Chapter 137: Six Years of Harvest, Lingxu at Level 99, Ascending the Sea

Everyone knew that the previous day had been a test of Shui Bing'er's limits; if she could make a breakthrough today, she would be able to reach the seventy-second step.

Shui Bing'er was in very good condition today; every step upward was difficult, yet she continued to move forward.

The reason she could persist, aside from daily cultivation, was that before this second trial, Lingxu had made them train their bodies for over a year.

Coupled with various medicinal herbs and the support of the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, their rate of progress was extremely fast.

By comparison, the Shrek Seven Devils, even during their Soul Emperor period, could not match the current Shui Bing'er.

Before long, Shui Bing'er arrived at the seventy-first step, just one step away from completing the trial.

"Go, Bing'er!"

"Go!"

Cheers came from behind, and Shui Bing'er also gathered her courage, gritted her teeth, and with an explosion of her full strength and soul power, one foot finally landed on the seventy-second step.

However, this was only the beginning; a massive pressure swept over, causing Shui Bing'er's body to tremble, looking as if she might fall off if she were the least bit careless.

With her full soul power circulating and her other foot exerting force, she pushed against the immense pressure, and finally, her other foot stood upon it.

At this moment, she finally succeeded, successfully ascending to the seventy-second step with fifty-one levels of soul power.

After ascending to the seventy-second step, her God Trial could be considered complete.

A sea-blue light descended, Shui Bing'er's aura rose, the God Trial's reward fell, and her soul power increased by one level directly, reaching fifty-two.

The fatigue on her body seemed to vanish at this moment, her soul power recovered to its optimal state, and her body seemed to have been enhanced under this light as well.

Standing on this seventy-second step, Shui Bing'er felt much more relaxed.

"I succeeded!" Shui Bing'er said loudly; the usually quiet Shui Bing'er could not hide her joy at this moment.

"Then I'll go up second," Shui Yue'er said.

"Go ahead!" Lingxu nodded.

Shui Yue'er had also improved quite a bit this year, rising from level forty-two to level forty-seven; improving five levels of soul power in one year was already very good.

Although it was less of an increase than Shui Bing'er's, compared to others, this improvement was not bad.

Perhaps because the first trial was too difficult, her God Trial task was the thirty-sixth step, which was not particularly difficult for her.

Shui Yue'er's speed was very fast, and before long, she reached the thirty-sixth step and completed the trial.

The reward was the same: soul power increased by one level, reaching forty-eight.

Next were Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er together; their soul power was level fifty-seven and level fifty-five respectively, and in one year, both had each increased their soul power by three levels.

Of course, this was all thanks to the various auxiliary cultivation medicines provided by Lingxu, combined with high-intensity training.

Everyone had improved a lot, not just them.

The forty-ninth and forty-second steps were not too difficult for them either, and they soon completed them successfully; with the rewards distributed, both again increased their soul power by one level, reaching fifty-eight and fifty-six respectively.

Immediately following were Xue Wu and Dugu Yan, who began their trial together.

Over this year, Dugu Yan had improved to level forty-seven, and Xue Wu had improved to level forty-eight; both needed to ascend to the forty-second step, which they also completed easily.

After the God Trial was completed, both also increased their soul power by one level.

Then it was the turn of the siblings Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.

Huo Wushuang had also been especially diligent this year; after all, he had to ascend to the sixty-third step, while Huo Wu had to reach the forty-ninth.

This year, the two siblings' soul power had reached level fifty-one and level forty-nine respectively!

Huo Wu's improvement was about the same as Shui Bing'er's; Lingxu occasionally gave her special care, just a bit less than Shui Bing'er, as she only had to ascend to the forty-ninth step, which was much less than Shui Bing'er.

Even so, Huo Wu's current soul power had increased to level forty-nine.

As long as this God Trial was completed, she would reach level fifty, and becoming a Soul King was just around the corner.

However, just as the two were preparing to set off, Feng Xiaotian spoke up: "Let me join you both."

Feng Xiaotian offered voluntarily, and Huo Wu responded: "Alright, then let's go together."

On this point, Huo Wu did not refuse, as the relationship between the two was still very good.

The three lined up, and Huo Wu whispered: "Start!"

Swish...

As soon as the words fell, the three of them rushed up together.

Their speeds were not slow; of course, Huo Wu's soul power was the lowest, and Feng Xiaotian's was the highest.

A year ago, after Feng Xiaotian obtained his Spirit Ring, he had reached level fifty-two, and now, after a year of effort, his soul power had reached level fifty-six.

The seventy-second step was not particularly difficult for him.

"Look at Huo Wu, she succeeded."

As the three ascended the stairs, Huo Wu was the first to stand on the step she needed to reach: the forty-ninth.

The God Trial reward descended, and Huo Wu's soul power reached level fifty.

Following that, Huo Wushuang completed his God Trial, and his soul power increased to level fifty-two.

