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"Hm?!"
Bo Saixi, who had been closely watching Xuan Ming, saw her beautiful face suddenly change color! She could clearly sense that Xuan Ming's soul origin was rapidly weakening at an almost desperate speed!
That feeling was not a normal consumption; it was more like... an active, almost self-destructive stripping and sacrifice!
What happened?! What exactly was he trying to do?!
A huge unease, like icy seawater, instantly gripped Bo Saixi's heart, almost suffocating her! She no longer cared about any trial rules; vast blue spirit power instantly condensed in her palm, and she was about to forcefully intervene to interrupt this dangerous process!
But just as she was about to act—
Rumble—!!!
The entire Sea God Island suddenly trembled violently!
The sky instantly darkened! It wasn't dark clouds obscuring the sun, but rather as if the entire firmament was enveloped by an immensely vast and majestic dark-red divine light!
That was not a cloud, but a radiance purely condensed from endless slaughter, death, and destructive will, majestic and immense, making all things feel fear!
Above the nine heavens profound steps, the Blood Spear in Xuan Ming's hand erupted with an unprecedentedly fierce dark-red light!
The light was so intense, far exceeding any previous time, as if a dark-red star of destruction had been born in the center of the Sea within a Sea! The dazzling light made it impossible to look directly!
A thick, almost solid, dark-red beam of light tore through the sky, shooting upwards and deep into the clouds!
Within the light beam, countless ferocious phantom spirits circled and roared, emitting a supreme malevolence that made all things tremble, the ocean boil, and the souls of all Holy Pillar Guardians freeze!
The entire ocean trembled and wailed! All Spirit Beasts, including Xiao Bai, felt a fear and Throbbing that originated from the deepest part of their souls!
"This is...?!" Bo Saixi exclaimed in shock, her beautiful face filled with horror and disbelief!
She had never felt such a pure, such a terrifying aura of slaughter! This was not a trial at all! This was... the arrival of destruction!
In the God Realm, within the Divine Palace.
The gods almost simultaneously stood up abruptly, their gazes fixed on the light mirror in shock!
"He... he actually..." The God of Evil suddenly stood up, his face filled with unbelievable shock!
"How tragic... how resolute..." The Goddess of Life covered her mouth, her emerald-like eyes filled with horror and unbearable pity, as if she could feel the extreme pain of a soul being torn apart.
The God of Goodness and the God of Destruction were also completely moved.
Even the Asura God, who had always been expressionless, suddenly burst forth with unprecedented brilliance in his blood-red eyes!
None of them had expected that Xuan Ming's ultimate method to break the situation would be so extreme, so crazy, so... unbelievable!
This was not borrowing external power; this was fundamentally reshaping himself!
"This madman..." The Asura God muttered to himself, and a tiny, yet real, arc of a smile curved at his cold lips, which he couldn't suppress.
The final transformation, gambling with his soul, had begun.
Just as Bo Saixi was about to intervene due to the rapid weakening of Xuan Ming's soul origin—
Another anomaly occurred!
"It's not enough!"
Xuan Ming's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and blood tears actually streamed down his face! In his eyes was the madness and determination of staking everything!
Dividing the soul and injecting will was only the first step.
To make this nascent "self-will" take root and grow within the chaotic and violent origin of the Blood Spear, until it was completely controlled, still required a stronger, purer, and more dominant "external force" as the final catalyst!
He thought of the core fragment he had absorbed deep within Thunder Valley, which contained the power of divine-level thunder laws!
That was the power of heavenly tribulation! It was the most just and ruthless power of judgment and destruction in the world!
At the same time, it was also... the power of creation containing new life within destruction!
"Lead!"
Xuan Ming let out a soul-tearing roar in his heart!
He no longer suppressed the long-dormant thunder core within his body; instead, he used his remaining soul power as a guide, and the Blood Spear's soaring malevolence as fuel, to ignite it fearlessly!
Boom Kacha—!!!
A colossal sound, as if splitting heaven and earth, did not come from outside, but originated from within Xuan Ming's body! The already shattered thunder core was completely detonated!
The next moment—
The sky above the entire Sea God Island was no longer merely enveloped by dark-red slaughter light, but was replaced by an even more terrifying, even more vast heavenly might!
Endless dark clouds emerged out of thin air from all directions, gathering frantically, covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye!
Within the dark clouds, there was no ordinary lightning, but rather a bizarre mixture of blood-red, dark-purple, and ghastly white colors!
A destructive aura pressed down like a physical entity, making all living beings on Sea God Island, including Bo Saixi, feel a tremor from their very souls!
Heavenly tribulation! And it was... a terrifying heavenly tribulation that had been triggered by the Blood Spear's malevolence and undergone bizarre changes!
"He's crazy! He's actually triggering heavenly tribulation on Sea God Island!" Bo Saixi's face turned pale, and she no longer cared about anything else, unleashing her vast spirit power to protect the core area of Sea God Island!
But it was already too late!
Boom Kacha—!!!
As if responding to his call, the sky, which was originally enveloped by dark-red slaughter divine light, was suddenly covered by endless dark clouds! Within the dark clouds, billions of dazzling azure lightning snakes frantically darted and converged!
A heavenly might, even more terrifying, more violent, and filled with pure destructive will than Seagod's Light, descended with a roar!
Heavenly tribulation!
It was not the tribulation of a Spirit Beast transforming, nor the tribulation of a Spirit Master breaking through, but rather... a tribulation of destruction, spontaneously condensed by heaven and earth, sensing the aura of that heaven-defying malevolent weapon and the madman who triggered the tribulation!
"Only one of us can call the shots, come on!!"
