Chapter 315: The Second Trial

"I need to report these three items to the Emperor first," Ming Ji replied after a brief silence.

"No problem," Shi Quan nodded. "If it's three items, I would like the Gale Speed Shoes, the Spirit Energy Ring, and the Spirit Crown."

"Very well," Ming Ji nodded in agreement.

The function of the Gale Speed Shoes is quite simple: after injecting soul power, it can significantly increase the user's speed, making them as swift as a gale.

The Spirit Energy Ring can store soul power and provide a certain degree of soul power enhancement.

Finally, the Spirit Crown can amplify the user's Mental Power.

These are all good things. Although there are no design blueprints, Shi Quan believes that as long as he has the samples, relying on his powerful, all-pervasive Mental Power and analytical ability, he feels it should not be difficult to replicate them.

After testing the Soul Gathering Pistol, Shi Quan and the others returned to the library to continue their research and study of Soul Guidance Devices.

……

Sea God Island.

"Xiaobai, we are prepared to complete the trial today." Ye Lingling and the others appeared at a corner of the Ring Sea.

A mighty group of eleven people in total: Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Quan, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Shi Quan's parents.

"Then let's see what you're capable of," Xiaobai poked its head out and said with a chuckle.

Over the past year, they had become familiar with Xiaobai's obstructions. With it in command, the Sea Soul Beasts in the Ring Sea were like a solid block of iron. It wasn't something they could just pass through by having more people.

Especially due to the gap in strength, the three strongest—Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing—had to deal with Xiaobai while simultaneously dividing their energy to help their teammates.

"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile: First, Strength; Second, Speed; Third, Soul; Fourth, Defense; Fifth, Attack." Ning Rongrong raised her martial soul, the light shimmering as she quickly added enhancements to the three women, Dugu Yan included, at the very front.

Oscar's Big Sausages had already been distributed to everyone's hands.

"Charge!"

Dugu Yan took the lead, a scorching Fire Holy Dragon aura erupting. The seawater around her body instantly vaporized and was pushed aside to both sides by the massive energy erupting from her body.

The position Dugu Yan charged through was right against the underside of the restrictive light screen, so after the seawater was pushed aside, no water pressed down from above. A waterless space was temporarily revealed. Her body flew forward rapidly, and as the seawater vaporized, a short tunnel formed behind her.

Everyone ate the Flying Mushroom Sausages distributed by Oscar, and a pair of transparent wings appeared behind each of them, following closely behind as they flew rapidly against the light screen above.

Xiaobai clearly did not expect the group to charge through like this. By the time it reacted, the group had already penetrated to the sixty-meter mark.

The formation it had specifically arranged in the seawater directly lost its effect.

Just as Xiaobai was about to arrange for the Sea Soul Beasts below to block them, a strong and terrifying murderous aura suddenly erupted, directly causing these Sea Soul Beasts to fall into panic and stagnation; they all stood frozen in place, not daring to approach at all.

Seeing the group break through again, Xiaobai's expression also became grave.

A strong blue-gray light suddenly erupted from its body.

She has a Domain too!

Once the Demon Shark Domain was released, the resistance of the surrounding seawater against Dugu Yan instantly became stronger.

It was also at this moment that Ye Lingling made her move!

The cold Nine Nether Begonia appeared in her hand, and the bone-chilling, cold aura transformed into a pure white light, instantly merging into the Ring Sea below.

"Nine Nether Ice Seal!"

The pure white aura erupted instantly, using Ye Lingling as the dividing line, directly forming an ice layer several meters thick that cut off the seawater above from the seawater below.

"A Domain?" Xiaobai's pupils shrank suddenly. It had not expected that Ye Lingling, whose soul rings and soul bone skills were all sealed, would still possess such a special ability as a Domain, and Ye Lingling's Domain seemed to perfectly counter its Demon Shark Domain.

With the seawater sealed, the group advanced another fifty meters.

Xiaobai dashed out domineeringly, its massive shark tail slamming toward the frozen seawater. Bang!

Countless shards of ice transformed into blades and pressed toward the group, reaching right in front of them.

The frozen seawater had now become a tool for Xiaobai to obstruct the group's advance. Water and fire do not mix; this extreme cold ice was undoubtedly the best tool for obstruction.

And since Ye Lingling had frozen the seawater, she had naturally anticipated this.

The two Shi brothers became the sturdiest shields.

While helping the others behind them block the ice, the figures of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan swapped. The Nine Nether Begonia appeared in Ye Lingling's hand like a stream of light, powerful coldness gathering as Ye Lingling struck out with a palm.

Nine Nether Ice Palm!

This was a Self-Created Spirit Skill that Ye Lingling had created by combining the martial arts taught by Shi Quan with her own martial soul!

The terrifying coldness erupted instantly.

Xiaobai's charging figure stopped in its tracks, and in the blink of an eye, it was directly frozen by the bone-chilling ice!

The moment Xiaobai was frozen, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Feng, and Ma Hongjun all moved.

The soul rings on Ma Hongjun's body lit up almost simultaneously. A massive Fire Phoenix phantom erupted, and powerful flames burst forth, transforming into fire snakes that sprayed toward the seawater below.

A massive pit was blasted directly into the seawater below.

Ma Hongjun opened the path in front, while Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng each held a slender Blue Silver Vine, their extreme speed carrying everyone forward as they hurriedly caught up to Ma Hongjun.

In just two breaths of time, the group had passed the frozen Xiaobai.

"Damn it!" Xiaobai's angry voice came through. The frozen ice was broken open by it; Ye Lingling's extreme cold power countered its power too much, and the seawater power it had mobilized instead became its own restriction.

Feeling the coldness around its body, the angry Xiaobai saw a circle of blue crystalline ripples spread from its forehead. Despair Light Wave. Once successfully enveloped, the enemy within the Despair Light Wave would be unable to move, and all their soul skills would be in a state of temporary seal, just like fish on a chopping block, left to be slaughtered by Xiaobai.

The three women took a step forward. Blood-red light condensed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and the dense murderous aura mixed with Mental Power, transforming into a light wave that surged outward.

A crimson-gold light also erupted from Dugu Yan's body. A Domain!

Another Domain! Fire Saint Dragon Domain!

Only then did Xiaobai realize that ever since Ma Hongjun's attack erupted, the water temperature behind it had been rising, forming a stark contrast with the bone-chilling seawater around it.

The reason Dugu Yan had been slow to use her Domain was because water and fire do not mix. Once she used her Domain, Ye Lingling's Domain would be restricted. Although she was in the lead, she had been holding back.

Until now, with the positions swapped, Dugu Yan finally unleashed the true power of her Fire Saint Dragon.

The feeling of alternating between cold and heat was naturally unpleasant. The extreme cold aura vanished, and the incomparably scorching aura around it made even Xiaobai's spirit tremble...

(End of chapter)