"I can't go on anymore."
Ning Rongrong used her "free combo" and jumped to the 286th step.
Then, her head lolled to the side, and she passed out beside the steps.
She was also taken away by Bo Saixi's gesture.
Now.
Only Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Binger were still following behind Tang Lan.
Xiao Wu, at level 69, was doing okay and could barely hold on.
But Zhu Zhuqing, at level 59, was struggling.
Finally, Shui Binger, at level 53, was already on the verge of collapse.
It looked like they were reaching their limit.
Tang Lan stopped and looked at the three girls.
"Are you ready?"
"We're going to start the final sprint."
The three girls all nodded.
"Very well, then..."
Tang Lan's small flying sword, suspended in the air, pointed towards the end of the steps.
His left eye's double pupils shone brightly.
He activated its million-year ability—Limit Release!
It consecutively replicated five Life Soul Blue Silver Emperors, thirty-five blood-red Soul Rings, pulsating up and down.
Adding to this were Tang Lan's own Life Soul Blue Silver Emperor's seven Soul Rings, as well as the two red and one purple-gold Soul Rings of the Lightning Flame Ice Clear Sky Hammer.
A total of 45 Soul Rings, which was dazzling to behold.
But more than that, it was shocking!
What in the world was this?
45 blood-red Soul Rings?
Wait a minute!
Tang Lan wouldn't…
Crack—
Crack—
Crack—
Crack—
Crack—
Amidst the dense sounds of Soul Rings shattering.
It was a terrifying fluctuation that even Bo Saixi had to take seriously!
"Soul Bone Skill · Great Sumeru Hammer!"
Coupled with Tang Lan's Grand Perfection Undying Seal technique's amplification, and the precise control of his mental power.
Ninety-five percent or more of the Soul Power from the explosion was infused into the small flying sword.
This caused it to expand into a "door-sized flying sword," filling the entire staircase passage.
——If Tang Lan hadn't exerted all his control, its size would have at least increased tenfold!
Tang Lan shouted, "Get ready!"
Simultaneously, he used his Spiritual Power: One Head Three Arms!
Xiao Wu and the other two girls immediately pounced on Tang Lan, one hugging his head, one his waist, and one his third arm.
Then, they simultaneously used——
"Fourth Soul Skill: Invincible Golden Body!"
Tang Lan's empty hands pushed forward with all their might.
"Go!"
As if to pierce the heavens, a sword light shot up from the Sea God Temple, cleanly and decisively tearing apart the Sea God's Light.
Tang Lan, following the vacuum created by the tear, used the Treading Waves Movement Technique, flashing repeatedly with the three small golden figures.
Before the Sea God's Light could repair itself, he rushed past the remaining steps and stood before Bo Saixi.
Bo Saixi was completely dumbfounded.
"Isn't this... You... I... Huh?"
Bo Saixi never expected Tang Lan to have this trick up his sleeve.
That heaven-splitting sword just now, without any fancy moves, was simply the ultimate display of brute force.
Also known as "one force breaks ten techniques."
The power...
...made her, a Level 99 Douluo, feel threatened!
How many ranks was Tang Lan again?
Rank 76! This… I… He… Even as a Douluo, Bo Saixi was a little taken aback.
Only the Sea God's Mark faithfully carried out its duties.
"Sea God First Test: Pass through three times the Sea God's Light, passed!"
"Reached the one thousand and first step, completed by 300%!"
"Reward: Sea God Affinity 15%!"
"Begin the Sea God Second Test - Break through the circular blockade: Under the obstruction of the 100,000-year Demon Soul Great White Sharks guarding Sea God Island, break through the blockade of the circular sea and reach the opposite bank without killing any Soul Beasts!"
Tang Lan laughed.
15% Sea God Affinity!
That's three times the 5% that the original little punk got.
As he expected, as long as he exceeded the requirements of the test, the rewards would also be proportionally increased.
Tang Lan looked at the stunned crowd and asked with a smile, "What rewards did you all get?"
His words jolted everyone awake.
Then, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but curl up.
"Sect Master! These rewards are incredible!"
Dai Mubai's eyebrows shot up as he said,
"Level up by 1!"
"And because I exceeded the test by 200%, the bonus is to upgrade the first Soul Ring to 1,000 years!"
He revealed his Soul Rings. The combination of purple, yellow, purple, black, and black looked both strange and inexplicably powerful.
"Oh? Not bad, not bad." Tang Lan nodded and said, "I hope you can exceed the test next time and upgrade your second Soul Ring to a thousand years."
