A Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring
Li Xun sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the nutrients.
The silver-gray Soul Ring completely detached from the giant shark's body, transforming into a Blue Silver that slowly drifted towards Li Xun.
The moment the Soul Ring entered his body, a vast and suffocating torrent of Soul Power surged into his meridians. The energy contained in the Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was several times more violent than that of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, crashing against his limbs and bones like a tsunami.
Li Xun groaned, veins bulging on his forehead, his teeth grinding together.
His meridians were stretched to their limit, his bones made a series of cracking sounds, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
He gritted his teeth and endured it, his Asura God Power surging forth. Crimson baleful energy and azure Soul Power collided fiercely within his body, and the Twin Martial Souls the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation Diagram appeared together, guiding the violent Soul Power to wash and refine it again and again.
Golden Crocodile Douluo stood guard beside him, noticing his face turning pale and then flushed, and muttered gruffly, "Can this kid handle it?"
Bo Saixi's gaze was solemn. "He has to endure it, even if he can't. With Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring inside him, no one can help him; he can only rely on himself to refine it."
Li Xun closed his eyes and focused his mind, suppressing his Soul Power to the extreme, peeling away the fierce aura from the Soul Ring bit by bit.
Although the Silverback Devil Shark was forcibly hunted down, the remaining ferocious intent before its soul dissipated was still intense, constantly impacting his Sea of Spirit.
His brow furrowed, and with the spiritual resilience bestowed upon him by the Asura God's inheritance, he forcefully withstood the corrosive influence of this malevolent intent.
Time passed little by little.
The waves on the sea gradually subsided, and Li Xun's aura, which had initially been violently turbulent, gradually became stable.
The Blue Silver gradually sank into his body, completely merging with the original Soul Ring sequence.
As the last wisp of silver-gray light faded, he slowly opened his eyes, exhaled, and his Soul Power surged like a tide, much stronger than before.
The Seventh Soul Ring, after two hundred thousand years, is complete.
He got up and stretched, about to say something, when the carcass of the Silverback Devil Shark beneath his feet suddenly trembled slightly.
Li Xun looked down and saw that at the base of the giant shark's right forefin, a piece of Soul Bone, entirely silver-gray and gleaming with a faint blue light, was slowly peeling away from the flesh. The bone surface was engraved with natural shark patterns and exuded a warm and vast aura.
"Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Arm Soul Bone." Bo Saixi glanced at it and said indifferently, "The right fin bone of the Silverback Devil Shark is of high quality. Absorb it as well."
Li Xun nodded, sat down cross-legged again, and placed the Soul Bone on his right arm.
The moment the Soul Bone entered his body, a cool Soul Power spread along the meridians in his arm, echoing the power of the Soul Ring he had just absorbed.
The bones in his right arm emitted a series of soft cracking sounds, and the muscle texture was slowly reshaped under the tempering of the Soul Bone power, becoming more resilient and solid.
This absorption was much gentler than that of the Soul Ring; in less than half an hour, the Soul Bone was completely integrated into his right arm.
Li Xun raised his right hand and clenched his fist. He could clearly feel that the power in his right arm was more than one level greater than that in his left arm, and there was a faint flow of Soul Power in his palm like ripples of water.
He stood up, bowed to Bo Saixi and the two priests, and said, "Thank you, three protectors."
Golden Crocodile Douluo waved his hand and said gruffly, "Alright, alright, let's hurry back. This godforsaken place is too windy and turbulent, my shoulder is still sore."
The Light Feather Douluo glanced at him. "You took that hit head-on just now; you'll need to apply medicine when you get back."
"I know, I know."
Bo Saixi turned and walked towards the speedboat, her navy blue outfit fluttering in the sea breeze. Her voice drifted over. "The Fifth Trial is over. Back to the island. There's still a lot to do."
The speedboat cut through the waves and returned, arriving at Sea God Island the following morning.
As soon as Li Xun and his group stepped ashore, they saw Tang San and the others waiting on the beach.