Xuan Ming did not dodge; instead, he let out a long roar to the sky! He gripped the Blood Spear tightly with both hands, pouring all his remaining power, along with the newly injected "self-will," into it without reservation, and fearlessly thrust it towards the destructive lightning pillar!
Boom—!!!
The heavenly lightning fiercely struck the Blood Spear!
An incredibly dazzling lightning instantly exploded! The destructive power of the lightning and the Blood Spear's monstrous malevolence fiercely collided, annihilated, and intertwined!
"Uh ah—!"
Xuan Ming let out a painful grunt; his spear-wielding arm instantly split open, charred black! Terrifying lightning power surged through the Blood Spear, frantically pouring into his body, wreaking havoc! At the same time, the chaotic and malevolent will within the Blood Spear seemed to be completely enraged, letting out even crazier roars and backlashes!
But amidst this ultimate destruction, the fragments of Xuan Ming's soul that had partially merged with the Blood Spear, under the impact of the heavenly lightning's supreme yang and rigid, evil-destroying power, suddenly accelerated their fusion with the Blood Spear's origin!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, bizarre and terrifying heavenly tribulation lightning bolts fell successively! Each one was more violent than the last! Blood-red, purple, and white lightning intertwined, completely engulfing Xuan Ming and the Blood Spear!
This was an extremely tragic baptism!
The Blood Spear's malevolence was continuously purified and refined in its confrontation with the heavenly tribulation, while Xuan Ming's "self-will," amidst the destructive and regenerative power of the lightning, rapidly fused with the Blood Spear's origin, like a brand, deeply etched into its core!
Destruction and rebirth unfolded in this ultimate collision!
Bo Saixi and the gods of the God Realm held their breath, watching this insane scene with immense shock.
After an unknown number of heavenly lightning bolts had fallen, when the last, colossal lightning, like a thunder dragon descending, fiercely struck, the tribulation clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the clear blue sky and the golden radiance of Sea God Island once more.
Above the nine heavens profound steps, everything was charred black.
Xuan Ming knelt on one knee, his entire body charred black, his aura extremely weak, like a flickering candle in the wind.
But in his hand, the Blood Spear floated silently.
It no longer had its previous restless, outwardly malevolent appearance.
The spear shaft was still dark red, but it emitted a restrained, deep, ethereal glow, as if all slaughter and destruction had settled down, transforming into the ultimate tranquility.
An absolute, unsettling tranquility.
Just like Xuan Ming.
On the spear shaft, faint, subtle dark-golden lightning patterns could be vaguely seen flowing, adding a touch of mystery and majesty.
It no longer trembled, no longer hummed; it just floated there quietly, as if it had been so since ancient times.
But Bo Saixi could clearly feel that the spear... had come alive!
It possessed a complete, unified, and absolutely loyal will, intertwined with Xuan Ming's life!
[Seagod Nine Trials First Trial: Reshape Will, Absolute Control. Completed.]
A gentle yet vast golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Xuan Ming, rapidly repairing his almost collapsed body and soul... In the God Realm, there was a profound silence.
After a long while, the God of Evil finally let out a long breath and murmured, "...Awesome."
The Asura God looked at the reborn Blood Spear in the light mirror, and the figure slowly rising in the golden light, and for the first time, a clearly visible smile with complex meaning appeared on his cold face.
"First trial, passed."
The gentle and vast golden light slowly receded. The shocking charring and wounds on Xuan Ming's body healed at a visible speed, and his weakened aura rapidly grew stronger, even more powerful and condensed than before the trial.
At the same time, a majestic and ancient stream of information was directly imprinted into his mind:
[Seagod Nine Trials First Trial, passed.]
[Reward: spirit power increased by two levels. All spirit ring years increased by ten thousand years. One god-bestowed spirit ring. Slaughter God Domain evolves—Slaughter Domain!]
Boom—!
A surging pure energy spontaneously poured into Xuan Ming's body. His original six spirit rings: yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, appeared simultaneously, their colors deepening and transforming at a visible speed!
The first yellow spirit ring instantly turned purple, then a deep black. Immediately after, the light of all spirit rings became more condensed and profound, finally settling into six pitch-black, ink-like ten-thousand-year spirit rings emanating terrifying pressure!
The year limit of all spirit rings was increased by a full ten thousand years!
This brought not only a surge in the power of his Spirit Abilities but also a comprehensive strengthening of his body!
However, the biggest change came from his Domain!
Buzz—!
The chilling white Slaughter God Domain unfolded on its own, but this time, it was no longer purely pale and silent.
Within the chilling white light, a dark-red color, like congealed blood, began to seep in! The extreme aura of slaughter did not weaken; instead, it became more condensed and more dominant!
Within the Domain, countless invisible blades of slaughter seemed to be circling, filled with active aggressiveness and destructive will!
The Slaughter God Domain had evolved into the Slaughter Domain!
If the previous Slaughter God Domain was more like a passive deterrence and suppression, the current Slaughter Domain was a violent machine born for slaughter!
Enemies within the Domain would not only endure dual suppression of spirit and spirit power but would also constantly suffer erosion and attacks from an invisible slaughter intent!
Just as Xuan Ming was experiencing the earth-shattering changes within himself, a peculiar spirit ring quietly floated before him.
This spirit ring was entirely noble golden-red in color. As its light flowed, it emitted powerful energy fluctuations far exceeding a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, yet it was distinctly different from an ordinary hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, containing an indescribably sacred and majestic aura.
A god-bestowed spirit ring!
Moreover, the energy attribute emitted by this god-bestowed spirit ring was violent, sharp, and filled with the meaning of judgment and ruling, subtly resonating with his newly evolved Slaughter Domain!
This was definitely not the vast, inclusive divine force attribute of the Sea God!