The massive stone pillars before the Sea God Hall were carved with all manner of designs depicting sea soul beasts. There were no unnecessary structures inside the entire hall, only seven or eight platforms.
The seven outer platforms formed a circle, each with a different design. Their shapes matched the seven platforms of the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars, as though they were miniature versions, except there were no sacred pillars here.
At the center of these seven platforms stood another enormous platform. It had three tiers and rose several meters higher than those surrounding it. The whole platform was circular, with each successive tier smaller than the one below. On top, a blue-clothed youth was pulling at a Golden Trident with all his strength.
"My Mysterious Jade Hand won't work? What's going on?" A strange current flowed from the Sea God Trident into Tang San's hands, completely disabling his normally infallible Mysterious Jade Hand. The terrifying heat made his hands tremble slightly, and thin trickles of blood seeped from his palms.
"What kind of damned trial is this? I can't pull it out at all!" Gritting his teeth, Tang San strained with both arms. His level eighty-plus soul power erupted in full, accompanied by a series of cracks and pops from his bones.
After completing the Sea God's earlier trials, Tang San had received repeated soul power rewards. His soul power had now reached level eighty-four, and he also possessed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, both God-Given Soul Rings.
To ensure Tang San could complete the trials smoothly and inherit the Sea God godhood, the Sea God had secretly changed the original Fourth Trial-slaying evil spirit orcas-into an easier test. His purpose was to help Tang San become a god as soon as possible.
The Sea God had two reasons