Chapter 655: He came... so late

"The Spirit Hall? The Chief Judge?!"

The seven Title Douluo, including Hailong Douluo, let out low exclamations, their expressions turning grim simultaneously.

"Ah?!"

Xiaobai gasped, "He is a Title Douluo from the Dalu Spirit Hall?!"

She knew what this meant; it meant it would be very difficult for Hailong Douluo and the others to accept Qin Jian's existence.

The Spirit Hall's attack back then had always been a source of resentment for Sea God Island.

Now that a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall had come here, a great battle was inevitable.

"The Spirit Hall! How dare you come to my Sea God Island to provoke us again!"

Hailong Douluo, who had originally intended to negotiate, immediately lit up his Soul Rings one by one, a look of fury appearing on his face.

"Hum, hum, hum..."

Haima Douluo, Hainv, and the other Title Douluo stood to his left and right, gradually rising into the air to surround Qin Jian completely.

"It's not a provocation, but to earn respect, one still has to flex their muscles."

Facing seven Title Douluo, Qin Jian smiled indifferently.

"A Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall has subdued our Guardian Divine Beast! And you say this isn't a provocation?!"

The seven, including Hailong Douluo, no longer wanted to say anything to Qin Jian, nor did they intend to talk about martial virtue.

From seven directions, seven types of power simultaneously launched a siege on Qin Jian.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Hailong Douluo transformed into a dragon to attack, Haima Douluo's shadows loomed, Haixing Douluo's stars filled the sky, Hainv Douluo played her flute, Haimao Douluo raised his spear to pierce, Haigui Douluo appeared and disappeared like a ghost, and Haihuan Douluo had already vanished...

As for Qin Jian, he activated his Spirit Avatar, equipped the Silver Dragon Spear, and his seventh Soul Ring lit up.

"Ice Snow Sword Qi... Ten Thousand Swords Fired Simultaneously!"

Having reached level 93, he didn't need to parry their moves at all.

With his Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring's area-of-effect attack, except for Hailong Douluo and Haihuan Douluo, who had higher levels and possessed a Domain, none of the others could block it.

"Puff, puff, puff... Crack, crack, crack!"

Light Swords of ice and snow traversed the void, easily enveloping all the Sea God Island Douluo.

In an instant, they were all frozen!

In the center of Sea God Island, inside a special temple, a pair of eyes that had been closed for ten years opened due to the sudden fluctuation.

"Who is it... that could suppress seven guardians with their own strength..."

A faint trace of surprise spread across her face, and her body, which hadn't moved for ten years, slowly stood up.

"Hum!"

Just then, the Sea God Statue in front of her suddenly flickered with a faint blue light.

The red-robed woman's figure trembled, standing rooted to the spot, motionless, her expression respectful as if listening to teachings.

"Hum, hum..."

The Sea God Statue flickered for a moment.

The woman's expression first turned stiff, her Golden Light Scepter gripped unconsciously, and then the look on her face became strange: "The person you let me wait for for decades... my god-ordained partner... he has come?"

Joy and melancholy appeared in her eyes simultaneously: "He... why did he come... so late..."

A faint sigh escaped her lips: "Decades... my time limit... is almost here..."

"Hum!"

The Sea God Statue flickered with blue light again.

The woman's look of loss suddenly turned blank: "Wh-what?! The Ninth Trial? My Top Eight Trials can be upgraded to the Sea God Nine Trials?"

If she could become a god, then her so-called time limit would no longer bind her.

"First, one must establish feelings with him... after reaching the extreme, the Ninth Trial will appear..."

The woman's expression changed slightly: "Can you tell me the content of the Ninth Trial in advance?"

Hum.

A voice transmission entered her ears.

"What I long for... is it eternal life... or the fleeting, brilliant affection?"

She muttered to herself: "Lord Sea God, decades ago, when you asked me to search my heart, I told you without hesitation that I wanted the moment of brilliant blooming, but now..."

The woman gave a bitter smile: "I never imagined that the so-called god-ordained person you had always described to me would come so late, so late that it is despairing..."

"You just said he is only twenty years old..."

She shook her head and sighed: "How could such a young man develop feelings for me, even if..."

A faint blush flashed across the woman's cheeks: "Even if I have long known his appearance by heart, and I know all his personality traits, preferences, and even his philandering, but..."

She tightened her grip on the Scepter: "But, our age difference is too great. I don't even know how Lord Sea God could tell me all his characteristics before he was even born."

Hum, hum.

The Sea God Statue trembled again.

A look of astonishment flashed across the woman's gentle, water-like face: "You say he is a Million-Year Soul Beast, over one hundred thousand years old?"

"This age gap..."

Her expression was strange: "It feels so weird... but since it is what Lord Sea God says, then I will try to make contact with him..."

In the end, it was her firm faith in the Sea God that made her stop hesitating.

"Swish!"

The woman stepped out of the temple, stood high in the air, and cast her gaze toward the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar...

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!"

In this brief moment, the five Title Douluo below Level 96—Seahorse, Starfish, Spear, Ghost, and Hainv—had been thoroughly defeated, falling into the sea one after another and splashing up thousands of water sprays.

In the sky, only Hailong Douluo remained in a standoff with Qin Jian, while Haihuan Douluo was nowhere to be seen.

"Master is so amazing!"

Xiaobai was both excited and worried.

She was excited because this master's power exceeded her imagination, and worried that Qin Jian would come into intense conflict with Sea God Island.

Because her clan and Sea God Island had a mutually beneficial relationship, there was no need to tear things apart.

Of course, having a king come over to suppress them and seek justice was also a very face-saving matter...

"Don't worry, the Spirit Hall has long since split, and the group Brother Jian represents is not the same batch that attacked Sea God Island back then," Ning Rongrong comforted her with a smile: "So, Brother Jian is just displaying his own power for the sake of deterrence."

"So that's how it is!"

Xiaobai set her heart at ease.

"However, the two Title Douluo, Hailong and Haihuan, are not easy to deal with, because Big Brother Hailong's Domain ability is to block all Domain abilities, while Haihuan Douluo's Domain ability is to construct a real illusion," she said, looking at the battlefield in the sky.

"Blocking Domains!"

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were slightly startled.

They knew that Domain Teleportation was a crucial ability for Qin Jian, and his own Love Mist Illusion was also key to countering illusions.

Once lost, Haihuan Douluo's real illusion would cause huge trouble for Qin Jian.

"Boom!"

In the sky, Qin Jian suddenly blasted out a silvery-white spear radiance, which cut through the clouds like a streak of light.

"He hit the wrong direction!"

Xiaobai exclaimed in a low voice: "Oh no! The illusion is making Master think that direction is the opponent!"

It turned out that Qin Jian's spear strike hadn't hit anyone at all, but had instead struck empty air.

"Hailong's Domain-breaking, combined with Haihuan's real illusion, is an excellent combination of abilities," on the temple in the sky, the red-robed woman watched this scene with great interest: "He seems to be only Level 93; how will he break the joint effort of a Level 95 and a Level 96 Title Douluo?"

(End of this chapter)