Enduring the Pain of Spirit Bones to Embrace Joy, the Whale Pearl Rectifies His Fault and Inherits the Divine Throne

As the bloody aura of the sixth trial dissipated, Tang San felt tearing pain rip through every limb and bone—seven spirit bones trembled as they flew out of his body, hovering in midair. The pale violet Spirit-Concentrating Skull, the azure Sky Azure Bull Python Left Arm Bone, the dark golden Titan Giant Ape Right Arm Bone, the crimson Vast Sea Cosmic Trunk Bone, the silver-white Evil Tiger Whale Left Leg Bone, the pitch-black Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and the golden-glowing Million-Year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Spirit Bone all surged violently under the pull of the power of rules, emitting the grating sound of Soul Power being torn apart.

"The seventh trial: joy. Only by enduring ultimate pain can one comprehend the true meaning of joy." The cold voice of the rules sounded exceptionally clear amid the agony. Veins bulged on Tang San's forehead, and cold sweat instantly soaked his robes. The pain of having his spirit bones stripped away was far worse than he had imagined, as though even his Divine Soul was being torn to pieces. Yet he clenched his teeth and did not let out a single groan—he recalled the past associated with every spirit bone: sharing life and death with Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest, comprehending the mysteries of water within the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Zhi Xia's assistance when he slew the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King... These memories flowed into his sea of consciousness like a warm current, easing some of the pain.

No one knew how much time passed. When the final Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Spirit Bone stopped trembling, the agonizing pain abruptly vanished. Immediately afterward, all seven spirit bones erupted with dazzling divine radiance and fused back into Tang San's body at even greater