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Xuan Ming held the Blood Spear in his hand, which had been completely reborn and now conveyed a sense of obedience as if it were connected by blood. He felt the information about the "Slaughter Domain" in his mind and looked at the god-bestowed spirit ring before him, filled with the aura of slaughter and judgment. A clear thought emerged in his mind.
The so-called "Seagod Nine Trials" behind it was not merely the shadow of the Sea God Poseidon alone!
Asura God!
The God King who wielded the laws of slaughter and judgment in the God Realm must have been involved, perhaps even in a dominant position!
This god-bestowed spirit ring and the evolution of the Slaughter Domain were the best proof!
Otherwise, how could the Sea God's reward contain such pure and powerful law of slaughter? And how could it just happen to promote the evolution of his Slaughter God Domain?
This was clearly… the work of the Asura God!
"The seventh spirit ring..."
Xuan Ming gazed at the god-bestowed spirit ring before him, emitting a golden-red light and containing a vast aura of slaughter and judgment.
The quality of the seventh spirit ring directly affected the enhancement brought by the Spirit's true body. He had delayed acquiring his seventh spirit ring and had not accepted the sacrifices of A Rou and Xiao Wu, not only because the Blood Spear was too dangerous before, but also because their spirit rings were not suitable.
Otherwise, he could have hunted down the Evil Spirit Orca King.
But now, this god-bestowed spirit ring, imbued with the aura of slaughter, was the most suitable seventh spirit ring for the Blood Spear.
Buzz—!
The moment he touched the spirit ring, a violent, sharp, terrifying energy, as if it could tear the soul apart, instantly erupted, surging madly into his body!
This energy was not the gentle Seagod's Light, but rather filled with pure slaughter will and cold judgment laws! As soon as it entered Xuan Ming's body, it was like a wild horse unbridled, charging recklessly, violently impacting his meridians, bones, and even his soul!
"Hmph!" Xuan Ming groaned, his face instantly turning pale.
The difficulty of absorbing this god-bestowed spirit ring far exceeded his expectations! The energy attributes it contained were completely different from his own ice and fire attributes and the fierce aura of the Blood Spear, full of exclusivity and aggression!
Xuan Ming fully circulated his spirit power, and the Ice and Fire Dragon Origin Crown shone brightly. The ultimate power of ice and fire flowed within his body, attempting to guide and tame this violent energy.
At the same time, the newly evolved Slaughter Domain deep within his soul automatically unfolded, an dark-red Domain halo enveloping his body, subtly resonating, conflicting, and yet attempting to merge with the slaughter and judgment aura emanating from the god-bestowed spirit ring.
Bo Saixi stood guard nearby. She could clearly feel the two powerful and conflicting energy fluctuations within Xuan Ming's body, but she did not intervene. Absorbing a god-bestowed spirit ring was something outsiders could not help with; it relied entirely on one's own strength.
Xuan Ming sat cross-legged, his entire mind immersed within his body, guiding his own power in a tug-of-war with the slaughter spirit ring.
Time passed by minute by minute.
One day, two days, three days... As night fell on the third day, the golden-red god-bestowed spirit ring finally stabilized completely, perfectly integrating into Xuan Ming's Spirit system, becoming the Blood Spear's seventh spirit ring!
The spirit ring's color ultimately settled into a deep dark-red, its light restrained, yet exuding a heart-palpitating pressure.
Upon the spirit ring, complex slaughter divine patterns subtly flowed, profound and extraordinary.
Five hundred thousand years!
The age of this god-bestowed spirit ring had astonishingly reached the terrifying level of five hundred thousand years! Far exceeding ordinary hundred-thousand-year spirit rings!
Moreover, Xuan Ming clearly perceived that there existed an incredibly close connection between this spirit ring and him, far surpassing his other spirit rings. It seemed to be an external extension of his Slaughter Domain, a concretization of its power.
What shocked him even more was that this spirit ring was not fixed and unchangeable!
It seemed to possess the potential for growth! As his own strength increased, especially with the continuous strengthening of his Slaughter Domain and a deeper understanding of the law of slaughter, the age of this spirit ring... could actually continue to increase!
It had the hope, as Xuan Ming fought his way through, to eventually break through the legendary million-year barrier and become a true god-level spirit ring!
An evolvable... Slaughter spirit ring!
When Xuan Ming had completely absorbed the power of the seventh spirit ring and his consciousness returned, he found himself gently sent back to the starting point at the foot of the mountain by the Seagod's Light.
Bo Saixi, Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, and others were all waiting nearby, their faces filled with concern and undisguised shock.
"You're awake." Bo Saixi's voice was still ethereal, but in her deep eyes, there was a ripple of indescribable emotion, more so than ever before.
She had personally witnessed how Xuan Ming completed that almost impossible trial and how he absorbed that god-bestowed spirit ring that even she found heart-palpitating.
The resilience, madness, and potential displayed by this young man repeatedly challenged her understanding, making the quietly burgeoning stirring within her clearer, yet she forcefully suppressed it with an even stronger will.
She was the High Priest of Sea God Island, burdened with the mission of guardianship and waiting.
"Brother Xuan Ming, are you alright?" Ning Rongrong hurried forward, asking worriedly.
