On the other side, the Sea Dragon Douluo's expression grew increasingly peculiar after hearing Su Cheng's address to Bo Saixi and his question.
He was unaware of the existence of the Sea God's Nine Trials, nor had he ever heard of any "divine inheritance."
But as a Title Douluo who grew up under the Sea God's faith, even hearing about it for the first time, he could roughly guess its meaning.
So, the purpose of the High Priest bringing him here was...?
Bo Saixi didn't notice Sea Dragon Douluo's strange gaze.
At this moment, she herself was in turmoil.
Forcing herself to suppress her confusion, anxiety, and various emotions, she looked at Su Cheng and said calmly, "Follow me."
Then she walked towards the farther direction of Sea God Mountain.
Su Cheng didn't ask more questions and quickly followed.
The series of actions he had just taken to avoid the divine power's detection were driven by instinct.
His subconscious told him that he must not touch trials of too high a level, and the lower the level of the trial, the better.
As for what level he could achieve, it would depend on how the light from the Sacred Pillar judged his situation.
But it seemed that the purple level was already the minimum standard.
Even under the concealment of his primordial power, making him appear to have no potential at all, with his soul power limited and hard to advance to a higher level, and losing one arm, thus weakening his combat power.
But in the mechanical cognition of the Seven Sacred Pillars, his current strength was at the level of a Soul Saint or even a Soul Douluo. Considering his young age, he deserved a top-level purple trial.
Walking along, Su Cheng looked at the red figure ahead of him and took the initiative to ask, "Why did that Title Douluo just now call you High Priest? What is that position? Is it equivalent to the Grand Worshipper of the Spirit Hall?"
"Yes."
"So, your strength is...?"
"I am also a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo."
Su Cheng was first stunned upon hearing this, then fell silent.
After that, neither of them continued speaking, and they arrived at the foot of Sea God Mountain in silence.
Stopping, Bo Saixi gazed at the majestic temple standing at the top of the mountain, silently standing for a long time.
Then she turned to look at Su Cheng, her eyes filled with probing, "Why did you only receive the Purple Level Three Trials?"
"What do you mean why?" Su Cheng looked puzzled, "What level of trial should I have received?"
"..."
Bo Saixi's expression froze, she pressed her red lips together, not knowing how to explain to him for a moment.
Even without considering the person in her memory, based on Su Cheng's age, foundation, combat power, and other qualities he had shown, he should never have only received a Purple Level Trial.
But on the other hand, she did not think the Seven Sacred Pillars' examination could be wrong.
After all, it was divine power.
Who in this continent could deceive divine power?
She herself had received the top-level Eight Trials under the Seven Sacred Pillars back then and had gradually risen to the position of High Priest of Sea God Island.
Even the Su Cheng in her memory had actively avoided the Sea God's trial before attaining the Way and had never thought of deceiving it.
Not to mention the much younger boy in front of her now.
The truth was elusive, making her feel a bit lost.
"Could it really just be a farce, and everything is just my imagination? Or is the future predestined and unrelated to me?"
Amidst her doubts, surprise, and panic, there was also a faint, almost imperceptible sense of relief and joy.
Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her heart, Bo Saixi said solemnly, "What is your first trial?"
"Aren't you the High Priest here? Don't you know?" Su Cheng asked back.
"The trials are granted by the Sea God; I have no authority to interfere. I can only know the specifics of the trials related to me." Bo Saixi patiently explained.
Su Cheng nodded upon hearing this.
Divine trials seemed very mystical. He had never heard of any deity granting trials before, so who knew the specifics of how it worked.
In fact, Bo Saixi was indeed not lying.
Ordinary trials did not require her intervention. Otherwise, with so many adult soul masters undergoing trials every year on Sea God Island, there would be no time for anything else.
Only when top-level Seven or Eight Trials appeared, indicating the emergence of the next High Priest candidate, would she accompany them throughout the process.
As for the legendary Sea God's Nine Trials, she couldn't know at this moment.
"The first trial is to kill a demonic killer whale over fifty thousand years old." Su Cheng sensed briefly and learned the specific content of his first Purple Level Trial.
"Such difficulty for the first trial?" Bo Saixi said casually, not showing much surprise.
The difficulty of the trial was arranged based on the comprehensive quality of the test-taker.
Given his strength, this level of difficulty was normal.
