Whenever Xuan Ming begins to guide the Sea God's Light to purify the Blood Spear, she transforms her vast, ocean-like Soul Power into the purest and gentlest energy, continuously injecting it into Xuan Ming's body to help him stabilize his condition and prolong his time.
This was the only thing she could do as the Great Enshrined, and it was something she did willingly.
Watching this young man struggle back from the brink of death time and time again, her heart, which had been dormant for a hundred years, was stirred up and could no longer remain calm.
However, even with the full assistance of a Peerless Douluo, the purification process of the Blood Spear was still desperately slow.
The chaotic core of that deadly weapon was like the most stubborn reef. No matter how the Sea God's Light washed over it, it only wore away layer after layer of its "outer shell." The source of endless slaughter and resentment at its deepest part remained unmoved.
At this rate, let alone a day, even a year might not be enough to achieve complete success.
Xiao Wu and Ah Rou's anxiety grew stronger. They approached Xuan Ming several times, but each time he refused Xuan Ming.
Bo Saixi had spoken to them privately, her words blunt and cruel: the Sea God Nine Trials in Xuan Ming offer no room for failure. Either succeed, or... die.
There is no room for maneuver.
Bo Saixi didn't know why she would do something so "unnecessary," but it was the only way she knew that Xuan Ming could resolve the matter.
It's the last day.
When Xuan Ming stood up again, preparing for what might be his last climb, Xiao Wu and Ah Rou could no longer bear it.
" Xuan Ming!" Xiao Wu rushed forward, tears welling in her eyes, her voice resolute, "Let me help you! Use my Sacrifice! It's the fastest way!"
Ah Rou followed closely behind, standing in front of Xiao Wu, her gaze fixed firmly on Xuan Ming: "Use mine! Xuan Ming, let me do it! Xiao Wu is still young; her life has only just begun!"
Looking at the mother and daughter before him, who were willing to give their Life for him, a complex emotion flashed in Xuan Ming's icy blue eyes, but it was quickly replaced by absolute calm.
He didn't speak, but acted with lightning speed.
Bang! Bang!
With two muffled thuds, Xiao Wu and Ah Rou didn't even have time to react before they felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks, their vision went black, and they collapsed limply to the ground.
Xuan Ming reached out to support them, gently placing the two unconscious women on the ground. He looked up at Bo Saixi, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable sense of entrustment. "Please keep an eye on them. It's the last day; don't let them do anything foolish."
Bo Saixi looked at him intently and nodded. "Don't worry."
Xuan Ming no longer hesitated, turned around, and resolutely stepped onto the white jade staircase leading to the clouds once more.
His steps remained steady as he climbed higher and higher, bearing increasingly terrifying pressure, until he finally stopped at the height that was most efficient for him.
The golden Sea God's Light engulfed him like a raging forest.
Xuan Ming closed his eyes, his entire mind sinking into his body, into the Blood Spear that was intertwined with his life.
The intense training of the past three months flashed through my mind.
He understood the true nature of this Blood Spear better than anyone else.
Purification? That's just wishful thinking.
This weapon, born from the accumulated power of a thousand years in a city of Slaughter City and born from endless death and resentment, is based on ferocity and chaos, which is also the source of its power.
The so-called "purification" is tantamount to destroying our own Great Wall.
Everything he has done over the past three months, frantically attacking with the Sea God's Light, has never been for purification.
What he did was hone his skills! He suppressed them!
Like forging a piece of stubborn iron containing impurities, it involves hammering and refining it to disperse and suppress the impurities, thus tempering the iron blank to its ultimate toughness!
At the same time, it will erode and suppress the chaotic and violent "false soul" that is forcibly fused together from countless fragments of slaughter to the greatest extent possible!
What he wanted was not a purified, dulled martial Martial Soul.
What he wanted was a peerless weapon that would completely submit to him, still ferocious, but obeying only his orders!
Now, the tempering and suppression have reached their limit.
Under the relentless onslaught of the Sea God's Light, the chaotic pseudo-soul was utterly exhausted, revealing a faint, core-like "blank space."
