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

Chapter 167: Obtaining the Power of the Sea God

"May I have my turn this time?" 

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong's voice interrupted Seahorse Douluo's thoughts.

"Did you hear what I said earlier? Do you still want to continue?" Seahorse Douluo looked at Ning Rongrong somewhat unexpectedly.

Ning Rongrong glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, appearing indifferent. "What's the big deal? They've both accepted the trial, so what if we all die together?"

Seahorse Douluo: 

He had never been so speechless in his life.

He had seen many people who liked to join in the excitement, but rarely had he seen someone willing to die together with others.

"Wait a minute."

Suddenly, Seahorse Douluo thought of something and said seriously to Ning Rongrong, "If you pass the yellow-level and white-level assessments, you don't have to worry indeed."

Ning Rongrong:

She was a bit angry now. "I've never seen someone look down on others like you!"

Who was she? She was the successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one auxiliary martial soul master. In terms of talent, there was no one in the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who surpassed her. Yet here, she was being ignored by Seahorse Douluo?

Such humiliation.

On the other hand, after hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Seahorse Douluo shook his head with a smile. "Little girl, have you ever heard of this saying? The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. If you have no expectations, you won't be disappointed. You should be rational about yourself."

It was mockery, blatant mockery. After listening to Seahorse Douluo's words, Ning Rongrong's face turned black.

She had never been so speechless in her life.

"Come on, just open the Seahorse Pillar directly. I want to prove myself with my talent and strength."

"Alright."

Seahorse Douluo did not refuse Ning Rongrong's proposal. A blue light blossomed between his hands. Then, he pointed towards Ning Rongrong, and a beam of light from the Seahorse Pillar descended onto her.

The color of the light beam changed rapidly like a revolving lantern.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a pitch-black color.

"Black, it's also a black-level assessment!"

Seahorse Douluo was dumbfounded, and even his voice trembled a bit. He hadn't noticed that even this inconspicuous girl in front of him possessed such terrifying talent.

In the next moment...

On the Seahorse Pillar, six light spots appeared and turned into light screens in front of Ning Rongrong. Finally, they entered her forehead.

Witnessing this scene, Seahorse Douluo felt his throat becoming even drier. "It's the same black-level six trials as the previous two."

Seahorse Douluo couldn't help asking Ning Rongrong, "Little girl, who are you, and what martial soul do you possess?"

Ning Rongrong didn't hide anything. "My name is Ning Rongrong, from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. My martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong stretched out her right hand, and with her soul power condensed, a crystal clear and colorful pagoda floated in her palm.

"What? Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one auxiliary martial soul in the world?"

Seahorse Douluo widened his eyes in disbelief. No wonder this little girl could obtain the black-level six trials.

Not to mention the people on land, even on the sea, the legend of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was well-known.

However, he was also surprised to see the inheritor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda here.

However...

Qin Xiao's performance was the opposite of Seahorse Douluo's.

He glanced at the pensive Ning Rongrong, shook his head imperceptibly, and thought to himself, "Without taking the Immortal Grass, the potential is still a bit lacking. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has only obtained the black-level six trials."

He remembered that in the original work, Ning Rongrong, the inheritor of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, had obtained the red-level or even top-level nine trials. Now, she had fallen behind a lot.

However...

In Qin Xiao's opinion, except for the top-level Sea God Nine Trials, the other divine trials were just games of the Sea God.

What kind of task, what level of difficulty, it depended on potential and his intention.

"Senior, please open the assessment for me too."

At this moment, Meng Yiran walked out, awakening the dazed Seahorse Douluo.

"Alright, alright."

Seahorse Douluo regained his senses and focused his gaze on Meng Yiran. The Seahorse Pillar erupted with intense light once again.

Sea Horse Douluo's eyes were filled with complexity, murmuring incessantly, "Just as I suspected, just as I suspected. Black-level six trials, you also have black-level six trials."

However, Meng Yiran was completely engrossed in studying his own task and paid no attention to what Sea Horse Douluo said.

"Can you tell us where you come from?" Sea Horse Douluo turned to Qin Xiao and asked in a deep voice.

"We come from the Douluo Continent," Qin Xiao replied.

