Chapter 392: Sea God Legacy
The four women stepped out of the light portal, looking around at the unfamiliar environment in a daze before their eyes fell on Tang Chuan, welling up with surprise and excitement.
"Tang Chuan!"
"Are you alright?!"
The four of them crowded forward, asking questions all at once.
They had been protected by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for several days and knew nothing of what had happened outside. They only knew that after that storm, Tang Chuan had taken them into the shroud to face everything alone.
Tang Chuan smiled slightly and raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, saying, "I'm fine. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is dead, and we are now on Sea God Island."
"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is dead?!"
"Sea God Island?!"
The four women looked at each other, unsure which piece of news to be shocked by first.
High Priestess, however, paid no attention to their reactions at all.
Her gaze was fixed intently on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in Tang Chuan's palm and the four figures that had emerged from the light shroud.
A spatial spirit tool! A spatial spirit tool that could accommodate living beings!
Even she, the High Priestess of the Sea God, had only heard of the true power of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. It was said that the Sea God Poseidon had once used this shroud to carry thousands of troops across the vast ocean!
And now, this Divine Artifact was right before her eyes, in the hands of a young man not even twenty years old!
"You..." High Priestess took a deep breath, trying to calm the stormy waves in her heart, and said, "Tang Chuan, this Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud... where did you get it from?"
Tang Chuan looked at her and said calmly, "This was bestowed by the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family."
High Priestess frowned slightly but did not press further. She only gave Tang Chuan a deep look, her shock and curiosity deepening.
"No matter." She waved her hand, suppressing the turmoil in her heart. "Since you have companions, let them also accept the trials together. The Seagod Nine Trials are an Opportunity meant for all Soul Masters in the world."
She looked at the four women, her gaze gentle yet scrutinizing. "Are you... willing to try?"
Ye Lengleng, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Rui'er looked at each other and then all turned to Tang Chuan.
Tang Chuan nodded. "Since we're already here, give it a try."
Only then did the four women bow to High Priestess. "Thank you, High Priestess."
High Priestess nodded and turned back to the sea god sacred pillar. Her hands formed seals again, and the azure pillar of light continued to soar into the sky.
"Since it is a group trial, step forward one by one and place your hand on the sacred pillar." Her voice regained the majesty of the High Priestess. "The sacred pillar will determine your trial level on its own. Remember, whatever the result, do not force it."
Immediately after, she looked at Tang Chuan. "You go first."
Tang Chuan shook his head. "Let them go first. I will be the finale."
High Priestess raised an eyebrow slightly but did not object, simply looking at the four women. "Who is first?"
Ye Lengleng took a deep breath and stepped forward. "I'll go."
She walked to the sacred pillar and reached out her slender hand, gently pressing it against the pillar.
Instantly, the sacred pillar burst into light!
Azure light enveloped Ye Lengleng, and a gentle yet vast power began to flow through her body, as if searching every inch of her Meridians, every Soul Ring, and every bit of her potential.
A moment later, four large characters appeared on the sacred pillar.
"Black Rank Fifth Trial."
High Priestess nodded slightly. "Black Rank Fifth Trial are already superior. Those who can reach the fifth trial have a chance to receive Lord Sea God's gifts."
Ye Lengleng withdrew her hand, a flash of surprise in her eyes, and stepped aside.
The second to step forward was Dugu Yan.
The purple-haired woman had a cold expression as she pressed her hand against the sacred pillar.
The light shone again, and this time, it was even more dazzling than Ye Lengleng's!
The characters that appeared on the sacred pillar were:
"black rank sixth trial."
A flash of admiration appeared in High Priestess's eyes. "The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, the Dao of Poison, conflicts with Lord Sea God's Dao of Inclusion, yet you reached the black rank sixth trial. Your talent is quite good."
Dugu Yan's lips curled slightly, and she stepped aside.
The third was Ning Rongrong.
The petite girl swallowed nervously and carefully pressed her hand against the sacred pillar.
In an instant, the light was blinding!
A light several times stronger than the previous two soared into the sky, and the entire sea god sacred pillar trembled slightly! The Seagod patterns on the pillar moved frantically, as if excited by some special resonance!
High Priestess's pupils constricted!
On the sacred pillar, four large characters slowly emerged.
"Red Level Seven Trials"!
"Red Level?!" High Priestess blurted out, her eyes full of disbelief!
The Red Level Seven Trials were second only to the top-tier trials!
In the entire history of Sea God Island, the number of people who could reach the Red Level did not exceed five! And this little girl, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen, actually...
