Sea God Island.
Wang Yi looked at the stairs and recalled his assessment, feeling a headache. Putting everything else aside, how could there be nine trials, with the first one already so terrifying?
Even Tang San in the original work didn't have an assessment of this level, so why was he subjected to such treatment? And did that old man forget the conditions I discussed with him? That hateful old man only knows how to trick a child like me. (Dog Author: Yes, a child whose two lifetimes add up to almost forty years.) Bah, I'm talking about actual age, not mental age!
Sea God's First Trial: Traverse the Seagod's Light, one thousand and one steps.
When Wang Yi saw this assessment, his eyes almost popped out. Even Sea Witch and the others were shocked. They had never seen such an intense assessment, and this was only the first stage!
Wang Yi's face at the time was so dark, it could have been used to dye fabric.
Wang Yi even suspected that Sea God, that old man, was doing this to him because he heard him badmouthing him.
"So stingy, getting angry over just one sentence. What an untrustworthy old man," Wang Yi muttered.
God Realm, inside the Sea God Hall.
At this moment, Poseidon was glaring at Wang Yi, that little rascal, with a furious expression.
"What stingy? What shameless old man? And untrustworthy? You brat are really something. Do you think I can't hear you? If I were stingy, I would have given you two cannon blasts already, you damned brat, truly disrespectful to elders!" Poseidon grumbled, scolding Wang Yi.
However, the reason Wang Yi's assessment was so difficult was also because Poseidon wanted to see where this kid's limits were. If he really couldn't pass, he could just go easy on him. After all, it was his own trump card; if he wanted him to pass, wasn't it just a matter of lifting a hand?
Hiccup! Hiccup! Hiccup!!!
On Wang Yi's side, he sneezed three times in a row, and at the same time, he felt a faint chill behind him.
Wang Yi was startled and shivered, thinking, "Is someone cursing me? Wait a minute! Could it be that old man, Sea God, heard what I just said?"
That was indeed the case. Who told you to curse someone behind their back, and on their territory no less? It was already good enough that Poseidon didn't manifest a phantom to beat him up.
Looking at the more than one thousand steps, Wang Yi thought it over carefully and decided to cultivate on the Sea God's Light while undergoing the assessment to speed up his cultivation. The greater the pressure, the more it could increase a Spirit Master's cultivation speed. Tsk, tsk, it seems this old man, Sea God, wants to see where my limits are. Luckily, my body has been strengthened, otherwise, I really might not have been able to withstand such abuse.
Wang Yi stepped forward and slowly walked towards the steps. Just stepping onto the first step, the pressure was intense. Wang Yi endured the pressure and continued to the second, then the third step!
Wang Yi struggled to move upwards.
"I never expected that the pressure would be so great just on the third step. It seems this will be a good place for cultivation."
By the fifth step, he could no longer advance. Walking on it, a Spirit Master's spirit power was consumed extremely quickly. If a level 30 Spirit Master were on this fifth step, their spirit power would probably be exhausted. If it weren't for the boost from Wang Yi's Blue Silver Domain, he wouldn't have been able to get up at all.
However, through continuous battles over the past few days, Wang Yi's spirit power also broke through to level fourteen, which shows that battle is the best catalyst for a Spirit Master. After all, without pressure, there's no motivation.
Just this morning, Wang Yi's innate Domain evolved to its second stage, which startled everyone present. Afterward, they all complained about Wang Yi, saying this kid was truly a Little freak.
Wang Yi then stopped advancing. Instead, he would take one step and cultivate for a period of time until that step no longer provided enough pressure before continuing upwards.
Five months passed in a flash, and Wang Yi's spirit power also rose to level seventeen. He had also ascended over 100 steps. With the pressure from the Seagod's Light, Wang Yi's cultivation speed was much faster than Spirit Masters of the same level.