"I know that. What I want to know is, which force could possess so many geniuses?" After hearing Sea Horse Douluo's question, Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Rest assured, we're not from the Spirit Hall. We come from a place called Shrek."

"Shrek?" Sea Horse Douluo furrowed his brows. What kind of place was that?

Moreover, was there really a powerful force that would name itself after something like Shrek?

Qin Xiao said firmly, "It's a rising power, but it won't be long before it becomes renowned on the Douluo Continent and even overseas."

"Never mind, never mind," Sea Horse Douluo waved his hand. Was there really a possibility of becoming renowned overseas? They could talk about that after surviving the Sea God's assessment.

"Come forward, I really want to see what kind of strength you possess and what potential you have. I hope you'll be lucky," he said, pointing to a spot.

Qin Xiao took a few steps forward and stopped.

Swish!
Sea Horse Douluo didn't hesitate at all. The Sea Horse Pillar activated, and a blue light enveloped Qin Xiao.

The color of the light beam changed rapidly and almost instantly turned black.

Sea Horse Douluo's pupils suddenly contracted, thinking to himself, "Stay calm, stay calm. The fact that this kid could lead everyone directly through the Sea of Evil Spirits before was already extraordinary. It's normal for the Sea God to give him a black-level assessment. I just don't know how many trials he'll pass."

However...

The changes in Qin Xiao surprised Sea Horse Douluo once again.

"The color change hasn't stopped yet!"

"This, this, this..."

He was so nervous that he couldn't even speak complete sentences. In his heart, he thought of the legendary color above black—red.

And red, since he took charge of the Sea Horse Pillar, had never been triggered by anyone.

"No way."

"Am I witnessing the birth of a legend today?"

"That kid, is his talent really this extraordinary?"

Sea Horse Douluo felt his heart almost reaching his throat.

Just at this moment...

The Sea Horse Pillar seemed to tremble slightly. He quickly turned around to look, only to see that the demonic patterns covering the Sea Horse Pillar, previously rendered black, suddenly changed color and completely turned into a bright crimson.

Immediately after, a red light burst forth from the Sea Horse Pillar, soaring into the sky!

Under the blood-red light, the serene azure sky seemed to be draped in a thin layer of red veil.

"Oh my god, look at that!?"

"What's happening? How could such a strange phenomenon occur on Sea God Island?"

Countless pairs of eyes on Sea God Island almost simultaneously looked up, and exclamations resounded continuously.

Some of them had lived on Sea God Island for most of their lives and had never seen such a strange scene.

On the other side, the six black-clad figures standing in front of different style pillars also looked up at the sky simultaneously.

Their eyes showed the same expression—shock! At the same time, a word popped into their minds: "Top-tier Seven Trials."

In the central temple of Sea God Island, a faint voice echoed.

"After so many years, is someone finally coming to inherit the position of Grand Priest?"

The speaker was a woman.

She was extremely beautiful, her perfect figure enveloped in a red dress.

At this moment, a faint expression of astonishment and joy flashed across her beautiful face.

She had been waiting for this day for she didn't know how many years.

And at this moment...

In front of the Sea Horse Pillar, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan were also awakened by the anomaly on Qin Xiao's body.

There was no way to ignore such a commotion.

"What's wrong with Qin Xiao? We all turned black, why is he turning red?" Ning Rongrong's face was full of tension.

Although Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan didn't speak, they all wore solemn expressions.

They were all waiting for an explanation from Sea Horse Douluo.

"It's incredible, truly incredible. I never expected your companion to be able to pass the top-tier assessment!" Sea Horse Douluo's voice still contained uncontrollable amazement.

"Top-tier assessment? What does that mean? Is it even more formidable than ours?" Ning Rongrong immediately asked.

Sea Horse Douluo didn't look at Ning Rongrong but instead looked at Qin Xiao with a respectful expression as he said, "Unlike the black-level assessment, as long as your companion passes the top-tier assessment, he will be the heir to the Grand Priest and the future master of Sea God Island."

After Sea Horse Douluo explained this, everyone understood.

" What!"

Ning Rongrong exclaimed, "Are you saying that Qin Xiao could possibly become the Grand Priest of Sea God Island?"

Needless to say, she was greatly shocked.

She still remembered that Qin Xiao had always said he brought everyone here for training.

