Chapter 289

Bo Sai Xi watched the scene, equally astonished; although she could also lift the Sea God trident with one hand, even she could not do it as casually as Gu Xuan.

Sea God's Trident

Posei, who had already felt that Gu Xuan's strength was enough to match her, was now even more shocked, because she realized that this twenty‑year‑old youth might already surpass her.

But she is a Level‑99 Peerless Douluo, and as the High Priest of Sea God Island she can wield a trace of Sea God divinity, making her a few grades stronger than an ordinary Level‑99 Peerless Douluo.

Sea God

Bo Sai Xi let out a long sigh, discarding the superfluous thoughts in her mind; whether Gu Xuan is powerful or weak, he is already Ning Rongrong's husband, so his greater strength is actually better for Ning Rongrong.

Gu Xuan returned the trident to Ning Rongrong, patted the little girl's head, and pulled her out of her daze.

"Gu Xuan brother, you're amazing! This Sea God trident actually weighs a full 108,000 jin, so just how powerful are you?" Ning Rongrong took the Sea God trident, exclaiming in disbelief.

High Priest of Sea God Island

When they heard Gu Xuan's words, everyone was instantly stunned again: "Level 97? How is that possible?!"

Bo Sai Xi, upon hearing that answer, recalled the terrifying battle aftershocks from the earlier Demon Whale Sea and asked, "Did you cause the commotion in the Demon Whale Sea earlier?"

When Bo Sai Xi spoke, Ye Lingling and the others finally realized that they had also sensed the battle aftershocks from the direction of the Demon Whale Sea, since such earth‑shaking combat is a once‑in‑a‑century event.

They all knew the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a super Soul Beast on the verge of becoming a dragon god; could the boss's strength already be enough to handle the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?

Indeed, the boss is already Level 97; with his abnormal talent, bridging a two‑level gap to control a Soul Beast comparable to a Level‑99 Peerless Douluo should be no problem.

But isn't that terrifying? Between Titled Douluo levels there is a world‑wide difference, let alone at the Peerless Douluo tier.

What they didn't know is that Gu Xuan could already handle the Deep Sea Demon Whale King at Level 90; his current Level 97 is due to absorbing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Soul Ring and two‑thirds of its energy.

Nevertheless, Gu Xuan does not intend to hide it, because Ning Rongrong has now begun to inherit the Sea God's position, and in the future he will also plan the sea regions, annexing those not belonging to the Sea God into the mainland's territorial range.

Although the Sea God attains divinity through the sea's living beings, the sheer size of the sea regions is unimaginable; even the Sea God has only unified one‑third of them, leaving two‑thirds largely uncharted.

High Priest

Shui Bing'er

When the first five Soul Rings rose, everyone except Bo Sai Xi already began to feel pressure; when the sixth, a blood‑red ten‑thousand‑year Soul Ring, rose, they were already struggling to catch their breath.

Immediately after came the seventh, and when the eighth blood‑red Soul Ring appeared, even Bo Sai Xi couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

She had high expectations for Gu Xuan, but she never imagined that Gu Xuan actually possessed four 100,000-year Soul Rings?!

No! Not correct!

Because the last Soul Ring that rose was golden, the brilliant golden ninth Soul Ring shone brightly, and the moment it rose, it directly pressed Ma Bao, Zhan Yu, Yang Po Jun, Zuo Yan and several other male students to the ground, while the girls were fine.

And when Poseidon saw this golden Soul Ring, she felt immense pressure.

"One… one million-year Soul Ring?!" Poseidon exclaimed in disbelief.

She hadn't been this flustered in who knows how long, but she couldn't bear the surprise and shock Gu Xuan brought her.

A 10,000-year fourth Soul Ring, a 100,000-year sixth Soul Ring, breaking through to Titled Douluo at twenty years old, and possessing three 100,000-year Soul Rings and a million-year Soul Ring never before seen on the continent?!

Actually, the million-year Soul Ring was just Poseidon's guess, after all she had never seen one, but if this is the pattern of the Deep Sea Devil Whale King's Soul Ring, plus the fact that its color differs from a 100,000-year Soul Ring, then it can only be a million-year Soul Ring.

Gu Xuan nodded: "Looks like the High Priest is indeed erudite, actually able to know of the existence of a million-year Soul Ring!"

Poseidon indeed knows, but she has never actually seen one, because a million-year Soul Ring seems to exist only on the bodies of gods, right?

Moreover, this is merely a few words she saw in ancient texts, with no substantial evidence at all!

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's praise, Poseidon didn't know how to respond for a moment; she merely quickly sketched the astonished expression on her face, restoring her calm composure.

"You are indeed talented enough; at such a young age you possess such strength, perhaps the future continent will change because of you." Poseidon sighed.

And Ma Bao and the other male students struggled to speak: "Boss, spare me, I never meant to show off……"

Upon hearing Ma Bao beg for mercy, Gu Xuan merely smiled; then his nine Soul Rings gradually receded into his body, the terrifying pressure completely dissipated, and Ma Bao and the others felt as if a great burden had been lifted!

Shui Bing'er helped Zuo Yan up and gave him a flick on the forehead: "With the boss here, see if you still dare to act flighty in the future!"

Upon hearing Shui Bing'er's words, everyone exchanged smiles; Zuo Yan, feeling wronged, covered his head, truly a wife-controlled man! and formed a stark contrast with Gu Xuan.

However, they seemed to enjoy it as well.

Subsequently, Gu Xuan looked at Ning Rongrong and asked: "Rongrong, what is the content of your eighth trial?"

Ning Rongrong, hearing this, replied helplessly: "The eighth trial of the Sea God's Nine Trials. Completion conditions: cultivate one's martial soul to the nine Soul Ring level, gather all soul bones of at least ten-thousand-year level. Time limit: three years. After completing the eighth trial, one may return to the Sea God Temple to undergo the final assessment."

After finishing the explanation of the assessment, Ning Rongrong herself said: "With my current cultivation speed, reaching level ninety from eighty-eight within three years is not difficult, but I currently only have one soul bone, and I feel it will be somewhat difficult to gather the other five soul bones within three years."

Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, others also showed sympathetic expressions; soul bones are not like cabbage, even among so many Titled Douluo, less than one-tenth possess soul bones.

This shows how precious and rare soul bones are; moreover, there is an additional condition that each soul bone must be of ten-thousand-year level.

Although Ning Rongrong's talent and strength already make her look down on ordinary soul bones, soul bones are still hard to find!

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan wasn't overly worried and comforted: "Don't worry, I'll figure out a way to get your soul bones; the sect's power has long since changed, you don't need to worry about this."

He pinched Ning Rongrong's cheeks and continued: "You just need to ensure your cultivation doesn't fall behind; the rest I'll handle as your husband."

Upon hearing this, Ma Bao and the others felt sour, as did Ye Lingling and the other girls; clearly we're all wives, so why don't we get this treatment?

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)