Seven Sacred Pillars, Battles Without Pause

Xiao Bai returned with a black Spirit Ring on her back.

More precisely, Ma Hongjun sat on her back absorbing the ring, while the corpse of an adult Evil Spirit Orca trailed behind her. Two days after escaping, the orca, more than sixty thousand years old, had come back to attack the injured sharks. Xiao Bai had blocked its path, and Ma Hongjun had finished it himself.

He had already used his chance at a God-given Spirit Ring. He had to find his seventh ring on his own.

The absorption did not end until noon. A fiery Phoenix rose above Ma Hongjun's head, its spread wings nearly covering half the Sea Bay. He merged into the blazing fire and swept low over the water, circling once and sending everyone's hair streaming back on the shore.

Level 72. Phoenix True Body.

Bai Chenxiang retied her windblown hair ribbon and was about to scold him when the Phoenix folded its wings by the shore. Ma Hongjun landed with a grin and pressed a beautiful seashell into her hand.

"Picked it up on the way. Didn't slow us down."

Tang San waited for him to recover before heading toward the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar platform.

Within seventy-two hours, he had to challenge all seven Sacred Pillar guardians in succession. Rest counted against the time limit. His companions could help in each match according to the guardian's stated rules, but Tang San had to secure the victory. The others each had designated Sacred Pillars and requirements for cooperation. Once Zhu Zhuqing completed this trial, her Black-Level Five Trials would be finished.

Sea Horse Douluo stood on the platform and beckoned to Tang San.

"Come when you're ready."

The seventh ring beneath Tang San's feet lit up, and gold-and-blue branches spread across the Stone Platform.