Xiao Wu stood on tiptoe to look around, while Ning Rongrong simply sat on the rocks eating sunflower seeds. When they saw them return, the group all swarmed around them.
"How was it? How was it?" Ning Rongrong was the first to speak, her gaze sweeping over the four of them. "Judging from your expressions, it's done?"
Li Xun nodded, slightly releasing his Soul Power aura. The Soul Power fluctuations of a level 70 Soul Sage spread out silently, much more powerful than when he left.
His right arm was slightly clenched into a fist, and his Soul Power flowed in his palm like ripples. The aura of his Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone was hidden but not released, yet everyone present could clearly feel its heavy weight.
Tang San looked him up and down, then shook his head with a wry smile, "Soul Sage? I'm still stuck at level 59."
Xiao Wu leaned closer, her eyes sparkling. "Brother Xun, how much Soul Power do you have now? Are you in the seventy-something level? Have you really reached Soul Sage?"
"Level 74," Li Xun. "I'll take the Soul Ring and Soul Bone together, along with a 200,000-year-old Silverback Devil Shark."
Ning Rongrong nearly dropped the melon seeds in her mouth. "Two hundred thousand years?! You got a two hundred thousand year Soul Ring on your Fifth Trial? What will you be like later?"
Zhu Zhuqing crossed her arms, her tone calm yet serious. "The difficulty of the Asura God Trial is indeed different from that of the Sea God Trial. We're still climbing the steps to hone our Soul Power, while you've already gone out to sea to hunt Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
Shui Bing'er nodded slightly, her gaze falling on Li Xun's right arm. "Is the Right Arm Soul Bone also two hundred thousand years old?"
"Hmm. The right arm bone of the Silverback Devil Shark." Li Xun moved his right arm. "I absorbed it along with the Soul Ring; it went fairly smoothly."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance, both with a touch of emotion on their faces.
Ye Lingling said softly, "After Soul Sage comes Soul Douluo, and above that is Titled Douluo. Your speed is probably even faster than what's shown on the Heavenly Screen."
After a while of everyone sighing and commenting, Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered something, took a step closer, and asked in a low voice, "By the way, you passed the Fifth Trial, what's the Sixth Trial? Is it even harder?"
Li Xun's expression shifted slightly, and he remained silent for a moment before speaking, "The content of the Sixth Trial... is to advance to the Titled Douluo."
The beach fell silent for a moment.
Tang San raised an eyebrow. "Titled Douluo? Level 90?"
"Yes." Li Xun nodded.
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "Level 90?! You're only level 70 now, and there's still the Soul Douluo level in between! How long will it take you to reach that level?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo chuckled beside him and said in a gruff voice, "What's the rush? This kid went from Soul Emperor Soul Douluo Soul Sage in just over half a year at most. At this rate, it probably won't be long before he becomes Titled Douluo."
The Light Feather Douluo said calmly, "That's true, but the leap from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo is a huge hurdle. Ordinary Soul Master might be stuck at this stage for ten or twenty years and still not be able to cross it. However..."
He glanced at Li Xun, leaving his words unfinished, but his meaning was clear: an ordinary Soul Master is an ordinary Soul Master, Li Xun is Li Xun.
Tang San thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there a time limit for the Sixth Trial?"
Li Xun shook his head. "It wasn't mentioned. But the Asura God Trial gets harder and harder as you go on. The fact that no time limit was given actually means that this test can't be rushed; it requires solid accumulation of knowledge."
Bo Saixi, who had been listening nearby, casually interjected, "Becoming Titled Douluo isn't just about piling up Soul Power. Having enough Soul Power isn't enough; you also need a strong mindset, profound understanding, and a mastery of Soul Skill —all are indispensable. Since you're determined to overcome this hurdle, you can't just rely on climbing stairs in your time on Sea God Island."
Li Xun bowed to her and said, "Please Grand Worshipper Elder."
Bo Saixi turned and walked towards the stone palace, her sea-blue dress billowing in the sea breeze. Her clear, cool voice drifted over. "Come see me tomorrow with Tang San, and I can give you some pointers."