The Seven Sacred Pillars shook violently at once, cracks even beginning to appear along their shafts. Just then, Bo Saixi appeared.
Bo Saixi waved the scepter in her hand, unleashing her mighty power once more. She soon subdued the Seven Sacred Pillars, stabilizing the situation.
With that done, Bo Saixi slowly descended to the ground.
"Sea Horse pays his respects to the High Priest." Seeing Bo Saixi arrive, Sea Horse Douluo hurriedly bowed.
"I failed in my duties. Please punish me, High Priest!" Sea Horse Douluo immediately added.
"Rise. This was not your fault," Bo Saixi told Sea Horse Douluo.
"Thank you, High Priest." Sea Horse Douluo rose from the ground.
"May I ask what kind of trial this is, High Priest? I have truly never seen anything like it, capable of cracking the Sacred Pillars," Sea Horse Douluo asked.
"This is my first time seeing such a trial as well. It is hardly surprising that you did not recognize it," Bo Saixi said. As she spoke, she glanced at the two forces intertwined in the air, then turned to look at Tang San.
An exceedingly strange pattern had formed between Tang San's brows: a golden trident surrounded by blood-colored markings, giving it an eerie, sinister appearance.
Bo Saixi said to Tang San, "When that seven-colored light appeared, it proved that you had received the Sea God's nine trials, but..."
Bo Saixi looked up once more at the blood-colored force in the air.
She continued, "But I do not know the source or meaning of this blood-colored force, nor do I understand what the combination of these two signifies."
Tang San was privately puzzled as well. He had already accepted the Asura God's inheritance, so why had he also received the Sea God's nine trials?
"Senior, could there be a