Chapter 291: Xiaobai

"I think what Zhuqing said might be true; in that case, this Sea God Affinity is indeed the best reward for you," Dugu Yan also chimed in.

"What exactly is the use of Sea God Affinity? We'll find out when the time comes. By the way, how are your Second Trials going?" Ye Lingling looked at the group.

Yu Feng spoke first: "Lingling, the Second Trial is called 'Breakthrough, Ring Blockade.' The condition to pass the trial is to break through the blockade on the Ring Sea and reach the opposite shore without killing a single Sea Soul Beast."

"Mine and Zhuqing's are the same, but with one extra rule: we cannot use any Soul Ring Skills, and even Soul Bone Skills are partially restricted; we can only use some of them."

Ye Lingling then checked the content of her own Second Trial, and only after a moment did she say: "Mine is the same, but all my Soul Ring Skills and Soul Bone Skills have been sealed."

"That's too many requirements, isn't it?" Yu Feng said in surprise.

"It feels so hard," Ning Rongrong opened her mouth to say.

"It's alright. Although we can't use Soul Ring Skills or Soul Bone Skills, our Domains can still be used, and the Self-Created Spirit Skills that Xiao Quan taught us can still be used," Ye Lingling said calmly.

"However, the Second Trial didn't say it was a solo mission, which means we can work together to pass it. Looking at it from this perspective, this Second Trial shouldn't be easy; the difficulty of the First Trial is already laid out there," Zhuqing continued.

"We shouldn't rush the trial either. Let's take this time to rest and reorganize, cultivate normally for a while, and then deal with this Second Trial," Dugu Yan continued.

"Mm." Everyone nodded.

On the other side of Sea God Island.

Raging Sea Desperate Situation.

The massive waves emitted a thunderous roar.

The terrifying giant wave had just formed when, the moment it neared the Sinking Silver Pillar, it was shattered by a terrifying force with a boom.

After countless sprays of water, Shi Quan's robust figure was revealed. His upright posture seemed as if it were rooted to the Sinking Silver Pillar, standing steadily. Whenever a giant wave struck, he would throw a punch; a simple punch, yet it contained power that would make even a Spirit Beast fearful.

After half a year of crazy training, Shi Quan was finally able to stand steadily on the Sinking Silver Pillar and possessed the terrifying power to contend with hundred-meter giant waves.

This also signaled that the second stage of Shi Quan's training in the Raging Sea Desperate Situation had come to an end.

The first stage was tempering the body; the second stage was increasing strength.

As for the final stage Shi Quan set for himself, to be precise, it was to improve his own application of Strength.

Of course, although the increase in strength gave Shi Quan the power to contend with the waves, this was not what Shi Quan was pursuing.

The realm Shi Quan wanted to reach was the effect of borrowing force to strike, like the Universe Shift. If he could neutralize and borrow the massive power of a hundred-meter giant wave when facing it, then his control over his own strength and force would reach a qualitative change.

Upholding the principle of making the best use of everything, this was the third stage Shi Quan set for himself.

Wanting to neutralize the power of giant waves was not as simple as tempering the body or training strength; its difficulty was greater than the previous two. However, the training from the first and second stages had laid a very good foundation for Shi Quan, and this third stage of cultivation tested Shi Quan's own comprehension more.

The time for this stage was the hardest to estimate; Shi Quan himself did not know how long it would take.

After half a year of strength tempering, Shi Quan's soul power had also autonomously increased to eighty-four, not far from eighty-five.

Before starting the third stage, Shi Quan prepared to go back and see Ye Lingling and the others. Calculating the time, they should have already reached the stage of the Second Trial.

He turned and flew toward Sea God Mountain.

From afar, Shi Quan noticed the overcast sky over Sea God Mountain and the boiling sound coming from the Ring Sea water.

"The area around Sea God Mountain is restricted from flight; stop outside the Ring Sea," Gu Yuena reminded him.

Hearing this, Shi Quan's speed immediately slowed down.

The current Ring Sea was similar to the previous Sea God's Light; it belonged to the Sea God's trial grounds. If Shi Quan were to intrude rashly, it would attract the Sea God's attention.

Shi Quan's figure landed outside the Ring Sea. Within the boiling seawater, a huge snow-white shark head emerged. The shark opened its mouth and spoke in human language directly: "Kid, the Ring Sea is their trial ground now. I advise you not to trespass, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

Shi Quan laughed: "Didn't I stop outside the Ring Sea in advance?"

The Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiaobai leaped up, transforming into a tall young girl in mid-air before landing. She looked Shi Quan up and down and nodded slightly: "Weren't you training in the Nulang Juejing? Why did you suddenly come here?"

"The second stage of training is over, so I came over to see them."

The corners of Xiaobai's eyes curled into a smile, showing a bit more interest. "Since I'm idle anyway, why don't you let me see the results of your training?"

Just as the words fell, her body had already flashed out. A trail of illusory gray-blue figures dragged behind her. In the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of Shi Quan, swayed her body, and whipped her right leg out like a lash.

Boom!

The ear-piercing sonic boom turned into a gale, kicking up a gust of wind that made the forest behind Shi Quan rustle.

Shi Quan raised his palm with one hand, directly blocking Xiaobai's whip kick. His figure stood as steadily as a needle in the sea, firmly planted in place.

"Such strong power." Xiaobai's gray-blue eyes narrowed; she was clearly surprised that a human like Shi Quan possessed such terrifying power, not losing out in the slightest to her, a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

One had to know that the strong point of a Spirit Beast was its powerful physique.

It was this physical body, far exceeding that of a Spirit Master, that made Spirit Beasts so difficult to deal with.

Yet the power Shi Quan displayed had clearly almost closed the gap between the strength and physique of Spirit Beasts and humans.

"Continue!" This made Xiaobai even more interested. That kick just now was merely a simple probe; if Shi Quan couldn't even block that, she would naturally be disappointed. Now, the battle had only just begun.

"Then let's continue!" A flash of brilliance also appeared in Shi Quan's eyes; he hadn't fought in a long time either.

Having trained for so long, he could take this opportunity to properly witness the results of over a year of training in the Raging Sea Desperate Situation.

At this moment, Xiaobai retracted her leg, spun her body three hundred and sixty degrees, and an illusory figure of a snow-white Demon Soul Great White Shark appeared behind her. She whipped her leg out again, and the shark tail of the Demon Soul Great White Shark phantom lashed out along with Xiaobai's own shark tail like a divine dragon swinging its tail.

Boom!

Another violent collision sound came, and the massive sound wave caused the boiling Ring Sea water to backflow for a distance; the surrounding trees even bowed their branches as if under heavy pressure.

Only to see Shi Quan throw a snapping kick, directly meeting Xiaobai's whip kick head-on.

Two deep furrows were carved into the ground. Shi Quan's figure retreated about six or seven meters, and Xiaobai on the other side also retreated several meters, landing directly on the boiling surface of the Ring Sea.

(End of chapter)