"That naturally won't be a problem."
Almost as soon as Chen Juntao's words fell, Chen Junting smiled at him and cupped his fists: "Just as the senior said, this junior no longer needs to participate in the Sea God's trials. So this junior's purpose in coming to the Sea God Family this time is to visit a few friends who are currently undergoing trials. I wonder if the senior would grant me some convenience?"
His tone was neither servile nor overbearing, exuding a sense of composed confidence.
Chen Juntao was silent for a moment. He could sense Chen Junting's power, and moreover, this person was indeed their friend. Thus, he slowly nodded: "Since you're a guest, please come in. It's just that the divine trial is currently in progress—I hope you won't disturb them."
"Many thanks, senior. This junior understands."
Chen Junting cupped his fists once more, feeling quite pleased in his heart at this reasonable Sea God Douluo. After all, if he really didn't agree, then Chen Junting couldn't exactly force his way in.
"Xiao Bai."
Chen Juntao called out to the King of Devil Spirit Great White Sharks, who was just dismissing the clansmen: "Take this person over to them."
"Okay."
Afterward, Chen Juntao turned and left.
After receiving permission, Chen Junting, led by Xiao Bai, entered the Sea God Family's residence. He didn't immediately disturb Huo Yuhao and the others, but instead chose a relatively secluded corner where, without disturbing their trial, he silently watched their battle against the final Super Douluo.
However, regarding the trial situation, Chen Junting was somewhat puzzled.
But regardless, the battle at this moment was already approaching a white-hot stage. Because those before them had already defeated this old man and passed the trial. So the only ones left who needed to participate in the trial were Wang Dong'er, as the Sea God's inheritor, and Huo Yuhao, who was on the same team as her. Precisely because of this, the old man naturally wouldn't hold back any longer—he would go all out.
Fortunately, he had already been considerably worn down.
Even if he still had tricks up his sleeve, he probably only had his trump cards left.
"Martial Soul True Body!"
Accompanied by a furious roar, the old man's figure had already vanished. In his place was a gigantic monstrous fish with a body like a fish, a head like a rhinoceros, and armor-like hard skin covering its body.
"This is the final moment! Dong'er, move!"
In an instant, the enormous Radiant Goddess Butterfly phantom spread its wings, embracing the enormous Spirit Eyes phantom. Dazzling blue-gold flames gushed forth, and the halo descending from the sky instantly devoured the body of the one who started it all. A gigantic blue-gold eye stared deeply ahead, as if containing endless worlds within its depths, with blue and gold mixed-colored light shooting out like lightning.
"Withering Brilliance, Golden Road!"
Hum—
Immediately after, a rainbow-like beam of light shot straight out, imprinting itself at close range upon the Sea Rhino True Body.
Almost at the moment before the light pillar arrived, the old man immediately sensed the threat and promptly lit up his ninth soul ring to raise his defense.
However, the moment the Golden Road ended, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er didn't stop there. Instead, after reappearing, they each extended their hands and then forcefully joined them together.
At the instant of joining, Huo Yuhao's hands both turned ice-white, while Wang Dong'er's right hand transformed into a strange dark gold. When their four palms met, a terrifying airflow suddenly erupted outward with their bodies as the center.
It was as if a mushroom cloud had suddenly risen, and an indescribable majesty appeared between them.
The instant dense white light and dark gold light intertwined, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's figures disappeared within that dense radiance. Immediately after, a slender figure quietly emerged behind that light. It appeared to be about two meters tall, with a slender, stalwart build, black hair draped over its shoulders, and a gorgeous white long robe that seemed to be inlaid with diamonds, emitting brilliant light. Its eyes were emerald green, yet shone like precious jewels, and were also filled with a sense of endless majesty.
At the same time, a sphere of light appeared before it.
Afterward, this figure's right hand reached out and grasped into the sphere of light before it. The light suddenly condensed, and then that figure vanished into thin air. At the instant of disappearance, the space directly in front of the Sea Rhino was torn apart, and a giant hammer appeared out of nowhere.
And the hammerhead of this giant hammer—its body was pitch-black as ink, but both ends had sharp protrusions that were emerald green. The hammer handle appeared to be covered with diamonds.
