The Blood Refining Furnace had long been activated, and the torso bone formed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had already been thrown into it for refining.
After the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice, the aura surrounding [Asura] had become exceptionally powerful.
[Asura] was originally formed by consolidating the shattered bones from Li Yu own metamorphosis, and later, Li Yu endured great pain to extract his bone marrow and inject it into [Asura], refining it within.
As a result, although [Asura] was a Martial Spirit, its aura actually resembled that of a real human being.
However, apart from the bones, marrow, and blood, the rest of its form consisted of condensed energy.
At this moment, after the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice, the bones, marrow, and blood of [Asura] began to undergo another frenzied transformation!
This was the energy of a true million-year soul beast, vastly different from the "cheap" energies like that of the Skydream Ice Worm.
The blood coursed through, and veins rapidly formed.
Then, the meridians spread, and the flesh began to condense!
Of course, this process was very slow, and the celestial phenomenon caused by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice had long since dissipated.
Li Yu had already taken [Asura] and hidden it within the spatial web, entering the domain space.
After all, [Asura] was his Martial Spirit, connected to his "soul." During its transformation, he could not focus on anything else and had to concentrate fully.
Meanwhile.
The atmosphere on Sea God Island remained tense.
Li Yu, who could resist a god's attack, was putting immense pressure on them.
According to Bo Saixi's speculation, after the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's sacrifice, Li Yu, who had previously displayed a 97th-level soul power, would most likely reach the peak of this world and become a 99th-level Limit Douluo.
At that point, Li Yu strength would probably see a massive increase.
She suspected that such strength could even make the Sea God's arrival unable to threaten Li Yu.
But...
The strange phenomenon had dissipated days ago, and Li Yu still hadn't made his way to Sea God Island.
She was anxious, not understanding what Li Yu meant by this.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Bo Saixi murmured.
After this event, she had already lost faith in the Sea God and no longer had any expectations from Him.
However, a portion of the Sea God's [authority] had once again fallen onto her, and she could not "hold herself back."
But, if she wished to end her own life, she still had the power to do so.
However, she did not do that.
It wasn't because she preferred to be "enslaved" by the Sea God, nor was it that she didn't want to die.
The Sea God was ruthless, but she had affection for Sea God Island, which she had protected for many years, and couldn't bear to see the island's residents fall into danger.
She certainly could leave, but what about the people of Sea God Island?
Could they rely on the Sea God's protection?
Heh, when the Sea God's fury had already led to the deaths and injuries of the island's residents, how could He possibly care about them when external enemies arrived?
So, Bo Saixi stayed and reluctantly accepted the [authority] once again granted by the Sea God.
She needed the strength to protect Sea God Island's residents.
"How are you?" Bo Saixi entered a room, where Tang Chen was recovering.
"I... can't continue this journey with you," Tang Chen's voice was weak, his face already starting to dry out, his hair brittle and white, completely lifeless.
He hadn't fought, nor had he fully unleashed his power.
The moment the Asura God Sword had left, everything related to "Asura" had been stripped away, and the end was rapidly approaching.
"Tang Chen..." Bo Saixi took Tang Chen's hand and placed it against her face, tears falling from her eyes.
"No need for this. Having you by my side before I die, I'm already very satisfied," Tang Chen managed to force a smile and then said, "Li Yu, as the Empress, she should understand you..."
Tang Chen didn't finish his sentence.
He realized that, after Bo Saixi accepted the Sea God's [authority], she was no longer as "independent."
So, the idea of having Bo Saixi step aside for Li Yu wouldn't work.
"Don't worry." Bo Saixi simply said.
Tang Chen then fell silent, quietly watching Bo Saixi. Eventually, his aura completely dissipated.
Bo Saixi wiped her eyes and got up to leave.
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[Level: 99]
[Reward Settlement: Gained 4500 years of free distribution time.]
[Free Distribution Time: 679,000 years]
"Ten days," Li Yu opened his eyes, showing a hint of exhaustion.
Before him, a blood cocoon once again began to form, but this time, cracks appeared on the cocoon, clearly indicating it was about to break open.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, the blood cocoon shattered, revealing a body almost identical to Li Yu.
This was [Asura] after its metamorphosis.
It was eerily similar to his external incarnation.
In the next moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's torso bone, refined in the Blood Refining Furnace for ten days, had turned into liquid and was poured over [Asura].
The limbs and the "Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor" on its back appeared, and the gap in the middle was filled.
The fusion of five top-tier soul bones and a top-tier external soul bone into the [Asura God Armor] had initially condensed, and the fusion was complete.
Only the head was missing.
The dark red [Asura God Armor] emanated a terrifying murderous aura, raising [Asura]'s power to a new level.
At the same time, [Asura] reached out, and the Asura God Sword, which had already come to Li Yu and been brought into the domain space, fell into [Asura]'s hand.
Boom!
The shockwave expanded, and [Asura]'s momentum rose to another level, on par with any god.
"Just one more step to full integration," Li Yu whispered, his gaze flickering.
But then, he shook his head.
The transformation in mental power, turning into divine consciousness, meant that fusion was likely impossible until that point.
"The sacrifice of the Skydream Ice Worm significantly improved my mental power. That Evil Eye Overlord should also have a similar effect," Li Yu thought to himself.
He then turned his gaze toward Sea God Island and spoke softly, "But before that, I'll deal with you."
"After all this time, you're still silent. Are you waiting for death, or are you preparing some surprise for me?"
Though he knew the Sea God had been silent for so long, there was no way He had been idle.
After all, He had used Tang Chen and Bo Saixi as weapons, attempting to harm him, even to kill him.
But that hadn't worked.
Then, at a crucial moment, the Sea God lifted the suppression on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, letting it trigger the thunder tribulation.
That also failed, and it pushed Li Yu [Ascension] path forward.
Then, the Thunder God descended, but still didn't take Li Yu life.
Even if the Sea God was clueless, he could see Li Yu strength by now. He certainly wouldn't remain silent for this long, with no preparations.
Unless, He intended to abandon Sea God Island entirely.
If that was the case, Li Yu would have no way to deal with the Sea God.
But Li Yu didn't believe the Sea God would allow his divine might to be insulted repeatedly.
So, this time, the Sea God would surely go all out.
But Li Yu still felt no fear. Stepping out of the domain space, he descended and appeared outside Sea God Island.