He had heard before that Lord Poseidon seemed to be particularly fond of Lin Yi, and had sent down oracles for him several times, and even sent down clones, but he had reservations about this.
At least in his understanding, this kind of thing is simply unrealistic. Even if Poseidon is optimistic about Lin Yi, the majestic gods will never do anything specifically for an ant. At most, it is just a coincidence.
But now, he began to waver.
After all, the timing of the oracle's announcement was too subtle, and even the content was so targeted, it felt as if Poseidon was specifically watching this scene. To a certain extent, he even directly became Lin Yi's bodyguard!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bai Ze wouldn't have believed that Poseidon actually had such a human side.
Thinking of the deep meaning behind this, even though Bai Ze boasted that he was used to all kinds of storms, he couldn't help but shudder.
Lin Yi passed by him and said lightly: "Are you really not moving?"
"..."
Bai Ze's expression instantly became brilliant.
If he doesn't move and lets Lin Yi and others go by like this, he will definitely offend the high priest Zhang Xisheng. No matter how he explains afterwards, it will be useless. People at this level only care about interests, and everything else is in vain.
But if it moves, it will directly violate Lord Poseidon's oracle, and the consequences will be even more serious!
Since Lin Yi's rise, more and more people have begun to realize that the high priest's status as the first spokesperson of Poseidon is beginning to be insecure, and the various statements he has made recently are indeed on the opposite side of Lin Yi.
Standing opposite Lin Yi means standing opposite Poseidon. To a certain extent, this is fighting against Poseidon's will!
However, relying on his huge personal prestige, the high priest was able to suppress internal discussions and rifts for the time being and forcibly stabilize the situation.
But if it were Bai Ze, there would be no chance of such a thing happening to him.
In the current situation, if he dares to defy the Poseidon Oracle face to face, not only the temple guards will rebel on the spot, but large-scale civil strife will definitely be inevitable!
Even if Bai Ze has been sitting in the position of commander-in-chief for decades, he is still far from being able to completely turn the temple guards into his own private army.
Poseidon is still the first object of allegiance to most of the masters of the temple guards.
One step, two steps, three steps.
Seeing Lin Yi's passing figures getting further and further away from him, Bai Ze's face was filled with uncertainty.
He had seen the performance of everyone in the temple's personal guards. If he took action forcefully at this time, he might end up betraying everyone. He did not dare to take such a risk.
What's more, in his current state, even if he could barely organize the temple's personal guards, he would never be a match for Lin Yi's personal guards.
Once the war breaks out, the undefeated golden body of the temple guards will most likely be destroyed in the hands of Lin Yi's guards.
However, he absolutely couldn't just let Lin Yi go see the high priest!
"Lord Lin, please wait."
Bai Ze finally spoke, and the atmosphere in the room became tense, especially the masters of the temple guards who had begun to waver, all showing nervous expressions on their faces.
Lin Yi turned back meaningfully: "What do you have to say, Commander Bai?"
Bai Ze glanced at the audience and said in a deep voice: "Don't take it seriously. I heard that Lord Lin received a letter of challenge from the Queen of the Abyss and the unknown scholar. Bai happened to meet those two people.
Although Bai's strength is limited and he can barely perform a few moves, he still understands it somewhat.
Now that the letter of challenge has come, Lord Lin will surely have a battle with them sooner or later, so how about letting Bai use his modest efforts to leave some impression on Lord Lin first?"
The whole place was in an uproar.
When these words came out, even Lin Yi couldn't help but applaud Bai Ze's quick wit. He could actually think of this. No wonder the other party has been able to hold the position of commander for so long!
However, this also made Lin Yi understand why Bai Ze couldn't pass the ceiling with his profound background.
Without him, this person is too cautious, but too forward-thinking.
If you don't even have the courage to fight, what can you do to reach the ceiling of the sea?
Lin Yi turned around slowly: "Then I'll ask Commander Bai for advice."
"please."
Bai Ze felt relieved. He was really afraid that Lin Yi wouldn't agree. If that happened, there was really nothing he could do with his character. After all, he really didn't dare to risk the world's disobedience and disobey the Poseidon's oracle.
But since Lin Yi agreed, it would be easy to handle.
Anyway, everything has been said before, and his attack on Lin Yi was just a well-intentioned reminder. At least in name, this was a competition, not a public disobedience to the Poseidon oracle.
As for whether there would be some unexpected casualties during the process, it's not his fault.
After all, fists and feet have no eyesight, and even the lowest-level civilian cultivators will die in any attack. At his level, the power of his movements is too great, and it is completely normal to kill people if he can't hold back his hands for a while.
Of course, Bai Ze was still a little wary of the oracle just now.
He didn't have the guts to kill Lin Yi directly, but he still had the guts to take the opportunity to injure Lin Yi, or even seriously injure him, and even make him unable to recover from the fall, and he was very brave.
Just as Bai Ze was wondering how much he would hurt Lin Yi, Lin Yi suddenly asked: "How many moves did Commander Bai fight with those two?"
Bai Ze was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously replied: "Six moves."
When he fought against the Queen of the Abyss and the Nameless Scholar, he was defeated in the sixth move. If the high priest Zhang Xisheng had not been present, he would have died at that time.
However, this was decades ago. His strength back then was not the same as it is now. If it were now, Bai Ze felt that even if he was still defeated, he would not be able to sustain only six moves.
It doesn't take much to say that it can sustain sixty moves, or even hundreds of moves!
After all, there is only a thin line between his quasi-ceiling and those few ceilings. Even if the chance of winning is slim, he will not lose so quickly.
Lin Yi nodded: "Then I will make five moves."
The whole place was silent.
Bai Ze was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. He couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Does Lord Lin mean to defeat Bai within five moves?"
All eyes fell on Lin Yi, waiting for his answer with different expressions.
Lin Yi's reputation is indeed at its peak now. Especially after the two letters of challenge appeared at the summit ceremony, there are more and more discussions about whether his strength has become the ceiling of the new sea area, and the corresponding calls are getting louder and louder.
But this is ultimately just a discussion among the public.
In fact, according to the evaluations of various authoritative intelligence agencies, Lin Yi's strength is still a front-line top-level combatant, and at best he can only be regarded as a top-ranking existence at this level.
Whether he can beat the ceiling of a veteran like Bai Ze is still an unknown that no one can confirm.
After all, even with a solid record of three seconds per second, the persuasiveness in this aspect is still limited.