She suddenly looked at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's arms, a flash of understanding crossing her eyes.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda... the world's number one support Martial Soul... So that's it, so that's it..." High Priestess murmured, her eyes full of emotion. "Lord Sea God was also a powerhouse skilled in the Dao of support back then. No wonder he has such a resonance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda..."
Ning Rongrong was a bit embarrassed by her gaze and retreated to Tang Chuan's side with a red face.
The fourth was Xiao Rui'er.
The short-haired woman strode forward and pressed her hand against the sacred pillar decisively.
The light shone, steady and bright.
The characters that appeared on the sacred pillar were—
"black rank sixth trial."
Xiao Rui'er nodded without much expression and stepped aside.
With the four women finished, everyone's gaze fell on Tang Chuan.
High Priestess took a deep breath, suppressing the anticipation and curiosity in her heart. "Tang Chuan, it's your turn."
Tang Chuan stepped forward slowly and stood before the sea god sacred pillar. He did not reach out immediately but looked up at the hundred-meter-tall giant pillar and the azure light that pierced the clouds.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud glowed slightly at his brow, and the Asura Demon Sword trembled gently in his Martial Soul sea.
He felt a strange resonance.
It was the resonance between the Sea God and the Asura God.
The resonance of water and slaughter.
The resonance of life and destruction.
He took a deep breath, reached out his right hand, and pressed it gently against the sacred pillar.
In an instant, the world changed color!
The sea breeze stopped, the waves stilled, and even the clouds in the sky froze.
Then, a low and distant hum sounded from deep within the sacred pillar, like a giant beast that had been sleeping for ten thousand years slowly waking up, or like a sigh from an ancient deity.
"Hum——!!!"
The humming grew louder and brighter, shaking the entire Sea God Island!
The next moment—
All seven sacred pillars burst into light simultaneously!
The deep blue of the Sea Dragon Pillar, the golden yellow of the Sea Spear Pillar, the emerald green of the Sea Seahorse Pillar, the purple-red of the Sea Star Pillar, the ink black of the Sea Ghost Pillar... seven colors of light intertwined and rose, turning into seven pillars of light that soared into the sky and converged at a single point a thousand meters high!
That point was dazzlingly bright, like a second sun!
"Boom——!!!"
The world changed color!
The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, and boundless dark clouds surged from all directions, converging into a massive vortex that blotted out the sun over Sea God Island!
The center of the vortex was exactly where the seven-colored lights converged!
Thunder roared in the clouds, and purple electric snakes slithered frantically!
The sea began to churn, and the waves rose higher and higher—ten meters, fifty meters, a hundred meters! Finally, they turned into towering waves hundreds of meters high, roaring toward Sea God Island!
However, at the very moment the giant waves were about to swallow the island.
A golden light descended from the heavens!
That golden light fell from the center of the vortex, dazzling and holy! The moment it fell, the hundred-meter waves suddenly calmed, the wind and rain quietly dissipated, and even the dark clouds in the sky began to retreat!
The golden light enveloped the sea god sacred pillar, Tang Chuan, and the entire Sea God Island!
Within that golden light, a phantom slowly emerged.
It was a figure that towered between heaven and earth.
Hundreds of meters tall, his entire body was shrouded in brilliant golden light. His face could not be seen clearly; one could only vaguely discern that he wore magnificent divine armor and held a massive fifty-meter-long trident. Behind him floated a golden halo as bright as the sun!
Sea God!
It was the phantom of the Sea God Poseidon!
A true deity had descended upon the mortal world!
On Sea God Island, all the Sacred Pillar Guardians, all Sea Soul Masters, and all servants, no matter what they were doing, stopped their actions at this moment and knelt toward the phantom!
"Sea God above!"
"We welcome Lord Sea God!"
Countless people prostrated themselves on the ground, their foreheads pressed against the earth, their bodies trembling with excitement!
They had guarded Sea God Island their entire lives, and their greatest wish was to see the Sea God's true face with their own eyes! And now, their wish had come true!
On the fishing boats around the island, those fishermen who were out fishing saw this scene.
They saw the phenomenon in the sky, the golden phantom standing between heaven and earth, and that massive trident!
"It's the Sea God! It's Lord Sea God!"
"The Sea God has manifested! The Sea God has manifested!"
The fishermen knelt on the decks, kowtowing desperately toward Sea God Island, tears blurring their eyes. They had worshipped the Sea God for generations; to finally see his true face today, they could die without regrets!
And beneath the sacred pillar, High Priestess, the High Priestess of Sea God Island and the Sea God's spokesperson in the mortal world, also knelt on the ground.
