[Having become invincible on the continent, Spirit Hall gradually turned its gaze overseas.]
[There, a powerful faction existed. Our Spirit Hall prepared to bring it under our control, so the Angel God's glory could shine upon all.]
[But what no one expected was that our Spirit Hall would return from that battle utterly defeated.]
[Two thousand went; fewer than a hundred returned alive. Even two Titled Douluo perished there, never to return.]
[Those who escaped with their lives called that place Devil Island, saying it held a great terror... All Sea Soul Masters believed in that faction, and it had many, many Titled Douluo, with a Peerless Douluo at its head.]
[If the members of that faction were not required by their faith to remain on the island for life, I fear even these survivors would be unable to stand against Spirit Hall.]
"Even Spirit Hall, mighty as it is, came back utterly defeated? Just how terrifying is that Devil Island?!"
"Is it too late for me to go join Devil Island now?"
"Wonderful! There's actually a faction in this world that can deal Spirit Hall such a heavy blow!"
"So our Douluo Continent isn't the only place with two Peerless Douluo. There's another one overseas."
"..."
A faction capable of dealing Spirit Hall such a heavy blow and causing it such devastating losses naturally sparked heated discussion across the continent.
This was especially true of those who resented Spirit Hall.
Some factions even wanted to head overseas and make contact with the mysterious faction.
Sea Spear Douluo glared at the Heavenly Screen and said angrily, "Outrageous! Those treacherous scoundrels from Spirit Hall actually slandered our Sea God Island by calling it Devil Island!"
"If we Sacred Pillar Guardians were not forbidden by divine decree from leaving Sea God Island, we would certainly teach Spirit Hall a lesson."
Sea Spear Douluo's words naturally stirred the other Sacred Pillars to share his indignation.
Unfortunately, what these Sacred Pillars did not know was that their overall strength could not compare to Spirit Hall's at all.
Spirit Hall could even crush them with ease.
This was no joke. After all, Sea Dragon Douluo, the strongest of them and the First Sacred Pillar, was only at level ninety-five.
By contrast, even the weakest of the seven great enshrined of Spirit Hall's Worship Hall was at level ninety-six.
So if these Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island truly dared to set foot on the continent, every last one of them would be finished.
The same went for Bo Saixi, who was said to be invincible on the ocean. If she set foot on the continent without the ocean's support, she would be no match for Qian Daoliu.
[Listening to their accounts, my long-dormant heart began to stir again, and I wanted to visit this so-called Devil Island to see the truth for myself.]
[As a precaution, I invited Tang Chen to explore overseas with me. After hearing my account, Tang Chen immediately agreed.]
[He wanted to see just what sort of faction could stand against Spirit Hall.]
[We did not rush to set foot on Devil Island. Instead, we first made inquiries in the coastal cities.]
[During our stay in the coastal towns, we heard more and more legends about the island.]
[Sea God Island: every Sea Soul Master spoke the name with an almost devout reverence.]
[They said it was a holy land for all Sea Soul Masters under heaven, where the supreme Sea God was worshipped.]
[They also said that an ancient inheritance existed on the island, one that allowed Soul Masters who passed its trials to receive the Sea God's blessing and be reborn anew.
But all who received that blessing would likewise be bound to those waters for life, forever unable to leave Sea God Island.]
[When Tang Chen and I heard these secrets, our reactions were very different.]
[Tang Chen, who had never encountered divine power, simply saw it as a means of religious control.
[This is not because I look down on Tang Chen. Rather, after becoming a Peerless Douluo, he had continued to work behind closed doors within his sect, so naturally he knew nothing of these secrets concerning the gods.]
[But to me, a spokesperson for a god who had undergone a Godly Examination bestowed by the Angel God, it sounded strangely familiar.]
[Was this not exactly how a place of divine inheritance bestowed Godly Examinations?]
[I also realized at once that Sea God Island probably had origins similar to those of our Spirit Hall, with a god standing behind each of them.]
[That is, the Sea God!]
Qian Daoliu's deduction once again raised a great uproar on the continent.
Who would not be excited when it concerned becoming a god?
Especially when it came to divine inheritance, Sea God Island had handled the matter far better than Spirit Hall.
Judging by what the Heavenly Screen had revealed, it was not merely that many Sea Soul Masters knew about it.
Many Sea Soul Masters could even undergo the inheritance and obtain a fortuitous opportunity.
Unlike the Qian Family of Spirit Hall, who had kept it clutched to their chests and kept it secret all along, letting no one else know.
That meant people like them might also have a chance to encounter the secret of becoming a god, which had once existed only in legend!
"Xiao En, it seems a trip to Sea God Island will be unavoidable in the future." Yu Xiaogang looked at the Heavenly Screen, his excitement written all over his face.
He might have been crippled, but his disciple Mu En was different.
With an innate Soul Power of half a level and an External Beast Martial Soul, he had achieved what he had today.
Did that not prove Mu En's aptitude?
If he could encounter the Sea God Inheritance, then even if he could not ascend to heaven in a single step and inherit the Sea God Godhood, he could probably still rely on a god's grace to improve himself.
Just like Qian Daoliu in the Heavenly Screen.
"Teacher, do you really think someone with a little body like mine can compete with the others?" Mu En took a much more detached view.
If the world had not learned of this secret, he might have been able to go to Sea God Island and give it a try.
But now that everyone under heaven knew, given his strength and his background, he could forget even thinking about it.
In Suotuo City, within the Balak Kingdom.
"Brother, how about we go to Sea God Island?" Watching the Heavenly Screen, Xiao Wu excitedly tugged at Su Ming's sleeve.
In her view, Su Ming's talent was more than enough for him to inherit a god's position.
Once her brother became a god, she, as his little sister, could bask in his reflected glory.
Then taking revenge on the human woman who had killed her mother would naturally be no difficult task.
Su Ming rubbed Xiao Wu's head and said, "You really do act on every idea that pops into your head."
"Think about it. Now that everyone under heaven knows, will it still be easy to go there?"
"Besides, with our current strength, how could we possibly find Sea God Island in the vast ocean? Even if we did find it, would Sea God Island be so kind?"
At that moment, Tang San chimed in, "Yes, Xiao Wu. Brother is right."
"Xiao San, is 'Xiao Wu' what you should be calling me? Call me Sister Xiao Wu."
Xiao Wu had no pleasant look to spare for Tang San. She immediately put on the airs of the big sister she had been back at Nuoding Academy.