Chapter 547 - 350: The Rapidly Developing Tri-Race Alliance

Chapter 547: Chapter 350: The Rapidly Developing Tri-Race Alliance

With Ladar no longer leading them, the remaining invaders were quickly defeated by the combined efforts of the surviving Trialists.

An incident of this magnitude was bound to attract the attention of the Deep Sea Race’s leadership. Consequently, Han Ning’s group stopped participating in the trial. They found a secluded spot and simply waited for the Deep Sea Beastmasters in the outside world to re-establish contact with the Spiritual Array inside the Secret Realm.

’He had already moved the most precious treasure in the Secret Realm—an entire clan of A-Grade Soul Beasts. Why waste energy continuing the trial?’

’Strictly speaking, aside from Old Wuzhiqi and the two newcomers, Huaimiao and Huai Kong—who weren’t even true Wuzhiqi—none of the other Water Apes actually possessed A Talent.’

’They were actually a species of Soul Beast called the Golden-Eyed Water Ape. Within the entire clan, only a leader recognized by the previous Wuzhiqi could receive the divine inheritance and ascend to the Divine Rank of Wuzhiqi.’

’So... Han Ning surmised that since Old Wuzhiqi had split his Divine Heart in two, bestowing the halves upon his new self and a younger clan member, it meant that neither of these two new "Wuzhiqi" could successfully ascend to godhood.’

’The "Divine Heart"? Come to think of it, that sounds remarkably similar to the "Divine Weapon" in the Deep Sea Laboratory that Bobo Man mentioned. They must be the key for a Soul Beast to break through from the Emperor Level to a higher plane.’

As the various pieces of information clicked into place, a path to an unknown domain unfolded before Han Ning.

...

On the second day after Ladar’s invasion of the Sea God Palace, the entire core area that had been separated by the Realm-Splitting Insect began to mysteriously flicker with a deep, aqua-blue light.

The Spiritual Array in the palace area re-established contact with the control hub in the Celestial Sea. Seeing this, Han Ning seized the opportunity to have his system relinquish its control, allowing the Deep Sea Race’s operators to reclaim command of the Sea God Palace.

「At noon the next day.」

The Escape Bubbles lit up again and activated automatically, enveloping the remaining Trialists and teleporting all of them out of the Secret Realm.

When Han Ning and his group returned to the seabed of the Celestial Sea in the Main World, the remaining Trialists were startled to find themselves silently surrounded by a dense throng of Deep Sea Race Soul Beasts of all shapes and sizes.

A dozen or so Beast Masters, each exuding a powerful aura, had them surrounded, their wary eyes scanning every single person who had just teleported in.

"Everyone, listen up! Summon all of your Contracted Soul Beasts and grant us access to your storage Soul Artifacts. No one is to leave this area without our permission!"

A Beast Master with a murderous expression stepped forward from the crowd and spoke in a tone that brooked no refusal.

"Vice Clan Leader Shark Lian? We are Trialists selected from our respective clans. We have the right to refuse demands from a Beast Master of another clan."

Among the surrounded Trialists were plenty of proud prodigies from other clans. Completely unintimidated by Shark Lian’s vicious aura, they refused her on the spot.

"I’ll repeat myself one last time. I don’t care what clan you’re from or whether you’re part of the Deep Sea Race. You will all do exactly as I’ve said. Anyone who disobeys will be imprisoned on the spot and thrown into the Water Prison!"

Shark Lian produced a small scepter that shimmered with an iridescent light and raised it above her head.

"The Sea God’s Staff..."

The Trialist who had spoken was about to retort, but he snapped his mouth shut the moment he saw the iridescent staff.

"The Sea God’s Staff... It’s the personal symbol of the Deep Sea Race’s Clan Leader. Its appearance signifies the Clan Leader’s will. All races within the Celestial Sea must obey its command."

Lin Ke quietly explained to her two Land Race companions.

With the appearance of the Sea God’s Staff, the symbol of supreme authority in the Celestial Sea, the vast majority of the Deep Sea Trialists fell silent and obediently cooperated with the search.

Only a handful of the Land Beastmaster Trialists, such as Shi Zhou and Ruiyue, looked reluctant.

’A Beast Master’s personal storage Soul Artifact is their most private possession. How could they just grant access to others—let alone strangers—to inspect it?’

’Besides, every Trialist had acquired at least some loot from the Secret Realm. What if the inspecting Beast Masters claimed that certain treasures belonged to the Deep Sea Race? How could anyone prove otherwise?’

’But... they were surrounded by several hundred Soul Beasts, all at least Monarch Level, forming multiple rings around them. In front of them stood more than a dozen Deep Sea Beastmasters, their Spiritual Level at least Tier Five, radiating a terrifying Spiritual Suppression.’

Forced by the circumstances, even someone as hot-tempered as Shi Zhou could only mutter a few curses under his breath. He blended into the crowd, wracking his brain for a solution, not daring to make a scene.

’Where are the representatives from the other clans? Why are there only Beast Masters from the Blood Shark and Dread Whale clans here?’

Han Ning observed the Beast Masters standing guard, his brow furrowed slightly.

’For some reason, the lead Beast Master from the Blood Shark Race looked familiar. He felt as if he had sensed her aura somewhere before, but he couldn’t quite place it.’

’His intuition as a Tier Six Beast Master told him they had definitely crossed paths before.’

"Perhaps it’s their turn to monitor the Secret Realm this year. Normally, the monitoring schedule for the trial is planned out by the Ten Races far in advance. Each clan takes a shift of about half a year..." Lin Ke said, a look of confusion on her face.

"If only Bobo Man were here..."

Han Ning knew his own storage Soul Artifact contained many treasures and secrets. He absolutely did not want these Deep Sea Beastmasters prying into it.