Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

What kind of heaven-defying methods were used to create this being?

Just when Poseidon thought that Nanfeng's limit had been reached and that his body was about to turn into light and dissipate, a sudden change occurred!

"Om-!"

Nan Feng's body, which was constantly shattering, suddenly stopped collapsing and even began to heal rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

At the same time, an extremely cold and dark aura, completely unlike any human being or any normal creature in this world, suddenly erupted from Nan Feng's body!

An evil aura!

Standing on the 980th step, a hint of madness flashed in Nan Feng's eyes.

He knew very well that with the normal soul power foundation of his current clone at the early stage of level 98, it was absolutely impossible for him to reach the top. If he forced himself to continue, this clone would inevitably collapse completely within a few steps.

Although his physical body was merely a mass of energy, his true soul essence remained safely within Spirit City and Bibi Dong's main body. Even if his clone were destroyed here, he would at most suffer a slight backlash and shock to his soul, unable to condense another clone for the next month. His life would not be in any danger.

But... that would be too embarrassing!

If he fails to show off in front of Poseidon today and his clone shatters, then after a month or two of cooldown, he can just create a new body and come running over...

In Poseidon's eyes, his act of "risking his life to personally land on the island of Poseidon" today lacked any "sincerity"!

Chapter 172: If you don't get over it, you lose everything.

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Poseidon has no idea that his clone can be refreshed infinitely.

In her view, the perfect disguise that could deceive a demigod must have come at an extremely painful, even irreversible, price!

It was precisely because Poseidon believed in the weight of this "price" that she believed in Nanfeng's "sincerity" in daring to land on the island.

But once Poseidon discovers that this so-called price is actually extremely cheap and can be easily fabricated, then his sincerity and mystique as the Demon God Douluo will naturally become worthless!

Therefore, he must maintain this "extremely heavy sincerity" no matter what! Even if it has to be a charade, he has to keep up the act!

His final trump card is this evil energy!

He had never stopped studying this extremely strange and powerful force during the year he spent on infrastructure construction on Purple Pearl Island.

Finally, he discovered that this thing was simply an all-powerful "berserk amplifier"! It could be used to extremely enhance any other attribute, whether it was strength, defense, or speed; as long as evil energy was injected, it could produce a qualitative leap.

Even now, when this clone is on the verge of collapsing under high pressure, he can still use this evil energy as a powerful adhesive to stabilize it!

However, the price for obtaining such extraordinary power is also extremely terrifying.

Once this power is used, the soul power consumed within his body will increase exponentially! It's like forcibly injecting aviation fuel into a sports car that's about to fall apart!

But now, if we want to put on a perfect act, this is the only way!

Under Poseidon's shocked gaze that suddenly narrowed, Nan Feng's aura completely changed!

It was an extreme evil, chilling to the bone, as if it came from the deepest hell!

This aura formed a stark and tragic opposition to the surrounding sacred and vast red-gold light of the sea god, even forcefully creating a purplish-black vacuum zone around Nan Feng!

But in the next instant, Poseidon witnessed a scene of madness she could never comprehend in her entire life—

Nan Feng did not continue moving step by step.

He compressed all the remaining soul power in his body to an unprecedented extreme, and then, using that evil energy as a fuse, he made an extremely violent and forceful burst the moment he completely stabilized his clone!

Taking advantage of this brief but immense boost, Nan Feng, enduring the terrifying pressure capable of crushing mountains, simply took off on his short legs on the last dozen or so levels of the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps...

They started running!

"boom--!"

Riding on the reckless and violent burning of the evil energy, Nan Feng forcefully tore open a purplish-black gash in the last dozen or so levels of the red-gold Poseidon's Light, which seemed to have solidified into an iron plate!

To Poseidon's incredulous gaze, this "monster" with the body of a six-year-old girl actually withstood the terrifying pressure that could crush mountains, and with her short legs, rushed through the last level of the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps in one go!

"boom!"

The moment I successfully reached the summit and completely stepped out of the oppressive range of the Poseidon's Light.

The vast soul power and violent evil energy that were originally within Nan Feng's body were completely drained, like a pool of water with its plug pulled out in an instant.

empty.

There really isn't a single drop left.

Nan Feng's legs went weak, and he collapsed heavily onto the cold and majestic white jade plaza of the Sea God Temple.

At this moment, he couldn't even muster the strength to move a single finger. This clone, formed from pure energy, was covered with shockingly fine cracks on its surface, like shards of broken porcelain, and its interior had become a completely dried-up shell.

Let alone a peerless powerhouse like Poseidon, at this moment, even a three-year-old child with a knife could easily shatter this clone into countless specks of light with just a light poke!

"Tack, tick, tick..."

Accompanied by steady and gentle footsteps, Poseidon slowly walked up the Nine Heavens Staircase.

As the high priestess of Poseidon Island, and as the representative of the god who has completed the eight trials of Poseidon and reached the level of a demigod, she has the authority to control the light of Poseidon.

Walking on these Nine Heavens Mystic Steps, the crimson-gold light that was powerful enough to crush a peak Douluo was like a gentle sea breeze to her, and did not exert any pressure on her.

