Three hours passed, the sun set in the west, and the night sky above the sea was already shimmering with stars.
"Sister, why hasn't our benefactor come out yet?
Has something happened?"
Bai Ling asked worriedly.
"Wait and see.
If he doesn't come out, I'll go to Seagod Island to seek help from Lord Poseidon,"
Xiaobai said.
Suddenly,the calm sea surface surged, and the azure waters swirled violently, forming a vortex. Lan slowly emerged from it.
"He succeeded."
Xiaobai immediately sensed the change in Lan.
Lan's strength had not only increased significantly, but his state of mind seemed to have also undergone a significant transformation.
Lan looked at the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan waiting for him, his expression calm.
After absorbing the Evil Demon Killer Whale King's 100,000-year spirit ring, Lan also absorbed the 100,000-year spirit bone that the Evil Demon Killer Whale King had released.
The 100,000-year spirit bone had been a fragment of the Evil Demon Killer Whale King's left leg bone, and the 100,000-year spirit bone came with two spirit bone abilities.
One was a single-target attack skill called Killer Whale Demonic Axe, while the other was a group attack skill called Killer Whale Shattering Fang Slash.
Whether alone or against a large group, their devastating devastation was terrifying!
The immense soul power accrued by the 100,000-year spirit ring and 100,000-year spirit bone had instantly boosted Lan's spirit power to level 76!
Lan's current strength was at least several times greater than before!
"It seems you've successfully absorbed the 100,000-year spirit ring.
It's getting late, so why don't I take you to Sea God Island, where you human spirit masters reside?"
Xiaobai said to Lan.
Lan glanced at the wounds on Xiaobai and Bai Ling and nodded slowly.
Sea God Island had always been Lan's destination.
Even after being injured, the other party didn't immediately leave, but instead waited for him to return.
For now, at least, he could be trusted.
Furthermore, if the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan hadn't fought tooth and nail to inflict a severe blow on the Evil Demon Killer Whale King, leaving him near death, Lan wouldn't have had the opportunity to obtain such a precious spirit ring and spirit bone.
Lan looked at Bai Ling and, with a thought,purged the spirit power he had left within him.
When Lan rescued Bai Ling, he injected a strand of his soul power into Bai Ling's body. This
provided him with a means of counterattack should the Demon Soul Great White Sharks renege on their promise.
This was essential for a professional assassin.
Immediately afterwards,Lan sat on Xiaobai's back and headed towards Sea God Island.
"What on earth is that voice..."
Lan's face was solemn.
Deep in the ocean,as Lan was about to leave, he suddenly heard a roar.
It sounded like a whale...but the aura it emanated was terrifying.
Lan deduced that the voice's owner was far more powerful than the Evil Demon Killer Whale King...
As Lan made his way to Sea God Island,a devastating event unfolded across the Douluo Continent!
The Spirit Hall's current Pope, Qian Xunji, had fallen!
He died at the hands of Tang Hao, a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect.
News of this spread rapidly across the continent, plunging it into chaos.
In Spirit City, at the Pope's Palace,the atmosphere within the magnificent and sacred Palace was profoundly heavy.
All the Spirit Hall elders and worshippers had gathered there.
Nine-year-old Qian Renxue knelt before Qian Xunji's coffin, weeping uncontrollably.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was hoarse.
Her father was dead.
The world had lost another person who loved her,someone she loved.
"Damn the Haotian Sect!"
"High Priest, let me lead the troops to destroy the Haotian Sect.
How dare Tang Hao kill our Spirit Hall Pope?
He truly knows no bounds!"
Second Priest, Golden Crocodile Douluo, was furious.
Killing their Spirit Hall Pope—what's the difference between that and riding on their heads?
Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Xunji's coffin and Qian Renxue, kneeling in agony, his heart aching.
To see the young die before the old.
This is undoubtedly one of the greatest sorrows in the world.
However, with the Pope's death, the Spirit Hall was leaderless...and just then,a figure stepped forward.
"The Spirit Hall cannot be without a leader for a day.
We will avenge the Haotian Sect with blood.
Right now we need a new leader to lead our Spirit Hall!"
"I think this person must be Her Highness the Saint!"
Immediately afterwards, one figure after another jumped out.
Aside from the worshippers in the Hall of Worship and a few senior elders, nearly three-quarters of the pope's hall were chanting Bibi Dong's name.
At this moment,power was unleashed.
Qian Daoliu looked at Bibi Dong, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.
He knew the truth.
Perhaps out of guilt for Bibi Dong, or perhaps because of the young Qian Renxue, he had not stopped Bibi Dong from ascending to the throne.
The immensely powerful Bibi Dong ascended to the throne as emperor.
A gentle smile crossed Bibi Dong's beautiful face, and she began to make inspiring pronouncements.
Nine-year-old Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong, her eyes shifting from initial incomprehension to hatred.
Why,why wasn't this woman saddened by her father's death?
She seemed even more delighted.
After the ceremony,
Qian Renxue locked herself in her room, never to be seen again.
For the past six months,
Qian Renxue had asked Qian Daoliu to search every coastal city along the Xingluo Empire's borders.
But no news of Lan had been found.
Like a needle dropped into the ocean, no response...
Qian Renxue, already devastated, was shrouded in darkness again by her father's sudden passing.
At this moment, she desperately wished that figure were by her side.
"Big Brother, where are you..."
"Xiaoxue is so scared..."
Qian Renxue curled up in bed, clutching a pillow tightly.
Embroidered on the pillow was Lan's image, and gradually, Lan's face became hazy.
A few days later.
Guided by Xiaobai, Lan successfully arrived at Seagod Island.
Thanks to Xiaobai, Lan easily reached the core area of Seagod Island, and from Xiaobai, Lan learned a great deal about the island.
This was also Lan's first true understanding of...
God.
Xiaobai and Lan easily leaped across the sea within the sea, arriving in front of a massive stone pillar.
"Lan, are you really not going to explore Seagod Island first?"
"The trials and assessments will take a long time,"
Xiaobai said, looking at Lan.
"No need."
Lan walked towards the sacred pillar, his eyes calm and resolute.
His goal was clear:to become stronger.
Only by becoming stronger could he truly control his own destiny.
Suddenly,a figure appeared before the Sacred Pillar.
Seahorse Douluo looked at Lan and Xiaobai behind him, slightly surprised.
"You're actually bringing people to take the test yourself?"
Xiaobai curled his lips at Seahorse Douluo's words.
"I'm also curious about what level Lan will achieve."
"Oh?"
Seahorse Douluo was surprised.
To have the interest of Xiaobai, a hundred-thousand-year-level cultivator, this young man must be quite something.
Immediately,Seahorse Douluo channeled his soul power into the Sacred Pillar.
Boom!
A blinding golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Lan tightly!
In an instant,the sky and earth raged with wind and clouds, flickering with light and darkness.
A majestic figure stood tall between heaven and earth!
"Who is this..."
"Lord Poseidon?!"
Seahorse Douluo and Xiaobai immediately knelt on one knee.
In the Poseidon Temple, a stunningly beautiful figure gazed towards the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, shock flashing in her beautiful eyes!
"It's the aura of Lord Poseidon... Who on earth could possibly have drawn Lord Poseidon out?!"
A card descended from a powerful golden light before the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.
Strange patterns were carved into the card.
Seahorse Douluo was stunned by the contents of the assessment.
"What level of assessment is this?"
"Why have I never seen this before?"
Seahorse Douluo was certain that the assessment before him didn't belong to any of the top-level categories, including yellow, purple, black, red, or the top-level ones!
(End of this chapter )