Now, while they were still trainees, Qin Xiao was about to become the ruler of Sea God Island.

Suddenly, Sea Horse Douluo said, "Little girl, did you misunderstand what I said earlier?"

"What do you mean?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.

"I mean, your companion will definitely become the master of Sea God Island, not just possibly," Sea Horse Douluo clarified.

Ning Rongrong tilted her head and asked, "But isn't that wrong? The top-tier assessment is supposed to be even more difficult than the black-level assessment, so shouldn't the top-tier assessment be even harder?"

Sea Horse Douluo shook his head and said, "Of course not. The top-tier seven trials are overall much more difficult than the black-level six trials, but the top-tier assessment appears each time as a symbol that it can be completed."

Here, Sea Horse Douluo emphasized, "No matter how difficult it is, it will definitely succeed!"

"Oh, I see," Ning Rongrong murmured, "I also want to challenge a top-tier assessment."

Sea Horse Douluo: "."

Was the top-tier assessment like wild vegetables on the roadside? You could just challenge it whenever you felt like it?

On the side, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and the others listened to Ning Rongrong's words and were speechless.

Did she really think that Sea God Island was like the Seven Treasure Glass Sect? Letting her do whatever she pleased?

However, in the next moment, everyone, including Sea Horse Douluo, had a sudden change in expression.

Boom!

A loud rumbling echoed through the sky above Sea God Island.

All eyes fell on the Sea Horse Pillar, the source of the phenomenon.

They saw that the blood-red pillar of light began to expand. In an instant, it expanded more than ten times its size.

The earth trembled, and the sea boiled like boiling water.

Huge waves, reaching hundreds of meters high, brought pressure that almost suffocated people.

Swish swish swish. Six huge blood-red pillars of light rose into the sky and converged with the blood-red pillar of light emitted by the Sea Horse Pillar.

"What's happening?"

Witnessing such a terrifying scene, Ning Rongrong and the others were stunned.

"Ah, I don't know."

Sea Horse Douluo was equally shocked.

He had lived for so many years and had never seen such a phenomenon.

No.

Even in the historical records of Sea God Island, such changes had never occurred.

At this moment, amidst the intertwined blood-red light, another change occurred. A brilliant golden light descended from the sky.

At this moment, the heavens and earth seemed to freeze, allowing the brilliant and dazzling golden light to fall on Qin Xiao's body.

Wrapped in golden light, Qin Xiao felt a strange sensation, as if he had been enlightened, and his whole body felt cool and comfortable, sweeping away all the fatigue he had accumulated recently.

But, this power should taste very delicious, right?

Yes, it was indeed delicious.
This thought was transmitted to him by the Thunder Emperor Martial Soul.

"Brother, did you really think I brought you here just for sightseeing?"

"The current power of the Sea God is much purer than before. Just go ahead and absorb as much as you want!"

"Eat to your heart's content."

Qin Xiao muttered in his heart.

He believed that the Thunder Emperor Martial Soul could understand his intentions.

As for whether absorbing a large amount of Sea God's divine power would prevent him from activating the Sea God's Ninth Trial, he didn't consider it.

In other words, he didn't care.

He came here to absorb a large amount of Sea God's power, to restore his martial soul to normal, and to regain his own formidable strength.

"Great!"

Whether it was an illusion or a hallucination, Qin Xiao seemed to hear such a reply.

He was moved, and his consciousness entered his dantian and sea of qi. He saw the mysterious humanoid martial soul moving.

The mysterious humanoid martial soul formed peculiar seals with its hands. Then, the golden divine power roaming freely in Qin Xiao's body seemed to be drawn towards the mysterious humanoid martial soul.

Gradually, a small golden dot, the size of a millet grain, took shape in front of it, condensing at a slow pace.

Unconsciously, Qin Xiao furrowed his brows. Wasn't this speed too slow?

As he thought, Qin Xiao felt a slight heat on his forehead.

"Hey, look at Qin Xiao's forehead, why is there a blue light?"

Ning Rongrong, who had been closely observing Qin Xiao, suddenly exclaimed.

Sea Horse Douluo also looked over and said in surprise, "That's a trident mark? That's the mark of the Sea God!"

However.

With the appearance of the blue trident mark, the golden pillar of light became more than ten times thicker than before.

(End of this chapter)

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