Chapter 242: Shura Method

Time passed swiftly, and soon a year had passed since arriving at Sea God Island; during this year everyone's progress was rapid, not only their Soul Power Level rose quickly, but their physical condition also improved greatly.

Now Yang Xiong is already Level 80, and he reached Level 80 two months ago; under the Sea God's Light, on average a little over two months can raise the Soul Power by one level.

Ning Rongrong reached Level 74, having absorbed a divine Soul Ring to raise the Soul Power by one level, and Oscar is Level 73.

Feng Xiaotian's Soul Power reached Level 72; this talent is indeed strong, being the greatest Soul Power increase among everyone.

Elder brother Yang Wei is also Level 71, but he has just broken through.

Qin Shuang is Level 68, has not yet hit a bottleneck, and is also the only one among everyone who has not absorbed a divine Soul Ring.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er have the fastest progress; Huo Wu's Soul Power reached Level 66, Shui Bing'er's Soul Power reached Level 67, and both increased by a full eight Soul Power levels.

It can be said that under the Sea God's Light, everyone's cultivation speed is several times faster than usual; otherwise they wouldn't have advanced so quickly.

The group is very excited about the more than a year of progress and is preparing for the final assessment.

From the very start of the first-stage assessment, Yang Xiong already said that he hopes everyone, relying on their own strength, will break through the Sea God's Light assessment, and unless absolutely necessary at the end, they should avoid others' help as much as possible.

Otherwise, once the mind slackens or they feel they have support, cultivation will actually slow down, and they cannot bring the Sea God's Light assessment's effect to the utmost.

The first to go up is still Feng Xiaotian; although Feng Xiaotian has no soul bone, his physical condition is extremely robust, especially his wind attributes are very good.

After Feng Xiaotian exerted all his strength, even without others' assistance, he barely crossed the 118th-level step.

Next are elder brother Yang Wei and Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang's martial soul is Vajra Bear; in terms of strength it is not weaker than top Soul Saints, her physical condition is also extremely strong, and she is only at Black Level Four Trials, with the assessment only at the 98th-level step.

Through Qin Shuang's effort, a massive Vajra Bear, under the Sea God's Light, faced the difficulty, exerted all its strength to the limit, and finally passed the assessment.

Yang Wei finds it relatively more difficult, but he is a Soul Saint; especially his Profound Iron Sword sword aura is extremely fierce, using the sword aura to contend with the Sea God's Light, and at the final stage he forcibly cut a small opening in the Sea God's Light with his sword aura, finally stepping over the 98th-level step.

After the three passed the assessment, the remaining few are relatively more troublesome.

The fourth to go is Huo Wu; over this year she has improved greatly, and her primary martial soul, illuminated by the Sea God's Light, has gained some strength, but in her previous frantic attempts she only barely reached the 99th-level step and never could surpass the 100th-level step.

After many consecutive attempts, Yang Xiong finally asked Ning Rongrong and Oscar for help.

With the effect of Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Oscar's Excitement Pink Sausage, Huo Wu's various attributes increased dramatically, and relying on her stubborn perseverance, she finally crossed the 118th-level step.

Next is the hardest, Shui Bing'er; up to now, no matter how hard she tries, she can only cross the ninety‑something level steps, still far from the 136th-level step, and she is the most dangerous among everyone, since her Soul Power Level is too low.

Oscar's Seventh Spirit Ring is a divine Soul Ring; the soul skill is the same as in the original, also called Sturdy Golden Blue Fly.

When this soul skill first appeared, everyone almost burst out laughing, especially Qin Shuang, who wanted to give Oscar a good beating just by looking at him, because the name was just too vulgar.

However, this time Oscar's Seventh Soul Skill is much stronger than in the original; Oscar has two more soul bones than the original.

Moreover, Oscar's Seventh Soul Skill Sturdy Golden Blue Fly can be stored for a long time; within the Food System it is absolutely like a cheat.

After Oscar's breakthrough, Yang Xiong had Oscar start producing Sturdy Golden Blue Fly; now he has a considerable stock, also preparing for the future.

With Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda assistance, and after simultaneously taking Excitement Pink Sausage, Ultimate Green Sausage, and Sturdy Golden Blue Fly, Shui Bing'er seemed to undergo a qualitative change in strength; the once gentle person became extremely excited and extremely formidable.

With the full assistance of the two, Shui Bing'er seemed to break her limit and finally crossed the 136th-level step, passing the first-stage assessment.

The group finally all breathed a sigh of relief; among everyone, the truly hardest was indeed Shui Bing'er.

Next are Oscar and Ning Rongrong; compared with the others, these two are actually not that difficult.

Oscar originally has many soul bones, his physical condition is countless times stronger than in the original, and with his pre‑prepared Sturdy Golden Blue Fly, the 118th-level step is no problem for him.

Ning Rongrong, relying on her strong perseverance, the effect of multiple soul bones on her body, plus Oscar's Sausage, stubbornly climbs upward on her own.

Especially after reaching the 120th-level step, the Eight Spider Spirit Bone's effect manifested.

