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Chapter 183: The Reborn Bo Saixi
Inside the Sea God Temple.
Neptune spread his hands. Not far in front of him, a large sphere of water floated. Golden streams of light occasionally flashed within it. The entire sphere was enveloped in golden light, making the details inside unclear; one could only tell that some miraculous change seemed to be occurring within.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time passed.
He slowly opened his eyes, a smile gracing the corners of his lips. He had finally finished shaping Bo Saixi's body. Her soul, too, had naturally integrated into her physical body during the shaping process. In fact, if not for the integration of her soul, Neptune would have found it extraordinarily difficult to create an identical, flawless body for Bo Saixi.
After all, he wasn't familiar with her body, so how could he perfectly sculpt every single detail?
The details here didn't refer to the external appearance of the body, but rather its internal structure, involving deeper levels of meridians, bones, Dantian, and so on. This was by no means something that could be done casually.
With the integration of the soul, however, it was different. Using her soul as a template, Neptune merely had to imitate, and could very easily shape an identical body.
"Pop!"
With the bursting of the water sphere.
A woman appeared from within, her body curled up, floating in the air. She was as serene as an infant still in the womb.
Of course, to avoid awkwardness for both parties, she was clothed. While shaping her body, Neptune had conveniently condensed a set of clothes for her using the residual energy within the water sphere.
"Bo Saixi!"
Her eyelids fluttered slightly, but she did not awaken.
"Bo Saixi!"
Neptune called out again.
"If not now, when will you awaken?"
Neptune looked at Bo Saixi, who seemed lost in a long, beautiful dream. He called out three times consecutively, finally waking her.
Her eyelashes fluttered gently.
Bo Saixi slowly opened her eyes, a look of confusion in her azure gaze. After a moment, memory after memory surged into her mind... only then did she fully awaken as if from a dream. Her body, floating in mid-air, slowly descended.
After her feet touched solid ground, she looked at Neptune, who was smiling at her from across, and asked with some confusion, "Didn't I already sacrifice myself? Why am I still here? Am I... dreaming?"
"You are not dreaming."
Neptune looked at her, smiled, and calmly explained, "Your memories are not mistaken; you did indeed sacrifice yourself. I merely resurrected you."
"Resurrected?!"
Upon hearing this, Bo Saixi fully woke up. She looked at Neptune, who stood before her in a blue and gold robe, his temperament so gentle he seemed like an ordinary person, and asked, "Then, did you successfully inherit the position of Sea God?"
"Naturally, I succeeded. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to resurrect you," Neptune nodded, saying with a smile.
"Is that so... that's good."
Bo Saixi seemed to have shed an immense burden, but immediately afterward, she quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Sea God!"
Neptune calmly accepted her bow, then made a lifting motion with his hand, and an invisible power gently raised Bo Saixi.
"There is no need for such courtesy. It was precisely your sacrifice that allowed me to achieve the venerable position of Sea God. As High Priest, your mission is already complete." He looked at Bo Saixi and asked, "Do you still have any unfulfilled wishes or things you want to do?"
'Unfulfilled wishes, things I want to do?'
At Neptune's reminder, Bo Saixi immediately thought of Tang Chen and all the years she had spent waiting in the past. If not for the restraints of her position as High Priest, which prevented her from leaving the island or the great sea without authorization, she would have long since gone to the continent to find him, regardless of the consequences.
Although she was now resurrected, could she truly go and seek her own happiness so recklessly?
Neptune noticed her hesitation, smiled, and said, "If you're concerned about the duties of the High Priest, you can rest assured. I already said that your duties as High Priest are complete. I keep your devotion in my heart; merit naturally brings a reward. Therefore, I have decided to grant you freedom. From today onward, you are no longer the High Priest of Sea God Island. I have already arranged for Sea Dragon to take over your duties."
"I'm no longer the High Priest..."
As Bo Saixi heard his arrangements, a sense of relief washed over her, yet at the same time, an inexplicable feeling of emptiness arose. After all, this was a responsibility she had carried her entire life. Now that she no longer had to bear such a burden so suddenly, it was inevitable that she would feel a bit unaccustomed.
Moreover, relieving her of her position as High Priest—was this truly a reward? No matter how she looked at it, it seemed more like a punishment.
If she was no longer the High Priest, what identity would she live under on this island in the future?
For a moment, Bo Saixi felt a bit lost.
