Chapter 285: First Trial Completed
"Ah Bei, do you think Nami will be able to complete the trial? I think it's very close."
Seeing Dugu Yan's worried expression, Ning Bei chuckled and rubbed her head.
"Did you forget that Nami hasn't taken the pills I gave her yet?"
"Huh? Is that allowed?"
Dugu Yan's eyes widened in surprise. To her, this seemed like cheating.
"Why wouldn't it work? You can activate support abilities, and doesn't Nami have Rongrong's assistance now?"
"My pills are technically support soul skills too!"
Upon hearing Ning Bei's explanation, Dugu Yan realized it made some sense and calmed down, silently cheering for Nami.
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong, who had been climbing the steps, finally finished her last three steps and turned to smile confidently at her friends.
"See? I told you I could do it!"
Her self-praise successfully lightened the tense atmosphere. Everyone had been nervous about the potential consequences of failing the trial, not knowing what punishment they might face.
A few minutes later, after completing the trial, Ning Rongrong returned to the group, and the special voice in her mind sounded.
"Red Level Trial 1: Crossing the Sea God's Light successfully completed. Reward: soul power increased by one level, all soul ring ages increased by 500 years."
Feeling her soul power reach level 63, Ning Rongrong nodded in satisfaction. The increase in level didn't surprise anyone, as everyone had received a soul power boost after completing their trials.
"Rongrong, did your soul ring ages increase?"
"Haha, I took the Red Level Trial, of course, my soul rings were enhanced too!"
With that, Ning Rongrong summoned her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her six soul rings—two purple, four black—appeared one by one, making her friends, except Xiao Wu, envious.
Her first soul ring came from a 600-year-old Spirit Devouring Rhinoceros. After completing the trial, it had been upgraded by 500 years, becoming a thousand-year purple soul ring.
The Black Level Trial only offers a soul power increase after completing the first trial, while the Red Level Trial provides the bonus of soul ring age enhancement.
Now, Xiao Wu's soul rings had also changed, but she had gained an additional 100,000-year seventh soul ring compared to Ning Rongrong.
"Brother, see? I told you I could succeed!"
"Oh? Didn't I say before I left, if you're still last next time, you'd have to create your own soul skill to serve me?"
"Ah? No, don't say that! I've worked so hard already."
Ning Rongrong immediately grabbed her head and hid behind Xiao Wu, giving her brother a pitiful look.
Ning Bei didn't actually intend to punish her. He smiled and brushed it off, then turned his attention to Nami on the high platform.
Since Ning Rongrong had been focused on her own climb, she hadn't paid attention to Nami's progress. Now that her trial was over, she quickly asked Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, how many steps has Nami climbed?"
"She's on the 321st step, but it seems like she's reached her limit. I don't know if she can make it to the end."
Just as everyone was whispering, Nami on the high platform took out several pills from her soul tool and quickly swallowed them. The pills were familiar to the group—Dragon Power Pills, Strengthening Pills, Beast Power Pills, and Qi Recovery Pills.
After taking the pills, Nami's aura surged significantly, and she quickly climbed several steps. Upon reaching the 325th step, her movements slowed, but she still had some energy left. After fully activating her Xuantian Skill, she continued climbing.
"You guys have some good tricks up your sleeves, using those strange pills. This double Sea God's Light doesn't seem as difficult anymore."
A crisp voice rang out, and everyone turned to see Poseisi had appeared. She looked at Nami, who was still climbing, with a complicated expression.
The group became anxious, worried that Nami's actions might be judged as cheating. However, when Poseisi only made a comment and didn't say more, they let out a sigh of relief.
In fact, they had misinterpreted the situation. Whether it was cheating or not was for the Sea God to decide. As the High Priest, Poseisi wouldn't dare question the Sea God's will.
When Nami finally reached the 333rd step after pushing herself to the limit, the group cheered loudly.
"Yay, she did it!"
"Awesome, Nami!"
Back on the ground, Nami was surrounded by her friends, her excitement evident. She had felt countless times that she might not make it, but then she remembered how much her master had done to help her obtain godhood. If she gave up easily, she would be betraying his expectations.
Just as everyone was about to continue celebrating Nami's success, a brilliant blue light began to shine from her body.
"Double Sea God's Light completed. Reward: Sea God's affinity increased by 5%."
Under the blue light, Nami felt a deep, soul-satisfying comfort. Her physical and spiritual strength were both significantly enhanced.
"Is this the reward for completing the trial?"
When Nami snapped out of it, Xiao Wu quickly asked, and Nami confirmed it.
"That's the first trial completed. What about your second trials?"
"Break through the blockade of the Ring-shaped Sea."
"Mine too."
"Same here."
As Xiao Wu asked, the four participants in the Black Level Trial revealed that their second trial was the same.
When they turned to look at Xiao Wu, they noticed that she and Ning Rongrong were both frowning.
"What's going on? Is the Red Level Trial different from ours?"
The two girls exchanged a glance and nodded.
"My second trial doesn't allow me to use my martial soul's true form, which means I can't use my seventh soul skill."
"Mine is the same. I can't use my sixth soul skill."
The group wasn't too surprised, considering that during the first trial, the two had already climbed more than 20 more steps than the others.
At this point, they were more concerned about Nami's second trial.
"Nami, what about yours?"
"Mine is also to break through the Ring-shaped Sea blockade, but I can't use soul skills."
Nami summoned the Tide Summoner, and everyone noticed that all six of her soul rings were now gray, indicating that they had been sealed.
After thinking about the many powerful soul beasts waiting for them in the Ring-shaped Sea, everyone shuddered. Not to mention that Nami couldn't use any soul skills.
"This is too easy, isn't it?"
When Ning Rongrong spoke, everyone looked at her in disbelief. Too easy?
Ning Rongrong shrank back under their intense gaze and explained awkwardly:
"Did you all forget that Nami has the Vast Sea Qian Kun Shield? We can just sneak through together, right?"
"Right, Rongrong, you're so smart."
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she was about to praise her friend, but she stopped when she saw Nami's worried expression.
"Nami, what's wrong? Can't you use the Vast Sea Qian Kun Shield?"
Seeing everyone's hopeful gazes, Nami slowly nodded.
"Yes, when I communicated with the Vast Sea Qian Kun Shield, I found that it's been sealed as well."
(END CHAPTER)
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