Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to Tang Yuehua, Chu Chengzhou delivered battle armor and the Holy Sword to Qian Renxue.
Originally, Chu Chengzhou planned to set out for Sea God Island today. After all, he had not seen his other four girls for half a year and missed them badly.
Unfortunately, plans could not keep up with change. When Qian Renxue learned that Chu Chengzhou was going far away with no set return date, she got "angry."
First thing in the morning, the shameless Qian Renxue dragged Chu Chengzhou into the bedchamber.
By the time the pale-faced Chu Chengzhou staggered out of the bedchamber, it was already the next day.
"nmmp, I should not have gone soft back then."
Rubbing his lower back, Chu Chengzhou cursed inwardly.
Three months ago on a certain night, under Qian Renxue's bitter pleas after being beaten into total defeat, he finally softened and taught her the three ultimate techniques corresponding to essence, qi, and spirit: Indestructible Golden Body, Nine Breaths Qi, and Eternal Thought.
As a rank 99 Limit Douluo, Chu Chengzhou had originally been able to crush Qian Renxue.
But once Qian Renxue cultivated Indestructible Golden Body and made some progress, the huge gap in their physical qualities narrowed.
Adding in the fact that women have a huge inherent advantage in this aspect, and that he had battled Big Sister all night and consumed a lot, after a day and a night the two of them once again "perished together."
By evening, Chu Chengzhou, his complexion already restored to a healthy color, hurried to Sea God Island.
At the foot of Sea God Mountain, putting away the Bright Holy Dragon summoned spirit, Xiao Guang, he looked at his four girls quietly cultivating on the steps under the pressure of the Sea God's Light and nodded in satisfaction.
He could see clearly that Xiao Wu's position on the steps was the highest at the 364th step, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena were all cultivating on the 149th step.
Fine. The one-year time limit for the "Cross the Sea God's Light" trial had only passed seven months, and all four of them were already fully able to pass the trial.
It was just that the cultivation environment here was so good, their soul power cultivation speed was like riding a rocket, they were reluctant to leave, and so had not completed the trial yet.
In addition, when he left Sea God Island and returned to the continent, Xiao Wu's soul power rank was 77 Soul Sage, Zhu Zhuqing was next at 73 Soul Sage, and Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena were both six-ring Soul Emperors, one at rank 67 and one at rank 69.
Now, after half a year of tempering, judging from the soul power aura released by the four, Xiao Wu was already rank 86 Soul Douluo, while Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong had also broken through to rank 80 quasi Soul Douluo.
However, the magnitude of their improvement was not solely due to the Sea God's Light. Xiao Wu and the others already had excellent cultivation talent, and they also had Nine Breaths Qi, which is far more efficient than ordinary meditation.
"Tsk, looks like there is no need to craft soulforged battle armor."
Clicking his tongue, Chu Chengzhou thought to himself.
Crossing the Sea God's Light requires no actual combat. Battle armor makes no difference. Xiao Wu was already rank 86 Soul Douluo. Five months from now, when she completes the First Trial, her soul power rank will definitely have already broken through rank 90.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Hu Liena, although they were only rank 80 at the moment, it was certain that the soul power accumulated in Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena's bodies was definitely not limited to rank 80. It was only because they lacked the eighth spirit ring that the part of their soul power exceeding rank 80 had not manifested.
After all, when he left Sea God Island, Ning Rongrong's soul power was two ranks lower than Hu Liena's and six ranks lower than Zhu Zhuqing's. Even if you exclude the increase brought by Zhu Zhuqing absorbing a 100,000-year seventh spirit ring, there was still a three-rank gap.
If even Ning Rongrong's soul power had reached rank 80, then Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena's ranks would certainly be higher.
And even if the three take rank 80 quasi Soul Douluo as a starting point and continue cultivating under the Sea God's Light for another five months, then add in the soul power increase from replacing and refining a full set of six 100,000-year spirit bones and the increase when attaching the eighth spirit ring, they can at least reach rank 90 as quasi Titled Douluo.
By the time Xiao Wu and the others need to use battle armor in combat, they will definitely all be nine-ring Titled Douluo.
Soulforged battle armor is basically useless to nine-ring Titled Douluo. You need heavenly-forged battle armor.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Wu still needs a ninth spirit ring, and Rongrong, Zhuqing, and Nana each need two spirit rings. Poseidon is a god-tycoon. He should still reward god-bestowed spirit rings later, right?"
Thinking of the spirit ring issue, Chu Chengzhou glanced at the Sea God Hall on the summit of Sea God Mountain and complained inwardly.
Any black-level or higher examinee on Sea God Island, the first time their soul power rank crosses a multiple of ten and they need to add a spirit ring to advance, receives an unconditional god-bestowed spirit ring as a reward.
Since every black-level examinee can unconditionally obtain a god-bestowed spirit ring, that shows god-bestowed spirit rings are nothing to Poseidon.
And the ultimate purpose of the trials is to cultivate talent and a successor to the Sea God seat. If examinees with outstanding performance appear, Poseidon, rich across the seas, likely will not be stingy.
Seeing the girls focused on cultivation, Chu Chengzhou did not disturb them and waited quietly at the foot of Sea God Mountain.
By chance, half an hour later, while cultivating on the 364th step, Xiao Wu suddenly gave off a ripple of soul power. Her aura then jumped a notch, advancing to rank 87 Soul Douluo.
"Hehe, leveled up again."
Feeling the soul power in her body grow stronger once more, Xiao Wu was delighted and then opened her eyes to look at the sky.
"Mm, looks like it is still early??? Brother Chu is here?"
Catching sight by chance of that figure at the foot of Sea God Mountain, Xiao Wu was overjoyed and relaxed her resistance to the pressure of the Sea God's Light.
In the next instant, with a whoosh, like a shell fired from a barrel, Xiao Wu was ejected from the steps by the Sea God's Light.
Seeing this, Chu Chengzhou flashed forward and caught the launched Xiao Wu in midair.
"Xiao Wu, what are you mm~"
As they dropped from midair and he was about to scold Xiao Wu, she wrapped her arms around his neck without a word and planted a deep kiss.
A few minutes later, in the middle of the kiss, a sharp pain stabbed his lips, and Xiao Wu shoved him away.
"Say it. You have not come to see us for so long. Did you hook up with other girls again?"
Chu Chengzhou: "."
You even found this out?
"No no, Xiao Wu, do not wrong me. I did not hook up with other girls."
Mm, I, Chu Chengzhou, did not "again" hook up with other girls, but he had long since gotten together with Angel Sister and Big Sister Yuehua.