Chapter 239: Ning Rongrong's Eight Spider Soul Bone
Yang Xiong and the other eight arrived at Seahorse City to rest. Everyone was extremely surprised by the content of their trials.
Just as Yang Xiong had expected, all Black Level Four Trials were to cross 98 steps of the Sea God's Light. The Black Level Six Trials were 118 steps, while Ning Rongrong and Shui Bing'er, who had Red Level Seven Trials, had 136 steps.
The only difference was Yang Xiong. Before him, a scene appeared: Cross double the Sea God's Light, ascend 666 steps. You can withdraw midway. Time limit: one year.
One had to know that Tang San's Sea God Nine Trials in the original work were only 333 steps. How could his be 666 steps? Moreover, as the steps increased, the further one went, the more difficult and painful it would become.
Ning Rongrong seemed exceptionally happy at this moment: "Little Xiongzi, my trial is 136 steps, more than everyone else. Does this prove that my talent is better than theirs?"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, the few young girls started playfully teasing each other, looking quite happy.
However, the boys were a bit unconvinced. Apart from Yang Xiong, the other boys' trials were relatively low; none of them had a Red Level Trial.
Yang Xiong pinched Ning Rongrong's little face: "Rong Rong, the Sea God Island trials aren't that simple. My trial is 666 steps. It seems this trial is much harder than we imagined."
"Don't forget, the difficulty of our trials is ten times that of Sea Soul Masters. Even Seahorse Douluo took ten years to complete his trial. Our trials will likely be countless times more difficult, even full of danger."
Everyone pondered upon hearing this. After all, when Seahorse Douluo saw the content of their trials, he showed an expression of extreme pity, as if this wasn't a trial from the Sea God, but rather a punishment given by the Sea God.
Even Ning Rongrong fell silent at this moment. She was just a Support System Soul Master, and her physical fitness was much weaker than that of a Battle Soul Master. Participating in the trial alone would be even more difficult.
Yang Xiong suddenly became extremely serious: "I said before we came that the Sea God Island trials are extremely dangerous and difficult. Therefore, from today onwards, everyone must be two hundred percent focused, cultivating with all their heart and soul, without the slightest slack."
"Since I brought you out, I will bring you back whole. I hope that when we return, we will still be eight people, all unharmed."
Everyone nodded with extreme seriousness. From this moment on, it was the real tempering, and the real pain.
After resting for only an hour, Yang Xiong found the deacon of Sea God Island, wanting to start the first stage of the trial.
After entering Seahorse City, Seahorse Douluo specifically arranged a Purple-Robed Deacon to be responsible for Yang Xiong and his group, including their living arrangements and various other needs.
The Purple-Robed Deacon was extremely strange: "You've traveled all this way and want to go to the Forbidden Ground so quickly? Aren't you going to rest for a few more days?"
Looking at the Purple-Robed Deacon's attitude, it seemed he still had a hint of pity for everyone, and at the same time, he held the Forbidden Ground in extremely high regard.
Yang Xiong said: "Thank you, but we'd still like to see the content of the trial first."
The Purple-Robed Deacon quickly spoke: "Okay, I'll take you there now, but I advise you to relax a bit and not be so persistent. Life and death are determined by fate; it's better to take things lightly."
Everyone exchanged glances upon hearing this, not knowing how to respond. Judging by the Purple-Robed Deacon's tone and attitude, it was somewhat like treating people who were about to die.
Immediately after, under the guidance of the Purple-Robed Deacon, Yang Xiong and his group hurried for a full two hundred kilometers before arriving at a special place.
When everyone arrived at the Forbidden Ground, before them was a small island that soared into the clouds, completely surrounded by seawater.
At the top of the small island was a building like white jade, emitting a golden light, looking incredibly crystal clear and incredibly solemn.
And the only way to the top of the small island was a heaven-reaching staircase. There were a few people cultivating on the staircase; it was Tang San and his group.
Ning Rongrong asked with a bit of confusion: "Senior, is this the Forbidden Ground of Sea God Island?"
