"Your Eminence High Priest, this... this is the Sea God manifesting!"
Sea Horse Douluo came to his senses, then dropped to his knees in excitement and kowtowed toward the blue-gold pillar of light.
"The Sea God's Nine Trials have descended. Sea God Island is about to reclaim its former glory!"
The other six Sacred Pillar Guardians followed suit, bowing toward the pillar of light, their faces filled with devotion and excitement.
Only Bo Saixi remained where she stood, her gaze shifting between Ye Xuan and Hu Liena, a flicker of resolve passing through her azure eyes.
She slowly stepped forward, bowed slightly in greeting, then gradually straightened.
At that moment, divine fragrance wafted around her. Her voice regained its usual authority, though it carried a hint of barely perceptible probing.
"Miss Hu Liena, you possess a token of the Sea God and have triggered the Sea God's Nine Trials. You are truly one chosen by heaven."
"From this day onward, you will be the most honored person on Sea God Island and receive the highest standard of treatment."
Bo Saixi fixed her gaze on Ye Xuan, while turbulent waves rose in the depths of her eyes.
The instant Hu Liena triggered the Sea God's Nine Trials, she had clearly sensed an entirely different divine power emanating from within Ye Xuan.
It was a force brimming with life and vast majesty, so pure that it contained not the slightest impurity. It was even purer and more domineering than the Sea God's divine power.
Bo Saixi knew very well that Ye Xuan absolutely possessed a divine trial within him—and one belonging to a deity even more powerful than the Sea God!
Bo Saixi pondered silently, and her gaze toward Ye Xuan grew increasingly complicated.
There was curiosity, reverence, and even a