The Saintess Has A Showdown 390

Chapter 390: The New Entrance Exam

“There are three wild legendary beings, seven Lord Attendants, and hundreds of Saint-ranks participating in this exam. It would be wonderful if a Sea Region Spirit Master could stand out among such a talented group.”

Hearing Gong Lianyue’s words, the Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups exchanged glances.

Once, the appearance of a single Saint-rank spirit beast had been a major event. Now, they were commonplace.

And three wild legendary beings, along with seven Lord Attendants… Even during the Nether Empress’s reign, such a gathering would have been unimaginable.

Although legendary beings couldn’t be contracted by human Spirit Masters, the Sea Concubine Palace now boasted more than ten Saint-rank Spirit Masters, thanks to the blue-haired woman in the bathrobe sitting at the head of the table, the Sorrowful Saintess.

Her presence had drawn countless powerful Saint-rank and legendary spirit beasts to the Sea Region, ushering in a new era.

However, this… golden age… wasn’t necessarily beneficial for everyone.

At this moment, within the spectator stands below, several powerful auras, some even beyond the Sea Region’s comprehension, could be sensed.

For this Sea Concubine Palace entrance examination, not only Spirit Masters from the nearby realms, but even those from the distant Hegemony Moon Realm, and even the Ten Sacred Domains, had come to observe.

A gathering of powerful beings, their gazes fixed on the arena.

Could a Spirit Master from the Sea Region truly stand out among such a group?

These pitiful Sea Region villagers… they were probably terrified by the sheer number of Saint-rank auras…

Gong Lianyue’s eyes narrowed, her gaze sweeping across the new recruits gathered at the foot of the stage. Even without her spirit energy, her enhanced vision could easily see for thousands of kilometers.

“Any particularly promising candidates this time?”

“Among the legendary beings, the most noteworthy is probably the Cloud Moon Sovereign, a giant wolf, with overlord-level potential,” the Umbrella Immortal replied, having easily obtained this information through its dream-walking abilities.

The Cloud Moon Sovereign, from a large realm near the Hegemony Moon Realm, a moonlight-attribute spirit beast, naturally drawn to the strongest of its kind, had repeatedly tried to join the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s ranks, only to be rejected.

This Sea Concubine Palace entrance examination was a new opportunity.

By becoming an official member, it could finally gain access to the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

“Besides the Cloud Moon Sovereign, the other two legendary beings are the Spring Sound Heavenly Song, a water-type, and the Ice Soul Jade Rabbit, an ice-type.”

“And although the Lord Attendants are generally weaker, the Azure Melody Saintess from the Azure Melody Sect is comparable to an ordinary legendary being, able to manifest her legendary spirit beast’s true form even at the Dead Sea Stage, far surpassing the Ice Condensing Saintess.”

It had only mentioned the legendary beings and one Lord Attendant, ignoring the other Lord Attendants and all the Saint-ranks.

Hearing the Umbrella Immortal’s brief overview, the other Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups felt a surge of anticipation.

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Suddenly, a deafening explosion drew everyone’s attention towards the stage.

Countless spirit artifacts, shattered into fragments, rained down.

“What happened?”

“Nothing. A Saint-rank just broke the Sea Concubine Palace’s strength-testing artifact,” Gong Lianyue said casually, a slight smile playing on her lips.

The Sea Concubine Palace’s tests were outdated, designed for low, mid, and high-rank spirit beasts, unsuitable for Saint-ranks and above.

At this moment, the Saint-rank Spirit Master who had broken the artifact stood there, trembling, its face pale, on the verge of tears.

“Have all the Saint-rank and legendary beings brought to the main hall. I’ll assess them personally. The other Spirit Masters and spirit beasts can proceed with the standard tests.”

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A few minutes later, under the awestruck gazes of the onlookers, hundreds of Saint-rank spirit beasts, their forms bizarre and varied, some massive enough to crush a small mountain, entered the Sea Concubine Palace, their movements strangely subdued as they lined up.

The size of Saint-rank spirit beasts far surpassed that of high-ranks. For the Sea Region Spirit Masters, who had never seen such creatures before, it was like entering the land of giants.

And at the front of this procession of Saint-ranks, a relatively small, silver wolf radiated a holy, almost divine aura, keeping all other beings at a safe distance.

The Cloud Moon Sovereign, the most powerful spirit beast participating in this entrance exam, its lineage having produced a near-overlord-level legendary being, its strength somewhere between ordinary and overlord level.

Led by the Sea Concubine Palace Spirit Masters, they reached the Sorrowful Saintess’s viewing area.

Compared to the original Sea Dou Hall, the rebuilt arena was hundreds of times larger, easily accommodating these Saint-rank spirit beasts, even the three legendary beings, whose physical sizes weren’t particularly massive.

The Cloud Moon Sovereign’s wolf form was only about a hundred meters long, the Ice Soul Jade Rabbit was the size of an ordinary rabbit, barely visible among the other spirit beasts, and the Spring Sound Heavenly Song was a mere naginata-shaped weapon, hopping and skipping along.

As all the participants arrived, the Sorrowful Saintess emerged from her private box, her spirit energy currently depleted, sitting on a throne of red petals formed by Hong Xiaoqianyu.

Her watery, magatama-shaped eyes, her flowing, water-like hair, the six teardrops on her face, her translucent bathrobe… A breathtaking, awe-inspiring sight.

However, the three legendary spirit beasts present frowned, their expressions puzzled.

The Sorrowful Saintess… she was a mortal?

This wasn’t a disguise. No being could completely conceal its aura, only suppress it.

Not even the Snow Monarch or the Illusion Sea Concubine could achieve such a feat.

Of course, to say that this woman had cultivated to the point where her aura was undetectable… only a fool would believe that.

At this moment, the blue-haired woman in the bathrobe radiated no spirit energy whatsoever. She was, for all intents and purposes, an ordinary human!