Chapter 116: Chapter 116: The Conflicted Bo Saixi
[Check Out My P4treon For +50 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!! And get Chapters before publishing them here for free on my p4treon][ there is the Sea God’s Light. You need to climb the steps enveloped by the Sea God’s Light and fulfill the trial’s requirements to complete the trial and pass the first stage." Sea Maiden Douluo, in charge of Xu Yunhan and the others’ trials, led them to the first stage. "Have you all thought it through? You don’t want to wait any longer and want to start now?"
"Mm, we’ve decided," Xu Yunhan replied.
Xu Yunhan and the others had considered it. They felt the first stage shouldn’t be too difficult, and passing it early would give them more time to complete the other trials.
"Then go on. You’ll have to figure out the method to pass the Sea God’s Light yourselves." Sea Maiden Douluo would remain nearby to accompany them during their trial.
Xu Yunhan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Liu Erlong, Shui Yue’er, Shui Bing’er, Huowu, and Jiang Zhu—the nine of them—walked towards the steps enveloped by the Sea God’s Light. The steps were long, and the number of steps each of them needed to climb was different.
Xu Yunhan needed to climb three hundred and thirty-three steps. Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Shui Bing’er, and Liu Erlong needed to climb one hundred and thirty-eight steps. Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Yue’er, Huowu, and Jiang Zhu needed to climb one hundred and eight steps.
"I’ll go first to try," Shui Yue’er said, curious.
Shui Bing’er warned, "Be careful, don’t be reckless."
Xiao Wu said, "It shouldn’t be a problem, right? Sea Maiden Douluo said this stage is not dangerous."
"I’ll be careful." Although Shui Yue’er had a somewhat lively personality, she was still quite cautious. She slowly approached the steps enveloped by the Sea God’s Light. As she stepped onto the first step, she felt a sense of pressure and oppression from the Sea God’s Light. But it was easy to bear.
Shui Yue’er took one step at a time. The higher she went, the greater the sense of oppression and pressure. She moved quite quickly for the first thirty steps. This made Xu Yunhan and the others feel that this stage was indeed not difficult.
When Shui Yue’er reached the fiftieth step, she began to struggle and started sweating. "One hundred and eight steps, I’m not even halfway there yet. I can do it!" Shui Yue’er started pushing herself, using her soul power to resist the Sea God’s Light.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, Shui Yue’er was sent flying by the Sea God’s Light. Xu Yunhan was quick to react, using a Ghost Flash to catch Shui Yue’er in midair. "Yue’er, are you alright?" Shui Yue’er had been startled, but after composing herself, she smiled and said, "I’m fine." The two landed on the ground.
Huowu asked, "Yue’er, you were only at about fifty steps, right? What happened?" The others were also curious.
Shui Yue’er said, "I felt it was very difficult after I reached fifty steps, so I used my soul power to resist the Sea God’s Light. I didn’t expect to be thrown back in an instant."
"I see." Liu Erlong said thoughtfully, "I guess this Sea God’s Light not only cannot be directly resisted with soul power, but maybe not with soul skills either."
Shui Bing’er said, "So it requires us to rely on physical strength to resist?"
Shui Yue’er shook her head. "No. I’m fine if I use soul power to maintain my physical body, but if I directly use soul power to resist, it won’t work."
Xu Yunhan said, "It seems to be a test of our physical strength and our control over our own soul power. Let’s all try it. With more of us, we can quickly figure out the problem."
Everyone nodded. They stood side-by-side and stepped onto the stairs together.
"The Sea God’s Light has a strong sense of oppression and pressure."
"The higher the step we climb, the stronger the pressure and oppression."
"I’ll try using a soul skill." Huowu used a soul skill on the first step. The result was the same as Shui Yue’er’s before; she was sent flying back.
"I’ll try a soul bone skill." Liu Erlong also tried it and was also sent flying back.
