After a hearty meal, everyone gathered in a side hall of the Seahorse City Lord's Mansion.
Ten people sat in a circle, their fatigue dispelled by the delicious food, replaced by contemplation and anticipation for the next step.
Sea Horse Douluo happened to return to his residence at this time and was invited by Tang Feng. This Sacred Pillar Guardian had become much more familiar with everyone in the past two years and was no longer as distant as when they first met.
Tang Feng's gaze slowly swept over the crowd, and he spoke first:
"Currently, out of the ten of us, only Sister Lingling is one level away from reaching the Level 80 bottleneck; the rest of us need Soul Ring. It just so happens that Sea Horse is here too, so let's discuss how to obtain Soul Ring."
He paused, then continued:
"I just broke through Level 90. Sister Yan, Brother Jian, and Zhu Zhuqing, you all just broke through Level 80."
" Little Ao, Rongrong, Tai Long, Niu Zhen, Chenxiang, you are all on the verge of reaching Level 70 and need your Seventh Soul Ring."
His gaze fell on Oscar and Ning Rongrong:
"Especially Little Ao and Rongrong, you've been stuck at Level 70 for a year, you can't afford to delay any longer."
The two nodded solemnly. Over the past year, they had watched their partners make breakthroughs one by one, and it would be a lie to say they weren't anxious.
Tang Feng continued, "Currently, we have a total of eight God-Given Soul Ring. Brother Jian and Little Ao each have two, while Tai Long, Zhu Zhuqing, Niu Zhen, and Rongrong each have one. We need to carefully plan how to maximize their use."
Everyone immediately began to think.
After a moment, Tang Feng said firmly:
" God-Given Soul Ring are precious and rare. My suggestion is to save them for your eighth or Ninth Soul Ring."
"We've received the assessment materials for the Fourth Trial, which mentions that we'll need to assist the Demon Soul Great White Shark in eliminating the Evil Spirit Orca horde. Perhaps we can find a suitable source of Soul Ring from them."
Everyone's expression tightened.
They received the content of the Fourth Trial when they completed the Third Trial.
The Black Level Assessment involves assisting Xiao Bai in eliminating a swarm of Evil Spirit Orca Evil Spirit Orca and slaying an unspecified number of them. The Top Level Assessment involves assisting Dugu Yan in defeating the Evil Orca King.
Sea Horse Douluo nodded, clearly agreeing with Tang Feng's suggestion. This Sacred Pillar Guardian had been specially invited by Tang Feng to answer their questions.
Tang Feng looked at Sea Horse Douluo, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, " Your Sea Horse, could you please introduce the Evil Spirit Orca Swarm to us?"
Sea Horse Douluo understood and said in a deep voice:
" The Evil Spirit Orca Horde is one of the most ferocious Sea Soul Beast groups in this ocean. The entire group numbers around three hundred, with nearly one hundred over ten thousand years old, and probably no fewer than a dozen over seventy thousand years old. Their strength is terrifying; they are top predators in the ocean."
His voice grew increasingly solemn:
"This race is ferocious and extremely bloodthirsty, constantly killing even when they are not hungry. Their leader is a Evil Orca King with 100,000 years of cultivation."
Everyone listened intently, holding their breath. When they heard that they would be facing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, everyone except Tang Feng, whose eyes lit up again, gasped in shock.
" The Evil Orca King is one of the three great rulers of the ocean, possessing immense strength and attributes of spirit, physical attack, and evil."
Sea Horse Douluo continued, "Its main abilities are strong control skills and mental intimidation attacks. It excels at using Mental Interference to affect the opponent's mind and using strong control skills to restrict the opponent's actions. At the same time, its attacks also carry a strong evil attribute, and once hit, they will continuously erode the opponent's Soul Power and will."
He paused, then added, " The Evil Orca King's Soul Ring is of extremely high quality. Obtaining it would be an incredible opportunity for any Soul Master."
After listening, Tang Feng pondered for a moment, then glanced at everyone and began to analyze. "Currently, those who can withstand a 100,000-year-level Soul Ring include myself, Sister Yan, Brother Jian, and Zhu Zhuqing."
His gaze finally settled on Dugu Yan: "But this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is most suitable for Sister Yan."
Everyone looked at Dugu Yan.
Tang Feng continued, " The Evil Orca King's Mental Interference, powerful attacks, and evil attributes are highly compatible with Sister Yan's Control System- oriented role. Its ability to influence the mind and soul can complement the mental toxins of the Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon. Its crowd control skills are both offensive and defensive, making up for Sister Yan's defensive weaknesses when facing powerful enemies. Furthermore, the Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon itself possesses the aura of a dragon, which, together with the orca's aura of being the ocean's overlord, can form a double suppression."
