The Sixth Spirit Ring, the Phoenix Rises Again

In their fourth month on Sea God Island, Ma Hongjun hit the bottleneck at level sixty.

Life at the foot of Sea God Mountain had barely changed in those four months. They rose before dawn, climbed the steps in the morning, recovered their Soul Power in the afternoon, and sparred beside the Inner Sea at dusk. What had changed were the numbers on their wooden plaques, which rose every day. When the Sea God's Light flung them out, they seldom landed covered in sand anymore.

Tang San shifted where his Blue Silver Emperor Binding gripped them from their calves to their waists and backs, easing the strain on their joints. Xiao Wu learned to shorten her stride before the Sea God's Light shifted, while Ning Rongrong could now maintain three boosts at once as she climbed. Dai Mubai's White Tiger Vajra Transformation grew steadier, and Zhu Zhuqing could still execute Hell Stab under crushing pressure. Oscar made nearly twice as many sausages each day, and his recovery speed improved too.

Ma Hongjun had made good progress himself. He had climbed from the eighteenth step to the ninety-sixth, but his level remained the lowest in the group. The closer he came to level sixty, the harder he trained. He even made fewer nighttime trips to Sea Horse City for food.

That morning, he reached the ninety-sixth step. After the Sea God's Light pushed him off the staircase, his Soul Power stopped just short of the bottleneck. No matter how many Recovery Sausages Oscar gave him, the power in his meridians would not increase.

Bo Saixi examined his Black Level mark. "You need your Sixth Spirit Ring."

Ma Hongjun sat up from the ground. "Can we hunt Sea Spirit Beasts on the island?"

"The Soul Beasts in the Ring Sea are protected