Can't Think of a Chapter Title QAQ!

After recuperating in Waterfall City for nearly half a month, Zhu Zhuqing prepared to bid farewell to the Qian Yu and Qian Yin sisters. She had still decided to head for the Heaven Dou Empire.

During those two weeks, she had detected no sign of pursuers. It seemed they had either been misled and gone elsewhere, or the previous group of pursuers had died too cleanly for word to make it back. The people on that side probably did not even know something had happened here.

"Big Sis, are we really just letting her leave like that?"

Outside Waterfall City, Qian Yu watched Zhu Zhuqing's gradually receding figure with some disappointment. Over the past half month, she had grown quite fond of the little girl who was cold on the outside but warm at heart. Usually, she seemed rather immature and was always troubling her older sister, but these past two weeks had let her experience what it felt like to care for someone.

"How could we?"

Qian Yin rolled her eyes. "She was entrusted to our care by Lord Sacred Pillar. How can we not ensure she reaches her destination safely?"

"Just the two of us?"

Qian Yu pointed blankly at herself, then looked at her sister.

Qian Yin gave her foolish little sister another glare but said nothing.

"With just you two, the person Lord Haiming values probably won't even make it to the Heaven Dou Empire."

Smack!

A hand chop landed on Qian Yu's head. Recognizing that familiar feeling, Qian Yu spun around excitedly.

Behind her stood an ordinary-looking man dressed in black, smiling at the two of them.

"Dad!"

Qian Yu excitedly threw herself into the man's embrace, while Qian Yin smiled and nodded to him.

"Uncle, we may have to trouble you."

The man shook his head. "Don't say that. This is service for Lord Haiming."

Seeing the reverence in the man's eyes, Qian Yin and Qian Yu both froze for a moment, but neither spoke to ask about it.

There were some things that someone would naturally tell you if you were meant to know them. If you were not meant to know, then be sensible and do not ask.

"Let's go. Follow her."

Pale wings emerged from the man's back, with an astonishing wingspan of four meters!

Wings also emerged from Qian Yu and Qian Yin's backs. Qian Yu's wings resembled the man's, though their wingspan was slightly smaller.

Qian Yin's wings were smaller still, and beneath them was another tiny pair of wings.

Azure Tide Sea Eagle, Four-Winged Seagull!

On Sea God Island, Haiming lay in a bath, enjoying the nourishment of the natural hot spring.

A faint golden glow radiated from his body. This had appeared ever since he passed through the Sea God's Light. According to Kyogre's guidance, he needed to thoroughly familiarize himself with his current body before he could completely conceal the glow.

Crack!

Haiming picked up the small wine cup beside him and was about to take a sip when he put a little too much strength into his hand. The pure liquor slipped through his palm, while the cup had already turned into a pile of fragments.

"Kyogre, is there any way to help me get control of my body quickly? The improvement from the Divine Bone is a little too terrifying..."

Haiming seriously felt that he had assigned his points wrong. Had he put all his effort values into Attack? He had clearly wanted to become a mage who dominated the world, so why did his basic attacks hurt more than his spells now?

[If you want to master your body, battle is the best method—especially a battle where you are beaten up one-sidedly.]

For some reason, Haiming seemed to hear a faint hint of schadenfreude in Kyogre's voice.

An illusion!

It had to be an illusion!

His martial soul was that proud ancient divine beast. How could it possibly take pleasure in its trainer's suffering during training?

[Try getting control of your body yourself. I'll appear again once you accept the second trial. That annoying fellow has come again. I didn't kill it last time, but this time I'll definitely drag it into the sea and drown it!]

Kyogre's killing intent-filled voice echoed in Haiming's ears. Before he could say anything, Kyogre severed the connection. The last thing transmitted seemed to be the sounds of an intense battle.

"Groudon will be all right, won't he... Don't let it traumatize you. May Arceus bless you, amen~"

Haiming twitched his lips and made the sign of the cross over his chest before sinking into the hot spring.

Feeling the comfort flowing through his body, Haiming slowly closed his eyes.

Bang!

By the Ring Sea, Haiming crashed heavily onto the beach. Then, as if nothing had happened, he performed a lazy donkey roll to evade the incoming attack before springing straight to his feet.

"Lord Haiming, your physical condition is so strong now!"

Little White sighed in amazement. She had already used thirty percent of her strength, yet she had not caused Haiming any real harm. He merely looked a little disheveled.

Back when they had fought at the foot of Sea God's Mountain, Little White had never used more than ten percent of her strength against Haiming. She had not even dared to use any domains or innate skills.

After all, Haiming had been far too weak before.

Now, things were different. Haiming had been completely remade... Cough, cough, his bones had been remade. In terms of pure physical strength, even the attack skills of Soul Masters below level forty could not break Haiming's skin!

So, he had gone from being a punching bag Little White did not dare hit freely to one she could cautiously hit.

"All right, that's enough, Little White. Stop."

After being struck in the abdomen by Little White's fist once more and sent flying hundreds of meters, a trace of joy appeared on Haiming's face. The last golden gleam around the fingertips of his right arm completely withdrew. The Divine Bone had fully settled within him!

Crack~

As Haiming stretched slightly, sounds like popping beans came from within his body. At the same time, he grew... five centimeters taller~

"Lord Haiming, is it done?"

Little White came over and looked at Haiming curiously. The pressure radiating from him felt far stronger to her than before.

"Mm, it's done. The Divine Bone has fully fused... No, adapted would be more accurate."

Haiming dusted himself off and corrected his wording.

After all, he had not fused with a Divine Bone. Rather, the bones in his body had been transformed into Divine Bones by divine power, so adapting to them had been extremely quick.

"Then next, Lord Haiming, are you planning to take the second trial?"

Little White was curious. The first trial had been so difficult according to the Sea Dragon Divine Pillar, so how hard would the second trial be?

Haiming smiled and used his spiritual power to summon the Sea God's assessment, wanting to learn the contents of the second trial.

Sea God's Second Trial: Cross the Ring Sea!

Pass through the inland Ring Sea while surrounded by a school of Bloodrays. Time limit: one hour. Failure resets the trial!

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