"Although you are no longer the High Priest, Sea God Island will always be your home," Neptune said, looking at Bo Saixi and making a promise. "From today onward, I grant you the freedom to enter and exit Sea God Island as you please at any time. Go to the continent if you wish. Whenever you feel tired or weary outside, you are always welcome back. There will always be a place for you here."
Previously, for any Soul Master who entered Sea God Island, leaving was not so simple, let alone going to a distant place like the continent.
But now, as the newly appointed Sea God, Neptune himself gave his golden word, personally promising that Bo Saixi would not be subject to the rules and could freely enter and exit Sea God Island at will. She could go wherever she wished and return whenever she desired.
This was, without a doubt, a privilege!
A privilege granted to her by the newly appointed Sea God, Neptune.
Bo Saixi finally felt relieved.
"Thank you for your grace, Lord Sea God!" She slowly performed a bow.
This bow represented a farewell to the past; from now on, she would embrace a new life.
"Rise. I have already told you that you need not be so formal."
This time, Neptune directly reached out and helped her up, then said, "Your current body is only newly formed. Apart from the Innate Full Soul Power I bestowed upon you, your level will have to be re-cultivated."
"Re-cultivate."
Hearing him say this, Bo Saixi quickly sensed her body and indeed found that only level ten soul power remained. Furthermore, even her Martial Soul was no longer the Sea God Martial Soul that represented the High Priest.
Bo Saixi extended her hand and summoned her Martial Soul. A small, illusory figure of a human body with a fishtail appeared.
This was a Mermaid Martial Soul.
It was also Bo Saixi's original Martial Soul.
After her Martial Soul Awakening, because she was favored by the old Sea God, she was granted a God-bestowed Martial Soul, and her original Martial Soul was thus overwritten.
It was only now, with Neptune reshaping her body, that this most fundamental Martial Soul saw the light of day once more.
Bo Saixi's clan originally had some blood relation to the Mermaid Clan; one of her ancestors was a mermaid, and thus this Mermaid Martial Soul was passed down within their clan.
It's quite ironic, really. Among the true Mermaid Clan, who are half-human and half-sea beast, their Martial Souls are mostly things like sea flutes, conches, or coral, not their own mermaid forms. Yet, after they intermarried with humans, the children born surprisingly inherited this Mermaid Martial Soul. One wonders what the principle behind it is.
(end of chapter)
Inside the Sea God Temple.
Neptune spread his hands. Not far in front of him, a large sphere of water floated. Golden streams of light occasionally flashed within it. The entire sphere was enveloped in golden light, making the details inside unclear; one could only tell that some miraculous change seemed to be occurring within.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time passed.
He slowly opened his eyes, a smile gracing the corners of his lips. He had finally finished shaping Bo Saixi's body. Her soul, too, had naturally integrated into her physical body during the shaping process. In fact, if not for the integration of her soul, Neptune would have found it extraordinarily difficult to create an identical, flawless body for Bo Saixi.
After all, he wasn't familiar with her body, so how could he perfectly sculpt every single detail?
The details here didn't refer to the external appearance of the body, but rather its internal structure, involving deeper levels of meridians, bones, Dantian, and so on. This was by no means something that could be done casually.
With the integration of the soul, however, it was different. Using her soul as a template, Neptune merely had to imitate, and could very easily shape an identical body.
"Pop!"
With the bursting of the water sphere.
A woman appeared from within, her body curled up, floating in the air. She was as serene as an infant still in the womb.
Of course, to avoid awkwardness for both parties, she was clothed. While shaping her body, Neptune had conveniently condensed a set of clothes for her using the residual energy within the water sphere.
"Bo Saixi!"
Her eyelids fluttered slightly, but she did not awaken.
"Bo Saixi!"
Neptune called out again.
"If not now, when will you awaken?"
Neptune looked at Bo Saixi, who seemed lost in a long, beautiful dream. He called out three times consecutively, finally waking her.
Her eyelashes fluttered gently.
Bo Saixi slowly opened her eyes, a look of confusion in her azure gaze. After a moment, memory after memory surged into her mind... only then did she fully awaken as if from a dream. Her body, floating in mid-air, slowly descended.
After her feet touched solid ground, she looked at Neptune, who was smiling at her from across, and asked with some confusion, "Didn't I already sacrifice myself? Why am I still here? Am I... dreaming?"
"You are not dreaming."
Neptune looked at her, smiled, and calmly explained, "Your memories are not mistaken; you did indeed sacrifice yourself. I merely resurrected you."
"Resurrected?!"
