Chapter 298: Slaying the Evil Spirit Orca King
Sea God Island, Sea God Temple.
High Priestess stood in the hall. Before her were five crystal pillars, each three zhang high, corresponding to the Aura of one of the examinees.
At this moment, her gaze drifted between the pillars, finally landing on the central one: Tang Chuan's crystal pillar. The pillar trembled slightly, and the golden light flowing within was a bit more intense than yesterday.
"The content of the third trial has been determined by the sea god sacred pillar itself."
A moment later, High Priestess turned around and looked at the five people walking into the hall one after another. Her voice was calm and majestic: "Unlike before, your trials are no longer the same."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong blinked and asked doubtfully: "Not the same?"
"The Seagod Nine Trials vary from person to person." High Priestess explained: "The Sacred Pillar dynamically adjusts subsequent trial content based on each examinee's talent, strength, potential, and the traits displayed during the trial process. Therefore, starting from the third trial, your paths will diverge."
Ye Lengleng and Dugu Yan looked at each other, a trace of nervousness flashing in their eyes.
Xiao Rui'er was expressionless, but her fingers holding the golden dragon spear tightened slightly.
Tang Chuan's expression remained normal; he just quietly watched High Priestess, waiting for what followed.
Immediately after, High Priestess first looked at the four women: Ye Lengleng, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Rui'er.
"Your third trial — Body Refining in the Tides."
She waved her hand, and an image appeared in the hall.
On the east side of Sea God Island was a rugged rocky coastline. Giant waves surged, constantly crashing against dozens of pitch-black, giant pillars standing on the shore. Those pillars were jet black, their surfaces smooth as mirrors, and they were covered in ancient runes, faintly emitting a cold, metallic light.
High Priestess pointed to the black pillars in the image and said:
"Deep Sea Sinking Silver Pillars. Each pillar weighs one hundred thousand jin, cast from deep sea sinking silver, and is indestructible. You need to climb the Sinking Silver Pillars, sit cross-legged on the top, and endure the washing of the waves."
Ning Rongrong muttered in a low voice: "Waves... Just getting hit by waves a few times shouldn't be hard, right?"
High Priestess glanced at her, her mouth curling slightly:
"Ordinary waves are naturally not difficult. But what you must endure is the power of the tides under the blessing of the Seagod's Light. Every noon and midnight, the sea eye connecting the Ring Sea to the outer ocean opens, and seawater rushes in, forming a tidal torrent capable of tearing apart steel."
"In the tidal torrent, every drop of seawater is as heavy as a thousand jin, and every wave is like a full-force strike from a Titled Douluo. You need to persist on the Sinking Silver Pillar for one hour without being washed off. Twice a day, for seven consecutive days, to pass."
Ning Rongrong's face turned pale.
One hour... Twice a day... Seven consecutive days...
"Can... can this really be endured?"
"Yes." Dugu Yan said coldly, though a trace of gravity flashed in her eyes, "But it will be very painful."
Ye Lengleng said softly: "Rongrong, we will do it together."
Ning Rongrong bit her lip and nodded.
Just then, High Priestess looked at Xiao Rui'er again:
"Your Martial Soul is a Golden Dragon, which has an advantage: your physical strength far exceeds that of ordinary humans. Therefore, your Sinking Silver Pillar is in deeper waters, and the tidal force is twice that of theirs."
Xiao Rui'er's expression did not change, she just said indifferently: "Understood."
A trace of appreciation flashed in High Priestess's eyes.
Although this girl spoke little, her Heart-Nature was resilient; she was a talent worth molding.
Finally, she looked at Tang Chuan.
"Your third trial is different from theirs."
Tang Chuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Please enlighten me, High Priestess."
High Priestess raised her hand, and the image in the hall changed, showing a strange sea area.
It was a deep sea with no light, the water was ink-black, and large pieces of broken ice floated on the surface. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. A huge black shadow was swimming slowly in the sea. Its body was like a moving small island, covered in pitch-black scales, and a spiral long horn grew on its head, emitting a suffocating, vicious Aura.
High Priestess's voice said in a low tone:
"The target of your third trial is it, the Evil Spirit Orca King, a Soul Beast as famous as the Devil Spirit Great White Shark."
Tang Chuan's pupils shrank slightly.
He certainly knew the Evil Spirit Orca King.
It was a Ferocious beast more brutal and bloodthirsty than the Devil Spirit Great White Shark.
Although the Devil Spirit Great White Shark was powerful, its personality was relatively gentle; as long as it wasn't provoked, it wouldn't attack actively. The Evil Spirit Orca King was different; it killed for pleasure, and where it passed, nothing grew.
