The Bitter Sea Trial tested a person's will and divine soul. The stronger one's divine soul, the easier it was to pass the trial, but the smaller the gains would be.
Conversely, creatures with weak divine souls faced an immense test of will. This undoubtedly raised the failure rate considerably, yet those who successfully passed could also reap substantial rewards.
Lu Yuan entered the Bitter Sea Trial as an Immortal King Second Realm cultivator, and both his immortal body and divine soul talent improved greatly. Afterwards, Lu Wushuang analyzed the matter and concluded that even a Sixth-ring Dao Treasure would likely struggle to produce such an effect.
Your divine soul was considerably stronger than even the Snow Emperor's. You emerged from the Bitter Sea Trial after merely two days, unable to feel any real intensity in the test at all, so the improvement you gained was negligible. Unless you examined yourself carefully, you would not even notice any change.
The Snow Emperor emerged on the ninth day after entering the Bitter Sea Trial. Judging from his smiling face, his trip had not been in vain. Or perhaps he was simply easier to satisfy than you.
Xue Que remained in the Bitter Sea Trial the longest, making you and the Snow Emperor wait for more than three months. Yet the results were plain to see. You could clearly sense that Xue Que's true spirit was vastly different from when he had entered, becoming much more solid. To possess such a true spirit without repeatedly tempering the divine soul already placed him among the very best.
Furthermore, Xue Que told you that his Quasi-Emperor bottleneck had loosened somewhat during this journey. That was an unexpected delight...
Before leaving, after some deliberation, you still informed Xuan Wei of the place where this Bitter