The others also gathered around, their eyes full of curiosity.
"I'm fine." Xuan Ming shook his head, feeling the surging power within his body, in a better state than ever before.
The difficulty and cruelty of the first trial were exchanged for equally abundant rewards.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, dark-red!
Seven spirit rings slowly rose around him. The first six were profound as ink, emanating terrifying pressure, while the seventh was that dark-red spirit ring, flowing with slaughter divine patterns, exuding a heart-palpitating five-hundred-thousand-year aura... the Slaughter spirit ring!
After absorbing the spirit ring, the spirit power level, the enhancement brought by the god trials, the terrifying accumulation from before, plus the boost from this terrifying five-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, directly elevated Xuan Ming's spirit power to level 80!
The greatest change came from the Spirit itself.
With a thought, the Blood Spear, which had been completely reborn, quietly appeared in his hand.
The moment he grasped it, an unprecedented feeling of perfect fusion, as if it were an extension of his arm, surged through his heart.
The Blood Spear was no longer a dangerous weapon that required constant mental suppression, but truly became an extension of his body and will.
He could clearly perceive the complete and unified will within the Blood Spear—that was a part of his own will! Cold, murderous, yet absolutely controlled.
"Congratulations, you have successfully absorbed the god-bestowed spirit ring. A five-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring... even in the history of Sea God Island, no one has ever reached such a realm with their seventh spirit ring." Bo Saixi paused slightly, her gaze sweeping over the Blood Spear in Xuan Ming's hand, its aura restrained but harboring endless ferocity. Her expression was somewhat solemn.
Threat!
She sensed an extremely strong threat from this item!
"Your seventh spirit ring... feels so terrifying." Hu Liena's clear eyes shone with a peculiar brilliance. She couldn't help but ask, "What does your Spirit's true body look like? Can you show us?"
Xuan Ming glanced at them and nodded. He also needed to familiarize himself with this new power.
With a thought, the dark-red seventh spirit ring around him suddenly lit up!
Buzz—!
An indescribably cold, desolate, yet incredibly violent aura of slaughter suddenly erupted from him as the center! The dark-red light instantly enveloped a large area around them!
"Be careful!" Bo Saixi's expression changed slightly. She immediately stepped forward, and vast blue spirit power surged out, forming a soft yet sturdy barrier, protecting Hu Liena and the others behind her.
The moment the dark-red light touched them, Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, and the others felt as if their souls were frozen. A suffocating will of slaughter violently impacted their minds, making their bodies stiff and their blood almost congeal! If Bo Saixi hadn't intervened in time, they would probably have suffered mental damage instantly!
What a terrifying Domain!
Under Bo Saixi's protection, they were able to look towards the center of the Domain, still shaken.
They saw that with Xuan Ming's original standing position as the core, vast dark-red slaughter energy furiously condensed and shaped, instantly transforming into a gigantic energy body a hundred meters tall!
This energy body was entirely translucent and dark-red, as if composed of pure slaughter will and energy. Its outline bore some resemblance to Xuan Ming, majestic and solemn, exuding a terrifying pressure like that of a god or demon!
In its hand, it held a massive, incredibly solid Blood Spear energy body, matching its size!
And Xuan Ming's true body quietly floated at the core of the chest of this hundred-meter Slaughter Battle Spirit, enveloped and protected by the purest dark-red energy.
He still maintained his original form, but it was as if he had merged with this giant Slaughter Battle Spirit. He was the core of the Battle Spirit, and the Battle Spirit was the extension of his power!
This was precisely Xuan Ming's seventh Spirit Ability, his mutated Spirit's true body, Slaughter Battle Spirit!
Xuan Ming's main body moved slightly with a thought.
The hundred-meter Slaughter Battle Spirit slowly raised its massive Blood Spear and, with a seemingly casual swing, directed it towards the uninhabited sea in the distance.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a faint "hiss" sound, as if space itself was being torn apart.
A dark-red, crescent-shaped blade glow, spanning several hundred meters, appeared out of thin air, silently sweeping across the sea.
The next moment, that vast area of the distant sea seemed to be cleaved open by an invisible divine blade, revealing a massive, bottomless chasm, with the seawater on both sides standing like cliff walls!
The seawater could not close for a long time, as if the residual will of slaughter at the incision was still continuously annihilating everything!
The power of a single strike was terrifying!
Bo Saixi's pupils constricted slightly. The destructive power displayed by this Slaughter Battle Spirit already far exceeded the true body of an ordinary Titled Douluo's Spirit!
Moreover, its pure slaughter and destructive characteristics were heart-palpitating.
Hu Liena and the others were even more dumbfounded. A hundred-meter-tall energy giant, splitting the sea with a casual strike... Was this truly power that a Spirit Saint could possess?
Xuan Ming deactivated his Spirit Ability, and the hundred-meter Slaughter Battle Spirit slowly dissipated. He landed back on the ground, his aura steady.
The Slaughter Battle Spirit consumed a great deal of spirit power and mental force, but its power was indeed worthy of a five-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
"Is this... still a Spirit's true body?" Ning Rongrong's expression was somewhat stiff.
This was completely different from Grandpa Sword's Spirit's true body!