Chapter 258: Supporting Battle Soul Master Ning Rongrong

Besides the soul bones, we also obtained the corpses of more than two hundred Evil Demon Tiger Whales this time.

These are all top‑tier soul beasts, and even ordinary meat is very valuable; Yang Xiong led everyone to extract all the whale glue, making this a bountiful harvest.

After everyone absorbed the soul bones, Yang Xiong's group returned to Haima City and specifically consulted the Sea Horse Douluo about the situation of the Seven Sacred Pillars.

The Sea Horse Douluo knows everyone's assessment contents; the Seven Sacred Pillars interact closely, but the assessments are public, and much information about the Pillars is public; the Sea Horse Douluo was not stingy and shared many details about the other six Sacred Pillars.

For the next full month, Yang Xiong and the other seven trained in combat daily, pointing out their flaws on one hand and helping them adapt further to fighting in seawater on the other.

Of course, this was also Yang Xiong's self‑training, battling the seven without using soul skills.

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Compared with Yang Xiong's group, Tang San and his six companions seemed relatively more unlucky.

After the Evil Demon Tiger Whale battle, Tang San and the others were eager to try, and followed Xiao Bai's party to the deep sea to slay the Black Scale Mermaid tribe.

The Black Scale Mermaids are a soul beast in the deep sea that is extremely hard to deal with; they resemble humans in shape but are entirely dark, covered in black scales, with very strong defense, boundless strength, and deadly poison.

After various arduous battles, Tang San's party finally crushed the entire Black Scale Mermaid tribe, killing many of them.

Dai Mubai and others did not receive an assessment promotion; the Black Level Four Trials were all completed, so among Tang San's party, only Tang San and Xiao Wu still need to continue the assessments.

Because Dai Mubai's group completed the assessment, they were rewarded another Divine Gift Soul Ring.

After absorbing the Soul Ring, Dai Mubai reached Seventy‑Five Level, which includes a one‑level soul power increase from the Divine Gift Soul Ring, plus another level from passing the Sea God Fourth Trial, and each assessment passed added one level of soul power.

Yu Tianheng, like Dai Mubai, reached Seventy‑Four Level.

Dugu Yan reached Seventy‑Two Level, but Zhu Qing is only at Sixty‑Nine Level and has not yet broken through to Soul Saint.

After passing the Fourth Examination, Tang San's soul power reached Seventy‑Eight Level, while Xiao Wu reached Seventy‑Seven Level.

However, when they returned, each person bore many wounds, showing how brutal this war was.

After a month of hard training, Yang Xiong and his group prepared to begin the Sea God Fifth Assessment.

The first match was Oscar versus Ning Rongrong against the Sea Horse Douluo.

The Sea Horse Douluo's martial soul is the Seahorse, which has excellent command of seawater, can merge its body with sea elements, using the Sea Within Sea's elements to form waves for combat, and also knows certain fist techniques.

However, Oscar was prepared in advance, having obtained Feng Xiaotian's blood beforehand and used it to create a Copy Mirror Sausage.

When the massive wave turned, Oscar immediately consumed the Copy Mirror Sausage, instantly transforming into a gigantic swift‑wind Demon Wolf, emitting endless wind blades; he even directly used Feng Xiaotian's Fourth Soul Skill: Demon Wolf Storm.

Under the Demon Wolf Storm, especially with Ning Rongrong's full support from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Oscar's soul skill power at this moment completely surpassed Feng Xiaotian's.

In the end, Oscar's swift‑wind Demon Wolf broke through the wave and the Sea Horse Douluo's attack, thereby defeating the Sea Horse Douluo.

Of course, this battle lasted a very long time; Oscar repeatedly used various Sausages to amplify himself, continuously restoring his body and soul power, essentially pushing his strength to the limit, making the fight resemble a prolonged tug‑of‑war.

The second match was Feng Xiaotian versus the Sea Reckless Douluo.

The Sea Reckless Douluo has extremely strong spirit power; its martial soul is the Illusory Sea Snake, and its innate domain possesses powerful control, capable of confusing any opponent, even a Title Douluo is reluctant to engage him lightly.

Feng Xiaotian is merely a Soul Douluo; his spirit power is far weaker than a Title Douluo's, and he was under the Sea Reckless Douluo's illusion control throughout.

Moreover, the Sea Reckless Douluo's Beast Soul amplifies, and it also controls a Tool Spirit; the Illusory Sea Snake is especially elusive, making defense impossible.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong's support played a crucial role.

With Ning Rongrong's assistance, Feng Xiaotian's spirit power surged, and his strength and various aspects improved greatly.

Especially, Feng Xiaotian displayed a terrifying combat talent, and even when at a disadvantage, his swift‑wind Demon Wolf was extremely rapid; when he used his martial soul true body, the wind element seemed to stir the entire ocean, and the Illusory Sea Snake resembled being in a hurricane.

When Feng Xiaotian again unleashed his swift‑wind Demon Wolf fifty‑four‑strike combo, his combat power far exceeded his own soul power level, and in the final few blows he already reached Title Douluo‑level attack capability.

Ultimately, under Feng Xiaotian's fierce assault, the Illusory Sea Snake could not withstand such a powerful attack, and the Sea Reckless Douluo himself was nearly seriously injured.

Feng Xiaotian and Ning Rongrong secured victory, and Feng Xiaotian's combat ability left the Sea Reckless Douluo himself full of admiration.

The third match featured elder brother Yang Wei and Ning Rongrong versus the Sea Spear Douluo.

