Once they learned of the benefits Elder Tian Ling had described, Xiao Yan and Qingtan finally found some motivation. On their stone pillars, they fended off the intermittent pounding of the waves while battling the Ice-Bone Spirit Pythons. After holding out on her pillar for a day, Qingtan finally understood what made this trial so difficult.
Unlike the first trial, which gave them some time to rest no matter how difficult it was, leaving them to allocate that time themselves, the second trial offered not even a moment of respite. Even if they defeated the Ice-Bone Spirit Pythons and wanted to sit down for a while, the waves that came one after another would interrupt them.
However, Xiao Yan could also sense that the relentless pounding of the waves was a form of physical tempering. Given the strength of his current body, tempering of this degree offered him little benefit, though it was still better than nothing. Qingtan, on the other hand, reaped enormous rewards.
She had never specifically trained her body, so in the beginning, the waves tormented her until she wished she were dead. Once she adapted, however, she could sense that her body had grown considerably stronger. Though she could not compare to Xiao Yan's freakishly powerful physique, she had already surpassed many ordinary Second-Rank Supremes.
Thus, from Tianling's perspective, Xiao Yan was actually getting something of a raw deal in the second trial. Both benefits this trial offered were diminished for him, which was why she had said she would compensate him afterward.
This was different from the situation in the first trial. Although Qingtan had not enjoyed the benefits of having her body tempered by demon lightning, she had not endured the ordeal of the Nine Nether Demon Lightning either. Xiao Yan, however, underwent the