Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared on the woman's face, followed by a sneer.
"It seems you outsiders know a little about Sea God Island. However, I advise you to dismiss such thoughts. It's simply impossible for land spirit masters to pass the trials."
"Leave quickly if you don't want to die. It's admirable for young people to have courage, but acting solely on courage will lead to your demise."
Ning Bei had anticipated this response and bowed again, saying:
"I have faith in these children. Since they've come, they won't leave easily. Please, miss, lead the way."
The woman glanced around and noticed that none of them refuted Ning Bei, the leader, which made her frown slightly. She felt these people were somewhat unreasonable.
However, since she had already said so much, if these people insisted on accepting the trials, then their deaths would be their own fault.
Thinking this, the woman retracted her Spirit and said coldly:
"Follow me." After speaking, she turned around and took the lead towards the city.
The group exchanged glances, then turned their attention to Ning Bei. Seeing him nod, they suppressed their unease and followed the woman's footsteps.
As they walked into the city, they saw many residents' houses, some made of straw, some of wood, and some even using the carcasses of dead Sea Soul Beasts as dwellings. The overall customs were not much different from Endless Blue Sea City.
After passing through the village, another forest appeared before them, and they could faintly hear the sound of the sea current.
Ning Rongrong curiously looked at her brother and asked:
"Could it be that there's an ocean on this island?"
The woman heard Ning Rongrong's question and introduced it before Ning Bei could speak.
"This is the sea within the Sea Maiden City, and also the location of the Sea Maiden Holy Pillar, one of the Seven Holy Pillars. We'll be there after we pass through the forest."
"I see. It's rare to have a sea in the middle of an island!"
Crossing the forest, as the woman said, a not-so-large ocean appeared before them. Saying it was an ocean, it was more like an artificial lake. As far as the eye could see, a towering pillar-shaped building stood in the center of the sea, which must be the Sea Maiden Holy Pillar the woman mentioned.
Strangely, they didn't find the so-called guardian of the Holy Pillar, one of the seven Titled Douluos Ning Bei mentioned.
Just as everyone was wondering if the Sea Maiden Holy Pillar guardian was on vacation today, the woman leading the way released her Spirit again and, closing her eyes, reached her hand into the sea at the shore.
They hadn't had time to take a close look at her Spirit before, but now, seeing it up close, it resembled a Dolphin and a Swordfish, making it hard to name the species.
After the woman put her hand into the sea, a faint ripple slowly spread out. As time passed, the ripple gradually expanded, and in less than a minute, it had spread to the center of the sea.
Everyone was filled with doubt about the woman's actions, wondering what she was doing. Ning Bei, sensing the Soul Power fluctuations in the ripples, had some guesses. She should be communicating with the Sea Maiden Douluo.
Sure enough, after another half a minute, dense bubbles suddenly appeared on the sea near the Holy Pillar, and then a woman shot out of the water at an extremely fast speed, landing on the open space next to the Holy Pillar.
The woman, who looked like a maiden, was sitting there, her huge fishtail constantly slapping the sea beside her, the beautiful curve extending to her waist; her upper body was wearing a black top that didn't even cover her navel; a pair of sky-blue eyes, more like the sky than the ocean, and a smile always hung on her lips.
The woman's appearance quickly attracted the attention of the group, and Ning Rongrong pointed at her and shouted.
"Look, it's a mermaid."
Ning Rongrong's words also aroused the dissatisfaction of the woman leading the way, who coldly reprimanded:
"Are all spirit masters from the mainland as rude as you? This is the Sea Maiden City Lord, the Sea Maiden Douluo."
"Uh"
Ning Rongrong was so choked that she lost her temper. After all, pointing fingers at others was indeed impolite. Fortunately, the Sea Maiden Douluo didn't mind and asked with a smile:
"Lan Sha, are these people here to accept the Sea God's assessment?"
"City Lord, that's right. These land Soul Masters have indeed come here for this purpose."
The Sea Maiden Douluo nodded, her pair of sky-blue eyes focusing on Ning Bei and his group.
"You should have heard about the difficulty of the assessment from Lan Sha, right? I'll ask you again, are you sure you want to accept the assessment?"
"We're sure!"
Little Rabbit stepped forward and decisively answered for her companions. She believed that her companions would not back down.
The Sea Maiden Douluo smiled and nodded, then summoned her Spirit. A pink flute appeared in her hand.
"To confirm whether you are qualified to accept the Sea God's assessment, let's start with a little appetizer. If you can't even pass this level, there's no need for you to waste your time."
As soon as she finished speaking, before the little ones could react, the Sea Maiden Douluo directly blew the flute in her hand. A melodious and pleasant flute sound slowly came, and the little fellows were immediately stunned in place.
"Hmm? Illusion?"
In less than a second, Ning Bei felt the intention of the flute sound. He blinked and dispelled the illusion, thinking that the means of the Holy Pillar guardians to make things difficult were indeed different. The original Sea Horse Douluo made the Shrek Seven Devils cross the waves, but for his group, it became a mental refinement through illusion.
However, Ning Bei wasn't worried that everyone would not be able to pass this level. After all, they were dealing with Ye Yinzhu, an expert in this field, every day. The Sea Maiden Douluo obviously didn't use her full strength, and even the Soul Power mixed in the flute sound was very little. There was no reason for the little ones to be unable to break free.
The Sea Maiden Douluo, who was still playing the flute, took a deep look at Ning Bei, her eyes filled with horror and a hint of vigilance. She felt an endless threat from this man.
She was a being with the talent of mind reading. She had already understood some of the thoughts in the hearts of the other little ones with just a glance, but when she used her talent ability on this man, she only felt that her mental power had drilled into an abyss of ten thousand feet, and she couldn't see anything clearly.
Of course, Ning Bei also knew that the other party wanted to perceive his inner thoughts, but how could he, as the Ice God's heir, let an ordinary Titled Douluo succeed? After easily shielding the woman's mental power, he nodded at her and showed a kind smile.
"Humph!"
The Sea Maiden Douluo snorted coldly and did not accept Ning Bei's kindness. In her opinion, this friendly smile was a naked provocation.
Ning Bei was a little confused by this sudden cold face, thinking that it was better to provoke women less.
The flute sound continued, like the murmur of a sea monster, captivating people's hearts. Ning Bei couldn't help but be curious about what the little ones were experiencing in the illusion.
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