Upon hearing the Dragon Maiden's words, everyone looked up, but upon gazing around, they could see nothing at all; only the gentle sunlight shone on their faces, making them feel exceptionally comfortable.
" Brother Qi, I didn't see anything! Did you see anything?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
Qi Ling smiled and said, "What about you? Can any of you see anything?"
Everyone shook their heads, but Zhu Zhuqing stared intently at the sky and said, "I think I can see something, like a tiny, tiny dot, extremely far away from us..."
"Oh? Amazing, Zhu Zhuqing, you can actually see that?" Qi Ling exclaimed in surprise, this was indeed beyond her expectations.
"I can see it, but only a tiny bit," Zhu Zhuqing said.
"Yes, you're right. There really is something in the distant sky," Qi Ling said. " Dragon Maiden, is that what you call Dragon God Island?"
"That's right, Master. But unfortunately, there isn't just one island there, but nine," the Dragon Maiden chuckled. "However, they're arranged from top to bottom, and the island at the very bottom happens to block out the others."
" Nine Dragon God Islands?" Qi Ling looked at the distant sky and couldn't help but ask the Dragon Maiden, "How far is the nearest island from here?"
"From the ground, the nearest island is 18,888 meters away, and there is nothing connecting it, so it is impossible to climb there by any means."
"Then how do we get up there?" Qi Ling asked, puzzled.
"Hehe, don't rush, Master. There's a teleportation array on the island. We only need to inject a small amount of Soul Power to activate it, and then we can all be teleported there," the Dragon Maiden laughed.
"Oh, I see. Then I'm relieved. Let's quickly activate that teleportation array..." Qi Ling was halfway through his sentence when a bad feeling welled up in his heart. He looked at the Dragon Maiden and said, "Who's going to activate this teleportation array?"
The Dragon Maiden immediately adopted a pitiful expression and said, "Oh? Master, you don't mean for me to activate it, do you? No way! How can a weak woman like me fly so high in the sky?"
Qi Ling felt her eyebrows twitching uncontrollably. You think you're a weak woman? You're the strongest person here, okay?
But there was no other way. Judging from the Dragon Maiden's expression, she had to go up to Dragon God Island herself. This was probably the first test that Dragon God Island would give her. If she couldn't fly up successfully, she probably wouldn't even be qualified to take the test.
"Over 18,000 meters, that's really far," Qi Ling said, gazing at Dragon God Island high above. "In ordinary high altitudes, any number of meters wouldn't be a problem, but this place is clearly not that simple, is it?"
"That's right, Master, you guessed correctly again!" the Dragon Maiden laughed. "This place exists because of the Dragon God Continent. No matter how high we ascend, there's no need to worry about oxygen. In fact, the higher we go, the more comfortable the environment becomes."
"However, there is one thing: the higher you go, the less you feel on the island, but the air pressure becomes increasingly astonishing, something ordinary people simply cannot withstand."
"What? This is just an aerial version of Sea God's Light!" Qi Ling said helplessly after hearing this. " Dragon God, you don't have any creativity at all. What did you just add as a condition that you can fly?"
"Oh, Master, don't worry about that. Let's try it first," the Dragon Maiden laughed. "But Master, you must be mentally prepared, because this is for defending against God Level enemies. Without God Level strength, you absolutely cannot break through."
Hearing the Dragon Maiden say this, Qi Ling couldn't help but become cautious. He wasn't so arrogant as to disregard the God Level.
After closing her eyes and adjusting her physical condition, Qi Ling's Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul slowly emerged. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but with the appearance of this Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul, it seemed that the entire Divine Dragon Continent was reacting to it, with every blade of grass and every tree echoing it.
Then, Qi Ling's Seventh Soul Ring lit up, transforming into Divine Dragon that soared straight into the sky. Soon, it turned into a small point of light and disappeared into the distant sky.
"Wow, Qi Ling is flying so fast, it looks so easy for him! This test shouldn't be difficult for him, right?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise when she saw Qi Ling reach such a height so quickly.
But the Dragon Maiden just smiled and said, "It's not that simple. Just like the Sea God's Light, the pressure here will increase dramatically later on. You can't even imagine the pressure at that height."
Just as the Dragon Maiden said, Qi Ling returned here not long after, and instead of landing smoothly, she crashed heavily to the ground, her four dragon claws buried deep in the earth.
After transforming back into human form, Qi Ling sat down on the ground, looking quite weak, and said helplessly, "This is just too exaggerated. Can a person really fly up to this level of pressure?"
" Brother Qi, how high did you get?" Xiao Wu asked as she approached Qi Ling.
"I guess I just broke through 10,000 meters," Qi Ling said with a hint of helplessness.
Upon hearing this number, everyone was taken aback. Huo Wu exclaimed, "This... this is still a long way off! What are we going to do?"
Indeed, although 10,000 meters sounds like a long distance, there are still more than 8,000 meters to go after that, a distance that is so far that it makes people despair.
Qi Ling said helplessly, "Even though my body can still handle being at an altitude of 10,000 meters, it's extremely difficult to break through to higher altitudes unless I possess even greater power!"
The Dragon Maiden then added, "That's right. The air is different from the ground; there's nothing to rely on or use for leverage. Therefore, every breakthrough is extremely difficult, far beyond what willpower alone can achieve."
"Master, please think carefully about how to overcome this first hurdle."
Qi Ling sat on the ground and began to think. Indeed, just as the Dragon Maiden said, breaking through such a powerful barrier was not something that could be achieved by simply increasing one's strength; it required an extremely significant change.
When Qi Ling reached her maximum breakthrough limit, she estimated that even if she used Lightning Flash and Flint Spark to raise her ability to its limit, she could only advance another four thousand meters at most. There was still four thousand meters left, which was indeed impossible to break through.
"Oh, right, Qi Ling, since you need even greater power to move forward, wouldn't it be enough if you just accepted my assistance?" Ning Rongrong said at this moment.
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, everyone suddenly realized what she meant. Xiao Wu excitedly exclaimed, "That's right, Rongrong, you can support Brother Qi! If I remember correctly, how much support effect can you provide to Brother Qi now...?"
"It's 140%," Ning Rongrong said. "Now that I'm a Soul Saint, my usual support effects are already up to 80%. After using my Martial Soul Avatar, the effect increases by another 30%. Plus, I have an additional 30% boost for Qi Ling, so it's a total of 140%!"
Everyone was astonished upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words. What did a 140% increase mean? It was an unimaginable level of power. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda truly lived up to its reputation as the number one Support System Martial Soul in the world, and Rongrong's Dragon-Patterned Glazed Tile Pagoda was even more amazing.