Chapter 522.
He couldn't even use the Pangu Axe now. His body was on the verge of vanishing. Due to the cunning nature of the three sea soul beasts, even the Qiankun Cauldron [Universe Divine Light] couldn't catch them. The main problem was that in the sea, any of his attacks were significantly weakened—he couldn't even land a strike on the three sea soul beasts.
At the same time, he had to use the Blue Flag to create a buffer around himself and reduce the sea's pressure. Otherwise, the situation would become even more dangerous.
As Wang Feng was slowly being sucked in, the three sea soul beasts let out deep roars, sounding proud.
Wang Feng stayed silent for a moment, exhaled softly, and then said slowly,
"Then let's try the sixth soul ability…"
As the words fell, Wang Feng turned his palm. In addition to the Blue Flag, four other small flags appeared in his hand! Five distinct flags hovered at the center of his palm, slowly rotating around him.
This was the complete, true form of the Innate Treasured Five Flags!
When Wang Feng reached level sixty-nine, the final yellow flag—the Central Yellow Flag—had finally emerged!
"Come forth!"
With a soft command, the five small flags suddenly expanded, releasing five different colored lights in separate directions, which then converged into a milky white glow that began spreading outward!
The range expanded rapidly!
Where the light touched, all the seawater vanished, and the boundless brilliance instantly engulfed the three sea soul beasts.
Strands of this milky white light blended into their bodies, binding them with a mysterious force.
In that instant, the three beasts froze. The beam in the whale shark's mouth faded, and the terrifying suction came to a halt.
Deprived of the sea, the environment they were most adapted to, the three sea soul beasts appeared confused, not understanding what was happening—
But they soon realized.
A Domain!
This was the power of a domain!
And not just any domain—it completely isolated them from the sea!
The three sea soul beasts roared in rage. Without water, their speed dropped drastically and they became sluggish. But then, terrifying spiritual pressure assaulted them from all directions. It struck their minds so fiercely that the blood in their eyes seemed to vanish.
At the same time—
Two massive beams of light, one black and one white, streaked through the domain like shooting stars. Wherever they brushed against the bodies of the beasts, huge gashes appeared—some cuts even revealed bone!
These beams were similar to the twin energy attacks fired by the Star Five-Headed Dragon.
"Innate Five Realm!" Wang Feng's eyes gleamed with precision.
Yes— H–is sixth spirit ability was a Domain Ability!
This kind of domain power usually only appeared as a Titled Douluo's ninth soul ability and that too when the individual in question is extremely lucky. But Wang Feng had managed to unleash it using a 100,000-year soul ring and the special Innate Treasured Five Flags!
Innate Treasured Five Realms, Isolate all, control five directions, unleash the domain, evoke spiritual illusion.
Within this domain, no opponent can activate their own domain unless their strength vastly surpasses Wang Feng's. It also possesses a powerful healing effect, making Wang Feng immune to all attacks within it.
Additionally, the black and white light beams serve as special offensive mechanisms, emerging across the domain in sync with Wang Feng's thoughts.
Beyond the unique powers of the five flags, these beams added two more devastating attacks to the mix.
But the most terrifying effect of all—all attacks become null against Wang Feng, granting him temporary invincibility for a few moments!
This was the power of the Innate Treasured Five Flag—it could make the user invincible for five seconds. Its protective power far exceeded even the Black Lotus defense. It could be used up to five times a day.
The Yellow Flag truly could not be broken!
Twenty-five seconds of absolute dominance and invincibility.
However, in the domain of the Innate Five Realms, there was no usage limit—Wang Feng remained untouchable the entire time! That said, the domain came at a huge cost.
While the Domain of Original Sin consumed mental energy and could last longer,
the Innate Five Realms consumed soul power—and rapidly so.
With his current level 70 soul power, Wang Feng could only maintain this domain for thirty seconds at most.
Unlike the Pangu Axe, which could be held for extended periods as long as it wasn't swung, the domain drained power continuously. And if fully activated, the Pangu Axe could also deplete his energy within seconds.
So although this domain was incredibly powerful, its energy cost was massive.
But in this situation—it was enough.
A slight smile appeared on Wang Feng's face. The full potential of this sixth soul ability was unlocked only at level 69.
It wasn't just the power of a 100,000-year soul ring—it was the power of five mystical treasures.
With this domain, not to mention these sea soul beasts— Even a Peerless Titled Douluo-level sea soul master on Sea God Island wouldn't stand a chance against Wang Feng.
