"But even with all my strength just now, I could barely hold on for an hour."
"This Element God Fifth Trial is even more difficult than I imagined!" Lin Yu lay on the ground, his expression grave.
The time limit for the Fifth Trial was still two years, requiring him to endure for 8760 hours.
One year has 365 days, so two years have 730 days.
8760 hours divided by 730 days.
This meant that Lin Yu had to average 12 hours of endurance each day to complete the Fifth Trial within two years!
However, Lin Yu had just managed to last an hour with all his might, which was far from the average daily time needed!
Regardless of the difficulty of the previous four trials, Lin Yu could at least move freely and complete them when his strength was sufficient.
But now, if Lin Yu wanted to complete the Fifth Trial, he had to spend a significant amount of time staying here!
If he ran off and wasted a few months, he could fail because of it!
"It seems for this trial, I must focus completely, dedicating a large amount of time to it, and not do anything else."
"Then I'll go into seclusion."
Lin Yu first left the Inheritance Secret Realm, then immediately issued an order: "Come! Transmit my command! I will enter seclusion for cultivation. For two years, no one is allowed to disturb me, except for Xue'er, the Clan Leader, and the Seven Great Enshrinements!"
"Yes, Young Clan Leader!"
After giving the order, Lin Yu re-entered the Inheritance Secret Realm. He then began his seclusion to challenge the Fifth Trial.
He entered the range of the elemental baptism divine light again and again, but was forcefully blown out again and again.
"Again!"
Lin Yu entered a crazy Shock mode, spending 24 hours a day, except for recovery, undergoing the baptism.
After a full seven days.
Lin Yu was utterly exhausted and lay on the ground, looking at his remaining stats, his expression growing even more serious: "Even if I don't sleep and undergo super high-intensity elemental baptism, I've only accumulated thirty hours of endurance over a full seven days, and my single highest endurance was only 3 hours."
"At this rate, even three years wouldn't be enough!"
Lin Yu felt immense pressure. This was the first time he could see the end point and his progress for an assessment.
The data could precisely tell him that, at his current stage, the probability of completing the assessment was 0.
And he could feel that after seven days, his physique and mental force were gradually strengthening!
Within the colorful divine light of this Fifth Trial, there seemed to be energy that could enhance the physique and mental force.
"The physique and mental force are key when finally merging with a God Position. If these two aspects don't have a strong enough foundation, merging with the God Position might result in an explosion and failure to become a Divinity!"
"Although this trial is difficult, it is crucial. It determines whether I have the conditions to inherit a God Position, or even to simultaneously inherit the God Positions of the Seven Elemental Gods!" Lin Yu said with a serious expression.
Mortal Spirit Masters who break through level 100, if they cannot create their own God Position, can only become level 100 divine officials without a God Position. They are not true Divinities, nor do they have eternal, endless life; they will still die.
They just live much longer than mortal Spirit Masters.
The so-called Divinities in the DouluoWorld are beings who possess Divinity and a God Position.
Only by bearing Divinity and merging with a God Position can one be considered a Divinity!
And merging with a God Position can be compared to absorbing a spirit ring. When a God's successor completes all trials and finally merges with a God Position, if their mental force and physique cannot reach the strength required for that level of God Position.
Then it will be like being unable to bear absorbing a spirit ring that exceeds one's own limit, ultimately resulting in an explosion and death.
Therefore, this trial is extremely important, and it is also an assessment almost all Divinities give to their inheritors, helping them improve their physical strength and mental force, just like the third trial in the Seagod Nine Trials, Tidal Body Refinement.
"The Element Gods wouldn't give me an assessment that's impossible to complete. Perhaps as my physique and mental force gradually strengthen under the elemental baptism, the time I can endure will also become longer."
"I cannot be too hasty; I should balance work and rest." Lin Yu pondered for a moment, deciding to get a good night's sleep and rest.
After a night's sleep, he was refreshed and in excellent condition, resuming his attempts.
Every day that followed, Lin Yu poured out sweat, was utterly exhausted, and worked incredibly hard and diligently, without the slightest slack.
Time flew by! Three months later.
Lin Yu's spirit power advanced from peak level 68 to level 69, and his physique and mental force were much stronger than three months prior.
Just as he had guessed, after his physique and mental force were enhanced through the baptism, the amount of time Lin Yu could endure in a single session also significantly increased.
He could manage about 9 hours a day.
"Not enough! This is far from enough, and it doesn't even meet the passing line of an average of 12 hours a day. I must endure longer!"
Another three months later!
Twelve hours!
Lin Yu finally reached the passing line of an average of 12 hours a day.
"Reached the passing line."
But Lin Yu still couldn't relax, because it took him a full half a year to reach the daily average passing line, and the time he had fallen behind earlier would cause the subsequent year and a half's daily average time to increase.
It had already reached 13.5 hours needed to complete daily.
"There are still one and a half years left, 547 days, 7384 hours!"
"Again!!"
Another three months later, Lin Yu's daily endurance reached 15 hours!
After a full year!
Lin Yu's daily endurance reached 18 hours!
The daily average duration began to gradually decrease!
It reached an average of 12.7 hours per day.
Another three months!
Lin Yu's daily endurance had reached a terrifying 21 hours. He only needed three hours a day to rest and recover, and this was his limit!
The daily average endurance dropped again to 10.3 hours.
A year and a half later!
Lin Yu's average daily endurance only needed to be 5.1 hours to complete the Fifth Trial!
It was also during this period that Lin Yu's spirit power finally broke through to level 70, entering the Spirit Saint realm!
"Finally broke through."
In the Inheritance Secret Realm, Lin Yu clenched his fists and sighed softly: "To fully focus on the Element God Fifth Trial, I wasted too much time and delayed my cultivation. It took me a full year and a half for my spirit power to break through from peak level 68 to level 70."
"However, during this period, my physique and mental force also received terrifying improvements, so it can be considered a form of growth."
Under the elemental baptism, Lin Yu's current physique and mental force were already comparable to a peak level 97 Titled Douluo!
And without realizing it, Lin Yu's age had reached 13.
He was now a 13-year-old youth, once again breaking Qian Renxue's record for youngest age.
He became the youngest Spirit Master on the continent to break through to Spirit Saint, at 13 years old, level 70!
At 13 years old, Lin Yu was full of vigor and spirit. Besides his youthful charm, he also exuded a mature masculine charisma and bearing. His facial features became more compact, refined, and handsome, and his physique became increasingly perfect and mature.
His height also reached 1.8 meters!
He was already a great handsome man!
(End of Chapter)
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