Chapter 261: Arrival at Sea God Island, Everyone's Improvement

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Xuan and Qian Renxue had finished plotting everything, and only then did they slowly walk out of the cave.

"On July 7th I will arrive at the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; before then you take care of your own affairs, and I will arrange my side as well." Qian Renxue gave Gu Xuan a deep‑look, left a sentence, then unfurled her angel wings and shot up into the azure sky, disappearing.

Gu Xuan watched the direction Qian Renxue left, his smile unchanged; this time he not only confirmed his relationship with Qian Renxue, but also secured her sponsorship.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't directly speak of Bi Bi Dong's matter, Gu Xuan could now launch his campaign to unify the continent.

After all, from others' perspectives, no matter how talented Gu Xuan is, he cannot foresee the future, so he currently has no way to push Bi Bi Dong out and kill her; he can only proceed step by step with careful calculation, let them reveal a weakness, then strike them down in one blow.

After Qian Renxue left, Gu Xuan also headed toward Sea God Island; because the Sword Dragon Eight Wings had been cut off and not yet recovered, his flight speed greatly decreased, so he directly used the Space Gate to travel.

With Gu Xuan's current strength, the speed of traveling via Space Gate may not match Gu Rong's, but it is certainly not slow; it took only one week to reach the nearest Haihai City in the sea area.

After confirming the specific direction from the map, Gu Xuan headed toward Sea God Island.

Even with Gu Xuan's current strength, repeatedly using the Space Gate does not consume much soul power, and because he travels via Space Gate, he encounters no obstruction along the way.

It took only one month for Gu Xuan to reach Sea God Island; the reason it took a month was that he got lost midway and spent a long time finding the correct route.

After arriving at Sea God Island, Gu Xuan directly entered it; Sea God Island is not just a single island, but consists of several small islands and one large island, so calling it an archipelago is not an exaggeration.

At this moment, Gu Xuan landed on one of the small islands; the reason he landed there is that, coming from the land direction, this island is the nearest.

At the center of this island lies a pond, surrounded by dense forest, appearing to have a diameter of about five hundred meters; at the exact center of the pond stands a triangular platform, on which rises an odd stone pillar.

The stone pillar is shaped like a cone, with a special sculpture carved at its top, and the entire shaft is inscribed with countless intricate patterns.

It seems to be a kind of script; an intangible, strange energy is emanating from this odd pillar.

Gu Xuan knows without thinking that this is one of the Sea God Island Seven Holy Pillars described in the original work, and that is precisely why he came directly here.

At that moment, a person sat cross‑legged at the base of the pillar, eyes closed, back to the pillar, seemingly meditating to cultivate and recover from injuries; the person's clothing was black.

Gu Xuan recalled that the Soul Masters' attire on Sea God Island comes in five colors: lowest white, then yellow, purple, black, and highest red, corresponding to the levels of soul rings they absorb.

And this person wearing the black special attire is naturally a Holy Pillar of Titled Douluo rank on Sea God Island; Gu Xuan simply does not know which Holy Pillar this is.

At this moment, Gu Xuan landed directly in front of that Holy Pillar; the instant he appeared, a mighty pressure emanated from the Holy Pillar's body.

Seeing this, the Holy Pillar suddenly rose; two yellow, two purple, and five black soul rings—nine in total—appeared in order on his body, and his piercing gaze fixed on Gu Xuan.

"Outsider, intruding upon Sea God Island without cause is a capital crime." The Holy Pillar did not release his martial soul, but relying on the pressure of a Titled Douluo, he also exerted some pressure on Gu Xuan.

However, to Gu Xuan, this strength is still below that of a Super Douluo Titled Douluo, and the pressure it exerts on him is merely a trifle.

Gu Xuan also knew his sudden intrusion was somewhat rude, after all he did not want to waste too much time on this.

Gu Xuan slightly bowed before the Holy Pillar and then said, "I am here to look for someone; two years ago a group of Soul Masters should have come here for training, and they are my companions."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo's eyes narrowed slightly; the young man before him appeared not very old, about the same age as those youths who first came here.

Yet despite having exerted his full strength's pressure, he felt not even a hint from the young man, which could only mean one thing: the young man's strength is not inferior to his own.

But how could this be? I am a ninety‑three‑rank Titled Douluo, yet how old is this young man?

Even the Sea God's successor from two years ago, who possessed such talent, was only at level fifty‑plus, yet this young man already has Titled Douluo rank?

