Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?

Chapter 954: Can you restore it?

…"Sister Eve is still here! What are you saying?!"

Li Qingran chided, giving Chen Huaian's chest a light slap.

"So that means, when Eve isn't around, your master can say whatever he wants?" Chen Huaian grabbed Li Qingran's small hand, a mischievous grin plastered on his face.

"Hey hey hey! Little An, I'm still here!"

The flame mark between Li Qingran's brows flickered, and the Vermilion Bird's voice came through: "Mind your manners a little!"

"What are you all thinking?" Chen Huaian spread his hands, "I said I wanted Li Qingran to cultivate up there, I didn't say what we'd do up there. Why are you all so excited?"

Li Qingran: "..."

Vermilion Bird: "..."

Only a fool would believe that line.

Eve moved closer to Chen Huaian and Li Qingran, originally intending to ask if they were injured, so her power as the Goddess of Life and Nature could be of some help.

But seeing Li Qingran and Chen Huaian flirt and bicker like that, they didn't look injured in the slightest.

Li Qingran and Chen Huaian had already cleared two rounds of the Divine Trial, and she hadn't been able to help at all, leaving her feeling a bit flustered and at a loss.

"You seem to be having a very pleasant chat—"

A cold voice came from above.

The three looked up.

Amphitrite had appeared above the platform at some point, her slender fishtail gently swaying as she hovered in mid-air.

A deep-blue glow spilled from her body, making her exquisite face appear even more aloof.

She still wore that same lofty, superior expression.

Only now, deep within her eyes, there was a trace of wariness that hadn't been there before.

"Passing two rounds of the Divine Trial, not bad," she said indifferently. "But this is only the beginning."

She lightly raised her jade-like hand, and three beams of light flew from her palm, landing before Chen Huaian, Li Qingran, and Eve.

They were three conch shells.

Their bodies were entirely deep-blue, the openings half-filled with a liquid.

The liquid shimmered with a faint golden light, and with each gentle sway, one could almost hear the sound of ocean waves.

"Drink," Amphitrite's tone brooked no argument. "This is the ticket for the third round of the Divine Trial."

Eve stared at the two cups of wine, her pupils contracting slightly.

She stepped forward, leaning close to Chen Huaian's ear, her voice lowered: "This is Sea God Wine."

She glanced at Amphitrite, who merely returned a cold stare, showing no intention of stopping her from speaking.

"After drinking it, your Battle Power will be sealed," Eve's voice dropped even lower. "I know you two are very strong, but if your Battle Power is sealed, facing any kind of trial after this will be extremely dangerous! You can't drink this wine!"

Amphitrite heard this, but merely gave a light laugh:

"You're right, this wine can indeed seal Battle Power. But that is part of the Divine Trial. Without drinking this wine, you cannot continue."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the three, her eyes filled with a condescending scrutiny:

"Of course, you may choose to give up. Leave now, and I can pretend you were never here."

"You're talking nonsense!" Eve glared at the mermaid, her expression icy. "The Sea God's Divine Trial has been open for so many years, when has the First Divine Trial ever had such a requirement? I think you just don't want us to pass the trial. Does Poseidon know you're doing this?"

"The Sea God's name is not something a maggot like you can casually call out!" Amphitrite snorted coldly. "Either drink, or get out!"

The corner of Eve's mouth twitched, almost unable to suppress the divine power churning within her.

She was Poseidon's wife. Even though their relationship had fractured because of their daughter, she could still call Poseidon by his name.

She could call him a sea dog and he wouldn't dare say a word.

Since when did a mere mermaid get to chatter nonsense here?

Forget hiding this identity.

At worst, let that sea dog know she's here!

Just as Eve was about to make a move.

Chen Huaian beside her had already stepped forward first. He took the cup of wine, looked at it for a moment, then drank it all in one go.

"You..." Eve's eyes went wide.

"Husband—!" Li Qingran's eyes widened, but before she could stop him, the cup was already empty.

Chen Huaian put down the conch, smacking his lips: "The taste is quite good. Your Sea Emperor Clan's brewing technique has merit.

After today, you should prepare quite a bit of this wine for This Venerable One, right?"

Li Qingran: "..."

She pouted, grabbed the other cup of wine, and tipped her head back, downing it.

After drinking, she even glared at Amphitrite.

