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Shi Quan stepped forward and said loudly, "For those of us who have come to Sea God Island to accept the trial, could you please take us to the Seven Sacred Pillars to accept the trial?"
There were eight people opposite them. The leader was the oldest middle-aged man among the eight. After sizing up Shi Quan and his group, the middle-aged man frowned and asked, "Why are you land Spirit Masters so familiar with my Sea God Island?"
"Does that have anything to do with us coming to accept the trial?" Shi Quan said with a smile.
The middle-aged man frowned, but still coldly advised, "The Sea God's trial for land Spirit Masters is not something you can pass. Although I don't know how you got here, I still advise you to leave."
"Our group came specifically for the trial. Since we have already landed on the island, do you think we will leave?"
The middle-aged man gave them a deep look, then turned and whispered a few words to the yellow-clothed Sea Spirit Master beside him.
The young yellow-clothed Sea Spirit Master respectfully agreed and quickly turned to leave. Only then did the middle-aged man look at everyone and say, "I hope you won't regret it. Follow me."
With that, he led the yellow-clothed Sea Spirit Masters and turned to walk into the forest.
"Let's go. There's no need to be vigilant. Once you've landed on the island, it's safe. Now, you just need to calmly prepare for the upcoming trial," Shi Quan said softly.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but look back at Shi Quan again.
He always had a feeling that Shi Quan understood Sea God Island even better than he did.
Before long, after passing through the forest, everyone arrived in front of a pool.
The strange phenomenon of the pool made everyone feel surprised; it was like a Sea Middle Sea. Most strangely, this inland pool, which should have been extremely calm, was turbulent like the ocean, moving without wind.
In the center of the pool, there was a triangular platform, on which stood a peculiar stone pillar. The stone pillar was shaped like a sharp cone, with a special sculpture carved at the very top, and countless complex patterns inscribed on the entire pillar body. It seemed to be a kind of writing, and an invisible and strange energy was emanating from this peculiar pillar.
"Shi Quan, is that the Seven Sacred Pillars?" Li Meili whispered beside Shi Quan.
"Yes, there are seven Seven Sacred Pillars in total, each guarded by a Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo," Shi Quan explained softly.
The yellow-clothed middle-aged man's brows furrowed even tighter, but he still spoke in a special tone, "Welcome to the Sea Middle Sea. Sea Horse Sacred Pillar. You will receive the Sea God's trial here."
After saying this, he turned to the triangular platform in the Sea Middle Sea, bowed ninety degrees in respectful salute, and, with the activation of his spirit power, projected his voice.
"Reporting to Sea Horse, there are foreign land Spirit Masters here to accept the trial. Please grant permission." Under the activation of his spirit power, the yellow-clothed middle-aged man's voice traveled like a straight line, overpowering the surging waves within this Sea Middle Sea.
Sea Horse Douluo, who was sitting under the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar on the triangular platform, suddenly opened his eyes. Two profound gazes were like deep pools; that was the special aura only a Titled Douluo could possess.
Shi Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his mental force transformed into a barrier, immediately isolating that special aura.
The next second, Sea Horse Douluo's profound gaze fell directly on Shi Quan, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Land Spirit Masters want to accept the Sea God's trial? You only have the qualification to accept the trial if you pass through the Sea Middle Sea and come before the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar." A resonant voice rang out, mixed with the sound of the ocean waves, rushing towards them.
As he spoke, a blue glow lit up behind Sea Horse Douluo. Immediately after, the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar behind him suddenly lit up, and a deep blue light traveled from the bottom to the top of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar. With the top of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar as the center, a circle of blue ripples suddenly spread out, like a curtain of light hovering above the Sea Middle Sea.
"The trial is starting so quickly?" Everyone looked at each other, not expecting a Titled Douluo to personally act right from the start.
"Then what should I do?" Oscar immediately showed a bitter smile, looking at the churning pool water, which clearly wouldn't be easy to cross.
Ning Rongrong's expression was no better.
"It just says to cross, it doesn't say we can't do it together," Shi Quan said calmly, his gaze falling on Ye Lingling, "Lingling, seal the sea."
"Okay!" Ye Lingling walked to the shore, knelt down, and extended her left hand into the water, unleashing the innate skill granted by her Ice Jade Empress Scorpion left arm bone, Domain of Eternal Freeze.
Domain of Eternal Freeze is a Domain-type Spirit Ability that can rapidly freeze the surrounding area, capable of freezing a thousand li. If it makes contact, the freezing effect can be exponentially enhanced.
An ice-blue light swirled around Ye Lingling's left hand. The next second, terrifying cold Qi spread out, and the edge of the sea quickly froze, spreading at an extremely fast speed.
"What terrifying cold Qi!" Sea Horse Douluo was startled. Even with his cultivation, he felt a hint of coldness, which was enough to show how terrifying this cold Qi was.
The ice layer on the surface of the pool spread to the opposite bank at a visible speed, forming a wide path.
"Let's go!" Ye Lingling stood up, nodded to Shi Quan, and was the first to step onto the ice.
Everyone followed closely. Although the ice surface was uneven, it was exceptionally hard and stable.
In this way, the whole group swaggered across to the opposite bank.
Sea Horse Douluo looked at Shi Quan and the others with cold eyes. Because there had been some coldness in Sea Horse Douluo's eyes from beginning to end, everyone simply assumed that Sea Horse Douluo merely disliked land Spirit Masters.
Sea Horse Douluo's profound gaze fell on Shi Quan. He could tell at a glance that Shi Quan was the leader among them. He asked in a deep voice, "Your purpose in coming to Sea God Island isn't as simple as joining Sea God Island, is it?"
Shi Quan stated frankly, "We came to inherit the God Position of Sea God."
"The Sea God is the guardian of the ocean. You land Spirit Masters are truly ambitious, daring to dream of inheriting the Sea God's God Position. That's simply a pipe dream," Sea Horse Douluo was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, his words full of mockery.
"Whether we can inherit it, Senior, you will naturally know once you initiate the Sea God's trial, won't you?" Shi Quan looked at Sea Horse Douluo.
Sea Horse Douluo then sneered, "Trial? The Sea God's descent upon ambitious people is not a trial, but a punishment. Since you want to try, then come."
Sea Horse Douluo slowly walked to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, facing the Sacred Pillar with a devout light in his eyes, then turned and said to Shi Quan, "One person step forward."
"Go, Lingling." Shi Quan nodded to Ye Lingling.
"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded, immediately stepped forward from beside Shi Quan, and stood one step behind Sea Horse Douluo, her eyes filled with determination. The Sea God Position, she was determined to obtain it!