Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 169 Poseidon

"What? You guys are actually from the mainland?"

Upon hearing that Su Mo and his group had come not only from outside the island but also from the mainland, the bespectacled secretary exclaimed in surprise.

Since she became the secretary of High Priest Poseidon, she has never seen anyone from the mainland!

The bespectacled secretary looked at Su Mo and his companions with some curiosity before saying, "Don't you know that outsiders aren't allowed to land on Seagod Island? You'd better leave quickly!"

Su Mo and his two companions were all handsome and made a good first impression, so the bespectacled secretary kindly advised them to leave.

"We're here to participate in the Seagod Island assessment. I know that Seagod Island allows people from the mainland to participate!"

Su Mo naturally couldn't leave, so he spoke to the bespectacled secretary.

"You're here to participate in the Poseidon Island assessment?"

The bespectacled secretary looked at Su Mo in surprise, not expecting that he had come specifically for Poseidon Island.

Judging from Su Mo's words, it's clear that the other party has some understanding of Seagod Island.

"Our Seagod Island does indeed allow people from the mainland to participate in the Seagod Island assessment, but you must first prove that you have the ability!"

"Furthermore, even if you pass the Seagod Island assessment, the difficulty for mainlanders participating in the Seagod Island assessment will be ten times that for those from the sea. And after passing the Seagod Island assessment, you will not be able to leave Seagod Island!"

"In that case, do you still need to participate in the Poseidon Island assessment?"

Despite knowing that Su Mo had some knowledge of Poseidon Island, the bespectacled secretary continued to persuade him.

However, after the bespectacled secretary finished speaking, Su Mo and the other two did not change their expressions at all.

Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling had heard Su Mo mention this before, and they had been worried about it, but in the end they chose to trust Su Mo.

If Su Mo says there's no problem, then there definitely is no problem!

"Yes, we still choose to participate in the Poseidon Island assessment!"

Su Mo answered affirmatively.

"Um!"

"Me too!"

Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling then spoke up as well.

"In that case, you will choose a sacred pillar and complete the trials of the sacred pillar guardians before you can qualify to participate in the Seagod Island trials!"

"The sacred pillars are located in seven different positions on the island; you can see them from here!"

When the bespectacled secretary heard Su Mo say that, she stopped trying to persuade them and instead told them how to pass the Seagod Island assessment.

"This is the Temple of Sea God. Can't we obtain the Sea God Island assessment here?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo immediately asked a question in return.

"This won't do. No one has ever participated in the Seagod Island assessment at the Seagod Temple before!"

The bespectacled secretary immediately shook her head.

"Okay, thank you for telling us all this!"

Su Mo was speechless upon hearing this, not expecting that he would still have to go to the Holy Pillar to start the Sea God Island assessment.

"Well then, I wish you all the best in passing the Poseidon Island assessment!"

Hearing Su Mo's thanks, the bespectacled secretary smiled slightly.

"Since you're here, come on in. You can take the assessment right here!"

However, before Su Mo and the others could head towards the Holy Pillar, a woman's voice rang out from the Sea God Temple.

Just by hearing the voice, one can sense the nobility and extraordinary nature of its owner.

"It's the High Priest!"

The bespectacled secretary gasped in surprise upon hearing Poseidon's voice.

She hadn't expected that the arrival of Su Mo and the other two would alarm the High Priest Poseidon, and that Poseidon would even allow them to enter the Temple of the Sea God.

This has never happened before.

The bespectacled secretary couldn't help but glance at Su Mo and his two companions again, wondering what was so special about them that made the High Priest treat them so specially.

"Since it's the High Priest's order, please come in with me!"

Then, the bespectacled secretary quickly spoke to Su Mo and the other two.

"Thanks!"

Su Mo smiled.

Then, Su Mo and the other two followed the bespectacled secretary into the Sea God Temple.

Finally, Su Mo and his two companions followed the bespectacled secretary to a statue of a sea god. Below the statue, with her back to Su Mo and the others, stood a silver-haired woman.

Just by looking at her back, you can tell she's an absolute beauty; her figure and physique are simply stunning.

"High Priest, they've brought them in!"

The bespectacled secretary quickly and respectfully addressed Poseidon.

"Um!"

Poseidon then slowly turned around to face Su Mo and the others.

