Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Chapter 258 The Final Test: Leaving Seagod Island!

"boom!!!"

With a deafening, muffled sound, golden light illuminated the sky above the Sea Dragon Holy Pillar, shining brilliantly for a moment and momentarily blinding everyone.

Immediately following, an extremely terrifying energy storm erupted from the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar. The barrier set up by the level 99 Limit Douluo Poseidon was instantly covered with cracks and then exploded, not even lasting three seconds.

The terrifying energy storm continued its relentless advance, sweeping further into the distance. Sensing the danger, Flander and Liu Erlong immediately retreated, unleashing their maximum speed. If they didn't run now, they wouldn't be able to escape later.

Even the two Title Douluo, Haihuan Douluo and Hainu Douluo, who had already been defeated by Chen Luo, immediately retreated without daring to delay for even a moment.

An energy storm that even a titled Douluo-level powerhouse fears must be incredibly powerful.

Soon, everything around the Sea Dragon Pillar was swallowed up and disappeared, leaving only a wasteland.

Just as the energy storm was about to continue expanding, a soft sigh sounded, and then a red figure quietly appeared—it was Poseidon.

Poseidon held up a special hand seal, and a huge phantom quietly appeared behind him. At the same time, nine incredibly exaggerated spirit rings—black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, and red—slowly appeared and surrounded him.

An incredibly powerful aura erupted from Poseidon's body, accompanied by a blue halo that rapidly spread out from Poseidon's center, instantly catching up with the raging energy storm.

The destruction ceased, and everything returned to calm in an instant.

The golden and blue light faded one after another, and Poseidon, suspended above the Sea Dragon Pillar platform, calmly gazed down at the platform below, where only the pillar remained.

The figure of Sea Dragon Douluo lay on the platform, while Chen Luo stood calmly.

Chen Luo's face was somewhat pale, but his breathing was relatively stable. His clothes were tattered, with almost all of his upper garments gone, leaving only a few pieces of cloth that revealed his well-defined, muscular physique.

Golden scales were attached to Chen Luo's left hand; these were Chen Luo's external soul bone, Thunder Scales. As Chen Luo's strength increased, the Thunder Scales also evolved, changing from their initial black color to gold, becoming even more powerful.

Besides the manifestation of his external soul bone, Chen Luo's head, right arm, and left leg were also emitting a faint light.

In fact, Chen Luo's left arm also emitted a faint light, but it was covered by the external soul bone lightning scale. These parts all symbolized that Chen Luo possessed a soul bone, and judging from the aura emitted by the soul bone, the age of the soul bone was definitely not low.

This scene was only shown for a moment; the next second, Chen Luo completely returned to normal.

Only Chen Luo, Sea Dragon Douluo, and Poseidon were on the entire Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar platform, and Sea Dragon Douluo had already fainted.

Poseidon clearly noticed the unusual situation with Chen Luo. A look of surprise flashed across her usually calm and beautiful face, but she quickly returned to her composure.

"Congratulations on passing the sixth test!" Poseidon slowly landed in front of Chen Luo and calmly said.

As she spoke, Poseidon gently waved her hand, and a blue light entered the body of Sea Dragon Douluo, causing him to gradually awaken.

The Sea Dragon Douluo struggled to his feet, first bowing slightly to Poseidon, then looking at Chen Luo with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

"Should I thank you for sparing my life? It seems you've stopped, otherwise I might be a corpse by now."

Hailong Douluo sighed, speaking very frankly.

Chen Luo clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "It was my fault for being so rude, please forgive me, senior!"

Sea Dragon Douluo waved his hand slightly: "No need to play those polite tricks in front of me. I just like to be straightforward."

Chen Luo smiled slightly, then his gaze fell on Poseidon, and he asked, "High Priest, may I ask what my seventh test is?"

After defeating the Sea Dragon Douluo, Chen Luo received the reward for the sixth trial, which was still a one-level increase in soul power level and a five-hundred-year increase in the age of all soul rings.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Luo received a notification regarding the seventh assessment. The notification consisted of only one sentence: "Ask Poseidon."

Poseidon remained calm and slowly said, "Your seventh test is—to leave Poseidon Island!"

"Leave Poseidon Island?"

Chen Luo was slightly surprised upon hearing this, while Sea Dragon Douluo showed an expression of utter shock.

Sea Dragon Douluo hurriedly asked, "Grand Elder, are you mistaken? The Seven Trials of the Top Level will be held after..."

He will become the new Grand Priest of Poseidon Island.

Even though Sea Dragon Douluo is very straightforward, he still knows that it is inappropriate to say such things directly.

"How could his seventh trial be leaving Seagod Island?" Sea Dragon Douluo asked.

Poseidon said, "Sea Dragon Douluo, when did you become so impatient? I haven't finished speaking yet."

Upon hearing this, Hailong Douluo smiled sheepishly and immediately shut up.

Chen Luo's gaze remained fixed on Poseidon, awaiting the details of his seventh assessment.

If the seventh assessment really meant leaving Poseidon Island, then the final assessment reward would be an easy freebie, and there would be no need to go through all that trouble to leave Poseidon Island.

But obviously, such good fortune doesn't fall into one's lap.

Poseidon continued, "Leave Poseidon Island, find the successor to the Sea God, and assist the successor in completing the seventh trial!"

"Searching for the successor to the Sea God?"

This time, not only was Sea Dragon Douluo shocked, but Chen Luo's expression also changed drastically.

Chen Luo had considered that his seventh assessment would be challenging Poseidon or an even more difficult task, but he never expected it to be this.

Chen Luo could understand the latter part of the assessment, because in the book's plot, the seventh of the top seven trials was to help the successor of the Sea God complete the seventh trial.

