Heart Tempering?

"How could there be such Third Trial?" Xiao Bai was somewhat surprised. The water pressure at a depth of 10,000 meters is already terrifying for humans.

Normally, the Third Trial is always the Tidal Body Tempering.

This means that the examinee is tied to Deep Sea Sunken Silver Pillar and subjected to the impact of giant waves.

In terms of difficulty, the pressure of water at 10,000 meters is undoubtedly a hundred times more terrifying than that of giant waves.

Giant waves are powerful in their explosive force, but the water pressure is all-encompassing; it can crush not only flesh, but also internal organs and bones instantly.

Bo Saixi said calmly, "Lord Sea God values Yu Mingxiao highly, so the assessment he arranged was different from others. The key is that his strength has already reached the Titled Douluo, making it almost impossible for the giant waves to temper his body."

"So that's how it is." Xiao Bai suddenly realized, turning her gaze to Yu Mingxiao. "Human, jump onto my back, I'll take you to our territory."

"Okay." Yu Mingxiao's eyes flickered, his toes lightly touched the ground, and he leaped up, landing steadily on the back of the great white shark. He reached out and touched it; the texture was rough, much like fine sandpaper.

"Hold on tight, let's go!"

Xiao Bai didn't care at all as he touched his back. He casually said something, and his streamlined body shot out like an arrow.

Yu Mingxiao clamped his legs together and sat steadily on the shark's back. No matter how fast the waves surged and how much speed they increased, his body remained completely still and he was not thrown off at all.

This was his first time riding a shark, and he felt quite amazed.

Xiao Bai said, "I heard that someone refused the Lord Sea God's Godhood Inheritance a while ago, and afterwards the Lord Sea God changed the assessment to the highest difficulty. Was that person you?"

Yu Mingxiao blinked and said, "If no one else has refused the Sea God's inheritance during this period, then it should be me."

"Although I never wanted Lord Sea God to easily pass on his Godhood to someone else, why would you refuse such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" Xiao Bai couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This Godhood is not suitable for me. I am not the most suitable successor to the position of Sea God," Yu Mingxiao.

Xiao Bai glanced at Yu Mingxiao, feeling that his words were perfunctory, but she didn't say anything.

A man and a shark sped across the sea, and after an unknown amount of time, they came to rest on a stretch of deep water.

Xiao Bai chuckled softly, "There's a deep trench down here. I haven't measured its exact depth, but based on my experience of living this long, it's at least tens of thousands of meters deep."

"Your Third Trial is to go down to the bottom of the ocean at a depth of 10,000 meters and withstand the water pressure there, persisting for twelve hours a day. You can go down now."

Thank you for dropping me off here.

Yu Mingxiao looked down at the deep sea below, then leaped directly from the shark's back and plunged into the water.

A surge of immense Soul Power erupted from his body, propelling him like a cannonball as he hurtled towards the seabed!

Before long, Yu Mingxiao landed on the seabed, stirring up the turbid mud and sand, and bursting bubbles upwards.

The God-level Trial only requires that Martial Soul and Spirit Bone cannot be used. Yu Mingxiao can use Soul Power without any problem. Besides, he only used Soul Power to travel, so he did not violate any rules.

Yu Mingxiao surveyed his surroundings. It was pitch black and the pressure was terrifying. If his younger brother, Yu Xiaogang, were here, he would be crushed in less than a second.

The most terrifying thing isn't the water pressure, but the fact that there's almost no oxygen here.

Without oxygen, it means you can't breathe.

Simply put, this is not a place where humans can survive.

However, Yu Mingxiao's body had already transformed into Divine Body, so the water pressure here had almost no effect on him. In addition, he could use his Soul Power to circulate instead of breathing, so he did not experience any discomfort.

Moreover, he discovered that the deep sea, compared to the shallow sea, is filled with rich and pure primordial energy, which may be the reason why there are so few living beings.

"Since it's not difficult, let's practice for a while."

With nothing to do for the time being, Yu Mingxiao simply found a flat, open space, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating his Soul Power.

A month passed just like that.

Yu Mingxiao would spend twelve hours every day in this 10,000-meter-deep sea. Once there, he would do nothing but meditate and cultivate.

His Soul Power Level also broke through to level 92 during this period of accumulation.

"The Third Trial, Deep Sea Body Tempering, has been passed. The reward is an increase of 10,000 years in the age limit of all Soul Ring and an increase of 50,000 years in the age limit of each of the two External Soul Bone."

This time, the reward still increased the age limit of the Soul Ring, but it also increased the age limit of the External Soul Bone, which made Yu Mingxiao's eyes light up.

Because he lacked Tang San's devouring ability, the age of his External Soul Bone had been increasing very slowly. Although he recently acquired the devouring ability of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, he had no opportunity to use it.

It's really good that you can now increase the age of your External Soul Bone through an assessment.

If each of the following trials can significantly increase the lifespan of the External Soul Bone, the result will be quite substantial.

A golden beam of light enveloped him completely, and the age of his first few Soul Ring increased again.

The two Million-Year Soul Ring and one God-level Soul Ring that followed also had an additional ten thousand years. They seemed to have become a little stronger, but at the same time, they didn't seem to have changed much.

A million years is basically the limit for a regular Soul Ring.

Normally, Soul Beast can reach the God-level after living for a million years, and beyond that, it falls into the category of God-level Soul Ring.

Of course, this refers to normal Soul Beast, excluding the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

His seventh and eighth Soul Ring each gained 10,000 years, which may have exceeded the ordinary limit of one million years, but it still didn't reach the level of God-level Soul Ring.

The only change is that the Soul Power fluctuations are slightly stronger than before.

Simply put, the quantity has increased, but the essential level remains unchanged.

At the same time, his two External Soul Bone burst out of his body, and the soft golden light enveloped the Spirit Bone, slowly nourishing them, and their age continued to increase.

The Prajna Ghost Mask was ultimately frozen at 350,000 years, while the Radiant Flying Dragon Wings directly increased to 400,000 years.

Yu Mingxiao carefully sensed the changes within himself, then satisfiedly retrieved his Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, and looked towards the Top-tier Fourth Trial.

One Step Abyss.

Head to the Sea God Temple and follow the examiner into the designated testing area. You must forge ahead without looking back or retreating.

"What does this test mean?" Yu Mingxiao frowned slightly, pondering in a low voice, "Could it be a test of character?"

He remembered that Tang San's Ninth Trial Sea God involved testing his seven emotions.

However, that kind of test of the heart is only triggered when one finally inherits the position of Sea God.

Furthermore, Sacrifice from Bo Saixi is required to open the gate to the inheritance and begin the final test.

He's only on his Fourth Trial, and he's clearly stated that he won't inherit the position of Sea God, yet the Sea God still brought out the test of refining his heart.

Thinking of this, Yu Mingxiao hurriedly returned to Sea God Island.