Dai Mubai was naturally full of anticipation.
Tang Lan looked at the others.
"My reward is the same," Oscar said with a smile.
He displayed his matching Soul Rings: purple, yellow, purple, black, black.
Jing Ling was also beaming, showing off an even better configuration.
——Purple, yellow, black, black!
As the first experimenter to possess a Soul Spirit, he had also tasted the sweetness—a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring, second only to Zhu Zhuqing's!
"Strange, why are my rewards different from yours?" Ning Rongrong stifled a laugh.
Then,
she cheerfully displayed her Soul Rings — yellow, purple, black, red!
Each Soul Ring a different color!
The red 160,000-year fourth Soul Ring, everyone knew about.
It wasn't surprising.
The first Soul Ring was still a hundred years old, how could the second Soul Ring be a thousand years old?
And!
How did your third Soul Ring become ten thousand years old?
Ning Rongrong didn't absorb a... 4399-year Earth Bear?
Seeing everyone's reactions, Ning Rongrong proudly lifted her smooth chin.
"My reward is a Soul Power increase of one level, and all my Soul Rings gained 500 years each, so my first Soul Ring is yellow, and the second is purple."
"Because I surpassed the test by 200%, my third Soul Ring gained an additional 5,000 years, so it became a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring."
"Envious, aren't you?"
"Hehehe—"
Seeing Ning Rongrong so happy, everyone couldn't help but feel a little sour.
But when they thought about it.
Ning Rongrong's Top-Level Eight Tests were designed to cultivate her as a future High Priestess.
They were just freeloading off the rewards from the Black Level Test.
So they weren't that jealous.
No way!
"Your increase in age doesn't do anything for you," Oscar consoled himself. "The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda amplifies in proportion. At most, it just adds a bit more physique. It's fine, I'm not jealous!!!"
Dai Mubai and the others gritted their teeth and nodded.
— Absolutely not jealous!
Ning Rongrong made a face, laughing triumphantly.
— You can be jealous!
"Alright, you guys are much better off than me." Xiao Wu looked at Bo Saixi. "Sister Xi, why is my reward stacking?"
"Mine too," Zhu Zhuqing followed.
"Me too," Shui Binger echoed.
The three girls realized something was wrong!
Bo Saixi stepped forward.
First, she glanced at Ning Rongrong and nodded.
"Not bad, you're at level 50. Keep up the good work."
Ning Rongrong responded with a smile.
She had already received her God-Bestowed Soul Ring last time, and it was in her storage ring.
But she wasn't in a hurry to use it.
She had a Soul Spirit, and it was a 160,000-year-old one.
Can provide 3-5 Soul Rings.
Before level 80, he wouldn't consider absorbing any other Soul Rings.
Bo Saixi looked at Xiao Wu and the other two girls.
"You can ask what Tang Lan's reward is."
No need to ask.
Tang Lan spoke up on his own, "My reward is 15% Sea God Affinity."
Hearing this, everyone knew it was for inheriting the Sea God.
The others waited a few more seconds, seeing that Tang Lan didn't continue speaking.
"Is that it?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
"Yep, that's it," Tang Lan nodded.
Huh…
The group looked at each other, unsure how to react.
"Your reward mechanisms are different."
Bo Saixi said calmly,
"The Sea God Nine Tests below yours, including Rongrong's Top-Level Eight Tests, are designed to strengthen Sea God Island more quickly, so the rewards are mostly for improving strength."
"But the Sea God Nine Tests, and Xiao Wu, your completion of the Sea God Nine Tests, will have accumulated rewards until the final distribution, and it will be a process of quantitative change leading to qualitative change."
"To put it simply, Rongrong, would you choose to go from level 49 to level 50, or from level 89 to level 90?"
"Do you even need to think about it?"
Ning Rongrong blurted out, "Of course, I'd choose the latter!"
Everyone understood.
Tang Lan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Binger were aiming for a slow burn.
"Now that you mention it, I'm a little envious," Dai Mubai said, smacking his lips. "If we could save them up, I'd really want to save the level-up rewards for after becoming a Title Douluo!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Only one person stood there, dumbfounded.
Tang Lan had noticed him a long time ago.
"Xiao San, what's wrong?"
"The reward isn't to your liking?"
Tang San looked up at Tang Lan, his expression quite unpleasant.
Because his reward… well, it wasn't just bad, it was unbelievably bad!
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