The Purple-Robed Deacon nodded: "This is the Forbidden Ground of Sea God Island, and also the Sea God Hall where Sea God is enshrined. It is the true Sea God Island, also known as the Island within an Island."
"The staircase leading to Sea God Island is the first stage of your trial, which is to cross the steps of the Sea God's Light. There are a total of one thousand and one steps here. Only Black Level or Red Level trial takers are qualified to ascend the steps. If you forcefully ascend the island, you will be blocked by the Sea God's Light."
Everyone looked at the steps. The entire section of steps was like jade, and under the illumination of a strange light, it looked like a colorful ribbon, and also like a heavenly ladder.
Yang Xiong stared intently at the Sea God Island at the very top. That was the legendary God, and also the highest realm of Soul Master that he had always pursued.
The purple-robed deacon continued, "Everyone, don't push yourselves too hard during the trials. If you feel something is wrong, you can retreat from the Divine Mountain immediately. The Sea God's Light will not cause you any harm. Among all your trials, the Sea God's Light should be relatively safe."
"Oh, and there are still quite a few people on the steps. They are land Soul Masters who arrived three months ago. They are all cultivating with all their might right now, but the results are probably hard to say."
There were indeed seven people on the Sea God Island steps, and they were Tang San and his group.
Perhaps sensing the arrival of Yang Xiong and the other eight, the six who were originally training diligently all woke up.
Especially Xiao Wu, who skipped down the steps and excitedly hugged Ning Rongrong.
"Rong Rong, you're finally here! I missed you so much."
Ning Rongrong also stroked Xiao Wu's rabbit ears. "Xiao Wu, it's only been a few months, but why do you seem to have gotten thinner?"
Xiao Wu said helplessly, "It's all because of the Sea God Island trials. We've been cultivating hard recently, and I feel like these trials are really too difficult."
"Oh, right, Rong Rong, what kind of trial do you have? I have the Black Level Six Trials, which is the most difficult trial among everyone."
Ning Rongrong smiled, "Xiao Wu, I might be a little higher level than you. I have the Red Level Seven Trials."
The other young girls also quickly gathered together. Even Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er joined the group of young girls chatting. Even the usually cold and aloof Dugu Yan joined their small chatting group.
Yang Xiong nodded to the boys. "Tang San, Mubai, Tianheng, long time no see. It seems Sea God Island has been good for everyone's training. You all seem to have gotten much stronger."
Tang San smiled, "The Sea God Island trials are much harder than we imagined. Recently, Boss Dai and Tianheng have been worried. It's good that you're here."
Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the tension in their eyes seemed to ease a little.
After some communication with everyone, Yang Xiong finally understood the current situation. Indeed, the trials were still quite difficult, especially for Zhu Zhuqing, who had the lowest soul power level. There was basically not much hope for her to pass the trials.
Yu Tianheng looked at Yang Xiong with a seemingly conflicted expression. "Yang Xiong, I heard you established the Body Sect. Is the sect located in Thunder Valley?"
Yang Xiong nodded. "I'm really sorry, Tianheng. Thunder Valley is temporarily unclaimed land. If your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family rises in the future, we can discuss the ownership of Thunder Valley again."
Yu Tianheng said, "I'm not someone who doesn't distinguish right from wrong. With my uncle's and my strength, we can't occupy Thunder Valley at all. However, I will definitely challenge you in the future."
Dai Mubai sighed with emotion, "Yang Xiong, thank you for reminding me back then. Otherwise, we would have been in danger on the way to Sea God Island."
Following that, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Yang Xiong, Oscar, and others had a conversation, and they all learned about the various encounters everyone had on the way to Sea God Island. Even Yang Xiong couldn't help but sigh.
Especially when everyone learned that Yang Xiong's goal for the first trial was the 666th step, they all showed expressions of extreme sympathy.
After everyone finished talking, Tang San and the other six prepared to return to the steps to continue cultivating. Ning Rongrong and the others' expressions also became serious at this moment. They also began to understand the difficulty of the trials.
