Sea God's Nine Trials, Absorbing Whale Jelly

A sacred golden pillar of light instantly expanded outward.

Dazzling divine might surged straight into the heavens.

Finally, it transformed into a golden trident emblem that sank into the center of Poseinan's brow.

The Nine Trials of the Sea God!

As the divine trials commenced, the content of the examination flooded his mind. Because the energy was simply too vast, it knocked him unconscious on the spot.

"Your Highness, Son of God!"

Poseixi's expression shifted slightly. Her figure flickered, and she appeared at his side, steadily supporting him. Pure soul power flowed gently into his body to investigate his condition.

Fortunately, he was unharmed.

After a while.

Poseinan's long eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his deep blue eyes.

Poseixi and the seven Sacred Pillar Douluos were gathered close by, their faces filled with concern.

Poseixi asked softly, "Your Highness, how do you feel? Is there any discomfort?"

Poseinan shook his slightly throbbing little head and stood up straight with Poseixi's support. "I'm fine, it was just a bit overwhelming all at once. Now, I feel... absolutely great."

He stretched his limbs, feeling a warm and vast power flowing within his body; his resonance with the ocean seemed even clearer.

Only then did Poseixi breathe a sigh of relief, her exquisite face breaking into a smile once more. "That is good."

Sea Dragon Douluo, the most straightforward of them, couldn't suppress his curiosity. He scratched his head and asked, "Your Highness, this old dragon is truly curious. May I ask what the content of your first trial is?"

The others nodded one after another, their eyes filled with anticipation.

This was the biological son of the Sea God.

The trial he had just received was something none of them had ever seen before.

At the very least, it had to surpass the Top Eight Trials of the High Priest, right?

Seeing that everyone was so curious, Poseinan did not hide it and said directly, "My first trial is to traverse the Sea God's Light at triple intensity, reaching the 555th step! The time limit is ten years."

"Good heavens! 555 steps? And at triple the Sea God's Light?!"

Sea Witch Douluo exclaimed, nearly jumping up. "Lord Sea God is being too... too strict, isn't he?!"

She had wanted to say "perverted," but under the gazes of the others—especially Poseixi—she forcibly changed her words, sheepishly sticking out her tongue. "A slip of the tongue, just a slip of the tongue..."

The others didn't truly hold her gaffe against her, as they were also shocked by the content of the trial.

One had to know that for the natives of Sea God Island, the number of steps for a standard Black-level trial usually hovered around one hundred, and the participants were mostly adult soul masters.

His Highness was only six years old this year, yet he had to face five hundred and fifty-five steps under the pressure of triple the Sea God's Light, and he had to complete it within ten years.

Just thinking about the difficulty made one's scalp tingle!

For a moment, expressions of worry appeared involuntarily on everyone's faces.

Poseinan, however, did not feel it was difficult; on the contrary, he felt it was quite normal. After all, his innate soul power was level twenty.

Coupled with the Death God embryo gifted to him by Sister Hela.

In time, it would be able to incubate into a second martial soul.

By then, with dual god-level martial souls, what was there to fear about failing the first divine trial within ten years?

One could only say that this time, the advantage was with him!

Tell me! With a dragon flying right into the enemy's face, how could I possibly lose?

In the following days, Poseinan began a disciplined routine of cultivation.

During the day, he stood before the steps of the Sea God's Light, using that immense pressure to temper his soul power and physique, advancing step by step and adapting to the heavy coercion.

At the same time, he asked Poseixi to help him search for high-age whale glue.

The reason he had not yet absorbed his first soul ring was that he was waiting for the whale glue.

The God Realm was not lacking in treasures to enhance one's physique; on the contrary, their effects far exceeded those of the lower realms.

However, most of those resources were either too violent in energy or unsuitable for his current stage.

Or, they could not help a soul master push the age of their first soul ring to the limit as safely and effectively as whale glue could.

Poseinan had already polished his basic physique in the God Realm to a level not inferior to an ordinary Soul Grandmaster, so naturally, he was unwilling to settle.

What he wanted was to pursue the limit in every single aspect!

Therefore, although Poseinan had tempered his physique in the God Realm until it was nearly as strong as a Soul Grandmaster's, he had not rushed to absorb a soul ring.

Although Poseixi did not understand why he wanted whale glue, it was the Son of God's arrangement, so she simply followed his instructions.

Because the ocean was vast, Poseixi alone was not confident she could accurately locate a whale-type soul beast, so she had joined forces with the Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiaobai to head out to sea.

Calculating the time, they should be back right about now.

Poseinan had just finished a round of weighted training on the steps. He stood up from the reef by the shore and gazed into the distance.

At the point where the sea met the sky in a blur of azure, a white line cut through the waves, approaching rapidly.

As it drew near, it became clear that it was a shark with a body as translucent and white as jade. Standing atop its back, Poseixi stood against the wind, her silver hair dancing in the air.

