NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 168: What? Are you telling me he’s going to inherit the divine position?
Chapter 168: What? Are you telling me he's going to inherit the divine position?
After Sea Horse Douluo said this sentence, he regretted it.
He found that everyone around him was casting puzzled glances at him.
A wry smile appeared on his face. "Don't look at me like that. Actually, I don't know what it means for that mark of the Sea God to appear on this guy's head."
As he spoke, he shrugged and spread out his hands, looking helpless.
"So, is Qin Xiao good or bad now?"
Ning Rongrong asked with great concern.
On the side, Zhu Zhuqing and the others remained silent, but their faces were filled with tension.
Sea Horse Douluo helplessly replied, "I still don't know."
Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow and said indignantly, "Aren't you the guardian of the Sea Horse Pillar, the second only to the Grand Priest, the person in charge of Sea God Island? How can you not know?"
"Don't make it difficult for him. From the appearance of Sea God Island until now, this situation has only occurred once. Your companion has obtained not the assessment of the Sea God, but a higher level of existence."
An abrupt voice sounded in everyone's ears.
Subconsciously, everyone looked towards the voice, only to see a red figure that appeared two to three hundred meters away from them at some unknown time. In the next moment, they felt as if the space had slightly distorted, and there was an additional person in front of the Sea Horse Pillar.
She was tall, her whole body enveloped in a red robe, and her sea-blue long hair cascaded down to the ground.
Noble, elegant, and warm, none of these words could fully describe her demeanor.
Apart from her breathtaking beauty, the scepter in her right hand also couldn't be ignored.
The scepter was at least three meters long, entirely golden, and engraved with magical patterns. At the top of the scepter was a diamond-shaped protrusion resembling a spearhead. Five inches below the spearhead was embedded a diamond-shaped golden gem.
As everyone scrutinized her, her deep and profound eyes, deeper than the sea itself, slowly swept over each person.
Subconsciously, everyone shifted their gaze away, not daring to meet her eyes.
"Greetings, Grand Priest."
Sea Horse Douluo bowed slightly and saluted the woman in red. "I have been negligent in my duties, affecting your closed-door cultivation. Please punish me, Grand Priest."
Without a doubt, the only person who could make Sea Horse Douluo so respectful was the supreme Grand Priest of Sea God Island, Bo Saixi!
Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and the others were drawn to Sea Horse Douluo's voice.
Their gazes also fell on Bo Saixi, and they were momentarily stunned.
"Is this the legendary Grand Priest of Sea God Island?"
"Surprisingly, she's so beautiful!"
Everyone was quite astonished.
It had to be said, the contrast was extreme.
They had thought that the supreme figure who presided over Sea God Island would be quite advanced in age, right?
At the very least, they expected her to have white hair.
But the reality was that the person in charge of Sea God Island was actually an extremely beautiful woman.
This was simply outrageous.
At this moment, Bo Saixi shook her head slightly, her face showing little expression. "It's okay, it's not your fault. Even I have encountered such a situation for the first time."
"If it weren't for the description personally written by the Sea God in my inherited memories, I wouldn't know what happened to this young man."
As Bo Saixi spoke, her gaze fell on Qin Xiao.
Her expression was indescribably complex.
She had never expected that her life would be so closely connected to such an unrelated person.
"Grand Priest, do you know what happened to Qin Xiao?"
"What do you mean by a higher level?"
After calming down, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask.
Her words echoed the thoughts of everyone else.
Bo Saixi fell silent for a moment before speaking softly, "From the beginning to now, it has been passed down on Sea God Island that the top assessment is the limit. But in reality, it's not like that. The higher inheritance on Sea God Island is not the inheritance of the Grand Priest, but the inheritance of the Sea God's divine position."
"Grand Priest, when you just said that this kid's level is higher than the top level, doesn't that mean..."
Sea Horse Douluo's pupils suddenly shrank, and his voice trembled slightly.
Because the truth was truly astonishing.
Bo Saixi solemnly said, "Just as you imagined, if he can pass the Sea God's test, he will obtain the divine position of the Sea God!"
"God... divine position!"
"Hiss..."
As Bo Saixi's words fell, only the sound of gasping remained in the scene.
This was simply terrifying.
"We came here for training, but this guy actually wants to become a god?" Ning Rongrong looked at Qin Xiao with a speechless expression.
