Not only was Bo Saixi stunned, but Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu were all stunned as well.
Shui Bing'er did not pull out the Trident of the Sea God by force; instead, asking the Trident of the Sea God floated into the air on its own?.
Phew—
Was this something a human could do?
No.
Was this even possible?
After Shui Bing'er spoke, the Sea God's Trident remained motionless, as though ignoring her completely.
But Shui Bing'er wasn't flustered. She spoke calmly, as if chatting with an old friend, "Sea God's Trident, let me ask you, how long have you been here?"
Even after her voice fell, the Sea God's Trident did not waver. Like an ancient boulder, it gave no response. Yet Shui Bing'er didn't seem to mind and continued her monologue.
"A century?"
"A millennium?"
"Ten thousand years?"
Shui Bing'er smiled, still talking to herself: "I think... it must be longer."
"If I want to pull you out, I must earn your recognition."
"You are the Sea God's weapon. You believe in protection. As long as I carry the will to protect, I can draw you."
"That's not difficult for me—because I'm human. And in my heart, there are those I want to protect. My parents, my little sister Shui Yue'er, and... my future husband, Ye Feng. As well as the sisters who will join us in the future."
She glanced at Ye Feng, her cheeks tinged with red. Then her eyes swept over Huo Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu standing behind, and finally settled on her cousin Ye Lingling, who had not yet been acknowledged by Ye Feng.
"All right."
Shui Bing'er refocused, her gaze landing once again on the Sea God's Trident.
"Let's stop talking about me. Let's talk about you."
"Since the day you were forged, you've accompanied the Sea God into countless battles. You brought peace to the seas."
"In truth, even the Sea God never truly understood you. Though he ascended to the God Realm, he left you behind."
"A weapon, even a stone, may not speak, but it possesses spirit. It has thoughts of its own."
"You're not just any trident—you are the Sea God's Trident. A guardian. A divine weapon. You should not lie buried in dust and forgotten by your master. You should journey alongside him through wondrous worlds."
"Isn't that right, Sea God's Trident?"
Yet even now, the Sea God's Trident gave no response.
Bo Saixi stepped beside Ye Feng and asked, "Ye Feng, was this your idea?"
Ye Feng nodded.
Bo Saixi sighed. "It's a good idea. But unfortunately, the Sea God's Trident hasn't responded to Shui Bing'er. If she wants to pass the seventh trial, there is no shortcut. She must draw it herself."
"Heh. Confident, aren't you?" Ye Feng mused and suddenly grinned wickedly.
"Yes. I've spent countless years with the Sea God's Trident. It's merely a weapon. It won't respond to Shui Bing'er's voice," Bo Saixi said firmly.
"Wanna bet?" Ye Feng's grin deepened.
"Bet? What kind of wicked plan are you hatching now?" Bo Saixi eyed him suspiciously, sensing trouble.
"If you lose... you have to give me your first kiss."
"Huh?"
Bo Saixi was inwardly stunned. As expected, Ye Feng was scheming for her. She knew it! Ye Feng actually wanted to kiss her.
Ye Feng, now the God of Creation, could even deduce from someone's clothing scent whether they were still a maiden.
Being this close to Bo Saixi now, he could tell that not even her first kiss had been taken.
Sometimes, Ye Feng seriously doubted whether Tang Chen had been gay.
Tang Chen and Bo Saixi had been lovers once, yet Bo Saixi still preserved her most precious things to this day.
"You want to play?" Ye Feng asked.
"You're so naughty." Bo Saixi rolled her eyes at him but didn't fall for his trick.
"Just for fun. If you win... you can do anything you want to me." Ye Feng gave a devilish smirk.
If he won, he'd take advantage of Bo Saixi.
If he lost, Bo Saixi would take advantage of him.
Heh.
Ye Feng felt smug—either way, he wouldn't lose.
Bo Saixi thoughts weren't as dirty as Ye Feng's. She was a traditional woman. She agreed to Ye Feng's bet for a different reason.
"You're serious?" she asked, eyes gleaming with a spark of curiosity.
"Absolutely."
"If I win, and I want something from you, you'll agree?"
"Anything."
"Very well. I'll take that bet."
Bo Saixi was moved. Ye Feng's words were like a blank imperial edict—she could fill it with whatever she pleased.
"Good."
Ye Feng smiled confidently.
On the other side, Shui Bing'er's conversation with the Sea God's Trident was drawing to a close—just as Ye Feng had instructed.
"Oh, that's right."
Shui Bing'er smiled gently. "You might not know this, Sea God's Trident, but although I'm undergoing the Sea God's Nine Trials, my trials are unlike anyone else's. For sea spirit masters, each trial allows a ten-year completion period. For land spirit masters, that timeframe shrinks to just one year. But me? I don't know why—my trial limit is neither ten years nor one year... it's a lifetime."
Buzz—
The long-silent Sea God's Trident suddenly trembled with a ripple of divine light.
Both Shui Bing'er, the successor of the Sea God's Nine Trials, and Ye Feng, the God of Creation, could comprehend the emotions conveyed through the Trident's spiritual waves.
"It's moved?"
Bo Saixi gasped. "It's... alive?"
Even Bo Saixi was genuinely shocked.
As the Sea God's High Priestess, she had accompanied the Sea God's Trident for countless years, yet never once had she sensed the slightest ripple from it. To her, the Trident was no different from a lifeless stone.
But now... it moved.
"It's panicking," Ye Feng said.
"Panicking?" Bo Saixi turned toward him, puzzled, awaiting an explanation.
"Yes. It's panicked and questioning itself. Bing'er's words just now shook it. The Sea God's Trident likely believed Bing'er was a land spirit master. It wasn't afraid of her failing, because once the time was up, she would surely die. It believed she had no choice but to draw it."
"But now it's different. Bing'er just told the Trident that her time limit is a lifetime. In other words, she's in no rush."
"If she doesn't draw the Sea God's Trident, it will remain here, abandoned and lonely, on Sea God Island for who knows how many more ages."
"That's why it just panicked. And now, as long as Bing'er proves that her trial period is indeed for a lifetime... the Sea God's Trident will be completely shaken."
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