Upon hearing this, Bo Saixi fully woke up. She looked at Neptune, who stood before her in a blue and gold robe, his temperament so gentle he seemed like an ordinary person, and asked, "Then, did you successfully inherit the position of Sea God?"
"Naturally, I succeeded. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to resurrect you," Neptune nodded, saying with a smile.
"Is that so... that's good."
Bo Saixi seemed to have shed an immense burden, but immediately afterward, she quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Sea God!"
Neptune calmly accepted her bow, then made a lifting motion with his hand, and an invisible power gently raised Bo Saixi.
"There is no need for such courtesy. It was precisely your sacrifice that allowed me to achieve the venerable position of Sea God. As High Priest, your mission is already complete." He looked at Bo Saixi and asked, "Do you still have any unfulfilled wishes or things you want to do?"
'Unfulfilled wishes, things I want to do?'
At Neptune's reminder, Bo Saixi immediately thought of Tang Chen and all the years she had spent waiting in the past. If not for the restraints of her position as High Priest, which prevented her from leaving the island or the great sea without authorization, she would have long since gone to the continent to find him, regardless of the consequences.
Although she was now resurrected, could she truly go and seek her own happiness so recklessly?
Neptune noticed her hesitation, smiled, and said, "If you're concerned about the duties of the High Priest, you can rest assured. I already said that your duties as High Priest are complete. I keep your devotion in my heart; merit naturally brings a reward. Therefore, I have decided to grant you freedom. From today onward, you are no longer the High Priest of Sea God Island. I have already arranged for Sea Dragon to take over your duties."
"I'm no longer the High Priest..."
As Bo Saixi heard his arrangements, a sense of relief washed over her, yet at the same time, an inexplicable feeling of emptiness arose. After all, this was a responsibility she had carried her entire life. Now that she no longer had to bear such a burden so suddenly, it was inevitable that she would feel a bit unaccustomed.
Moreover, relieving her of her position as High Priest—was this truly a reward? No matter how she looked at it, it seemed more like a punishment.
If she was no longer the High Priest, what identity would she live under on this island in the future?
For a moment, Bo Saixi felt a bit lost.
"Although you are no longer the High Priest, Sea God Island will always be your home," Neptune said, looking at Bo Saixi and making a promise. "From today onward, I grant you the freedom to enter and exit Sea God Island as you please at any time. Go to the continent if you wish. Whenever you feel tired or weary outside, you are always welcome back. There will always be a place for you here."
Previously, for any Soul Master who entered Sea God Island, leaving was not so simple, let alone going to a distant place like the continent.
But now, as the newly appointed Sea God, Neptune himself gave his golden word, personally promising that Bo Saixi would not be subject to the rules and could freely enter and exit Sea God Island at will. She could go wherever she wished and return whenever she desired.
This was, without a doubt, a privilege!
A privilege granted to her by the newly appointed Sea God, Neptune.
Bo Saixi finally felt relieved.
"Thank you for your grace, Lord Sea God!" She slowly performed a bow.
This bow represented a farewell to the past; from now on, she would embrace a new life.
"Rise. I have already told you that you need not be so formal."
This time, Neptune directly reached out and helped her up, then said, "Your current body is only newly formed. Apart from the Innate Full Soul Power I bestowed upon you, your level will have to be re-cultivated."
"Re-cultivate."
Hearing him say this, Bo Saixi quickly sensed her body and indeed found that only level ten soul power remained. Furthermore, even her Martial Soul was no longer the Sea God Martial Soul that represented the High Priest.
Bo Saixi extended her hand and summoned her Martial Soul. A small, illusory figure of a human body with a fishtail appeared.
This was a Mermaid Martial Soul.
It was also Bo Saixi's original Martial Soul.
After her Martial Soul Awakening, because she was favored by the old Sea God, she was granted a God-bestowed Martial Soul, and her original Martial Soul was thus overwritten.
It was only now, with Neptune reshaping her body, that this most fundamental Martial Soul saw the light of day once more.
Bo Saixi's clan originally had some blood relation to the Mermaid Clan; one of her ancestors was a mermaid, and thus this Mermaid Martial Soul was passed down within their clan.
It's quite ironic, really. Among the true Mermaid Clan, who are half-human and half-sea beast, their Martial Souls are mostly things like sea flutes, conches, or coral, not their own mermaid forms. Yet, after they intermarried with humans, the children born surprisingly inherited this Mermaid Martial Soul. One wonders what the principle behind it is.
(end of chapter)