But she did not lower her head; instead, she looked up at the phantom, her beautiful face covered in tears.
It had been over a hundred years...
She had guarded Sea God Island for over a hundred years, waited for the Sea God's successor for over a hundred years, seen this figure countless times in her dreams, and called this name countless times in her prayers...
Today, she finally saw him.
And within that golden light, Tang Chuan still stood where he was.
It wasn't that he didn't want to kneel, but that he simply couldn't move.
The golden light enveloped him like a warm ocean. He felt a vast and gentle power pouring into his body, searching his Meridians, cleansing his Martial Soul, and resonating strongly with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud inside him.
The Asura Demon Sword trembled slightly in his Martial Soul sea, seeming somewhat repulsed by this power, but eventually settled into calm.
The golden light grew stronger and brighter until finally, an even more brilliant golden pillar of light crashed down from the center of the vortex, shining directly onto Tang Chuan!
At that moment, Tang Chuan only felt a burning, stinging pain at his brow!
He subconsciously closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, letting the stinging pain spread.
The stinging pain lasted for about three breaths before turning into a warm current that slowly dispersed.
When he opened his eyes again, cries of surprise rose all around him.
"His forehead!"
"That's... the Seagod Mark!"
Ye Lengleng, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Rui'er widened their eyes, looking at Tang Chuan's brow in disbelief.
There, a golden trident mark was slowly taking shape.
The trident had three blades, with the middle one slightly longer and the two side ones shorter. Its entire body flowed with golden light, reflecting the original Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud mark on Tang Chuan's brow before finally merging into one, becoming an even more complex and holy pattern.
The Seagod Mark!
Only a true Sea God successor was qualified to possess such a mark!
In the sky, the massive Sea God phantom slowly lowered its head as if watching the young man below. He did not speak or move, he just watched.
But everyone could feel the gratification, anticipation, and a faint... sigh in that gaze. Then, the phantom began to dissipate.
Starting from the feet, it slowly turned into countless golden points of light, drifting between the sea and sky like fireflies. Then the legs, torso, arms, and finally that face which had always remained blurred.
When the last trace of light vanished.
A faint whisper came from the sky.
"The successor... finally... I have waited..."
The golden light faded, the dark clouds retreated, and sunlight once again spilled over the sea.
Everything returned to peace, as if the celestial phenomenon from just now had never happened.
But everyone knew that everything had changed.
Because the successor of the Sea God had appeared.
High Priestess slowly stood up, her gaze fixed on the golden mark on Tang Chuan's brow. Her body was trembling slightly, her eyes full of excitement, gratification, and a hint of complex emotion.
Over a hundred years.
She had guarded this island for over a hundred years, waited for that person for over a hundred years, from her youth until her hair began to turn gray, from boiling blood until her heart was as still as water...
Finally, she had waited long enough.
She took a deep breath and walked toward Tang Chuan, each step carrying an indescribable solemnity.
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, this high and mighty High Priestess of the Sea God actually bowed slowly to Tang Chuan. Her voice rang out across the entire Sea God Island, carrying uncontrollable excitement and piety: "Young man, I have waited for you for over a hundred years, and finally, I have found you!"
The entire place was in an uproar!
The Sacred Pillar Guardians widened their eyes, watching this scene in disbelief!
But no one dared to speak, because the one the High Priestess was kneeling to was not just that young man, but the mark on his forehead, and the Sea God behind him!
Tang Chuan was also stunned.
He hadn't expected High Priestess to perform such a great rite and quickly reached out to support her, saying:
"High Priestess, what are you doing—"
High Priestess rose with the help of his hand, her eyes filled with tears but her face wearing a smile as she said:
"This is the rule of Sea God Island. Every Sea God successor should receive a bow from the High Priestess. The mark on your forehead is the proof personally selected by Lord Sea God. From this day forward, you are the Young Lord of Sea God Island, and the true future master of Sea God Island."
Tang Chuan opened his mouth, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Just then, an old and gratified voice sounded from behind him.
"Good... good..."
Tang Chen, supported by two Sea Soul Masters, walked over slowly. His face was pale and his steps were unsteady, but the light in his eyes was brighter than ever.
He looked at Tang Chuan and the golden mark, his eyes full of pride and emotion.
"I didn't expect..." he said softly, his voice trembling slightly. "I didn't expect my, Tang Chen's, great-grandson to have such an Opportunity... a Sea God successor... good, very good..."
"Chuan'er. You are much more excellent than your Great-Grandfather imagined."
"With you in the Clear Sky Sect, your Great-Grandfather can die in peace."
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