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

However, Xiaobai wasn't greedy. Soon, she smiled with relief: "Actually, this is quite good. With the Demon Orca King, the biggest threat, eliminated, the remaining Demon Orcas are just a disorganized mess. They won't be a match for our Demon Soul Great White Shark clan. The survival and development of the clan are guaranteed, and I'm already content."

Seeing how easily satisfied Xiaobai was, Nanfeng stroked his chin. "If you really want that whale brain in its head, I can bring it back for you after Bibi Dong has finished absorbing the spirit ring and spirit bone."

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai was surprised and stunned for a moment, and then a clear look of guilt appeared on her face.

She looked at Nan Feng, stammering, "You... how did you know I was after that whale brain?"

Seeing Xiaobai's awkward expression, Nanfeng shook his head with amusement.

"Don't forget what my true form is. The Death Spider King. As one of the most ferocious apex predators on land, do you think I wouldn't be able to tell which part of my prey is the most delicious and what good stuff it contains?"

"But don't worry, although that whale brain is very nutritious, it's not of any real use to me except for trying it out. Since you want to eat it, I'll give it to you."

Hearing that Nan Feng had not only helped her clan so much, but was now even saving the most precious whale brain for her, Xiao Bai's exotic cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked a little embarrassed.

Seeing her unusually shy demeanor, Nan Feng suddenly stepped forward.

Just like he did with the Sea Maiden Douluo in front of the Sacred Pillar Platform that morning, he stretched out his arms and picked up the tall Xiaobai around the waist.

Suddenly lifted into the air, Xiaobai felt a little flustered, but surprisingly, she didn't struggle or resist. She simply stared blankly at Nanfeng, who was so close to her, with her clear gray-blue eyes.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming quiet, a delicate shout suddenly came from mid-air.

Hearing the commotion in the bay, the Sea Maiden Douluo rushed over to investigate. As soon as she landed, she saw Nan Feng holding Xiao Bai in his arms.

"rogue!"

The Sea Maiden Douluo shouted immediately, then rushed over like a protective mother, snatching Xiaobai from Nanfeng's hands and holding her tightly behind her.

Nan Feng looked at his empty arms and sighed helplessly: "Lord Sea Maiden, don't make such a fuss, okay? I just hugged him, I didn't do anything else."

The Sea Maiden Douluo glared at him with disdain, guarding him like a thief: "What else do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Nan Feng was too lazy to argue with her and simply shook his head.

"You two keep an eye on this giant whale, make sure it doesn't die." Nan Feng pointed to the huge purple cocoon in the sand pit, then turned around, a gentle breeze surging beneath his feet, and he transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the direction of Sea God Mountain.

Watching Nan Feng's retreating figure, Xiao Bai gently tugged at the sleeve of the Sea Maiden Douluo and whispered a reminder:

"Actually... you shouldn't have said that about him. He's very concerned about the fact that he's dead."

Xiao Bai recalled Nan Feng's calm demeanor when he mentioned that he had died long ago, and sighed, "His current body is just an energy puppet, without any human thoughts. He won't really do anything; he just wants to hug me."

Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, the Sea Maiden Douluo was stunned for a moment. Her previous righteous indignation vanished instantly, and she suddenly felt a little guilty.

Her eyes flickered as she looked in the direction of Poseidon Mountain, and she muttered softly, "I...I was just worried you'd get taken advantage of..."

……

At the summit of Poseidon Mountain, inside the Temple of Poseidon.

After a day and a night of reflection, Poseidon's emotions finally calmed down.

But the moment Nan Feng stepped across the threshold of the main hall, a vast blue-gold divine power immediately cleaved the entire space apart.

Poseidon, holding his scepter, stood ten paces away, staring at him with eyes that seemed to guard against a thief, giving him no chance to get close.

Clearly, the high priest had already suffered enough from physical restraints and would never give Nan Feng any more chances to get close and act unscrupulously.

