The Sea Soul's speed was incredibly fast.
In just one hour, it covered the distance that the Purple Pearl had taken three hours to travel.
Its soul power consumption was not too great.
The only problem was Chen Xin.
The terrifying speed of the Sea Soul left him pale. If he hadn't predicted this and skipped breakfast, he might have vomited long ago.
"Xiao... Wei... How... how much further?"
Sword Douluo, who had traveled across the continent for decades, now looked like a helpless old man, lying against the railing with trembling lips.
If it weren't for the fact that the person he needed to protect this time was Yu Xiaowei, he wouldn't have kept following him no matter what.
"Maybe about two more hours."
Yu Xiaowei shielded his eyes from the sun and roughly estimated the time.
Chen Xin spoke despairingly.
"Two more hours..."
"Grandpa Jian, hang in there. If we encounter that hundred-thousand-year-old sea soul beast later, we'll have to rely on you to escape!"
When it came to the hundred-thousand-year-old sea soul beast, Chen Xin perked up slightly, looking around warily.
Worried that releasing his spiritual power would provoke the Great Demon Soul White Shark possibly lurking nearby, Chen Xin could only rely on his extraordinary eyesight to patrol back and forth.
Perhaps because his mind was tense, his seasickness eased considerably, making him feel much better.
Unlike Chen Xin, Yu Xiaowei could clearly sense the flow of soul power beneath the sea even without using his soul power.
Since land soul masters rarely ventured into the sea to hunt for soul rings, the number of sea soul beasts was clearly much greater than land soul beasts.
The closer he got to Sea God Island, the stronger the feeling of being summoned became, as if the Sea God couldn't wait for Yu Xiaowei to land on the island.
What Yu Xiaowei didn't know was that Sea God Island itself was in chaos right now.
Just an hour ago, the seven sacred pillars on the island suddenly burst with intense golden light, dyeing the surrounding sea golden.
The abnormal activity of the sacred pillars immediately alerted the seven Guardian Douluo.
No one had come to take the Sea God's trial today, so why had the seven sacred pillars changed so dramatically without reason?
At the same time, a beautiful woman in elegant attire stood before the Sea God statue, eyes closed and bathed in golden light, her gentle face serious.
As the High Priest of the Sea God, Douluo Bo Saixi immediately realized the change in the seven sacred pillars.
After a long time, Bo Saixi opened her eyes again and bowed to the Sea God statue.
"Your Majesty Poseidon, your servant has received your will."
Poseidon, who hadn't shown a miracle for decades, had just given his will to his most loyal servant, Douluo Bo Saixi.
A hundred kilometers from Sea God Island, a young man capable of taking the Sea God Trial was speeding forward.
Right after Bo Saixi received the order, the golden light from the seven sacred pillars spread across the sea in rings.
At first contact with the golden light, the sea soul beasts became frenzied, led by the hundred-thousand-year-old Great Demon Soul White Shark, and charged toward the Sea Soul's location.
Yu Xiaowei, who controlled the Sea Soul, suddenly changed his expression.
Chen Xin's expression changed right after.
In the distance, countless dorsal fins appeared on the sea's surface. Sea soul beasts visible to the naked eye gathered and charged toward the Sea Soul, radiating enormous soul power fluctuations, even more terrifying than Qian Daoliu.
"Go!!!"
Chen Xin roared, quickly grabbing Yu Xiaowei. The Seven Killing Sword enlarged in the wind, rapidly lifting the two of them into the air.
Damn it, the sea soul beasts are going wild!
And their target was clearly them.
Afraid the soul beasts would attack them, Chen Xin didn't dare fly directly toward Sea God Island and instead flew higher.
At 300 meters up, Chen Xin and Yu Xiaowei looked down at the endless horde of soul beasts and gasped in shock.
"Oh my God, what is happening."
Yu Xiaowei was stunned.
All kinds of sea soul beasts on the surface swarmed together and roared, charging straight for the Sea Soul.
Among them, a white shark over 20 meters long was particularly striking.
Although it wasn't the largest among the sea soul beasts, no others dared approach it. Yu Xiaowei quickly guessed that this was the island's guardian beast, the hundred-thousand-year-old Great Demon Soul White Shark.
After seeing Chen Xin fly up, the soul beasts all raised their heads.