Finally, it was Feng Xiaotian; the seventy-second step held no surprises for him, and he successfully reached it, increasing his soul power to level fifty-seven.

After everyone had succeeded, Lingxu stepped forward and said softly: "Now it's my turn!"

Lingxu walked onto the steps; his soul power was sealed, his soul bone could not be used, his martial soul could not be activated, and he carried a thousand-pound weight on his body.

Yet, even in such a state, Lingxu's speed did not diminish in the slightest.

He quickly walked up to the three-hundredth step.

Lingxu glanced at the very top of the stairs and said: "Continue!"

He took another step, which was the progress Lingxu had made this year.

The others were also counting the number of steps Lingxu had ascended.

"Three hundred and seventh step!"

Three hundred and twelfth step.

……

"Three hundred and thirty-second step, just one last step to go, Brother Lingxu, come on!"

"Three hundred and thirty-third step, done!"

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Lingxu successfully stepped onto this final step; at Level 98, under such pressure, he had once again completed a few steps.

The God Trial reward descended at this moment, a 5% reward to Sea God affinity; this time, the Sea God was finally generous, granting Lingxu an increase in some of his Spirit Ring age.

It was just that this Spirit Ring age increase was a bit small, only five hundred years.

Feeling relaxed, Lingxu also looked at his attribute panel; two years had passed.

It seemed like there wasn't much change, but in reality, Lingxu had improved a lot.

……

The Sea God's Second Trial was completed, and after resting for just one day with the group, Lingxu entered the third trial.

However, Luo Liu'er only had a Purple Level Trial, so after the second trial was completed, her Sea God God Trial journey ended, but she did not give up and continued to cultivate with Lingxu and the others!

One year later, the Sea God's third trial ended, and the soul power of the several people was as follows:

Luo Yun'er, soul power Level 60.

Luo Liu'er, soul power Level 57.

Feng Xiaotian, soul power Level 62.

Huo Wushuang, soul power Level 56.

Xue Wu, soul power Level 52.

Dugu Yan, Level 51.

Huo Wu, soul power Level 53.

Shui Bing'er, soul power Level 55.

Shui Yue'er, soul power Level 52.

……

Another year passed, and the Sea God's fourth trial ended.

The soul power of the nine people advanced further; by this point, the Black Grade Four Exam for Dugu Yan, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er had all concluded.

The Sea God's fifth trial took a shorter time, taking only half a year; after the fifth trial ended, Huo Wushuang's Black Grade Five Exam also ended.

The Black Grade Six Trials also took half a year, and Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu's Black Grade Six Trials ended.

Following closely was Shui Bing'er's Sea God's seventh trial; this actually didn't take long, but it still took half a year to complete, and the Top Grade Seven Exam was finished.

All of Shui Bing'er's Spirit Rings were increased by five thousand years, so her Spirit Rings were at least starting from purple.

Just like that, the group had been on Sea God Island for six years, and Lingxu was already twenty-two years old.

Except for Lingxu, everyone else had also successfully completed all the Sea God trials.

Finally, everyone's soul power levels were:

Luo Yun'er, thirty years old, soul power Level 72.

Luo Liu'er, twenty-nine years old, soul power Level 71.

Feng Xiaotian, twenty-one years old, soul power Level 85.

Huo Wushuang, twenty years old, soul power Level 78.

Xue Wu, nineteen years old, soul power Level 73.

Dugu Yan, eighteen years old, soul power Level 73.

Huo Wu, sixteen years old, soul power Level 77.

Shui Bing'er, sixteen years old, soul power Level 79.

Shui Yue'er, sixteen years old, soul power Level 73.

After everyone completed the God Trials, all members had reached at least Soul Saint.

It was mainly because everyone's starting point was too low, but Feng Xiaotian had the greatest improvement, successfully reaching Level 80, and then he absorbed the one and only opportunity to absorb a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.

Leaving the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring for last, after long-term training, Feng Xiaotian had already completed cross-level absorption at Level 60, so when he reached Level 80, he absorbed the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring and increased it to one hundred thousand years.

This time, it caused Feng Xiaotian's soul power to soar directly to Level 85.

A twenty-one-year-old Spirit Douluo, one has to say, is very formidable.

However, her record might soon be broken, as Shui Bing'er was not far from Level 70.

Then looking at Lingxu, after assisting Shui Bing'er in completing the final trial, Lingxu came before the Sea God Platform.

At this moment, Lingxu's Sea God affinity had reached 70%, and Lingxu's seventh trial was to pull out the Sea God's Trident.

On the Sea God Platform, there was only a black long rod, because the Sea God's Trident was inserted upside down into it.

Arriving before the Sea God Platform, Lingxu first used his Mental Power to sense it, discovering that this Sea God's Trident now felt like an ordinary weapon, without any aura or special features.

However, such a Sea God's Trident gave people a heavy feeling.

Facing this Sea God's Trident directly, the exposed long handle was about one zhang long, as thick as a child's arm, pitch-black and lusterless, and Lingxu could only vaguely see a layer of fine patterns on it.

