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Chapter 538, First Test Begins: The Light of the Sea God
Chapter 538 The First Test Begins, The Light of the Sea God
"Distinguished guests, please follow me," Seahorse Douluo's voice rang out.
A blue light shone in his hand, and then the water of the sea within the sea condensed in mid-air into the shape of a bridge, leading to the deeper part of Poseidon Island.
Everyone could see that the seawater had not frozen into ice, but had formed a bridge in the form of water, which looked quite magical.
The sea bridge was so realistic that, at the suggestion of Seahorse Douluo, Wang Dong'er took the lead.
As he walked, Seahorse Douluo smiled at everyone and said, "Distinguished guests, you will likely be staying in Seahorse City, which is under my jurisdiction, for quite some time to come."
"The timing of starting the test is up to you, but please remember the requirement to complete at least one test each year."
The tests will proceed in sequence; only after one test is completed will the next test appear, until all tests are completed.
"If any of you have any needs, please feel free to let me or someone else know them, and we will do our best to meet them."
"There is one more thing. You are welcome anywhere except the forbidden area in the center of Poseidon Island, but please do not cover the brand on your forehead. Only the brand can prove your identity."
After walking along the sea bridge for a while, the group finally emerged from the woods, and what appeared before them was a city much smaller than Tian Dou City.
The group was currently positioned above the city, allowing them to see the entire city below.
The most eye-catching feature of this Seahorse City is a building in the center of the city that looks somewhat like the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, with a huge seahorse statue on top of it.
"Poseidon Island has seven sacred pillars and seven cities, each named after one of the pillars. The most prominent building you see now is the city lord's mansion of Seahorse City. Each city is guarded by five hundred Poseidon warriors."
As he spoke, Seahorse Douluo led the group toward Seahorse City.
On Poseidon Island, currency is not used for transactions; instead, barter is employed.
Seahorse Douluo's explanation is that the people on Seagod Island are self-sufficient.
However, in reality, they still rely on caravans composed of sea spirit masters who do not belong to Seagod Island and those who have failed the trials to regularly go to sea to trade and purchase necessities.
In Wang Dong'er's opinion, this lifestyle is simply pointless and unnecessary.
The pride in Seahorse Douluo's tone clearly indicated that he felt the residents of Seagod Island were much happier than those on the mainland.
Upon entering Haima City, Wang Dong'er and her companions immediately became the focus of attention among the city's residents.
The commotion earlier was quite significant, and the marks on their foreheads were also very obvious.
Apart from the golden trident mark on Wang Dong'er's forehead, the residents of Poseidon Island all understood what the black marks on the foreheads of the others meant.
The group was arranged to stay at the City Lord's Mansion, but Seahorse Douluo needed to cultivate under the Sacred Pillar, so he did not stay at the City Lord's Mansion permanently.
There are also some Sea Soul Masters here who have passed the Purple-level assessment.
The City Lord's Mansion has three floors. The most prestigious room, which was Seahorse Douluo's own room, was vacated and given to Wang Dong'er. Everyone else except Qian Renxue was arranged on the second floor.
As for Qian Renxue, she lives with Wang Dong'er.
After settling everyone in, Seahorse Douluo hurriedly left.
Besides the living rooms, the third floor consisted of a huge living room. After everyone else had claimed their rooms, they all gathered in the living room on the third floor.
"What kind of assessment did you receive?"
Once everyone had arrived, Wang Dong'er immediately asked.
"The first test we received was to traverse the light of the sea god," Ning Rongrong said.
She had already met up with the others on her way here.
"The trial's clue is to go to the core forbidden area of Poseidon Island and climb the first 108 steps. You can give up halfway, but you must complete it within one year to be considered to have passed the trial."
"Dong'er, what were your assessment criteria?" After listening to the assessments of the others, Qian Renxue asked Wang Dong'er with great interest.
She also wanted to know what kind of divine test the sea god would give her.
"With three times the light of the sea god, I will climb three hundred and thirty-three steps," Wang Dong'er said succinctly.
"Three times?!" Bai Chenxiang clicked her tongue in amazement.
"So we have different numbers of steps," Ning Rongrong said with a sour face. "Although I took the same test, I had 136 steps."
"We'll go take a look after we've rested for a while," Wang Dong'er said, glancing at Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue would definitely not want to get involved with the light of the sea god.
Previously, he had been with Qian Renxue to meet the requirements of the Martial Soul Fusion Level for the Angel Trial.
Now that we're separated, we can each sort out our own situations.
After lunch, led by a purple-clad Sea Soul Master, the group immediately prepared to head to the core forbidden area of Seagod Island.
Although Seahorse Douluo said that the forbidden area should not be visited lightly, after explaining that it was the Sea God's test, the purple-clad soul master did not hesitate at all and led the group to the core forbidden area.
Poseidon Island is not small in size, and its core forbidden area is located in the center of the island, which is quite a distance from Seahorse City.
So everyone started to speed up their journey.
The purple-clad Sea Soul Master who led the way was a Soul Saint-level Soul Master. Under his guidance, the group arrived outside the core forbidden area in just half a day.
The core forbidden area is a small island, or rather, an island within an island, surrounded by a ring of seawater.
The island was still bathed in a thin layer of golden light.
At the top of the island stands a square hall, filled with a sacred atmosphere.
Qian Renxue stared at the four-sided hall, then quickly looked away.
Wang Dong'er quietly took her hand.
Feeling Wang Dong'er's hand grasp hers, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief and tightened her grip on the hand being held.
With a look of piety in his eyes, the purple-robed Sea Soul Master said, "This is the core forbidden area of our Sea God Island. You could say that this is the real Sea God Island. The only building on the top of Sea God Mountain is the Sea God Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Sea God."
"What we are facing now are the steps to climb Mount Haishen, there are a total of 1,001 steps."
"Distinguished guests, you may now attempt the test. If it proves impossible, please do not force it. Quickly retreat from Seagod Mountain to avoid injury. I will be waiting for you here."
The steps leading up the mountain are white jade steps that extend downwards from the front of the Sea God Temple. In the evening glow, they look like a jade ribbon.
Qian Renxue also stayed here, while only Wang Dong'er led the remaining five people to the circular beach outside Poseidon Mountain.
Upon arriving here, each person was enveloped in a faint glow, the same color as their assessment level.