"The Evil Spirit Orca King occupies the Death Sea area three thousand miles north of Sea God Island, and for hundreds of years, it has devoured countless Sea Spirit Beasts and passing ships."
High Priestess continued: "When the Sea God was still here, it dared not act recklessly. But after the Sea God ascended to the God Realm, it became unscrupulous and attempted to invade the Sea God Island sea area many times."
"Your third trial is to assist the Devil Spirit Great White Shark in slaying the Evil Spirit Orca King."
The hall was silent.
Slaying a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast?
Assisting the Devil Spirit Great White Shark?
Ye Lengleng and the others widened their eyes, full of shock.
They were just nervous about Body Refining in the Tides, but now hearing Tang Chuan's trial content, they suddenly felt that their own Body Refining in the Tides didn't seem so terrible.
"Assist?" Tang Chuan grasped the keyword and asked doubtfully: "Not kill it alone?"
"No." High Priestess shook her head, then raised her hand, and the image in the hall changed again, revealing a giant shark with a silver-white body over thirty meters long — the Devil Spirit Great White Shark.
"The Devil Spirit Great White Shark was the Sea God's partner back then."
High Priestess's voice carried a hint of reminiscence.
"Now, you have come. You are the Sea God's successor, possess the Asura Demon Sword, and have absorbed the Soul Ring of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The Great White Shark is willing to cooperate with you to slay the Evil Spirit Orca King together."
Tang Chuan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "When do we depart?"
High Priestess said:
"Tomorrow morning. Rest well tonight and conserve your energy. Xiao Bai will wait for you at the Ring Sea."
Immediately after, she looked at the four women.
"Your Body Refining in the Tides will also start tomorrow morning. Remember, no matter how painful it is, you cannot come down from the Sinking Silver Pillar. Once you fall, the trial is considered a failure."
The four women nodded in unison, their expressions grave.
That night.
Tang Chuan sat alone on the cliff of Sea God Mountain, facing the sea, closing his eyes to adjust his breath.
Moonlight spilled onto the sea surface, shattering into thousands of silver scales, rising and falling with the waves.
Soft footsteps came from behind.
"Can't sleep?" Xiao Rui'er's voice.
Tang Chuan didn't open his eyes: "Aren't you the same?"
Xiao Rui'er walked to his side and sat down, the golden dragon spear resting across her knees.
The sea breeze blew her short hair, revealing those silver eyes.
"Are you confident in your trial?"
Tang Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the distant horizon. It was pitch black there, and he couldn't see anything, but he knew that in the depths of that darkness, a Ferocious beast was sleeping.
"Of course I am. It's just a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast."
Xiao Rui'er was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "I want to go with you."
Tang Chuan turned his head to look at her: "Your trial is Body Refining in the Tides."
"I can give it up."
"No." Tang Chuan shook his head, his tone resolute: "The Seagod Nine Trials is a rare Opportunity, you cannot give it up easily. Besides, Body Refining in the Tides is also good for you. Your Golden Dragon Martial Soul is too rigid and lacks resilience. The washing of the tides can help you temper your Heart-Nature and make you more well-rounded."
Xiao Rui'er frowned, seemingly wanting to refute, but in the end, she said nothing.
Tang Chuan reached out and patted her shoulder:
"Don't worry, I won't be in trouble. I have the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the Asura Demon Sword, and a million year spirit ring. A mere Evil Spirit Orca King cannot kill me."
Xiao Rui'er looked at him, her silver eyes reflecting his face.
"You said it, don't die."
"I won't."
The two stopped talking and sat side by side on the cliff, watching the moon slowly set in the west.
The next morning.
Ring Sea, shore.
The Devil Spirit Great White Shark hovered on the water surface, its huge body gleaming with a silver-white luster in the morning light. There was no usual laziness in its eyes, replaced by sharp Battle Intent.
"Kid, are you ready?" Its voice was low, echoing in the water.
Tang Chuan stood on the shore in a tight suit, the Asura Demon Sword slung across his back, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud glowing slightly between his brows.
"Ready."
"Then let's go." The Great White Shark turned around, its tail slapped the water, stirring up sky-high waves.
"On the way, I'll tell you about the weaknesses of that crazy whale. I fought it decades ago and almost got my tail bitten off. With you here this time, I want to get it back with interest."
Tang Chuan leaped onto the back of the Great White Shark and stood steadily.
He looked back at the shore.
Ye Lengleng, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Rui'er stood there, their eyes full of worry.
"Wait for me to come back." Tang Chuan smiled slightly, "Don't get washed away by the tides."
"You're the one who should worry!" Ning Rongrong shouted with red eyes, "You must come back alive!"
Tang Chuan nodded, turned around, and faced the sea.
The Great White Shark let out a long whistle, turning into a silver-white stream of light, breaking through the waves and leaving.