Even if one cultivated to Titled Douluo rank and returned to youth, this appearance would still be too young.

Moreover, the young man himself said he is a companion of the Sea God's successor's heir, which means he is at most around twenty years old, making this even more impossible!

Lying? Not necessarily; the Sea Horse Titled Douluo is no fool, and the young man before him doesn't look like a fool either—only a fool would tell a lie so easily exposed.

Nevertheless, surprise aside, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo still harbored doubts, so he decided to test him.

"If that's the case, do you know their names and origins?" the Sea Horse Titled Douluo asked, his pressure not withdrawn.

Gu Xuan replied: "The leader is a girl named Ning Rongrong; her martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda……"

Gu Xuan directly recited all of Ning Rongrong's group's information—even who is male, how old each is, what their martial souls are, and what they like to eat!

This is surely fabricated? Of course it's impossible.

Meanwhile, due to the Sea Horse Titled Douluo's soul‑power pressure, many Soul Masters had gathered around the Holy Pillar, all eyeing Gu Xuan covetously.

When they heard Gu Xuan's words, they instantly dismissed the notion of killing him on the spot, after all even one's own people might not know such details so clearly.

After hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo gradually withdrew his martial‑soul pressure, returned a salute to Gu Xuan, and said in a calm tone: "Since you are a friend of the Sea God's successor's heir, please forgive my earlier offense."

Gu Xuan waved his hand indifferently and then replied: "May I ask your title, Lord? Though it may be abrupt of me, I hope you'll understand given the urgency."

The Sea Horse Titled Douluo answered: "Title: Sea Horse, one of the Sea God Island Seven Holy Pillars."

"I don't know what brings you here, young friend; your friends are currently undergoing the Sea God's examination, so you may not get a chance to see them, but I can relay a message for you."

Upon hearing the Sea Horse Titled Douluo's words, Gu Xuan did not conceal anything and said directly: "My wedding with Rongrong and the others is approaching; the invitations have already been sent out, and now that the bride is absent, I have come to fetch the bride."

Hearing this, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo blinked slightly; he naturally understood the meaning of 'bride,' but how could the Sea God's successor possibly marry?

How could the Sea God's successor be entangled in the mortal world?

Furthermore, the Sea God's successor's heir has been on Sea God Island for two years; even though her companions are outstanding and they interact closely every day, no one has seen her become emotionally involved.

Oh right, the young man said he came to fetch the bride—could this be the reason the Sea God's successor rejects any affection from the opposite sex? She might already have a man.

Indeed, this young man's strength is not inferior to mine, and he is remarkably young; such talent is unheard of even for me, and even the current Grand Priest, at that age, was only at the Soul Emperor level.

Upon reaching this thought, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo said: "Then please wait here a moment; I'll go and return shortly."

Gu Xuan nodded calmly: "Very well, then I'll trouble you, Lord Sea Horse Titled Douluo."

Afterward, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo had his subordinates entertain Gu Xuan, while he himself went to the place where Ning Rongrong and the others were being tested, delivering the news of Gu Xuan's arrival.

During this time, Gu Xuan had the people of Sea God Island show him around the Sea Horse Titled Douluo's island, looking and seeing; perhaps in the future this place will be incorporated into the continent's territory, becoming part of his divine kingdom.

After an hour had passed, the Sea Horse Titled Douluo returned, and with him came Ning Rongrong and her group; just as the Sea Horse Titled Douluo had been away, they had just finished the fifth trial's challenge of the Titled Douluo examination.

When the Sea Horse Titled Douluo was away, the Sea Dragon Titled Douluo still had blood at the corner of his mouth!

The moment Ning Rongrong and her companions saw Gu Xuan, they sprang forward in a single leap; especially Ning Rongrong, who flung herself into Gu Xuan's arms without any regard for the onlookers.

Ye Lingling, Li Li, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xue Ke also came to Gu Xuan's side, looking at him with joy; they never imagined that the Gu Xuan they had longed for day and night would actually appear on Sea God Island!

Now that the wedding date is approaching, they have been desperately trying to pass this fifth trial so they can return on schedule to marry; they never expected that today they would not only pass the examination, but that the long‑awaited Gu Xuan would also be standing before them—truly a double blessing!

Gu Xuan was equally astonished; hearing Ning Rongrong and the others say they had passed the fifth trial, and that their group's strength had actually reached the Soul Saint level, how could he not be surprised?

