"You're always so stubborn."
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, eight months had gone by.
Gu Wuchen has been standing on the Sinking Silver Pillar for a full eight months.
During those eight months, he experienced three Deep Sea Raging Tide and countless ordinary tides.
His body was shattered time and time again, and then reassembled time and time again.
His once fair complexion had turned a healthy bronze, and his body was covered with faint scars. But his eyes were more determined than before, and his aura had become more calm and profound.
This was the last day of the assessment.
It is also the strongest tide of the year in the Raging Wave Despair, the day when the millennium tide erupts.
Giant waves, hundreds of meters high, rolled in from afar like black mountain peaks.
Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, plunging the entire Raging Wave Despair into darkness.
The seven Sacred Pillar Guardian all had solemn expressions and retreated several hundred meters.
Bo Saixi stood on the shore, his fists clenched tightly, his palms sweaty.
Gu Wuchen stood atop the Sinking Silver Pillar, facing the giant waves, his spine straight.
He did not activate his Soul Power for defense, nor did he use any Soul Skill.
He stood there quietly, letting the millennia-old tides crash down on him.
"Boom!"
The enormous sound echoed throughout the entire Sea God Island.
The Sinking Silver Pillar shook violently, as if it might break at any moment.
But Gu Wuchen remained completely still.
The waves crashed against him, one after another.
His body was as firm as a rock, firmly nailed to the Sinking Silver Pillar.
After an unknown amount of time, the millennia-old tide finally receded.
The dark clouds dispersed, and the sun shone again on the sea.
Gu Wuchen slowly opened his eyes and moved his hands and feet.
An unprecedented sense of power spread throughout my body.
He could clearly feel that his physical strength had reached the level of Titled Douluo.
Even without using Soul Power, he can still fight against ordinary Titled Douluo with just his physical strength.
Just then, the Sea God Pillar burst forth with a dazzling golden light.
Golden words slowly appeared:
Third Trial: Tidal Body Tempering, completed.
Performance evaluation: Excellent.
Rewards: Sea God Affinity increased by 15%, physical strength increased to the Titled Douluo level.
A gentle golden power surged from the Sea God Pillar and merged into Gu Wuchen's body.
His Sea God Affinity instantly reached 25%, making his connection with the Sea God even stronger.
At the same time, the remaining injuries in his body were instantly healed, and his body became even more perfect.
Gu Wuchen leaped and landed on the shore.
Bo Saixi immediately came forward, a bright smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Chen'er, you've completed the Tidal Body Tempering in just eight months, even faster than I expected."
Ice Empress and Snow Empress also ran over. Ice Empress jumped into Gu Wuchen's arms and said happily:
"Finally, the assessment is over!"
Snow Empress nodded, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.
Gu Wuchen rested on Sea God Island for another three days, thoroughly stabilizing the power gained from the Tidal Body Tempering.
Early that morning, everyone packed their belongings and went to the beach.
Bo Saixi stood on the beach, looking at Gu Wuchen with eyes full of reluctance.
"I won't be going back with you this time," she said softly. "I am the High Priest of Sea God Island, and I cannot leave so easily. There are still many things on the island that require my attention, and the seven Sacred Pillar Elders cannot do without me."
Gu Wuchen nodded; he understood Bo Saixi's predicament.
"I know, I'll come back after I finish the rest of the assessment."
"Mm." Bo Saixi stepped forward and gently hugged him. "Be careful on the road. If you encounter anything you can't handle, send me a message, and I'll come right away."
Xiao Bai was already waiting on the beach with a group of Demon Soul Great White Shark.
" Young Master Gu, esteemed seniors, it's time for us to depart."
Gu Wuchen glanced at Bo Saixi one last time, then turned and jumped onto the back of the Da Bai with Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Ah Yin.
The Demon Soul Great White Shark flicked its tail, broke through the waves, and sped towards the mainland.
Bo Saixi stood on the beach, watching their figures disappear on the horizon before turning and leaving.
A few days later, the group arrived at the mainland coast.
They changed to a horse-drawn carriage and sped all the way back to Heaven Dou City.
Gu Wuchen's villa remained clean and tidy; the servants had received the message long ago and had already cleaned the rooms in advance.
The next morning, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
A servant came in to announce that His Highness Xue Qinghe had arrived.
Gu Wuchen had just stepped into the living room when he saw Qian Renxue quickly walk in.
Her face showed obvious urgency as she grabbed Gu Wuchen's wrist:
"You're finally back! Where have you been for the past six months? I haven't heard a single word from you. I sent people to search the entire Heaven Dou City, but we couldn't find you."
"I went to Sea God Island to complete the Sea God Trial." Gu Wuchen withdrew his hand and poured her a cup of tea. "It's isolated from the world there; no news can get through."
Qian Renxue held the teacup, her fingertips exerting a slight pressure, a hint of barely perceptible jealousy flashing in her eyes.
" The Sea God Trial? That's truly enviable. But you're quite lucky; you just barely escaped the great chaos on the continent."
Gu Wuchen raised an eyebrow. "Big trouble? What happened?"
"A massive beast tide has erupted in the Star Dou Great Forest." Qian Renxue put down her teacup, her tone becoming grave. "Countless Soul Beast suddenly surged out of the Star Dou Great Forest, attacking more than a dozen surrounding cities. Both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall dispatched a large number of Soul Master to suppress it, and only then was the situation quelled."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament was thus forced to pause, and the competition only resumed half a month ago after the beast tide was completely repelled."
Gu Wuchen was taken aback:
"A beast tide?"
A sense of doubt immediately arose in his mind.
The Star Dou Great Forest is guarded by Da Ming and Er Ming, and even Soul Master dare not venture deep into it casually under normal circumstances. How could such a large-scale beast tide suddenly erupt?
"No matter what, it's good that you're back, so I don't have to worry."
Qian Renxue patted her chest. "It took eight months."
He's back, but he couldn't get any information out of him. It turns out he went to Sea God Island for the Sea God Trial.
Speaking of which, I need to hurry back and complete my own Angel God Trial.
He just needs to wait for the Soul Master Tournament to end so he can ascend the throne.
Once the God Trial is over, the rest will be much quicker, and there will be no worries.
Bibi Dong did come once or twice, and her purpose was very clear: to investigate Gu Wuchen.
In the past two weeks, the Gu Clan has launched many new products, and I was thinking of going to buy them myself, but I didn't expect that these shops only recognize Gu Wuchen.
Qian Renxue wall.
"Your Highness, what caused the beast tide? Has there been any investigation?"
Qian Renxue said, "No, as of now, we haven't found anything about the beast tide. The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python of the Star Dou Great Forest are two Soul Beast who usually don't concern themselves with worldly affairs."
There must be other reasons, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Anyway, the beast tide has been suppressed. We should pay attention to the Soul Master Tournament, though; it's been suspended for so long, and the impact is too great."