Anyone who tried to gain the upper hand using environmental advantages would be sorely disappointed!
The black and white light beams lasted for only six or seven seconds. Yet in that time, the three sea soul beasts—cut off from the sea—were already covered in wounds.
Blood flowed freely.
Wang Feng couldn't maintain the domain for the –full 30 seconds, and by the seventh second, it had already faded. His soul power was already nearly depleted.
This time, he didn't use the Blue Flag for protection—Instead, he used the Cloud Flag to absorb the blood of the three sea soul beasts.
As the Cloud Flag drew in their blood, Wang Feng's spirit formed a deeper connection with them.
Then, he used the Blue Flag to form a protective bubble, sat cross-legged inside it, and began recovering his strength.
The three sea soul beasts, now freed from the domain, fell silent.
These resurrected beasts were still bound by the Sea God's lock, unable to fully enter the Cloud Flag for now. However, the spiritual connection had been established.
Badly wounded and terrified, they didn't dare to make another move against Wang Feng.
In the domain just now, in addition to the physical attacks, the spirits of the three sea soul beasts were also violently assaulted, leaving them dazed and groggy.
This domain included parts of the domain abilities of the original Star Five-Headed Dragon and had a powerful mental attack component!
Currently, this was the only mental-type attack Wang Feng could use. Given the immense strength of his spiritual power now, if he hadn't shown mercy, he could've directly crushed the soul consciousness of these three sea soul beasts!
Now, taming them would be much easier. Wang Feng was, after all, highly experienced in taming soul beasts.
Especially with the Cloud Flag, which was essentially the best tool for taming soul beasts. Because within it, Wang Feng could launch spiritual attacks at will, making the target feel worse than death!
"Are you ready to submit? The –three of you?" Wang Feng transmitted this thought directly into the minds of the sea soul beasts.
"..." The three sea beasts remained silent, barely conscious and recovering slowly.
They had been imprisoned in this central sea region for countless years. It was harder to tame them than to kill them!
"Not submitting!" the sea crocodile answered first.
"If you can unlock the Seagod's Lock, I'll submit," the whale shark replied.
"Only the Sea God's approval can remove it."
"Same here," Blood colored Flood Dragon added.
Wang Feng smiled slightly. He wasn't very familiar with sea soul beasts and didn't know their exact names—he could only roughly determine their species.
He wasn't clear on their exact ages either, but he was sure they were weaker than Coddley Kun.
Taming someone like Ice Emperor Demon Kun was a league above any soul beast– on the continent.
Wang Feng didn't plan to waste too much time with them either. His goal was to tame them quickly.
Of the three, only the sea crocodile seemed stubborn, the other two were more reasonable.
As for unlocking the Sea god's Lock...
Wang Feng smiled again. Over the past four months, he had become intimately familiar with that lock. It was extremely tough, forged from rare materials. Even Sword Douluo wouldn't be able to cut it underwater.
But for Wang Feng, it was a simple task.
He possessed both the Qiankun Cauldron and the [Universe Divine Light]. Even without the Pangu Axe, he could sever the Sea God's Lock easily. The lock contained a trace of divine Sea God energy—which Wang Feng could simply absorb.
Previously, during the Sacred Pillar trials, after his Dark Angel Martial Soul absorbed part of the divine Sea God power, it had strengthened considerably—
even altering the Domain of Original Sin slightly. Without that enhancement, Wang Feng might not have been able to dive past 5,500 meters.
However, Wang Feng sensed that his Dark Angel Martial Soul was still digesting the previous power intake.
Still, it should be fine to absorb more after two days of recovery.
At that point, Wang Feng would truly feel the extent of his new strength.
After removing the Blue Flag's protective field and allowing the full pressure of the deep sea to press on him, Wang Feng closed his eyes.
His body didn't waver—he could now withstand the crushing ocean pressure with ease.
His physical condition was now more than double what it had been before!
It was hard to even imagine such a massive improvement, considering his already formidable physique. But now, the pressure at a depth of over 5,500 meters no longer affected him at all.
Next, Wang Feng used the [Universe Divine Light] to weaken the material quality of the Sea God's Lock embedded in the three soul beasts. Then he activated a fusion skill—a combination of [Icebane] and [Siphon]—to draw out the divine energy within and merge it into his Dark Angel Martial Soul.
Finally, with a slash of the Armored Black Flying Sword, he sliced the Sea God's Lock in two.
The three sea soul beasts were stunned. They had been bound by these chains for years, unable to break free.