Fish eyes, shrimp eyes, turtle eyes, snake eyes — countless eyes stared at Yu Xiaowei and Chen Xin, making their hair stand on end.
"Xiaowei, what do we do now?"
Chen Xin swallowed heavily. His earlier seasickness vanished in his panic.
Before Yu Xiaowei could answer, the Great Demon Soul White Shark below spoke human language and roared.
"Guests above, we are here to escort you to Sea God Island under the Sea God's orders."
Guests?
Yu Xiaowei and Chen Xin couldn't help but exchange glances.
Yu Xiaowei quickly realized — who else could command a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast?
It had to be the old Sea God.
He didn't expect him to be so enthusiastic. As soon as he sensed him approaching Sea God Island, he mobilized the soul beasts to escort him quickly.
"Grandpa Jian, let's go down. They mean no harm."
"Beasts' words cannot be trusted."
Chen Xin frowned, disagreeing with Yu Xiaowei.
After all, soul beasts were still soul beasts. If they suddenly attacked, his old arms and legs were no match for them at sea.
Yu Xiaowei thought about it and decided it was better to be safe, so he shouted downward:
"Thank you, senior. We can fly on our own. You don't need to worry about us."
"No, the Sea God ordered me to bring you to the island. You must come down."
The Great Demon Soul White Shark raised half its body, opened its mouth, and roared at Yu Xiaowei. Judging by the bloodied meat hanging from its teeth, it must have been eating when Poseidon summoned it.
Yu Xiaowei didn't respond directly but measured the height and said to Chen Xin:
"Grandpa Jian, let's fly a little higher. Let's head straight there."
"No matter how strong the sea soul beasts are, they can't reach several hundred meters up."
Chen Xin nodded, and with a flash of his sword, they flew toward Sea God Island at incredible speed.
The speed of the flying sword was so fast that it caused a loud sonic boom in the air.
After a moment of surprise, the soul beasts chased them, cursing.
What made Chen Xin tremble was that even though he pushed the sword's speed to its limit using his soul skills, he still couldn't shake off the horde of sea soul beasts below.
Covering the 100-kilometer distance at such high speed, in less than five minutes, Sea God Island was beneath Yu Xiaowei and Chen Xin.
The sea soul beasts stopped when they reached the island's perimeter. After watching the two enter, they returned to the sea one by one.
Looking at the figures below, Chen Xin's heart began to pound again.
He saw the seven Guardian Douluo by the sacred pillars, led by Poseidon, standing there watching them.
These were all level-99 Douluo.
Before setting off, Yu Xiaowei had told him that there were also level-99 Douluo on Sea God Island, whose strength was even greater than Qian Daoliu's.
Now seeing Poseidon in person, he felt a tremor in his heart.
Even more unbearable than when he saw Qian Daoliu.
He didn't know it was because Poseidon, standing on Sea God Island, was blessed by the Sea God's power, making his pressure far more terrifying.
Unlike Chen Xin's fear, Yu Xiaowei was full of curiosity about everything on Sea God Island.
Since entering the skies above Sea God Island, he had felt an intense urge to go to the Seven Sacred Pillars and take the Sea God's trial.
Fortunately, the Godzilla phantom kept roaring, keeping him calm.
Yu Xiaowei took a deep breath and said to Chen Xin:
"Grandpa Jian, let's land. Senior Poseidon is here to welcome us."
"Uh..."
Chen Xin hesitated but eventually descended slowly.
As soon as they landed, the seven Guardian Douluo quickly surrounded them.
Poseidon walked over and stood in front of Yu Xiaowei.
Looking calmly at Yu Xiaowei, he smiled.
"Welcome to Sea God Island."
"Thank you, senior. I've come all this way hoping to join Sea God Island. I hope you can guide me,"
Yu Xiaowei replied respectfully.
His attitude clearly satisfied Poseidon.
With a Title Douluo escort, this young man was surely a genius from some great family on the mainland, right?
But to be cautious, Poseidon still asked,
"Are you from Spirit Hall? How did you know about Sea God Island?"
This question matched what Yu Xiaowei had guessed.
When Spirit Hall attacked Sea God Island, the island suffered heavy losses.
At the same time, Spirit Hall also paid a great price.
Therefore, there was an irreconcilable conflict between these two great forces.
But Yu Xiaowei had a perfect person in mind to bridge this gap.
"I'm from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Tang Chen was a close friend of my great-grandfather. He once mentioned Sea God Island to my great-grandfather."