He turned to Dugu Yan, his gaze questioning, " Sister Yan, what do you think?"
Dugu Yan was slightly taken aback, then fell into deep thought.
After a moment, she slowly nodded. "From your analysis, Mental Interference, strong control... it is indeed very suitable for me."
Tang Feng then looked at everyone and asked, "What do you all think?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, offering no objection.
Tang Jian grinned. " Sister Yan's Control System positioning, combined with the Evil Orca King's strong control and mental intimidation, is absolutely like adding wings to a tiger. I have no objection."
Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and others nodded in agreement.
Tang Feng made the final decision. "It's settled then. The Evil Orca King's Soul Ring and Soul Bone will go to Sister Yan. We'll do everything we can to help Sister Yan kill it."
Dugu Yan nodded slightly, without saying anything more.
Next up are the other people's Soul Ring.
Tang Feng continued, "The horde of Evil Spirit Orca is vast, including not only the 100,000-year-old Evil Orca King, but also many members over 10,000 years old. Their Soul Ring are all of very high quality."
He looked at Oscar and Ning Rongrong: " Little Ao, Rongrong, the requirements for your Seventh Soul Ring are relatively minor in terms of attribute, but the age requirement and quality are very important. We can choose a suitable orca from the orca pod to be your Seventh Soul Ring."
He paused, his eyes filled with long-term planning. "This way, Little Ao's remaining two God-Given Soul Ring can be used as your eighth and Ninth Soul Ring. Rongrong's God-Given Soul Ring can also be used as her Eighth Soul Ring."
Oscar and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously. "Understood."
Tang Feng looked at Tai Long and Niu Zhen: " Tai Long, Niu Zhen, the same goes for you. Choose a ten- Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of suitable age from the orca pod as your Seventh Soul Ring. Save your God-Given Soul Ring for your eighth and Ninth Soul Ring."
Tai Long and Niu Zhen grinned and patted their chests vigorously. "Alright!"
Tang Feng finally looked at Bai Chenxiang: " Chenxiang, although the Evil Spirit Orca is not a flying Soul Beast, its perception ability and the quality of its Soul Ring are quite good. You should also choose a suitable orca from the pod as your Seventh Soul Ring."
Bai Chenxiang nodded vigorously and replied, "Yes!"
After arranging the Soul Ring for the others, Tang Feng's gaze fell on Tang Jian Zhu Zhuqing.
" Brother Jian, Zhu Zhuqing, now it's just the three of us."
He paused, then continued, "You know my needs: strength-based, the higher the age, the better. Brother Jian also needs strength attribute, and Zhu Zhuqing needs darkness and speed type."
Tang Feng turned to Sea Horse Douluo, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Senior, may I ask you a question? In this vast ocean, besides the Evil Orca King, are there any other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Especially those of the darkness, speed, and strength types."
Sea Horse Douluo pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "A 100,000-year-old Sea Soul Beast of the darkness and speed type..."
After a moment's thought, he said, "As far as I know, there is a creature in the deep sea called the ' Shadow Demon Squid.' It excels at stealth and ambush, is extremely fast, and possesses a strong dark attribute. Once it targets you, your prey often doesn't even have time to react before it's already entangled by its tentacles."
He paused, his tone becoming serious. "But its whereabouts are elusive, and it's extremely difficult to find in the vast ocean. Even the Great Enshrined wouldn't dare say he could definitely find it."
Zhu Zhuqing listened quietly. Shadow Demon Squid, darkness, speed, stealth, surprise attack. Each one seemed tailor-made for her.
Sea Horse Douluo continued, "As for the power-type 100,000-year-old Sea Soul Beast..."
His expression grew even more solemn, even tinged with a hint of apprehension. "Yes. One of the three overlords mentioned earlier, and the most powerful overlord in the entire ocean."
He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the name: " Deep Sea Demonic Whale King ".
"It dwells in the deep sea of Demonic Whale Sea Area, and its age... is probably close to a million years." Sea Horse Douluo's voice was deep, as if even mentioning this name required immense courage.
Millions of years.
A brief, deathly silence fell over the hall.
Tang Feng's eyes lit up.
Approximately one million years.
Power type.
He recalled his Eighth Soul Ring, which was 500,000 years old, and the domineering power of the two skills, Clear Sky World Annihilation and Clear Sky World Suppression.
If only I could obtain another Million-Year Soul Ring!
What would that look like?
A slight smile played on his lips, his eyes burning with an unprecedented fighting spirit. "Alright, I'll take it!"