Chapter 140: Qian Renxue's Eighth Trial, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King

The energy within the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Spirit Ring is immense, unprecedented among all the Spirit Rings Lingxu has absorbed.

Infinitely close to a million years, according to the levels of human Spirit Masters, that is an existence infinitely close to a god, on the same level as Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen.

Although there is the Vast Sea Universe Cover, there is also a pale golden glow surrounding it, and the area around the entire island is filled with mist.

Merely absorbing the Spirit Ring has already changed the environment of the surrounding sea; Lingxu, being in the midst of it, has no idea of the changes outside.

However, with the protection of the Sea God's Trident and the Vast Sea Universe Cover, there is absolutely no need to worry about Lingxu's safety.

Time passes slowly, and it is unknown how much time has gone by.

Lingxu has been immersed in the absorption of the Spirit Ring, while in Wuhun City on the Douluo Continent, Qian Renxue lets out a loud shout, and the nine Spirit Rings on her body flash.

"Hunshiliujiji, I've broken through! I wonder if Brother Lingxu has reached Jiushijiji yet; why hasn't he returned?" Qian Renxue says in a low voice.

"It's been over six years, and there hasn't been a single piece of news about Brother Lingxu. Should I go to Sea God Island?"

"But without you returning, Brother Lingxu, how can I complete this Angel's Eighth Trial?" Thinking of this, a blush rises on Qian Renxue's face.

The content of this Angel's Eighth Trial has a first requirement: she must cultivate to Hunshiliujiji.

Her cultivation speed is extremely fast; it only took her a little over six years to go from over level 80 to Hunshiliujiji.

The second is to hold the Angel Holy Sword and judge the three great sins of the human world.

She has also completed this, but for this final requirement, she truly has no way to do it alone.

"Brother Lingxu, my Angel's Eighth Trial requires you to be completed!"

And the content of this Angel's Eighth Trial is to marry Lingxu; only then can this God Trial be considered complete.

"I have already reached the required soul power. I must go find Brother Lingxu. I can go to Sea God Island too."

Through contact with the Lingxue Sacred Land, Qian Renxue already knows that Lingxu went to Sea God Island, taking nine people out to cultivate.

Just as Qian Renxue is talking to herself, Qian Daoliu says, "Xue'er, if you want to go, then go. However, our Spirit Hall and the people of Sea God Island have some grievances, so you must be careful when you go and try not to reveal your Spirit Rings."

"Hmm... if you are truly going, help me bring a letter over!" Qian Daoliu thinks of a scene from many years ago; that beautiful, graceful figure still appears in his mind from time to time over these years, unable to be cast aside.

"Oh!" Qian Renxue nods. So, Grandfather also has an old acquaintance on Sea God Island; looking at that expression, he seems to miss her very much.

Qian Renxue can still tell this, just as she misses Lingxu.

Brother Lingxu is really something, staying away for so long this time.

Uncle and Aunt have already reached level 90 and haven't gone to find their Spirit Rings yet; when you left, you said to let them wait, that they should look for 100,000-year Spirit Rings.

"Grandfather, then I will go back to the Lingxue Sacred Land first; I haven't been there for several years," Qian Renxue says.

Qian Daoliu nods and continues, "Go. This time when you go out, take Snake Spear and Puffer with you. By the way, I remember Lingxu's parents also went to Sea God Island; if possible, you should go together."

"Okay!" Qian Renxue nods.

And just as Qian Renxue is preparing to set off, here at Lingxu's side, he has been absorbing the Spirit Ring for over three consecutive months and has already succeeded.

It is a great pity that his soul power did not reach Level 100 after absorbing this Spirit Ring.

Cultivating to Level 100 by oneself is truly difficult; it is a hurdle.

One must know that even when the Sea God became a god, he obtained the faith of the entire ocean, and this power of faith was already so vast; therefore, the difficulty of cultivating to become a god by oneself is even greater. A single Spirit Ring from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seems far from enough.

Fortunately, this martial soul of his has only absorbed four Spirit Rings, leaving five positions, and there is still a Deep Sea Flood Dragon King, which is another Spirit Beast that has reached over 900,000 years.

Of course, Lingxu will not absorb it immediately now. After the Deep Sea Demon Whale King died, besides the Whale Pearl, there was also a soul bone—a million-year-level Torso Spirit Bone.

