"Hmm, they are my students. I'd appreciate it if you could look after them.
If possible, test their strength and talent as well. They are all Sea Soul Masters,"
Lan said slowly, looking at Sea Dragon Douluo.
The members of the Origin Team were already among the most talented Sea Soul Masters.
Now, with the help of the Immortal Herb, their talent would only become more outstanding.
Originally, using the Sacred Pillars for the assessment would be the fastest way to test their talent, but once the assessment begins, it must be started and completed.
Failure to complete it would cost them their lives.
The members of the Origin Team were currently only at the Soul Master level, making it impossible for them to complete the assessment.
Therefore, they could only have these Sacred Pillar Guardians conduct a simple test.
"Yes, sir."
Sea Dragon Douluo nodded, then turned his gaze to Yang Hao and the others: "You guys come with me."
Sea Dragon Douluo led Yang Hao and the others to the special training ground for Sea Soul Masters.
Lan also followed Poseidon into the Sea God Temple.
His purpose this time was to understand his Martial Soul and the abnormalities within his body.
After entering the Sea God Temple, Lan came to the Golden Trident.
A golden trident emanated a sacred and vast aura, pulling Lan's consciousness into a void.
"You've come. What brings you here?"
The Sea God's ethereal voice echoed silently through the world.
Lan looked at the Sea God's imposing figure and slowly said, "Senior, in these past few days, my martial soul..."
Then,
Lan told the Sea God about the state of the deep-sea energy and the unusual sensations emanating from various parts of her body.
The Sea God listened and slowly explained, "This is a normal reaction..
Your martial soul is the Void Return, which is a bottomless pit that needs to constantly devour.
You should have already experienced the Void Return's terrifying devouring ability."
Lan nodded slightly.
When Lan absorbed the Blazing Apricot Blossom and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, she didn't need to follow the instructions to consume them; she could directly devour them.
This was enough to demonstrate the domineering nature of the Deep Sea Breath Martial Soul!
Just then, the Sea God continued, "The ocean contains more than just seawater, and the Void Devours more than just seawater.
When your Martial Soul awakens for the second time and becomes a true Void, it can devour everything, including so-called rare and precious materials, even soul rings and soul bones. This is something only the Void can do, and it's a path only you can walk."
"You can convert all of these into your own energy?"
Hearing the Sea God's words, a look of shock flashed in Lan's eyes.
Devouring soul rings and soul bones?!
Is that even possible?
The Sea God seemed to sense Lan's confusion and slowly said, "The moment you accepted the power of the sea and condensed your ninth soul ring, you embarked on a path never before trodden."
"Your soul ring will grow without limit. Furthermore, a unique set of soul bones will condense throughout your body—gifts from the sea." "
For soul rings and soul bones to grow, they naturally require immense energy.
You must have consumed some rare and precious herbs recently, right?"
Lan nodded and slowly replied, "That's right, I consumed two immortal herbs."
"That's right.
Absorbing rare and precious herbs stimulated the Devouring Nature of Returning Void, causing your soul rings and soul bones to begin growing.
And for your soul rings and soul bones to grow, meditation alone is definitely not enough; you need more external nourishment, such as the soul rings and soul bones of other soul beasts."
"Of course, ordinary thousand-year or ten-thousand-year-level soul beast soul rings and soul bones are useless.
At least a hundred-thousand-year-level soul ring and soul bone are needed to help you."
The Sea God's words shocked Lan greatly.
A soul master could actually condense soul bones on their own?
This was utterly unbelievable.
The power of the ocean could have helped him so much?
The Sea God slowly extended his hand, and a white spirit ring instantly condensed in his palm.
In the blink of an eye, the spirit ring changed from white to yellow, from yellow to purple, and then from purple to black.
"Upgrading spirit bones and increasing the age of spirit rings are not difficult for gods."
"But from the moment you accepted the power of the ocean, I could no longer help you, because you have embarked on a path that belongs only to you."
"You have no divine position to inherit; you can only create your own.
Before that, you must clarify your path.
Just like I before, I used the path of maintaining peace in the ocean and collecting the faith of all living beings to create my own Sea God position."
"Regarding the Void, I know very little. I cannot help you with your path; otherwise, it will only affect your chance to become a god."
"Creating your own divine position is different from inheriting one; you can only rely on yourself."
Lan understood the Sea God's words.
Now, he needed to clarify his path, to find a path to godhood that belonged only to him, or rather, the path of the Void.
The Guixu Martial Soul not only granted him powerful devouring abilities but also unexpectedly granted him the power of the ocean.
His chance to become a god lay in Guixu and the ocean.
However,for a moment, Lan couldn't understand where that chance lay.
This was understandable; not only the Sea God, but all the other self-created deities had undergone countless years of refinement before finally finding that sliver of opportunity to become gods.
Moreover, Lan already possessed an innate advantage over them—his Martial Soul.
However, Lan at least understood that the abnormalities in his body weren't bad things, but rather signals that his soul bones needed nourishment for growth.
"Do I need a 100,000-year-level soul ring and soul bone?"
A strange light flashed deep in Lan's eyes.
Speaking of which,he had recently encountered a 100,000-year-old soul beast.
And it was even in human form.
It was practically delivered to his doorstep.
If the beast were still in its unformed form, a 100,000-year-old soul beast would be quite a threat.
It seemed that the Heavenly Dou Empire had something to do this time.
Lan was also very much looking forward to seeing what the soul bone set condensed from the power of the ocean would be like.
Lan was certain, at least, that it was definitely stronger than the Demonic Orca King's soul bone, and he could vaguely sense that the 100,000-year-old soul bone in his left leg was already being absorbed by the soul bone set.
Before long, he would possess a completely new soul bone set!
At that time, Lan's strength would definitely see a qualitative leap!
Having cleared up his doubts,
Lan bid farewell to the Sea God and left the Sea God's Temple.
Meanwhile, at the Sea Soul Master training ground,
Yang Hao, Mu Xue, Mu Ling, Wei Chen, and Xiao Luo had completed the trials of the Holy Pillar Guardians.
The results of the trials shocked the Holy Pillar Guardians.
The talents of Yang Hao and the others were in no way inferior to theirs, and even surpassed them.
It should be noted that they had all undergone Black-level assessments!
(End of Chapter)