Seeing Poseidon's serious and prepared demeanor, Nan Feng lost interest in teasing her and got straight to the point:

"High Priest, didn't you want to know my entire plan before? Are you still interested in hearing it now? If so, I'll spare you the trouble. If not, then I have to go. I've already captured the Demon Orca King, and I'm in a hurry to return the Soul Ring and Soul Bone to Bibi Dong."

Upon hearing that Nan Feng was going to bring the 100,000-year-old soul beast to Bibi Dong, Poseidon's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped the scepter.

Bibi Dong is a potential mortal enemy of Poseidon Island. Letting the enemy take away such a valuable treasure to become stronger is definitely not a wise move.

But reason told her that if she forcibly stopped this prey, this unpredictable madman would definitely cause even bigger trouble on the island.

After a moment's hesitation, she suppressed the urge to object and coldly uttered three words: "Of course I want to."

Nan Feng leaned against a pillar and said casually, "Actually, my purpose is very simple, mainly two."

"First, I want to get to know the High Priest and see if there's any possibility of cooperation between us. If so, I will help you find the lost Heart of the Sea God and help you truly become a god."

Poseidon frowned slightly but did not interrupt.

Nan Feng continued, "As a reward, you have to protect me. The Rakshasa God Trial that Bibi Dong is undergoing is too risky. I have no idea whether that crazy evil god will secretly sabotage things. So I must help you become a god before Bibi Dong completes the trial. If the Rakshasa God Trial really has a fatal problem, with your god-level power, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to forcibly separate my soul and revive me."

"As for the second point, it's for the sake of the spirit ring."

Nan Feng held up two fingers: "Bibi Dong's second martial soul is still missing three slots. I've got my eye on the Demonic Orca King and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in this sea area. I've already got the Demonic Orca King, but that old monster, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, is no match for Bibi Dong and me right now. So, I was thinking of trying to trick you into becoming a free henchman to help us hunt it down."

At this point, Nan Feng shrugged and looked at Poseidon, who was full of suspicion: "But judging from the way you're trying to keep your distance from me, it's obviously impossible to trick you into helping to hunt down the Demon Whale King."

After hearing this frank explanation, Poseidon did not suddenly understand; instead, the confusion in her eyes deepened.

“I don’t understand your logic.” Poseidon stared into his eyes. “If you really want to win me over and get me to help you hunt down the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, then why did you immediately reveal that Bibi Dong was tainted by the Rakshasa God’s legacy? Why did you voluntarily accept the test of the Sea God’s Light and expose the Rakshasa aura tainted on your own soul?”

“If Bibi Dong hadn’t been tainted by the aura of the evil god, and if you hadn’t voluntarily accepted the test, I would never have suspected that you were connected with the Rakshasa God, and my vigilance towards the Spirit Hall would never have been so high.”

"In fact, if the Spirit Hall can really curb its ambitions and change its ways under your leadership, I might not refuse to help you hunt down the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, considering that you helped me find the Heart of the Sea God."

Poseidon stepped forward, scrutinizing him with piercing eyes: "But now, you've deliberately exposed all your trump cards and all your fatal flaws to me, forcing me to the opposite side."

"What exactly do you mean by this? Are you trying to achieve your goal, or are you just playing me for a fool?"

Chapter 197 Can you guarantee it?

……

Faced with Poseidon's pointed question, Nan Feng did not answer immediately. He simply sighed wearily, his face showing an unprecedented sense of helplessness.

"That's why I said I originally didn't want to tell you these so-called 'truths'."

Nan Feng spread his hands and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Because I knew that once I laid out these bloody truths, you would think my behavior was contradictory and that I was simply an unreasonable madman."

"But that's the truth, and these are my only two goals."

Nan Feng looked directly into Poseidon's suspicious eyes: "As for why I would deliberately expose those Rakshasa God trump cards that could kill us... you can think I have ulterior motives, or you can think I'm out of my mind. But the main reason is that I really don't want to lie anymore."

Nan Feng took a deep breath, his voice tinged with a rare bitterness: "High Priest, you haven't experienced that kind of despair, you wouldn't understand."

"I used all those so-called 'clever tricks' to survive with Bibi Dong. I lied to her and schemed against her again and again, even risking her life."