However, Lingxu remembers that this Deep Sea Demon Whale King fellow placed its soul inside the soul bone and would attack him during absorption, so before absorbing it, Lingxu must eliminate the soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

And just as Lingxu is preparing to take action, the voice that had been silent for a long time in his mind rings out again.

【Ding... Congratulations to the host for triggering a system mission: help Qian Renxue complete the Angel's Eighth Trial. Mission reward: 1,000,000-year Spirit Ring *1, random top-tier martial soul *1, Qian Renxue's soul bone age increased by 1 year! Time limit: three years!】

It's giving me a mission just like that?

"What exactly is Xue'er's Angel's Eighth Trial that it requires me to complete? I don't know what level Xue'er's soul power is at; it must be at least level 90 by now."

Lingxu is not clear on the exact level of her soul power, but it definitely won't be low.

There are still three years; no need to rush. I will absorb the soul bone first.

The content of his Sea God's Eighth Trial includes this soul bone.

Lingxu releases his Mental Power to carefully examine the soul hidden by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King within the Torso Spirit Bone.

Before long, Lingxu discovers the abnormality in the soul bone, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King discovers Lingxu at the same time.

Mental Shock!

Lingxu immediately uses a Spirit Bone Skill. This Spirit Bone Skill of Lingxu's has already reached the level of over 100,000 years, and its power is not low; furthermore, the current Deep Sea Demon Whale King only has its soul remaining.

Attacking the soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King at this time is no different from catching a turtle in a jar.

"Ah..."

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King lets out a miserable scream. Lingxu's move injured it, but it did not cause its soul to dissipate just like that.

"Damn you, how did you know I was here!"

The soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale looks at Lingxu in terror; Lingxu's attack just now was completely caught off guard.

Logically, the other party should have directly absorbed the soul bone, and then it would have struck while the soul bone was being absorbed—even if it died, it would have dragged this Sea God successor down with it.

"You have nowhere left to run; what else do you want?" Lingxu looks at the now somewhat weak soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. In this state, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is already unable to resist.

"I lost. If it weren't for the fact that the Sea God already had nine Spirit Rings back then, I might have lost even then. However, I beg you not to erase my soul. I am willing to contribute my final soul power to transform into your martial soul—that is, to add a martial soul for you," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King says.

Lingxu is stunned and asks suspiciously, "Are you sure?"

That a Spirit Beast can transform into a martial soul—this might not have appeared in the first Douluo, but it can appear in the second; it's just that the method is missing.

But why would the Deep Sea Demon Whale King do this? Logically, it, being blind, has a grudge against the Sea God.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King says, "I hope you can use my martial soul to achieve the Sea God Position. Leave me a sliver of my soul; I want to go to the God Realm and see!"

Perhaps going to the God Realm is also the obsession of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and there is also the fact of becoming a martial soul to disgust the Sea God.

And just at this moment, the mark on Lingxu's forehead feels slightly hot; the Sea God has actually given him a hint, telling him to agree.

Is the Sea God backing this?

"Fine, I agree to your terms, but during this process, you had best not pull any tricks. In your current state, I can obliterate you at any moment."

"Of course I won't. You can seal away my final sliver of spiritual consciousness, and you can release me once you reach the God Realm," said the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

"Furthermore, when I am absorbing the Spirit Ring, please do not absorb any Spirit Beasts of the Deep Sea Demon Whale species. Can you agree to this?"

Lingxu knew that this fellow still had a wife and a daughter, and naturally wanted to protect them.

"As long as you don't act recklessly, and they don't take the initiative to provoke me, I won't go out of my way to disturb them. Of course, if they truly come to disturb me, I will give them one chance. After that one chance, then don't blame me."

"I knew it, you knew about them," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King laughed.

Because he knew Lingxu had two martial souls, and his Spirit Ring was only at the fourth slot, and they were all over 100,000 years old—weren't his own wife and daughter the best candidates!

"Alright, I have no regrets now. Although you are hateful for ambushing an old man like me, being able to achieve God Level in the state of a martial soul is enough," said the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

The next moment, Lingxu discovered that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul seemed to be burning, and then in an instant, it entered Lingxu's body to begin combining and evolving with Lingxu's body to form a Spirit Ring.

At the same time, a sliver of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's divine sense was preserved, which Lingxu also sealed away.

Just like that, Lingxu actually obtained a martial soul: the Deep Sea Demon Whale King martial soul.

Swish...

Releasing the martial soul, Lingxu discovered that his connection to the Ocean had become even more profound.

