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Tuoba Yan smiled.
Over the past six months, he has witnessed the progress of his colleagues.
"Just to be on the safe side, I'll go last. Zhang Ping, you go first!"
As Tuoba Yan finished speaking, Zhang Ping stepped forward, her martial spirit activating.
With a flap of her wings, Zhang Ping transformed into a golden streak of light and flew rapidly forward.
There is a no-fly zone over the sea. Flight is permitted within five meters of the sea surface.
As Zhang Ping flew onto the sea surface, a blue light shone from her body. Then, the sea spirit beasts in the ring-shaped sea launched an attack on Zhang Ping, leaping out of the water.
Zhang Ping's strategy was simple: seven parts speed, three parts reserve. She no longer aimed to instantly traverse the ring-shaped sea. Instead, she relied on her own advantages, controlling her flight speed to seventy percent and using three-tenths of her power to adjust her direction and evade the arrowfish's attacks.
Thirty thousand sea spirit beasts leaped out of the sea to attack Zhang Ping, but she always managed to dodge them, weaving through the gaps between them.
What is an Agility-based Soul Master?
Speed is the only way to win.
Over the course of more than half a year, Zhang Ping mastered the speed to a level of effortless control.
Zhang Ping stepped ashore, her body enveloped in a black light. Everyone waited silently on the opposite bank. They were waiting for an outcome.
A moment later, Zhang Ping excitedly opened her eyes and said, "Boss Tuoba, our guess was completely correct. My soul power has increased by two levels, exceeding the second test!"
If the conjecture is wrong, then Tuoba Yan and his team will easily complete the second test.
Now that they knew their guess was correct, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Two levels! Another two levels of soul power as a reward!" Sun Chuantao excitedly held up two fingers.
Sun Chuantao has already obtained a sixth spirit ring with a lifespan of 100,000 years, and his spirit power has reached level 67. If he gains two more levels of spirit power, his spirit power level will reach 69. He will be much closer to obtaining his seventh spirit ring and achieving his Martial Soul True Body.
Xie Yue teased, "Can you complete the assessment on your own?"
"Watch me!"
As soon as Sun Chuantao finished speaking, he walked into the sea. The circular sea shimmered with light, and when he reached the opposite shore, blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth.
He was injured.
Despite his severe injuries, he made it to the other side without killing a single sea spirit beast; he was wounded himself. But the outcome was excellent.
He exceeded the mission's target, raising his soul power level by two levels. After much hard work, he successfully raised his soul power level to sixty-nine.
Next are Shui Yue'er, Zizhenzhu, Shuibing'er, Xieyue, Xuyu, and Likai.
Zi Zhenzhu's martial soul is a sea serpent, giving her a natural advantage in water. Without using any soul rings or soul skills, she successfully reached the other side. However, she only received nine trials, without any reward in soul power level. Because she didn't rely on anyone else's help, the reward was doubled.
As for Shui Bing'er, she relied entirely on the power of the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul's original ice, freezing the seawater wherever she went, and easily completed the assessment.
Shui Bing'er's rewards are also doubled. Her soul power increases by 2 levels, and the duration of her soul ring increases by 1,000 years.
Among the others, including the strongest, Xie Yue, was also injured.
Finally, it was Tuoba Yan's turn.
On the opposite bank, Xie Yue asked enticingly, "Why isn't he moving?"
Tuoba Yan is the strongest among them all.
If Tuoba Yan wanted to, he could break through the blockade of the Ring Sea on his own.
But Tuoba Yan stood on the opposite bank, lost in thought.
After a while, Tuoba Yan went into the water.
"Without a martial soul?!" Shui Bing'er was taken aback.
The second test for Red Rank stipulates that the test taker cannot kill the sea spirit beasts in the Ring Sea, break through the Ring Sea's blockade, or use the spirit skills in the spirit ring.
It's much more difficult than Ning Rongrong in the original storyline.
Ning Rongrong is a support-type Soul Master, while Tuoba Yan and Shui Bing'er are combat-type Soul Masters. Perhaps for this reason, the Sea God deliberately added the restriction that they cannot use the Soul Skills within their Soul Rings.
For the better part of half a year, Shui Bing'er shifted her focus of cultivation to her Martial Soul. Not Soul Rings, not Soul Skills, just her Martial Soul. She completed the Divine Trial alone by releasing the ultimate ice power of the Ice Phoenix's primal essence.
His talent, his comprehension, and his combat ability are enough to warrant the double reward from the Sea God.
Now, Tuoba Yan is different.
The Holy Lord is a demon of fire.
If Tuoba Yan wanted to, he could mobilize the limited fire element in the sea through his thoughts.
Is there a fire element in the sea?
Of course.
There are even volcanoes underwater. Fire is one of the fundamental elements between heaven and earth, and it is everywhere. The difference lies in the concentration.
If Tuoba Yan wanted to, he could manipulate fire elements in the ring-shaped sea to form a fire barrier around him, forcing the sea spirit beasts to give up attacking him.
There is also Tuoba Yan's second martial soul—Golden Eyes.
Golden Eyes is a spirit-attribute martial soul. If Tuoba Yan wanted to, he could fully activate his second martial soul, causing his soul to vibrate and generate a spiritual shockwave emitted from the martial soul's origin, rapidly traversing the blockade of the ring-shaped sea.
Previously, Tuoba Yan had already mastered these two abilities.
No matter which method Tuoba Yan used, he could easily pass the second test.
To everyone's surprise, Tuoba Yan did not use his Martial Soul.
Blue light shimmered in the seawater.
That's not soul power, it's just light generated from the assessment that causes sea spirit beasts to actively attack Tuoba Yan.
Tuoba Yan dodged left and right, avoiding the sea spirit beasts one by one. Sometimes, when there was no way to avoid them, Tuoba Yan quickly calculated in his mind the plan to take the least amount of damage and suffer the least injury.
When Tuoba Yan emerged from the sea, blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Tuoba Yan raised his right hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his arm. He, like Li Kai, had actually used his physical strength to force his way through the blockade of the Ring Sea.
It's very difficult to do that.
Without using martial spirits, one must dodge attacks from sea spirit beasts and even scheme to make them attack each other. One must also use sea spirit beasts to attack other sea spirit beasts.
The assessment only stated that Tuoba Yan could not kill a sea spirit beast, but it did not say that he could scheme against a sea spirit beast to kill it.
It was with his powerful brainpower, agile skills, and strong physique that Tuoba Yan broke through the blockade of the Ring Sea and completed the second of the top seven trials.
As Tuoba Yan's feet left the seawater, the blue light on his body disappeared, and a voice rang in his ears.
"He never abandoned his companions, guiding them on how to obtain more rewards. He skillfully utilized all his advantages, perfectly completing the second trial without using his martial spirit. Reward: Soul Power increased by three levels, and the age of all his soul rings increased by 1,500 years!"
A warm current flowed from the red divine mark between his eyebrows, continuously nourishing Tuoba Yan's body, and finally flowing into his dantian.
Tuoba Yan had a faint, satisfied smile on his lips.
His guess was right again.
Shui Bing'er, who completed the second test independently, received double the reward. Tuoba Yan, who did not use his martial spirit, received triple the reward.
Tuoba Yan's soul power level reached the critical 90th level in one fell swoop.