"Tang Chen?"
Poseidon's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked anxiously,
"How is he?"
Yu Xiaowei lowered his head, pretending to sigh deeply.
"Senior Tang Chen was ambushed by Qian Daoliu from Spirit Hall and has been dead for more than twenty years."
"Qian Daoliu! Qian Daoliu!! Qian Daoliu!!!"
Poseidon clenched his teeth and roared in rage.
That despicable villain Qian Daoliu!
Jealous that he, Poseidon, had chosen Tang Chen, so he ambushed and killed him.
And now Qian Daoliu dares to call himself Tang Chen's friend?
What friend ambushes and kills his own companion?
If I, Poseidon, could leave Sea God Island, I would teach that bastard a lesson myself.
Everyone could see that Poseidon was in a very foul mood.
But no one dared to interrupt him.
After a long silence, Poseidon finally spoke:
"Follow me."
Just as Chen Xin was about to follow, a tall, bare-chested man blocked his path.
"Brother, you don't need to enter our Sea God Island."
The man standing in front of Chen Xin was the guardian of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, one of the seven sacred pillars of Sea God Island—Sea Dragon Douluo, a level 95 Title Douluo.
Chen Xin glared at him unfriendly, but even a mighty dragon couldn't overpower a local snake.
And besides, he wasn't the mighty dragon here on Sea God Island.
At this moment, Yu Xiaowei turned and shouted,
"Grandpa Jian, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. You can rest here for now."
Hearing Yu Xiaowei's words, Chen Xin's expression softened slightly.
With a cold snort, he found a large rock and sat cross-legged.
At the same time, he tensed his entire body, ready to rush to Yu Xiaowei's aid at the slightest sign of danger.
After passing through the forest, Yu Xiaowei arrived at a strange pool of water.
This pool, without any inlet or outlet, should have been still like stagnant water.
But its surface was surging without wind, like a stormy sea.
In the center of the pool was a triangular platform, upon which stood a strange stone pillar.
The stone pillar was shaped like a sharp cone, faintly glowing with golden light.
Special carvings adorned its surface, with countless intricate patterns etched into the pillar.
The power that had been calling Yu Xiaowei came from this stone pillar.
This was the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, one of the seven sacred pillars.
The abnormal golden light that appeared this morning had not faded, and upon Yu Xiaowei's arrival, it clearly reactivated.
When Poseidon saw the renewed golden light, he knew:
This boy must be the one the Sea God was calling for.
"Step forward."
Poseidon raised his hand, his face filled with reverence. A faint blue light gradually appeared in his palm. As the blue light grew stronger, the Seahorse Sacred Pillar's summoning intent intensified. At the same time, the Godzilla phantom in Yu Xiaowei's spirit world roared more fiercely.
When the blue light completely filled Poseidon's palm, a sudden burst of blue light radiated from the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, flowing along its carvings and instantly covering the entire pillar.
Poseidon turned and pointed his jade-like right hand toward Yu Xiaowei.
A column of blue light fell from the sky, enveloping Yu Xiaowei's body.
In an instant, the seven sacred pillars once again emitted golden light—not the usual blue, white, purple, black, or red—turning directly into dazzling gold.
Seeing this, Poseidon let out a sigh of relief.
"That's right."
The seven golden lights gathered in the sky and fell directly onto Yu Xiaowei.
Bathed in golden light, the entire Sea God Island—its sacred pillars, forests, hills, and surrounding sea—transformed into shimmering gold at that moment.
Even all the sea soul masters, including Chen Xin, were covered by a special layer of golden light.
The golden light only lasted a moment before turning into streams of light that flowed into Yu Xiaowei's forehead.
As the golden light entered his body, the Godzilla phantom suddenly became furious, roaring in Yu Xiaowei's spiritual world.
"Strange!!!"
A familiar roar echoed, and in the blink of an eye, Yu Xiaowei felt the Godzilla shadow seem to grow stronger.
Letting out a burp, the golden light that had just entered his body paused briefly, then began to roam throughout his body, tempering it.
This comforting sensation made him groan softly.
The golden light on the island gradually faded.
When the golden light completely fused, a golden mark appeared in the center of Yu Xiaowei's forehead.
When Poseidon saw this mark, he couldn't help but be surprised.
When did the Sea God's Mark become the head of a beast?
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