In truth, to become the Sea God, it is best to be a Sea Soul Master; only when the martial soul belongs to the ocean can the power of the Sea God be unleashed to its peak. Tang San achieving the Sea God position with the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul is definitely inferior compared to a top-tier martial soul belonging to the ocean.

Putting away the martial soul, Lingxu began to absorb the Deep Sea Demon Whale Torso Spirit Bone.

Without the obstruction of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Lingxu absorbed the soul bone very smoothly, completing the absorption in just over a month.

After the absorption, Lingxu's physical strength was once again significantly enhanced.

If he were to face Bo Saixi or Qian Daoliu now, Lingxu would already have the certainty of absolute victory.

The limit of Level 99 soul power, but the gap between this Level 99 limit and Level 100 is perhaps greater than cultivating from Level 1 to Level 99.

This level is like an insurmountable chasm; this is also the difficulty of becoming a god through sheer force.

Relying on one's own cultivation to reach Level 100 is truly too difficult, but with the 10% cultivation effect provided by the Lingxue Sacred Land every day, as well as having two martial souls that can absorb Spirit Rings...

By grinding with time, Lingxu could also reach Level 100.

Thinking of this, Lingxu looked at his system panel again, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new world.

Host: Lingxu (Holy Master of Lingxue Sacred Land)

Status: Healthy

Soul Power: Level 99.21

Mental Power: Level 99.33

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), Scarlet Gold (999,999 years)

Soul Bones: Spirit Wisdom Skull (103,550 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords (512,456 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), Deep Sea Demon Whale Torso Bone (999,999 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: 1033

Members eligible for cultivation effects: 1032

Lingxu's level and Mental Power had actually been calculated precisely to two decimal places, displayed very intuitively.

But even after absorbing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he only reached Level 99.21, which is enough to show that to reach Level 100, Lingxu still needs to absorb the energy of four more Deep Sea Demon Whale Kings.

"That's how it is, at least I can see it."

"The Sea God's Eighth Trial has ended, and fortunately, the time limit for the Ninth Exam has been lifted; it only needs to be completed within ten years."

"Next, it is time to absorb the other Spirit Ring. If nothing goes wrong, it should be able to increase my level a bit more."

On Sea God Island, when Lingxu completed this God Trial, Bo Saixi also sensed it and whispered, "He succeeded."

Although that was the case, the faster Lingxu's progress was, the closer she was to death.

"There are still ten years left!"

Lingxu had one more thing to do while absorbing the Deep Sea Flood Dragon King's Spirit Ring, and that was to first devour the corpse of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

Even after a few months had passed, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's corpse still had some value.

Nearly two hundred meters long, this time Lingxu devoured it very quickly using the Golden Twin Swords, completing the devouring in less than an hour.

"Not bad, it increased the age by ten thousand years, now it is 523,258 years! The current Golden Twin Swords are definitely my trump card, no worse than using the Golden Thirteen Halberds with the Sea God's Trident, but if the Ocean Heart of the Sea God's Trident is restored, the power of using the Golden Thirteen Halberds will definitely be much greater."

However, for now, Lingxu still had to absorb the Deep Sea Flood Dragon King's corpse first, otherwise, if he waited any longer, it might really kick the bucket.

Lingxu had given it thousand-year medicinal herbs and Sea God's Light, allowing it to linger on for a few months.

Swish...

Lingxu released the Deep Sea Flood Dragon King.

Thump!

"Finally out, so it's you, human, you... you have already absorbed that old whale's Spirit Ring and soul bone?" the Deep Sea Flood Dragon King said in surprise.

Glancing at the Sea God's Trident beside Lingxu, it revealed an even more terrified expression.

"You are? That... Sea God's successor?"

"That's right, next you will also become my Spirit Ring, is there anything else to say?" said Lingxu.

The Deep Sea Flood Dragon King said: "Don't, don't, I am willing to pledge my loyalty to you, pledge my loyalty to Lord Sea God, and become your mount!"

The person before its eyes could pull it into a different dimension, and could also kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to absorb its soul bone and Spirit Ring; therefore, the strength of the human before its eyes was definitely not something it could shake.

Back then, the Sea God had also spared its life, and of course, it had promised never to invade Sea God Island, nor to approach within a hundred miles of Sea God Island.

The Sea God had already become a god, and the successor of the Sea God had also become the hegemon of this sea.

"A mount! Then what do you have to guarantee this? And what can you bring me?" Lingxu asked; possessing a mount like this seemed quite good.