[Persist in the High Priest's hands for the time it takes to burn an incense stick?]
[The High Priest? That Sea God Douluo, Bo Saixi?]
[Yu Xiaogang stopped in his tracks, looking at Gu Rong's distressed expression, and was speechless for a long time.]
["Uncle Gu, are you sure you're not joking?"]
["Do you think I would joke about something like this?"]
[Gu Rong's words left Yu Xiaogang completely speechless this time.]
[He couldn't figure out why it was this kind of trial.]
[The Sea God Douluo, Bo Saixi, was a figure recognized by Spirit Hall's High Priest, Qian Daoliu, invincible on the sea, and someone whom even he couldn't defeat personally.]
[For such a powerhouse to fight an ordinary Titled Douluo was definitely no less difficult than those Titled Douluo fighting a Spirit Saint or even a Spirit Emperor.]
[Although Gu Rong could continue to grow in the future, as of now, Yu Xiaogang couldn't see any hope of him lasting the time it takes to burn an incense stick in Bo Saixi's hands.]
["So, you can only give up on this task?"]
[Hearing this, Gu Rong's expression became even stranger.]
[Yue Guan, who was walking alongside him, chuckled.]
["Xiaogang, it is absolutely impossible for this guy to give up his trial."]
[The others also nodded in agreement, clearly all believing that Gu Rong would not give up.]
["Is it because of the rewards?"]
[Yu Xiaogang immediately guessed the reason.]
["That's right, I don't want to give up."]
["My trial reward is that as long as I pass, the age of all my spirit rings will increase by twenty thousand years. My ninth spirit ring is over eighty thousand years old, and with these twenty thousand years, my ninth spirit ring can be upgraded to one hundred thousand years."]
["Then my final configuration will become eight black and one red!"]
["Eight black and one red!!"]
[Gu Rong's Face flushed slightly. He simply couldn't refuse this reward, which was the most agonizing part for him.]
[If the reward hadn't matched the content of the trial, he would have given up long ago.]
["The reward is that high?!"]
[Yu Xiaogang was also startled. Directly increasing the age of all spirit rings by twenty thousand years?]
[That Sea God was so generous?]
["Actually, the High Priest and the others were also very shocked at first. According to them, it shouldn't have increased by that much."]
["But after we discussed it later, we finally figured it out."]
[Gu Rong recalled the results of their previous discussion and voiced the contents.]
["Under normal circumstances, a Black-grade trial generally has the reward of at least one god-bestowed spirit ring. In addition to that, there are also rewards of Soul Power enhancement and spirit ring age increase."]
["These rewards are split among several trials. When all the trials are completed, the total rewards obtained are still very substantial."]
["But Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and I have already reached this level, so there are far fewer rewards available for choice. Take me, for example, neither god-bestowed spirit rings nor Soul Power enhancement can be given to me."]
["Coupled with the fact that there is only one trial."]
["So in reality, the rewards for this one or two trials of the three of us are considered equivalent to the rewards others receive after taking several trials."]
["Doing it once equals several times. Once you remove rewards like god-bestowed spirit rings and Soul Power enhancement, what else is left except increasing the spirit ring age?"]
["Then, by making up for the quality of the rewards, my final reward ended up being a twenty-thousand-year increase in the age of all spirit rings!"]
[Mentioning the reward filled Gu Rong's Face with eagerness.]
[He was now very glad that he had already become a Titled Douluo before coming to Sea God Island; otherwise, with the rewards scattered, he wouldn't have had the chance to achieve the configuration of eight black and one red.]
[For Gu Rong, who had already attained the status of Titled Douluo, there was nothing left on Douluo Continent for him to pursue.]
[At this point, Face was the most important thing for people at their level.]
[And a spirit ring configuration of eight black and one red would definitely earn him plenty of Face!]
[Just imagining in his mind how he would fight others in the future, display his spirit ring, and see the shocked and incredulous look on his opponent's Face made Gu Rong want to laugh out loud.]
[Therefore, he truly wanted to get his hands on this reward.]
["But to last the time it takes to burn an incense stick in the hands of a Rank 99 Titled Douluo... I even specifically asked, and the High Priest said that if I start the trial, she won't hold back."]
["Good lord, how am I supposed to pass this trial?"]
[Gu Rong let out a wail.]
["It is indeed rather difficult, but Uncle Gu, your trial doesn't seem to restrict the number of people, right?"]
[Yu Xiaogang asked.]
[The content of Yue Guan and Gui Mei's trials was to defeat a Pillar Douluo, and they could not join forces; they had to fight alone.]
[However, Gu Rong's side didn't have such a rule.]
["Hiss... It really seems to be the case, huh."]
[Gu Rong recalled the contents of his Gods Trial, and his eyes instantly lit up.]
[Being able to find helpers was great; with helpers, his pressure would be directly reduced by who knows how much.]
[Thus, Gu Rong immediately looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei beside him.]
["Uh... Two Spirit Douluo like us participating in combat power of this level doesn't seem like it would increase our chances of winning by much, right?"]
[Yue Guan said with some hesitation.]
[Although the two of them possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even if they unleashed it, they had no confidence in dealing with Bo Saixi.]
["That's true. The two of you must at least reach Titled Douluo before you can restrict her."]
[Gu Rong scratched his head while pondering.]
["I think Uncle Gu, you completely don't need to rush. I advise you to wait for Uncle Yue and Uncle Gui and the others. Once they pass their first trial, first see what their second trial is."]
["What if by then the content of their second trial is the same as yours, which is also to persist in the High Priest's hands for the time it takes to burn an incense stick?"]
["Won't the three of you be able to join forces to pass the trial then?"]
["I think your trial is so difficult, Uncle Gu, because the Sea God intended for the three of you to join forces to pass it."]
[Yu Xiaogang added.]
[Hearing this, Yue Guan and Gui Mei's Faces turned green.]
[Because upon careful thought, there really seemed to be such a possibility.]
["Is that so?"]
[Hearing this, Gu Rong thought about it for a moment, and suddenly felt that this seemed the most reasonable.]
[Otherwise, how on earth was he supposed to last the time it takes to burn an incense stick under Bo Saixi's hands?]
[Having figured this out, Gu Rong turned to look at Yue Guan and Gui Mei and burst out laughing.]
["Then I'll wait for now and see what your second trial is. Hahaha, I hope it's really like what Xiaogang thought, and the contents for the three of us are the same."]
["Hahaha, making fun of me earlier, are you still laughing now? Why aren't you continuing to laugh?!"]
[Gu Rong said loudly. That look made Yue Guan want to hit someone.]
[If not for the fact that he was still a Spirit Douluo right now, if he were even a Titled Douluo, Yue Guan would have already summoned his Spirit at this moment.]
[Just like that, the group of people, arguing, chatting, and laughing, arrived at the agreed-upon location.]
[Soon, Bo Saixi came before everyone and led them toward the place where Seagod's Light was located.]
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