After an exchange of favors and benefits, Chen Ming put the Demon Soul Great White Sharks' earlier attack on him completely out of his mind. He and the Sea God then moved on to handling the matter of the God-bestowed Spirit Ring.
Once Chen Ming brought out the Evil Spirit Orca leader's Spirit Bone for inspection, the Sea God confirmed that he had indeed wiped out that entire group of Evil Spirit Orcas. He then had Bo Saixi lead Chen Ming to the Sea God Temple and place his hand on the Sea God's Trident.
Under normal circumstances, obtaining a divine bestowal was not particularly difficult. But that was when a God Trial provided cover, allowing divine power to be drawn upon legitimately. In those circumstances, condensing a God-bestowed Spirit Ring took almost no effort on the Sea God's part.
Chen Ming, however, was obtaining a God-bestowed Spirit Ring without undergoing a God Trial. By the rules and proper procedures, the Sea God could not draw upon his own reserves of divine power. Thus, the energy he used came from the Sea God's Light accumulated on Sea God Island.
"The age limit of this God-bestowed Spirit Ring is one hundred thousand years," the Sea God reminded Chen Ming from beside him.
"According to legend, the upper limit of a God-bestowed Spirit Ring depends on the particular capabilities of the Spirit Master absorbing it. As long as the Spirit Master is capable enough, the Spirit Ring can keep improving... yet this Spirit Ring's upper limit is one hundred thousand years..."
"Does that mean the actual amount of energy in this Spirit Ring has already been locked?"
"And a normal God-bestowed Spirit Ring actually has a back door connecting directly to the corresponding god. The process of absorbing the Spirit Ring is