Xiao Wu said happily, "Brother, it's a hundred-thousand-year soul ring."
Tang San nodded, "Yes, it is."
He was very satisfied with his seventh soul ring; it's a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and the seventh soul skill was also very strong.
Absorbing the hundred-thousand-year soul ring brought a qualitative change to his strength, advancing his Profound Celestial Skill further, along with the Purple Extreme Demon Pupil.
Around Tang San were seven soul rings: yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, red.
Although it couldn't compare to Ye Yu's soul ring configuration, he was undoubtedly the top among those beneath Ye Yu.
Ma Hongjun curiously asked, "Xiao San, your seventh soul skill must be really powerful, right?"
Tang San replied, "I'm very satisfied. The seventh soul skill is the True Blue Silver Body. After using it, the Blue Silver Emperor's skill amplification is one hundred percent, each Blue Silver Emperor strand can become my host. In other words, unless all Blue Silver Emperors are destroyed, even if there's just one left, I can shift to the location of that strand of Blue Silver Grass to dodge attacks."
Tang San used the True Blue Silver Body, and the Blue Silver Emperor rapidly spread around him, covering a range of a hundred meters.
The range wasn't very large, but it emitted a boundless life energy.
Tang San continued, "With the seventh soul skill, my Blue Silver Domain possesses the All things in Nature skill. Within the domain, I can ignite the life energy of any plant around to be used by me, meaning the more plants, the stronger All things in Nature becomes. In this domain, target attributes are suppressed by ten percent, and the speed of soul power release is also reduced by ten percent. The longer the time spent in the domain, the stronger the suppression effect."
"There's also a skill where the Blue Silver Domain merges with the Eight-Spider Spear, extracting soul power and life energy from targets, which is then infused into the plants within the domain. The soul power is filtered through the Eight-Spider Spear for my use."
Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished by the powerful ability.
Instantly, everyone wanted to reach level seventy quickly, as their strength would undergo a qualitative change.
Subsequently, Ye Yu and the others continued cultivating arduously.
Unknowingly, a year had passed since arriving at Sea God Island, and on this day Ye Yu and others prepared to climb the required number of stairs.
To have stayed for a full year of this assessment, if no one reached the required number of stairs, they would complete it but could not continue to cultivate in this environment.
Though they hadn't climbed before, each person was confident, determined to transform pressure into motivation, and they must succeed.
A year passed, and everyone made great progress in body, soul power, and endurance.
The soul power levels of the Seven Monsters and One Demon after a year:
Dai Mubai, level seventy-one.
Oscar, level sixty-eight.
Ma Hongjun, level sixty-eight.
Xiao Wu, level sixty-nine.
Ning Rongrong, level sixty-nine.
Zhu Zhuqing, level sixty-nine.
Tang San, level seventy-four.
Ye Yu, level seventy-eight.
At this moment, Bai Shenxiang was climbing. Although she wasn't part of the assessment, she was training there and had already reached level fifty. Once she obtained her fifth soul ring, her soul power would definitely leap.
Bai Shenxiang had reached the sixty-third step, drenched in sweat, gritting her teeth and refusing to give up.
At the sixty-fifth step, it was incredibly difficult, but she kept telling herself that she could push ahead and take just one more step.
Constantly screaming desperately, raising her legs repeatedly.
Though Bai Shenxiang's aptitude wasn't as good as the Seven Monsters, her perseverance and unfailing spirit were equally strong.
Incredibly determined, she finally reached the sixty-ninth step, shouting internally that seventy was enough.
Her foot lifted repeatedly, but it hadn't even moved a millimeter off the step before it fell heavily, hard to raise.
Bai Shenxiang exerted all her might, her voice hoarse as she shouted, her white clothes stained red by the terrifying pressure bleeding through her pores. This showed the immense pressure, yet despite the overdraft, she wouldn't give up.
Pu!
A mist of blood burst from her body, as Bai Shenxiang stepped onto the seventieth step, her figure catapulting forward like a cannonball.
Ye Yu jumped up to catch Bai Shenxiang, using healing; Bai Shenxiang's injuries were healed, but she was so weak she fell asleep.
Simultaneously, a purple light descended onto Bai Shenxiang's forehead with a vast sound.
"Your perseverance and efforts elevate your assessment to Purple Level One Test."
At this time, Bai Shenxiang was equivalent to having completed the Purple Level One Test. Her soul power rose measurably, and once she acquired a soul ring, she would know how many levels she would skip.
Meanwhile, Poseisy arrived, along with Seahorse, Sea Dragon, and the other Seven Douluos.
A year had passed, and they came to see if Ye Yu and the others could pass, to see how many could pass.
Poseisy anticipated someone might reach a bottleneck, thus came in advance.
The Seven Douluos spent the year exploring the vast sea.
Ye Yu said, "Seahorse Douluo, haven't seen you for a year, you went exploring, did you find any treasures? Want to bet on it?"
Seahorse Douluo immediately shook his head firmly, "No bets! I, Seahorse Douluo, will never bet again!"
Ye Yu laughed and asked, "You lost Desireful Autumn Dew and didn't get Seven-leaf Profound Water Algae, truly such a shame. Aren't you unwilling? Don't you feel the loss? Don't you want to try again?"
Seahorse Douluo still shook his head, "No more tries, stop tempting me, I won't bet again. Even if I die of regret, I won't bet with you again!"
"Alright."
Ye Yu turned his gaze to Sea Dragon and the other six Douluos, who also shook their heads, "No bets!"
Ye Yu nodded, "Okay."
Subsequently, Ye Yu and the others began preparing to climb.
Poseisy said, "I wish each of you success."
Seahorse Douluo said, "Do you need us to teach you any methods?"
"Yes, after all, we completed this assessment, although there weren't as many steps for us as you have, we still have insights."
Tang San shook his head, "No need, we've gained some personal understanding."
"Alright, but I must still remind you," Seahorse Douluo warned, "For you now, steps below fifty may not have much effect, however, don't skip directly to the fiftieth step. That's not good; you still need to go step by step."
Sea Dragon Douluo nodded, "Old Ma is right, take it step by step. Even if there's no pressure at first, you must, or it becomes harder later."
Sea Demon Douluo nodded in agreement, "Like a long-distance run. If you go all out from the start, you lack energy later and slow down. So start evenly and sprint later on."
The Seven Douluos kept warning Ye Yu and the others, Poseisy nodding in agreement, "They're right."
Seahorse Seven Douluos chuckled and said, "These are our heartfelt thoughts, our conclusions as successful completers. You needn't thank us, just follow step by step, if you complete it and want to thank us, we won't be polite, hehe..."
Ye Yu shook his head, "I don't want that."
Seahorse and the Seven Douluos said, "You don't want that? You absolutely must go step by step, letting your body gradually adapt."
"Yes, even you must do so, or it will be difficult to succeed."
"You must listen to us; ignoring elders' advice leads to suffering..."
However, before the Seven Douluos could finish speaking, they suddenly stopped, their expressions drastically changed!
Boom!!
Ye Yu bent his knees, poised to leap, as seven soul rings flared brilliantly, using God of Slaughter and the Realm of Apocalypse, dragon transformation complete in arms and legs, dragon horns emerged as he went all out.
Swoosh!!
Amid a deafening roar, Ye Yu transformed into black light, surging up Sea God's Ladder.
The black light was incredibly fast, but slowed toward the top, Ye Yu eventually reached the three thousand three hundred and thirty-third step.
From atop the steps, Ye Yu looked down at the Seven Douluos and asked, "What was it you were saying just now?"
The Seven Douluos: "..."