Chapter 802: Chapter 799: Sea Witch Shocked, What Kind of Monster Is This?_1
A Soul Douluo, three Soul Emperors, just kicked away like that?
After all, that was a Soul Douluo?
Why was it so easy for Xu Ran to deal with these powerhouses, just a light and floating kick, and he sent these strong men flying into the sky?
The Sea Witch was completely dumbfounded.
Although these people's strength was far inferior to hers, even she handling them wouldn't be as carefree as Xu Ran, right?
This was almost impossible.
The Sea Witch was on full alert, her body emitting a blue glow.
In an instant, her legs disappeared, replaced by a huge fish tail, its beautiful arc extended up to her waist.
At this moment, her tail was gently slapping the water of the Sea in front of the Holy Pillar.
Her long dress had also changed into a high-waisted black garment that didn't even cover her belly button. Her pair of sky-blue eyes became even more ethereal, resembling the sky more than the sea, her exquisite features so beautiful, with a faint smile always lingering at the corners of her mouth. As the tail slapped the water, her gaze focused on Xu Ran.
"Have you come to challenge me?"
The bell-like voice resonated, and its pleasant tone made it impossible for anyone to harbor any hostility.
"I am here to accept the Sea God's trial," Xu Ran said.
"But you are a land-based Soul Master," the Sea Witch said with her deep blue eyes looking at Xu Ran, feeling a sense of relief. She couldn't sense Xu Ran's aura, but judging by how easily Xu Ran had defeated the Purple-Garbed Soul Master, she could tell that Xu Ran was at least a Titled Douluo.
Perhaps, Xu Ran's strength was not weaker than hers.
If Xu Ran were to attack her and she were to be defeated, it would be quite embarrassing.
"Can land-based Soul Masters not participate in the trial?" Xu Ran smiled and asked.
"The Sea God's trial can only be initiated by residents of the Sea God's Island. You must first pass my trial; after that, you can stay on Sea God's Island. Only then will you qualify to take the Sea God's trial," the Sea Witch said, batting her large eyes. Her innocent charm showed no pretense.
"Also, I am a bit curious, why can't I probe into your heart?" the Sea Witch looked at Xu Ran curiously.
"Because my strength is stronger than yours," Xu Ran said.
"I don't believe it. You look so young, how can your strength be greater than mine?" The Sea Witch was somewhat unconvinced. Although she felt that Xu Ran was very powerful, he clearly looked down on her.
This hurt her pride.
"Anything is possible," Xu Ran shrugged.
"Do you always have to guard here?" Xu Ran asked curiously.
He knew that once he entered the Sea God's Island, it would be hard to leave. Like Poseissi and the others, they had to guard the Sea God's Island for their entire lives.
And the Pillar Guardian had to protect the Holy Pillar.
"Look, this statue here is my ancestor. Once we leave the water, we turn into humans, but only for a short time, otherwise we will die. My grandfather is the current Clan Leader of the Merfolk Clan, he said I have a unique talent, a once in ten thousand years genius of the Merfolk Clan, so he sent me here to guard the Holy Pillar. But it's so boring here. I don't like this monotonous life, yet I can't leave this place." The long fish tail was lifted from the water, landed on the Holy Pillar's pedestal, transformed into legs, and a black long dress covered her completely. The Sea Witch sighed lightly, her innocent cheeks tinged with a hint of melancholy.
Being stationed here for a long time naturally led to loneliness.
"No one in this world is truly free, life is like a stay at an inn, and we are all just travelers,"
"Unless one becomes the ultimate power, standing above all heavens, we all have to live under the rules set by others and cannot be free," Xu Ran said.
To seek freedom, one must rebel, and with rebellion comes the possibility of suppression.
Most of those who sought freedom were beaten to death, while the survivors repeatedly broke the rules. Through survival amidst attempts on their lives, they grew stronger and ultimately rose above all else.
"Big brother, you speak so profoundly," the Sea Witch said with a hint of admiration on her innocent face.
She envied such unrestrained individuals, but she would be punished if she dared to leave the Holy Pillar.
She was the Pillar Guardian, and protecting the Holy Pillar was her duty.
"Will you become someone like that in the future?" the Sea Witch continued to ask, with naivete and curiosity in her eyes.
In her mind, the kind of person Xu Ran described, someone unconstrained by rules, seemed... so cool and charismatic.
Intruding upon Sea God's Island and even daring to beat up a purple-garbed powerhouse in her presence. He seemed to be that kind of person...
But could he really contend with the rules set by the Sea God?
"You'll find out eventually," Xu Ran said with a smile.
"Okay! I'll play a piece for you, and if you listen to it till the end, you'll have passed my test and will be able to join Sea God's Island. What do you think?" the Sea Witch's lips curled up.
Her Martial Soul was the Sea Demon Flute.
The flute music she was about to play was her ninth soul skill, Ocean Soul Suppressing Melody.
This was a powerful, large-scale offensive skill.
With the attack of the flute music, listeners couldn't harbor any thoughts of resistance and would perish within the sound. Since the skill was propagated through sound, the effect wouldn't be affected even if the attack range was vast.
Ocean Soul Suppressing Melody was an attack on the spiritual level, but the performer herself was relatively vulnerable during use, and the Sea Witch needed a brief warm-up before using this ability. To truly utilize this skill, either the opponent didn't interrupt her before she began playing, or someone protected her.
However, if Xu Ran accepted this challenge, it meant he would have to withstand her entire piece without interruption.
This was highly advantageous for her.
To listen to a complete Ocean Soul Suppressing Melody was enough to send shivers down the spine of other Pillar Guardians.
Ocean Soul Suppressing Melody was easily interrupted—that was its drawback. But behind this drawback was the powerful attack strength of the Sea-Calming Soul Melody. Behind every powerful soul skill with countless limitations lay an effect terrifying enough to make one's scalp tingle with its potency.
This, of course, was a little scheme of the Sea Witch.
If Xu Ran fought her normally, she might not be his match. But if Xu Ran took up this challenge, she felt there was a high probability he would lose.
However, she was reluctant to expel such a handsome young man.
If he truly couldn't resist, she would naturally ease the intensity of her attack.
But what she most wanted to know now was Xu Ran's potential.
There was a mist of mystery around Xu Ran, and the Ocean Soul Suppressing Melody would be perfect for testing his true strength.
"Alright, I accept this challenge," Xu Ran said with a slight smile.
He was also curious to experience what it was like when the Sea Witch played her flute.
It was a pity, though, that playing the flute wasn't like playing the xiao (a kind of vertical bamboo flute); Xu Ran still thought that girls were more suited to instruments like the xiao, very elegant.
If one were to kneel on the ground and perform, with lips slightly parted, unparalleled elegance could bring joy to anyone's heart.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone