I’ve already become a titled Douluo, and only now the system arrives?

Chapter 166: Seahorse Douluo is shocked, how did you become so fast?

"Is it very difficult?"

Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

"Of course it's difficult," Seahorse Douluo replied faintly from a distance, "Let me put it this way, even Soul Saints, Soul Douluo level powerhouses, might not be able to pass if they try to force their way through. As for you guys, don't even think about it."

"What? So, do you still want to let us pass and reach the Seahorse Pillar?" Upon hearing Seahorse Douluo's explanation, Ning Rongrong immediately widened her eyes. She asked with one hand on her hip.

"Heh, what's the matter, realizing it's difficult now?" Seahorse Douluo, seeing the situation, smirked coldly, saying, "But don't despair, His Majesty the Sea God has still left a glimmer of hope for the challengers. If you rely on brute force, even Soul Saints, Soul Douluo might not be able to pass, but if you possess some skills, even Soul Masters, Soul Lords might be able to come under the Seahorse Pillar through the Sea within the Sea."

"I see." The crowd showed pensive expressions.

Seeing everyone fall into silence, Seahorse Douluo asked in a deep voice, "Alright, who's going to go first? If none of you are ready, you can leave now and come back in a few years."

With impatience, he waved his hand as if shooing them away.

"No need to wait for years."

At that moment, Qin Xiao spoke up, "It's just a small puddle, nothing complicated."

"A small puddle, aren't you afraid of being blown away by the wind?" 

"Heh, ignorance is bliss."

Seahorse Douluo couldn't help but laugh at Qin Xiao's words.

But.

The next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore.

He felt a blur before his eyes, a flash of blue light, and Qin Xiao had already arrived with several girls not far from him.

In other words, they had already passed the test of the Sea within the Sea.
No.
To be precise, even before the Sea within the Sea acted, they had already passed.

"This, this..." Seahorse Douluo's mentality collapsed.

They passed while the Sea within the Sea wasn't paying attention?

Isn't this too bizarre?

Of course, there was something even more bizarre; it wasn't just one person who passed but five people together.
Seahorse Douluo had lived on Sea God Island for decades and had never seen anything like this.

"Are we considered to have passed the assessment now?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile.

"Considered, yes." Seahorse Douluo nodded somewhat bewilderedly.

He couldn't help but ask, "I want to know, how did you do it?"

Five people appeared before him in an instant, which he found extremely surreal.

Qin Xiao smiled, "Do you want to know?"

Seahorse Douluo nodded eagerly. He genuinely didn't see clearly what had happened when Qin Xiao brought everyone over just now.

"Then watch closely, I'll demonstrate it again for you."

As Qin Xiao's voice fell, Seahorse Douluo saw a flash of lightning, disappearing in an instant, faster than he could comprehend.

"Now, did you see it clearly?" Qin Xiao asked in front of Seahorse Douluo.

"Uh..." Seahorse Douluo nodded blankly, then shook his head, uncertainly asking, "Has it started?"

"It's already over."

"Oh." Seahorse Douluo opened his mouth, truly unsure how to respond to Qin Xiao's words.

Too fast.

Qin Xiao was truly too fast. With his level as a titled Douluo, he couldn't even see Qin Xiao's figure clearly, which was extremely surreal.

"But I still can't understand."

"Forget it." Qin Xiao waved his hand, not intending to explain further, "Let's talk about it later if there's time. Can we officially start the test now?"

Seahorse Douluo's expression froze for a moment, but he eventually nodded. "Who's going first?"

Ning Rongrong was the first to raise her hand, "Me! Me! Me!"

As if afraid Seahorse Douluo wouldn't notice her, she even lightly jumped in place.

"Alright then." Seahorse Douluo nodded slightly, then pointed to Dugu Yan beside Ning Rongrong, "You come forward."

Ning Rongrong: "???"

Dugu Yan: "???"

"Why me?" Dugu Yan pointed to herself, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong, don't you want to?" Seahorse Douluo frowned.

Dugu Yan didn't immediately answer him but instead looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, "It's okay."

Seeing this, Dugu Yan nodded heavily and took a few steps forward, coming not far in front of Seahorse Douluo.

At this moment, Seahorse Douluo's expression changed.

His face was filled with reverence.

His hands formed a space in front of his chest, and a faint blue light slowly appeared in the center of his palms.

