Appointed Young Master of Sea God Island!

She was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, draped in a scarlet robe. Sea-blue hair flowed down her back, and her gentle face looked no older than thirty.

She held a three-meter staff, and an air of nobility and elegance radiated from her.

Her deep eyes seemed able to speak as she gazed kindly at Lin Hao.

A powerhouse!

One I couldn't possibly resist!

Lin Hao had reached that conclusion the moment he saw her.

"Greetings, Senior!"

Lin Hao had a preliminary guess about her identity, but he could not be certain. Out of caution, he bowed respectfully to Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi turned slightly aside, declining his bow.

"No need for ceremony!"

"Child, could you tell me your name?"

Bo Saixi's voice held a soothing power, and her deep blue eyes rested gently on Lin Hao.

"I'm Lin Hao, Senior. I was born in Ju Zi Village, just ahead." Lin Hao looked at Bo Saixi calmly.

The way she had avoided his bow only strengthened his suspicion.

The woman before him was Bo Saixi, the Great Enshrined of Sea God Island and a level ninety-nine Sea God Douluo.

Since Bo Saixi had come instead of a trident descending from the sky, everything was clear.

My future looks almost blindingly bright.

"I am the Great Enshrined of Sea God Island. Child, I've come to take you home."

Bo Saixi looked toward Ju Zi Village. Given her strength, the distance was short enough for her to see everything there clearly.

After learning that Lin Hao had no family left, Bo Saixi spoke to him.

"Will you teach me to cultivate?"

Lin Hao nodded and asked the question with the air of someone who only half understood.

"I cannot teach you, but Sea God Island has everything you seek."

Lin Hao lowered his head as though thinking. A moment later, he looked up at Bo Saixi.

"I can go with you, but the people of Ju Zi Village have taken good care of me. Can I come back to see them someday?"

"And Grandpa Village Chief has already promised me the village's work-study place. If I'm leaving with you, I need to tell him."

"What a good child!"

Bo Saixi's gaze grew gentler. Who wouldn't like a child who remembered kindness?

Taking Lin Hao's hand, Bo Saixi led him toward Ju Zi Village.

The walk from the shore to Ju Zi Village took ten minutes, but for Bo Saixi, it took only a single step. The two of them appeared inside the village chief's home.

So this is the power of a Peerless Douluo?

Lin Hao looked up at Bo Saixi in astonishment. For the first time, he had felt the might of one of the continent's strongest.

"Hm? Lin Hao!"

The commotion in the courtyard startled Old Luo Rui, the village chief, inside his room. He stepped out and glanced at Lin Hao in confusion. Then he saw Bo Saixi, and wonder flashed in his eyes.

Never in his life had he met anyone with such an exceptional bearing.

One glance was enough for him to judge that Bo Saixi was a powerful Soul Master.

"Greetings, my lady!"

"Grandpa Village Chief, this lady is taking me away to cultivate. Please give the village's work-study place to Wang Kun. He needs it more than I do." Lin Hao spoke first to explain.

"Good, good! Lin Hao, you're going places!" Old Luo Rui patted Lin Hao's hand excitedly.

"Here are ten Gold Soul Coins, to thank the villagers for taking care of Lin Hao all these years."

Bo Saixi offered him ten Gold Soul Coins, her ethereal voice following the gesture.

"Thank you, my lady!"

Old Luo Rui had meant to refuse, but his hand accepted the Gold Soul Coins before he knew it. He looked at Lin Hao and Bo Saixi gratefully.

"Lin Hao, it's time to go!"

"Grandpa Village Chief, I'll come back to see you all someday."

Lin Hao nodded and left Old Luo Rui with those final words. Then, carried by Bo Saixi's power, he vanished before the old man's eyes.

Looking at the empty courtyard and the Gold Soul Coins in his hand, Old Luo Rui knew it had all been real. Someone important was going to come out of Ju Zi Village.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a sea breeze swept through every corner of Ju Zi Village.

Everyone it touched felt that the sea breeze was especially refreshing today. Even the aches left by years of labor eased.

Lin Hao knew nothing of what had happened.

He stood behind Bo Saixi, looking down at the sea flashing past beneath his feet.

He saw enormous orcas hunting, countless schools of fish migrating swiftly through the water, and all manner of strange marine creatures.

The wondrous sights filled him with curiosity.

After an unknown stretch of time, a vast island came into view.

All kinds of plants covered it. Under the sunlight, its white, fine sand gleamed silver, each grain like a tiny crystal.

They had arrived at Sea God Island!

The moment Lin Hao set foot on Sea God Island, he felt an incomparable warmth. At the same time, the island's seven Sacred Pillars, which had stood silent until now, began to tremble.

The seven Titled Douluo guarding the Sacred Pillars all rose in shock.

A hum like the sea's own sobbing sounded from the seven Sacred Pillars. Then seven blue-gold columns of light shot into the sky.

At that moment, the sea boiled. Across the entire inner sea, waves a hundred meters high surged straight upward.

A powerful, misty blue light burst from within the waves.

A dazzling blue-gold radiance descended from the sky and fell upon Lin Hao, who had only just stepped onto Sea God Island and had no time to react.

Golden light enveloped him. The Sea God Trident manifested on its own, beyond his control. Beside him, Bo Saixi watched with a complicated expression.

"So that's it. A Sea God Trident Martial Soul? As Lord Sea God's descendant, he is indeed more qualified than I am."

What Lin Hao did not know was that the golden light meant to cleanse his marrow and remake his body met fierce resistance from a blood-red energy the instant it entered him.

Within his sea of consciousness, the Sea God Trident and the Asura Demon Sword trembled at once. Blue-gold and blood-red energies intertwined, neither yielding an inch.

At last, as though it had sensed something, the blue-gold energy stopped provoking the blood-red energy. The blood-red energy quietly settled as well.

Lin Hao let out a breath of turbid air. A golden trident mark had appeared at the center of his forehead.

A majestic voice rang through his sea of consciousness.

[My successor, upon reaching level sixty, you shall begin the Sea God's Nine Trials and set foot on the path to godhood.]

When Lin Hao opened his eyes in a daze, Bo Saixi stood before him, along with seven unfamiliar figures.

"From today onward, Lin Hao is the young master of Sea God Island. To see him is to see me."

As soon as Lin Hao woke, Bo Saixi made the announcement.

"Greetings, Young Master!"

Including Bo Saixi, the seven Sacred Pillar guardians of Sea God Island who were present all bowed respectfully to Lin Hao.