171: Chapter 171 The Restriction of the Second Test, Tang San's Guidance

There wasn't much left for the Sea God's trials to help Su Ling improve. Su Ling had hoped to take advantage of it, but it didn't happen, and he wasn't even given a god-bestowed spirit ring.

When Su Ling arrived, he was at Rank 90, but he wasn't given a god-bestowed spirit ring. Perhaps it was because he didn't lack one, so it wasn't asked about at that time.

Now that he thought about it, the Sea God was too stingy. Was he really holding a grudge against him?

But then why give him the Top-Tier Eight Trials? Was it just to Support Shui Binger?

It was very likely that he had been played by the Sea God!

But even if it was a trap, Su Ling still had to accompany the goddesses to complete the trials. If there really was something, he would settle the score with the Sea God later.

The first trial was passed. Now, the goddesses' Soul Power Ranks were: Hu Liena at Rank 80, Ning Rongrong at Rank 80, Ah Yin at Rank 79, Feng Yu'er at Rank 75, Zhu Zhuxin at Rank 73, Jiang Zhu and Ye Lingling at Rank 72, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing both at Rank 70, Yang Qingyu at Rank 67, and Bai Chenxiang and Shui Yueer both at Rank 63.

From now on, everyone was at least a Spirit Emperor.

After all the trials were over, Poseixi appeared again. Her appearance was naturally to bestow god-bestowed spirit rings upon the goddesses who had reached the required Rank.

"Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, the three of you are rewarded with one god-bestowed spirit ring each," Poseixi said indifferently.

Three god-bestowed spirit rings descended, and the three women hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

As for Ning Rongrong, who was at Rank 80, she had already been rewarded with a god-bestowed spirit ring earlier, so there was none for her now.

Su Ling walked up to Poseixi and asked, "Grand Priest, may I ask where my god-bestowed spirit ring is? According to the rules of the trial, shouldn't I have received a god-bestowed spirit ring when I arrived at Rank 90?"

Everyone knew this rule now. Before Su Ling mentioned it, no one had thought much of it, but after he said it, they realized that Su Ling seemed to have never received this reward.

Poseixi said, "The god-bestowed spirit ring is a reward from the Sea God to the examinee. You... well, your situation is special. The Sea God seems not to have given you a god-bestowed spirit ring. I am not clear about this either."

Saying this, Poseixi also made a helpless gesture, as if to say it was useless to ask her; if he wanted to ask, he had to ask the Sea God.

"Alright, I understand!"

Since Poseixi answered him this way, he couldn't say much more, nor did he continue to ask.

"Everyone, keep working hard to welcome your second trial," Poseixi said, and then she disappeared in front of everyone.

"Brother Su, if you need a spirit ring, you can use mine. I might not be able to condense a 100,000-year spirit ring at this moment anyway," Xiao Wu said.

"I am the same, you can use mine," Zhu Zhuqing said.

Subsequently, Hu Liena also expressed that he could use her god-bestowed spirit ring. Although she knew that Su Ling had spirit rings, if Su Ling needed one, she would still give it to him.

Seeing that the goddesses were all willing to give up their spirit rings, Su Ling felt very gratified.

Su Ling said, "I don't need yours. Let's first talk about everyone's second trial. Is it all about breaking through the Ring Sea?"

The thirteen women said, "Yes, it is for all of us!"

It was indeed that. Breaking through the Ring Sea guarded by the Devil Spirit Great White Shark, Xiao Bai, and her tribe. This seemed difficult, but in reality, it was not simple at all.

For Su Ling himself, the restrictions were great. He could not use spirit ring abilities, nor could he use Spirit Bone or Spirit Bone abilities. Even his Domain could not be used. At the same time, his Soul Power would be suppressed below Rank 80. Also, he could not kill any sea Spirit Beast, otherwise, he would lose.

This trial had great restrictions on Su Ling, but the arrows in Su Ling's hand were powerful and had great lethality. Although Su Ling's archery skills were superb, in battle, the variables were too great, and there were too many sea Spirit Beasts. It was really hard to say.

Once one was killed, the trial would be failed.

Of course, Su Ling still had skills obtained from the goddesses that were not restricted. Overall, Su Ling was still confident.

This was Su Ling's own trial restriction. Su Ling also asked the goddesses, "Do you have any restrictions for this trial?"

"Yes! I cannot use Spirit Bone abilities!" Hu Liena said.

"I cannot use my Martial Soul Avatar," Ning Rongrong said.

"I also cannot use my Martial Soul Avatar," Shui Binger said.

For Su Ling and everyone, the restrictions were great, and the difficulty was not small.

