After the Pope's death in battle, a riot broke out in the Spirit Hall, with everyone rushing towards Hao Yun, seemingly ready to trade their lives for his.
Chapter 79 Poseidon Island
The first to rush towards Hao Yun were Hu Liena and two others, the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, who were disciples of Bibi Dong.
"Go to hell!"
Rushing in front of Hao Yun, Hu Liena and the other two unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
This attack posed no threat to Hao Yun at all; he easily dispersed the three people's martial soul fusion technique.
"The Pope is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Controlling the Chaos Demon Ape Martial Soul behind him, Hao Yun let out a roar, repelling the low-level Soul Masters who were charging towards him, and then coldly swept his gaze around.
After a brief period of anger, the Title Douluo and most of the Soul Masters of the Spirit Hall calmed down. The Pope was dead; what was the point of continuing the fight?
Only a few Soul Masters got up and still rushed towards Hao Yun, such as Hu Liena and the other two.
Hao Yun didn't like this senseless killing, so he had no choice but to retaliate and kill all the Soul Masters who rushed towards him.
Three minutes later, thousands of corpses piled up around Hao Yun's body. Among these corpses, there was only one Title Douluo, and the rest were low-level Soul Masters.
"Avalanche! If we don't send it now, when will we?"
Hao Yun, with a fierce look on his face, nearly made Xue Beng fall off his horse in fright. Prince Xue Xing, who was standing next to him, sighed.
"Avalanche, surrender, we've lost."
After saying this, Prince Xuexing dismounted and shouted loudly.
"All soldiers, listen to my command, lay down your weapons and surrender. Do not make unnecessary sacrifices."
The soldiers looked at each other, and finally all laid down their weapons. Only a few generals roared, not understanding why they had been ordered to surrender. Even if they died, they wanted to knock out two of the enemy's front teeth.
"Avalanche, survive."
Without saying a word, Prince Xuexing drew his longsword and slit his own throat.
"uncle!"
Jumping off his horse, Xue Beng hugged Prince Xue Xing, his eyes filled with tears. Over the years, only Prince Xue Xing had truly been good to him. If it weren't for Prince Xue Xing's scheme, Xue Beng would probably have died at Qian Renxue's hands long ago.
Avalanche roared angrily, clutching Prince Snowstar's neck.
"Where are the healing-type Soul Masters? Get over here right now!"
Prince Xuexing, who was not yet dead, pulled on Xue Beng, shook his head gently, and finally died in Xue Beng's arms.
The general who had been roaring just moments before fell silent as he watched Prince Xuexing commit suicide. The man who had ordered the surrender was dead; should he follow him in death?
Several hot-tempered generals drew their swords and committed suicide without saying a word.
Holding Prince Xuexing in his arms, Xue Beng burst into tears, lamenting that his uncle was still planning his future even on his deathbed.
The Star Luo Empire's army began to take over the Heaven Dou Empire's army and the Spirit Hall. This great war between nations lasted less than half a year from start to finish, which can be said to have ended incredibly quickly.
Before many people could even react, the mainland had already been unified.
After unifying the continent, the Star Luo Empire changed its name to the Douluo Empire, and the Spirit Hall became nothing more than a tool, only used to awaken spirits for eligible children all over the world.
The Soul Master Academy has also undergone reforms. Children who awaken their Martial Souls will attend local academies. After graduating from the primary Soul Master Academy, they will attend the intermediate Soul Master Academy in their province.
Advanced Soul Master Academies need to go for their own assessments. The Soul Master Academy Tournament is still being held, but it has now been changed to be held every four years.
Each academy has its own competitions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
After graduating as a Soul Master, the government will arrange a job for you. If you are not satisfied, you can join the Soul Master Guild run by the government. Registered Soul Masters can accept guild missions.
After the mainland stabilized, Hao Yun led Tang San and the others to Seagod Island to prepare for the test of becoming a god.
Hao Yun went along purely to try and get a free soul ring. He now has six soul bones in his body, and he's only missing a left arm bone.
The head has a silver-backed Vajra soul bone, over 20,000 years old, and comes with a passive skill that grants immunity to all negative effects.
Provided by the Bone Arrow Fish, 100,000 years, the skill enhances the fifth soul ring skill, triggering the attack effect three times in a row.
The right arm bone, an unknown 100,000-year-old soul beast bone, is a treasure of the Spirit Hall. Its skill amplifies a punch by five times its power. However, after Hao Yun tested it, the effect was very poor, at most doubling the power.
The master explained that Hao Yun's physical attributes were too strong, which would significantly reduce his attributes, whether it was the amplification from the spirit rings or the spirit bones.
The left leg bone, provided by Bibi Dong, is a 100,000-year-old soul bone with the skill of teleportation, with a maximum distance of 300 meters.
The right leg bone, a 100,000-year-old soul bone, is a treasure of the Spirit Hall. It comes with two skills: one is triple movement speed, and the other is flight. Overall, it's trash.
However, Hao Yun didn't value the skills provided by the soul bone too much; he just wanted the additional attributes.
After defeating the Spirit Hall, Hao Yun found quite a few good things during his looting. He kept a lot of gold bars and packed up all the useful herbs.
In order to reach the title of Douluo, Hao Yun has consumed a lot of herbs. Currently, Hao Yun is already level 60 and can obtain a soul ring at any time.
On their way to Poseidon Island, Hao Yun unexpectedly encountered the fourth leader of the pirates. This overly friendly fellow patted his chest and guaranteed that he would take them to Poseidon Island.