"And the result? The result was that I completely lost even the slightest bit of her trust in me."

"Two people forced to live and die together by a soul blood pact have to guard against each other like thieves every day, unable to even have the most basic trust..."

Nan Feng looked at Poseidon and asked in return, "High Priest, don't you think this is pathetic?"

Poseidon's hand holding the scepter stiffened slightly, but she remained silent.

"Put yourself in others' shoes." Nan Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart. "I hope to get your protection. I hope to treat you as my last lifeline in this potentially fatal storm of divine trials."

"If I choose to conceal the hidden dangers of those Rakshasa gods for temporary gain and lure you onto my ship, what if you discover the truth later, feel deceived, and turn against me?"

"These trump cards that you think you 'absolutely shouldn't reveal' could become ticking time bombs if I don't tell them now!"

"Those lies that have been covered up will one day blow me up completely!"

"I really don't understand, High Priest... Am I really that greedy?"

"Yes! I am very greedy! I want god-level power, I want to be invincible!"

Nan Feng gritted his teeth and said, "But I went to great lengths to do all this, even if it involved scheming and bloodshed... In the end, all I wanted was to be able to truly 'survive'!"

"Is it really that hard to have such a basic request—to have a body that truly belongs to me?!"

The main hall was deathly silent, with only Nan Feng's slightly heavy breathing echoing in the background.

Poseidon silently gazed at the man before her, who was on the verge of collapse. A complex and unsettling emotion stirred within her, a feeling that was both pity and compassion for a soul struggling desperately in a hopeless situation, yet trapped in its own self-destructive cycle.

"call--"

Nan Feng let out a long breath, forcibly suppressing all his emotions back into his heart. He resumed his unfathomable indifference and said calmly:

"I've finished speaking."

"If the High Priest thinks that my so-called 'sincerity' is all hypocritical scheming, and doesn't believe me... then so be it. I'm used to it anyway."

After saying that, Nan Feng didn't look at Poseidon again, turned around without hesitation, and strode towards the outside of the Sea God Temple.

Just as he was about to step out the door.

"and many more."

Poseidon finally couldn't help but call out to him. Looking at Nan Feng's retreating figure, she asked in a complicated tone, "What about Purple Pearl Island... what do you plan to do?"

Nan Feng paused for a moment.

"up to you."

"Whether the High Priest wants to expose my deception directly or lets it develop and remains as an outer barrier for Seagod Island, it's up to him."

"Anyway, you don't trust me. That island is no longer my biggest source of trust. If you want Poseidon Island, just take it. Consider it all my effort over there for nothing."

The moment the words fell.

"Shh-"

Nan Feng's figure vanished instantly in front of the empty gates of the Sea God Temple, like grains of sand scattered by the wind.

Poseidon stood alone beneath the colossal statue of the sea god. She froze, her hand gripping the scepter slowly loosening.

Listening to the howling sea wind outside the main hall, this peerless Douluo, who had seen countless changes in the world, fell into a long silence.

……

Nan Feng's figure slowly emerged on the beach of the bay.

The sea breeze ruffled his long, deep purple hair, and his heterochromatic eyes, which always seemed to hold a hint of calculation and mockery, now appeared unusually calm, even carrying a deep weariness.

When the Sea Maiden Douluo and Xiaobai, who had been guarding the huge sand pit, saw him return, they immediately stood up.

"I need to go back to Wuhun City." Nan Feng glanced at the two of them. "I'm sorry to have bothered you during this time."

Hearing this polite yet somewhat distant remark, the Sea Maiden Douluo was stunned.

She looked Nan Feng up and down, and a strange sense of panic welled up inside her.

This guy usually talks nonsense or tries every trick in the book to be a scoundrel and take advantage of others. How come he became so serious after going to the Temple of Poseidon?

"Hey... is something wrong?" The Sea Maiden Douluo cautiously approached. "Did you have a fight with the High Priestess? Or did she hit you?"

Nan Feng's serious and businesslike demeanor, his lack of silliness and rascality, actually made Nan Feng feel uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.