tall golden shadow couldn't completely evade it, and a deep cut was made on his sleeve.
This sword mark seemed to be on his clothes, but it was no different from attacking his vital points.
Although this figure appeared humanoid, it was actually just a condensed divine sense, with no distinction between its body parts. Losing even a fraction of it meant a complete loss.
A hint of astonishment appeared on the Sea God's vague golden face. "Such power?"
Ordinary soul power couldn't cause this level of injury to him.
Even those extremely strong Peak Douluo or Peerless Douluo, despite posing some threats, would rarely make him lose even a fraction of his energy.
Yet, just now, he lost more than half of his divine soul energy.
In his perception, that sword just now was extremely strange.
The energy contained within it wasn't divine power, but it was exceptionally high-level and condensed, neither soul power nor mental power, giving a somewhat ambiguous feeling.
The Sea God dared not be careless anymore; his temperament became solemn.
His entire body radiated with light, and the surrounding streams of water instantly turned into a raging tide, sweeping in all directions.
This time, his attack was much more imposing, no longer sparing divine sense consumption, nor giving Su Cheng any space to evade.
But Su Cheng had no intention of dodging.
As his figure spun around, sword qi surrounded his body, blocking the terrifying tidal wave. His posture was elegant, like clouds drifting, and the continuous sword qi seemed to roll between the waves, then surged towards the Sea God's divine sense.
As he charged forward, several soul rings under his feet shattered simultaneously, erupting with intense energy fluctuations, and the long sword in his hand slashed out several sword qi like a wandering dragon in the waves, then swiftly shot towards the huge figure in the air.
At the same time, a chill swept through the Sea God's heart. The previously pure mind suddenly shrouded in darkness, momentarily giving rise to countless distracting thoughts.
Although they were all swept away in an instant, it was enough to surprise him greatly.
With a glance, he noticed the silent and inexorable infiltration of the dark green soul-devouring domain beneath his feet.
"Such sinister power..."
He didn't want to waste any more time.
Golden mist emerged from his body, and twenty percent of his divine sense was instantly utilized.
In an instant, the entire valley seemed to turn into a sea of blue.
The rocks, vegetation, and even the poisonous insects and ants in the flower beds were soaked in blue light.
Only the Sea God's golden figure, the red and blue hot springs beneath his feet, and the silver-white innate sword qi passing through the air were not assimilated by this color.
The surging waves converged and clashed with the sword qi but kept dissipating.
With his control over energy, he couldn't be suppressed by Su Cheng.
However, his target was no longer Su Cheng at this moment.
The Sea God's divine sense trembled, and the waves turned into a spear thrusting straight into the sky.
The next moment, the red and blue double-colored light shield was instantly shattered and dispersed by this fierce strike, and the tidal domain stirring the spiritual energy clouds also retreated step by step.
But at this moment, a crescent moon hung diagonally in the sky, until now only visible to everyone, revealing an astonishing presence. Despite still being daytime, it was more eye-catching than the sun hanging high in the sky.
But before this, including the Sea God's divine sense, no one had noticed the existence of this object.
The sixteenth style of the Sword Dao, infused with the essence of immortality - Bright Moon.
In this world, Su Cheng's seventh soul ring was formed by his own comprehension of powerful meanings.
As the seventh soul ring capable of activating the Martial Soul True Body skill, it was extremely important. If we don't consider the breakthrough requirements, it is even more significant than the eighth and ninth soul rings that follow.
It's important to note that the strength of this soul ring can greatly affect a soul master's Martial Soul talent area.
A Martial Soul of poor quality, with the addition of a powerful seventh soul ring, may awaken a domain.
For those powerful Martial Souls already possessing a domain, the addition of a high-year seventh soul ring may lead to an advancement in their own talent area.
If a hundred-thousand-year soul ring is added during the seventh soul ring, it is almost certain to significantly strengthen the talent area. This has been verified in Qian Renxue's case.
Of course, most soul masters don't have this opportunity.
After all, whether it's the rarity of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring or the requirements for absorbing soul rings for a soul master's physique, for ordinary soul masters, achieving this is as difficult as reaching the sky.