Thus, Wang Yi cultivated his spirit power on the Seagod's Light while training. It must be said that this was indeed a good place to cultivate spirit power. After three more months, Wang Yi finally reached level twenty, and he had also ascended almost 200 steps. Wang Yi's physical strength was countless times stronger than that of his peers. Coupled with Sister Hai Mo Nv's help in finding a ten-thousand-year whale glue, Wang Yi could guarantee that his second spirit ring would definitely reach three thousand years or even higher.
After finishing his cultivation for the day, Wang Yi went directly to find Poseidon. After explaining that he wanted to obtain his second spirit ring, Poseidon agreed to his request.
As for Wang Yi's bodyguards, the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo took turns guarding him, and this time it was Sea Dragon Douluo who acted. The reason Sister Hai Mo Nv didn't go was because her Spirit Abilities were illusion and auditory-based Spirit Abilities, which couldn't exert much combat power on the mainland.
The next morning
Wang Yi waited on Sea God Mountain for Sea Dragon Douluo to arrive.
Soon, Sea Dragon Douluo flew over. Yesterday, Poseidon had already informed him to help Wang Yi obtain a spirit ring.
Seeing this, Wang Yi immediately said, "Uncle Sea Dragon, I'll trouble you with my spirit ring next."
"Don't worry, little fellow, I will help you hunt the most suitable spirit ring for you. Since you want to return to the mainland to obtain a Spirit Beast, let's hurry."
"Okay!" Wang Yi saw this and didn't dally. He stepped forward, directly grabbed Sea Dragon Douluo's hand, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the Star Soul Forest.
Sea Dragon, on the other hand, saw that he had arrived at another place in just the blink of an eye and immediately felt incredibly unbelievable. Tsk, tsk, this kid's spatial Spirit Ability is really powerful. Sea God Island is so far from the mainland, and he arrived in just a blink of an eye. Indeed! Sea God's vision is still as sharp as ever.
"Little fellow, have you decided what kind of spirit ring you want for your second spirit ring?"
"I've already decided. The Spirit Beast we're looking for is a thousand-year Blood Soul Vine. This type of Spirit Beast usually grows in dark places or caves."
"A thousand years! Are you sure?"
"Don't worry, Uncle Sea Dragon, don't forget my first spirit ring was already a thousand years!"
Sea Dragon looked at his confident eyes and no longer stopped him, "Since you have made your choice, I will not stop you, but if you cannot absorb this spirit ring, I will still interrupt you."
The words were very clear: I will not oppose your choice, but if you cannot absorb it, I will still interrupt your absorption of the spirit ring.
"I understand, Uncle Sea Dragon."
Sea Dragon nodded and said no more, instead following behind him, silently protecting him.
The two searched for a day in the Star Soul Forest, and finally found the Blood Soul Vine in a cave. With Sea Dragon Douluo's suppression, Wang Yi killed the thousand-year-old Blood Soul Vine in just a moment.
Looking at the rising purple thousand-year spirit ring, Sea Dragon still worriedly said, "Xiao Yi, you actually don't need to risk absorbing this spirit ring. Your divine examination has rewards that increase the spirit ring's age limit. You don't need to desperately absorb high-age limit spirit rings."
Wang Yi knew that Sea Dragon was worried about him, and his heart felt warm, but he still shook his head and said, "Uncle Sea Dragon, I know there are rewards in the Nine Trials that can increase the spirit ring's age limit, but I still want to become stronger through my own efforts. What others give and what you possess yourself are different. How can we Spirit Masters be cowards? To go further, one must rely on oneself. I am not a flower in a greenhouse!"
"Alas, alright. Since you insist, I will no longer stop you. It's still the same: if you encounter danger, I will interrupt your spirit ring absorption!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Sea Dragon. With the ten-thousand-year whale glue Sister Hai Mo Nv gave me, plus the long time I spent cultivating on the Seagod's Staircase, I can guarantee that the thousand-year second ring will absolutely be no problem."
Sea Dragon nodded with an "En" and once again reminded Wang Yi to be careful.
Then Wang Yi turned around, used Great Fireball to kill the Blood Soul Vine directly, and then sat cross-legged to meditate and absorb the spirit ring. At first, Wang Yi felt a powerful force filling his body, which was obviously the power brought by the Blood Soul Vine spirit ring. However, Wang Yi remained exceptionally calm. His body gradually began to adapt to the discomfort brought by this power. Three hours later...
