Tai Long and his companion were extremely shocked.
That's a 100,000-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark! I saw it before when I first entered Sea God Island.
Beside them followed a large number of other ordinary Demon Soul Great White Shark, each with nearly ten thousand years of cultivation.
They didn't attack immediately, but instead circled around the two, blocking their path.
Tai Long gritted his teeth and threw a punch at the nearest ordinary Demon Soul Great White Shark.
The fist cleaved through the water, striking the shark squarely in the side.
The shark, in pain, rolled back several feet, but then pounced even more frantically.
More sharks swarmed in from all directions, tearing at each other with their sharp teeth and slapping their tails.
Tai Long and Niu Zhen fought back fiercely, using both fists and feet to drive away the sharks one by one.
But there were simply too many of them, and the two of them couldn't bring themselves to kill them.
With one side gaining an advantage and the other losing an advantage, the two quickly found themselves stretched thin.
A silver-white figure flashed by like lightning; it was none other than Little White, the 100,000-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiao Bai.
It didn't attack; it simply flicked its tail, and a giant wave lifted Tai Long and Niu Zhen, slamming them heavily onto the shore.
The two scrambled to their feet, soaked to the bone and panting for breath.
On the shore, a flash of white light appeared, and the silvery-white giant shark transformed into human form.
She was a woman who looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a long silver-white dress, with her long hair draped over her shoulders. She had a beautiful face, but also an aura of coldness that kept strangers at bay.
She walked barefoot on the beach, step by step towards the crowd, her gaze sweeping across them before finally settling on Tang Feng.
A flicker of barely concealed apprehension, even a hint of fear, flashed in those eyes.
She remembered this person.
A year ago, this was the same person who almost killed himself with that heavy hammer.
If it weren't for the timely telepathic message from the Lord Sea God allowing me to retreat, I would probably have already been transformed into his Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
"You want to cross the Ring Sea?"
Its voice was cold and defiant, yet it clearly dared not get too close. "Don't even think about it. With me guarding this place, none of you will get past."
Tang Feng looked at it and recognized it as the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he had encountered before, and his eyes lit up again.
Tang Feng's lips curled slightly upwards. Recalling the frustration of receiving no reward after his First Trial, he thought to himself, "You still dare to come out? Good for you. Once I pass all the tests, I'll definitely take your Soul Ring and Soul Bone. If the Sea God won't give a reward, I'll take it myself."
The Demon Soul Great White Shark, nicknamed " Xiao Bai," felt a chill run down his spine from the intense, unwavering gaze he received.
She recognized that look all too well! A year ago, this human had looked at her with the same eyes.
That was the look in a hunter's eyes when looking at his prey.
Xiao Bai instinctively took a step back, then realized his lapse in composure, snorted coldly, turned and leaped into the sea.
A flash of silvery light, and the massive shark's body broke through the waves, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
On the shore, the crowd looked at each other in bewilderment.
"She... seems very afraid of you?" Tang Jian looked at Tang Feng suspiciously.
Tang Feng withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Maybe it's because I look rather fierce."
Everyone's faces darkened. "..."
Tang Feng didn't dwell on the topic, but instead invited everyone to sit in a circle.
He said solemnly, "You all saw what Tai Long and Niu Zhen were doing just now. Once you enter the Ring Sea, your Soul Ring and Soul Skill will be completely sealed. You can only rely on the physical strength brought by your Martial Soul Possession. Moreover, you cannot kill Sea Soul Beast, otherwise you will fail the test."
Tang Feng paused, then continued with a firm voice, "However, I have made a discovery."
Everyone pricked up their ears.
"As a guardian, the Demon Soul Great White Shark's core duty is to oversee the assessment and increase its difficulty, not to take lives. Otherwise, Tai Long and Niu Zhen wouldn't have been thrown ashore just now; they would have been torn to pieces. She must be bound by the Lord Sea God and cannot truly kill them."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. "So, we can try it without worry?"
"Yes." Tang Feng nodded. "This should be an opportunity for us to hone our combat skills in the sea. The Demon Soul Great White Shark and those sharks will be our sparring partners."
He looked around at everyone and smiled slightly, "Although I don't think we need to train our combat skills at sea, since it's an assessment, let's give it a try."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Tang Feng continued, "My suggestion is that we shouldn't waste too much time here. Although there's a one-year deadline, we'll only train for one month to familiarize ourselves with the combat rhythm and attack methods in the sea. After a month, we'll formulate a plan and go all out to get through."
"Okay!" everyone responded in unison.
For the next month, the Ring Sea became their training ground.
