"You're obviously showing favoritism towards the people from this island,"
Purple Pearl watched as Sea Horse Douluo let this group of newcomers take the test first, her beautiful eyes filled with little flames, her lips pursed tightly.
Sea Horse Douluo glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master stepped forward and snorted coldly.
"Got a problem?"
"Sure, but it's useless."
"Because... that's the rule of this island."
Luo Yu overcame the challenge of the Sea Within the Sea with strong and domineering tactics, leaving Sea Horse Douluo and the Yellow-Garbed Soul Masters feeling disgraced.
They couldn't help but want to use this opportunity to oppress them.
It was as if they were indicating, "Look who runs this place."
Purple Pearl was indignant but found that Luo Yu, standing beside her, was indifferent to this and instead was excitedly observing the Devil Soul Great White Shark within the transparent blue barrier.
"Brother Yu," Purple Pearl tugged at Luo Yu's arm.
"They're bullying us like this, say something."
Luo Yu patted her hand, signaling her to be patient.
He glanced sideways at Sea Horse Douluo and the Yellow-Garbed Soul Masters and said calmly,
"No rush."
"In a moment, they will all apologize to you."
"Huh?" Purple Pearl was stunned, not understanding what he meant.
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Masters and the young islanders who were watching Luo Yu were also perplexed.
The gaze of Sea Horse Douluo met Luo Yu's.
"Kid, I don't like the tone of your words,"
"Indeed, the way you passed the Sea Within the Sea was impressive, but that hardly gives you the right to be so arrogant on Sea God's Island."
"Hmm,"
Luo Yu nodded and did not react further.
This attitude of indifference was more hurtful than outright cursing.
Sea Horse Douluo's usually calm demeanor was almost breached by Luo Yu's disregard, and with great effort suppressing his fury, he remarked, "What an arrogant brat. I want to see what makes you daring enough to be so presumptuous later."
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master echoed icily from the side: "Sea Horse Douluo, someone as pretentious as this guy should be thrown out of Sea God's Island directly so as not to defile our sacred place."
Compared to their irritation, the young Soul Masters on the island were curiously eyeing Luo Yu.
They desperately wanted to know why someone who seemed to be about their age could demonstrate such strong abilities just now.
Most importantly, they were filled with awe when faced with the Yellow-Garbed Soul Master, not to mention the overwhelming pressure of Sea Horse Douluo.
How had this handsome youth from outside the island managed to face Sea Horse Douluo, such a terrifying presence, without changing his expression?
...
Purple Pearl stood to the side, puffing up with anger, looking like someone who had been wronged.
Meanwhile, Luo Yu was teasing the Devil Soul Great White Shark inside the Boundless Universe Shield, sending out friendly signals.
On the other side, Sea Horse Douluo had already started testing the island's young Soul Masters.
He stood in front of the Sea Horse Pillar, his face full of devotion, his hands placed at chest level, palms facing each other with a half-foot gap between them.
A faint blue light appeared at the position of his palms.
As the blue light grew brighter, the entire Sea Horse Pillar seemed to resonate, and a dense orange-blue light emanated from it.
Following that, a flash of light at the base of the Sea Horse Pillar, and a beam of blue light rapidly extended up along the patterns of the pillar,
reaching the top in the blink of an eye.
Sea Horse Douluo turned around, facing a youth on the island, and pointed his right hand at the young man's body.
A blue stream of energy shot out from the pillar, descended from the sky, and enveloped the youth.
Bathed in the blue column of light, the youth seemed to feel nothing special.
But then, a strange phenomenon occurred as the color of the column of light quickly changed, turning from blue to white.
It then progressed from white to yellow,
and the yellow deepened, even mixing with faint specks of purple.
However, he ultimately failed to evolve into purple and remained fixed at yellow.
The young man was enveloped in a yellow light, and at the same time, the pattern at the base of the Sea Horse Pillar also turned yellow, but not even one-fifth of the pillar was illuminated.
A yellow lightning bolt shot out from the pillar, appearing in front of the young man.
Transformed into a screen of yellow light, it flickered with some special golden characters.
At last, the yellow light screen converged into a speck of yellow light that merged into the young man's forehead, leaving behind a yellow mark.
Sea Horse Douluo nodded.
"The talent is passable."
"Yellow level first trial, complete the trial bestowed upon you by Sea God within a year, and you can stay on Sea God's Island forever, serving the Sea God."
The young man was overjoyed, his mouth spread in a grin, revealing a row of white teeth.
"Thank you, Sea Horse Douluo."
"Be gone," Sea Horse Douluo waved his hand to summon another island youth, performing the same process.
Purple Pearl tugged at Luo Yu's sleeve, pouting her red lips.
"Brother Yu, it's really magical, don't you want to take a look?"
Luo Yu laughed and pinched her little hand, "What's so amazing about that? White, yellow, purple, black, red, he's only at the second level."
Purple Pearl stuck out her tongue, "I haven't seen it for the first time."
"Only the second level?" A vein throbbed at the temple of the Yellow-Garbed Soul Master standing nearby.
"Is what my Brother Yu said incorrect?" Purple Pearl defended.
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master said discontentedly:
"I was placed at the yellow level first trial, and now I have reached the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor, aspiring to be a Soul Sage in this lifetime, coveting the position of a Soul Douluo is not out of reach either. On the mainland, I count as quite a formidable expert, right?"
"Dare to look down on the trials set by Sea God? The second level is already quite remarkable."
Purple Pearl was about to speak but was stopped by Luo Yu.
"Why crush his spirit? Let him revel in his self-delusion, isn't that quite pleasant?" Luo Yu said with a smile.
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master's breathing quickened, pointing at Luo Yu.
"Kid, don't be so smug, let's see what you're really made of in a while."
Luo Yu looked at him in surprise.
"I must say, your Sea God's Island is quite interesting, although xenophobic, the rules are quite good, so far no one has taken action against me."
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master crossed his arms, curling his lip:
"Just be glad that it's the rule set by Lord Sea God himself that saved you from us taking action without permission."
Luo Yu remained noncommittal, with his current strength, he had no interest in explaining anything to such a petty figure.
"Whoosh!"
A bright black light burst forth from the Sea Horse Pillar, filling two-thirds of the pillar.
Six black rays shot out from the top of the pillar, lingering in front of the testee.
They transformed into six golden screens, embroidered with golden characters, eventually forming a black hexagram on the young man's forehead.
"Black level sixth trial, is it really the black level sixth trial?"
"A quality only seen in those above a Titled Douluo for a black level sixth trial?"
Both the Yellow-Garbed Soul Master and the island youths gasped in surprise, illustrating the rarity of a black level sixth trial.
Sea Horse Douluo's gaze turned complex, filled with awe and gravity.
He patted the young man heavily on the shoulder.
"Child, you have done well!"
"Absolutely the quality of a Titled Douluo."
"Not inferior to me back in the day, but similarly, the six Sea God trials you'll face are a matter of life and death."
The Yellow-Garbed Soul Master, standing next to Luo Yu, pointed to the young man with the black hexagram on his forehead, and a sense of pride as if sharing the glory emerged.
"Kid, see the talent of our island?"
"Outsider Land Soul Masters, from my years of experience,"
"Black level sixth trial, that's a dream you can't even hope to reach."