After condensing his seventh soul ring, Su Cheng's own essence of immortality merged into his domain.
By now, he no longer needed to rely on his Martial Soul to execute this sword technique; he could do it solely with his domain.
That's why he directly covered the valley with his domain when he left the Sea God's Heart earlier.
With power stored until now, the power of this technique had reached its peak.
Moonlight spilled, and the astonishing sword light rushed down.
At this moment, the Sea God suddenly felt an extreme sense of crisis that threatened his very existence.
Without hesitation, waves of golden mist surged around him, then transformed into a substantial giant trident held in his hand.
Subsequently, the huge golden trident shadow seemed to move slowly but was actually fast in the air, and golden halos split apart from his body.
As the golden trident and golden halos appeared, his figure became even more ethereal, as if it could disappear at any moment.
The reason he didn't use this move earlier was because the Sea God's Trident wasn't present here.
Forcing its formation with divine sense undoubtedly required a large amount of divine sense.
After using this move, it would be a desperate move, and he would have no more energy afterwards, and might even dissipate.
Pointing the giant trident towards the sky, an unparalleled surge of oceanic power surged forth, rushing towards the crescent moon in the sky.
Sea God's divine technique—Golden Thirteen Trident's Unpredictable Turmoil!
Although it lacked the power of a divine weapon in hand and was much weaker, it was still his most proficient ultimate move.
With the use of this restricted technique, the slanted moon in the sky was instantly fixed in place and unable to move a single bit.
Finally, casting a glance at Su Cheng, the Sea God had no intention of lingering in battle and was about to leave.
The reason he didn't use this move against Su Cheng wasn't that he didn't want to, but because it was meaningless.
He could see that the sword technique in the air had already taken shape, freezing Su Cheng in place, and even killing him wouldn't stop that sword.
And at this moment, Su Cheng's soul power was already depleted, so as long as he controlled this sword technique, the opponent would be powerless to stop his departure.
As for the woman further away, she posed no threat to him.
"Cheng Xue!"
Bei Bei Dong was a bit anxious.
Although she couldn't intervene in this battle, she could still see some clues. At this point, both sides had exhausted all their strength, and victory was within reach.
If she let the opponent go at this moment, what if they sought revenge in the future?
That's a god!
Without much thought, she was about to step forward to stop it.
"No hurry."
At this moment, Su Cheng's voice suddenly sounded.
Although he couldn't hide his exhaustion, he remained calm and composed.
The next moment, to the astonishment of the Sea God's divine sense and Bei Bei Dong, he threw his long sword, which then merged with the crescent moon in the sky.
His Martial Soul and innate sword energy merged into the sword move, instantly breaking the balance with external force.
Then, moonlight poured down like water, instantly engulfing the golden figure composed of the Sea God's divine sense.
"Great Soul Technique..."
Accompanied by a sigh, the golden figure gradually dissipated and disappeared.
The dim Sea God's Heart then shattered and fell into the spring below, melting away completely after a few breaths.
At this point, the inheritance divine sense of the Sea God had finally completely disappeared.
Su Cheng's figure also fell to the ground shortly after.
After fighting until now, his profound soul power was completely exhausted, and even many of his soul rings shattered. His Martial Soul was completely unusable for a short period.
It can be said that at this point, he had no more cards left to play.
Standing by the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, Su Cheng's face was pale at this moment, and his expression seemed somewhat dazed.
He had gained a lot from this battle today.
But from the beginning, he never had the confidence to win; it was just an attempt.
The strength of deities, the level hierarchy of divine power, and the nature of divine sense were all things he had never understood.
If he hadn't comprehended the use of innate sword energy, he wouldn't have made this decision to face the deity head-on, even if it was just a divine sense of the Sea God that was inferior to even a third-level god.
"Time is running out..."
By now, the beliefs over the sea had begun to undergo changes.
If the Sea God cast his gaze towards the mortal realm, perhaps he would notice something.
Fortunately, no one had triggered the Sea God's Nine Trials on the Sea God Island yet, and there was a significant difference in the flow of time between the divine realm and the Douluo Continent.
In this situation, the Sea God probably wouldn't pay too much attention to the mortal realm.
At this moment, Bi Bi Dong also walked over, her face showing various emotions, her eyes flickering with different colors.
After pondering for a moment, she first looked at Su Cheng and said softly, "Are there really gods in this world?"
Hearing her voice, Su Cheng also came back to his senses and smiled, "Of course, there are legends of hundred-level gods, and there are records in the Martial Soul Hall. The angelic gods worshipped in the Martial Soul Hall also truly existed."
Bi Bi Dong nodded thoughtfully at his words, then asked again, "What about just now, what kind of god was that?"
"The Sea God."
"The Sea God?" Bi Bi Dong's expression shook, "That was the Sea God? Then isn't..."
She knew that Su Cheng came from the Sea God Island.
Just hearing the name, she knew that there must be a close connection between that place and the Sea God.
Perhaps the Sea God meant to the Sea God Island what the angelic gods meant to the Martial Soul Hall.
Thinking of this, her expression became even more peculiar.
"This matter is quite complicated, and it's hard to explain it briefly. I'll tell you more about it later." Su Cheng chuckled, "But just now, that wasn't the real Sea God. It was just a thought left behind by the Sea God in this world. Every god, before leaving this world, usually leaves behind similar divine thoughts for their successors."
"Successors..." Bi Bi Dong blinked, feeling strangely familiar with this matter.
Then, she suddenly remembered when the other party first came to the Martial Soul Hall, he seemed to have mentioned something about the Sea God Island's assessment, divine trials, and such things during his conversation with the Grand Elder.
But that was even more strange. Su Cheng should have welcomed back this divine thought for the Sea God Island, so why did he risk destroying it?
Was it because of his teacher?
Or some other reason?
At that time, they seemed to have talked about "sacrifice" or something similar between him and the Grand Elder...
"I'm leaving."
At this moment, Su Cheng's voice interrupted Bi Bi Dong's chaotic thoughts, making her instantly clear-minded, forgetting everything else.
"Leaving?" Bi Bi Dong hesitated and asked, "What do you mean, where are you going?"
"Back to the Sea God Island."
"You... are going back?" Bi Bi Dong was momentarily stunned, as if she hadn't come back to her senses.
"Yes." Su Cheng smiled, "It's been a long time, it's time to go back."
"What about me?" Bei Bei Dong asked subconsciously.
"Of course, you're going back to the Martial Soul Hall. What's wrong, do you want to come back to the Sea God Island with me?"
"I..."
"Wait a few years." Seeing Bi Bi Dong's hesitant expression, Su Cheng took the initiative to speak, "Practice your innate techniques well, then add the remaining three soul rings to your second Martial Soul, and then come find me when you set sail. It's almost time for what I wanted you to help with earlier."
Looking at the man in front of her, Bi Bi Dong suddenly had an inexplicable intuition.
Some things left unsaid now, some things left undone now, might never have a chance in the future.
Although she didn't know why she had this feeling, perhaps it was the tone of his speech, or perhaps it was his decision to return to the Sea God Island that made her feel uneasy.
And at this moment, Su Cheng clearly had no strength left.
The mask on his face...
Bi Bi Dong struggled with herself for a moment.
Then, she raised her right hand and gently touched that layer of silver-white mask, "Cheng Xue, there are some things I want to say to you."
"Dong'er." Su Cheng extended his left arm, holding the outstretched right hand of the other party, his eyes also showing a complex and incomprehensible light.
Upon hearing this address, Bi Bi Dong's figure trembled slightly, and her movements on her hand stopped involuntarily.
After so many years of getting along, although they were already very close, they understood each other extremely well, he had never used such an intimate address, always finding ways to keep his distance from her.
Looking at Bi Bi Dong's exquisite face, Su Cheng fell silent for a moment.
The person in front of him was completely different from the Bi Bi Dong he had in mind.
She was sensible, knew when to advance and retreat, and had a strong and resolute character.
But unfortunately...
Taking her hand down, Su Cheng whispered softly, "Let's save those words for later. There's still plenty of time, isn't there?"
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