The Willful Sacred Pillar, Nine-Star Holy Son Qin Qi!

"Guguga (Ancestor, I was only saying it. Don't hit me.)"

Sea God Guguga spoke pitifully.

"I'm happy that you all like me, but don't argue. Let's eat Orange together."

Qin Qi patted Sea God Guguga's head, then took out Oranges and handed them out to everyone.

Bo Saixi, the Seven Sacred Pillars, and Xiao Bai each received an Orange as well, and everyone ate together.

"Guguga (Human, thank you.)"

Sea God Guguga looked at Bo Saixi, then at Qin Qi. She still felt that she liked Qin Qi better.

She still wanted Qin Qi to become her Grand Worshipper.

"I know everyone is confused right now. Let me explain what exactly happened."

Qin Qi looked at Bo Saixi as he spoke.

"Mm."

Bo Saixi blankly held her Orange and nodded, preparing to hear what Qin Qi had to say.

"First, this is Sea God Guguga, not the Nine-Star Holy Son, nor the Sea God."

"She is Sea God Guguga."

Qin Qi lifted Sea God Guguga up as he spoke.

"Guguga (That's right, it's me! Guguga is Sea God Guguga with status!)"

Held in the air, Sea God Guguga ate an Orange and nodded as she spoke.

"What exactly is Sea God Guguga? What is her relationship with the Sea God?"

"Why can I sense the power of the ocean and the Sea God from her?"

Bo Saixi still did not understand Sea God Guguga's relationship with the Sea God. Could she be an illegitimate child?

"They have nothing to do with each other. Sea God Guguga is Sea God Guguga, and the Sea God is the Sea God."

"Sea God Guguga is a Guguga who governs the ocean, so it's perfectly normal for her to possess the ocean's power."

"But none of that matters. What matters is that we came here to find the Golden Trident."

Qin Qi felt that explaining this was such a hassle. Sea God Guguga was just Sea God Guguga.

How was he supposed to explain that?

"The Trident was left behind by the Sea God. Only the Nine-Star Holy Son can lift it."

Bo Saixi spoke.

"If you wish to take the Trident of the Sea God, you must prove that you are the Nine-Star Holy Son."

"You must pass the Sea God Examination!"

Bo Saixi said.

"Mm, we can give it a try."

Qin Qi considered it. Sea God Guguga might be able to trigger the Sea God's Nine Trials.

If it worked, they could take the Trident of the Sea God openly, and there would be no need to forge one!

"Then please follow me."

Bo Saixi looked at Qin Qi. She truly could not see through him, nor could she see through Guga and the others beside him.

But even if she could not see through them, the Sea God surely could. The answer would lie within the Sea God Examination.

The group moved to stand before the Sacred Pillar. Doro was the first to walk over curiously.

"The examination begins."

Bo Saixi personally presided over the examination. As it began, the Sacred Pillar started to shine.

Yellow, and then it ended.

"Yellow-rank, one trial."

Bo Saixi was somewhat disappointed. In the Sea God Examination, yellow was the lowest rank, followed by purple, black, and red.

Red was the highest-ranking examination. Red Nine Trials meant an inheritor of the Sea God!

There was also white, of course, but white meant complete trash and was generally not even considered.

"Doro (This color looks like Orange.)"

Doro looked happily at the yellow light. She liked the warm color.

"Doro (Human, I want to go home. I miss Sunflower.)"

Doro ran to Qin Qi's side, hugged him, and spoke.

She wanted to go home. She missed everything at home, even though they had only been gone for a day.

"We'll be going back soon."

Qin Qi patted Doro's head as he spoke.

"She just walked out like that? The Sea God Examination clearly hasn't even been placed upon her yet!"

Bo Saixi froze. Once the examination verification was complete, the actual trial would begin.

During that process, no one should have been able to walk out. So why had this little thing simply walked out so casually?!

"Guga, Guga (Guga wants to play too.)"

Guga also stepped into the awakening circle, and the Sacred Pillar began to flicker with light.

But it was yellow light as well.

"Guga! (Guga doesn't want this one!)"

Guga's face filled with displeasure. Doro already had yellow, so she did not want yellow too.

She wanted another color.

"Guguga (Didn't you hear what Ancestor said? Change Guga's color!)"

Sea God Guguga pointed at the Sacred Pillar as she spoke.

The Sacred Pillar went still for a moment, then began changing colors: white, yellow, purple, black, red.

At that moment, it resembled a multicolored lamp, cycling through the colors for Guga to choose from.

"Guga (Guga wants black. Guga likes this color.)"

Guga chose black, then walked out of the awakening circle.

There was no examination and no trial. To Guga, it seemed like nothing more than a game of lights.

"W-What is going on?!"

"Grand Worshipper, why is the Sacred Pillar's light constantly changing?"

"Such a thing has never happened before!"

"What exactly are these little things? What does the Sea God mean by this?!"

The Seven Sacred Pillars were all dumbfounded. They had guarded the Sacred Pillars for so many years and awakened countless people for their examinations.

Yet they had never encountered anything like this!

"I don't know either, but... they definitely are not the Nine-Star Holy Son."

Bo Saixi looked at Guga and Doro. By now, she was certain.

The two little ones had not undergone any trial at all. Was it because they did not need one? Or because the Sea God could not give them one?

And there had been Sea God Guguga's action just now. After she spoke, the Sacred Pillar's colors had begun to change.

Could she control the changes in the Sacred Pillar? That was absolutely an ability only the Sea God possessed.

"Guga (Human, hurry up and go in to play too.)"

"Doro, Doro (It's really fun!)"

"Guguga (Hurry, hurry.)"

Guga, Doro, and Sea God Guguga pushed Qin Qi into the Sacred Pillar's awakening array.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"

Qin Qi looked at the three little ones. For some reason, he could not shake his bad feeling.

Bo Saixi did not move, but the Sacred Pillar began to shift. In the blink of an eye, it became Red Nine Trials!

A dazzling radiance shot into the sky in an instant, like a newly risen sun!

The other Sacred Pillars lit up as well, and in a moment, the entire Sea God Island was engulfed in light.

The residents of Sea God Island all raised their heads to look at the sky, unable to hold back their gasps of amazement!

"T-This is the sun falling down!"

"The Sacred Pillars are glowing! W-What is happening?!"

The residents did not know what was happening, but the Seven Sacred Pillars did. Their eyes were full of disbelief.

"The Nine-Star Holy Son! It's the Nine-Star Holy Son!"

"That outsider, that guy who looks so weak, is actually the Nine-Star Holy Son!"

"H-How is that possible?!"

"Even if it seems impossible to us, the Sacred Pillar has acknowledged him. He was chosen by the Sea God!"

"But the Sacred Pillar has been acting strangely today! Have you forgotten how its colors changed wildly just now?!"

"Could the Sacred Pillar be broken?!"

None of the Seven Sacred Pillars believed that this black-and-white little fellow was the Nine-Star Holy Son. He did not look anything like a Nine-Star Holy Son!

"The Sea God's decision cannot be questioned, and the Sacred Pillar will never make a mistake!"

Bo Saixi spoke in a solemn tone, though she silently added something in her heart.

The Sea God would not make a mistake, and neither would the Sacred Pillar. But which Sea God had chosen this Nine-Star Holy Son?

Bo Saixi looked toward Sea God Guguga, who had thrown herself into Qin Qi's arms. Earlier, she had thought Sea God might merely be part of her name.

But now, she had changed her mind. Whether it was the aura of the ocean or her ability to control the Sacred Pillar's changes...

This Guguga was definitely a Sea God, or at the very least, possessed powers that only a true Sea God could possess!