"It's been a year."
"As of today, we've been on Sea God Island for a full year, but Qin Xiao still shows no sign of waking up."
On Sea God Island, before the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, Ning Rongrong gazed at Qin Xiao, who stood like a statue, her expression deeply conflicted.
She was not alone. Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, and the others were all there today, too.
They looked at Qin Xiao with faces full of anxiety and anticipation.
Yes, anxiety, because...
"If His Holiness doesn't wake up today, then he..." Dugu Yan's voice was filled with worry.
She could not even finish her sentence...
But Dugu Yan knew that even if she said nothing more, the others would understand what she meant.
No one had forgotten Sea Horse Douluo's words. If a land-dwelling Soul Master failed to complete one of His Majesty the Sea God's trials within a year, the mark left by the sea god divine power would erase them.
Under ordinary circumstances, given Qin Xiao's strength, they would never have worried. But things were different now. Ever since accepting the trial task left by the Sea God, Qin Xiao had stood before the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar on Sea God Island for an entire year, as though petrified. Today was the final deadline.
Meng Yiran said, "Everyone, don't worry too much. Don't forget that His Holiness's trials are different from ours. He has the Sea God's Nine Trials, the trials His Majesty the Sea God set for the heir to his divine position. Perhaps the restrictions aren't as harsh as ours."
After hearing Meng Yiran's words, their eyes brightened slightly.
To put it plainly, they had entertained the same speculation as Meng Yiran-or rather, the same wishful hopes for Qin Xiao.
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