Chapter 164: The Intersection of Storm and Waves, Extreme Torture
"The second test of the Wind God, Storm Tempering. Duration: nine months…"
After hearing the voice in his mind, Mo Hui immediately sensed something was wrong. Sure enough, after hearing the content of the Wind God's trial, his heart sank.
His Delta Airflow and Wind Incarnation had been sealed by the Wind God!
Without those two abilities, facing this test would be far more difficult, no longer the relatively easy challenges he had previously overcome.
If this were under normal circumstances, the sealing of Delta Airflow and Wind Incarnation would only make things harder—but not insurmountable for Mo Hui.
However, the problem was: Mo Hui was currently in the middle of the Sea God's test.
And now, with the Wind God's second test activating—restricting those critical wind techniques—things had become seriously dangerous.
"This is trouble. It seems they really don't want me taking shortcuts. They want me to confront the tests head-on," Mo Hui said grimly.
As the howling hurricane and surging waves merged, their combined force increased dramatically. At this moment, inside the desperate environment of the Raging Waves, waves soared to more than 100 meters, while the storm above became erratic and wild due to the interference from the sea below.
The sky was obscured, the hurricanes howled fiercely, and the crashing waves seemed unstoppable.
What lay before Mo Hui looked like a scene of pure annihilation.
But the goal of this destructive power was not to destroy the world—it was to temper Mo Hui.
"You really think highly of me!"
Staring at the oncoming storm and the waves rolling toward him like mountains, Mo Hui gave a bitter smile.
It was hard to say whether it was luck or misfortune that the two main gods of the Douluo Continent had chosen to test him simultaneously.
Hua-la!~
A hundred-meter-high wave slammed into Mo Hui's body, but instead of harming him, it actually caused the speed of his Magikarp Meditation Method to accelerate slightly.
However, before Mo Hui could adjust, the next moment a raging windstorm blasted into his body, shredding his clothing instantly.
Magikarp Meditation could withstand the water's erosion—but not the storm's cutting power. Without soul power shielding his body, the storm would have lacerated him into pieces.
Sensing the danger, Mo Hui immediately switched to Pidgeot Meditation to withstand the storm.
But the moment he switched meditations, another 100-meter-high wave smashed into him like a collapsing mountain. Mo Hui's blood surged within him as if he'd been struck with overwhelming force.
Then came more storm and wave assaults in rapid succession. Mo Hui's body took hit after hit, and his soul power was rapidly draining.
He tried to discern a pattern in the attacks, but soon despaired—there was no pattern. Or rather, the storm and wave rhythms changed constantly with the environment, rendering prediction futile.
"What should I do? Once my soul power is gone, not even my current physique can endure this for long…"
Mo Hui's anxiety grew. Meditation could restore soul power, yes—but the recovery couldn't match the intense consumption rate.
Under normal training conditions, even this top-tier mimicry training ground would allow Mo Hui to regenerate as fast as he burned energy. But the conflict between the Magikarp and Pidgeot Meditation Methods meant he could not run both simultaneously. Choosing one left him vulnerable to the other's element.
And the attacks were completely unpredictable.
If he made the wrong choice—even for a moment—not only would he fail to restore his soul power, but he'd also need to burn more energy defending himself.
It was a brutal dilemma. If he couldn't solve it, he would never survive the divine trial.
Hua-la!~
Another wave struck Mo Hui, and this time, the last drop of his soul power was gone.
Soon after, the sea receded, and the howling winds returned. Without soul power protection, Mo Hui's body was soon torn open. Blood flowed from his wounds but was instantly scattered into the storm.
He desperately started Pidgeot Meditation, recovering a sliver of soul power, only for a 200-meter wave to crash into him moments later.
Puff!
The impact was like a collapsing mountain. Then came the searing sting of saltwater invading his wounds. Mo Hui felt like he was undergoing torture.
After just three hours, Mo Hui's body was torn, bloody, and broken. Even his consciousness began to waver on the edge of coma.
But in this desperate situation, even losing consciousness wasn't an option. Another crashing wave woke him again through sheer force.
At that moment, Bo Saixi looked upon the Mo Hui tied to the pillar. A trace of sorrow flickered in her eyes.
She murmured, "Lord Poseidon… is this truly what you and the Wind God intended?"
Even she, at her peak during her Titled Douluo days, would not last long in this trial. But Mo Hui had to endure it for nine months, with each day requiring a minimum of fourteen hours. To her, this was simply impossible.
Bo Saixi's heart now held only deep respect for Mo Hui. No wonder he had drawn the favor of two gods.
"No… I have to find a solution. If I don't, I'll die in this divine test!"
In the midst of the stormy ocean, awakened again by the battering waves, Mo Hui's mind finally cleared.
At first, the torment was too overwhelming for him to think clearly—but now, his body had grown numb. And with that numbness came room for thought.
"My greatest problem now is… I'm trapped between two extreme environments.
Neither the Pidgeot Meditation nor the Magikarp Meditation alone can handle both the storm and the waves. This causes a soul power deficit that leaves me unable to defend myself.
So the most critical thing now is to replenish soul power.
And to do that… I need to create a new meditation method that can be used regardless of whether I'm facing wind or water."
With that goal in mind, Mo Hui began to run the Pidgeot Meditation, and on its foundation, started to incorporate elements from the Magikarp Meditation—testing and tweaking repeatedly.
He chose the Pidgeot Meditation as the base, not only because it was inherently stronger, but because he was far more familiar with it than with Magikarp Meditation.
He had even refined its prerequisites: from Bobo Meditation to Pidgeot Meditation, and had considered further upgrades.
Using that as a foundation gave him the highest chance of success.
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