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When the lightning receded and the dark clouds dissipated, neither the sacred pillars nor the platform were damaged, but everything around them had vanished, leaving only a flat, large pit in the ground.
The monocle slowly faded away, leaving behind a charred, humanoid shadow where Amon had been standing.
The Seahorse Douluo's fear gradually subsided, replaced by a surge of fanaticism. A god! The Sea God he worshipped and served had personally revealed his power!
However, amidst his fanaticism, he also felt a sense of bewilderment. What had just happened? What could have provoked the Sea God to personally deliver divine punishment…
"So this is divine punishment?" Tang San thought in shock, awed by the Sea God's immense power.
If he possessed such power, what would the Spirit Hall be? What would Amon be? A surge of excitement welled up within him.
Dai Mubai's eyes widened. At this moment, he no longer doubted the existence of gods.
After a long silence, the Seahorse Douluo finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened just now? What did that person do to provoke His Majesty the Sea God?"
Tang San smiled and explained, "That person who called himself Amon is from the Amon family. They are a god-desecrating clan. Their bloodline is cursed by the gods, and they are rejected by the divine."
Due to "Gehrman's" betrayal, Tang San had harbored some doubts deep down about some of the things he had said in the past, but at this moment, he no longer questioned them.
The Sea God had personally certified the other party's identity as a "god-desecrator." Even this greatest secret was "the truth," so the rest of his words were naturally credible and all true!
"A god-desecrating clan? Is there really such a blasphemous and ominous family?" The Seahorse Douluo's face revealed a look of shock.
"But… I really don't know what he came here for. He clearly knows that his bloodline is cursed, clearly knows that he is hated by the gods, yet he still comes to participate in the divine trial…" Tang San's face showed deep confusion and incomprehension.
"Maybe he himself wasn't sure how the gods would react to him, so he sent an avatar to test the waters, refusing to believe in evil." Dai Mubai analyzed.
"That's possible." Tang San nodded, then looked at the Seahorse Douluo. "Senior, when will our divine trial begin?"
"Ah? Even after all this, Brother San, you still dare to touch that divine trial? Aren't you worried that the Sea God, who is currently in a fit of anger, will strike you down with lightning?" Ma Hongjun said.
The Seahorse Douluo immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. How could the just, benevolent, and majestic Sea God possibly do such a thing as venting his anger on others? Only sinners will be punished by His Majesty the Sea God."
Tang San smiled and said, "We must believe in the mercy of the gods."
A slender figure in red quietly arrived. She wore a red dress, her sea-blue hair cascaded down her back to her ankles, her face was soft and beautiful, and she wore a warm smile, noble and elegant.
In her hand, she held a golden scepter, engraved with strange patterns. The scepter's head protruded like a spear, diamond-shaped, and inlaid with a golden gem.
The moment he saw her, Tang San's eyes were slightly dazed, not because of her beauty, but because he felt an unspeakable majesty from her, a terrifying pressure even stronger than the aura Amon had faked, a pressure he had only felt on Qian Daoliu and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"Sea God Douluo" Bo Saixi!
This name naturally appeared in Tang San's mind.
"Greetings, High Priestess." The Seahorse Douluo bowed slightly. "This subordinate failed to distinguish between good and evil, allowing that unclean one to desecrate His Majesty the Sea God's majesty, causing alarm to His Majesty. Please punish me."
"This is not your fault. If it were truly your dereliction of duty, the Sea God would have informed me…" Bo Saixi's melodious voice rang out.
This voice made the Shrek Seven Devils tremble in their hearts. They were surprised to find that their heartbeats seemed to follow the rhythm of her voice.
"Can you tell me more about the god-desecrating family you mentioned? I am very curious about it." Bo Saixi looked at Tang San and asked.
So Tang San told her all the information that "Gehrman" had once told him, including the threat that the continent was currently facing and the purpose of their coming to Sea God Island, but he did not specifically mention the "Omnipotent Cover."
"I understand." Bo Saixi nodded slightly with a calm expression.
...
In an unknown place, a huge figure wearing blue armor and holding a trident sat on a throne, propping his chin and pondering.
He muttered in a somewhat bewildered and puzzled voice:
"A god-desecrating family? The curse of the gods? Why don't I know about this? Also… who has such great ability to curse a family for generations? That's the ability to engrave one's orders into the rules of the world.
"If we're talking about curses, then only the Dragon God's order, 'Spirit Beasts are not allowed to become gods,' can be considered a 'curse.'"
...
Looking at Tang San, Bo Saixi suddenly asked, "Child, can you tell me about your origins?"
Tang San respectfully said, "My name is Tang San, and I come from the Clear Sky Sect. My great-grandfather's surname is Tang, and his given name is Chen. According to my father, my great-grandfather seemed to know you."
"Tang Chen… Tang Chen…" Bo Saixi's emotions momentarily spiraled out of control, and tears streamed down her face:
"Your great-grandfather came to Sea God Island more than a year ago. He died in my arms."
"What? Great-grandfather came to Sea God Island and passed away?" Tang San was shocked and revealed an expression of disbelief.
"Yes… He was severely injured. When he arrived here, he was already at the end of his rope. He entrusted me to give this to anyone from the Clear Sky Sect who came here."
Bo Saixi's gaze towards Tang San contained more tenderness and love, the gaze of looking at her own junior.
As she spoke, she took out a small golden hammer with black gemstones embedded on each end.
"This is the token of the Clear Sky Sect's chief elder. With it, you can mobilize the Elder Hall, abolish the sect master, and decide major events of the sect."
