: Poisoning in Heaven Dou City, the Sea God's Eight Trials and Darkening

[You left with Ah Yin before Tang Hao and Tang San arrived at the Blue Silver Forest.]

[You placed Ah Yin in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and now it's completely different. Back then, you used up all the usable immortal herbs, and took away all the unsuitable ones. Even the only harmful one, the Snow-Colored Swan's Kiss, was dug up. Now the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is empty, the land has been plowed all over, and only the ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass grows here. Ah Yin was transplanted into it, and she's not particularly noticeable.]

Under the rapid ripening effect of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, these ordinary Blue Silver Grasses actually reached an age of several decades.

You overheard about this year's Advanced Soul Master Competition while you were on the road.

The winning academy in this year's Advanced Soul Master Tournament was Shrek Academy, an academy previously unheard of. Moreover, Shrek Academy achieved a victory against the undefeated Spirit Hall Academy, making it hard not to discuss this.

[Your teeth are a little sore from hearing this, it's like something out of a fantasy novel. Tang San, wielding hidden weapons and Tang Sect techniques, can just casually kill opponents far stronger than himself?]

However, you haven't heard about Shrek Academy's 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast...

You hesitated between the Asura God Trial and the Nine Trials of the Sea God.

In the end, I decided to choose the Nine Trials of the Sea God. There was no other way; the God of Asura was a complete shirker, utterly uninvolved. Even if I passed the trials of the City of Slaughter and comprehended the God of Slaughter Domain, I might not be able to pass the Asura God's trial.

[Tang Chen was betrayed by Rakshasa. During his eighth trial, Rakshasa, lurking in the City of Slaughter, interfered with the inheritance test, causing Tang Chen to lose his mind and become the King of Slaughter. His body was then parasitized by the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King, making him the ruler of the City of Slaughter, the "King of Slaughter."]

[The Asura God doesn't care!]

[Bibi Dong, a twin martial soul genius and the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, comprehended the God of Slaughter Domain through the City of Slaughter. She hadn't even witnessed the Asura God's Trial before being directly intercepted by the Rakshasa God.]

[The Asura God doesn't care!]

[In your first simulation, you also passed the City of Slaughter, but you encountered the Rakshasa God instead of the Asura God. In the end, you were killed by the Rakshasa God and Bibi Dong.]

[Besides Tang San, many other characters in the original novel comprehended the God of Slaughter Domain through the City of Slaughter, including Tang Hao, Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong, but none of them passed the Asura God Trial.]

[You feel that the City of Slaughter is Rakshasa God's hideout, and that apart from Tang San and the tricked Tang Chen, no one else will pass the Asura God's test there.]

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You arrive in Tiandou City, plotting to acquire the Tiandou National Treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover...

[You cannot cooperate with anyone because you are a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. Whether it's the titled elder protecting Emperor Xue Ye, or the Serpent Spear Douluo and Porcupine Douluo beside Qian Renxue, who is disguised as Xue Qinghe, they can easily see through your identity.]

After much contemplation, you finally realized that humanity ultimately has its limits.

You've gone beyond human...

Although you weren't human to begin with.

[Your heartless act of poisoning Heaven Dou City, combined with Poison Douluo's poison barrier and Snow Swan's Kiss, makes this immortal herb itself non-toxic, yet possessing the terrifying property of amplifying the effects of any poison a thousandfold. Even if you've diluted it, the combined effect is still terrifying.]

[And you, on the other hand, carry with you the fragrant and exquisite elixir, immune to toxins.]

Amidst the chaos, you silently entered the tranquil Heavenly Treasure Vault and took the Vast Ocean Universe Cover.

[After leaving the treasure vault, you see Poison Douluo, mistakenly identified as the culprit due to the poisonous fog, being hunted down with Dugu Yan.]

Looking at the panic-stricken Heaven Dou City, you feel as if...

What shackles have been broken?

You pulled up the hood of your cloak, then turned and left without hesitation.

【…】

You have traveled across the ocean to reach Poseidon Island, crossed the Sea within a Sea, and arrived before the Seahorse Pillar.

[You don't know your own soul beast identity, or whether you can pass the Sea God's test, after all, there has never been a precedent of a soul beast becoming a god in all these years.]

The light from the sacred pillar flickered incessantly. Finally, one of the Eight Trials of the Sea God descended, and simultaneously, a force pulled your Vast Ocean Universe Cover out, sending it soaring into the sky…

[...The Sea God wanted to take away your Vast Ocean Universe Cover. You noticed and tried to stop him, but were directly suppressed by the Sea God's divine power.]

You outwardly accept it.

[You began your spiritual trials on Seagod Island with peace of mind. Although you were a soul beast transformed into human form, Poseidon of Seagod Island accepted you and carefully nurtured you as the next High Priest of Seagod Island.]

At eighteen, you have already become a Soul Saint; the Sea God's Eight Trials have reached their sixth trial.

And you finally learned that, according to the ironclad rules of Poseidon Island, anyone who passes the test (regardless of level) must remain on the island for life to worship the Poseidon, or they will suffer the "wrath of the gods."

This rule is strictly enforced, even for the titled Douluo of the Seven Sacred Pillars and Poseidon, the High Priestess of Seagod Island. Despite their immense strength, they are forbidden from leaving the island for their entire lives.

As the next High Priest of Seagod Island who has passed the eight trials of the Seagod, you must remain on Seagod Island to serve the Seagod for life...

[Because Tang San and his companions left Seagod Island so smoothly in the original story, you almost forgot about this rule...]

You've turned to the dark side, but you've chosen to endure it.

[You trained even harder, and finally at the age of twenty, you became a Soul Douluo and completed the eighth trial, obtaining a divinely bestowed Soul Ring with a lifespan of 100,000 years.]

As you complete the eight trials of Poseidon, you begin to be accepted by Poseidon Island, and you gradually come to understand the island's structure.

On his twenty-first birthday, someone suddenly arrived at Seagod Island. It was Tang San, who had recently broken through to the Soul Emperor level and whose soul power was level sixty-two.

Tang San was accompanied by Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and others, but Xiao Wu was nowhere to be seen.

They arrived at the Seahorse Sacred Pillar. Tang San received the Nine Trials of the Sea God, while the others only received the fourth Black-level trial, the third Purple-level trial, the second trial, or even the first Yellow-level trial.

[Because Tang San has passed the Nine Trials of the Sea God, you come out to see Tang San with the High Priest Poseidon.]

Because of your interception, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass cannot evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor; its appearance remains the same as before...

[She bears no resemblance to Ah Yin whatsoever; instead, she looks remarkably like Tang Hao. She's not ugly, but not particularly beautiful either, though she possesses a refined and elegant demeanor.]

[Because you took away the Dew of Longing, Tang San's mental strength and Purple Demon Eyes haven't improved significantly, making it impossible for him to see through your true form.]