A Level a Month! A Level a Month!

Standing at the foot of Sea God's Mountain, Haiming looked up at Sea God's Temple above. An aura of majesty and solemnity weighed upon his heart.

He knew that this was divine might. The Sea God had been gone for countless years, yet even Sea God's Temple, blessed by him, retained such power. One could only imagine how powerful the Sea God had been in his prime!

The ocean was several times larger than the continent. As the god who had conquered the entire sea, the Sea God's strength ranked among the very best even among gods.

"All right, let's give it a try first. I wonder how many steps I can climb."

Haiming patted his face and strolled toward the stairs leading to Sea God's Temple several dozen meters away.

"These stairs can only be climbed with your own strength. Any energy-based or physical skill will be reflected."

Just as Haiming took his first step onto the stairs of Sea God's Mountain and terrifying pressure struck him, he instinctively released a stream of water beneath his feet. He was immediately blasted dozens of meters away and slammed hard into the ground.

That fall made him feel as though his internal organs had shifted out of place.

Bo Saixi narrowed her eyes at him and softly offered a reminder.

The Sea God's Light trial was not uncommon on Sea God Island. Almost every participant in a Black-level Assessment encountered it, so Bo Saixi had assumed Haiming knew. Instead, she watched him get thrown aside.

"You should've said so earlier..." Haiming gasped for breath. Luckily, he had only used Water Pulse from his first Soul Skill to give himself a push, only to be sent flying by the seawave. If he had used a stronger skill, Bo Saixi might have needed to save him!

After resting on the ground for a while, Haiming stood and dusted himself off. Looking at the stairs not far away, he took a deep breath.

He walked up to the stairs again, raised his foot, and slowly stepped onto them. A powerful resistance continuously pushed him back. The crushing sensation made Haiming's face flush red without him realizing it. This was what it looked like when he had pushed his strength to its limit!

"Even using all of my level-twenty Soul Power, I can only step onto the first stair? And there are still a thousand more above!"

Haiming unwillingly raised his head. He knew it was because he was too weak. If he waited another ten years and climbed with his talent then, this first trial would be effortless!

But he was unwilling. If the first trial alone took ten years, would the following trials require another ninety?

The strong in this world did indeed live long lives, but Haiming was unwilling to spend ninety years on this!

"Kyogre, lend me your strength!"

Roar!

A flash of blue light passed through Haiming's eyes, and two red rings of light wrapped around his body. His second Soul Ring suddenly lit up!

Haiming's first Soul Ring had granted him powerful offensive and supportive abilities. His second Soul Ring, meanwhile, granted him even stronger support abilities!

"Second Soul Skill, Meditation!"

"Second Soul Skill, Sacred Barrier!"

A pale blue glow surrounded Haiming. The instant it enveloped him, the flush on his face faded.

Moreover, at the moment the glow appeared, the Soul Power fluctuations radiating from Haiming rose sharply!

Meditation: Increases the user's attack by 30% and Soul Power recovery speed by 50%! (This world does not distinguish between special attacks and physical attacks, only physical and energy attacks. The Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda can provide full boosts, and the modified Meditation can do the same.)

Sacred Barrier: Increases bodily resilience by 100%, blocks the invasion of all strange powers, and can be used three times per day. Each use lasts for one hour! (A protective shield unique to prototype divine beasts, like the thing Mew and Mewtwo use when fighting.)

Hah!

Haiming let out a low roar. Under Bo Saixi's somewhat complicated gaze, he firmly lifted his foot and stepped onto the second stair!

Pressure roughly ten percent stronger than that of the first stair compressed Haiming's body again. This time, however, he only felt his Soul Power rapidly draining away, without the suffocating feeling from before!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Bang!

Haiming sped up and took three steps in a row. When he reached the fifth stair, an enormous pressure suddenly crashed toward him. This time, he had no ability to resist and was sent flying outright, landing in the Ring Sea beyond Sea God's Mountain.

Squeak~

Haiming's consciousness was a little hazy after falling into the sea. However, as a resident of Sea God Island, he was naturally an excellent swimmer. Combined with the effects of a marine Martial Soul, practically all Soul Masters of Sea God Island could breathe underwater, so there was no need to worry about them drowning.

This was also why Soul Masters who failed their trials and were expelled from Sea God Island were frantically recruited by foreign merchant caravans.

A snow-white Dolphin appeared beside Haiming. It cried softly and used its head to push him out of the Ring Sea.

"Thanks~"

Haiming collapsed weakly on the shore. Looking at Sea God's Mountain soaring into the clouds, he revealed a brilliant smile.

The fifth stair. If he climbed slowly, he could reach the fifth stair!

He was only six years old, and he had awakened his Martial Soul only today!

"Then, cultivation begins!"

After resting for a while, Haiming pulled himself together and climbed Sea God's Mountain once more. This time, he did not use Sacred Barrier. When he had fallen from Sea God's Mountain earlier, his Sacred Barrier had shattered as well.

"Whew, after activating Meditation, I can only stand firmly on the second stair?"

Haiming looked at Sea God's Mountain, whose summit could not be seen, took a deep breath, and sat down cross-legged.

His second Soul Skill, Meditation, could be maintained indefinitely. Its Soul Power recovery rate was even faster than its consumption rate, though it clearly could not keep up within the Sea God's Light.

Expending Soul Power, then sitting in Meditation to recover it, was the most important way for Soul Masters to increase their Soul Power. Within the Sea God's Light, this rate could increase severalfold!

When heaven sends hardship upon a person, it is time to cultivate!

As the sun set and the moon rose, those immersed in cultivation cared least about time.

On the stairs below Sea God's Mountain, Haiming suddenly opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"I broke through."

He took a crystal ball from his chest. He had requested it from Bo Saixi. It was a testing crystal ball capable of measuring Soul Power from levels twenty to thirty, and he had the later ones as well.

"After absorbing two God-Bestowed Soul Rings, my Soul Power reached level twenty-eight. After cultivating in the Sea God's Light for a month, I finally reached level twenty-nine! Next, I can truly set foot on the fifth stair!"

One month earlier, Haiming had been sent flying the instant he charged onto the fifth stair with dual support active. After that, he had remained on the second stair, cultivating under the pressure. Once he had grown accustomed to the second stair, he moved to the third, then the fourth, never attempting the fifth again.

Now that his Soul Power had broken through, Haiming set his sights on the sixth stair!

Thud!

His foot landed firmly on the fifth stair. Pressure nearly twice as strong as the fourth stair, which he had already grown accustomed to, crashed toward him. Haiming clenched his teeth, and a faint flush appeared on his face!

Damn!

With a low roar, Haiming planted both feet on the fifth stair.

Feeling the pressure trying to blast him down Sea God's Mountain yet helpless to shake him, Haiming laughed in exhilaration!

One Soul Power level a month!

One stair a month!

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