Sea Dragon watched as Wang Yi's absorbed spirit ring gradually stabilized and breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't expect him to succeed!
A moment later, Wang Yi opened his eyes, stood up, stretched comfortably, and heavily exhaled a turbid breath.
"Xiao Yi, how is your second Spirit Ability? What kind of skill did it give you?"
"Uncle Sea Dragon, my second Spirit Ability is called Soul Devour. It can devour the opponent's spirit power and feed it back to myself. The devour speed is not too slow, recovering five percent of my spirit power per second."
"Only five percent? Is that speed a bit slow? Wouldn't it be useless in battle?"
"No! Uncle Sea Dragon, you shouldn't think that way. What if this move is used in team combat? Or what if we encounter an army?"
Wang Yi's words instantly enlightened Sea Dragon. That's right! It might indeed be weak in a one-on-one fight, but in a group brawl, it would be different. Isn't this just a perpetual motion machine?
Sea Dragon was slightly stunned, his mouth twitching slightly as he said, "Combining the first spirit ring to weaken the opponent and then using the second spirit ability to devour spirit power, tsk tsk, I guess whoever encounters you will be unlucky. Alas, it really is a perverted skill."
"As expected of a thousand-year Spirit Ability, Xiao Yi, what is your current spirit power level?"
"Uncle Sea Dragon, my spirit power is around level twenty-three."
"Twenty-three? As expected of a thousand-year second ring. To reach level twenty-three right after advancing to Spirit Grandmaster is indeed very strong, very abnormal."
"Hehe, this is all thanks to Uncle Sea Dragon's help, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten such a good spirit ring."
"Alright, stop flattering me. Since you've already obtained your second spirit ring, let's head back." Sea Dragon smiled faintly. He quite liked Wang Yi; after all, children his age were all still in school, and only this kid dared to go out to sea and fight pirates.
"I wasn't lying, you really are amazing…"
Just like that, Wang Yi and Sea Dragon returned to Sea God Island, chatting and laughing.
After returning to Sea God Island, Wang Yi bid farewell to Sea Dragon and returned to his room to cultivate.
"System, open personal panel!"
"Host: Wang Yi
Gender: Male
Age: 6 years and 10 months
Spirit: Blue Silver Emperor, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Emperor Dragon Sacred Sword
Blue Silver Emperor spirit rings: Purple, Purple
Spirit power level: Twenty-three
Strength: 20 tons (reached limit)
Speed: 30 kilometers per hour (reached limit)
Mental force: Spirit Ancestor level (can grow)
Fishing attempts: 9
Fishing coins: 600
Domain: Blue Silver Domain (initial level)"
"System, start fishing!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'Dou Qi Transformation Wings (Douluo version) Usage Method'!"
"Oh! Dou Qi Transformation Wings! Quick, let me see how to use this?"
"Ding! It has been integrated into the host's body. The host can check it on his own."
Then, a streak of light appeared and flew into Wang Yi's mind. After reading for a while, Wang Yi understood how to use this thing. It was nothing more than controlling the transformation of spirit power into wings for flight. However, this thing was a good item in the early stage. The spirit power consumption for this thing was very low, and after proficient use, the flight speed would not be inferior to flying Spirit Masters.
"Not bad! Really not bad! System, continue to use up the remaining fishing attempts."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Sofy sanitary napkin, one bottle of Lao Gan Ma, one bottle of fresh milk, one pair of high heels, and one pair of Balenciaga silk stockings."
"Damn it! Why is it sanitary napkins again? And what's with these high heels and silk stockings? System, I'll say it one last time, I'm a man, a man! I'm not a woman! I'm not a woman! Stop giving me sanitary napkins and women's items! System, I curse your ancestors, if you have the guts, give me something good."
The system seemed to slap Wang Yi in the face, as it really did produce something good.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the complete cultivation method of Immortal Arts!"