Bibi Dong was especially eager to know how he had detonated the wooden stake.
"Detonating the wooden stake takes two steps. First, I condense sword intent into invisible Slaughter Marks. The Slaughter Marks can be driven silently into the depths of the soul, from near or far, and up to nine can be stacked.
"Second, I detonate all the Slaughter Marks on the target. Each mark inflicts progressively greater damage to the soul. When all nine explode at once, they can severely wound someone of the same rank, or even shatter their soul defenses outright.
"These are also the first two moves of the Outer Nine Swords of my Self-Created Soul Skill: the first is Mark Sword Leaves a Trace, and the second is Exploding Sword Shatters the Soul.
"So far, I've only comprehended the first two moves. I'm still figuring out the ones that follow."
Bai Guyue believed that his strength and comprehension were no worse than anyone else's. On the contrary, he had his own unique insights when it came to comprehension.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make that old fellow Chen Xin suffer a setback at his hands.
"Mark Sword Leaves a Trace, Exploding Sword Shatters the Soul.
"Those two moves are perfect for catching someone off guard."
Bibi Dong really hadn't understood her young husband thoroughly enough. She had thought he was already magnificent enough in bed, but she hadn't expected him to be just as formidable in private.
He was simply a flawless man. Who wouldn't love a man like that? Only I, Bibi Dong, can have him.
"By the way, didn't you say comprehension would take a long time?"
Bibi Dong remembered Bai Guyue saying that comprehending the Self-Created Soul Skill for the First Trial would take a long time, and that he couldn't possibly complete it in a mere seven days.
"That was before I'd tried it. Once I tried, didn't I manage it? When did I ever say it would take a long time?"
Bai Guyue rolled his eyes.
"My young husband really is amazing."
You said you'd take a long time, and now you're telling me all you had to do was try?
Why don't you just fly up to heaven while you're at it?
"Since you've finished, husband, I should tell you some good news too."
Bibi Dong spoke with a grin.
"Then say it. Could you stop smiling so creepily?"
This is way too freaking creepy.
I've got a feeling something's going to happen.
That smile makes it obvious this is good news for you, but clearly not for me.
"Because my First Trial has already appeared."
Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"So it appeared. It has nothing to do with me."
Bai Guyue paid it no mind.
"It does, because my God Trial is tied to you, and the trial itself..."
Bibi Dong stepped forward, wrapped both arms around Bai Guyue, and laughed in his ear before saying softly:
"The trial is to sleep with you a hundred times, and make sure you're thoroughly satisfied, husband, until you have no strength left."
After saying that, Bibi Dong began imagining the scene, an enraptured look on her face as her hands began rubbing up and down. "A hundred times, a hundred times!"
Bai Guyue went pale with fright, thinking he had misheard.
"A... a hundred times? Are you sure you didn't misspeak?!"
Bibi Dong gave Bai Guyue a kiss and smiled. "Of course not. Why would I misspeak?"
"A hundred times? Is the Rakshasa God getting revenge on me?"
What kind of god issued a God Trial that required someone to sleep with her own man a hundred times, and exhaust his strength while doing it?
The Rakshasa God must be getting revenge on him.
Given the Rakshasa God's usual ways, the God Trials she issued were surely meant to torment people. Since when had Bibi Dong's pleasure been the priority?
"Xiao Bai, I'm not lying to you. Anyway, the time limit is one year. We might get through it quickly. Let's just treat it as working together to have our child!"
As far as Bibi Dong was concerned, the Rakshasa God was actually acting like a decent person with this First Trial.
If she were still tormenting her as before, Bibi Dong would hardly have given the Rakshasa God a pleasant look. What god didn't have a compassionate heart? Only the Rakshasa God tormented people like this.
Although the Rakshasa God was using her authority to settle a personal grudge this time, for Bibi Dong in her current situation, this was already the best outcome.
"I... never mind. A hundred times it is. Besides, your God Trial is almost impossible to change."
Bai Guyue had more or less understood by now. A God Trial like this was almost impossible to revoke, and the Rakshasa God had done it deliberately.
A hundred times, with a year's time limit, was acceptable enough. At least it wasn't 365 times.
[First Trial of the Nine Trials of Destruction completed!]
The rewards were about to be issued.
[First Trial of Destruction completed beyond requirements. Rewards: Soul Power increased by three ranks, Soul Ring ages increased by 3,000 years, affinity with the God of Destruction increased by ten percent!]
As the voice rang out in his head, a purplish-black mark appeared on his forehead. After the rewards were issued, the rings beneath his feet were yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and black.
His first Yellow Soul Ring received the increase and turned purple at 3,000 years. His second purple Soul Ring was 3,000 years old, and there was no change.
His third Soul Ring had been over 7,000 years old, so it just turned black. His fourth, fifth, and sixth Soul Rings were all over 10,000 years old, and adding 3,000 years made no visible difference.
"Does your God Trial increase the ages of your Soul Rings?"
Seeing the changes in the Soul Rings beneath Bai Guyue's feet, Bibi Dong guessed at some of the reasons.
"My Soul Power increased by three ranks, and my Soul Rings gained 3,000 years. Your First Trial should be the same. The rewards and contents of every God Trial are different, but the later the trial, the better the reward. For example, the Great Enshrined has eight black Soul Rings and one red."
Those who ultimately became high priests instead of inheritors of a god almost all had eight black Soul Rings and one red, with only a few exceptions.
Tang San had been able to reach such an outrageous level because he had the protagonist halo.
"Now I'm getting more and more curious about my own rewards."
At the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu was standing in front of the hall, lost in thought, when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura. Although it was only a trace, he had sensed it all the same.
"Divine Power!"
He couldn't be mistaken. It had to be Divine Power; only Divine Power could feel so familiar to him.
"That direction... it's the Pope's Palace!"
A thought stirred in Qian Daoliu's mind, and he flew toward the Pope's Palace.
Just after he left, Light Feather Douluo walked out of the Worship Hall and saw Qian Daoliu flying away. Unable to contain his curiosity, he followed him.
When Qian Daoliu arrived in the sky above the location, however, he saw a married couple below, locked in a tight embrace.
"Bibi Dong?"
Qian Daoliu was utterly bewildered. Could Bibi Dong be an inheritor?
How could that be possible?!
Without thinking any further, he descended to the ground. When he saw the flickering purplish-black mark on Bai Guyue's forehead, his pupils contracted.
There's no mistaking it. That's an inheritor's mark, absolutely no mistake.
"Great Enshrined!"
Bibi Dong noticed Qian Daoliu's arrival. Resting her cheek against Bai Guyue's shoulder, she said softly:
"What are you here for? Did you come to watch my husband and me being affectionate?"
Qian Daoliu's vision nearly went black.
"You're overthinking it. I sensed the aura of Divine Power, and that aura was coming from Bai Guyue."
Bibi Dong saw the mark on Bai Guyue's forehead and knew she couldn't hide it. She smiled and said:
"No wonder they say you have a dog's nose, Great Enshrined. How else could you be so sensitive, sensing it in just an instant?"
Since I can't hide it, I'll at least get under your skin. And I'm going to show off my man properly and let the Qian Family envy, resent, and hate me.