"It seems we cannot directly resist the Sea God’s Light with soul power, soul skills, or any other skills."
"Let’s just try our best to climb and see where our limit is."
They continued to climb the steps. In less than half a day, they all reached their limits. Xu Yunhan reached over two hundred steps, and Liu Erlong reached over ninety steps. The others were between sixty and eighty steps.
"They’re all stronger than I was back then," Sea Maiden Douluo watched them, sighing. "Xu Yunhan truly lives up to being the one chosen for the Sea God’s Nine Trials. He reached over two hundred and eighty steps on his first try."
At noon, Xu Yunhan and the others retreated from the steps and returned to their residence in Sea Maiden City for lunch. Since they began the first trial, they had one year to complete it.
The Secret of the Sea God’s Light
While eating, Xu Yunhan said to Zhu Zhuqing and the other eight women, "I’ve discovered that the Sea God’s Light can not only temper our bodies and increase our physical strength, but it can also temper our mental power, causing it to increase. Moreover, cultivating with the help of the Sea God’s Light is much faster."
These were Xu Yunhan’s findings after he experienced and experimented.
Liu Erlong said, "Indeed. After climbing for half a day, I feel that my physical strength and mental power have changed a little. It’s just that the time was too short for it to be very noticeable. If Yun Han hadn’t pointed it out, I wouldn’t have noticed. I also didn’t dare to try cultivating with the help of the Sea God’s Light. Yun Han, you are truly bold."
Xu Yunhan chuckled. "Sea Maiden Douluo said there wouldn’t be any danger, so I took a chance and tried it. Fortunately, there were benefits. The Sea God’s Light is a good thing. We shouldn’t rush to complete the trial. We have a year’s time. Let’s make good use of the Sea God’s Light to improve our strength."
Jiang Zhu said, "So there are so many benefits. We must make good use of it."
Everyone nodded. So, starting that afternoon, they no longer rushed to climb higher steps. Instead, they chose positions suitable for each of them and used the Sea God’s Light for cultivation.
"Oh? They figured it out so quickly. How clever!" Sea Maiden Douluo muttered to herself. "But the help from the Sea God’s Light is limited. Each person can absorb a different amount of the Sea God’s Light’s power; the better the talent, the more they can absorb."
Seaghost Douluo, Seafantasy Douluo, Seamaster Douluo, Seastar Douluo, Seahorse Douluo, and Seadragon Douluo were also paying attention to Xu Yunhan and their progress. They were equally surprised that Xu Yunhan and his group discovered the secret of the Sea God’s Light so quickly. They guessed that they would complete the first trial much faster than they had.
In the Sea God Temple, Great Priestess Bo Saixi was also observing Xu Yunhan’s progress, especially Xu Yunhan himself. Xu Yunhan had obtained the Sea God’s Nine Trials. This made Bo Saixi very conflicted, as when Xu Yunhan became a god, it would be her time to sacrifice herself. She wasn’t afraid of death, but she still wanted to meet Tang Chen and ideally live with him for a while. However, with Xu Yunhan’s appearance, she had almost run out of time and opportunity. Therefore, Bo Saixi was considering whether to make Xu Yunhan fail the trial. There was a trial stage where Xu Yunhan and the others had to endure the time it took an incense stick to burn in her presence. If Bo Saixi wished, she could make Xu Yunhan fail, or even die.
But Bo Saixi feared the Sea God and did not dare to try it easily. The current Bo Saixi was extremely conflicted. She so desperately hoped that Xu Yunhan wouldn’t make it to the sixth trial. That would save her from her dilemma. Xu Yunhan’s impression on Bo Saixi was not bad, and she inexplicably felt a reluctance to harm him. This was the effect of Xu Yunhan’s passive soul skill, Charm, which became more powerful the longer he was around someone.
What do you think will happen when Bo Saixi finally meets Ethan (Xu Yunhan) in person? Will her internal conflict and his Charm skill lead to an unexpected turn of events?
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