With this guy leading the way, Hao Yun and the others did not encounter the nearly million-year-old soul beast and arrived at Seagod Island relatively safely.
"Boss, you said mistresses can become gods, are you telling the truth or not?"
After passing the throne to Davis, Dai Mubai followed Hao Yun to Poseidon Island.
"Why would I try to fool you? Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, they've both become gods."
Upon hearing Hao Yun's words, Tang San's lips twitched. Even if you were a god, you still managed to kill him. I don't care whether I become a god or not, since I can't beat you anyway.
"Who goes there!"
A group of Sea Soul Masters surrounded them. The Fourth Master hurriedly stepped forward, worried that this group would anger Hao Yun and be killed by him.
If they were really killed, the fourth leader felt he wouldn't be able to leave Seagod Island, as rumors said that a seagod existed on the island.
"I brought them to Poseidon Island to undergo trials, so please be lenient with me."
People are forced to change their ways. Look at the fourth leader, even a pirate has become so polite. If it were before, he would just curse and yell at the other party to make way, and if they didn't, he would kill them.
"Our Seagod Island does not welcome land-based Soul Masters. No matter how you got here, please leave."
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was very surprised as to how this group of people got to the island, since the island was surrounded by the Demon Soul Great White Shark for defense.
If it were anyone else, the great white sharks would have attacked long ago, but Hao Yun is different. Even a soul beast, after living for a long time, knows to seek good fortune and avoid danger.
In a situation where death is inevitable, who would be foolish enough to rush forward and die? The aura emanating from Hao Yun is so powerful that ordinary soul beasts dare not approach him, so the group of great white sharks had already run away beforehand.
"We're here to undergo the Nine Trials of the Sea God, so please lead the way."
Dai Mubai was getting impatient. What was wrong with these people? Didn't they say that anyone could take the test once they got to the island?
"You land-based soul masters cannot possibly pass the Nine Trials of the Sea God, so I advise you to go back quickly. Once the trial begins, it cannot be stopped. The content of the trial may be very simple, but it may also cost you your life."
The middle-aged Sea Soul Master was still trying to persuade Hao Yun and the others to leave.
"Stop dawdling, lead the way. We've come all this way to participate in the Nine Trials of the Sea God."
Hao Yun stretched his body and gestured for someone to lead the way.
Seeing that the other party wouldn't listen to his advice, the middle-aged man exchanged a few words with the person next to him, then turned to them and said...
"Since you insist on participating in the assessment, then come with me."
Chapter 80 The Six Black Tests
Led by the middle-aged Sea Soul Master, the group passed through a forest and arrived at a small lake. In the center of the lake stood a huge stone pillar.
The Shrek Seven began to whisper among themselves, and Hao Yun coughed to signal them to be quiet.
As for the fourth leader who was supposed to lead the way, he had already left; he had no intention of undergoing any assessment.
The middle-aged Soul Master brought the eight people here, bowed respectfully to a person cultivating by a stone pillar, and then spoke to the group.
"Welcome to the Sea within the Sea. Before you is the Seahorse Sacred Pillar. The Seahorse Sacred Pillar is one of the seven sacred pillars of Seagod Island. The Seagod bestowed divine power upon the seven sacred pillars, and through the seven sacred pillars, God's will is spread. Any one of the sacred pillars can test outsiders. Here you will receive the Seagod's test."
After giving a brief introduction to everyone, the middle-aged man bowed to the people under the sacred pillar.
"Reporting to Lord Seahorse, a foreign land-based Soul Master has requested to undergo a trial. Please grant permission."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man unconsciously released his martial spirit, with six spirit rings—two yellow, three purple, and one black—floating around him.
Seemingly having heard the middle-aged man's words, the person under the sacred pillar opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the eight people across the calm lake surface two hundred meters away.
"Land-based Soul Masters who wish to undergo trials must traverse the Sea within the Sea and arrive before the Seahorse Sacred Pillar."
The Seahorse Douluo who guards the Seahorse Sacred Pillar has a cold voice and is very arrogant.
Hao Yun couldn't help but snort. "Trying to show off in front of me? Do you really think I don't know what's going on with your Seagod Island?"
A powerful killing intent emanated from Hao Yun, along with his aura.
"Okay! I'll go first!"
Hao Yun activated his martial soul, and three black and two red soul rings appeared, causing the expression of the Seahorse Douluo on the island to change.
Seeing the change in the other person's expression, Hao Yun's lips curled up. Now you know how to back down? Still calling yourself "sea within a sea"? Watch how I fill this place up for you.
That's enough.
A cold voice came from the other side; the person who came was Poseidon, the spokesperson for the sea god.
"I don't think that's enough. I really want to see just how powerful your so-called god really is!"
Poseidon struck the ground with his scepter, and the sea suddenly became turbulent, as if it were about to swallow Hao Yun whole.
Ignoring the surging waves, Hao Yun slammed his fist into the ground.
Boom!
The ground shook violently, and a crack spread from Hao Yun's feet all the way to the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.
The sea within the sea split into two halves, creating a waterless channel more than ten meters wide in the middle.
"Oh dear, it seems I don't have enough strength. I'll use only three-tenths of my strength for the next punch."
Hao Yun's words made Poseidon's lips twitch, even though her expression had been completely calm. She really wanted to tell Hao Yun, "You're the one who's really good at showing off."