At this time, Su Cheng asked again, "It seems my trial has nothing to do with the 'divine inheritance' you mentioned earlier. I'm sorry to disappoint you. But since that's the case, can I leave now?"
"..." Bo Saixi was silent for a moment before gazing at him and slowly saying, "You should have felt it too—completing the trials will be very beneficial for you. Why not finish the trials before talking about leaving?"
Su Cheng thought for a moment. He had given a six-month deadline for his message to the Spirit Hall, so there was no need to rush.
He nodded in agreement.
"You can stay in Sea Dragon City on Sea God Island for now. Come find me after you complete the first trial."
"Alright."
Watching Su Cheng walk away alone, Bo Saixi, standing at the foot of Sea God Mountain, fell into confusion.
To be honest, she didn't want Su Cheng to just leave like that. She had initially brought him to Sea God Island with the intention of keeping him here forever.
But the problem now was that Su Cheng had not received a black-level or higher trial, which meant this island couldn't restrict him.
Unlike soul masters who complete black-level trials and are bound to the Sacred Pillars as Sacred Pillar Douluo, those who complete low to mid-level trials are bound by human means rather than divine power.
On one hand, these soul masters, having lower trial levels, had limited potential and no chance of becoming Title Douluo, making them easy to control.
On the other hand, the inhabitants of Sea God Island, holding their faith in high regard and viewing their identity as Sea God warriors as an honor, wouldn't think of leaving, so there was no need to expend divine power to bind them.
Otherwise, with over three thousand soul masters on Sea God Island, if each received a portion of divine power, the Seven Sacred Pillars wouldn't be able to maintain themselves.
As for killing Su Cheng, setting aside whether it was even possible, Bo Saixi had abandoned that thought after their earlier battle.
So now, she was feeling a bit hesitant.
At night, Su Cheng, who had moved into Sea Dragon City, opened his eyes and woke from self-hypnosis.
The vertical pattern on his forehead emitted a faint glow, and his eyes also showed hints of golden light.
He was observing the purple triangular mark representing the Sea God's trial with his true vision.
"So this is the so-called Sea God's trial..."
In his vision, a highly concentrated mass of golden light was gathered on his forehead.
The purple was just a mark, representing the level of the trial but having no real significance.
The golden mass was locked by a few weak and shallow lines of law.
Su Cheng easily saw through their meaning—standards for completing different tasks.
Like some kind of program requirement, once the tasks were completed, it would unlock, releasing part of the energy within the mark.
Su Cheng scrutinized the dense mass of energy.
It resembled soul power but wasn't purely soul power, containing a blend of faith energy.
It was somewhat similar to the Sea God's Light, but much easier to absorb, a rudimentary form of divine power.
Moreover, this mark was only attached to the body, unlike Luo Leilei's black-level trial which was imprinted on the soul.
For ordinary soul masters, this made little difference, but for Su Cheng, it was different.
He had the True Vision Eye, which could help him see through the essence of things, and innate power at the same level as divine power.
Since the mark wasn't imprinted on his soul, he could forcibly break the seals and obtain the rewards without completing the tasks.
The mark contained a vast amount of energy, enough to raise his soul power level by about six levels given his current cultivation.
"Generous," Su Cheng chuckled. "Is it because they see me as a soul master with crippled meridians, unable to advance through cultivation, so they put all the rewards into soul power?"
Though the rewards seemed good, comparable to the earlier stages of a black-level trial, the difference between the two was significant.
The most precious part of the black-level trials lay in the various training arrangements made by the Seven Sacred Pillars, which maximized the strengthening of one's foundation—a feature lower-level trials lacked.
For example, passing through the Sea God's Light provided much greater level enhancement than the final rewards after task completion.
However, there were many secrets within the black-level and top-level trials. Su Cheng only knew some of them from Luo Leilei during simulations.
Having never experienced it personally, he wasn't clear on the exact principles.
The purple-level trials, however, had their rewards stored directly in the mark on his forehead, simple and straightforward.
"The second trial, defeat any Soul Saint-level Purple-clad Sea God warrior on Sea God Island."
"The third trial, withstand the Sea Dragon Douluo's attack for half an incense stick's time."
Su Cheng's eyes flashed with brilliance as he thought to himself, "I can forcibly break this mark and absorb the soul power within. But there's no rush; first, I need to quickly raise my level..."
Bo Saixi said she didn't know the specifics of his trial.
If this is true, there might be some room for maneuvering in this process....