The lickspittle Feng Xiaotian still took the lead. "Let me try first. I want to see how difficult the Sea God's Light that they are so wary of is."
As expected, Feng Xiaotian transformed into a giant Gale Twin-Headed Magic Wolf and quickly walked towards the Sea God's Light steps.
As soon as he stepped onto the steps, Feng Xiaotian seemed to feel a force blocking his progress. Especially as he climbed the steps, this force became stronger and stronger.
Feng Xiaotian roared and directly used his Second Soul Skill: Twin Wolf Possession. A phantom wolf head immediately grew beside his head, and his life and various attributes seemed to have been greatly enhanced.
But even though Feng Xiaotian used all sorts of methods, the pressure increased with each step he climbed.
In the end, Feng Xiaotian only climbed to the fifty-fifth step. His soul power was completely exhausted, and he had even used up all his amplification soul skills. He reluctantly retreated from the Sea God's Light.
Seeing Feng Xiaotian's appearance, everyone finally understood the difficulty of this trial. It was probably countless times harder than they had imagined, especially for Ning Rongrong, who was only a Support System Soul Master.
However, Yang Xiong was very surprised by Feng Xiaotian. This guy not only had strong physical fitness and extremely strong combat ability, but his combat talent was indeed the strongest among the people around him.
As expected, as they ascended the steps of the Sea God's Light, even though everyone gave their all, they couldn't achieve very good results.
Among them, Qin Shuang and Feng Xiaotian were similar, both reaching the fifty-fifth step.
Qin Shuang's own Martial Soul was the top-grade Strength-type Vajra Bear. Furthermore, she had obtained the Strength-type torso Soul Bone from Huyan Zhen that Yang Xiong had given her. In terms of physical quality and strength alone, she was definitely relatively strong among Soul Emperors.
The two girls, Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, were quite miserable. Both were only top-tier Soul Kings and didn't have top-tier Soul Bones. Both only climbed to the fortieth-something step. Shui Bing'er reached the forty-fourth step, while Huo Wu only climbed to the forty-third step.
Oscar, however, performed exceptionally well, surprisingly climbing to the sixty-first step, which left everyone utterly dumbfounded. Of course, during this process, Oscar consumed multiple Sausages, including the Super Recovery Big Sausage, the Beyond the Limit Emerald Green Sausage, and the Mirror Image Sausage. It could be said that he utilized the effects of the Sausages to the extreme.
The most important point was that Oscar had the most Soul Bones among everyone. One must know that Oscar currently had a total of three Soul Bones, including the Mirror Concealing Beast Head Soul Bone, the seventy-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King Right Arm Soul Bone, and the hundred-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Bone. In terms of the number of Soul Bones, he had the most besides Yang Xiong.
Especially the hundred-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Soul Bone, its enhancement to physical quality surpassed everyone's imagination.
Big Brother Yang Wei also reached the sixtieth step. Although his Martial Soul was the Mystic Iron Sword Tool Martial Soul, his sharp Sword Qi and powerful body, coupled with a total of three Soul Bones on him, made his physical quality extremely strong. Moreover, he had taken a few Sausages from Oscar in advance.
Even Ning Rongrong climbed to the sixtieth step. Ning Rongrong also had three top-grade Soul Bones, including the Right Leg Soul Bone from Ghost Douluo, plus the hundred-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Soul Bone.
Especially when Ning Rongrong first displayed her Eight Spider Soul Bone, it was like eight huge spider spears inserted into the ground, forcefully supporting her body as she climbed up.
Everyone present stared at Ning Rongrong's Eight Spider Soul Bone, their eyes filled with surprise and even envy.
Even Xiao Wu was exceptionally envious: "Rong Rong, your External Soul Bone seems very good. When did you get it?"
Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "I got this when I had my Third Soul Skill. Back then, Little Xiongzi caught a Man-Faced Demon Spider from somewhere. Its age was quite a bit higher than my Third Soul Ring. It was quite painful when I absorbed it."
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed unpredictably. They hadn't expected that Yang Xiong could even find something like this for his Girlfriend, and judging by the age, it should have been when everyone had just joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
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