Chapter 135: The Sea God's First Trial: Lingxu Becomes a Nanny

Bo Saixi sighed with emotion that Lingxu, at such a young age, could build a force and gather so many gifted people together.

Two Black Grade Six Trials, one Black Grade Five Exam, and three Black Grade Four Exams—a total of six Black Level Assessments.

There were also two Purple-Tier Trials; although these assessments were not high, in a place like Sea God Island, only Spirit Masters called geniuses could obtain them.

If judged by age, being in one's twenties and at level 46 or 47 was not considered high, but it still belonged to the one-in-a-hundred category.

Placed in the vast majority of Spirit Master Academies on the continent, they would definitely be among the top three existences in the academy.

Added to the potential improved by the Immortal Grade Herbs, the Purple-Tier Trial was still quite easy to obtain.

There were also the recipient of the Top Grade Seven Exam and Lingxu's Sea God Nine Trials.

And just as Lingxu thought, obtaining the Sea God Nine Trials first at least provided a guarantee of becoming a god; of course, it would be best if he could become a god through his own power.

Naturally, with the Sea God, if the Great Priest Bo Saixi did not sacrifice herself, then he would only have the path of becoming a god through his own power.

Bo Saixi's gaze remained fixed on Lingxu. After a long while, she spoke: "Lingxu, the Sea God Nine Trials is of great importance. You must work hard. Furthermore, on this Sea God Island, no one is qualified to accept your courtesies, myself included. The future of Sea God Island depends on you."

Before Lingxu could reply, he saw Bo Saixi turn to look at another woman and say: "Sea Maiden, convey my order: until these ten people complete the Sea God's trials, they are all honored guests of Sea God Island. No one is permitted to offend or neglect them."

"Except for the fact that you cannot help them complete their trials, satisfy their requests as much as possible. En... let them stay in your Sea Maiden City. Additionally, summon the other six people; we shall discuss matters at Sea God Hall tomorrow."

Being able to make the supreme Bo Saixi hold such an attitude, the Sea Maiden Douluo also understood the importance of the matter.

"Yes, Great Priest!" the Sea Maiden Douluo responded respectfully.

Bo Saixi looked at Lingxu again, and a smile finally appeared on her beautiful face: "I feel that you were still hiding your strength, but in future trials, it is best not to hide; you must face them with all your might."

"For the Sea God Nine Trials, including the rest of you, you must complete one trial every year, otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted."

"Also, do not be intimidated by these trials. As long as you give your all and constantly break through your limits, there is a great chance of passing the trials."

"If you have any needs in the future, you can propose them to the Sea Maiden; she will try her best to satisfy you."

Once she finished speaking, Bo Saixi left, and the Sea Maiden Douluo's voice sounded simultaneously: "Honored guests, please follow me."

A blue light lit up from the Sea Maiden Douluo's hand. With a wave, the seawater of this Sea God's Sea surged and condensed in the air, actually forming a bridge out of water.

Facing Lingxu and the others again, the Sea Maiden Douluo's attitude was much better, even showing some deference.

Bo Saixi's words were very effective; she treated Lingxu and the others with great caution.

Lingxu did not speak, only nodding in response.

He led the nine people behind him and walked up.

The Sea Maiden Douluo followed behind Lingxu, saying as they walked: "Honored guests, you will likely be living here for a long time to come."

"We do not have many rules on Sea God Island. After you arrive at my Sea Maiden City and settle in, you may decide for yourselves when to begin your trials."

"You need to complete one trial every year. You must already know the specific content of the trials. All trial tasks are carried out in order; only after completing one will the conditions for the next task appear, until all tasks are completed."

"If you have any needs, you may propose them, and I will try my best to satisfy you all."

"One more point to note: on Sea God Island, you may go anywhere except for the Central Forbidden Area. However, please do not cover the mark on your foreheads, as that is the symbol of your status."

"Thank you for your guidance!" Lingxu said.

He had originally wanted to call her 'Senior', but Lingxu felt he did not need to put on such an act.

After walking for nearly twenty minutes, the group walked out of the forest and arrived at Sea Maiden City.

Compared to the cities of the Heaven Dou Empire, the size of Sea Maiden City could only be described as a town, and a rather small one at that, as there were only a thousand or so people in the entire city.

However, although the city was small, it was fully equipped, and the five-meter-high city wall could be considered standard.

The residence the Sea Maiden Douluo provided for Lingxu and the others was not the City Lord's Mansion, but a rather well-built manor.

It was also equipped with chefs exclusive to Sea God Island. Here, Lingxu and the others did not need to worry about food or lodging; everything was handled by the Sea Maiden Douluo, so they did not need to worry about daily life at all, as these were all handled by designated personnel.

Lingxu and the others only needed to focus on cultivation and the God Trials.

