As soon as Bo Saixi read the note,
🔹 "A little trinket from your grandson, made personally. A gift from Great-Grandfather to Great-Grandmother."
Her emotions surged violently—
🔹 She clenched her fist… and accidentally crushed the storage ring!
A massive pile of items burst forth, crashing onto the ground.
Bo Saixi flashed away in an instant, dodging the falling items.
🔹 Her focus was solely on those three words—"Great-Grandmother."
For a long time—
🔹 She remained frozen in place, unable to snap out of it.
Back on the 115th step—
Tang Lan's soul returned to his body.
He cautiously glanced toward the Sea God Temple.
🔹 No Bo Saixi charging out in fury?
🔹 Perfect.
He grinned widely.
As expected—
🔹 Even Bo Saixi, the mighty Sea God High Priestess, had the infamous "Love-Struck Brain" gene passed down in Douluo Continent!
With that final confirmation,
🔹 He could safely squeeze every last drop of benefit from the Sea God's Light.
Tang Lan kicked off the ground.
🔹 The oppressive force of the Sea God's Light catapulted him into the air.
🔹 He shot past the others, diving straight into the surrounding ocean.
Tang Lan activated his Soul Spirit Domain.
🔹 A quick shift between illusion and reality dissipated all impact force.
He pointed toward one of the Tang Sect disciples near Jing Ling.
🔹 With a casual wave, he motioned for the disciple to come over.
The disciple didn't dare imitate Tang Lan's crazy aerial maneuvers.
🔹 He obediently climbed down step by step.
"Name?" Tang Lan asked.
"Reporting to the Sect Master!"
🔹 "Disciple Zhu Rong, mutated martial soul—Flame Spirit Cat!
🔹 Sixteen years old, Rank 31 Battle Soul Elder!"
Tang Lan raised an eyebrow.
Zhu Rong?
Flame Spirit Cat martial soul?
His gaze flickered toward the top of the steps,
Where Zhu Zhuqing's curvy silhouette stood against the Sea God's Light.
"You're from the Star Luo Empire's Zhu family?"
"Yes!" Zhu Rong lowered his head.
🔹 "As a male with a mutated martial soul, I could never properly harmonize with the White Tiger bloodline of the royal family.
🔹 So, I was cast aside since childhood."
"When I read the Tang Sect Encyclopedia, I was deeply moved by the Sect Master's vision and teachings."
🔹 "That is why I joined the Tang Sect."
Tang Lan chuckled.
🔹 So, this guy was technically Zhu Zhuqing's distant cousin?
🔹 In other words… his future brother-in-law?
Might as well take care of him.
"From now on, you'll lead this squad."
"Yes, Sect Master!" Zhu Rong's voice was steady and firm.
🔹 His excitement was evident, yet he remained composed—good self-control.
Tang Lan was pleased.
🔹 "Your first task—have your squad direct soul skills at the ocean's surface."
🔹 "Your goal is to evaporate as much water as possible into steam."
"If you run out of soul power, retreat into the Sea God's Light to recover."
"Rinse and repeat."
Zhu Rong didn't question the odd request.
🔹 He simply saluted and relayed the order to the others, methodically waking them and guiding them to the shore.
🔹 He was careful not to disturb Dai Mubai and the others' cultivation.
This level of tact and awareness made Tang Lan even more satisfied.
🔹 He had the makings of a true leader.
Tang Lan dug a hole at the edge of the steps.
🔹 He planted the Thunder Hell Prison Vine inside.
As expected—
🔹 There was no reaction from the Sea God's Light.
🔹 Clearly, Bo Saixi had already "approved" of this stunt.
Tang Lan established a spiritual link with the vine.
🔹 After all, it had been crammed inside his storage ring for over two months.
But—
🔹 The Thunder Hell Prison Vine wasn't bothered at all.
In fact—
🔹 It actually felt relieved.
"At least in the storage ring, I didn't have to constantly worry about my body exploding from excess energy."
"Here, I can finally focus on steady cultivation."
Tang Lan smirked.
"You're ready to start attracting lightning?"
"Mm… Yeah. Should I go all out?"
"Moderate it yourself. I'll leave a Life Soul Heart and Soul Seed to absorb your excess energy."
Confirming that the vine was in peak condition,
🔹 Tang Lan stepped back onto the shore… and released the Ice-Snow Twin Emperors.
Immediately—
🔹 Seven powerful soul senses locked onto them!
For a brief moment—
🔹 The terrifying aura of Title Douluo suppression filled the air.
But then—
🔹 Bo Saixi's spiritual pressure subtly shifted.
And…
🔹 Everything returned to normal.
Tang Lan grinned like a fox.
🔹 "Great-Grandmother is really on my side!"
Meanwhile—
The Ice-Snow Twin Emperors cautiously stared at the Sea God Temple in the distance.
🔹 "There's an existence in there that makes me feel fear." Ice Emperor admitted.
