Chapter 387: Completion of the Second Trial
As expected, Ye Yinzhuyu, a Soul Emperor, couldn't trap Xiao Bai for long with illusions. Just a second later, Xiao Bai broke free after releasing a burst of soul power. She was toyed with by the group, which left Xiao Bai feeling embarrassed and annoyed. She immediately decided to show them who was in charge.
However, as she turned to dive into the sea, Xiao Bai suddenly locked eyes with a pair of green pupils. As soon as the gaze met hers, a pale light erupted from the eyes.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Petrification Gaze."
Before Xiao Bai could react, pure white plaster began to form over her body, freezing her surprised expression. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing, seeing this, immediately released her fourth Soul Skill and entered Dugu Yan's shadow. The next second, Dugu Yan hurriedly reached Dragon Nianbing's side and grabbed his shoulder.
The same light flashed from Dugu Yan's right leg, and the two of them appeared inside the water ball created by Nami. Without hesitation, Dragon Nianbing made six ice-blue cleavers at the tail of the water ball, each set of three cleavers connected to form two rotating propellers. The water ball's speed increased drastically, leaving two strong wake waves behind as it raced toward the opposite shore of the circular sea like a mad dog.
A second later, the stone statue on the sea surface cracked open, revealing Xiao Bai's furious face.
"Ah! You guys are bad! Hiding your tricks for today, huh? You won't pass the trial!"
In her rage, Xiao Bai transformed into a massive white shark several dozen meters long and plunged into the sea. Her enormous tail fin swung violently, shortening the distance between herself and the group by half. With a sound of a zither, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King appeared once more before Xiao Bai.
"Hmph, still trying that trick? Fat chance."
In less than a second, Xiao Bai broke free from Ye Yinzhuyu's second illusion. But when she looked around, she suddenly froze, realizing she was in complete darkness, surrounded by black mist that cut off all her senses.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Ultimate Dark Mist."
The black mist was created by Zhu Zhuqing's sixth Soul Skill, designed to block the enemy's senses. Anyone trapped within the mist would be as blind as if they were still asleep. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing received a speed boost inside the mist.
Though this skill was powerful, it was now being used against a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast. Realizing she couldn't wait any longer, Xiao Bai immediately released her soul power to communicate with the surrounding sea water.
"Violent Sea Waves."
Tsunamis rose within the Circular Sea, and the thick black mist was blown away by the waves.
"You rotten guys, I'll show you—"
As she finally broke free from all restraints and was about to teach the group a lesson, Xiao Bai froze again because she saw that everyone had already reached the opposite shore of the Circular Sea and were smiling at her, waving.
What was even more infuriating was that Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tuzi, the two who usually flattered her, were now laughing the most. Ning Rongrong was laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up, and Xiao Tuzi was even lying on the ground holding her stomach in laughter.
"Ha ha ha, Xiao Bai, are you stunned? You underestimated Xiao Wu."
"Heh, what if you won so many times? The most important one, we won."
The smug expressions on the two little girls made Xiao Bai tremble with anger. Her forehead veins popped, and in her heart, she cursed humans for being so sly.
"Ahhh! You guys make me so angry!"
The tail of the Demon Soul Great White Shark continuously slapped the sea's surface, as if venting her fury. On the shore, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong continued their unabashed mocking, even putting on an imitation show.
Ning Rongrong cleared her throat and faced Xiao Wu.
"Cough, are you all ready, little ones? I should have told you I wouldn't hold back."
Knowing the playful nature of her little sister, Xiao Tuzi immediately pretended to be scared.
"Ah, no! Xiao Bai, we'll be heartbroken if we can't pass the trial."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Seeing their performance, everyone couldn't help but smile. However, none of them were the type to boast after winning; they could only silently mourn for Xiao Bai. This would be a forever shame in her beast life.
After the performance, the sisters embraced each other again and laughed heartily, which made Xiao Bai in the form of the Demon Soul Great White Shark feel a deep warmth. The sea surface even started to boil with emotion.
"Very well. You guys are good. You better pray that you don't run into me in the next trial. Otherwise, I'll settle the score with you."
"Hmph."
Losing her face, Xiao Bai snorted coldly and hurriedly dove into the sea, disappearing without a trace.
Seeing that there was no one left to mock, Ning Rongrong looked up to the sky and turned to look at Ning Bei across the sea.
"Brother, did you see that? A small Demon Soul Great White Shark is no match for us."
"Yeah, yeah. Big Brother Ning Bei even underestimated us at first!"
Ning Bei couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Xiao Bai, watching the two mischievous girls in front of him made him want to punch them. What's more, the one being mocked had no way to fight back.
Sighing with a helpless smile, Ning Bei turned to look at Posey beside him.
"Sorry for the trouble, Senior."
"Heh, no worries. These little ones really have great teamwork, and their minds are clear. They know how to play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses. Their improvement in strength is also evident."
Posey seemed very pleased with their performance. Given the highly restrictive conditions of the trial, it was already impressive that they managed to accomplish so much.
As Posey declared the trial completed, the group immediately erupted in cheers.
"Great, finally, we can move on to the next trial. I'm so tired of being slapped around every day."
"Yeah, yeah."
When they returned to the shore, Ning Bei asked the group about the rewards they had received after completing the trial. Mentioning this, they grew even more excited.
"Second Young Master, all of our soul rings have increased by 1000 years, and the lifespan of our existing soul bones increased by 500 years."
"That's right, me too."
The rewards were the same for Dragon Nianbing, Ye Yinzhuyu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan, who had received the Black-Level trial. Their soul rings now started from purple, and they were extremely excited.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tuzi, who had received the Red-Level trial rewards, had even more substantial rewards, considering they weren't allowed to use sixth-level Soul Skills or higher.
"Brother, my soul ring lifespan has increased by 2000 years, and my soul bones by 1000 years."
"Hey, why did I only get 3000 years for all my soul rings?"
Upon hearing Xiao Tuzi's confusion, Ning Bei and his sister both rolled their eyes at her.
"You don't have any soul bones, and you still aren't happy with getting more soul ring years?"
"Yeah, exactly, you greedy little thing!"
In response to Ning Rongrong's teasing, Xiao Tuzi immediately disagreed and started giving her a tickling treatment, making Ning Rongrong beg for mercy.
"Ah, I was wrong! Please stop, it's too ticklish, haha!"
(END CHAPTER)
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