Tang Chen's Expectations for the Future, Bo Saixi's Complex Emotions

But as time went on...

Sea Dragon Douluo finally stopped at the 120th step, while Qian Xunji stopped at the 350th step.

Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu stopped at the six hundredth step.

Tang Chen looked at Qian Daoliu beside him with some doubt. "You don't even have the Divine Slaughter's Domain, yet you were able to reach the same level as me."

Qian Daoliu smiled slightly, "Although I don't have the Divine Slaughter's Domain, I do have the Angel Domain. The killing intent on my body is no weaker than yours; it's just that I haven't shown it usually."

"Don't forget how the Qian Clan the Spirit Hall started out?"

Tang Chen only just remembered that the predecessor of the Spirit Hall was the Angel Church, and at that time they quickly became famous and prestigious on the Douluo Continent by killing some Fallen One and Evil Soul Master.

Therefore, despite the majestic and holy appearance of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, it is anything but careless when it comes to fighting.

Of course, there was one more thing Qian Daoliu didn't say: these 600 steps were actually not his limit.

After all, his current strength is far superior to Tang Chen's.

Tang Chen doesn't have Soul Core, so his Soul Power is constantly being consumed as he climbs the steps, and he can't keep up with the recovery.

But he's different; he possesses Dual Soul Cores, so even if he were asked to climb another fifty or a hundred steps, it wouldn't be a problem.

He didn't do that mainly to save face for Tang Chen.

After all, if he surpassed him by that much, given Tang Chen's personality, he would definitely ask all sorts of questions, and he didn't want to create trouble for himself.

The two did not linger on the Slaughter Staircase, but instead plummeted downwards.

Tang Chen asked with some curiosity, "Qian Daoliu, since you didn't participate in the Sea God's assessment, are you going to stay on Sea God Island for the next period of time, or return to the mainland?"

Qian Daoliu said calmly, "Then naturally we'll stay on Sea God Island. I'll go back with Qian Xunji later. We'll treat this year as a vacation on Sea God Island. Besides, we finally encountered the third peerless expert, so we should have a good sparring session, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Chen suddenly remembered, "Oh right, you've already sparred with Bo Saixi, so it's my turn next."

"I'd like to see whether my Clear Sky Hammer is more powerful, or his Sea God Martial Soul is more powerful."

Qian Daoliu advised, "You'd better fight Bo Saixi on an island, like the summit of Poseidon Sea God Mountain, not on the sea, otherwise you might not have any chance of winning."

"On the ocean, Bo Saixi is practically invincible, and besides, you can't fly."

Tang Chen snorted coldly upon hearing this, "That's because you're not good enough. My Tang Clan's Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation Principle are invincible."

"There's one more thing you should know: although the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul doesn't have the ability to fly, with my strength, I can levitate."

"While my aerial flight ability isn't as good as yours if the Ring Detonation, my maneuverability will be greatly enhanced."

Qian Daoliu stopped refuting this.

The Ring Detonation provides an extreme boost to all of a Soul Master's attributes. This means that in this state, Tang Chen's flight ability and mobility are comparable to a low-level Titled Douluo who can fly and is agile.

Even so, the gap between them and Bo Saixi is still enormous.

Although Bo Saixi cannot fly, with her inexhaustible power from the sea, her endurance and combat capabilities on the sea surface far surpass those of Tang Chen.

A moment later, Tang Chen's Soul Power was fully restored.

Immediately afterwards, his figure vanished from his original spot and reappeared on Sea God Mountain.

Qian Daoliu naturally followed along; there was no harm in watching such a spectacle.

Bo Saixi was standing at the entrance to the Sea God Temple.

She had known all along that Tang Chen would come to fight her, so she had been waiting here for a long time.

At the same time, he was also curious as to how Tang Chen could reach Ninety-Ninth Rank without having undergone any assessment before, all thanks to his own talent.

This undoubtedly demonstrates the opponent's exceptional talent and comprehension. Just how powerful is such a Soul Master?

She wanted to give it a try too.

Of course, Bo Saixi's thinking in this way did not mean that her talent was inferior to Tang Chen's.

Even if she accepted the Red-Rank Eight Trials, it only shortened the speed at which she advanced to the Titled Douluo and gave her God-Bestowed Soul Ring and Soul Ring age limit as a reward.

It doesn't mean that after completing the Red-Rank Eight Trials, she jumped to Ninety-Ninth Rank.

She climbed these levels step by step through her own accumulation of Soul Power and comprehension.

Bo Saixi looked at the person before him and said calmly, "Since you're here, let's begin."

Tang Chen was slightly taken aback. "It seems you know why I'm here. Then I won't say anything more. Let me see the strength of the High Priest of Sea God Island."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hand, and nine Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—emerged beneath him.

Bo Saixi smiled slightly, her long silver hair fluttering in the wind.

The next moment, a huge Sea God Phantom appeared behind her, with Soul Ring Configuration appearing beneath him.

Even though it wasn't the first time they'd met, Tang Chen was still quite surprised by Bo Saixi's Soul Ring Configuration Soul Ring Configuration, which was the same as Qian Daoliu's.

At this moment, Tang Chen said, "If I complete all the tests, will my Soul Ring Configuration be the same as yours?"

Bo Saixi nodded and said, "It's alright to tell you this in advance. As long as you can complete all the tests, the age of your Soul Ring will increase by 15,000 years."

"Of course, besides the increase in the age of your Soul Ring, there are other rewards, but since you're already Ninety-Ninth Rank, you probably won't get the usual Soul Power rewards."

Tang Chen was also quite excited upon hearing this. If the age of all the Soul Ring increased by 15,000 years, then the total increase would be 135,000 years.

This would be a huge boost for him.

After all, the power of his Ring Detonation depends on the age of the Soul Ring; the older the Soul Ring, the more energy he gains from Ring Detonation.

As Bo Saixi watched Tang Chen's barely concealed excitement, a complex expression flashed across her eyes.

She still doesn't understand why the Lord Sea God gave Tang Chen Red-Rank Eight Trials.

Was it so that after she, as the High Priest, sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong, Tang Chen would become the next High Priest of Sea God Island?

Bo Saixi thought this was the most likely possibility.

Of course, there is also a very small possibility: that the Lord Sea God, for her sake, chose to have Tang Chen, who was also a land-based Soul Master, sacrifice himself for Bibi Dong later.

But is that even possible?

Will the Lord Sea God really order the second-generation High Priest to sacrifice himself, instead of the first-generation High Priest?

Following the normal order, the first possibility is the most likely...

"Then let's fight!" Tang Chen's voice was somewhat excited.