Since they hadn't been tamed, the chains had remained in their bodies like parasites. Now, severed and pulled out, it felt indescribably liberating…
The previously defiant sea crocodile was the first to be thrown into the Plain-Colored Cloud World Flag, where Wang Feng launched a barrage of mental attacks and intense indoctrination.
In just two days, the crocodile could no longer resist.
And with that, the second phase of the First Trial was finally complete!
"Time to head back up." Wang Feng looked into the dark waters, a faint smile forming on his lips.
Although the First Trial wasn't officially completed and didn't yield any rewards yet, Wang Feng had already gained immensely.
In five months: His spiritual power had increased by two levels, his physical strength had grown exponentially. And he had awakened a brand-new sixth spirit ability!
On the shore—
During the same five months, Tang San and his team also experienced major growth.
Following Tang San, Dai Mubai also broke through to Level 70.
Everyone else advanced by at least three levels, reaching Level 67. Shen Lingqi, originally only at Level 54, jumped four levels. Bai Chenxiang, who had arrived at Level 49, had already reached Level 50.
However, in order to maximize the benefits of her God-Gifted Soul Ring, Bai Chenxiang had been training her physical body on the Sea God's Light steps this entire time.
There was no need to rush the breakthroughs. Although everyone's spirit power was gradually increasing on the steps of the Sea God's Light, and their cultivation seemed fast, the actual progress was mediocre.
The strongest among them, Tang San, had only barely reached 110 steps after absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring. Even then, he still had a long way to go.
Moreover, Tang San noticed that after reaching 100 steps , each level beyond became increasingly difficult to achieve. Even with his strength, every breakthrough felt like an uphill battle.
The rest of the group had progressed to around 140 to 160 steps. This was extremely difficult to attain.
Among them, only Zhu Zhuqing had kept up with Tang San's pace—she was just five or six steps behind him. Even Dai Mubai was still at 83 steps away from the top.
Zhu Zhuqing's rapid progress puzzled Bo Saixi. Her growth hinted at enormous potential—it should've taken her beyond 160 steps, not just barely there. Unless… Sea God Poseidon himself had made a mistake.
But that was impossible. Poseidon wouldn't make such an error.
After Tang San reached the 110th step, he stopped climbing and went back down to join the others at their lower levels to continue training together.
"It's already been five months... Our first test is supposed to last a year, but we're still far from halfway through..." Tang San said in a slightly frustrated tone.
"Even though we've improved a lot… I've noticed that after reaching the 100th step, each level becomes harder to break through.
Some days, I can't even manage to rise by a single level. The higher we go, the harder it gets. Zhuqing, I'm sure you understand that."
Everyone fell silent.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded softly.
"Yes. It's extremely difficult. After the 100th level, everything changes. Getting to even the 140th floor is nearly impossible."
"We might really have to try the method Xiao San suggested..." Dai Mubai said after some thought.
"If the seven of us combine our strength, maybe we can pass the final trial together." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Tang San frowned slightly. Deep down, he felt there had to be a way—an opportunity—that could allow each of them to pass using their own power.
But what was it? Where was it? He felt as though he was on the verge of realizing something important...
"By the way," Shen Lingqi suddenly spoke up, "it doesn't seem like anything unusual happened to those four people..."
She continued, "Two months ago, I saw Senior Bo Saixi enter the sea. That was probably when she granted one of them a god-given soul ring. That means they weren't just training underwater—they were advancing, breaking through!"
"And a month ago, Senior Bo Saixi entered the sea two more times, most likely to grant the soul ring to two others as well."
Everyone nodded. They had noticed it too.
"That means three of the four have already reached Level 70," Shen Lingqi continued calmly. "Their cultivation level was roughly the same as Brother San, Brother Ma, and the rest of you. But in these five months, they've advanced more than we have… And they never even surfaced. That's the strange part!"
This strangeness wasn't just noticed by them—even the purple-clothed sea soul masters who brought them food found it odd. It didn't make sense.
"Only three dives into the sea... but there were four of them," Ning Rongrong muttered with a frown.
"So one of them hasn't broken through yet..."
But just then, from the distant mountain peak, a figure slowly floated down—lightly landing on the surface of the sea, not far from where they were standing.
It was Bo Saixi.
Seeing her, everyone was taken aback. But this time, Bo Saixi didn't enter the sea.
Just as they were wondering what she was doing—
The once calm sea suddenly surged. Countless waves rose, and currents stirred violently— as if something enormous was about to emerge from the depths...
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