This is the space he fought so hard to create for his own will!
Deep within Xuan Ming's consciousness, two distinct yet closely connected "thoughts" were clearly at work.
This is a unique talent brought about by the strange mutation when he awakened his Martial Soul.
It can be said that he possesses two independent cores of thought, or even a single, split soul origin.
However, he loathed the feeling of having a split personality and always kept the two thoughts in a high degree of unity and coordination. It was precisely because of this that he was able to cultivate at all times and have a superhuman level of control over his power.
Now, it's time to let this talent truly shine.
If one must imbue the Blood Spear with a complete and absolutely loyal will...
That will can only come from himself!
It can only originate from his Xuan Ming soul essence!
"Cut!"
Xuan Ming let out a silent roar in his heart!
On a spiritual level, it was as if an invisible blade, carrying an unwavering will, was slashing down fiercely!
"Ugh--!"
An indescribable, terrifying pain originating from the deepest part of his soul instantly swept through every cell of Xuan Ming! This pain was a thousand times, ten thousand times more intense than the shattering of his physical body!
He felt as if half of his soul had been forcibly torn apart! His consciousness instantly blurred, and his vision was filled with endless darkness and crimson!
But he gritted his teeth and, with an iron will, forcibly maintained the last shred of clarity!
The severed soul fragment, containing parts of his memories, emotions, and most importantly, his obsession with "control," was transformed into a pure stream of will under his forceful guidance, and fiercely injected into the Blood Spear's core, which had revealed a slight "blank" due to suppression!
Buzz--!!!
The Blood Spear emitted an unprecedented, deafening, terrifying hum! Dark red light surged wildly across the spear shaft, seemingly threatening to devour everything!
The chaotic pseudo-soul, which had been suppressed and exhausted, launched a desperate and hysterical counterattack under the invasion of this foreign, pure " Xuan Ming Will"!
Xuan Ming's body once again became the most brutal battlefield!
But this time, the battle has turned into a conflict between his split "self-will" and the "chaotic will" of the Blood Spear itself!
The Sea God's Light continues its frenzied assault, both suppressing the chaotic will and scorching the newly injected "self-will"!
Success will unite our will, and even the fiercest forces will submit!
Defeat results in a severely damaged soul, annihilated will, and complete annihilation into nourishment for the Blood Spear!
Chapter 319, First Trial, Passed
"Um?!"
Bo Saixi, who had been closely watching Xuan Ming, suddenly changed color on her beautiful face! She could clearly sense that Xuan Ming's soul essence was weakening rapidly at an almost desperate pace!
The feeling wasn't just ordinary depletion; it was more like... a voluntary, almost self-destructive stripping and Sacrifice!
What happened?! What is he trying to do?!
A tremendous unease gripped Bo Saixi's heart like icy seawater, almost suffocating her! She could no longer care about the assessment rules; her vast blue Soul Power instantly coalesced in her palm, ready to forcefully interrupt this dangerous process!
But just as she was about to make her move—
Rumble--!!!
The entire Sea God Island suddenly trembled violently!
The sky darkened instantly! It wasn't just that dark clouds covered the sun; rather, it was as if the entire firmament was enveloped by an incomparably vast and majestic dark red divine light!
That was not a cloud, but a radiance formed purely from the condensed will of endless slaughter, death, and Destruction, majestic and boundless, inspiring fear in all things!
Above the Nine Heavens Mysterious Steps, the Blood Spear in Xuan Ming's hand erupted with an unprecedentedly intense dark red light!
The brilliance of that light far surpassed any previous one, as if a dark red star of Destruction had been born in the middle of the Sea Within the Sea! The dazzling radiance was blinding!
A thick, almost tangible, dark red beam of light tore through the sky, shooting straight up into the depths of the clouds!
Within the pillar of light, countless hideous phantoms of the dead swirled and roared, radiating an unparalleled ferocity that made all things tremble, the oceans boil, and the souls of all the Sacred Pillar Guardian freeze!