As time passed, with the blooming of the blue light, a clear blue glow spread across the entire Seahorse Pillar platform.

Then, the light beneath the Seahorse Pillar flashed, and a blue light spread along the lines of the pillar, almost reaching the top in the blink of an eye.

"What's going on?" Ning Rongrong's eyes were filled with a strange light.

There was shock, puzzlement, and anticipation.
It had to be said that this scene before her was truly magical.

But.

At this moment, no one could answer her question.

In fact, no one even heard her because everyone was closely watching Seahorse Douluo's actions.

Seahorse Douluo pointed his right hand towards Dugu Yan's body.

A blue pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping Dugu Yan's body within it.

Just as everyone speculated about what it would feel like to be enveloped by the blue light pillar, Dugu Yan looked completely bewildered.

Should she speak up? There was no feeling at all.

However, this was just the beginning.

The color of the pillar began to change.

It shifted from blue to white, yellow, purple...
The purple gradually deepened, this time the transformation was slower, but it continued to change.

"Hmm? The color is still changing?" Seeing the constantly changing colors on Dugu Yan's body, Seahorse Douluo seemed somewhat astonished.

One must know, these colors represented potential.

Swish!
Just as Seahorse Douluo was astonished, the color enveloping Dugu Yan suddenly changed again.

The purple light had transformed into black.

"Black, she... she actually has the talent of the black level?" 
Seahorse Douluo was stunned.

He had recognized the extraordinary talents of Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran; otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed them to set foot on Sea God Island.

But, he absolutely didn't expect that among the crowd, the inconspicuous Dugu Yan also possessed extraordinary talent.

Subconsciously, Seahorse Douluo turned around. He saw that the patterns at the bottom of the Seahorse Pillar had also begun to turn black and were gradually ascending.

In an instant, black light patterns covered the entire Seahorse Pillar.

Immediately afterward, six beams of black light shot out in front of Dugu Yan, turning into six square light screens. Each layer of the light screens shimmered with some special golden characters.

"Black level six trials, there are two more than when I went through it." A faint smile tugged at the corner of Seahorse Douluo's mouth.

It had to be said that he was truly shocked by Dugu Yan's talent.

"What is this?" Dugu Yan looked at the six light screens in front of her with a puzzled and confused expression.

"This is the test bestowed by His Majesty the Sea God. Only by completing these tests can you be considered a person of Sea God Island and receive the protection of His Majesty the Sea God."

Seahorse Douluo's complex voice echoed.

"But we can't see anything in the test?" Beside her, Ning Rongrong frowned, murmuring in confusion.

After hearing Ning Rongrong's words, the corner of Seahorse Douluo's mouth twitched involuntarily. "Of course, you won't understand. This is something that can only be understood but not explained. Only those recognized by His Majesty the Sea God will understand."

"Is that so?" Ning Rongrong murmured, looking at Dugu Yan, her eyes suddenly widening.

"Look, everyone."

Where her gaze fell, the six light screens converged and turned into six black lights simultaneously entering Dugu Yan's forehead. Six black dots, like marks, appeared on Dugu Yan's forehead.

"Yan Yan, how are you?" Ning Rongrong became anxious and shouted hastily.

But before her voice fell, a large hand had already covered her small mouth.

"Wuwuwu."

She couldn't speak, but a pair of watery eyes stared at Qin Xiao, filled with urgency.

Her meaning was simple: Qin Xiao, let go of me!

Qin Xiao shook her head slightly, "Right now, Dugu Yan is in a rather special state. It's best not to disturb her for the time being."

"Oh? I see." Ning Rongrong nodded, seemingly understanding, as if to say, "You can let go of me now."

Looking back at Dugu Yan in the arena, her eyes were filled with confusion and puzzlement as she stood there blankly, not knowing what she was thinking.

The black light from the Seahorse Pillar gradually faded, and everything returned to normal.

Seahorse Douluo withdrew his complex gaze from Dugu Yan and looked at Qin Xiao and the others. "Who's next?"

"What do all these weird actions represent exactly?" Ning Rongrong asked in return. "And even if we pass the assessment, what benefits do we get?"

After listening to Ning Rongrong, Seahorse Douluo pointed at Dugu Yan and said, "Do you see her? Let me put it this way: if she can pass the assessment, she will have the same authority as me, the guardian of the Seahorse Pillar, on Sea God Island."