In the hall of the manor, after everyone sat down, Lingxu finally spoke: "Tell me about the content of your first trial!"

Feng Xiaotian spoke first: "Increase soul power by three levels within a year!"

"We need to increase soul power by two levels!" Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er said.

"I also need to increase soul power by three levels!" Huo Wushuang said.

When it was Xue Wu's turn, she said: "Mine is also to increase soul power by three levels, reaching level 42 will suffice."

Finally, it was the turn of Shui Bing'er and the other three, but Shui Yue'er seemed the most distressed.

Shui Bing'er said: "The four of us must reach the Soul Ancestor level. However, Yue'er is only level 35; isn't that too difficult?"

Shui Bing'er was level 37; for her, increasing to level 40 in a year was hopeful, but for Shui Yue'er, it was truly a bit too difficult.

Dugu Yan was level 38, which was relatively simple.

It was not impossible for Huo Wu, who was level 36, as her talent was inherently much better than Shui Yue'er's.

As for Lingxu's own God Trial task, it gave him the feeling that he was like a nanny, which was to ensure that everyone successfully completed the first trial.

Perhaps the Sea God had already sensed his soul power—level 98 soul power—so how much more was there to test?

He even had the strength to fight Bo Saixi; although he might not be able to win on Sea God Island, at least he would not be defeated too miserably.

It was somewhat different from the Shrek God Trials; perhaps because everyone's soul power was uneven and too low, they needed to improve a bit to better carry out the next steps of the God Trials.

Overall, the content of the God Trials given by the Sea God was quite humane.

But for them, some were difficult and some were simple, but one thing was certain: according to the meaning of the God Trials, the first step of these God Trials required everyone to reach the Soul Ancestor level.

And this was also a test for Lingxu, such as how to lead everyone to grow.

It was equivalent to linking Lingxu with everyone; Lingxu felt slightly unhappy about this, but since the God Trial task had appeared, it had to be completed.

Lingxu looked at everyone, and in an instant, his expression became serious.

"Before coming here, I already explained the general situation to you, and just now you also heard the rules for participating in the Sea God's trials from the Sea God Island Great Priest and the Sea Maiden Douluo."

"Big Brother Ling, we all know this. We will definitely work hard. It's just three levels of soul power in a year; I have confidence," Feng Xiaotian said.

Among the nine, most were full of confidence, yet the one under the most pressure was Shui Yue'er.

Lingxu continued: "Having confidence is good, but there is one thing I will repeat: if you do not reach it within a year, just as the Sea Maiden Douluo said at the beginning, if the Black Level Assessment is not completed, you will only face death. Even I cannot save you. Although the Purple-Tier Trial did not explicitly state it, those who fail likely won't fare any better."

"Starting from today, everyone will begin to cultivate the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art with all your might."

"Of course, you cannot use all your time for cultivation; you must also arrange your rest time reasonably. From now on, wake up at five o'clock every morning to perform weighted training with me on Sea God Island for one hour. One hour after dinner, you will spar with me. Everyone must exhaust their entire soul power, then proceed to evening cultivation to replenish it, and finally, rest."

"I will monitor your cultivation progress, so prepare yourselves to endure hardship."

This method of training might be somewhat crazy, but faced with a challenge where failure means death within a year, everyone must give it their all.

After eating the lunch prepared in the mansion, everyone began their own cultivation.

Only Lingxu noticed that Shui Yue'er seemed to have a lot on her mind.

Five levels of soul power in one year was truly too difficult for her. If one included the one level of soul power gained from absorbing a Spirit Ring, the actual requirement for her soul power was an increase of six levels.

Seeing Shui Yue'er like this, Lingxu sent a voice transmission directly: "Yue'er, believe in your talent. You have consumed the Immortal Grade Medicinal Herb I gave you, and at that time, less than half of the medicinal efficacy used to boost you was unleashed. From now on, cultivate diligently to unleash the medicinal efficacy within your body. As long as you are willing to put in twice, or even three times the effort of others, there will be no problem completing the trial within a year. Believe in me."

Shui Yue'er looked up at Lingxu, who was watching her. With these words from Lingxu, Shui Yue'er seemed to grow up all at once, and her gaze became firm.

She nodded at Lingxu and then began to cultivate earnestly.

The others were easier to handle. Although Huo Wu also needed to increase by more than four levels, Huo Wu possessed an unyielding spirit and was capable of challenging herself.

Everyone present was the type who worked extremely hard.

Under Lingxu's guidance, Shui Yue'er had also changed quite a bit.

After the afternoon training ended, shortly after dinner, Lingxu arranged for everyone to spar with him.

Fortunately, this mansion was fully equipped with various facilities and also had a relatively large training room.

"The sparring begins now. Feng Xiaotian, you go first to set an example for everyone. Use your full strength!" Lingxu said.