The great white shark leaped suddenly as it neared the shore, kicking up a sky full of crystalline spray. Mid-air, its form shifted, transforming into a petite girl with flowing silver hair, a tall frame, and skin as fair as snow, who landed lightly on the ground.

The girl's eyes were bright and spirited, and she spotted the striking blue-haired child on the reef at a single glance.

With a few flashes of movement, she approached Poseinan with the familiarity of an old friend. She bent down, smiling as she looked him over. "Are you the son of Lord Poseidon?"

"That's right. And you are?"

Although Poseinan had already guessed her identity, they were meeting for the first time, so he had to pretend otherwise.

"Hehe!"

Xiaobai stretched out her slender fingers and, without a hint of hesitation, pinched Poseinan's chubby, baby-faced cheeks. The texture was excellent.

Her eyes crinkled into crescent moons. "I'm Xiaobai, your father's mount!"

Wow! This feels so good!

With his face being squashed by her, Poseinan protested helplessly, "Sister Xiaobai, can you please stop pinching my cheeks..."

A flash of mischief crossed Xiaobai's eyes. "Nope! I've guarded this island for Lord Poseidon for over ten thousand years; what's wrong with pinching his son's cheeks now? Hehe, you're so cute!"

I never imagined that even though Lord Poseidon is so majestic, the son he sired would be this adorable.

As the mount of Poseidon, Xiaobai naturally felt no awe toward Poseinan, only immense warmth and closeness.

Seeing this, Poseixi smiled and shook her head. She then took a solid, dark-gold sphere from her personal soul tool. "Nannan, this is the whale glue you wanted. It came from a 70,000-year-old mutated Dark Gold Deep Sea Demon Whale."

"That's amazing! The age is so high!"

Poseinan clearly hadn't expected the whale glue to be of such a high age, let alone that it had been dropped by a Dark Gold Deep Sea Demon Whale.

It was common knowledge that the Deep Sea Demon Whale was the most apex soul beast in the ocean, naturally possessing the attribute of devouring.

In this era where true dragons no longer appeared, they were practically invincible existences.

Not to mention, every Deep Sea Demon Whale had only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of mutating into the even more powerful Dark Gold Deep Sea Demon Whale at birth.

The quality of this whale glue was beyond imagination!

Poseinan requested, "Sister Xixi, can you help me soften the whale glue?"

"You're going to consume it?"

Poseixi was stunned, her gaze toward Poseinan turning somewhat strange.

She had always assumed the divine child was looking for whale glue for research or collection.

She never expected he intended to consume it directly.

Xiaobai also stopped molesting Poseinan's cheeks, her eyes widening. "Well, aren't you something, little Nannan! You're not very old, but you sure know a lot!"

Poseinan felt his scalp tingle under their meaningful gazes and immediately realized they had misunderstood.

In this era, the well-known "special effects" of whale glue were so deeply ingrained in people's minds that they overshadowed its true value in strengthening the physique.

"Oh, Sister Xixi, Sister Xiaobai, don't get the wrong idea. It was actually my dad who told me to..."

Poseinan knew it would be difficult to convince them, as the preconceived notion about whale glue was simply too deep.

So, he had no choice but to use his old man as a shield.

The result was naturally significant.

When they heard it was Poseidon who said it could strengthen the physique, Xiaobai and Poseixi immediately dropped all objections and even made a mental note of it.

In the future, they could use whale glue to cultivate their own clansmen and the young soul masters on the island.

The heated whale glue turned into a gelatinous mass. It looked quite tempting, but the smell was truly fishy and foul!

Poseinan was deeply skeptical. "Sister Xixi, is this stuff really edible?"

"I've never eaten it either, but, Nannan, this is what Lord Poseidon said."

Poseixi suppressed a laugh and shook her head, then used a spoon to scoop up a piece and brought it to his lips. "Be a good boy and eat it. Listen to me."

"Alright."

Poseinan took a deep breath and, with the resolve of someone facing death, opened his mouth and swallowed the spoonful of whale glue.

Strangely, the taste wasn't as bad as he had imagined; it was a bit like plain jelly without any seasoning.

Not long after the bowl of whale glue hit his stomach, a scorching current surged from his lower abdomen, rapidly flowing into his limbs and bones.

Poseinan didn't dare to be careless. He immediately sat cross-legged, calmed his mind, and guided the soul power within his body while simultaneously pushing his Poseidon martial soul to its limit.

It had to be said that the quality of the Poseidon martial soul was truly astonishing. Under the guidance of that gentle yet supreme divine aura, the violent energy of the whale glue did not cause him any shock. Instead, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it was refined bit by bit, merging into his tendons, bones, and internal organs, silently strengthening the foundation of his physique.

Poseixi and Xiaobai stood guard quietly by his side, protecting him.