🔹 "Where exactly have you brought us?"
Snow Emperor also watched Tang Lan closely, waiting for an explanation.
"You've seen this place before," Tang Lan tapped his forehead, revealing the golden Sea God Mark.
"This is Sea God Island. I'm here for my god trials."
"As for the being inside the Sea God Temple…"
"That's my Great-Grandmother."
"The High Priestess of the Sea God Temple—Bo Saixi."
The Ice-Snow Twin Emperors exchanged glances.
🔹 And fell into silence.
…This was basically throwing sheep into a tiger's den.
Completely powerless to resist.
Tang Lan didn't waste more time.
🔹 He immediately assigned tasks.
"You two will take turns controlling the sky's temperature—producing a steady supply of cold air."
🔹 "This will collide with the rising water vapor, creating small water droplets that will cluster together into storm clouds."
"Then, use soul power to separate the water droplets into larger and smaller ones."
🔹 "Smaller droplets will carry negative charges—this is what we need."
🔹 "Larger droplets will gain positive charges—remove these from the clouds."
"With a net-negative charge, a full-fledged thunderstorm cloud will form."
"The Thunder Hell Prison Vine will then attract the lightning strikes."
🔹 "Got it?"
The Ice-Snow Twin Emperors blinked.
What the hell did he just say?
Why is he explaining science in a cultivation world?!
Tang Lan chuckled.
🔹 He didn't bother explaining further.
It worked. That was all that mattered.
With the Ice-Snow Twin Emperors assisting him,
🔹 Tang Lan demonstrated the method firsthand.
Under their combined efforts—
🔹 The once clear, cloudless sky was now blanketed in thick thunderclouds!
For those already familiar with his madness, like Shui Bing'er and Oscar,
🔹 This was expected.
But for the others—
🔹 They were dead silent.
🔹 Absolutely speechless.
…This works?!
Even Bo Saixi, inside the Sea God Temple,
🔹 Was momentarily stunned!
She glanced down at the Tang Sect Encyclopedia in her hands—
🔹 So, this book truly lives up to its reputation…
"BOOM——"
🔹 A thunderclap roared!
"CRACKLE!"
🔹 The first bolt of lightning struck down, drawn toward the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
But—
🔹 The Sea God's Light intervened, shielding the vine completely!
Bo Saixi flicked a finger—
🔹 Adjusting the divine barrier.
Instead of blocking the lightning entirely,
🔹 She allowed it through—
🔹 But filtered out all the violent destructive force!
What remained—
🔹 Was pure, refined lightning energy, seamlessly absorbed by the Thunder Hell Prison Vine!
In addition—
🔹 The Sea God's Light also nourished its soul.
🔹 Preventing it from growing too fast and self-destructing.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine shuddered in excitement!
"W-WHAT IS THIS HEAVENLY PARADISE?!"
"100,000 YEARS?!"
"TO HELL WITH THAT!"
🔹 "I'M GONNA BREAK THROUGH TO A MILLION YEARS!!!"
Tang Lan chuckled knowingly.
🔹 Of course, this was Bo Saixi's doing.
He bowed slightly toward the Sea God Temple in silent thanks.
Then—
🔹 He ascended to the 116th step and resumed his cultivation.
Now, with the Thunder Hell Prison Vine acting as his "external mana potion,"
🔹 Tang Lan could endure far greater pressure… for far longer!
This wasn't a trial at all—
🔹 It was basically a gift package from the Sea God!
Even Bo Saixi herself smiled faintly.
🔹 "This boy… he really knows how to take advantage of every opportunity."
"No wonder he's accomplished so much at such a young age."
But—
🔹 A sigh escaped her lips.
🔹 "Tang Chen…"
🔹 "If you had even half the intelligence of your great-grandson back then…"
🔹 "You wouldn't have been so dense to my hints."
She shook her head,
🔹 Setting the Tang Sect Encyclopedia aside.
Then—
🔹 She turned to face the Sea God's statue once more.
🔹 Praying once again…
🔹 For faith was the only thing that could make her forget him.
Now that the Thunder Hell Prison Vine was running smoothly,
🔹 Everything fell into a perfect rhythm.
Tang Lan and his team lived entirely on the Sea God's Light steps—
🔹 Spending ten hours each day in relentless cultivation.
🔹 The remaining two hours were split between eating, washing up, strategizing… and combat training.
Sleep?
🔹 They had long since replaced such a wasteful habit with meditation.
Zhu Rong continued to prove himself.
Besides helping maintain the thunderclouds,
🔹 He took full control of daily logistics—
🔹 Cooking, cleaning, organizing rotations…
🔹 Ensuring that Tang Lan's team could train without a single worry.
A perfect balance of combat and support.
Tang Lan couldn't be more satisfied.
🔹 Every single second was optimized for maximum gains!
And the results—
🔹 Were astonishing.
(End of Chapter)