East side of Sea God Island, Tides Purgatory.
This was a sea area completely different from the Ring Sea. Dozens of pitch-black Deep Sea Sinking Silver Pillars stood on the shore, each ten zhang high, with only a square inch of space on the top, enough for one person to sit cross-legged.
At this moment, four figures were already in place on four Sinking Silver Pillars.
Ye Lengleng sat cross-legged on the leftmost pillar top, her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul floating above her head, green light covering her whole body, resisting the erosion of the seawater.
Dugu Yan was to her right, her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul releasing a faint poison mist, forming a thin barrier around her.
Ning Rongrong was in the middle, holding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her arms, the pagoda's light flickering, constantly applying buffs to herself.
Xiao Rui'er was on the far right, which was also the position closest to the outer sea. Her Sinking Silver Pillar was further away than the other three, and the waves were more ferocious. She closed her eyes and focused, not moving at all.
On the shore, High Priestess stood with her hands behind her back, watching the backs of the four, a trace of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.
"Start."
She raised her hand, and a bright blue light shot into the sea.
In an instant, the sea boiled!
A huge wave, a hundred zhang high, roared from the direction of the outer sea, carrying the momentum of destroying the world, and slammed fiercely into the four Sinking Silver Pillars!
"Boom —!!!"
The giant wave crashed down, and the four figures shook at the same time!
Ye Lengleng gritted her teeth, the light of the Nine Heart Begonia flickering violently, nearly being dispersed. Her clothes were soaked by the seawater, her skin was flushed from the impact, but her figure remained motionless.
Dugu Yan's poison mist was mostly dispersed, and seawater poured into her mouth and nose, choking her into violent coughing. But she held onto the edge of the Sinking Silver Pillar tightly, not letting herself be washed away.
Ning Rongrong was the most miserable. Her physical fitness was the weakest, and even with the buffs from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the impact of that moment almost made her fly out. She lay on top of the pillar, her hands digging firmly into the patterns of the pillar, her nails breaking, and blood flowing out.
"Rongrong! Hold on!" Ye Lengleng's voice came from the side.
Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth, tears and seawater mixed together, but she stubbornly did not let go.
Where Xiao Rui'er was, the power of the waves was twice that of theirs.
The moment the hundred-zhang giant wave crashed down, she was completely submerged. The seawater was like a ten-thousand-jin heavy hammer, smashing fiercely onto her, and her bones were creaking. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, but her figure remained straight, the golden dragon spear resting across her knees, not moving at all.
The first wave receded, and the second followed.
Then, the third, the fourth, the fifth...
Wave after wave, endless.
This was Body Refining in the Tides.
It was not to fight against the waves, but to persist in the waves.
It was not to conquer nature, but to conquer oneself.
In the distance, where the sea met the sky, a silver-white light was moving away.
Tang Chuan stood on the back of the Great White Shark and looked back at the direction of Sea God Island.
He knew that there were four people over there worrying about him, persisting for him.
He knew he couldn't lose.
"Xiao Bai, speed up."
The Great White Shark grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp, white teeth.
"Sit tight, kid."
It let out a long whistle, and its speed suddenly increased several times, like a silver-white arrow, shooting towards the Death Sea area in the north.
The sea breeze howled, and the waves splashed.
Meanwhile, Spirit City, outside the Priest Hall.
The night was falling, there were no stars or moon in the sky, only the lights in Spirit City flickered sporadically.
This city, which was once prosperous, was now shrouded in a murderous atmosphere.
After Bibi Dong died, the power center of the Spirit Empire shifted from the Pope's Palace to the Priest Hall, and the defense in the city was more rigorous than before.
But at this moment, on the square in front of the Priest Hall, more than a dozen figures lay scattered.
Those were the guards of the Spirit Hall.
They were not dead, just knocked unconscious, their limbs twisted at strange angles, obviously caused by a heavy blow after being entangled by some kind of vine-type Martial Soul. Each person's face still had shock and fear, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying before losing consciousness.
In the center of the square, a figure walked slowly.
Tang San.
He was dressed in black, his long hair disheveled, his face pale as paper, and a layer of faint purple-black mist lingered between his brows. Those eyes that were once clear and firm were now completely occupied by evil purple-black, and blood light faintly flowed in the depths of his pupils. His Aura was deep and cold, and every step he took, a thin layer of frost formed on the stone slab under his feet.
It was not ice, but an entity condensed from the Aura of death.
Behind him, the Dark Blue Silver Grass vines swam in the air like living things, and nine Soul Rings circled his body — black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red. The last red Soul Ring was particularly glaring; it was a hundred thousand year spirit ring, from a Soul Beast he didn't want to mention.
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