Water God Dugu Yan
The golden divine seal between her brows shone even brighter, and a mysterious power burst forth from her body, colliding with the power of the trident to form a massive energy storm. The Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo, Bo Saixi, Dugu Yan, and the others in the hall couldn't help but take a few steps back to avoid being affected by this energy storm.
The energy storm lasted for a moment before gradually subsiding. Zhu Zhuqing's body appeared more stable within the storm, and her eyes became even more resolute. She knew she had successfully passed this test. With a gentle push of her right hand, the Golden Trident was easily pulled out by Zhu Zhuqing. Immediately afterward, the dark gold trident imprint returned to a brilliant gold, and the intense divine light merged with the light emitted from the Sea God Trident.
The trident's main blade, resembling a long sword, slowly rose, accompanied by its two side blades. Zhu Zhuqing's Divine Power flowed down, seemingly washing away the blackness and dust. The golden light, rippling like water, was dazzling and eye-catching, and a dragon-like roar continuously burst forth from the trident.
The Sea God Platform trembled violently, as did the Sea God Hall and even the entire Sea God Mountain.
The sky was now covered with dark clouds, dimming the light on the entire Sea God Island. But just then, the Poseidon Sea God Hall lit up, its magnificent structure emitting a powerful golden light Guangming pierced the darkness, illuminating Sea God Mountain and seemingly the entire Sea God Island clouds.
At the same time, the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars on Sea God Island also lit up, with seven golden beams of varying thickness rising from different directions, merging with the golden beams of light erupting from the Sea God Hall.
The light lasted for a full ten seconds before fading, and the dark clouds in the sky were completely transformed into golden clouds by the golden orbs they had condensed.
The golden ball of light slowly transformed in the air, gradually turning into a person. It could be vaguely seen that the figure was illusory, but it was a woman. She wore golden armor, and her long, jet-black hair was draped over her shoulders. The armor almost covered every part of her body.
Most importantly, in the hand of this humanoid figure of light and shadow was a Golden Trident that seemed capable of cleaving the heavens and splitting the earth.
The Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars, guarding the Douluo Sea God Hall, looked up at the sky. Almost simultaneously, they knelt down, their devout gazes filled with fervent light as they worshipped the illusory image in the air.
The same thing happened in every inhabited place on Sea God Island. The island's inhabitants, upon seeing the strange phenomenon in the sky, all came out of their rooms without hesitation, knelt down in open spaces, and worshipped the enormous phantom.
Thousands of tiny golden rays appeared from all directions. Some of these rays came from Sea God Island, but most came from the ocean. This was the power of faith—the faith of all things in the ocean in the Sea God.
Bathed in the light of faith, the enormous phantom of the Sea God in mid-air gradually became clear, as clear as if it were a tangible object, and it was Zhu Zhuqing's face.
Sea God Hall, on the Sea God Platform, Zhu Zhuqing's right hand was raised high, and the Sea God Trident, which was over twelve feet long and shone with infinite golden light, was in his right hand.
At this moment, the Sea God Trident was enveloped in brilliant golden light, every golden line so clear that it extended all the way to the top. The enormous rhombus-shaped gem, which was the manifestation of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, was inlaid in its lower middle part.
" Sea God Seventh Trial: Pull out the divine weapon, Sea God Trident. Passed. Reward: Sea God Affinity increases by 15%, total affinity increases to 85%, Sea God Trident is recognized, and you gain the right to use Sea God Trident."
The voice of the Sea God reached Zhu Zhuqing's ears.
Zhu Zhuqing gazed at the Sea God Trident in her hand. The shimmering golden light of the trident seemed to reflect her future path, and an indescribable excitement welled up within her. Just then, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt a strange power flowing from the Sea God Trident into her body. It was an endless power, like the depths of the ocean, mysterious and mighty. Her Soul Power merged with this power, instantly expanding. Her body seemed to be enveloped in golden light, and she became ethereal under its illumination. Suddenly, a clear dragon's roar emanated from the trident, indicating that a powerful force was Awakening.
Zhu Zhuqing felt her body being propelled upwards by a tremendous force. She looked up at the sky, and the golden clouds seemed to be right above her head. She could even see the faint golden halo within the clouds. Zhu Zhuqing closed her eyes and focused on the changes within her body.
Her Soul Power circulated within her body, and that strange force, like a giant vortex, drew in her Soul Power, constantly elevating and strengthening it. Her body seemed to be reshaped, every cell filled with boundless power.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw that the Sea God Trident in her hand had turned into a golden light and disappeared into the air. Zhu Zhuqing knew that the Sea God Trident had recognized her. Now, she had the ability to use this divine weapon; as long as she had a thought, it could appear in her hand.
" Zhu Zhuqing, congratulations! You have completed the Sea God Seventh Trial and gained the approval of the Sea God Trident!"
Zhu Zhuqing slowly turned her head. The person who spoke was none other than Bo Saixi, the Sea God High Priest.
"Thank you for your care over the past two years, High Priest. Can we now leave Sea God Island for the time being?"
"Of course." Bo Saixi looked at the aloof young woman before him, his eyes filled with emotion.
Zhu Zhuqing's talent far exceeded her imagination. It took her nearly twenty years to complete the Sea God's Eight Trials, while the girl in front of her inherited the Sea God's Nine Trials, which were much more difficult than her own. However, she only spent two years completing the first seven trials, and all of them were smooth sailing and no challenge was posed to her at all.
The girl beside her, named Dugu Yan, was also chosen by the Sea God and almost underwent the Sea God's Nine Trials. The Sea God even sent down a divine thought and, after a long selection process, finally chose Zhu Zhuqing as her successor.
" Zhu Zhuqing, congratulations! You've been the first to complete the Seventh Trial. We can finally go back to find Jun Yi!"
Dugu Yan walked straight up and hugged Zhu Zhuqing tightly.
Zhu Zhuqing smiled slightly, patted Dugu Yan on the back, and said, "Yes, we can finally go find him."
"That scoundrel! He hasn't come to see us even once in two years. I bet he's hooked up with the Pope! I'm going to teach him a lesson when we get back!"
(End of this chapter)