"Since that is the case, let's not rush. Let's go back and Cultivate for a few days. Wait until you have all absorbed your spirit rings before going to the trial point," Su Ling said.

"Alright, we will listen to Brother Su for everything."

The group returned to the residence arranged by Sea Spear Douluo. Since his own abilities were greatly restricted, Su Ling prepared to absorb this million-year torso bone.

He wanted to improve his strength as much as possible. According to the potential subsequent trial content, it was very likely that he would have a battle with Poseixi.

At that time, for him, it might be defeating Poseixi in her prime state. Poseixi was known as the existence invincible below the gods on the sea. Su Ling could not be careless.

The group returned to the mansion, and the manager, Haila, also prepared a rich lunch for everyone as soon as possible. After eating lunch and resting for the afternoon, and getting everything organized, Su Ling gathered everyone together again.

"Everyone, your bodies have been very tense during this year of trial Cultivation. Cultivation should be balanced. If you continue high-intensity Cultivation, your Soul Power won't increase, and your bodies will be damaged. So, while they are absorbing spirit rings, you should focus on resting every day, and use Cultivation as a supplement, you know?" Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, we know," Shui Yueer said. This meant they could have fun on Sea God Island for a while.

"Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, each of you take two portions of top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue to increase the age of your seventh spirit ring as much as possible, and strive to break through 100,000 years for your eighth spirit ring."

"So this time you two don't need the god-bestowed spirit rings. I will keep them for you first," Su Ling said. After speaking, Su Ling took out two portions of top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue, which were also opened later.

"Nana, Rongrong, your eighth spirit rings are fine. You can absorb them in this hall so you can look after each other," Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, I don't have a god-bestowed spirit ring this time!" Ning Rongrong quickly reminded him.

Su Ling said, "You don't need to worry about this. If there is no god-bestowed spirit ring, I will bestow one upon you."

"Then thank you, Brother Su," Ning Rongrong said with a giggle. There were too many secrets about Su Ling, and everyone was already used to him being able to take out spirit rings.

Next was absorbing the spirit rings. This process was still very dangerous. It was necessary to have someone Guard against accidents. Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, it had to be prevented.

"No problem," the two women nodded.

"Then Zhuqing and I will also take the Whale Glue and absorb the spirit rings here!" Xiao Wu suggested, and Zhu Zhuqing also agreed.

"Alright, everyone is here, then everyone takes turns to Guard. Leave two people here every day! And I am also preparing to improve a bit. Let's talk after you have completely absorbed the two portions of top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue," Su Ling said.

...

In the sea area off the coast of Sea God Island!

The Devil Spirit Great White Shark, Xiao Bai, suddenly transformed from the water surface into a human form and stood up, whispering, "The second trial is my turn. Hmph, this time I will definitely not let you pass."

After speaking, Xiao Bai transformed back into a Devil Spirit Great White Shark and entered the sea.

...

In the hall where Su Ling was just now, the four goddesses were separated into four corners, more than ten meters apart.

Two people guarded every day to prevent accidents.

First, it was Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena absorbing their eighth spirit rings, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing took the Whale Glue. The two women only spent five days to completely absorb the two portions of Whale Glue and improve their bodies.

Afterwards, Su Ling took out two ten-thousand-year spirit rings for them.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also compared with each other to see who could increase the spirit ring age the highest.

After Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed their spirit rings, Su Ling also returned to his room and told the women that he would be in seclusion for some time.

In the room, Su Ling sat cross-legged.

With a thought, the System panel appeared in front of him.

Host: Su Ling

Age: 25 years old

Soul Power: Rank 97

Spirit (Mental): Rank 99

First Spirit: Primordial War Bow

First Spirit spirit rings: Black (50,320 years, Water attribute), Black (50,652 years, Wood attribute), Black (51,358 years, Fire attribute), Black (70,086 years, Gold/Earth attribute), Black (85,680 years, Wind/Thunder dual attributes), Red (100,188 years, Light attribute), Red (100,523 years, Wind, Thunder, Time, Space, Dark, Evil, Power), Gold (1,000,000 years, Perfect adaptation attribute), Gold (1,000,000 years, Perfect adaptation attribute)

Second Spirit: Nine-Layer Hunyuan Pagoda

Second Spirit spirit rings: None

Spirit Bone: external Spirit Bone Golden Dragon Armor (203,560 years), external Spirit Bone Void Wind-Thunder Wings (1,000,000 years), Wisdom Skull Bone (100,000 years)

Cultivation Technique: Concentration Technique (Sixth Layer), Supreme Hunyuan Scripture (Basic Upper Part)

Skills: Carefree Metamorphosis (Perfection, Skill comprehended: Heaven and Earth Carefree), Eight Desolations Fist (Perfection, Eight Wasteland Unity comprehended), Glorious Sword Art (Major Achievement), Nine-Star Body Refining Technique (Third Layer)

Domain: Intermediate Hunyuan Domain

[Remaining unopened treasure chests: White * 351, Yellow * 141, Purple * 538, Black * 67, Red * 3, Gold * 1]

[Remaining unopened special chests: Low-Level Blue Chest * 0, Intermediate Blue Chest * 0, High-Level Blue Chest * 0]

His personal panel hadn't changed much. Over the past month, he had obtained many chests and opened quite a few, with the majority being Black Chests and Red Chests.