Originally, she had hoped to use this trip to Sea God Island as an opportunity to get closer to Qin Xiao.
But now, it seemed that they were getting farther and farther apart.
"I can only hope to catch a glimpse of his back in my lifetime."
Meng Yiran's eyes showed a dazed expression, murmuring in a very subtle voice.
However, this did not escape Zhu Zhuqing's ears. "If we are not diligent enough, we may not even be able to see his back."
At these words, Meng Yiran's body suddenly trembled.
The only one without any mixed thoughts was Gou Yanzhi.
She clasped her hands together, her eyes full of admiration as she looked at Qin Xiao.
It was all admiration.
"Grand Priest, what should we do now?" Sea Horse Douluo asked cautiously.
At the same time, he subconsciously glanced at Qin Xiao, noticing a subtle increase in respect in his own expression.
After all, the inheritor of the Sea God, the future Sea God, would be their new master, wouldn't he? They must not offend him.
Bo Saixi fell silent for a moment before answering, "There's nothing to do now. Let's just watch and wait."
In fact, Bo Saixi also had doubts in her heart.
Although Qin Xiao was undergoing the Sea God's test and might become the new Sea God, was the amount of divine power in his body too much?
You see, the golden light was different from the previous yellow, purple, black, and red lights. Those lights only contained a part of the Sea God's power. But the golden light was pure Sea God's power.
Not to mention anything else, even if several Title Douluo absorbed so much power, wouldn't they burst?
No.
Not just one, even three, five, seven, or eight Title Douluo would burst and die from the divine power, right?
Unfortunately, Bo Saixi didn't know that Qin Xiao still felt dissatisfied.
"Let's see how effective ten times the Sea God's power is."
Qin Xiao also sensed the changes outside and quickly looked inward.
The progress was significant.
In just a short while, the golden light in front of the mysterious humanoid martial soul had grown from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a dragon eye.
There was no doubt that this was the condensed essence of a large amount of Sea God's power, containing a terrifying power that even Qin Xiao felt terrified of.
On the other hand, Qin Xiao was not surprised but delighted. "Yes, very good. I just don't know how much Sea God's power it will take to fill this guy's stomach."
But he didn't get any answer.
Time passed by.
Bo Saixi, who was closely watching Qin Xiao, suddenly changed her expression.
"Grand Priest, what's wrong with you?"
Sea Horse Douluo noticed something abnormal and asked hurriedly.
"It's nothing."
Bo Saixi shook her head slightly, and her expression quickly returned to normal.
In fact, she was not calm in her heart.
Because in her consciousness, she unexpectedly heard the somewhat angry voice of the Sea God.
"Darn it. What kind of freak is this kid? He's almost draining me of my divine power."
"Is it so difficult to assign him a few tasks?"
Bo Saixi was shocked. Was this really the voice of the Sea God?
Soon, her eyes showed a puzzled expression again. What did it mean to have his divine power drained?
At this moment...
Inside Qin Xiao's dantian, the light ball in front of the mysterious humanoid martial soul had already grown to the size of a walnut. The mysterious humanoid martial soul had stopped collecting Sea God's power and opened its mouth, swallowing the concentrated Sea God's power the size of a walnut in one gulp.
"It should start to recover now."
Qin Xiao was extremely excited.
But the next moment, he had some insights and entered a strange state.
There were also changes in the outside world.
Everyone saw that the golden pillar of light disappeared.
Then it turned into nine light curtains that fell in front of Qin Xiao and quickly entered his forehead.
The blue trident mark on Qin Xiao's forehead slowly turned golden.
"What's happening now?"
"Don't be nervous, this is a good thing."
Facing the nervous crowd, Bo Saixi explained calmly, "He should be benefiting from the Sea God's light now."
"How long will it take?"
"It won't take long, at the latest one or two days," Bo Saixi replied almost without hesitation.
However...
Two days later.
"Grand Priest, I remember you said before that Qin Xiao would wake up in just two days?"
Ning Rongrong looked up and asked Bo Saixi.
In contrast, Bo Saixi's face remained unchanged, but her eyes became somewhat unnatural. "I underestimated the Sea God's test for him."
"Will Qin Xiao recover?" Ning Rongrong asked eagerly, holding onto the edge of her skirt.