The entire ocean trembled and howled! All the Sea Soul Beast, including Xiao Bai, felt a fear and tremor that originated from the deepest part of their souls!
"This is...?!" Bo Saixi exclaimed in shock, her beautiful face filled with horror and disbelief!
She had never felt such a pure, terrifying aura of killing! This was not an assessment! This was... the arrival of Destruction!
In the Divine Realm, within the temple.
The gods almost simultaneously stood up abruptly, their eyes wide with shock as they stared at the Mirror of Light!
"He... he actually..." The God of Evil suddenly stood up, his face filled with disbelief and shock!
"How tragic... how resolute..." The Goddess of Life covered her mouth, her emerald eyes filled with horror and unbearable pain, as if she could feel the extreme pain that tore at the soul.
Even the Godess of Kindness and the God of Destruction were completely moved.
Even the Asura God, who had always been expressionless, suddenly unleashed an unprecedented glint of light in his blood-red eyes!
None of them expected that Xuan Ming's final solution to break the deadlock would be so extreme, so insane, so... inconceivable!
This isn't about relying on external forces; it's about fundamentally reshaping oneself!
"This madman..." the Asura God muttered to himself, a subtle, yet undeniably real, curve appearing on his cold lips.
The final transformation, a gamble with the soul, has begun.
Just as Bo Saixi was about to intervene due to the rapid weakening of Xuan Ming's soul essence—
Mutation and Regeneration!
"Not enough!"
Xuan Ming suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and tears of blood streamed down his face! In his eyes was a madness and determination to give up everything!
Dividing the soul and infusing it with will is only the first step.
For this nascent "self-will" to take root, grow, and eventually gain complete control within the chaotic and violent origin of the Blood Spear, it needs an even stronger, purer, and more domineering "external force" as the final catalyst!
He thought of the core fragment that had been absorbed deep within Thunder Valley, containing the power of God Level Thunderclap laws!
That was the power of Heavenly Tribulation! It was the most just, yet most merciless, force of judgment and Destruction in the world!
At the same time, it is also... the power of creation that contains new life within Destruction!
"Lead!"
Xuan Ming let out a soul-rending roar in his heart!
He no longer suppressed the long-dormant Thunder Core within his body. Instead, he used the remaining power of his soul as a catalyst and the fierce aura of the Blood Spear soaring into the sky as fuel to ignite it!
Boom!
A deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, did not originate from the outside, but from within Xuan Ming's body! The already shattered Thunder Core was completely detonated!
The next moment--
The sky above Sea God Island was no longer merely shrouded in a dark red glow of slaughter, but was replaced by an even more terrifying and vast divine might!
Endless dark clouds appeared out of nowhere from all directions, gathering wildly and covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye!
Within the dark clouds, the lightning was not ordinary, but rather displayed an eerie mix of blood red, dark purple, and deathly white!
The Destruction aura pressed down as if it were a tangible force, causing all living beings on Sea God Island, including Bo Saixi, to feel a tremor that went straight to their souls!
Heavenly Tribulation! And it's... a terrifying heavenly Heavenly Tribulation that has undergone bizarre and mutated due to the ferocious aura of the Blood Spear!
"He's gone mad! He actually triggered Heavenly Tribulation on Sea God Island!" Bo Saixi's face turned deathly pale. He could no longer care about anything else and unleashed his vast Soul Power at full force, trying to protect the core area of Sea God Island!
But it was too late!
Boom!
As if in response to his call, the sky, which had been shrouded in dark red killing light, was suddenly covered by endless dark clouds! Within the clouds, billions of dazzling azure lightning bolts surged and converged wildly!
A power of heaven and earth, more terrifying and violent than the Sea God's Light, filled with a pure will to Destruction, descended with a roar!
Heavenly Tribulation!
It was neither the tribulation of Soul Beast Transformation nor the tribulation of Soul Master's breakthrough, but rather... Tribulation of Destruction spontaneously condensed by heaven and earth upon sensing the aura of that heaven-defying weapon and that madman who brought about the tribulation!