"God-bestowed Soul Rings, God-bestowed Soul Power! This, th-this..." Ning Fengzhi stared at the Heavenly Screen, so astonished that he could barely speak.
Since Qian Daoliu's earlier monologue had not focused on the Godly Examination, the people of the Douluo Continent did not yet understand it well enough.
Now, after hearing Bo Saixi speak of it in her personal monologue, they were all stunned.
They had underestimated just how valuable the blessings and rebirth Qian Daoliu had spoken of in his monologue truly were.
"If I could obtain God-bestowed Soul Power, wouldn't I be able to break through the Soul Power shackles of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Martial Soul and reach the Soul Douluo level?!"
Suddenly, inspiration flashed through Ning Fengzhi's mind, and he felt that this method could work.
With a god's divine might, wouldn't breaking the Martial Soul's own limits be as easy as turning over a hand?
Ning Fengzhi immediately said to Gu Rong with utmost solemnity, "Uncle Gu, I'm sorry to trouble you, but I need you to make a trip across the sea and gather information about Sea God Island."
"This matter concerns the very future of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As long as Sea God Island agrees to give us a few spots, no matter how wide they open the lion's mouth, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can afford the price..."
After first learning of Sea God Island's existence, Ning Fengzhi had actually done the same as the leaders of the other factions, sending some men to the coastal cities to gather information and try to make contact.
If they could form an alliance with Sea God Island, they would no longer have to worry about the threat from Spirit Hall.
But after learning from the Heavenly Screen that Sea God Island was isolated and that its people could never leave the island for the rest of their lives, the major factions lost their former enthusiasm for courting it and forming an alliance.
After all, if they could not come to the Douluo Continent, what good would it do to spend vast resources to befriend them?
Thus, the objective had changed to gathering information about Sea God Island to gain a better understanding of it.
But that was then, and this was now.
With such an opportunity on Sea God Island, could outsiders like them take the examinations and obtain rewards bestowed by a god if they offered enough benefits?
As long as the benefits were sufficient, following them in worshipping the Sea God was no problem at all.
"Don't worry, Fengzhi. I'll set out right away." Gu Rong naturally recognized the tremendous value in it as well.
If this succeeded, it would bring enormous benefits to himself, Old Jian, his disciple, Fengzhi, Rongrong, and the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"While I'm away on Sea God Island, though, I'll have to trouble you to keep a close eye on Xiao He's training plan, Sect Master. I don't really trust anyone else with it."
Like Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo now had a beloved disciple, and that disciple was also his own descendant.
Precisely because he had someone to inherit his mantle, Gu Rong had more things to worry about.
That was only human nature.
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly assured him, "Uncle Gu, don't worry. I'll personally keep an eye on Xiao He."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not the only one taking action; all the major factions on the continent were doing the same.
God-bestowed Soul Rings and God-bestowed Soul Power-who wouldn't be tempted?
[On the day the trials began, I received the Red Level Eight Trials, second only to the Red Level Nine Trials.]
[Once I completed the examination, I would become the high priestess of Sea God Island and the Sea God's spokesperson in the mortal world.]
[Things did indeed unfold that way. After completing the Top-Level Eight Trials bestowed by the Sea God, I naturally became the high priestess.]
[My Soul Power then rapidly reached the peak of level ninety-nine, making me the strongest person on Sea God Island in the truest sense.]
[As the Sea God's spokesperson in the mortal world, I bear the ocean's blessing. My strength has long since reached a level where I can command the power of the sea at will.]
[It is no exaggeration to say that upon the sea, I am the foremost Soul Master of this age!]
[It was also only after becoming the high priestess that I learned the Red Level Nine Trials were not the limit.]
[Above the Red Level Nine Trials are the Sea God's Nine Trials!]
[That examination was prepared by the Sea God for his successor.]
[Though my talent made me a favored daughter of heaven, the likes of whom appeared on Sea God Island only once in a thousand years, I still fell far short of the Sea God's standards for his successor.]
[But I felt no disappointment. I am a believer of Sea God Island, and becoming Lord Sea God's spokesperson in the mortal world is already the greatest blessing.]
Bo Saixi's words continued on the Heavenly Screen, but at this moment, countless people on the Douluo Continent had already fallen into an entirely new depth of shock.
The earlier mentions of "God-bestowed Soul Rings" and "God-bestowed Soul Power" had already filled them with unparalleled envy and desire.
Now, the "Sea God's Nine Trials" revealed in Bo Saixi's personal monologue struck every heart like a thunderbolt.
Unlike the Qian Family, which had always maintained the Angel God's inheritance, Sea God Island's Sea God Inheritance was not controlled by a single family that outsiders simply could not approach.
This gave many people an illusion: did that mean they too might have a chance to become gods?!
"The Sea God's Nine Trials... the Sea God's successor..."
In Emperor Xue Ye's bedchamber in the Heaven Dou Empire.
The aged emperor's eyes were fixed on the peerlessly graceful figure in the Heavenly Screen, an unprecedented light flashing in his cloudy gaze.
People like Xue Ye feared death most of all.
If he could become a god, wouldn't he be able to live forever?
Why am I not a true genius?!
Why did a miracle like this only come to light when I'm already old?!
At this moment, Xue Ye even began to hate that he had been born into the imperial family and could only possess a Martial Soul like the Swan.
"If only Xiao Liu would come back." At this moment, Xue Ye thought of the sixth prince, who had been taken away by his mother's family.
Judging by Xue Xuan's talent, it was not impossible for the boy to unlock the legendary Sea God's Nine Trials.
If Xue Xuan really could unlock the Sea God's Nine Trials and truly become the Sea God in his lifetime, then as his imperial father, Xue Ye might also share in his good fortune.
A god's divine might might even grant him long life!
Spirit City, the Pope's Palace.
"The Sea God's Nine Trials? What a pity!"
Bibi Dong's fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest, her thoughts racing.
No one understood better than she did what a path to godhood meant.
She herself was undergoing the Rakshasa God's inheritance. It was her most deeply hidden and most vital secret.
Bibi Dong knew full well how difficult it was to complete a god's inheritance, and how terrifying the resources and talent required were.
At the same time, Bibi Dong felt a trace of regret she had never admitted even to herself.
If she had known back then that there was a place with a god's inheritance, she definitely would not have chosen the Rakshasa God's immensely risky Godly Examination.
But once an arrow was loosed, there was no turning back. Now Bibi Dong could only follow this road into the darkness.