Every morning, ten figures leap into the sea on time to fight against sharks, navigate undercurrents, and clash repeatedly with the icy, 100,000-year-old shark king.
At first, they were in a sorry state.
Tai Long was bitten all over, Niu Zhen was slapped by the tail and made dizzy, Bai Chenxiang's speed in the water was greatly reduced, and Ye Lingling had difficulty even protecting herself.
But no one backed down; they were thrown ashore, caught their breath, and then jumped back in.
However, with Oscar's Sausage healing and Ye Lingling's top-notch treatment, the injuries can be healed quickly.
Gradually, they began to figure out the patterns of the shark school.
Although those Demon Soul Great White Shark are ferocious, their attack patterns are not complicated.
As long as you don't cross their bottom line, they won't really go all out.
Tang Feng became Xiao Bai's nightmare.
Every time he went into the water, Xiao Bai would be on high alert.
Tang Feng would always gravitate towards her, the glint in his eyes sending shivers down the spine of this 100,000-year-old shark king.
A month later, everyone had made significant progress.
At dawn, the crowd gathered on the shore once again.
Tang Feng stood at the very front, holding a silver-gray staff in his hand!
That was the Ruyi Jingu Bang Tai Tan had custom-made for him, weighing over three thousand jin (approximately 1,500 kg).
In this Ring Sea Martial Soul cannot be used, this staff is his strongest weapon.
"It's been a month. Today, we officially begin the process."
Oscar then began distributing the Flying Mushroom Sausage to everyone, two to each person, which he had prepared in advance the day before.
He cannot use his Soul Skill to create things on the spot while in the sea, but he can prepare them in advance.
Tang Feng continued, "Let's go, and deal with it according to the method we discussed yesterday."
After saying that, he, Dugu Yan, and Tang Jian exchanged a glance, then jumped into the Ring Sea, with the others following closely behind.
The moment the seawater submerged the roof, the familiar sealing power descended once more.
The eight Soul Ring within Tang Feng's body were as if in slumber, and his Martial Soul Clear Sky Hammer, was also sealed.
But he still has this body, tempered by A Thousand Hammerings and a Hundred Refinements, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang) in his hand, weighing over three thousand catties.
They forged ahead, their target the enormous, silvery-white figure.
Xiao Bai was patrolling in the center of the Ring Sea when it suddenly sensed something and turned around sharply.
That man came again.
Moreover, this time, he charged straight at him.
Xiao Bai instinctively wanted to dodge, but duty called, and she couldn't back down.
As the guardian of the Second Trial, she must stop everyone who tries to pass through.
Xiao Bai gritted his teeth and charged towards Tang Feng.
Its massive tail swept across, stirring up towering waves!
Tang Feng neither dodged nor evaded, but swung his Golden Cudgel in a wide arc, delivering a simple and unadorned sweeping blow that collided violently with the giant tail!
"Boom!!"
A giant wave exploded, and both the man and the shark were forced back several feet.
Xiao Bai was horrified.
This human, without using Martial Soul or Soul Skill, was able to confront her head-on solely with his physical strength!
The iron rod in his hand struck his own fish tail, causing him to tremble all over.
What alarmed her even more was that two more figures broke through the waves behind Tang Feng.
Dugu Yan was surrounded by a turquoise poisonous mist. Although the poison was not fatal, it could slow down their movements and reduce their attack and defense capabilities by 20-30%, forcing the surrounding sharks to keep their distance.
Tang Jian held the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, the crimson patterns flowing across its surface, and the oppressive aura emanating from it made him frown slightly.
The three people formed a triangular shape, surrounding her in the center.
Xiao Bai roared and summoned the shark swarm to attack.
However, those ancient Demon Soul Great White Shark couldn't get close at all; they were blocked on the perimeter by Zhu Zhuqing and the others following behind Tang Feng.
Seeing that the other side was serious today, Xiao Bai's fighting spirit also boiled over. He swung his huge body and fought against Tang Feng and the other two.
Although Tang Feng could not use the Clear Sky Hammer, he wielded the Ruyi Jingu Bang great force.
The first move of the Sea-Calming Staff Technique, Thousandfold Waves, unleashed a series of waterspouts underwater, attacking Xiao Bai and tightly binding it, preventing it from being distracted.
Dugu Yan and Tang Jian stood on the left and right, respectively. Dugu Yan used her Martial Soul to spew out poison to constantly harass Tang Jianze.
Tang Jian unleashed the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, relentlessly attacking its vulnerable blind spots, forcing it to expend energy to defend itself and leaving it no time to attend to anything else.
The Clear Sky Nine Absolutes are hammer-based skills that do not rely on Soul Ring or Soul Skill and are not subject to assessment restrictions.