Chapter 260: The Unusual Divine Test

The light emitted by the Sea Woman Holy Pillar was far more intense than during previous reactions, as a powerful energy wave swept across the entire Sea God Island.

A pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping Su Wen within it.

The light pillar was vast in scope, covering the entire Holy Pillar as well.

The blue light swiftly transitioned across white and yellow hues—so fast that if one didn't know this process, the change in colors would be nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.

And the purple color flashed by in an instant.

It was as if the blue light directly turned into black!

The black light grew increasingly profound, seemingly devouring all other light.

As the blackness reached its peak, faint red patterns began to emerge, and the moment these red patterns appeared, the red light suddenly started to sweep across the entire light pillar.

But that wasn't all.

The blood-red pillar continued to deepen in color, and soon a strand of golden light emerged.

The moment this golden light appeared, Sea Woman Douluo's pupils contracted sharply, and her breathing became somewhat rapid.

Her expression grew complicated.

For them, the appearance of the golden light was both a relief and something difficult to accept at the same time.

The red pillar gradually shifted into a pale gold.

At the center of Su Wen's forehead, the pale golden light flowed, but it didn't form the pattern of the Sea God's trident. Instead, it simply maintained the pale golden light, and after a long time, it finally transformed into the shape of a book.

As the pillar of light dissipated, the originally complex expression in Sea Woman Douluo's eyes became one of confusion upon seeing this symbol.

The complexity in her gaze disappeared, replaced by bewilderment.

Where's the trident?

Where's the golden trident symbol?

Why is this different from what I know?

Sea Woman Douluo didn't remain puzzled for long; she quickly received a message from the Grand Priest.

Her expression changed several times before she finally looked at Su Wen with great reverence.

"Your talent is exceptional, and you have earned the recognition of the Sea God. He will guide you on your path ahead," Sea Woman Douluo unconsciously switched to a more respectful tone.

Su Wen slowly opened his eyes, sensing the changes in his condition, and he already had some understanding in his heart.

He touched the mark on his forehead, realizing how the Sea God not only conquered the sea but also maintained the theoretical maximum age for a Spirit Master.

It turns out that the Divine Test not only includes the God-level examination for inheriting a divine position but also has supportive trials.

At this moment, a voice echoed in his mind:

"God-level Nine Trials. Complete nine trials to achieve divinity."

"The first trial of the God-level Nine Trials: Take the first step by spreading the light of knowledge to Sea God Island. Reward: One God Bestowed Spirit Ring!"

This was completely different from ordinary trials, and Su Wen couldn't find any similar tasks in his memory.

It seemed like this was entirely a supportive trial, with the Sea God helping him to become a god and planning his path to divinity.

In fact, it was similar to the War God's trial, but it seemed that the War God wasn't sufficient to support Su Wen through the entire process, so they could only indirectly use the previous method to provide him with some knowledge and experience.

Su Wen could feel a special power within the mark on his forehead, slowly enhancing his fusion with his Martial Spirit.

Previously, Su Wen had already raised his fusion level to an extremely high degree through various methods.

After that, the effectiveness of these methods gradually weakened, and by the time Su Wen reached around level sixty, his fusion level stopped increasing.

To be more precise, there had been no improvement since he obtained his sixth Spirit Ring.

Su Wen thought that his future fusion level could only be improved by obtaining the last three Spirit Rings, but he didn't expect the mark given by the Sea God's trial to have this effect.

"You all should have also received the trial from the Sea God. Next, I will take you to the place where the Sea God's Light is located, where you can train," she said.

Sea Woman Douluo looked at Hai Da and the others, her gaze lingering on Hai Da for a moment.

After speaking to Hai Da and the other sailors, she turned to Fighting Heaven Douluo and said, "Your trial is different from theirs. You won't be training through these challenges. Instead, your task is to help Sea God Island by eliminating some of the malignant Sea Spirit Beasts. Sea Dragon Douluo will come shortly to take you to the ocean to carry out this mission."

Finally, Sea Woman Douluo directed her gaze toward Su Wen, her expression complex.

"I am unaware of the specifics of your trial, but the Sea God should have provided you with guidance. You can freely carry out your tasks on Sea God Island. If you have any needs, feel free to ask us."

Su Wen nodded.

His task was straightforward: to establish the Study Realm on Sea God Island.

In fact, Su Wen had already taken a step in this direction by allowing Liu Hai to experience the Study Realm.

Sea Woman Douluo led Hai Da and the others away, leaving Su Wen and Fighting Heaven Douluo behind.

Su Wen then addressed the residents of Sea God Island below, "Ahem, everyone, I hope you can cooperate with me on my task."

The native residents of Sea God Island were somewhat confused, not understanding why Su Wen's trial would require their assistance as spectators.

In the past, the Sea God's trials had never involved anything like this, and this Master Wen's trial seemed very unique. It was marked by a golden color, something they had never heard of before.

What does gold represent?

It was clearly a color more noble than red, and the aura that seemed to come directly from the divine made the residents instinctively feel reverence.

So when Su Wen asked for their help, they had no intention of refusing.

"Master Wen, what do you need us to do?"

Since Su Wen had been called Master Wen by Hai Da and the others since arriving on the island, and even Sea Woman Douluo had referred to him as such, the native residents now also followed suit and addressed him as Master Wen.

However, they clearly didn't know the meaning behind the title "Master Wen."

But they were about to find out.

"Everyone, don't resist. I'm going to take you to an interesting place," Su Wen said as he enveloped each of the native residents in his Spiritual Power and then activated an illusion.

He had the ability to pull people into it directly, but in the past, to follow protocol, he had done so by distributing Spirit Seals.

As the residents were experiencing the Study Realm, a wave of Soul Power gradually approached. Its intensity was at the level of a Titled Douluo, and it was very strong—Su Wen estimated it to be around level ninety-five.

Clearly, the identity of the approaching figure was special; it was Sea Dragon Douluo, the strongest of the seven guardian Douluos.

Sea Dragon Douluo was bare-chested, standing over two meters tall, with a rugged face that looked to be in his thirties. His thick chest and abdominal muscles gleamed with a bronzed, healthy glow, resembling armor. His eyes were deep blue, and a blue dragon was tattooed across his chest.

Just by his proximity, Fighting Heaven Douluo felt an overwhelming pressure.

Yes, pressure.

Even though Fighting Heaven Douluo's Soul Power was one level higher than Sea Dragon Douluo's, at the level of a Super Douluo, and even though he was a guardian trained by the War God with a Martial Spirit that was born for battle, he still felt pressure from Sea Dragon Douluo.

However, this pressure was just that—pressure. It didn't necessarily mean that Sea Dragon Douluo was completely superior in strength.

"You must be Fighting Heaven Douluo," Sea Dragon Douluo said, looking at Fighting Heaven Douluo, his gaze filled with a rising battle intent.

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