Bo Saixi thought for a moment but remained silent.
Because she couldn't be sure when Qin Xiao would recover.
Bo Saixi advised, "I suggest you don't stay by his side for the time being. After all, the Sea God's assessment is particularly harsh for soul masters from the mainland. From the start of the assessment task, you have one year to complete it. Otherwise, you will face extremely harsh punishment."
"Instead of worrying about Qin Xiao, I think you should worry about yourselves."
Her gaze swept over everyone, leaving behind these words before departing.
"Indeed,"
After hearing Bo Saixi's words, Zhu Zhuqing and the others fell into silence.
Five days later, Dugu Yan was the first to leave, leaving behind these words, "My cultivation is not as good as yours, and the assessment difficulty may be higher for me. I'll focus on cultivation first. I don't want to be absent from His Highness's side in the future."
Seven days later, Ning Rongrong also chose to leave Qin Xiao's side, "I think what Dugu Yan said makes sense."
Half a month later, Meng Yiran said, "Zhuqing, why don't we each take turns guarding His Highness for a while? I don't want us to die in the assessment while waiting for His Highness to successfully complete it."
Her voice was complex, and when she looked at Qin Xiao, there was a sense of reluctance in her eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, giving a simple response, "Alright."
Meng Yiran left.
Zhu Zhuqing's expression became somewhat complicated.
Everyone shared the same worries, no one knew when Qin Xiao would wake up.
They also worried that when Qin Xiao woke up, it would be time to part ways.
Time passed quickly.
Three months later.
In the imperial palace hall of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Qian Renxue sat on the throne and asked in a deep voice, "Has anyone found any news about Qin Xiao?"
In the hall, there was no one but him.
But a ethereal voice came, "Returning, Your Highness, there is still no news of Qin Xiao. The last clue was lost in Hanhai City. There is still no news of Qin Xiao's return."
Hanhai City.
Qian Renxue's expression became complicated. Could this guy have refused his invitation, refused the invitation of the Spirit Hall, and decided to join the Sea God Island?
What's the point?
"Your Highness."
Suddenly, a hearty voice came from outside the hall.
Qian Renxue's expression became serious, and he straightened up, "Come in."
The closed doors of the hall were pushed open, and the Snake Lance Douluo walked in with a solemn expression.
"Your Highness, I have received some latest news, some good and some bad. Which one would you like to hear?"
"Oh?" Qian Renxue's expression changed slightly, "Let's hear the bad news first."
"Your Highness, Xue Beng has escaped from the mines in the border wilderness."
"Escaped?" Qian Renxue frowned.
Snake Lance Douluo said angrily, "It should be Xue Beng and the remnants of Xue Xing's forces. They've been planning for a long time. If we had known, we should have killed Xue Xing, that waste."
"Although Xue Beng is a waste, I can't kill him for now. After all, keeping Xue Beng alive is the will of the former emperor, Emperor Xue Ye."
Qian Renxue's expression grew colder, "But now he has betrayed us, he's digging his own grave."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I've sent someone to chase him down." Snake Lance Douluo nodded heavily.
"What's the good news?" Qian Renxue asked again.
Snake Lance Douluo grinned, "A mysterious force has appeared in the Star Luo Empire at some point, specifically targeting the strong of the Star Luo royal family or those close to the Star Luo royal family. Now the number of strong people in the Star Luo Empire has sharply decreased."
"Even the Star Luo Emperor has been assassinated. If it weren't for the presence of the Ghost Douluo and the Star Crown Xu Family, the Star Luo Empire would have changed hands. But even if they didn't succeed, they made the Star Luo royal family remember a lesson. It is said that now in the Star Luo Imperial City, there are more than ten thousand troops guarding it, fearing assassins. Hahaha."
Having said that, Snake Lance Douluo laughed without restraint.
You know, the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires were originally a big headache for the Spirit Hall.
Now, the Heaven Dou Empire has been incorporated, and the next target is naturally the Star Luo Empire.
However.
Before they could make a move, such a big change occurred in the Star Luo Empire. Isn't it like falling asleep and someone comes to bring you a pillow?
"So to speak, it is indeed a good thing."
Qian Renxue nodded seriously, "The enemy of our enemy is our friend. Let someone investigate who this force is. Perhaps we can cooperate for mutual benefit."
(End of this chapter)
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