Chapter 707: Come Again

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

The Sea Sacred Pillar was flashing violently, and Poseixi's expression was also constantly changing, flickering in and out.

"What is it?"

Seeing that her expression was wrong, Qin Jian asked hurriedly, "Have you learned the content of the Ninth Trial?"

Poseixi's expression was extremely ugly: "Qin Jian, the content of the Ninth Trial is related to you, and it is also decided by you."

"What is it?" Qin Jian asked.

Poseixi looked up and stared deeply at him: "You should know that my time is running out. If I cannot become a god, then death is what awaits me..."

"Lord Sea God told me when you arrived at Sea God Island that once you participated in the Assessment and my feelings for you were sufficient, my Top Eight Trials would be upgraded to the Sea God Nine Trials..."

At this moment, a golden Trident glow flickered on her forehead, exactly the same as Ning Rongrong's and Xiao Wu's.

"The Sea God Nine Trials for the three of us, or rather, the Assessment for you alone..."

Poseixi took a deep breath: "Between me and those two, only one side can become a god. If they become gods, I die; if I become a god, they die. And you are the one who makes the decision."

"Boom!"

In the thick, oppressive black clouds, countless bolts of lightning wove through, just like Qin Jian's current mood—shocking waves, surging incessantly.

"This God Trial..."

Qin Jian said in a low voice: "It's too much!"

Poseixi, however, only gave a faint smile: "Actually, it's nothing. I am already a person on the verge of death; there is no need to struggle for my sake. If I die and they live, that is enough."

Qin Jian turned back to look at her.

Under the lightning and thunder, her expression was so gentle.

"Brother..."

Xiao Wu's voice suddenly came, intermittent: "Rongrong and I don't want to put you in a difficult position... We have our own solution... It's a pity it was interrupted by the Divine Punishment..."

"Can you find a way to help me buy some time, to stop the Divine Punishment for a moment..."

"Our Soul Beast Sacrifice can hand over a soul to another person... I will give my soul to you... Because of the Sea God Assessment, Rongrong and I have already established a soul link... I can also take her with me and give our souls to you..."

Xiao Wu's smile appeared so soft and beautiful under the dim sky, her eyes resting on Qin Jian's face, full of lingering affection.

"I believe in Brother... You will definitely find a way to resurrect us... Right..."

Whether it was Poseixi, or Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, none of them wanted to let Qin Jian fall into this dilemma of choice.

The whole world seemed to have quieted down.

All eyes were focused on Qin Jian, not knowing what choice he would make.

But Qin Jian only looked up at the sky, watching the Trident phantom that blotted out the sun and sky, inch by inch, slowly descending.

"Na'er, if I at level 98 fuse with you, can we resist the Divine Punishment?" he asked in his heart.

Na'er's voice came calmly: "Yes, but I will be exposed."

Qin Jian remained silent.

"Moreover, if there is a first Divine Punishment, there can be a second. If you are restricted because of this, then it will truly be over!"

Na'er said: "What you should do now is reach level 99, then break up, complete the Nine Trials, and obtain the God Position."

Seeing the painful expressions of Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu before him, Qin Jian slowly clenched his fists: "I cannot let them die because of this!"

Na'er said: "They won't die; they will just become spirits remaining on you. As long as you can become a god, you can find a way to resurrect them."

"But I'm not sure if I can become a god, or if becoming a god is just stepping into a trap. I don't want to struggle within their framework, so I must find a way to break the situation!"

Qin Jian said: "Even if I can just delay it for a while."

"Then use my power."

Na'er said without hesitation: "Use my power to directly shatter this strike of Divine Punishment!"

"No, it's too early to expose you now. Once they discover you, they will inevitably surround and kill you with all their might," Qin Jian immediately denied: "At least wait until I become a god."

"Then what other way do you have?" Na'er asked urgently.

Qin Jian looked up at the sky, watching the Trident phantom: "Na'er, if we do that kind of fusion we did last time, will we be discovered?"

"I'm not sure, but it's very likely," Na'er said: "You must know that you are almost acting under the eyes of gods right now, not like in the Star Dou Great Forest. This is their home field; there is no telling how many pairs of eyes are watching you from outside the Plane."

"Is that so..."

Qin Jian lowered his eyes: "It seems... I can only rely on myself..."

"Rely on you?"

Na'er asked in confusion: "Your power has not yet reached the God Level; how can you break the Divine Punishment?"

"What I'm trying to do isn't to break it, but to drag it out."

Qin Jian suddenly reached out, his palm aimed from afar at the Trident phantom.

"Boom!"

An explosive sound was born out of thin air.

Pfft!

No one saw clearly what happened, only seeing Qin Jian suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Qin Jian!"

Poseixi immediately stepped forward to support him, asking urgently: "What are you doing?!"

Qin Jian stood steady with her support, reached out to fiercely wipe away the blood at the corner of his mouth, and said: "I want to stop the Divine Punishment."

"This... how is this possible!"

Poseixi could not hide her shock: "That is the punishment of the Sea God; it is simply not something that can be blocked by anyone below the God Level."

"Cannot be blocked?"

Qin Jian looked up at the sky, as if meeting the gaze of those eyes from outside the Plane: "I insist on trying."

"Hum!"

He reached out his hand again, pointing from afar at the phantom of the Trident.

"Boom!"

No one could understand what had happened, not even Poseixi.

They only saw the Trident phantom twist slightly, then continue to press downward, while Qin Jian spat out another mouthful of blood.

"This won't work, Qin Jian," Na'er's voice was filled with heartache: "To impose your own will upon the world and influence the rules of the gods, you and I must merge; you cannot do it alone."

But Qin Jian did not answer her.

The man in the pale blue Sword Robe simply gazed at the sky.

"Again."

He reached out his hand, and with a *pfft* sound, he spat blood once more.

"Again."

He no longer wiped away the bloodstains; gradually, his chin and neck were covered in blood.

"Again."

His Sword Robe was slowly dyed red, and even the corners of his eyes began to bleed.

"Again."

He reached out his hand time and time again, only to have more and more blood sprayed out in return...

"No, don't!"

Poseixi grabbed his hand and said anxiously: "Let me die, I was meant to die anyway; having this much time is already enough, it really is enough!"

Qin Jian looked back at her, his blood-red mouth twitching to reveal an extremely ugly smile, then he reached out his hand: "Again."

Poseixi stared blankly into his eyes, tears slowly filling her eye sockets and sliding down from the corners of her eyes.

She knew that Qin Jian was using his actions to tell her that, no matter what, he would not let her sacrifice herself.

He would never make such a choice between two options; if one had to be chosen, then let the harm fall upon himself!

This man, dyed blood-red all over, looked at the sky again and again, reaching out his hand again and again, as if he felt no pain.

"Again."

(End of this chapter)