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"I didn't expect you to become Peerless Douluos so quickly!"
Upon returning to Sea God Island, the group immediately rushed to the Sea God Temple to find Bo Saixi. When she sensed everyone's spirit power levels, Bo Saixi couldn't help but be wide-eyed with shock.
The reason was simple: the speed of their cultivation was simply too fast. Especially Davis and Anna—the aura they emanated was actually not inferior to hers at all.
Even Zhu Zhuyun and the others had reached the level of quasi-Titled Douluos.
"Senior Bo Saixi, we have completed the Sea God's eighth trial."
"You have already slain the Deep Sea Demon Whale King? Congratulations!" Bo Saixi nodded slightly, then raised the scepter in her hand. A light flashed from the scepter, bestowing the rewards upon the group.
"Congratulations on completing the Sea God's eighth trial. Reward: Sea God affinity increased by 30%, and all spirit ring ages increased by 20,000 years."
Suddenly, a blue-gold light enveloped everyone's bodies. Gentle energy poured into them, and after absorbing this energy, their auras surged once again.
Like Anna, all of Davis's spirit rings increased by 20,000 years in age, causing his aura to explode once more. His orange-gold ninth spirit ring was originally no less than 280,000 years old; with the additional 20,000 years, the ring that originally had one golden grain now gained a second one.
This signified that the age of this spirit ring had reached 300,000 years. Even his eighth spirit ring was now approaching 200,000 years.
With the increase in spirit ring age, Davis's spirit power reached the Demi-God level. Much like the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he was now only one step away from true godhood.
Or rather, his spirit power was already sufficient; he only needed to transform the spirit power within his body into divine power to break through Rank 100 and become a true god.
Unfortunately, without a Godhead, he could not achieve this. A Godhead is like an energy converter that transforms spirit power into more powerful divine power. With divine power, one is a god; without it, one remains a mortal!
"Once Nana inherits the Sea God's position, I'll have to find a way to obtain a Godhead of my own..."
For Davis, there were only two ways to obtain a Godhead: the first was to create his own, and the second was to head to the Slaughter City to inherit the God of Ashura's position.
Creating a Godhead would likely be difficult for him, as it required a massive amount of power from faith. Inheriting the Ashura Godhead was more realistic.
As Davis's strength reached the Demi-God level, the others also received the Sea God's rewards. Anna, like him, reached the Demi-God level; as soon as she obtained the Godhead, she could immediately break through Rank 100 and achieve godhood.
Furthermore, the three women—Zhu Zhuyun and the others—all received God-Bestowed Spirit Rings. All three obtained hundred-thousand-year level ninth spirit rings, and all of them broke through to become Titled Douluos!
After absorbing the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, Zhu Zhuyun's spirit power reached Rank 95. This wasn't surprising; her spirit power had reached Rank 90 long ago, and having previously absorbed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's energy, such a rapid rise was only natural.
Aside from her, Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power reached Rank 93, and Tang Yuehua's reached Rank 91. All three women were now Titled Douluos of an ordinary level.
Nevertheless, adding three Titled Douluos at once significantly boosted the combat power of the Star Luo Empire.
It could be said that as long as Qian Renxue or Bibi Dong didn't intervene, the strength of these five alone could wipe out Spirit Hall.
[Eighth Trial] Pass the Test of the Seven Emotions.
[Trial Content] Withstand the temptations of the seven emotions and six desires, and defeat the inner demons to inherit the Sea God's position.
[Trial Reward] All spirit bones will fuse and evolve into the Sea God's Divine Armor; all spirit ring ages will increase by 50,000 years.
"All spirit ring ages increase by 50,000 years?" Seeing the reward, Anna sucked in a breath of cold air, unable to stop herself from gasping.
Currently, her first spirit ring was already over 50,000 years old. With another 50,000-year increase, it was likely that every single one of her spirit rings would evolve into hundred-thousand-year rings.
At this thought, Anna could no longer remain calm, but thinking of the Sea God's ninth trial, her face turned solemn and troubled again.
"The test of the seven emotions and six desires..."
"I don't know what kind of test it will be, but since it's the final trial, I imagine it won't be too easy."
Thinking this, Anna told Davis about her worries. Davis naturally understood her concern, but he couldn't help her with this particular test. He could only tell her what Tang San had encountered in the stories he knew from his previous life.
"Nana, since the trial requires you to resist the temptations of the seven emotions and six desires, then while undergoing the test, you must guard your heart and mind at all costs. Be firm in your beliefs, brave, and fearless.
I suspect the Sea God will likely create various illusions for you. Those illusions will tempt you, seduce you, terrify you, and coerce you. Once you take the bait or surrender, it's all over!"
At this point, Davis's expression became heavy yet determined. He gripped Anna's small hand tightly and urged, "Nana, you must firmly believe that no matter what happens, I will definitely be by your side. So will Sister Zhuyun, Sister Zhuqing, and the others. Everyone will be with you; you are never alone!
So no matter what you see during the trial, no matter how real what you see or hear feels, it is ultimately a dream and a shadow; it can never be real. Only by holding fast to your convictions can you achieve everything.
I believe in you. You will definitely complete this ninth trial and inherit the Sea God's position."
Seeing how serious Davis was, Anna nodded repeatedly, her gaze becoming resolute. "Since you believe in me so much, Brother, I can't let you down! I will give it my all!"
"Good, then let's pinky swear." Davis smiled and extended his pinky, hooking it with Anna's as a secret promise.
Next, Davis had Zhu Zhuyun provide some special training for Anna. Zhu Zhuyun's third spirit skill was called Hell Spring Descent, an illusion-type skill that could trap an opponent in terrifying nightmares, eventually causing them to sink into a permanent slumber—somewhat similar to Shi Nian's Remnant Dream martial soul.
Since Zhu Zhuyun could also use Ring Fusion, her third spirit skill could reach the hundred-thousand-year level in power.
Davis had Zhu Zhuyun use the Hell Spring Descent skill on Anna, training her constantly within the nightmares until Anna could withstand the torture.
Even Bo Saixi felt surprised by this method of special training. Just like that, a month passed by in a flash.
During this time, Zhu Zhuyun continuously used her third spirit skill to batter Anna's mind. By now, Anna was able to use her logic and mental strength to see through Zhu Zhuyun's woven illusions at a glance, and her mental power had been greatly tempered.
Furthermore, there was an unexpected surprise: Anna's external spirit bone, the Evil Spirit Eye. The green color in the eye grew deeper and deeper; originally a bright green, it had now turned a dark, deep green.
Clearly, the Evil Spirit Eye had evolved again. Now, its capability had reached the "Vast" realm of the Purple Demon Eye, allowing it to see through any illusion Zhu Zhuyun could weave.
(End of Chapter)