In fact, before the Sea God's Divine Pillar assessment was officially launched, the Sea God's light on the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps was originally in a dormant state and would not exert such terrifying autonomous pressure on outsiders.

This test of extreme pressure was something she started manually!

Poseidon's original plan was simply to use the pressure of the Sea God's Light to test the mettle of this boastful "Demon God Douluo," and also to intimidate him and let this arrogant fellow see the true strength of Sea God Island.

But she never expected that her condescending probing would not only fail to subdue the other party, but would instead force out a madman who dared to launch a violent charge on the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps! What's worse, this guy actually used an unbelievable method to run up despite the immense pressure!

Poseidon walked to Nanfeng, who was lying on the ground, and looked down at his broken body, which seemed on the verge of collapse. Her eyes flashed with extremely complex emotions.

"You've always been so crazy..."

Poseidon took a deep breath: "Do you act without any regard for the consequences?"

"Huh...huh..."

Nan Feng lay sprawled on the cold jade floor, panting heavily.

"What the High Priest said... I'm clearly just... aware of my own limitations."

Upon hearing this, Poseidon laughed as if he had heard an absurd joke, his anger turning into a mocking laugh: "To show off your temper, you revealed all your trump cards. If you had been even half a breath slower, or if the Light of the Sea God had been even slightly stronger, you would have been crushed to dust by now! Is this what you call self-awareness?!"

"But……"

Nan Feng stared intently into Poseidon's condescending eyes. Though his voice was extremely weak, the righteous indignation ingrained in his bones remained undiminished.

Even if I was almost crushed... I still wasn't crushed, was I?

"I did it! I made it up! And now I'm lying right here at the gates of your supreme Temple of the Sea God. That's enough!"

"In this world, as long as you win, no matter how slight the advantage, no matter how messy and dangerous the process, no matter if you only have one breath left... that is a real victory!"

"On the contrary, if we lose..."

Nan Feng looked directly at Poseidon, "No matter how elegant you are, no matter how close you are to final victory... if you lose, isn't it still a complete loss?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Poseidon's cold smile instantly froze.

The plaza in front of the Temple of Poseidon fell into a deathly silence. Only the sea breeze from above whistled past their ears.

Poseidon stared intently at Nan Feng lying on the ground, and a sudden, uncontrollable surge of emotion welled up in the depths of her once vast and profound eyes!

Is this... a veiled attack?!

Nan Feng's seemingly sophistry about his stubborn pride and suffering for it sounded to Poseidon like a deadly poisoned dagger, mercilessly piercing the scar that had been hidden deep within her heart for nearly a century!

Even if you're just a tiny, insignificant step away from final victory, if you lose, you still lose...

Yes.

Now, as a level 99 peerless Douluo, she is only one step away from the legendary path to becoming a god at level 100! She is revered as a "demigod" and possesses almost invincible absolute power in the ocean!

She was so close to that realm, so close that it seemed she could touch the divine radiance with just a reach!

But... she knew better than anyone else what was going on.

As the high priestess, she would never, ever truly reach the realm of the supreme god in her entire life!

The so-called "demigod" sounds so majestic, but if you tear off that gorgeous coat, in essence, he is just a "mortal" who is more powerful than an ordinary soul master!

As the guide to the sea god's legacy, her destiny is to sacrifice everything she has on the day the new god is born.

That seemingly small gap of only one level, though close at hand, is in reality an absolute chasm that she can never reach, no matter how hard she tries or how much she struggles!

Even the strongest at level 99 is still human; even the weakest at level 100 is still a god.

If you don't get over it, you lose everything.

Chapter 173 How about I live with you?

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After a long while, Poseidon's turbulent emotions finally calmed down little by little under the sea breeze.

She completely concealed the coldness in her eyes that had been touched on a sore spot, looked down at Nan Feng who was slumped on the ground, and coldly asked, "What exactly did you mean by what you just said?"

"It means exactly what it says."

Nan Feng looked at the sky, his expression calm: "When I speak, I always express the literal meaning. If I really want to curse someone or satirize someone, I never beat around the bush and will make sure that everyone understands clearly that I am cursing them immediately."

"If, High Priest, you're overthinking things and misinterpret my words, or take them personally..."

"Then don't blame me."

Poseidon gave him a deep look and didn't dwell on this topic that could easily lead to a loss of composure.

The golden scepter in her hand tapped lightly on the white jade floor, emitting a crisp hum, and she cut straight to the point: "Since you are unwilling to waste any more words on this matter, let's talk about serious business."

"What exactly do you mean by those actions of Purple Pearl Island?"

"I specifically invited you to this temple of the sea god today because I hope you will tell the truth to my face! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Faced with Poseidon's death stare, Nan Feng sighed helplessly: "High Priest, what I had the Sea Maiden Douluo tell you before was indeed the truth. My personal interests and desire for a sense of accomplishment are real. Perhaps I did conceal some of my core objectives, but I swear, I absolutely did not use a single false word to deceive your Sea God Island."

"What are you hiding?" Poseidon pressed on.