The moment it appeared, a strange, never-before-heard whimpering sound rang out in the air, as if the air itself was weeping because of its existence. The sharp protrusions on both sides of the hammerhead emitted intense emerald light, the dark gold light of the hammerhead itself, and the ice-white of the hammer handle—three different colors erupted simultaneously. And in the next instant, this super giant hammer, ten meters long with a hammerhead cross-section diameter of over three meters, instantly turned blood-red.
"Blazing Chill, Hammer of the Heavenly Emperor!"
All light seemed to be devoured by that blood-red color, and everything ahead seemed to tremble because of its appearance.
At this moment, it was as if an invisible giant hand was controlling this hammer. In the next instant, the Hammer of the Heavenly Emperor forcefully descended!
What the old man saw was the instant of the hammer's fall. He only felt a flash of blood-red, and then suddenly felt as if his chest had been struck by a tremendous force. The armor-like hard skin all over his body also emitted a clanging sound like something shattering.
By the time the smoke cleared…
The old man had been forced to release his Martial Soul True Body and was lying on the ground.
"You… win…"
"Phew—we passed!"
The moment the old man was defeated, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er also released their Martial Soul Fusion Technique state. The enormous soul power consumption caused their faces to turn pale, and they nearly stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gu Tianchen and the others were quick-eyed and quick-handed, supporting them.
But very quickly, their brows furrowed tightly.
Because the sixth trial was for the entire group to battle the Sea God Douluo. But even though they had eleven people in total, and only needed to last half a shichen, they had no confidence in facing a Limit Douluo.
Perhaps because of their anxiety over the sixth trial, they actually failed to notice for a moment that an additional observer had appeared nearby and was slowly walking toward them. Until Xiao Bai suddenly spoke up—
"Hey! Someone's here to see you!"
The sudden voice startled Huo Yuhao and the others slightly. They all turned their heads, and when they clearly saw that the one coming was Chen Junting, expressions of pleasant surprise appeared on their faces.
"Big Brother Junting! How did you get here?" Huo Yuhao, who was closest, was both surprised and delighted, hurriedly stepping forward a few paces to ask.
"Yeah, Big Brother Chen, when did you arrive?"
Wang Dong'er also asked curiously.
Could it be that he wasn't continuing the trials on that island anymore?
Probably guessing what she was thinking, Chen Junting smiled: "I've already passed part of the trials, so I came out to take a walk and check on you all. After arriving, I saw the two of you fighting hard, so to avoid distracting you, I didn't disturb you. What's this—you passed this trial, yet you don't seem happy?"
At the mention of this, everyone's faces fell again.
Gu Tianchen couldn't help but sigh:
"Old Chen, you don't know. Our sixth trial is to last an hour under the Sea God Douluo—that is, under the Great Worship. That Limit Douluo-level existence—back when you fought him, that imposing momentum was all seen by us. With our level of strength, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to receive a single move."
"Don't talk nonsense like that."
Chen Junting teased: "With how bizarre your space abilities are and that defense of yours, you could definitely receive one move."
"The way you put it…"
Just as everyone was talking, Huo Yuhao's gaze wandered over Chen Junting's body, and suddenly, he seemed to think of something.
His eyes suddenly brightened, and with a hint of excitement in his tone, he said: "Big Brother Junting! I remember your combat power previously already reached the Limit Douluo level. This year and a half of trials should have made your strength even greater, right. I was thinking… how about you let us test things out with you first, and figure out what strategies are needed to last half a shichen under a Limit Douluo. That way, we'll have some mental preparation for the sixth trial!"
Once these words were spoken, the others' eyes also brightened.
This made sense—
It really was a good idea!
If they could simulate things under Chen Junting's hand, it would undoubtedly be of tremendous help in dealing with the Sea God Douluo's trial.
Wu Feng even nodded and said bluntly: "Exactly! And let us see just how big the gap is between us and a Limit Douluo."
Regarding this, Chen Junting naturally had no reason to refuse.
Wu Feng's words made his gaze even more playful.
Thus, he smiled slightly and nodded in agreement: "That's fine too. Since you all have this idea, I'll practice with you. However, your consumption today has already been enormous. Rest well for a day first, and after recuperating your strength, we'll start tomorrow."
"No problem!" ×N
Hearing this, everyone was immediately overjoyed.
So next, after Xiao Bai took her leave, Huo Yuhao and the others led Chen Junting to their lodgings. This was a seaside hotel—luxurious yet understated.