Even when Tang San led them in the original work, the speed was about the same; now that Tang San, that cheat, is gone, they not only face no hindrance but are actually faster?

However, Gu Xuan soon understood: although they no longer had Tang San this cheat, this group of them actually has even more potential and strength than the original Shrek Seven Monsters, after all, each of those girls has a soul bone!

After arriving in the room prepared by the Sea Horse Douluo, he rubbed Ning Rongrong's little head; Gu Xuan smiled slightly: "It's been over two years, and it looks like everyone's progress has been significant."

Ning Rongrong smiled slightly: "That's right, I am now the inheritor of the Sea God Island's master, my soul power is already level seventy-seven."

Upon hearing those words that Ning Rongrong is the Sea God's inheritor, even Gu Xuan couldn't help but feel a surge of surprise; he had indeed considered letting Ning Rongrong inherit the Sea God's position, after all, no one is more suitable than her.

Is it really that smooth? Does this make her the Sea God's heir?

However, Gu Xuan didn't ask for details now, after all, Ye Lingling and the others had also revealed their respective levels, wanting to earn Gu Xuan's praise.

Among them, Ye Lingling's level is the highest, reaching the same seventy-nine level as Gu Xuan; back when she was strong, she had already broken through to Soul Emperor, so achieving this now is naturally expected.

After all, they all underwent the black-rank assessment, an achievement comparable to the Sea God Island's Seven Sacred Pillars.

Li Li is level seventy-five, Zhu Zhuqing level seventy-four, Ma Bao level seventy-six, Zhan Yu, Yang Pojun, and Zuo Yan are all level seventy-five, while Shui Bing'er is the same level seventy-four as Zhu Zhuqing.

Xue Ke is slightly lower, but also reached level seventy-one, because when she left earlier she also received resource supplies from Gu Xuan, and now she can keep up with everyone's pace.

Hearing everyone's soul power levels, Gu Xuan also smiled slightly: "It seems the training on Sea God Island has indeed brought you great progress; Lingling is already almost catching up to me."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, everyone blinked in surprise, for in their view, no matter how heaven-defying Gu Xuan is, he shouldn't be that heaven-defying, right?

In over two years, they rose from over level fifty to the Soul Saint level; especially Lingling, she is only one step away from breaking through to level eighty, and yet this is still just barely catching up to Gu Xuan?

Could it be that Gu Xuan also accepted a divine inheritance? After all, with their talent they could obtain the Sea God's divine trial; someone of Gu Xuan's caliber should be rushed by the gods to undergo testing, right?

Thinking this through, everyone felt relieved, after all, if there is a divine trial, then it's not surprising.

What surprised them, however, was that Gu Xuan told them he had not received any divine trial; his current level eighty soul power was entirely self-cultivated.

Hearing this, everyone's faces filled with disbelief, they all exclaimed it was impossible.

During over two years of divine trials, they endured countless hardships, several times nearly dying to achieve their current accomplishments, and Gu Xuan just caught up so plainly?

Is this the difference between Gu Xuan and a genius?

Fortunately, the Sea Horse Douluo is not present now; otherwise he would surely not be able to resist slicing Gu Xuan up for research.

Never mind extraordinary talent, how can you, an eightieth-level Soul Saint who hasn't even obtained a soul ring, still resist your own soul power's pressure without any problem?

Is my Titled Douluo a fake? Have I cultivated for decades only to end up like a dog?

Afterward, Gu Xuan shared his experiences over these years with everyone, and then everyone discovered that Gu Xuan's experiences were by no means easier than theirs.

Furthermore, that soul spirit method piqued everyone's curiosity, and Gu Xuan also released an Azure Bull Python for everyone to admire.

When they saw Gu Xuan's two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, aside from Ning Rongrong, everyone else was envious to no end.

Because aside from Ning Rongrong, nobody else possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Indeed, Ning Rongrong's seventh soul ring has already reached the hundred-thousand-year level, whereas in the original story, Ning Rongrong, despite her talent, only reached that level at her eighth soul ring!

This is Ning Rongrong's talent today, and precisely because of this she was able to earn the Sea God's favor!

Of course, besides possessing such formidable talent, the most important factor is that she possesses the Sea God's Heart, and has completely fused with it.

The Sea God's Heart is the Vast Sea Universe Cover!

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

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