Feng Xiaotian nodded and said, "Alright, Brother Ling, then you must be careful."

Boom...

"Is that all the strength you have?"

"Your speed is still not enough!"

"You must utilize the combined advantage of your speed and power!"

Lingxu fought while providing guidance, though Feng Xiaotian only had the role of being beaten while fighting Lingxu. Fortunately, Lingxu restrained his power; although it was somewhat painful, it did not lead to injury.

Feng Xiaotian drove his entire soul power to fight, and in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, his soul power was almost completely exhausted.

"Next, who's coming?" Lingxu asked.

Shui Yue'er mustered her courage and said, "I'll come."

Lingxu nodded and continued, "The previous fight was just to set an example. Next, I will change the method. I will suppress my soul power and strength to a level similar to yours for the fight; only then will it have the best effect."

In fact, suppressing soul power and strength to fight was also a test for Lingxu himself.

He couldn't lose to this group of little ones. Although he wasn't old either, except for Liu'er and Yun'er, everyone else was much younger than him.

Hearing that Lingxu was going to suppress his soul power and strength, Shui Yue'er also revealed a smile.

However, Shui Yue'er almost cried afterward; Lingxu struck without mercy. One must know that Lingxu had honed his combat techniques.

At that time, although he couldn't use soul skills, he could still train powerful combat ability.

Although Shui Yue'er had fought in the Hanhai City Spirit Fighting Arena and accumulated quite a bit of experience, she was still far behind Lingxu.

Before long, Shui Yue'er had almost exhausted all of her soul power.

Seeing her younger sister beaten so miserably, Shui Bing'er then came up to fight Lingxu.

It must be said that Shui Bing'er's combat techniques and comprehension ability were much stronger than Shui Yue'er's, and she lasted longer under Lingxu's attacks.

Fighting nine people one by one took about an hour.

Now Lingxu had them start with individual battles, and later they would start group battles.

After exhausting soul power through fighting, cultivating the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art would yield twice the result with half the effort, much faster than normal cultivation.

After resting for a night, the next morning, Lingxu increased the weight for everyone, running laps around Sea God Island to break their limits.

This run lasted for an hour. Physically, soul-power-wise, and combat-wise, they were all training; it was not just blind soul power cultivation.

There was no other way. Lingxu hadn't expected that the first trial would actually drag him in too. If they didn't improve, he wouldn't pass the trial.

Originally, he had only treated this Sea God Position as a final bottom line, but he hadn't known he would also face life and death. Lingxu had underestimated the Sea God Trial.

During the morning run on the first day, Lingxu discovered that there were many medicinal herbs in the jungle on Sea God Island. It looked like no one was picking them, so Lingxu asked the Sea Maiden Douluo.

The Sea Maiden Douluo told Lingxu that the medicinal herbs growing in this jungle could be used. The utilization of these herbs on Sea God Island was not that good, but there were more than a dozen common herbs needed by the physicians on Sea God Island, and basically, all of them could be used.

Therefore, Lingxu combined the knowledge he had previously obtained from the Pill Compendium and Herb Compendium in the system and began to work from this aspect.

Lingxu also collected a large number of medicinal herbs on Sea God Island.

On the seventh day of entering Sea God Island, Lingxu brewed a large pot of medicinal soup.

Lingxu named it Ascension Soul Soup. As the name suggests, it was for increasing soul power, as well as promoting the efficacy of the medicine within the body and restoring the body.

After all, there was physical training and a full-effort battle every day.

With the help of the Ascension Soul Soup, everyone's cultivation speed was further strengthened.

On the twentieth day of entering Sea God Island, Shui Yue'er was the first to break through, reaching level 36.

On the twenty-third day, Huo Wu broke through to reach level 37.

On the thirtieth day, Shui Bing'er broke through to reach level 38.

In one month, three people had successfully broken through their own limits.

On the thirty-sixth day, Dugu Yan improved to level 39.

On the fortieth day, Xue Wu improved to level 40, but Lingxu did not take her to find her Spirit Ring.

On the forty-third day, Huo Wushuang improved by one level, reaching level 44.

On the forty-ninth day, Feng Xiaotian broke through to reach level 48.

On the fifty-sixth day, Luo Liu'er broke through to reach level 49.

On the sixty-first day, Luo Yun'er finally broke through on this day, her soul power reaching level 53. On this same day, Shui Yue'er broke through again, her soul power increasing to level 37.

Such a speed of improvement was simply inconceivable; even Bo Saixi felt that perhaps this Sea God's First Trial had been made too simple.

Little did she know that besides everyone's hard work, there was also the effect of Lingxu having everyone consume Ascension Soul Soup every day.

And after entering the sixty-first day, Lingxu improved the Ascension Soul Soup once again, making its medicinal effect even stronger than before, and with almost no side effects.