What truly surprised Qing Mu was that Dugu Bo, despite being so old, was still able to obtain the fifth level of the Black Trial.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Dugu Bo reached the Title Douluo level through his own cultivation despite having a flawed martial soul. His potential is no less than that of the Seahorse Douluo, who barely broke through to the Title Douluo level with the Sea God's assessment reward.
Now, Dugu Bo has resolved the flaws in his martial soul, raising its level to 95, making him comparable to the strongest Sea Dragon Douluo among the Seagod Island's Sacred Pillar Douluos.
If he weren't so old, getting a Black Level Six Exam wouldn't be a problem.
Then, Dugu Yan stepped forward and placed her hand on the sacred pillar.
The light of the sea god changed rapidly, crossing the three stages of white, yellow, and purple in the blink of an eye, and arriving at the black position.
Furthermore, the black magic runes showed no sign of stopping, and in just a moment they rushed through the black area and arrived at the red area.
A crimson light suddenly shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds and turning the sky a blood red.
Upon seeing this, Seahorse Douluo's eyes widened in disbelief, and he exclaimed in a slightly hoarse voice, "A top-level assessment!!!"
The previous Black-level assessments had already surprised him enough, but this top-level assessment was something Seahorse Douluo could never have imagined.
Soon, the magical runes on the sacred pillar advanced a little further before stopping.
At this moment, the demonic runes were already close to the very top of the sacred pillar.
Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Qing Mu's eyes. He wasn't surprised that Dugu Yan could reach the top level of the assessment. After all, the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast was enough to raise her potential to a whole new level.
With her martial soul problem resolved and the pills made from herbs and immortal plants within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang system, becoming a Super Douluo in the future is almost a certainty.
What truly surprised Qing Mu was that Dugu Yan's final assessment level was actually the same as Poseidon's top-level eighth assessment!
This means that Dugu Yan has a fairly high chance of becoming a level 99 Limit Douluo, which is already quite impressive in the current Douluo Continent series where the cultivation methods are not yet perfect.
"But this is also good. The higher the assessment level, the greater the final reward. Perhaps in the end, it can even attract the attention of some gods and ascend to the realm of gods on its own."
Qing Mu smiled as he looked at Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan was one of his few friends, and he would take her to the God Realm if she wished.
However, if the other party could rely on their own power to bring me and my grandfather to the realm of gods, that would be the best outcome.
On the other side, the moment Poseidon saw Dugu Yan pass the top-level eight tests, he teleported to her side and looked at her, saying, "Child, would you be willing to become my disciple and succeed me as the High Priest of Seagod Island in the future?"
After hearing Poseidon's words, Dugu Yan blinked and asked, "May I?"
"Silly child, you have obtained the same top-level eight tests as me, so of course you can," Poseidon replied with a smile.
For Poseidon, this was the only good news of the day, because she would most likely have to make a sacrifice in order to open the Sea God's legacy in the future, and the appearance of Dugu Yan prevented the awkward situation of Sea God Island being without a high priest after she left.
You mean the sea god?
After becoming a god, the sea god will not stay for long and will ascend sooner or later. However, if the position is passed on to the sea dragon, the latter's black-level fifth trial is really not up to par.
Therefore, the appearance of Dugu Yan perfectly solved the current pain point of Poseidon Island.
Then, Dugu Yan glanced at Dugu Bo, and after seeing her grandfather nod, she immediately nodded and said, "Senior Poseidon, I am willing!"
Upon hearing this, Poseidon was overjoyed and quickly said, "Good, good, good! Now I can say I have a disciple."
At this moment, Seahorse Douluo also congratulated him from the side, saying, "Congratulations, High Priest, on gaining an excellent disciple."
If it were Hailong here, he might be a little unhappy, but Haima Douluo never really cared about the position of High Priest. Now that a top-level Eight Trials person has appeared, it is indeed a good thing for Seagod Island.
At least after the other party takes over the position of High Priest, the combat strength of their Seagod Island will not decrease too much.
At this moment, Ye Lingling walked up to Dugu Yan and smiled at her, saying, "Yan Yan, it seems you will become the High Priestess of Seagod Island in the future."
"I still can't compare to you, Lingling!"
As she spoke, Dugu Yan glanced at Qing Mu and said with some emotion, "I really envy you, Lingling. If I could, I would also like someone to guide me to obtain the divine throne."
"It's your own fault for not taking action back then, you can't blame me for that."
Ye Lingling shrugged and smiled.
Hearing Ye Lingling's words, Dugu Yan was speechless: "Who can be as decisive as you? I almost suspected you were throwing yourself at me back then. If Qing Mu was the kind of person with ill intentions, you would probably be left with nothing but crumbs by now."
"But it turns out I won, didn't I?" Ye Lingling looked at Qing Mu tenderly, her eyes full of love.
Seeing this, Dugu Yan rolled her eyes and ignored Ye Lingling.
Just then, a majestic voice suddenly echoed in Dugu Yan's mind.
"Poseidon's Trial, Transmigration, Poseidon's Light!..."
Not only Dugu Yan, but everyone who underwent the Sea God's test had the content of the test in their minds, and their faces were all somewhat surprised.
Qing Mu kept his eyes closed, as information about two assessments was simultaneously entering his mind.
One piece of information was about the Sea God's assessment, which was largely the same as described in the original novel. However, since his strength was much greater than Tang San's in the original novel, the assessment content was also enhanced accordingly.
However, Qingmu could understand that passing through the test of the Sea God's Light was essentially about tempering the inheritor's acceptance of the Sea God's power and transforming the body into a form suitable for containing the Sea God's power.
Therefore, with his current strength, he naturally needs even greater intensity to achieve the same effect as in the original work.
The other test was the information on the God of Destruction's assessment. The content was equally simple and straightforward: Qing Mu's body would be gradually tempered starting with the aura of destruction. The previous seven tests were all like this, only the concentration of energy aura was different.
The true form of the God of Destruction is condensed liquid of destruction, while Qingmu's body is a human body. In order to inherit the power of destruction, the body must be modified so that it can receive the power of the God of Destruction.
Of course, there is another method besides this, which is to suppress with absolute power.
As long as Qing Mu's strength is sufficient, the power of destruction will naturally have no effect on her.
However, Qingmu clearly does not possess such strength at present, so he still needs to honestly undergo the assessment.