"So beautiful, so elegant!"

Upon seeing Poseidon's face, even Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, both women, couldn't help but gasp in amazement, finding her stunningly beautiful.

"Junior Su Mo greets the High Priest!"

When Su Mo saw Poseidon turn around, he also greeted her respectfully.

"Junior Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling greet the High Priest!"

Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling followed closely behind.

"Um!"

Poseidon nodded slightly, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Su Mo and the other two. When she saw Su Mo, her gaze lingered on Su Mo's forehead for a moment longer.

There's no mistake, it really is the Heart of the Sea God.

Poseidon was somewhat excited, never expecting that the Heart of the Sea God would actually appear.

She had sensed the aura of the Sea God and had some doubts, which was why she let Su Mo and the others in.

Now that she saw the mark on Su Mo's forehead, she was certain that it was indeed the Heart of the Sea God, which had been missing from Sea God Island for a long time.

"Since you were able to come directly to the Temple of Sea God, it proves that you are qualified to undergo the Sea God Island's assessment!"

"You are also the first group to receive the Seagod Island assessment from the Seagod Temple, so I will personally guide you!"

"However, the kind of assessment you receive ultimately depends on your own aptitude! Obtaining the assessment here on Poseidon Island is no different from obtaining it at the Seven Sacred Pillars!"

Poseidon looked at Su Mo and the other two and spoke slowly.

"Yes, then I'll leave it to the High Priest!"

Su Mo complied.

"Okay, you can just stand there!"

Poseidon nodded in satisfaction when she saw that Su Mo was so polite.

hum-

Then Poseidon waved his scepter, and a beam of light descended from the sea god statue behind him, first striking Ye Lingling.

hum-

After the white beam of light fell on Ye Lingling, the color it emitted gradually changed.

First it was yellow, then purple, and finally it settled on black.

Finally, five cards seemed to flash and disappear around Ye Lingling.

"Black Level Five Tests!"

"It's actually a Black-level Fifth Trial!"

Upon seeing Ye Lingling's assessment level, the bespectacled secretary gasped softly in surprise.

It's been a long time since there's been a Black-level assessment on Poseidon Island.

The seven guardians of the Seagod Island, those titled Douluo, were only assessed at the Black-level difficulty level.

Although she also received a Black-level assessment, hers was the fourth Black-level assessment, which is considered the easiest Black-level assessment.

She thus became the secretary of Poseidon, the high priest of Poseidon Island.

"Black-level Fifth Trial, it seems you have quite a bit of talent!"

After guiding Ye Lingling to pass the Seagod Island assessment, Poseidon also praised Ye Lingling.

The fact that Ye Lingling was able to obtain the fifth level of the Black Rank test has already proven her talent.

Su Mo was also a little surprised to see this, not expecting Ye Lingling to be so talented.

In the original story, apart from Bai Chenxiang, who hadn't actually eaten any immortal herbs and was just pretending, Zhu Zhuqing was the only one among the Shrek Seven Devils who received the lowest level of the Seagod Island assessment, but it was still a Black Level 5 assessment.

But that was Zhu Zhuqing after she had eaten the fairy herb.

Ye Lingling possesses the aptitude of the fifth level of the Black Rank without ever consuming any immortal herbs, which already proves her talent.

Indeed, after all, he is the owner of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul.

However, in the original work, Ye Lingling did not obtain any decent resources, and since auxiliary cultivation is inherently more difficult, she did not make any significant contributions until the very end of the first part of the novel.

hum-

Then Poseidon waved her scepter again, and another beam of light fell from the sea god statue, this time landing on Ning Rongrong.

Su Mo possesses the Heart of the Sea God, so Poseidon must have left Su Mo for last for testing.

After the beam of light fell on Ning Rongrong, its color began to slowly change.

From the very beginning, yellow, purple, black...

"Another Black-level assessment..."

The bespectacled secretary gasped again when she saw the color change on Ning Rongrong's clothes.

Two black-level assessments have appeared in a row. Are there really this many geniuses these days?

hum-

However, the next second, the bespectacled secretary's eyes widened again, because the color of Ning Rongrong's assessment badge had changed from black to red.

"It's actually a top-level assessment!"

The bespectacled secretary exclaimed in shock, for this was a top-level assessment that no one had ever achieved since High Priest Poseidon obtained it!