The Eight Spider Spirit Bone is like eight spider spears, rigidly supporting on the ground; the whole body's forward lean looks as if desperately climbing, and that resolute look even makes Yang Xiong feel a bit of pain.

But in the end she still climbed past the 136th-level step, completing the first-stage assessment alone.

After the other seven have all completed the assessment, only Yang Xiong remains at the end.

Yang Xiong did not let others assist, and swiftly climbed the Sea God's Light staircase.

The first two hundred steps posed no pressure on Yang Xiong; he actually ran quickly on the stairs as if strolling leisurely.

Although this year Yang Xiong only increased his Soul Power by five levels, under the Sea God's Light he repeatedly broke his limits, and his physical condition and strength have become considerably more robust than before.

Especially recently, Yang Xiong directly meditated and cultivated on the 400th-level step; this intensity can no longer affect his body.

After reaching the 200th-level step, Yang Xiong's speed began to gradually slow, and his martial soul and Soul Ring started to summon, greatly enhancing his body and strength in all aspects.

After summoning the martial soul and Soul Ring, Yang Xiong kept sprinting forward, and only when he reached the 350th-level step did his speed finally drop completely.

But Yang Xiong climbed the steps step by step, as if completely ignoring any pressure, as if no one could block his advance.

At the 550th-level step, his whole body's strength seemed to have reached the limit; the Sea God's Light pressure was like a mountain, every inch of skin and every bone seemed to be crushed.

Yang Xiong's heart hardened, and he simultaneously used the Third Soul Skill: Tyrant Dragon's Rage and the Fourth Soul Skill: Dragon‑Elephant Rigid Body, with all his soul bones manifesting; he instantly became immensely imposing, looking like a humanoid fierce beast.

Under the amplification of the two premium soul skills, the pressure on his body seemed to lessen considerably, and his forward steps even changed; watching Yang Xiong press on upward despite the pressure.

Upon reaching the 640th-level step, the two amplified soul skills had been used to the utmost, and he seemed as if he would be crushed.

At this moment Yang Xiong gritted his teeth, the massive Seventh Spirit Ring instantly lit up, and around his body appeared a blood‑red silhouette, which was the Seventh Soul Skill: Shura True Form.

But at that moment, Yang Xiong emitted endless red light, and the Killing Domain manifested in an instant; the blood‑red glow collided with golden light in the air, and the Killing Domain clashed with the Sea God's Light in the sky.

Although only the last twenty‑something steps remained, those twenty steps meant little to Yang Xiong, yet at this moment he was not only thinking of passing the assessment but also eager to discover his own limit.

In that instant, the five preceding Soul Rings explosively burst simultaneously, countless energy surged into his body, and the blood‑red phantom around him expanded countless times, like a blood‑colored giant, its violent aura staining the entire step crimson.

At this moment Yang Xiong wanted to gamble, directly used Bomb Ring, and after detonating the five Soul Rings, the blood‑red silhouette exceeded thirty, and the Killing Domain seemed to strengthen considerably, like a demon crawling out of hell, like a Shura; this was the desperate technique Yang Xiong originally derived by simultaneously absorbing three Thousand‑Weight Ant Emperor Soul Rings: the Shura Method.

The massive Shura Method clashed with the Sea God's Light, and the Killing Domain at that instant seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, like a giant howling at the sky, showing its unwillingness, as if a mortal were challenging a deity.

With the use of the Shura Method, Yang Xiong felt unprecedented power, and terrifying force erupted from his body.

At this moment Yang Xiong did not hesitate, regardless of how many steps he had reached, he gave his all to climb higher.

Having climbed an unknown number of steps, Yang Xiong's body had reached its limit, even the Shura Method could no longer break through any further.

At that time, Yang Xiong relaxed his breath, and the pressure on his body vanished instantly, causing him to collapse onto the Sea God's Light staircase.

Looking again toward the top of the staircase, the distance from Yang Xiong now was only a little over a hundred steps.

At this moment Yang Xiong looked extremely miserable, as if every bone in his body were about to fall apart, and even his seven orifices were bleeding.

This Shura Method was Yang Xiong's first use; by detonating as many as five Soul Rings, it granted him beyond‑limit power in an instant, but the side effects were also very obvious.

On one hand, after each use of the Shura Method, it already far exceeds his body's tolerance, and the whole body suffers extreme pain, as if every bone were being crushed.

On the other hand, he cannot continue fighting in the short term, and even the detonated Soul Rings vanish shortly thereafter; because it was his first use, the exact recovery time cannot yet be determined.

Hahaha!

But at this moment, Yang Xiong ignored the pain in his body and instead laughed aloud, looking up at the sky.

This time, Yang Xiong actually climbed all the way to the Eight Hundred Sixty Level Steps; although it may become harder further on, at present he seems to have cleared the block of air lodged in his chest.

All along, Yang Xiong has never told anyone his goal, and what he truly pursues has always been Hundred Level godhood.

Only now does he realize that godhood is not unattainably distant; he is currently only at Level 80, and by giving his all he can reach the Sea God's Light at the Eight Hundred Sixty Level Steps, which may not be that far from the legendary One Thousand and One Steps.

(End of chapter)