Only that single word lingered in Qin Siyang's mind. Immediately afterward, a ring of enormous waves surged outward across the sea.
From that moment on, the waves grew strange.
Each incoming wave rose like an upright shield, pushing Qin Siyang farther and farther away.
Qin Siyang descended to just above the sea and looked up at the colossal creature ahead.
Thinking back to the word in his mind, he realized the Shield Whale might be trying to communicate with him.
So he shouted, "I'm not backing down! I want to take your trial!"
The Shield Whale's eye slowly turned.
This time, another word appeared in Qin Siyang's mind.
Scram.
But Qin Siyang still refused to retreat. He drew the Godslayer Spear and slashed fiercely at the wave surging toward him.
Boom-
The wave split in two, opening a passage for him.
Qin Siyang immediately leaped forward, trying to approach the Shield Whale.
Beneath the surface, the enormous body swayed gently.
Suddenly, the seawater beneath Qin Siyang's feet sank. He lost his balance and fell along with the surface.
"Not good!"
As Qin Siyang fell, the curse-filled seawater swept in from all sides. The violent current dragged him toward the seabed, as though trying to drown him in the cursed water.
The Shield Whale's combination attack looked unremarkable. If not for the overwhelming power of the seawater, it would have been no more than an ordinary test, nowhere near the level of a Large God's [Succession Trial].
Qin Siyang knew that, for some reason, the Shield Whale did not want to begin his trial.
However.
Qin Siyang had the Gill Slits skill, so he could not suffocate.
He was immune to curses, so there was even less chance of him dying from the seawater's curse.
Besides, he still had his reality-defying