The starlight around Lin Zhixia had yet to fully fade when the white jade steps at the center of Sacred Staircase Plaza suddenly lit up with a dense pale blue glow—runes related to Tang San's Sea God Nine Trials drifted out from the stairs, gathering above his head into a circular screen of light, far more imposing than the phenomenon that had appeared when the First Trial began.
"This is... Third Brother's Second Trial!" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. Tugging at Lin Zhixia's sleeve, she spoke with eager anticipation. Everyone immediately gathered around, and even Lin Zhixia, who had just put away her Star Staff, focused her attention on it—the Sea God Nine Trials were each tied to the core of the Sea God's Legacy. This Second Trial was certainly no simple matter.
Bo Saixi slowly walked up to Tang San. Her golden scepter lightly tapped the ground, and the trial information immediately appeared within the screen of light, its lettering even more majestic than the Divine Decree of Lin Zhixia's divine trial:
[Sea God Nine Trials · Second Trial: Ring Lockdown] - Trial Location: the "Ring Sea" outside Sea God Island (fifty li from Sacred Staircase Plaza, encircling the island in a ring) - Guardians: the Hundred Thousand Years sea soul beast "Demon Soul Great White Shark" clan (seven in total, with their leader possessing peak Hundred Thousand Years cultivation) - Trial Requirement: Lead your companions through the Ring Sea and reach "Seal Sea Reef" in the center of the sea; no sea soul beast may be harmed during the entire journey, or the trial will fail - Time Limit: Three months
"Ring Sea? Demon Soul Great White Sharks?" Ma Hongjun smacked his lips. Crimson flames instinctively flared around him before he hurriedly suppressed them. "A clan