Hardening Against the Sea God's Light!

At dawn the next day, after washing up, Huang Long headed alone to the central island.

When he arrived at the foot of Sea God Mountain, he found that his teacher, Bo Saixi, had not arrived.

He scratched his head in confusion.

Didn't Teacher say to come find her for training at the hour of the Rabbit? Where was she?

He looked up at the Sea God Hall atop the mountain, but still saw no sign of Bo Saixi.

Could she still be asleep?

Though puzzled, Huang Long did not dwell on it. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the stairway shrouded in golden light.

Sea God's Light—the 1,001 steps leading directly to the mountaintop.

He remembered that in the original story, Sea God's Light could squeeze out one's soul power, increasing cultivation speed and physical strength.

Tang San and the others had relied on constant tempering within Sea God's Light to advance by leaps and bounds.

Could he do the same?

Although Bo Saixi had said that he had only just awakened his martial soul and could not withstand the pressure of Sea God's Light.

But he was already a two-ring Grand Soul Master, and his martial soul was the super martial soul Yinglong. It should not be a problem, right?

The moment Huang Long had that thought, a figure suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed him by the collar, and yanked him back.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Didn't I tell you that you can't climb the stairs just after awakening your martial soul?"

The one who acted was Bo Saixi.

She had deliberately stayed out of sight just now because she wanted to see whether Huang Long would train conscientiously on his own in her absence.

But when she saw him actually walk up to the stairs, she was startled and hurriedly rushed down!

Huang Long scratched his head awkwardly. "Teacher, I just wanted to give it a try."

"And I feel that after summoning my martial soul, I should be able to withstand the pressure of the first step."

Seeing how stubborn he was, Bo Saixi immediately frowned.

The gentleness from yesterday was nowhere to be seen.

In its place was a face full of sternness and unquestionable authority.

Yet just as she was about to lose her temper, Huang Long tugged on her sleeve.

"Teacher, please believe me just this once! I can handle it."

"And with Teacher by my side, even if something dangerous happens, you can pull me out at any time, right?"

Bo Saixi looked at the hand clutching her sleeve, then met those eyes filled with stubbornness and longing. The reprimand on the tip of her tongue was forcibly swallowed back down.

She fell silent for a moment. Her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and at last, she sighed helplessly.

"Fine. Since you insist, Teacher will agree."

"But you must promise Teacher that you'll only step onto the first stair. The moment anything feels wrong, retreat immediately."

"No problem!"

Having received Bo Saixi's permission, Huang Long was overjoyed.

He turned to the first step wrapped in golden light and immediately circulated his soul power, summoning Yinglong to possess him.

Considering the immense pressure within Sea God's Light, he also activated his second soul ring, Geng Metal Dragon Claw, to enhance his strength.

Only after making every preparation did he raise his foot and step onto the first stair.

The instant he stepped onto it, the golden light shrouding the stairs surged like rolling waves!

"Ugh—!"

Huang Long let out a muffled groan, and his body suddenly sank.

It felt as though a massive mountain had abruptly been placed on his shoulders. Every bone in his body creaked.

Layer upon layer of golden light spread before him, forming a wall that blocked his path.

At the same time, a powerful force pushed him outward.

Huang Long gritted his teeth and frantically circulated his soul power to resist that force, barely managing to remain standing on the first stair.

Bo Saixi immediately reminded him, "Huang Long, sit down quickly and use your meditation technique to absorb soul power."

Huang Long nodded with great difficulty, slowly bent his knees, and lowered himself down inch by inch.

Once he activated his meditation technique, the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him poured into his body.

But compared to the soul power he was consuming, that replenishment was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

Time gradually passed.

In the blink of an eye, only ten minutes had gone by before he could no longer hold on. His soul power was completely exhausted, and he could not even maintain the most basic martial soul possession state.

Seeing this, Bo Saixi immediately acted and lifted him off the stairs.

"How does it feel?"

Once the suppression of the Sea God's Light was gone, Huang Long's entire body went limp. With a thud, he dropped onto the ground on his butt.

He panted heavily, feeling as though every last bit of strength had been drained from him. He did not even have the energy to speak.

Seeing how miserable he looked, Bo Saixi shook her head helplessly.

"Hurry and circulate your meditation technique to recover your soul power."

Huang Long nodded lightly and let out a long breath. After gradually recovering some of his strength, he began circulating his meditation technique to restore his soul power.

As soon as he entered meditation, however, he was surprised to discover that his soul power was recovering much faster than it had yesterday!

"Teacher, it worked!"

"I just found that my recovery speed is much faster than yesterday!"

Only then did Bo Saixi suddenly understand. With an irritated look, she curled two fingers and rapped Huang Long on the forehead.

"I was wondering why you were so eager to climb the stairs. So you already knew about this."

Huang Long rubbed the spot she had knocked red and lowered his head awkwardly.

Bo Saixi gave a soft sigh and reached out to rub his forehead. "It's not that Teacher doesn't want you to use the Sea God's Light for cultivation. It's just that the time isn't right for you yet."

"Take it slowly. You're only a two-ring Great Soul Master right now. Although your physical body rivals that of a Soul Ancestor, you still haven't received Lord Sea God's assessment."

As she spoke, her tone suddenly changed, and she smiled. "Still, it's already remarkable that you managed to endure the Sea God's Light for over ten minutes."

"It's something even Sea Dragon and the others never managed to do."

"But Teacher doesn't demand that you improve too quickly. I only hope that you can proceed step by step. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Teacher."

Huang Long nodded slightly. Looking at the staircase enveloped in golden light, he fell into thought.

At his current stage, his soul power level was only twenty-six.

If he wanted to continue cultivating under the pressure of the Sea God's Light for extended periods, he could only first strengthen his physical body.

As long as he raised his strength to the point where he could withstand it head-on, there should be no problem, right?

At that thought, Huang Long suddenly remembered something and hurriedly looked up at Bo Saixi.

He asked, "Teacher, does Sea God Island have a lot of whale glue?"

"Whale glue?" Bo Saixi froze slightly. Once she realized what it was, her expression immediately turned cold.

She poked Huang Long's head and said angrily, "You child, how old are you to be thinking about that sort of thing?"

Huang Long immediately realized that Bo Saixi had misunderstood. He hurriedly explained, "No, Teacher, I have another use for the whale glue!"

"Although whale glue has certain aphrodisiac and virility-enhancing effects, consuming it can also strengthen a soul master's physique!"

"What? It can strengthen a soul master's physique?" Bo Saixi was startled.

That special substance extracted from the brains of whale-type sea soul beasts had such an effect?

Huang Long nodded rapidly and replied, "Yes, Teacher. This is... something passed down through my martial soul. It really does have that effect."

"You only need to refine it with fire to remove the impurities. Once it softens, it can be consumed."

"And the older the whale glue, the better its effects!"

Bo Saixi studied the earnest expression on Huang Long's face carefully, her brows knitting slightly.

Could that stuff really have such an effect?

After doubting for a moment, she immediately sent a voice transmission to Sea Dragon Douluo. "Sea Dragon, go find a portion of thousand-year whale glue!"