Chapter 517: The Test of the Sea Horse Pillar! Explosive Reaction from the Crowd!!!_1

The middle-aged Soul Master and his party, accompanied by Luo Yu and Purple Pearl, traversed the dense jungle.

They arrived at a wondrous place.

What appeared before everyone was a pool, like a sea within the sea.

Unlike an ordinary inland pool, its interior surged like the ocean, stirring constantly without wind.

The pool had a diameter of about five hundred meters, and at its very center, there was a triangular platform with strange patterns engraved upon it.

Atop it stood a stone pillar.

Shaped like a spire, at the very top was a special sculpture, and the entire pillar was inscribed with complex, serpentine lines that seemed to be a form of writing, emanating a divine aura.

Luo Yu immediately noticed a person sitting at the base of the pillar.

With eyes closed and back against the pillar, they appeared to be in deep meditation.

The person's clothing was jet black, signifying that they had once passed the black-level trial.

Upon arriving here, the Yellow-Garbed middle-aged Soul Master became much more restrained, his eyes filled with reverence, not daring to breathe too loudly.

He turned to Luo Yu and Purple Pearl.

Grave and serious.

"Welcome to the Sea Within the Sea—the Sea Horse Pillar."

"The Sea Horse Pillar is one of the Seven Pillars of the Sea God. The Sea God endowed the seven pillars with Divine Power, spreading the Sea God's will through them. Every pillar can test a Soul Master, and here you will be tested for your talent and receive the Sea God's trial questions."

After saying this, he turned toward the triangular platform in the Sea Within the Sea, bowing deeply with solemn veneration.

His voice, condensed by Soul Power into a thread, pierced through the thundering sound of the Sea Within the Sea, reaching the black-garbed Soul Master's ears.

"Reporting to Sea Horse Douluo, foreign Soul Masters have come to accept the trial. Please grant your approval."

The figure in black clothes suddenly opened their eyes, their gaze shooting out dazzling sharpness, as nine Soul Rings burst forth around them.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

Their ferocious momentum rolled out, sweeping over everything.

Purple Pearl trembled slightly, her pupils dilated.

Suddenly, a warm hand rested on her shoulder, giving her a full sense of security, dispelling the fear in her heart.

She turned her head and saw that warmly smiling handsome face.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Luo Yu said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm," Purple Pearl nodded obediently.

The black-garbed figure showed a hint of surprise; they hadn't expected the distinguished-looking young man in front of them to meet their intimidating presence with such composure.

His voice boomed like thunder.

"Land Soul Masters seeking the Sea God's inheritance will not find it so easily."

"You'll need to cross the Sea Within the Sea before you, to stand in front of the Sea Horse Pillar, to qualify for the trial."

As he spoke, the Sea Horse Douluo's Nine Soul Rings erupted in dazzling brilliance,

Feeling the response from the Sea Horse Pillar behind him, it shook and trembled, radiating intense blue halos, spreading like a shield, inverting over the Sea Within the Sea to form a domain that forbade flight.

Without stopping there, the Sea Horse Douluo used a soul skill, and in an instant, the Sea Within the Sea surged up, rising into the air.

Within it, ferocious sea soul beasts swam.

Purple Pearl's face turned pale.

To reach the base of the Sea Horse Pillar, one had to cross this towering Sea Within the Sea.

"Brother Yu, this trial is too much; it's equivalent to directly confronting the soul skill of a Titled Douluo," she said.

"Scared already? The more challenging trials are still to come." The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master beside them scoffed, "It's not too late to give up. Our Sea God's Island may be exclusive, but we are not bloodthirsty."

The black-garbed Sea Horse Douluo surveyed them with cold eyes, silent and insufferably arrogant.

At this moment, noisy sounds came from the side as a line of youths in plain clothes walked over in formation.

They looked curiously toward Luo Yu's direction, recognizing the newcomers as foreign Soul Masters.

The leader was a Purple-Garbed Soul Master.

He came to a halt, respectfully saluting the Sea Horse Douluo.

"Reporting to Sea Horse Douluo, I've brought eighteen adult men of the island to accept His Majesty the Sea God's trial. Please grant your approval."

"Granted!"

Sea Horse Douluo nodded his head.

With a sweeping motion of his large hand, the raging turmoil of the Sea Within the Sea calmed, revealing a water bridge.

He beckoned the purple-garbed Soul Masters and others, allowing them to smoothly cross and reach the base of the pillar.

"Let's go, Brother Yu, join them and cross over," Purple Pearl said with a relaxed expression, about to pull Luo Yu along.

Sea Horse Douluo's eyebrows furrowed.

Soul Light surged.

In an instant, the water bridge vanished, and the Sea Within the Sea returned to its restless, endless surging.

"What's the meaning of this?" Purple Pearl asked loudly.

Sea Horse Douluo paid no attention.

On the side, a Yellow-Garbed Soul Master huffed and said:

"Sea Soul Masters and Continental Soul Masters are not the same."

"If you are afraid of the trial, then hurry back, don't embarrass the Land Soul Masters here."

"Who's afraid?" Purple Pearl glared with her beautiful eyes.

Luo Yu held Purple Pearl's small hand and shook his head, "It's of no concern, mere child's play, not worth mentioning."

"How arrogant, you dare to say that Sea Horse Douluo's soul skill is mere child's play?" the Yellow-Garbed Soul Master retorted.

"Frog in the well."

Luo Yu ignored such petty remarks and embraced Purple Pearl into his arms.

He leaped from the ground.

And plunged straight into the Sea Within the Sea.

"Is this guy an idiot? Not even activating his Soul Power, he just charged in?" The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master was momentarily stunned.

"Are all Continental Soul Masters this foolish?" Underneath the Sea Horse Pillar opposite them, a group of young people couldn't help but discuss.

Sea Horse Douluo also shook his head slightly.

Thinking of crossing over without relying on one's Martial Soul was indeed wishful thinking.

The next second, their eyes widened in shock.

All of the seawater within the Sea Within the Sea seemed to experience some kind of repulsion, unable to get close to Luo Yu.

As fierce sea soul beasts came biting,

Luo Yu didn't seem to throw a punch, but his right arm erupted with radiant blue brilliance to the extreme.

The phantom of the Water Dragon King swam out, rampaging through the water, blasting away all the sea soul beasts.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

One after another, sea soul beasts were blown away, followed by a dragon's roar, as a gigantic phantom of the Water Dragon King broke through the water.

Shattering the immobilization domain.

All of the seawater instantly rushed back into the pool.

And Luo Yu, holding Purple Pearl, landed lightly in front of Sea Horse Douluo, without a single drop of water on them.

"This…"

The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master, who was previously confident in Sea Horse Douluo's abilities, was now dumbstruck, never expecting Luo Yu to possess such capabilities.

Not just him, even Sea Horse Douluo himself was confused.

Although he had not fully exerted his soul skill, could such a feat be so effortlessly broken by a young man?

As for the young people on the island preparing for their trial, they were stupefied.

They had never seen such methods before.

However, Luo Yu felt nothing out of the ordinary, not at all concerned with the astonished gazes around him.

He said to Sea Horse Douluo indifferently:

"Now, may I accept the Sea God's trial?"

"You may…"

Sea Horse Douluo replied subconsciously, then shook his head.

"The people of this island take priority, you outsiders will have to wait your turn."