Eve stood rooted to the spot, completely dumbfounded.

These two people...

Just drank it like that?

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.

Because she kind of wanted to curse.

But then, a thought turned in her mind—

Fine.

This wine seals Battle Power, but it can't seal her divinity.

If there's any real danger later, she can just step in and protect these two.

She hadn't been able to help at all in the previous two rounds, feeling utterly useless. Now she could finally be of use.

Thinking this, Eve also picked up the conch and drank the wine in one go.

The wine went down her throat.

Slightly cool.

Carrying a hint of the salty tang of sea breeze.

The side effect within the wine dissolved like ice and snow the moment it came into contact with her divinity.

Just Sea God Wine.

Back when she and Poseidon were on good terms, she drank Sea God Wine stronger than this every day as if it were a beverage.

Eve put down the conch and looked at Amphitrite, only to see a sinister, grinning face.

"Fools—"

Amphitrite's voice had changed.

It was no longer the cold, detached tone from before, but filled with mockery, smugness, and undisguised killing intent.

"After drinking this wine, less than one-tenth of your strength remains," she said, enunciating each word. "Prepare to die!"

Boom—!

A deep-blue radiance erupted from her body, shooting towards the sky!

One.

Two.

Three.

...

A full ten World Rings exploded into existence around her slender fishtail!

A terrifying pressure surged out in all directions like a tidal wave. The entire undersea prison trembled.

Those Sea World Beasts that had just recovered from their fear of the Vermilion Bird's flames now retreated in panic once more, hiding far away.

Behind Amphitrite, the seawater churned violently.

A massive phantom slowly coalesced—

It was a sea beast resembling a whale.

Its body was enormous; the mere phantom it formed already obscured half of the colosseum. This was Amphitrite's Battle Soul.

Amphitrite hovered in mid-air, her fishtail gently swaying.

She looked down upon the three from her lofty position, a haughty curve lifting the corner of her mouth:

"The First Divine Trial has three rounds in total."

"The first two were just appetizers."

"And your enemy for the final round—"

She paused, her smile growing even more sinister. "Is me!"

Chen Huaian looked at Amphitrite hovering in the air, not a trace of surprise on his face.

He closed his eyes.

"Screech—!"

A clear, melodious phoenix cry suddenly rang out!

The sound didn't come from the outside, but emanated from within Chen Huaian's body.

Golden-red flames rose from his body, transforming into a phoenix phantom that flashed behind him before vanishing.

As the fiery light passed...

Chen Huaian opened his eyes.

The sealed aura on his body had now been completely restored.

"What?!"

Amphitrite's pupils contracted violently.

How is this possible?!

That wine was brewed with Deep Sea Netherworld ingredients, infused with Sea God divinity. The divinity within it was like a potent poison, exerting absolute suppression on mortal bodies.

After drinking it, Battle Power would be completely sealed, impossible to break—

Unless...

Unless the other party possessed divinity on par with the Sea God's!

But this human...

Before she could figure it out, another soft sound came from the side.

"Hmph."

Li Qingran followed suit, closing her eyes. The Vermilion Bird's flames flashed within her body, and the effects of the wine were instantly incinerated to nothing.

She opened her eyes, staring coldly at Amphitrite.

Beneath her feet—

Boom!

Ten black-and-red World Rings exploded into existence!

Each one was a hundred-thousand-year ring.

Each one radiated a suffocating pressure.

The pressure was almost tangible, crushing down on everything in all directions.

The entire undersea prison groaned and creaked. Countless cracks spiderwebbed across the platform. Even the surrounding seawater churned violently, as if unable to withstand this power.

How the hell are we supposed to fight this?!

Amphitrite's face instantly turned deathly pale. Her fishtail went limp, and she plummeted from mid-air, landing straight on her knees on the platform.

"N-no... don't kill me..."

She prostrated herself on the ground, her forehead pressed against the cold reef stone, her voice filled with fear and pleading:

"I... I was just following orders...

It was the Third Prince who told me to do this...

Please... spare my life..."

Her whole body trembled. The slender fishtail that had once swayed now lay limp on the ground, not a trace of the earlier arrogance and bluster remaining.

Chen Huaian looked down at her, his smile kind and benevolent.

"Miss Amphitrite, I much preferred your previous unruly and defiant demeanor."

He spoke softly: "Can you go back to how you were before?"

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