Just Tell Me Whether It Counts!
"A two-million-league journey underwater?"
"Give the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King a beating?"
"Do 18,000 good deeds?"
"Defeat Bo Saixi and rescue the giant octopus beneath Sea God Island?"
"I!"
Bai Xiuxiu's mouth was wide open.
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
The Water Scepter slipped from his grasp and crashed to the ground.
It startled several passing crabs, causing them to spring to their feet.
"Especially the last one!" Bai Xiuxiu looked troubled.
Qian Renxue quickly came over, "Is there a problem?"
"Yes!" Bai Xiuxiu smiled wryly.
She met Ye Hua's gaze.
Qian Renxue didn't know, but they still didn't know?
Isn't it just a giant octopus Siren?
What does it mean when the rescue target was already [eliminated]?
Bai Xiuxiu put her hand to her forehead.
If this assessment is taken too seriously, she might never be able to meet it.
We can't just send the Siren back to save them again!
Otherwise, if the Sea God notices, Shui Yue'er's assessment will have to be overturned!
The cold-faced beauty chuckled, "Oh, don't make that face."
"You could travel two million miles underwater, it would take you hundreds of years."
"Beat up the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King? You're Soul Beast, tough as nails. You won't die from taking a couple of hits."
"Eighteen thousand good deeds, even if done little by little, can be accomplished."
"As for defeating Bo Saixi —well, you have plenty of time to train, you'll surely be able to beat him, right?"
Bai Xiuxiu was dumbfounded.
The way you're saying that makes it sound like she got a huge freebie!
"Who said that?" he asked, looking dejected.
"If the First Trial is like this, what about the other eight exams?"
"Wouldn't it take me 100,000 years to become a god?"
The cold-faced beauty's smile remained unchanged. "You can't say that."
As the old saying goes, time flies in the mountains, and years pass in spiritual practice; the path to divinity is long and arduous, so why bother—
"Senior!" Bai Xiuxiu bristled, "Do you dare look me in the eye and say this isn't just deliberately making things difficult?"
"Beep beep beep beep beep~" The cold-faced beauty glanced directly at the ceiling and whistled.
"Haha, I won't listen!"
Bai Xiuxiu immediately wanted to make a tug-of-war between her neck and the rope, and also to jump from the Lou Gao and elbow the ground with her head.
Ye Hua spoke up at this moment, "Water God."
The cold-faced beauty turned her head back, "Hmm?"
"You know that Xiuxiu is Soul Beast Transformation?"
"Of course," the cold-faced beauty said proudly, puffing out her chest, "I am the Water God's Remnant!"
"Soul Beast, humans, and half -Soul Beast —you can tell them apart just by their auras!"
"That's good." Ye Hua nodded calmly.
He then turned to Bai Xiuxiu, "Xiuxiu, take the test first."
Bai Xiuxiu was stunned, but out of trust, she didn't ask any further questions.
"Mmm." She nodded emphatically and pressed the Scepter to her brow.
The azure light penetrated, solidifying the mark, leaving no way back.
The cold-faced beauty nodded in satisfaction. "Your male companion is indeed sensible."
"Of course." Ye Hua smiled innocently.
"However, to ensure fairness in the assessment, I hope you will accompany me."
The cold-faced beauty's smile froze. "Huh?"
"You accompanied me throughout the entire assessment process; this was also to prevent cheating."
"This..." The cold-faced beauty hesitated.
"What?" Ye Hua tilted his head. "To be fair, is there a problem?"
Having said all that, it wouldn't be right for the cold-faced beauty to refuse again.
He's the Water God's Remnant, and also the chief examiner; how could he not be rigorous?
"Fine! I'll go with you!" she gritted her teeth and agreed.
Ye Hua knowingly, "Then let's begin."
Having said that, he raised his hand, Yinglong Wings unfolded.
The bubbles enveloped the four people and burst out of the water.
Before the cold-faced beauty could figure out what was going on, the world had changed completely.
The moon has set in the west, the sun is rising in the east, and waves are crashing beneath our feet.
A huge black shadow is slowly rising from the sea.
It was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
At this moment, he is opening his enormous mouth to chase after a school of the Deep Sea fish fleeing in panic.
"My lord!" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's One-Eye lit up when it saw Ye Hua.
"You've arrived! I'm hunting right now, I'll catch a big one for you in a bit!"
