Three mornings later, as the first ray of sunlight shone upon Sea God Island, the sacred gold cast over the Sea God Hall towering atop Sea God Mountain, bathing the entire mountain in a glow that made every plant seem to burst with vitality.
Before the Ring Sea, several youthful figures each stood on the back of a Demon Spirit Great White Shark, heading toward Sea God Mountain.
"Everyone, do your best. I don't know why, but I feel like even if the Sea God Douluo personally takes action, she still won't be able to stump you. When you pass the trial, remember to come to the shore and bring me the good news." Xiao Bai said her piece, then turned and left after seeing them off.
Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Oslo, and Yu Tianheng exchanged a look. Their eyes firm, they walked toward Sea God Mountain.
"Are you ready?" A voice as light as drifting clouds and wind floated over. A red figure descended from the sky; as before, no one knew how she appeared—Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi was already in front of them. Compared to earlier, there was less of a smile on her face and more solemnity.
"You only have one chance. I will not go easy on you. If you can't pass my trial, then the punishment the Sea God will bring upon you—you all know very well."
An immense pressure emanated from Bo Saixi, making it hard for those present to breathe.
"We're ready. Please instruct us, Senior!" Yu Tianheng, as the team's big brother, stepped forward to shoulder most of the pressure for the group.
"Very well. Irrelevant people, step aside and watch. The trial begins now." Bo Saixi casually lit an incense stick and planted it into the ground.
"Everyone, prepare for battle. Release your martial souls!" Yu Tianheng shouted, and the four activated their martial martial souls at once.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Ghost Leopard, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and a Demon Sword replicated by clone sausage.
With Ning Rongrong's third: Spirit support active, Oscar's Demon Sword could be used for three minutes. Adding his All-Spirit Restoring Divine Light and the Extreme Curse Reversing Yin and Yang for self-recovery, he could probably hold for seven to eight minutes.
Moreover, this time the Demon Sword actually had a ninth soul ring—this was fresh bloodline essence Tianlin had given Ning Rongrong last night.
"You're not running?" Bo Saixi was slightly surprised. Against her, the best method was to scatter and flee. She'd said it herself: as long as one person remained standing, the trial would be considered passed.
In the original, Tang San used this method.
But Tianlin had told Ning Rongrong yesterday this wouldn't work because Bo Saixi simply wouldn't bother with the remaining three. If she decided to kill, all her attacks would focus on Ning Rongrong. Letting the other three pass the trial wouldn't affect her.
At that point, Ning Rongrong would be isolated and certain to die.
This was exactly what Bo Saixi intended. Over the years, her killing intent toward Ning Rongrong had been merely hidden, not erased. The person who promised to bring Tang Chen still hadn't appeared. She had no choice but to suspect that person had deceived her—using news of Tang Chen to make her help Ning Rongrong pass the trials. Once Ning Rongrong passed the sixth trial, she would have no chance to kill her again.
"Then, let's begin. Second Soul Skill—Sea God's Gaze!" Bo Saixi raised her palm slightly. The four instantly felt as if a giant hand had gripped them in its palm.
This was a permanent-lock type soul skill. Once Sea God's Gaze was activated, all of Bo Saixi's subsequent attacks would inevitably hit the target. It was hard to imagine this was merely a second soul skill.
"Nine Treasures, be named!" Several rays of light flew out from Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and enveloped the group. Unexpectedly, she placed the same support on each person—the "third: Spirit." Only Oscar had an additional "fifth: Attack" and "sixth: Amplify."
With the Demon Sword, Oscar's strongest point was undoubtedly his attack power.
"You want to beat me with that sword? Too naive. Besides, I'm not interested in the others. Fourth Soul Skill—Sea of Annihilation." Bo Saixi didn't move, yet a colossal wave erupted from underground. Because of Sea God's Gaze, evasion was impossible. Aside from Ning Rongrong, the other three were trapped by the sea.
This was a field-control soul skill capable of controlling the entire enemy side, and the fact that Bo Saixi trapped the others while deliberately leaving Ning Rongrong out made her intent obvious. She would restrain the others—while killing Ning Rongrong.
Sure enough, in the next instant, Bo Saixi casually summoned over a dozen massive water spheres, each hundreds of meters in diameter. Taken together, they blocked out the entire sky.
"Boundless Sea Raging Surge!"
All the water spheres plummeted, every one targeting Ning Rongrong. Bo Saixi was ruthless. If not for the protection of the Sea God's Light here, just those dozen water spheres exploding on the ground would be enough to drown Sea God Island.
"Eighth Soul Skill—Nine Treasure Divine Light Bodyguard!" Ning Rongrong decisively activated her defensive soul skill. Unfortunately, although her eighth soul skill was said to block a Titled Douluo's ninth soul skill, it depended on who the opponent was. Bo Saixi's Boundless Sea Raging Surge was a self-created skill whose power surpassed a typical Titled Douluo's ninth soul skill—already beyond the upper limit of Nine Treasure Divine Light Bodyguard.
"Not a bad defensive soul skill. But how many blows can you withstand?" The water spheres slammed down one after another onto the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda. Gorgeous as it was, cracks began to spread along its body. Ning Rongrong spat blood—Bo Saixi's power was simply terrifying.
"Damn it, her target is indeed Rongrong. With Xiao Tian not here—if I can't even protect my own sister-in-law, what kind of Emperor Team captain am I? Eighth Soul Skill—Thunder Dragon—Twin Lightning Quake!"
"Don't underestimate the six full-body soul bones Xiao Tian gave me—Invincible Golden Body!"
At that moment, Oslo and Yu Tianheng suddenly exploded into action. Yu Tianheng's newly obtained eighth soul skill and Oslo's six full-body soul bones erupted in full, and the two Soul Douluo burst free, jointly rescuing Oscar.
Oscar had made no moves until now, as if waiting for something.
Seeing the three escape the Sea of Annihilation, Ning Rongrong realized their chance had come. Her eighth soul ring flashed again, bringing forth a new power: "Eighth Soul Skill—Summoning Art—Snow Demon!"
An overwhelming chill suddenly surged out from within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Wind and snow gathered and formed into a woman of celestial beauty, clad in white gauze, her blue hair billowing in the wind.
Snow Empress within Rongrong was shocked. The appearance and bearing were so similar to hers, yet the nobility surpassed her by a tenfold. Could this be the goddess of their Snow Maiden clan?
The Snow Demon glanced at the remaining water spheres in the sky. With a wave of her sleeve, in an instant, the water spheres became ice spheres. The ice spheres slipped out of Bo Saixi's control and plummeted one by one.
That would ruin Sea God Mountain. Bo Saixi immediately poured soul power into deflecting the falling ice spheres, batting them into the sea.
"So this is the Snow Demon's power? She actually dispelled an Ultimate Douluo's attack so easily!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in delight. It was as if the Snow Empress herself were fighting at her side.