Looking at the solitary Golden Chest, Su Ling thought to himself, "Might as well open it. System, open the Golden Chest."

[Ding... Opened one Golden Chest. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Top-Tier Protection Array * 1]

"A Protection Array?"

"Good, very good. It's finally upgraded."

[Top-Tier Protection Array: Can block most attacks from ordinary Title Douluo below Rank 96. It includes an Illusion Array, Binding Array, Killing Array, and Protection Array. The Illusion Array is highly effective against Spirit Masters below Rank 90 and difficult to break free from, while it is relatively easier for those above Rank 90 to escape. The Killing Array can injure Spirit Douluo above Rank 80, and has a very high kill rate against those below Rank 80. Its specific power depends on the quantity of Energy Crystals used.]

"Not bad at all. I like this array," Su Ling said. It was much better than the High-Level Protection Array. The previous one could only be called a basic version, while this one was a Plus++ version.

Su Ling immediately set up the array, activating only the Protection and Illusion Array functions to keep consumption low. He wouldn't activate the Killing Array unless necessary, as its consumption was terrifyingly high.

If all the arrays were activated, the consumption would be over twenty times that of the High-Level Protection Array, which was not cost-effective.

Using it for Support during normal times would suffice.

Inside the array, Su Ling also took out the million-year torso bone produced by the System.

It wasn't his first time absorbing a spirit ring; he controlled the spirit ring, merged it into his body, and then proceeded to absorb and fuse it.

...

Ten days later!

In the main hall, Xiao Wu finished her Cultivation, a smile appearing on her face.

"Xiao Wu, congratulations on your success." Standing Guard nearby today were Zhu Zhuxin and Jiang Zhu.

"Xiao Wu, how was the result? How many years did it reach?" Jiang Zhu asked.

Xiao Wu said, "A little over sixty thousand years. My Soul Power has also increased to Rank 72. I feel that my eighth spirit ring will definitely be able to reach one hundred thousand years."

"Over sixty thousand years, Xiao Wu, congratulations," Zhu Zhuxin said. Her own seventh spirit ring was only a little over fifty thousand years; in this regard, Xiao Wu was better than her.

"I wonder how much Zhuqing will reach?" Xiao Wu looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who had not finished yet.

In the blink of an eye, another six days passed, and Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing her spirit ring.

During this time, Xiao Wu had remained here, along with Zhu Zhuxin, who also needed to Guard her younger sister.

"Zhuqing, how are you?" Xiao Wu asked.

Zhu Zhuqing rarely showed a smile, saying, "A little over eighty thousand years. My Soul Power is at Rank 73."

"What? You're actually twenty thousand years higher than me!" Xiao Wu was speechless. She had worked so hard, yet she was still so far behind.

The reason Zhu Zhuqing could only improve this much was because she had previously undergone Body Refining with Ice and Fire, and the medicinal effects within her body had not been fully consumed.

It wasn't until she consumed Whale Glue while absorbing the spirit ring that they were fully exhausted, combining with the Whale Glue to enhance her body. If she were to take the trial now, she was confident she could reach the two-hundredth step, but unfortunately, the trial had already ended.

"Little sister, congratulations," Zhu Zhuxin said with a gratified expression.

"Big sister, congratulations to you too," Zhu Zhuqing said.

...

Douluo Continent!

In a certain village, a fierce battle was taking place.

Flames soared into the sky. Behind a Fatty, a pair of fiery red wings were flapping.

"Ma Hongjun, be careful!" Oscar, who was below, shouted a warning.

"Let's just do it together!"

Below, Oscar produced a drop of blood and used his sixth Spirit Ability, "Copycat," turning his Spirit into the same as Ma Hongjun's.

Both of them were actually Spirit Emperors. Accompanying them were two beautiful women, whose Soul Power was not high, possessing only four spirit rings.

The four of them were fighting against a group of vicious Wolftaken.

At this moment, this group of over a hundred Wolftaken had completely surrounded them.

"Oscar, there are too many of them. We won't be able to hold out for much longer. Should we run?" Ma Hongjun said.