Lingxu remembered the weight of the Sea God's Trident was about 108,000 jin, but in the hands of someone recognized, the weight would decrease to 108 jin.

There were two ways to pull out this Sea God's Trident; one was to use brute force to pull it out, but this was an object of 108,000 jin, and it was embedded in this mountain.

The force required to pull it out by force was not just the weight of 108,000 jin; it might require several times that force.

Of course, the simplest method was to inject Sea God's Light to make the Sea God's Trident recognize oneself.

At this moment, Lingxu stood in front of the Sea God's Trident, and Bo Saixi, as well as the nine people including Feng Xiaotian, were all watching him from afar.

Lingxu turned his eyes and looked at his system panel; he had improved quite a bit over these six years.

Host: Lingxu (Holy Master of Lingxue Sacred Land)

Status: Healthy

Soul Power: Level 99

Mental Power: Level 99

First martial soul: Six-Winged Holy Light Tiger

Spirit Rings: Black (57,315 years), Black (57,430 years), Black (58,523 years), Black (77,736 years), Black (81,185 years), Red (105,628 years), Red (155,500 years), Red (150,500 years), Red (165,500 years)

Second martial soul: Dark Demon Evil Soul Spear

Spirit Rings: Red (117,088 years), Red (140,620 years), Red (113,120 years)

Soul bones: Spirit Wisdom Skull (103,550 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords (270,800 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Armor (106,339 years), Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone (120,000 years), Right Arm Bone (120,000 years), Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone (120,120 years), Azure Bull Python Right Leg Bone (120,210 years)

Cultivation Method: Lingxue Sacred Heart Art (Tenth Layer)

Skills: Phantom Shadow Steps (Perfected), Eight Extremities Fist (Perfected), Breath Concealment Technique (Perfected), Eye of Truth (Perfected), Nine Styles of Soul Severing (Perfected), Lingxue Sacred Heart Hand (Perfected), Lingxue Sacred Heart Sword (Perfected), Lingxue Carefree Travel (Perfected)

Domains: Holy Light Domain (Top-tier), Evil Dark Domain (Top-tier), God Slayer Domain (Top-tier)

Current Lingxue Sacred Land members: 999

Members capable of gaining cultivation effects: 998

Over these six years, Lingxu's soul power finally reached Level 99, and naturally, his Mental Power also broke through to Level 99.

The age of each Spirit Ring also increased by more than 20,000 years; the Spirit Ring age was naturally a reward from the God Trial.

Regarding the breakthrough in soul power, the first factor was the 10% daily cultivation effect from Lingxue Sacred Land over these six years; the other help was Lingxu's Angel Sixth Exam, hunting the Evil Demon Whale King, which allowed Lingxu to gain another red Spirit Ring.

It was precisely because of this 100,000-year Spirit Ring that Lingxu's soul power successfully broke through.

Besides this, all his skills had also been practiced to perfection.

Level 99 soul power meant that once Lingxu completed the assessment, he would have the opportunity to obtain the Sea God's God Position, though the prerequisite was to have Bo Saixi sacrifice herself.

However, Lingxu knew that even though Bo Saixi had lived for so long, it would not be easy for her to sacrifice herself.

Bo Saixi sacrificing for Tang San actually had elements of helplessness, and of course, his status as Tang Chen's great-grandson also played a part.

Lingxu naturally did not have what Tang San possessed, so Lingxu did not harbor such hopes; at worst, he would just break through on his own.

Lingxu gripped the Sea God's Trident with both hands and pulled with force; this relied on pure physical strength.

When Lingxu exerted his strength, the entire mountain seemed to tremble.

Was his pure strength already this strong?

Bo Saixi looked at Lingxu in surprise, and at this moment, Lingxu activated Martial Soul Possession, and his soul bones manifested on his body.

Did he need to use physical strength to pull it out?

Bo Saixi naturally knew the method, but she did not tell Lingxu.

A rumbling sound rang out; under Lingxu's powerful strength, the Sea God's Trident was indeed pulled out a little by Lingxu.

Lingxu sighed that if he used his Martial Soul Avatar, he would definitely be able to pull the Sea God's Trident out.

However, this was not the result of the seventh exam, so Lingxu began to inject Sea God's Light; under the injection of the Sea God's Light, the Golden Trident began to change.

Before long, it revealed a golden radiance, and the originally black trident turned golden.

Boom...

After the Sea God's Light was injected, the trident was pulled up by Lingxu.

At this moment, Lingxu also felt that the Sea God's Trident had become lighter, and he had successfully completed the Sea God's Seventh Exam.

A beam of light descended, and Lingxu's Sea God affinity directly reached a 15% reward, so Lingxu's current Sea God affinity had already reached 85%, and he also possessed the right to use the Sea God's Trident.

Therefore, Lingxu could also cultivate the exclusive skill for using the Sea God's Trident, the Golden Thirteen Halberds, which could be considered a relatively powerful method of attack.