Chapter 653: Could the Master be from the Spirit Hall?

"Quick! Let's split up and each go notify the seven lords!"

Seeing the figures of Qin Jian and Xiaobai moving further away, the middle-aged man in yellow suddenly jumped up and shouted as if his eyebrows were on fire: "Lord Xiaobai has acknowledged a Land Spirit Master as master! This matter is too big! We must hurry and let the lords know!"

"Yes!"

The few of them also knew the severity of the matter and hurriedly scattered, each heading toward different Sea Sacred Pillars to notify those Title Douluo.

"They are preparing to go to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, so I will go around and try to notify Lord Sea Horse in advance."

The middle-aged man in yellow sped away, took a wide detour, and arrived ahead of Qin Jian's group...

"Master, they seem to have gone to notify the seven Title Douluo of Sea God Island. Will it cause you trouble?" Xiaobai glanced behind and said.

Qin Jian shook his head casually: "They would find out eventually; being notified in advance is fine too."

"Besides the Sea God Douluo, Sea God Island actually has seven other Title Douluo?"

Ning Rongrong asked with some concern: "What is their strength?"

Xiaobai listed them like she was counting her own family treasures: "They are Haima Douluo, Hailong Douluo, Hainv Douluo, Haimao Douluo, Haixing Douluo, Haihuan Douluo, and Haigui Douluo."

"The seven Title Douluo each guard a Sea Sacred Pillar and simultaneously possess a main city."

"Among them, Hailong Douluo is the strongest, and Haihuan Douluo is second. They are both above level 95 and have awakened domain abilities. As for the other five, they are all below level 95, with strength similar to mine, each having their own strengths."

Hearing this, Qin Jian nodded: "Hmm, only those two Title Douluo with domains are a bit troublesome; the others are not worth worrying about."

Hearing this, Xiaobai felt as if her face had been slapped repeatedly.

"If I had known Master was this fierce, why would I have brought humiliation upon myself..." she said gloomily.

"You did choose a good time, though," Qin Jian shook his head and smiled: "I was truly very weak at that time. If I hadn't made that bet with you, I wouldn't have been able to escape while carrying the two of them."

"Sigh, what a pity..."

Xiaobai hung her head and muttered: "I almost captured the king of our Soul Beasts..."

Qin Jian: "......"

He was like a piece of sweet pastry right now; everyone wanted to come up and take a bite...

Xiaobai led Qin Jian and the two others forward, and not long after, they walked out of the forest.

At this moment, what appeared before Qin Jian and the others was a pool of water, a pool that looked just like a Sea within the Sea.

"Splash..."

Strangely, this inland pool, which should have been extremely calm, was actually surging with waves like the ocean, moving without any wind.

The pool looked to be about five hundred meters in diameter, surrounded by dense forest.

In the very center of the pool, there was a triangular platform with a strange stone pillar standing upon it.

The stone pillar was shaped like a sharp cone, with a special sculpture carved at the very top, and the entire body of the pillar was inscribed with countless complex patterns.

That seemed to be a type of writing, and an intangible, strange energy was radiating from this strange pillar.

From afar, Qin Jian saw a person sitting cross-legged at the base of the stone pillar, eyes closed, back to the pillar, seemingly in meditation and cultivation.

And the clothes on this person were black.

The attire of Sea God Island, like Soul Rings, is divided into five colors: red, black, purple, yellow, and white, with status also ranging from high to low.

The color of the attire, as well as one's status and position on Sea God Island, is determined by the level of one's Assessment.

"Eh? This guy runs quite fast..." Xiaobai suddenly muttered.

Qin Jian and the others looked over upon hearing this and saw the middle-aged man in yellow tiptoeing across the water to the side of Haima Douluo, whispering something.

"He's got some nerve, thinking I wouldn't see him just because he left quietly?" Xiaobai curled her lips.

"Who told you to be the Guardian Divine Beast?"

Qin Jian smiled nonchalantly: "Sea God Island will probably be in an uproar now; after all, the island's protective barrier has become someone else's."

"By the way, Master, what is your status on the Dalu? You should be representing the Soul Beasts, right?"

Xiaobai remembered something and said: "The Sea Spirit Masters here generally don't like Land Spirit Masters, especially the Spirit Hall."

"Because the Spirit Hall attacked Sea God Island back then?" Qin Jian asked.

Xiaobai nodded: "Yes, that time. Although the losses weren't great, they are the only force to have provoked Sea God Island in so many years, so naturally, everyone dislikes them."

"Then that's troublesome..."

Qin Jian tucked his hands in, his expression remaining calm.

"Master doesn't look the least bit nervous."

Xiaobai had been a little worried, but seeing his expression, she subconsciously assumed it wasn't a big problem.

"Hehe, Brother is so confident now; he's not even worried about the threat of seven Title Douluo."

Xiao Wu leaned dependently against Qin Jian's side.

"Striving to become stronger, isn't that just for this moment? So that I won't regret it because of my own weakness, and can protect the people I want to protect." Qin Jian dotingly patted Xiao Wu's head.

"So we also have to become powerful and not hold Brother Jian back," Ning Rongrong said earnestly.

"Mm!" Xiao Wu nodded vigorously.

At this time, the man in yellow had already finished speaking.

And the black-clad Haima Douluo frowned as he stood up and flew directly over: "Xiaobai, you have acknowledged this Land Spirit Master as your master?"

Facing him, Xiaobai's expression didn't change, and she nodded faintly: "Yes, he is of my own kind, and he is the king of my race."

"He... is also a Soul Beast, a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast? A Soul Beast King?"

Haima Douluo's expression became much more cautious: "Why can I not detect any Soul Beast aura?"

"Master has long since transformed into human form, so naturally, there is no Soul Beast aura," Xiaobai said.

"Master..."

Haima Douluo was silent for a moment, then looked at Xiaobai and said: "You promised the Sea God that you would always guard Sea God Island. Are you leaving now?"

Xiaobai pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said softly: "I'm sorry, I also have things I want to do, I want to become stronger, and I want to follow the king of my own race."

"Follow the King..."

Haima Douluo suddenly unleashed his Spirit Power, scanning Qin Jian from head to toe: "He is already at the Title Douluo level, but his aura is similar to mine; it does not seem sufficient to be called a King."

"Haima," Xiaobai's eyes turned cold: "You should know that probing with Spirit Power without permission is a sign of disrespect toward others."

"My Sea God Island has treated you well, yet you would turn against me for a Soul Beast that suddenly appeared?"

Haima Douluo let out a cold snort and said: "In that case, I would like to test the skills of this Soul Beast King. If the name does not match the reality, then do not blame me for keeping him here to guard Sea God Island as well."

Qin Jian lowered his hands, his expression turning cold: "What, was Xiaobai also forced to stay and guard Sea God Island back then?"

Since he was considered a King, he naturally had to shoulder this responsibility and not let his own race be bullied.

"Master, that is not exactly it. It was just that Lord Sea God was truly so powerful that I could not resist, and he said he could protect the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, so I agreed to guard Sea God Island..."

Xiaobai hurriedly explained: "With Sea God Island watching over and helping each other, for one, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King will not attack, and for another, the Evil Demon Orca clan cannot annex us."

(End of this chapter)