Although the Sea God Family as a whole still maintained a self-sufficient state, even to the point of not using soul guidance devices, after all, they lived along the continent's coast, and heading north for a stretch would lead to human cities, so there were corresponding changes.
After entering the hotel, Chen Junting didn't go into the room arranged for him. Instead, he chatted and caught up with Huo Yuhao and the others.
He learned from them that the fourth trial, the "Shark-Whale Battle," involved going to a distant sea region to exterminate the Evil Spirit Devil Whale clan. Apart from that, there was also the just-concluded fifth trial, "Challenging Titled Douluos."
But after hearing the details of these trials and distinguishing their difficulty levels, Chen Junting's expression couldn't help but become somewhat strange. He rubbed his chin, his entire person lost in thought.
These trial contents sounded rather familiar.
Because this was clearly more or less the same as the contents of Tang San's Sea God Nine Trials back when he participated at Sea God Island, with only minor adjustments to some details—the overall core framework was almost completely copied.
This Tang San fellow, really was…"making the most of everything."
As Chen Junting muttered inwardly, he also clearly perceived that the difficulty level of these six trials that Tang San had given out was basically accomplishable. In other words, it wasn't aimed at putting Wang Dong'er to death.
Not to mention anything else, just take the fifth trial.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er were a team—these two had a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and Huo Yuhao had also broken through to Titled Douluo. With the two of them joining forces, how could they possibly fail to take down a Super Douluo at Level 97 who had already been enormously worn down?
Truly strange!
But regardless, after the chat, everyone dispersed to rest and recuperate. Huo Yuhao, however, stayed behind alone, his expression hesitant, as if he had something he wanted to say. "Big Brother Junting, I have something I want to…"
As soon as Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, Chen Junting raised his hand to stop him, then extended a finger and tapped the space between his eyebrows, his eyes carrying a meaningful look.
Huo Yuhao was slightly startled, then understood Chen Junting's meaning.
This was the Sea God Family, and the Sea God Temple was at its center. If what they were talking about was related to Tang San, then as the Sea God, his perception of this place was extraordinary—they couldn't discuss these matters here.
As for why they had been able to speak freely on that island before, naturally it was because they were under the "protection" of the two God Kings, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.
But now it was different.
Thus, Huo Yuhao wisely shut his mouth, swallowing back the words that had already reached his lips.
"Big Brother Junting, then I'll head back first."
"Go."
Chen Junting nodded and saw Huo Yuhao off.
Then, he remained alone in this room. His fingers tapped the armrest of the sofa as he pondered inwardly: Just what is Tang San thinking? Does he still want to make a move on Dong'er or not?
…
The next morning, sunlight passed through the unique misty water vapor of the Sea God Family's residence and sprinkled upon yesterday's arena.
And after a night of rest, Huo Yuhao and the others were in high spirits, their entire state restored to peak condition.
At this moment, they stood solemnly on one side of the arena, while across from them stood Chen Junting with his hands behind his back, an indifferent expression on his face.
"Ready?"
Chen Junting swept his gaze over everyone and smiled.
"Ready!" ×N
"Good, then let's begin."
"All of you attack together, with all your strength."
The moment Chen Junting's words fell, an invisible force field had already enveloped the entire arena.
In the next second, a spatial gate opened at his side. And across from him, Bei Bei's figure had already vanished. Clearly, he and Gu Tianchen had joined forces to launch the first attack.
However, Chen Junting merely stood in place, not even moving his feet in the slightest. With a flick of his fingers, he precisely tapped the air in front of Bei Bei, causing his thunder to be as fierce as it may, yet like a clay ox entering the sea, unable to pose any threat.
"Good power, but your reaction speed is lacking."
The moment his words fell, another spatial gate opened.
This time, it was above Chen Junting's head.
But apart from this, bone spikes suddenly shot out from the arena floor. They sealed off Chen Junting's four limbs, and then the temperature suddenly soared as a sea of fire poured down from above!
Accompanied by phoenix cries, dragon roars, and blazing flames.
Only this fire was mixed with traces of dark green.
"Against me, you guys are this ruthless too."
In the instant his voice rang out, an invisible sword intent shot straight toward the clouds, instantly annihilating all attacks and seals.
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