"Agreed. Yanyan and Shasha are also about to reach their limit," Oscar said.

"Wanting to escape? It's not that easy."

Just as they were about to flee, Luo Sha's Green Ivy Vine below was broken, and several Wolftaken attacked, putting her life in imminent danger.

At this very moment, the other three were unable to provide any help.

"Shasha!" Oscar rushed over quickly, using Ma Hongjun's skill, Phoenix Fire Wire, but it was too late. He only blasted one of the Wolftaken, while the others pounced on her.

At this moment, Ma Hongjun couldn't attend to this side either, because his partner, Xu Yanyan, was also in danger.

Just at this critical moment, a few sounds suddenly rang out, and several Wolftaken fell to the ground on the spot.

Someone was helping? At this moment, they all realized it.

The next instant, Tai Long appeared with his Mighty Orangutan Spirit possessed, taking out one Wolftaken with each punch.

Tai Long had already revealed five spirit rings, unexpectedly being a Spirit King level expert.

Looking behind him, there were two more six-ring Spirit Emperors taking action, quickly resolving the Wolftaken before them.

Who else could it be but Dai Mubai and Tang San?

"Boss Dai and Tang San?" Oscar and Ma Hongjun knew they were saved this time.

After Tang San arrived, he said, "I felt like you looked familiar from afar. It really is you."

"Everyone, let's attack together and take out their leader first."

"Alright!"

With the addition of Tang San and Dai Mubai, although the battle was not easy, after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they killed the leader of the Wolftaken, and the remaining Wolftaken retreated.

On the body of the Wolftaken, they also discovered a Spirit Bone!

The battle ended, and the group left the village.

"Boss Dai, Tang San, Tai Long, thank you," Oscar said.

Tang San said, "Oscar, it's nothing. After all, we were all classmates once."

"But why are there only four of you? Su Ling isn't with you?"

Oscar sighed and said, "In recent years, we've only heard some news about Boss Su, but we haven't seen him."

"You are cultivating quite fast, actually reaching Spirit Emperor. But... you are with Su Ling, why are they only around Level 40? That's not very right of him," Tang San said.

At this time, Oscar was Rank 62, and Ma Hongjun was Rank 61.

Their partners, Luo Sha was Rank 47, and Xu Yanyan was Rank 46.

"Boss Su did help them improve a bit," Ma Hongjun said.

Tang San said, "That shouldn't be right. Look at the others in your team; didn't all of them reach Spirit King during the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament?"

"Five years have passed, and they are only in their 40s. Sigh..." Tang San sighed again.

"Tai Long, what Rank are you now?" Ma Hongjun suddenly asked Tai Long.

"Thanks to the Young Lord's help, I just reached Rank 60 these past few days," Tai Long said.

"I have already reached Rank 66," Dai Mubai said with a smug look.

"What about you, Tang San?" Oscar looked at Tang San and asked.

"Rank 69!" Tang San said with an indifferent expression.

"By the way, we are just about to go to Sea God Island for training. Do you want to come along?"

"Go for training together?" Oscar thought for a moment and finally said, "Sure, let's go together."

"I have no objections either, but Boss Dai, before we..."

"Sigh... that's all in the past. Our grudge is with Su Ling, not with you. We are all still brothers," Dai Mubai said.

"Alright!"

The relationship between Oscar and Dai Mubai was actually quite good before, and now that they had been saved by them, they naturally grew closer.

It was just that the two women beside them were both from the original Lanba Academy.

But since the other party had saved their lives this time, they didn't say anything.

After resting for a while, the group set off together.

...

Two days later!

"Boss Su is really something. He hasn't brought us along to Cultivate in these past few years."

...

Five days later!

"Su Ling gave the others in the team Spirit Bones and various medicinal herbs for improvement, why didn't he give any to Shasha and Yanyan? Otherwise, they would be at least Spirit Kings by now, maybe even Spirit Emperors, and they wouldn't have been in danger that day."

...

Ten days later!

"Third Brother and Boss Dai are better. They gave us two Spirit Bones and even gave Shasha and Yanyan treasures to consume for improvement. They have already reached Level 50 now."

"Hmph... Su Ling is too stingy. He treats us differently; he simply doesn't treat us as brothers."

Seeing the change in attitude of Oscar and his group, Tang San and Dai Mubai looked at each other and smiled, both revealing satisfied expressions.

...

Achoo!

Su Ling, who had just finished absorbing the million-year Spirit Bone, suddenly sneezed.

"Did I catch a cold?"

At this moment, Su Ling had already finished absorbing the million-year Spirit Bone, and at the same time, he had absorbed all the Cultivation results of the goddesses from the past six months, boosting his Soul Power to Rank 98 in one go.