Chapter 162: The more a person schemes, the more he cares about the unexpected

"Done! Indeed, the True God works best!" Feng Xue's nose and mouth oozed faint blood, yet he stared excitedly at the jade rabbit on the altar; though the summoning process had been risky, the God of Longevity—whose base of believers and power of devotion fell far short—clearly couldn't withstand it as well as he, a man protected by a deity.

Under the alternating torment of the Sea God's divine power and the Moon God's pressure, the stubborn God of Longevity finally shattered completely. Feng Xue tore off the teardrop-shaped jade pendant hanging from his neck and, using the 【Great Strength Cursing Method】 developed by Xiao Ling, his fingers radiating golden light, crushed the entire pendant into fragments.

As jade dust fell, Feng Xue's magic immediately enveloped it; the Moon God Ma Wu's healing authority merged with the crumbling divine power of the God of Longevity. Feng Xue pressed his Jade Seal lightly onto the jade rabbit, and under the overwhelming support of his magic, the Spirit-Attaching Cursing Method was fully activated, sealing both streams of devotion within the jade rabbit.

"Done!" Though this devotion would surely still maintain ties to Ma Wu and the God of Longevity, Feng Xue—who had already resolved to cross over—didn't care. In another world, after a few months of raising it, who would remember the original?

With his heart at ease, Feng Xue snatched up the pendant and shoved it into his chest, disregarding propriety entirely as he swept everything off the altar. He then shook his Hu Tian Bag, and the prepared Seeing Mo Ying spread a new ritual pattern across the table.

A flash of transformed lightning ignited the incense candles coated with red phosphorus. Feng Xue laid a sack made of high-tech fabric on the table, channeled his magic, and activated the Semi-Finished Product ritual. As magic poured in, the sack immediately swelled, growing larger and larger until it filled the entire altar.

Feng Xue yanked the sack—it weighed nearly a ton, yet in his hands, empowered by the 【Great Strength Cursing Method】, it felt as light as carrying a laptop.

"Time to go!" Feng Xue shifted his over-the-shoulder view upward, and with a thought, the lock on his lifespan snapped open, while the lock tied to sheer luck snapped shut.

He kicked hard against the deck—but no transmigration occurred. His heart jolted; he dared not hesitate, immediately preparing to kneel and kowtow.

Yet in that instant, an unprecedented terror pierced his spiritual perception. In that fleeting moment, Feng Xue felt icy coldness flood his entire body!

……Several seconds earlier…

With a roar from the Sea God Lieutenant, coral-like protrusions erupted from his body, weaving into a bizarre armor. He swung his trident with all his might; the sea whirlpool surged into a single column and crashed down from behind the Moon God.

"Die!"

The Moon God Ma Wu finally grew angry, but reason made her realize she could not kill this "Sea God Incarnate." Hesitation flickered in her mind, and her silver bow, drawn taut as a full moon, loosened slightly.

The moon arrow left the string; the moonlight it released seemed ready to tear open the night sky. In that instant, the entire sea froze, transformed into a mirror of silver.

Yet at this moment, the Sea God Lieutenant strangely did not dodge or evade—as if a gambler had staked all his hope on the colossal water spout, his eyes, stained blue, locked fixedly on the distance.

The giant wave passed through Ma Wu's ethereal form, yet the moonlight had already engulfed the Sea God Lieutenant. Ma Wu, having avoided the attack, stared in stunned disbelief at the naval officer struck dead-center—unable to comprehend why he had taken the blow head-on!

In that instant, Ma Wu felt a flicker of dread—

Was the Sea God planning to attack her? Was this man sent here just to be killed?

In her hesitation, the Sea God Lieutenant plummeted from the air—his landing point: the Da Yun!

Yes—this was the Sea God Lieutenant's true attack route!

In the brief clash, recognizing the gulf between mortal and deity, he had abandoned the idea of repelling the Moon God. But as a divine favored, he knew precisely how a deity would descend.

The Moon God had not left because the one summoning her was still performing the ritual. Until the contract ended, even a god could not break their "promise."

So, if he killed the mastermind, everything would end!

A mere mortal! Daring to provoke a war among gods! Die!

A surging wave of killing intent descended from above; merely its aura was enough to cause ordinary humans to faint or go into shock.

Under that terrifying pressure, Feng Xue's only thought was to lock his lifespan again—but the moment the lock snapped shut, he knew he was doomed.

Even with his lifespan locked, he could no longer avoid the divine descent strike hurtling down from above. All he could do now was pray that the strike would leave the officer momentarily complacent, granting him time to kowtow and transmigrate. As for the other world, he could only gamble on whether Senior Li's Discontinuous Method was reliable!

The Sea God Lieutenant was now less than thirty meters from Feng Xue. At his speed, he would reach Feng Xue in under 0.1 seconds. Feng Xue gripped the sack tightly in his hands; though he knew it was too late, his survival instinct drove him to channel his soul-force, flooding the Divine Step Talisman and Substitute Talisman with vast magic. But the belt's circuit—previously appearing fleeting—now stretched agonizingly long. By the time the green glow ignited, Feng Xue had no time to even rise onto his toes.

Yet in that instant, immense power erupted from behind him. Feng Xue felt everything before him rush backward at blinding speed; agony exploded alongside the sound of shattering air.

His naked eyes went nearly black, but his over-the-shoulder view, with its exaggerated dynamic vision, captured the white figure who had hurled him off the Da Yun with all her strength.

And in the next instant, the Sea God Lieutenant stood above that slender figure!

"Fina? Why? Is she trying to die? Has she broken through her mental imprint?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Feng Xue's mind as he watched Fina's body twist under the Sea God Lieutenant's punch—he made his decision instantly.

Seeing Mo Ying gathered ghostly energy beneath his feet, forming a pivot; the Divine Step Spell, originally meant for escape, reversed direction. Feng Xue, who had just flown out of the ship, twisted back—

"Still dare to return?" The Sea God Lieutenant, enraged, had already abandoned his agreement with the Rui family and was about to crush the woman on the spot—but he sharply noticed the change in Feng Xue's movement.

He glanced at the girl who had risked everything to hurl the blasphemous one away, then at Feng Xue, who had abandoned all chance of reuniting with the deity to rush back—his hand, already gripping the girl's limp neck, froze.

What if he killed her, and that guy didn't come back?

He had already glimpsed the moonlight descending from above, nearly overlapping with him in the next instant. His mind calculated instantly. He raised the girl high, his scaled face twisting into a menacing, threatening grin.

Then…

Boom!

"What the hell?"

In the Sea God Lieutenant's disbelieving eyes, the blasphemous one who had rocketed back—had simply slammed his forehead into the ship's railing!

"Did he… fly too low?"

Wait—where's the person?!

(End of Chapter)