Upon seeing the assessment level Ning Rongrong achieved, Poseidon also glanced at Ning Rongrong in surprise.

Previously, she had focused more on Su Mo, but now Ning Rongrong's performance had made her look at her in a different light.

After all, this is an assessment at the same level as hers.

The last seven cards flashed and disappeared around Ning Rongrong.

"Is it only the top seven exams?"

Poseidon was slightly puzzled by this, as the top-level assessment that Ning Rongrong had obtained was one level lower in difficulty than the one she had taken before.

Although both were top-tier assessments, she received the top-tier eighth assessment, while Ning Rongrong only received the top-tier seventh assessment.

Even so, it was enough for her to take it seriously.

Congratulations on achieving the top-tier Seven Tests! We hope you can continue to work hard to complete them!

Poseidon then congratulated Ning Rongrong as well.

Finally, Poseidon turned his attention to Su Mo.

"Your turn. Let's see what kind of test you can get!"

After speaking to Su Mo, Poseidon began to guide the test beam from Poseidon Island onto Su Mo.

hum-

The beam of light instantly enveloped Su Mo.

Seeing this, everyone present turned their attention to Su Mo.

"Su Mo can definitely do it; his level is definitely higher than mine!"

Ning Rongrong clasped her hands together and said firmly.

"Yes, Su Mo can definitely do it!"

Ye Lingling agreed with Ning Rongrong's words.

"Could this guy have actually also passed the top-level assessment?"

Hearing Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling's words, the bespectacled secretary looked at Su Mo in disbelief, finding it hard to believe that Su Mo could also pass the top-level assessment.

It would be remarkable if even one of them could appear.

However, seeing how much Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling trusted Su Mo, the bespectacled secretary was somewhat unsure.

Since Su Mo was so affirmed by the two women, it proved that Su Mo's talent and strength were definitely stronger than theirs, at least in the eyes of Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.

Poseidon had fewer doubts, but kept her eyes fixed on the changes in the test light on Su Mo's body.

hum-

Yellow, purple, black...

In just a moment, the color of the test on Su Mo's body changed from yellow to black.

hum-

Soon after, the color of the test badge on Su Mo changed from black to red.

"what……"

"Another top-level assessment..."

The bespectacled secretary stared wide-eyed, almost questioning her very existence.

Purple-level assessments are rare even under normal circumstances, but today two people, like the High Priest, have appeared for the top-level red assessment.

She wouldn't believe it even if you beat her to death if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

"Very good!"

"As expected of Su Mo, I knew Su Mo would be the best!"

Ning Rongrong was overjoyed to see that Su Mo was also a top-level red-ranked candidate.

Ye Lingling felt similarly happy for Su Mo.

The thought that I only achieved a Black-level assessment made me feel a little disappointed.

Only Poseidon remained calm, showing no change even after Su Mo's test mark turned red.

If Su Mo can't even pass the red-level assessment, then he definitely won't be able to gain the approval of the Heart of the Sea God.

"Will you be the one that Lord Sea God has been waiting for?"

As the color of the test on Su Mo's body continued to change, Poseidon thought to himself.

There was some anticipation, but also some envy and fear.

The anticipation stems from the fact that this is the Sea God's wish, and it is also the reason why Sea God Island has existed for so many years—to await the appearance of someone who can inherit the Sea God's legacy.

Jealousy is exactly what it sounds like. Poseidon once wanted to inherit the Sea God's legacy, but she wasn't qualified.

There was also fear, because Poseidon knew that if the successor of the Sea God truly appeared, then when that successor completed the final step of the Sea God's test, it would be time for her to sacrifice herself.

Although Poseidon was willing to do it for the sake of the sea god.

However, Poseidon was still somewhat unwilling. Why couldn't she pass the Sea God's test while others could? Moreover, she hadn't fulfilled her promise to Tang Chen yet; she hadn't waited for him.

Thinking of this, Poseidon hoped that Su Mo would not have to undergo the Sea God's inheritance assessment, but rather obtain the top-level red assessment.

hum-

However, things didn't go as planned. The color of the assessment on Su Mo's body quickly deepened from red to gold.

Nine cards appeared around Su Mo.

"The Golden Test..."

"This is……"

The bespectacled secretary was dumbfounded.

……

(End of this chapter)