Tang San took the small hammer with slight excitement. Although his father had now subdued everyone in the Clear Sky Sect with his own powerful strength and obtained a certain degree of recognition from the elders, he was ultimately not the sect master or an elder and did not have much power.
Those few elders still firmly controlled the power of the Clear Sky Sect. With this, Tang Hao could legitimately take control of the Clear Sky Sect and have fewer constraints.
"He also left something else behind, but that's not urgent. You should start your divine trial first." Bo Saixi had a smile on her lips.
"Which of you will go first? Let me start the trial for you." Bo Saixi looked around at the Shrek Seven Devils.
"I'll go first." Dai Mubai still stepped forward first.
The Sea God's trial was very dangerous. He wanted to test the situation first. If the trial given was impossible to succeed, then he would persuade the rest to give up.
Bo Saixi nodded, without the complicated actions that the Seahorse Douluo had performed when starting the trial for Amon, but simply pointed a finger at his brow.
A blue beam of light shone down from the sky, and six black rays of light flickered, transforming into six square light screens.
It could be seen that special golden characters were flashing on the light screens, characters that were difficult for ordinary people to understand and did not belong to any country on the Douluo Continent. The characters on the first light screen were very bright, emitting a slightly dazzling light, while the other five were dim, and only some golden light could be vaguely seen.
The light screens converged and entered Dai Mubai's forehead. Then, a black hexagram appeared in the center of Dai Mubai's forehead.
Dai Mubai's eyes were slightly dazed, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back and sit cross-legged on the ground.
"Not bad talent, Black Level Six Trial." Bo Saixi said indifferently.
"Black Level Six Trial? What does that mean?" Tang San asked.
To the great-grandson of her old friend, Bo Saixi gave enough patience and explained in detail, "The trials given by the Sea God are graded. They are divided into five types: white, yellow, purple, black, and red, and above that is the Sea God Nine Trials…
"White and yellow grades of trials will only have one task. Purple-level trials have two or three tasks, black-level trials have four to six tasks, and top-level trials have seven or eight tasks.
"The difficulty of the trial is related to your strength, aptitude, personality, identity, and so on. However, in general, the more difficult the trial, the better your aptitude.
"Of course, there are also those who are extremely sinful, and the difficulty of the trial is greatly increased because of the sins on their bodies. These people often die in the trial, or are punished by the Sea God and annihilated because they fail to pass the trial."
Tang San thoughtfully said, "So Amon is an extremely sinful person?"
The corner of Bo Saixi's mouth twitched, thinking that that was not something that could be described as extremely sinful. Didn't you see that the Sea God didn't even give him a trial, but directly delivered divine punishment?
Before she could answer, Tang San asked again, "Then what is the Sea God Nine Trials? What does that represent?"
At this moment, he had some vague guesses in his heart.
Bo Saixi smiled gently, "Actually, this trial is the Sea God's inheritance. If any of you can obtain the Sea God Nine Trials, then it means that the Sea God believes that this person has the qualifications to inherit his divine position. After passing the nine trials, you can become the new Sea God."
"I see." Tang San nodded.
"Then, after completing the trial, can you participate in the divine trial again to challenge a higher difficulty?" Dai Mubai, who had stood up at some point, interjected.
Bo Saixi shook her head. "There is no such precedent. Everyone only has one chance for the Sea God's trial."
"I see…" Dai Mubai's face showed regret.
Although judging from the Seahorse Douluo's shocked expression, the Black Level Six Trial seemed to be not bad, it was ultimately not the Sea God Nine Trials, and he no longer had the qualifications to inherit the divine position.
He said to Tang San and the others, "My first trial is to cross the Sea God's Light. It feels a little inexplicable, so I can't really judge the difficulty."
Tang San revealed a smile. "No matter what the trial is like, we have no way out. If we don't inherit the divine position, we can't defeat Amon."
Ma Hongjun said, "Boss Dai, you have already accepted the trial, how can we retreat?"
Then, Bo Saixi started the trials for them one by one. There was not much change from the original story. Bai Chenxiang gave Ma Hongjun a kiss and completed it on the spot, and was illuminated by the Sea God's Light, leveling up on the spot.
Ma Hongjun faced the Sea God's statue, performed three kowtows and nine bows, and shouted:
"I, Ma Hongjun, will be a loyal believer of the Sea God from now on!"
Such a trial left the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils speechless. They suddenly felt that this Sea God's trial… was a little unreliable.
As for the people on Sea God Island, they were not surprised by this. What kind of strange trials had they not seen?
Bo Saixi also had a smile on her face. As the Sea God's high priestess, the Sea God would occasionally respond to her… All indications showed that the Sea God seemed to be a rather, um, not very serious god.
Seeing that his partners had not been able to start the real divine trial, Tang San's face revealed a trace of worry.
Bo Saixi looked at Tang San and said, "Child, it's your turn."
Tang San nodded.
Bo Saixi's fingertips revealed a blue halo, which turned into a stream of light and entered Tang San's body.
Blue, white, yellow, purple, and black lights flashed quickly, followed by a rich red color soaring into the sky.
The entire Sea God Island trembled, and seven beams of light shot up into the sky from seven different sacred pillars, converging at one point to form a dazzling golden light.
The surrounding seawater suddenly surged, lapping against the shore, as if celebrating something.
The dazzling golden light hovered quietly in the air, illuminating the entire Sea God Island, forests, hills, rivers, cities, everything was dyed with golden light.
At this moment, the sacred pillar guardians in the other six places all widened their eyes, looking blankly and in shock at the sacred pillars that had changed. They had never seen such a situation before.
The golden light ball exuded endless majesty and holiness. Then, it split into nine smaller light spots and fell, finally stopping in front of Tang San.
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