Searching for the successor of the Sea God... isn't that his own disciple, Tang San?

Could it be that the sea god could tell he was a time traveler and knew he could find the person he wanted?

Wait a minute, I could be the successor to the Sea God too!

If I were to become the successor to the Sea God, wouldn't I have just completed the seventh trial and also have the opportunity to become the Sea God?

Anyway, there are no hard and fast rules about the assessment content, and it even gives people the feeling that the successor of the sea god can be chosen by himself.

But just as this thought flashed through Chen Luo's mind, he suddenly felt an extremely strong sense of rejection, as if warning him that this was not the right thing to do.

Poseidon has already given me a warning; it seems I can't exploit bugs.

But will the sea god really give a warning?

Chen Luo wasn't quite sure where this feeling came from, but he dismissed the idea because of it.

Even if you forcefully exploit the bug, it probably won't end well.

Therefore, this seventh test can only be completed step by step.

Chapter 259 Changes in the Situation

If you can't choose yourself, then you can only choose Tang San, and in the story, it is Tang San who inherits the position of the Sea God.

Furthermore, setting aside the plot of the book, as the saying goes, "charity begins at home," and such a good thing as becoming a god should naturally be thought of first by those around him, and among those around him, the most talented is undoubtedly Tang San.

That's good too, and I can also look forward to the future. If Tang San triggers the 10,000x reward for taking on disciples after becoming a god, wouldn't I be invincible?

Chen Luo immediately nodded: "Okay, I understand, Grand Elder!"

"Furthermore, I have a favor to ask: may I take my two companions with me when I leave?"

Poseidon said calmly, "If I disagree, does that mean you won't leave?"

Chen Luo looked slightly taken aback, and also felt embarrassed that he had been discovered beforehand when he wanted to do something bad.

Poseidon glanced at Chen Luo indifferently, then smiled slightly: "I know what you are thinking. Over the years, there have been many soul masters with the same goal as you, but most of them have died unexpectedly in the assessment. As for the very few who succeeded, I have set them free. Whether to leave or stay is your own choice."

"But there is one thing you must understand: since you have received the benefits from the Sea God, if Sea God Island encounters any mishap in the future, you must return immediately. If you remain uninvolved, everything you have gained here will be taken back!"

As he spoke, Poseidon exuded the authority of a superior.

Poseidon's tone was calm, but it gave people an irresistible sense of oppression.

It seems that what came out of Poseidon's mouth were not words of admonition, but rather pre-established rules.

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo nodded, thinking to himself, "It's true that it's not so easy to fleece people. While you gain something, you are bound to pay a price for it."

The rewards from the Divine Exam are truly amazing; they can help people's strength advance by leaps and bounds, like having a cheat code to quickly improve their abilities.

But since you have received benefits from others, you must be prepared to work hard for them at any time in the future.

Poseidon's words are the rules. Now that they have embarked on the game on Poseidon Island and received the rewards, they must abide by the subsequent game rules.

Unless one becomes strong enough to transcend and break the rules, one cannot escape the invisible constraints of these rules.

After listening to Poseidon's words, Chen Luo had a sudden realization: there aren't that many fools in this world. Everything you do and everything you get is something that others make you do and get. No fool will let you come here to reap benefits for free and then let you go without any conditions.

That being said, even with certain restrictions on freedom, such a transaction is definitely worthwhile.

Seagod Island is protected by level 99 Limit Douluo, so it's not easy for anything to happen there unless a god attacks. Otherwise, nothing will happen to Seagod Island.

Even if something goes wrong, it can still be easily resolved.

These so-called restrictions seem to be nothing special.

After finishing his explanation, Poseidon disappeared. As always, he was unwilling to say a word of nonsense, even though Chen Luo was a top-tier seventh-level examiner and had already completed the first six examinations.

After Poseidon left, Sea Dragon Douluo prepared to cultivate and recuperate.

"Kid, you're really strong. If we have the chance in the future, let's have another match," Sea Dragon Douluo said with a smile.

Chen Luo smiled and nodded: "Okay, no problem!"

"You beat me up pretty badly. I need to cultivate and recover to avoid any lasting effects. So I won't entertain you any longer," said Sea Dragon Douluo.

The Sea Dragon Douluo's attitude towards Chen Luo has undergone a significant change, from initial disdain to now speaking to him with a smile; the change is extraordinary.

The reason for this change is undoubtedly due to Chen Luo's formidable strength.

Seeing that Hailong Douluo was about to cultivate, Chen Luo also prepared to leave and meet up with Flander and Liu Erlong.

Before Hailong Douluo could even enter a meditative state, and before Chen Luo could even take a step away, Flander and Liu Erlong had already rushed over.

Upon seeing Flander and Liu Erlong arrive, Chen Luo immediately understood Liu Erlong's plan.

As expected, Liu Erlong clasped her hands in a fist salute to Hailong Douluo and said, "Senior, I challenge you!"

Hailong Douluo frowned and fell into a brief silence, but finally spoke slowly: "You chose a good time. You have passed the sixth test."

The Sea Dragon Douluo is clearly in no condition to fight again. If he were to force himself to fight, the chances of losing would be very high, and it would also affect his future development. It is completely unnecessary, so the Sea Dragon Douluo chose to give up.

Some might ask, couldn't Sea Dragon Douluo just refuse the challenge?

If Flander won without lifting a finger, then Seahorse Douluo could also refuse the challenge, right?

But the key is that you can't refuse. Just like challengers have mission conditions, those being challenged also have rules and restrictions. As long as the challenger comes to challenge, you only have two choices: accept the challenge or admit defeat. There is no additional choice to refuse.

Having passed the assessment, Liu Erlong also received the assessment reward. Unsurprisingly, this kind of effortless assessment reward was only half a level.