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"Since the High Priestess has spoken, let the child try!" Seeing that Bo Saixi had given her approval, the Sea Dragon Douluo stopped being stubborn. He turned his head and explained to Anna.
"Do you see that triangular platform?"
Anna immediately looked in the direction the Sea Dragon Douluo was pointing. Sure enough, beneath the Sacred Pillar sat a triangular platform of moderate size. Constructed from pure white granite, it was just large enough for a single adult to stand upon.
Anna asked, "Your Eminence Sea Dragon, do I need to stand on it?"
"Correct!" The Sea Dragon Douluo nodded slightly. "You only need to stand there. Leave the rest to me."
Pausing for a moment, the Sea Dragon Douluo glanced at Davis and the others. He had been gauging their cultivation levels from the very beginning. The results were unexpected; every single person present possessed exceptional talent.
Even Tang Yuehua was no exception. Although she was currently only a Spirit King, she had only been cultivating for a few short years. Furthermore, her Innate Spirit Power was rank nine, which was significantly higher than both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
Davis, in particular, emitted an aura that made even the Sea Dragon Douluo feel a mountain of pressure.
"It is not just this girl; you all can stand up here in a moment. Perhaps Lord Seagod will test you as well and bestow rewards upon you."
"We understand. Thank you for your guidance, Your Eminence Sea Dragon," Davis replied respectfully.
His gaze burned as he stared at the Sacred Pillar before him, thinking to himself: As long as I can pass the Seagod's top-tier trials, my cultivation will definitely rise significantly. Even the age of my Spirit Rings will increase, just like Tang San's did in the original story!
Davis didn't expect to be exactly like Tang San, with nine 100,000-year Spirit Rings plus a Golden God Ring. He would be perfectly content if only his sixth Spirit Ring evolved into a 100,000-year ring.
His sixth ring came from a super Spirit Beast: the Dark Devilgod Tiger. After refining its Natal Soul Bead, the age of Davis's sixth ring had already reached seventy-five thousand years. Promoting it to a hundred-thousand-year ring should be quite feasible.
"Good! Then let us begin!"
Just as Davis was indulging in his happy fantasies, the Sea Dragon Douluo's voice pulled his consciousness back to reality.
Anna stepped onto the triangular platform, standing firmly in the center. Immediately, a look of fanaticism appeared on the Sea Dragon Douluo's face—it was the pure faith in Lord Seagod, wild, scorching, and unquestionable!
"Hah!"
In an instant, the Sea Dragon Douluo surged his spirit power. Like a turbulent, monstrous wave, his energy poured into the Sacred Pillar. Immediately following this, a beam of blue light erupted from the top of the pillar, shooting straight into the clouds and dyeing the entire dome of the sky in blue light!
The sky, where white clouds had been visible just moments before, was now nothing but a soft, beautiful sea-blue. It was as if heaven and earth had inverted, and the ocean was rushing up to meet the sky. And this shining Sacred Pillar was only the beginning!
Boom, boom, boom...
Next, six earth-shattering roars rang out in succession from the distance. Following the eruption of light from the pillar in front of them, the other six Sacred Pillars on Seagod Island rapidly emitted pillars of light connecting heaven and earth.
Seven pillars of light stood like seven bridges connecting to the Divine Realm, giving one the illusion that if they simply climbed up the beams, they could meet the legendary Seagod.
Shoo—
Suddenly, the color of the light column changed drastically. It shifted rapidly from sea-blue to white. Before anyone could react, it transformed again into yellow, purple, black, and finally, red.
Davis knew that these five colors corresponded to the five ordinary levels of trials. The further back in the sequence, the higher the difficulty of the trial, but also the richer the rewards.
However, Davis knew full well that what Anna was accepting was no ordinary trial!
Sure enough, after the seven pillars of light all turned red, barely ten seconds passed before that crimson red transformed into an even more dazzling, brilliant gold!
Boom—
Golden light abruptly enveloped Seagod Island and the surrounding waters! Upon seeing this golden light, the Spirit Masters on the island prostrated themselves on the ground one after another. With supreme reverence for the Seagod, they submitted before this divine miracle.
"Lord Seagod!"
Even Xiao Bai, who had returned to the ocean, felt her eyes light up upon seeing this magnificent golden light, hoping for a chance to see her master once again.
Beside the Sacred Pillar, Bo Saixi gazed at the golden column of light. Her face, usually calm as an ancient well, finally showed emotion again. She murmured, "Seagod Nine Trials! Wonderful... it really is the Seagod Nine Trials..."
Although she had hesitated because of her love for Tang Chen—fearing what the success of a successor might mean for her—in this moment, her faith in the Seagod overpowered her longing for her lover!
Amidst Bo Saixi's excitement, the golden light of the seven pillars suddenly dissipated, shattering into countless specks of light. They converged around Anna, enveloping her completely.
Finally, the sky full of light specks condensed in front of Anna, forming several lines of golden text.
[First Trial] Traverse the Double Seagod's Light
[Trial Content] Proceed to Seagod Mountain and climb three hundred and thirty-three steps.
[Trial Reward] Seagod Affinity increased by 5%. Additional rewards based on trial performance.
...
After she memorized the content of the trial, the text suddenly vanished, and Anna couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"Is this my Seagod Nine Trials?"
"Miss Anna, what is your first trial?" Bo Saixi couldn't help but ask curiously at this moment.
"High Priestess, my first trial is to go to Seagod Mountain, pass through a 'Double Seagod's Light,' and climb three hundred and thirty-three steps..."
At this point, Anna suddenly asked, "High Priestess, what exactly is this Seagod's Light? Is climbing three hundred and thirty-three steps easy or hard?"
Hearing the content of the first trial, Bo Saixi sucked in a breath of cold air. She raised her hand and pointed toward a towering, majestic peak rising into the clouds in the distance, explaining:
"That is Seagod Mountain!"
Anna looked in the direction she pointed and immediately discovered a soft, beautiful blue light shrouding Seagod Mountain, shimmering like an aurora. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
Seeing the blue light enveloping the entire peak, she suddenly realized that that was the Seagod's Light!
"You see that blue light? That is the Seagod's Light!" Bo Saixi slowly explained. "There are one thousand and one steps on Seagod Mountain. Under the shroud of the Seagod's Light, Spirit Masters will feel immense pressure.
Furthermore, the higher you climb, the closer you get to the source of the Seagod's Light, and the more terrifying the pressure becomes! The sensation is akin to being submerged in the deep sea.
Let me put it this way: when you climb the first step of Seagod Mountain, the pressure you feel is as if you are ten meters underwater. When you climb the second step, it is like being thrown twenty meters underwater, and so on.
Your goal is to climb three hundred and thirty-three steps. That means the pressure you will have to endure is equivalent to the water pressure at a depth of over three thousand three hundred meters! It will cause immense damage to your body!
However, if you can adapt to this pressure, your physical constitution will also reach an unprecedented level of toughness!
If you were a Beast Spirit Master, you might have an easier time by relying on Spirit Possession to augment your body. But you are a Tool Spirit Master. The difficulty of passing this trial will undoubtedly be much higher for you!"
(End of Chapter)