It was a true contest between Tool Spirits; the Sea Spear Douluo's martial soul is the Sea Spear, ranking second among the Seven Sacred Pillars and famed for its formidable attack power.

Yang Wei's martial soul was originally a common iron sword; after absorbing Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, it evolved into a Profound Iron Sword, and his understanding of swordsmanship deepened greatly, mastering sword qi and now wielding an extremely fierce sword technique.

In the battle scene, the Profound Iron Sword and the Sea Spear collided in a single clash, with endless sword qi spreading across the ocean.

The Sea Spear Douluo also has high, formidable attack; especially when using its Tool Soul true body, it can use seawater as cover, merging its body into the Tool Spirit, amplifying its power further.

When Yang Wei employed his Tool Soul true body, the Profound Iron Sword was like the strongest sword in the world, emitting endless sword qi, brimming with boundless sword intent, even bearing fierce killing aura.

Nine-Leaf Sword Grass truly lives up to being a top Immortal Herb, a herb that even Yang Xiong covets; if not for his own older brother, Yang Xiong would never bring out a herb of this caliber.

At this moment, Yang Wei seemed less a person and more a pure sword; after absorbing the Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring soul bone, the Profound Iron Sword appeared even heavier, possessing the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King's formidable strength and even its blood‑lust.

When the Sea Spear Douluo activated its Ninth Soul Skill, all his energy concentrated on the Sea Spear, gathering at a point before exploding; the spear rapidly expanded, its terrifying energy warping the surrounding space and moving at such speed that evasion was impossible.

Yang Wei also gave his all, unleashing his strongest strike, the Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring skill: Tiger Whale Rage Slash, with the entire blade resembling a massive Evil Demon Tiger Whale, its blood‑red sword qi piercing heaven and earth.

Ning Rongrong likewise fully supported Yang Wei, pushing his Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring skill to the limit; finally, a single sword cleaved the massive Sea Spear, forcing the Profound Iron Sword against the Sea Spear Douluo's throat.

This battle was extremely brutal; both sides were repeatedly wounded by each other's Tool Spirits, blood gushing from every wound, and without Yang Wei's final all‑out effort, victory would likely have been impossible.

The fourth match pitted Qin Shuang against Ning Rongrong versus the Sea Ghost Douluo; compared with the other fights, this one resembled a clash of raw power.

In terms of strength, Qin Shuang is far behind the Sea Ghost Douluo; Qin Shuang is only a top Soul Saint, making a fight against a Title Douluo overly difficult.

Nevertheless, Qin Shuang displayed terrifying strength and resilience; the Vajra Bear's power is extremely formidable, with outstanding defense and no flaws.

Especially with Ning Rongrong's support, Qin Shuang was like an indestructible little bug, relying on his robust physique to drag on to the end.

At the final moment, the three's soul power was completely exhausted, resembling a primal brawl; Qin Shuang, relying on his outstanding physical condition, barely secured victory, also using many soul bone skills on his body.

In the crucial moment, besides her support, Ning Rongrong suddenly displayed combat power, producing a massive Spiral Sphere in her hand to strike the Sea Ghost Douluo, creating a final chance for Qin Shuang.

The fifth match featured Huo Wu versus the Sea Star Douluo; this battle turned out less difficult than imagined.

Huo Wu possesses extremely strong control ability; her martial soul, the Fire Shadow, has ultimate Fire Attribute, and when using her martial soul true body, she becomes a massive fire shadow, with golden flames that do not fear ordinary seawater.

Conversely, seawater under the golden flames evaporates at an extremely rapid speed.

The Sea Star Douluo is a Control System Soul Master; its martial soul, the Sea Star, can sprout countless tentacles and has strong devouring ability, and he himself possesses a devouring soul bone.

However, against Huo Wu's sky‑full flames, the fire strongly suppresses sea spirits and cannot be devoured at all.

In the end, after a fierce struggle, Huo Wu barely secured victory thanks to her powerful flames.

Finally it is Shui Bing'er; her opponent is the Sea Woman Douluo, whose martial soul is the Sea Demon Flute, also an exceptionally rare Spirit System Title Douluo.

Given Shui Bing'er's strength, she actually cannot win at all, especially when she lacks a Head Soul Bone.

But at this critical moment, Ning Rongrong unexpectedly displayed extremely powerful combat ability, not only possessing Nine Treasure Divine Light Body Protection, but also revealing the Eight Spider Soul Bone behind her; under the Nine Treasure Divine Light, she can be immune to certain spirit attacks.

In the end, Shui Bing'er and Ning Rongrong cooperated with each other; Shui Bing'er handled control, while Ning Rongrong took on the attacks, and only then did they achieve victory.

In fact this was also meticulously arranged by Yang Xiong; in the first three battles, Oscar, Wind Smiling Heaven, and Yang Wei were all Soul Douluo, so Ning Rongrong only needed to assist calmly.

When the three Soul Saints—Qin Shuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er—fought, Ning Rongrong gradually displayed her combat talent, especially the Eight Spider Soul Bone and the Spiral Sphere, which at crucial moments could have unexpected effects and might even turn the tide of battle.

Just as when battling the Sea Woman Douluo, Ning Rongrong used the Nine Treasure Body Protection Divine Light for the first time, also used the Eight Spider Soul Bone for the first time, catching the Sea Woman Douluo off guard.

This time seven people challenged six Title Douluo; Yang Xiong deliberately scheduled a match every one to two days, intending to push Ning Rongrong's strength to the limit, so that there would truly be hope of victory.

(End of Chapter)