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"Yun Han, Erlong, and everyone, thank you. If it weren't for all of you, our tribe wouldn't know when we could have avenged ourselves. I wouldn't know when I could have avenged my younger brother. Thank you."
Xiaobai, the Great White Shark of the Sea, bowed deeply to Ethan (Xu Yunhan) and the others in gratitude. The other Great White Sharks of the Sea in the ocean also showed their thanks to Xu Yunhan and the others, emitting sounds of gratitude.
Xiao Wu helped Xiaobai up, smiling. "We've all said there's no need to be polite; we helped each other."
Xiaobai smiled, feeling that Xu Yunhan and the others were all good people and wanting to become good friends with them.
Liu Erlong said, "It's a pity that none of the other Evil Orcas dropped a soul bone."
Xu Yunhan replied, "Soul bones are too difficult to encounter. We completed the trial, and Jiang Zhu and I both obtained a soul ring and a soul bone. We've gained a lot."
After absorbing her soul ring, Jiang Zhu's soul power level reached Level 63, and she became a Soul Emperor.
Now, Liu Erlong was a Titled Douluo, Xu Yunhan was a Soul Douluo, Xiao Wu was a Soul Saint, and the other six were all Soul Emperors.
Upon completing the fourth trial stage, Xu Yunhan's Sea God affinity increased by 10%, and his soul power level rose by one, reaching Level 80.
Liu Erlong and the other six of them received a one-level soul power increase as a reward.
Because the task was to assist the Great White Shark of the Sea tribe in eliminating the Evil Orca tribe, Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing'er, and Xiao Wu did not receive an increase in their soul ring ages this time.
The next trial stage was the fifth.
It required challenging the sacred pillar guardians. Xu Yunhan had to challenge and defeat seven sacred pillar guardians within a time limit. This was no problem for him.
Liu Erlong had to challenge and defeat two sacred pillar guardians, which was also not a problem.
Xiao Wu had to challenge and defeat three sacred pillar guardians. Although she had two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, she wasn't absolutely certain of victory.
Shui Bing'er also had to challenge and defeat three sacred pillar guardians. She was still a Soul Emperor, and with her current strength, she was completely unable to accomplish this.
Shui Yue'er, Huowu, and Zhu Zhuqing had to challenge and defeat one sacred pillar guardian each. They were all Soul Emperors, and they weren't certain of victory.
Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu's task was to assist the others in completing all the challenges.
"I'm Level 77 now. If I can become a Soul Douluo, I'll be absolutely certain," Xiao Wu said. "But it will be difficult for Zhuqing and the others."
Zhu Zhuqing said, "I'm Level 69 now, and Rongrong is too. Shui Bing'er is Level 68, Huowu Level 67, Yue'er Level 66, and Jiang Zhu Level 64. When Rongrong reaches Soul Saint, her support abilities will greatly increase. The rest of us need to at least reach the Soul Saint realm to have a chance."
Xu Yunhan nodded. "We're not in a rush to start the fifth trial. Let's cultivate first, and we'll talk again when you've all reached the Soul Saint level. It's only been a little over a year since we arrived at Sea God Island, and we still have almost four years before the deadline for the fifth trial. That's more than enough time."
With that, Xu Yunhan and the others made up their minds to cultivate on Sea God Island for a while. With Xu Yunhan's talent domain Divine Void providing a five-times time acceleration and their cultivation with Xu Yunhan boosting their soul power, it wouldn't take long for all of them to reach the Soul Saint level.
"That's the right way to think about it," Sea Maiden Douluo said, fully supporting Xu Yunhan's and the others' decision. She even offered to give them an advantage. "When the time comes, you can choose to challenge me. My attack method is primarily sound-based and attacks the mind. As long as your mental power is strong, you can resist it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yunhan and the others immediately understood Sea Maiden Douluo's intention. Their mental power was already formidable, which happened to be a perfect counter to Sea Maiden Douluo. With her deliberately giving them an opening, choosing to challenge her would make it easy to pass. This meant that Shui Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Huowu, who only needed to challenge one sacred pillar guardian, could pass easily. The remaining challenges would be for Xiao Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Liu Erlong. Of them, Shui Bing'er had the lowest strength, making her challenge the most difficult.
"Sea Maiden, you're so kind," Shui Yue'er said, hugging Sea Maiden Douluo's arm in praise. At this moment, Sea Maiden Douluo was in her human form, with the lower half of her body being human, and wearing a beautiful dark blue dress. Having spent over a year with them, and with Sea Maiden Douluo deliberately getting closer to Xu Yunhan and the others, their relationship had grown increasingly close.
"I haven't promised anything. You don't need to thank me," Sea Maiden Douluo said with a smile. "If you must thank me, then cook me some of your food." She loved the food Xu Yunhan and the others made, often coming over to get a free meal, and today was no different.
Xiao Wu said, "It's nothing. We'll make you a few new dishes today."
Sea Maiden Douluo was happy. "Good, good." Her loli voice was truly pleasant to listen to.
After lunch, Sea Maiden Douluo followed Xu Yunhan and the others to cultivate. Xu Yunhan didn't mind letting her use the Divine Void space for cultivation; he already considered Sea Maiden Douluo one of their own. Xu Yunhan was also very interested in mermaids.
"You're all cultivating?"
Xiaobai, the Great White Shark of the Sea, arrived, bringing many things to thank Xu Yunhan and the others for their help in eliminating the Evil Orca tribe. There was food, herbs, gold, silver, and jewels—full of sincerity.
"This pair of earrings is beautiful."
Shui Yue'er put on a pair of colorful earrings made of coral, which added a touch of glamour to her.
"This fruit is delicious. You should try some," Xiao Wu said, having spotted something to eat. "Sea Maiden, you should try some." Although she had already eaten, Sea Maiden Douluo didn't refuse. "Xiaobai must have given you all her wealth to thank you," she said.
Xiaobai replied, "These are all external things. It's nothing; I should do it." Since she insisted, Xu Yunhan and the others didn't decline, accepting the gifts. They each picked out a few things they liked, and the rest were put away.
Xiaobai said, "Xiao Wu, Yun Han, if you ever want to go out on the sea to play, we can take you out."
Sea Maiden Douluo said, "They need to cultivate and complete their trials. They don't have time to play."
Xiaobai asked, "What's their next trial? Is it to challenge you seven sacred pillar guardians?" She guessed this based on previous Sea God trials.
Sea Maiden Douluo nodded. "That's right."
Xiaobai said, "Just let them challenge you then."
Sea Maiden Douluo rolled her eyes. "Lord Sea God is watching. How can I cheat! Besides, some of them need to challenge more than one sacred pillar guardian."
"I see," Xiaobai said. She was thinking about how she could help Xu Yunhan and the others. She figured Sea Maiden Douluo would tell them the weaknesses of the other sacred pillar guardians, so she didn't need to say much. She just had to think of other ways to help. Xiaobai couldn't stay on land for too long. When her time was almost up, she had to leave reluctantly. However, after that, she came to visit them every day.
Bo Saixi was constantly watching Xu Yunhan and the others. She naturally knew about Sea Maiden Douluo's and Xiaobai's intentions, but she said nothing, letting them be. If Great Priestess Bo Saixi didn't say anything, then no one else had any right to.
Before they knew it, a little over half a year had passed. Jiang Zhu, the one with the lowest soul power level among the nine of them, reached Level 70 today.
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