[Accompany Tang Lan in completing the Sea God's Nine Trials!]
Oh?
Oya's mind clicked—
Everything suddenly made sense.
Just then—
Without Oya's activation, the Seahorse Sacred Pillar automatically descended two golden beams, enveloping Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing.
The golden light condensed into marks that imprinted onto the foreheads of both women.
"Another two Supreme First Trials?!" Oya was completely dumbfounded.
Our poor Seahorse Douluo scratched his head, completely baffled.
Only Tang Lan remained calm and composed.
No need to ask—
Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er's Supreme First Trial was the same: Accompanying Tang Lan in completing the Sea God's Nine Trials.
Essentially, the Sea God had granted his women a "VIP access" package—a benefit disguised as a silent warning.
—Fail the trial, and they'd die along with him.
"Ahem!" Tang Lan reminded Oya, "Seahorse Douluo, there are still three people left to be assessed."
Oya snapped out of his daze, still filled with doubt, but resumed the process.
Assessing the Last Three
Shui Yue'er's assessment was far more ordinary—
A simple Yellow-Level First Trial.
This made Oya glance at her twice.
How did someone this… average end up in this group of freaks?
But then, when he read her trial's details,
He fell silent.
Meanwhile, Shui Yue'er blushed furiously and stared at her feet.
Jing Ling stepped forward next—
The light stabilized at purple, granting him a Purple-Level Four Trials.
Jing Ling remained calm and was even a little surprised.
If not for his Behemoth Elephant martial soul, he likely wouldn't have even reached four trials.
He took the initiative to say, "Sect Master, after we return, I'll transfer to the second squad."
Staying in the first squad with these monsters is way too discouraging!
Tang Lan nodded in agreement.
Ning Rongrong's Supreme Eight Trials!
Finally, Ning Rongrong stepped forward.
At first, Oya wasn't particularly concerned.
After all—
She clearly looked like a support-type soul master.
And then—
A blinding red light shot skyward, piercing the heavens!
The crimson glow, like spilled blood,
Streaked into the sky, staining the once-clear blue with a crimson hue.
From every corner of Sea God Island, thousands of eyes turned to stare at the phenomenon.
"Supreme Eight Trials?!" Oya gasped in disbelief.
So she was the future High Priestess!
Unlike the Black-Level Trials, which had an extremely high mortality rate,
The Supreme-Level Trials were almost "guaranteed to pass."
Oya immediately bowed slightly and respectfully asked,
"Miss, may I know your full name?"
"I am Ning Rongrong. Why do you ask, Your Eminence?"
Oya smiled gently.
"It is an honor to serve as your examiner."
"Unlike the Black-Level Trials, Supreme-Level Trials only appear once every hundred years."
He glanced at Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er—
Hesitated.
And then chose to bypass this confusing anomaly—
Surely, Supreme Eight Trials > Supreme First Trials, right?
"The last time a Supreme-Level Trial appeared, it was for the current High Priestess of Sea God Island—who also received the Supreme Eight Trials."
"So, as long as Miss Ning Rongrong passes, you will become the High Priestess' successor and the future ruler of Sea God Island."
"From now on, during your stay on the island, if you need anything, simply ask—I will do my best to fulfill it."
Everyone immediately understood.
No wonder Oya's attitude shifted so fast.
"Wow! Congrats, Rongrong!" Xiao Wu cheered. "You're going to be the High Priestess of Sea God Island! Sounds super powerful!"
Ning Rongrong, however, was full of doubts.
She was a support-type soul master—
Was she really fit to be a High Priestess?
Not to mention—
She was the Young Mistress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a core disciple of the Tang Sect.
There was no way she'd stay isolated on Sea God Island forever.
But then she thought back—
Tang Lan did say they were just here to farm benefits.
And wasn't the High Priestess' main role just waiting for the next Sea God to appear?
With Tang Lan's talent, he was definitely becoming a god.
Once he became the Sea God, Sea God Island would naturally…
After thinking it through—
Ning Rongrong relaxed.
Unexpected Divine Intervention!
Just as everyone thought things had settled down—
Suddenly!
The Sea God's Mark on Tang Lan's left palm emitted a gentle golden glow.
The Seahorse Sacred Pillar trembled,
And then—
A colossal blood-colored pillar of light shot into the sky!
"WOOOOM—"
"WOOOOM—"
"WOOOOM—"
"WOOOOM—"
"WOOOOM—"
"WOOOOM—"
At the six other Sacred Pillars,
Six more blood-red pillars of light rose into the sky!
The seven beams converged into a single radiant golden light,
Which then descended upon the Sea God's Mark.
In that instant—
The mark on Tang Lan's left palm transformed into a brilliant golden trident, detached itself, and imprinted onto his forehead.
Yet—
Tang Lan remained unfazed.
Tang Lan carefully sensed the brilliant golden divine power and compared it to his own spiritual power.
—Its quality was superior to spiritual power.
And more importantly—
It carried a "liveliness", as if…
The difference between a finely crafted doll and a real, living beauty.
This sparked thoughts in Tang Lan's mind.
He had found his next path forward.
In the next moment—
All the celestial phenomena vanished, leaving behind only a faint chuckle.
It was as if—
All this commotion had existed solely to help Tang Lan comprehend his "next step"—
—And incidentally recolor his Sea God's Mark and shift its position.
Unexpected System Rewards!
At the same time—
🔹 [Host has granted Zhu Zhuqing a Supreme First Trial, increasing her future achievements and enhancing her as an ally. Small amount of Tang San's destiny seized!]
🔹 [Host has granted Ning Rongrong a Supreme Eight Trials, increasing her future achievements and enhancing her as an ally. Small amount of Tang San's destiny seized!]
🔹 [Host has downgraded Tang San to Black-Level Six Trials, completely stripping him of the possibility of becoming the Sea God. Medium amount of Tang San's destiny seized!]
🔹 [Reward: "Complete Divine Inheritance Ceremony Encyclopedia"!]
…Huh?
What?
This reward was completely unexpected.
After all, when he had bound the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, he had already received a previous reward.
Getting a duplicate reward was something he never anticipated.
Divine Inheritance Ceremony?
Why would he even—
Wait!
Tang Lan's eyes widened—
This was actually incredibly useful!
As he absorbed the vast knowledge flooding his mind, his smile grew wider and wider.
—That plan of his… it was actually possible!
Excellent, excellent!
Things were about to get very interesting!
Assessing Everyone's First Trial
Tang Lan opened his eyes.
By now, Dai Mubai and the others had also finished absorbing their trial knowledge and had fully awakened.
Most of them looked normal—
Except Shui Yue'er, who was hiding behind Shui Bing'er, her head lowered, deep in thought.
"Everyone's First Trial is crossing the Sea God's Light, right?" Tang Lan asked.
Everyone except Shui Yue'er nodded.
However—
There were differences in their trials.
🔹 Purple-Level One Trial: Jing Ling only needed to climb 36 steps.
🔹 Black-Level Six Trials: Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Oscar had to climb the first 108 steps.
🔹 Supreme Eight Trials: Ning Rongrong had to pass through an enhanced Sea God's Light and ascend 136 steps.
🔹 Sea God's Nine Trials: Tang Lan had to endure three times the normal intensity and ascend 333 steps.
—And Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er had to climb 333 steps alongside him!
"Wha—C?!" Oscar blurted out. "That's insane! Three times the intensity?! 333 steps?!"
Tang Lan simply shrugged, unfazed.
After all, Sea God wouldn't give him a trial he couldn't complete.
As for Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er…
He'd make sure they succeeded, no matter what.
(End of Chapter)
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