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As everyone listened to the Purple Robed Sea Soul Master's introduction, their gaze quickly fell on the stone steps extending downwards from the front of the Sea God Hall.
The white stone steps reflected light, like a jade belt lightly draped over Sea God Mountain.
The Purple Robed Sea Soul Master's gaze fell on Shi Quan and Gu Yuena, "Two guests, if you do not have the Sea God's trials on you, trespassing the Circular Sea will result in attacks from Sea Soul Beasts."
"As long as we enter the Forbidden Land, it won't be considered offending the Sea God, right?" Shi Quan smiled as he looked at the Purple Robed Sea Soul Master.
The Purple Robed Sea Soul Master was momentarily stunned, as if that were indeed the case.
"I'm someone with a script," Shi Quan thought to himself. "Don't worry, I'm just going to take a look. If any Sea Soul Beasts attack, I won't hurt them."
The Purple Robed Sea Soul Master didn't know what to say, so he could only nod slightly, cautioning them not to disturb the Sea God.
"Should we swim over?" Everyone exchanged glances.
"Hahaha, I can fly!" Yu Feng chuckled mischievously, his wings spreading behind him as he instantly soared into the air.
"As if I can't do the same," Ma Hongjun said, flames rising around him.
"Rongrong, I have a Flying Sausage here." Oscar presented his freshly made Flying Sausage to Ning Rongrong as if it were a treasure.
"Come, brothers, you two have some too." Seeing Ning Rongrong accept the Flying Sausage, Oscar enthusiastically offered two to the Shi family brothers.
"Brother Shi Quan, Uncle and Auntie, do Lingling and the others want some?" Oscar leaned closer to Shi Quan.
"Give me three." Shi Quan nodded, distributing one each to Shi Jian, Li Meili, and Dugu Yan. As for Zhu Zhuqing, she could already easily achieve the Water Treading Realm. Her speed was even faster than Little Ao's Flying Sausage, so there was no need for her to eat it.
Regarding Ye Lingling, Shi Quan planned to take her with him. She was undergoing the Seagod Nine Trials, and if he was with her, Sea Soul Beasts would not attack him. The same applied to Gu Yuena.
In just a moment, everyone landed steadily at the foot of Sea God Mountain.
"Lingling, you go try first." Shi Quan nodded slightly towards Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling nodded and stepped forward decisively.
As she lifted her foot to step onto the stairs, an invisible resistance surged from top to bottom, like a turbulent wave, causing her body to instinctively press down and stabilize herself. She frowned slightly and continued to lift her foot to climb, the resistance growing stronger and stronger.
After watching Ye Lingling ascend four or five steps, Shi Quan then softly called out, "Lingling, come back."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling turned and walked down the steps, feeling very relaxed as she descended.
"After stepping on it, I can feel a resistance." Coming before Shi Quan, Ye Lingling described her sensation, "It feels like facing a strong current at the bottom of the sea, with pressure coming from all directions. When you want to go up, it's like a person walking against a strong current at the bottom of the sea. The higher you go, the greater the resistance."
Shi Quan was naturally clear about the characteristics of Seagod's Light, but he still nodded feigning ignorance, then raised his hand, "Lingling, step back a little."
Shi Quan raised a finger, and the Internal Energy within his body gathered at his fingertip in a peculiar proportion. A dark pellet appeared at his fingertip, then shot towards the steps.
Tailed Beast Ball.
However, it was a Tailed Beast Ball that had been weakened countless times by Shi Quan.
A strange scene unfolded. Everyone only saw a faint golden light flash. The pellet Shi Quan had fired only paused for a moment before bouncing back like lightning, its speed even faster than when Shi Quan had launched it, and its target was precisely Shi Quan.
Shi Quan's figure shifted slightly, and the dark pellet was directly bounced back into the Circular Sea, creating a one-meter-high splash with a boom.
Everyone was surprised by this. A seemingly simple attack, yet its power was so strong?
"This Seagod's Light appears to be a protective shield. It should be able to reflect any physical and energy attacks. Moreover, it doesn't just reflect randomly; it only reflects back to the person who initiated the attack," Shi Quan explained. "In other words, once you step onto the stairs, you cannot use any skills, otherwise you will immediately suffer a backlash. And the more ferocious the attack, the stronger the backlash."
Dugu Yan frowned and said, "You mean we can only endure the pressure and force our way up?"
"Yes." Shi Quan nodded, looking at everyone, "This trial is a good opportunity for you all to gain experience. For the next year, you don't need to focus on passing the trial, but rather should fully utilize the tempering effect of the Seagod's Light on your Physical Body, constantly challenging your own limits."
"The assessments bestowed by the Sea God all have their own profound meanings. Do not try to cut corners just to rush through the assessment, even if you pass this time, the subsequent assessments will inevitably fail."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and fell into contemplation.
Ye Lingling said, "Shi Quan, do you mean that the purpose of this first trial is actually to temper our Physical Body and train our will?"
"Yes, besides that, the immense pressure of the Seagod's Light can squeeze your spirit power, causing a significant consumption. Under this pressure, the speed of your Cultivation will yield twice the results with half the effort."
"This is an assessment bestowed by a god. Only when you truly participate in the assessment will you understand its benefits to you. All of you, come and try it."
At Shi Quan's signal, everyone also began to attempt climbing.
This Seagod's Light was clearly meant to lay a foundation for everyone.
Only with a sufficiently strong Physical Body could one withstand the power of a deity.
From the Sea God's assessments, it was easy to see, especially the third trial, Tidal Body Refining, whose purpose was even more obvious.
He was quite interested in the Seagod's Light, but to avoid attracting the Sea God's attention, he thought about it and decided against it. He just quietly watched at the foot of the mountain as everyone tried it one by one and then returned to the foot of the mountain.
After everyone tried it one by one, they all returned to the foot of the mountain and recovered.
The person who walked the furthest the first time was Zhu Zhuqing, followed by Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan.
Zhu Zhuqing had the most Spirit Bones in her body, and her Physical Body was also slightly stronger than Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan.
Ma Hongjun, who had just recovered, suddenly walked to Ye Lingling's side and softly called out, "Sister Lingling."
Ye Lingling looked at Ma Hongjun with a puzzled gaze, "What's wrong?"
Ma Hongjun said somewhat awkwardly, "I want to stay here and Cultivate. Could I trouble you to ask the people of Sea God Island to provide me with some food and water?"
"You want to stay here and Cultivate?" Shi Quan looked at Ma Hongjun with some surprise.
He really hadn't expected the most lazy Ma Hongjun in the original work to make such a request.
Ma Hongjun nodded, "I've fallen too far behind. All I can do is work hard."
"That's quite good, you have awareness." Shi Quan nodded. He had to admit that sometimes people truly grow after experiencing certain things, and Ma Hongjun was a very clear example.
"Don't worry, even if you didn't say anything, I was already planning for all of you to stay here and Cultivate for this year. The Seagod's Light is very beneficial to you, so naturally, we can't waste time traveling back and forth every day."
With a single sentence, Shi Quan made the decision for everyone.