Terrifying Sixth Trial

Su Xuan looked calmly at Sea Dragon Douluo. He was a top-tier powerhouse and a gentleman; he would not go back on his word.

As for how Su Xuan could tell? To a certain extent, a powerhouse's fighting style represented their character.

A fighting style like Sea Dragon Douluo's—broad and forceful, every punch landing solidly on flesh.

Su Xuan knew it all too well.

Sea Dragon Douluo remained silent on the surface. He raised his head to glance at the glowing golden orb in the sky, then lifted a hand and struck the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar. In an instant, the carved giant dragon on the pillar seemed to come alive. Golden dragon-shaped energy spiraled out amid a dragon's roar, crashing straight into Su Xuan and entering through his chest.

"Challenge a Titled Douluo. Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, passed."

After the golden dragon-shaped energy entered him, the trident mark on Su Xuan's forehead shone with dazzling brilliance. Su Xuan felt his entire body fill with strength. The injuries from his battle with Sea Dragon Douluo healed instantly, and his Soul Power returned to its peak state. A solemn, resounding voice rang out.

Fifth Trial: Challenge Titled Douluo. All trials passed. Due to the use of opportunistic methods during the challenge, you failed to gain the recognition of all seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo. Therefore, the reward is reduced. You may only receive the base reward: Sea God Affinity increased by five percent. Trial completion time: eleven shichen, less than one-third of the total allotted time. Reward multiplied by three. Sea God Affinity increased by fifteen percent. Total affinity: fifty percent. Due to receiving a high reward through opportunistic methods, the Sixth Trial has changed and its difficulty has increased.

Su Xuan curled his lip. Tch. I have money, and you won't let me use items? So old-fashioned. The power of money is a real superpower.

In midair, the golden orb, now completely deprived of the golden light emitted by the seven Sacred Pillars, transformed into a pillar of golden light that descended from the sky and enveloped Su Xuan. A warm sensation came from all directions, entering his body through every limb and bone in fine threads, seemingly changing something without him even noticing.

Still, Su Xuan had not expected that after passing the Fifth Trial through such opportunistic means, he would actually receive a fifteen-percent Sea God Affinity reward. He was still rather pleased.

Su Xuan closed his eyes. With his divine senses, he could clearly feel that the Sea God Trident mark on his forehead had become scorching hot. An indescribable energy fluctuation spread through his body, yet he felt nothing particularly unusual. It seemed that Sea God Affinity was subtly changing something.

In Sea Dragon Douluo's eyes, the Golden Trident on Su Xuan's forehead had turned dark gold. The trident mark itself had also gained some extremely fine demonic patterns. Since the mark had been small to begin with, these patterns would be difficult to notice without close inspection. Compared to its previous smoothness, the Sea God Trident mark now seemed to protrude slightly from Su Xuan's forehead.

The golden light faded, and everything returned to normal. Feeling refreshed and full of energy, Su Xuan felt as though he would have no problem challenging the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo again. He could not help clenching his fists. Soul Power rippled within him, seemingly increasing faintly once more.

In just eleven shichen, he had fought seven battles in succession. Though not every battle had been fought with all his strength, such combat had still helped Su Xuan grow.

Sea Dragon Douluo gave Su Xuan a slight bow. "Congratulations on passing the Fifth Trial, sir. Your Sea God Affinity has surpassed fifty percent."

Su Xuan was somewhat surprised and asked,

"You can tell the percentage of my Sea God Affinity?"

Sea Dragon Douluo said, "Because of the change in the mark. This only occurs after it exceeds fifty percent. I cannot say much regarding Sea God Affinity, but I can tell you this, sir. If you wish to truly experience its mysteries, then work hard in the next four trials and raise it to one hundred percent. Only then will you truly understand its significance."

"Thank you for the advice."

Su Xuan felt around for a while, preparing to take a good look at the contents of his Sixth Trial.

"The Sixth Trial? What is this? Why can't I see it clearly?"

Su Xuan was a little confused. What was going on?

"No need to look. Let me tell you the contents of the Sixth Trial."

A gentle yet noble voice sounded from behind him. Su Xuan came back to his senses and saw that Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi, dressed in red, had somehow arrived behind him. Sea Dragon Douluo respectfully withdrew to one side.

"Greetings."

A faint smile rested on Su Xuan's lips.

"If you say so, does that mean the content of my Sixth Trial is related to you, Senior?"

A faint smile appeared on Bo Saixi's face, while a hint of surprise flickered in her eyes. Was he sharp, or had he merely guessed?

"It is indeed somewhat related to me. However, I truly did not expect you to reach this point so quickly. Still, what must come will come. I presume you have also received the prompt that the Sixth Trial's difficulty would increase because of the opportunistic methods you used in the Fifth Trial."

Bo Saixi smiled and shook her head.

"Then what exactly is my Sixth Trial?"

Bo Saixi gave a soft sigh.

"Originally, your Sixth Trial was supposed to be enduring for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn under the joint attacks of the Sea God Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo. But now, because the difficulty has increased, it has changed."

Hearing Bo Saixi's words, Su Xuan frowned. A group battle was not the same as a one-on-one fight.

Su Xuan himself was an all-round fighter without any weaknesses. He could use his strengths to attack his opponent's weaknesses. But if his opponents were a group, they could complement one another's strengths and cover each other's flaws. Their combined power was definitely not as simple as addition.

Besides, lasting for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn under the attacks of the Sea God Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo was already an insane trial.

Su Xuan sighed. If any one of the Seven Sacred Pillar Titled Douluo came at him alone, Su Xuan could beat them so badly their own mothers would not recognize them. But if all seven attacked together and their abilities complemented each other, their strength would inevitably increase by a geometric multiple.

Under such circumstances, let alone lasting for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn, it would be difficult to survive even a single round of attacks.

For Su Xuan to hold out for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn under such conditions would be immensely difficult. Sea Dragon Douluo's Demon Breaking Domain was no joke. Without Su Xuan's domain to guarantee his advantage, that duration would be a nightmare for him.

Moreover, judging by Bo Saixi's words, the increased difficulty of the Sixth Trial did not end there. What kind of trial could be even harder than facing the Sea God Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo all at once? Combined with Su Xuan's previous guess...

Su Xuan sighed and made a helpless gesture.

"You're going to take action personally, aren't you?"

Bo Saixi nodded with a smile. This was no secret; Su Xuan would see it himself soon enough. But Bo Saixi was also excited. She wanted to see for herself what this mysterious and astonishing young man was capable of.