Ning Rongrong wrinkled her small face after hearing his words. "Having the same authority as you, isn't that... nothing special?"

Seahorse Douluo almost stumbled.

"What do you mean 'nothing special'? You probably don't know how prestigious my position is on Sea God Island. As one of the guardians of the Seven Pillars, my status on Sea God Island is second only to the Great Sacrifice."

He explained somewhat impatiently.

This guy was just too much. He was obviously not treating Title Douluo as equals.

No, more accurately, he wasn't treating the guardians of the Seahorse Pillar as equals.

"I see."

After listening to Seahorse Douluo's explanation, everyone nodded in understanding.

They understood now that if Dugu Yan could pass the assessment, she would gain such weighty authority.

"Come on, this time, it's my turn."

Ning Rongrong's eyes were filled with excitement once again.

"Hmph, little girl, don't think of the assessment so lightly."

Seahorse Douluo felt it necessary to make these guys realize the harsh reality. "Don't just think about what benefits you can get after passing the assessment. If you fail, you will pay with your life."

"What?! It's such a big deal?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed.

Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran also furrowed their brows slightly.

Only Qin Xiao remained calm, with an indifferent expression on her face.

After all, she knew exactly what they were going to face here.

Furthermore, she didn't see the so-called danger as a threat.

Don't forget, she came here to drain the power of the Sea God.

"Hmph, don't you need to pay a price to gain benefits?"

Seeing that he had successfully subdued Ning Rongrong, Seahorse Douluo couldn't help feeling a bit smug. He added, "The black-level assessment has started, and each year, one must complete one of the trials. If you exceed the time limit or attempt to evade it, the seal of the Sea God imprinted on your forehead will burst, and you will be wiped out. I can tell you frankly that for Soul Masters below the level of Title Douluo, there's no possibility of completing the black-level assessment."

As he spoke, Seahorse Douluo's expression became more complex.

He thought that His Majesty the Sea God would just give these people some tests to let them join Sea God Island, thereby adding a few more strong individuals to the future.

But he never expected His Majesty the Sea God to impose such harsh assessments on them.

Everyone fell silent, but Seahorse Douluo didn't detect any fear or discouragement from any of them.

Zhu Zhuqing was the second to step forward. Her cold and elegant face still wore a calm expression. "Senior, please."

Her simple words were filled with unparalleled confidence.

Seahorse Douluo furrowed his brow slightly. "Aren't you going to reconsider?"

Zhu Zhuqing replied calmly, "Death is just death. I, Zhu Zhuqing, am not afraid."

Her simple words were filled with immense confidence.

"Haha, good, really good. I haven't seen such courageous young people in a long time."

"Well, as you wish."

Seahorse Douluo's voice fell, and blue light once again condensed. Amidst the radiance of the Seahorse Pillar, another beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped Zhu Zhuqing.

He was very curious about what kind of trial His Majesty the Sea God would give her.

Gradually, Seahorse Douluo's expression became more solemn.

Blue, white, yellow, purple, black...
There was almost no pause, and the color of the light beam on Zhu Zhuqing's body instantly turned black.

And it was deep black.

On the Seahorse Pillar, the black magic patterns swiftly ascended, reaching the same height as before with Dugu Yan in an instant.

Swish swish swish.

Several streams of black light shot out from the Seahorse Pillar, turning into six light screens in front of Zhu Zhuqing. Then, the light screens entered Zhu Zhuqing's forehead and manifested as a mark on her forehead.

"Black level six trials, and it's the same black level six trials again."

Seahorse Douluo was stunned to see this.

He never expected Zhu Zhuqing to also undergo such an assessment.

He couldn't help muttering to himself, "Your Majesty the Sea God, do you think these people are not qualified to serve by your side? Is that why you've given them such harsh assessments?"

"In fact, the talents of these people are quite good. If you weren't so strict and relaxed the assessments a bit, there would be several more strong individuals on Sea God Island in the future."

Unknowingly, there was a hint of resentment in Seahorse Douluo's heart.

You should know that although Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan had high talents, their current cultivation bases were not strong. In Seahorse Douluo's opinion, they wouldn't be able to pass such assessments.

And for those who couldn't complete the Sea God assessment, there was only one outcome.

Death!
(End of this chapter)

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