"Stop for now." Ye Hua waved his hand.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was stunned.
With its mouth half-open, the fish all darted away from its mouth.
"Xiuxiu." Ye Hua patted Bai Xiuxiu on the back.
"Go, punch him."
Bai Xiuxiu:???
Deep Sea Demonic Whale King:???
"My lord," the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King said cautiously, "What did I do wrong?"
"Don't ask." Ye Hua said without changing his expression.
"Beat."
Bai Xiuxiu took a deep breath.
Beat up the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King!
That's a monster nearly a million years old! The overlord of the sea!
Even the Sea God could only blind one of his eyes!
Even her mother usually had to avoid her, but today she actually managed to—
"Hey Qiu!"
Bai Xiuxiu threw a punch, striking the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King on the forehead.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King blinked blankly for a long time, feeling nothing.
Bai Xiuxiu, on the other hand, was in pain from her fist, grimacing and clutching it.
"My lord," the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King cried, even more aggrieved, "Why is it?"
"Let Bai Xiuxiu complete the Divine Examination," Ye Hua said without hiding anything. "You stay here and don't open your mouth to eat yet."
"Oh, oh." The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King shut its mouth and obediently lay down.
About half an hour later, even some of the Sea Soul Beast that had fled earlier returned.
They were all shocked to see Ye Hua and the others blocking the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Ye Hua raised his hand and took out a handful of Immortal Herb from the Azure Jade Bracelet.
Open your mouth.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King opened its mouth, Immortal Herb flew in, transforming into pure energy.
"Okay, you can't eat them now that you're full."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King blinked, completely unaware of Ye Hua's meaning.
But the adult must have had a deeper meaning in doing this!
He immediately swallowed the Immortal Herb whole, and his stomach felt warm and comfortable, all his hunger disappearing.
"Go," Ye Hua waved his hand dismissively.
"Alright! Thank you, sir!" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sank into the seabed and swung its tail away.
The cold-faced beauty observed the whole thing.
"Alright," Ye Hua shrugged, "Beating the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and performing 18,000 good deeds are now complete."
The cold-faced beauty was completely dumbfounded.
That doesn't count!
"Please lend a hand!"
"And can this even be considered a good deed?"
Ye Hua's lips curled into a slight smile.
The spiritual power spread silently.
All the surviving Sea Soul Beast in the vicinity were connected.
The next second, countless voices flooded into the cold-faced beauty's mind--
"Great philanthropist! Thank you for saving us!"
"Wow, it was about to be swallowed up, but it actually survived!"
"A good person! A good person! A good person!"
Countless, thousands upon thousands of them, all expressions of the Sea Soul Beast ' sincere gratitude!
The cold-faced beauty's expression changed drastically.
"This..."
"I'll say it again," Ye Hua said, arms crossed, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."
"That's a hundred and eight thousand lives; how can it not be considered a good deed?"
"Besides, you didn't say that the Divine Examination wouldn't let me help."
The cold-faced beauty was speechless, unable to utter a single word.
Bai Xiuxiu was speechless for a moment, then overjoyed.
Is this even possible?
Qian Renxue understood Ye Hua's intentions.
I brought this cold-faced stranger along just in case she denies everything later.
As for the problems with the assessment? Her own words are inaccurate!
"What's still missing?" Ye Hua counted on his fingers, "Defeat Bo Saixi, rescue the giant octopus, travel two million nautical miles..."
"Wait," the cold-faced beauty quickly stopped her, "You can't help Bo Saixi fight!"
"Relax!" Ye Hua swore to the heavens, "I will absolutely not summon my Martial Soul to help her fight. I swear on my Martial Soul."
Such an oath, if broken, will result in the shattering of Martial Soul.
Such a solemn oath slightly reassured the cold-faced beauty.
Unexpectedly, Ye Hua plucked a hair and transformed it into a clone.
A single somersault covers 108,000 li (approximately 5400 kilometers), first I must go to Sea God Island to deliver the message!
"Two million miles shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?" Ye Hua patted Bai Xiuxiu's shoulder.
Bai Xiuxiu nodded repeatedly. Even if she only swam for eight hours a day, she would have had enough in six months.
But to everyone's surprise, Ye Hua strode forward, "However, let's go to Sea God Island first, to deal with the giant octopus."
Bai Xiuxiu was dumbfounded.