[Ding ~ Disciple Dugu Yan bravely ascended to the peak, reaching the 166th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power reached Rank 60 Perfection, and she received a god-bestowed spirit ring from the Sea God, with an age limit set at 70,000 years.]
[Disciple Shui Bing'er set a new record, reaching the 169th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power reached Rank 60 Perfection, and she received a god-bestowed spirit ring from the Sea God, with an age limit set at 70,000 years.]
[Disciple Meng Yiran performed excellently, reaching the 151st step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power reached Rank 60 Perfection, and she received a god-bestowed spirit ring from the Sea God, with an age limit set at 66,000 years. The summoned Spirit Beast was the top-tier Sea Spirit Beast, the Devil Spirit Great White Shark!]
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[Half a year later]
[Ding ~ Disciple Shui Bing'er reached the 388th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Spirit Emperor Rank 64.]
[Disciple Dugu Yan reached the 376th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Spirit Emperor Rank 64.]
[Disciple Meng Yiran reached the 344th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Spirit Emperor Rank 64.]
[Disciple Shui Yueer ascended to the 309th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Spirit King Rank 56.]
[Disciple Yu Hairou ascended to the 299th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power reached Rank 60 Perfection, and she received a god-bestowed spirit ring from the Sea God, with an age limit of 60,000 years.]
[Disciple Xue Wu ascended to the 280th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power reached Rank 60 Perfection, and she received a god-bestowed spirit ring from the Sea God, with an age limit of 62,000 years.]
[Disciple Qiu Ruoshui ascended to the 255th step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Rank 55.]
[Disciple Shen Liuyu ascended to the 253rd step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Rank 55.]
[Disciple Gu Qingbo ascended to the 251st step of the Sea God Temple stairs. Her spirit power Rank increased to Rank 55.]
[Host Reward Feedback: spirit power increased by 0.3 Ranks. Current spirit power Rank is 97.5.]
[Host Reward Feedback: All spirit ring and Spirit Bone age limits increased by 5%. Spirit Bone Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation Fluid doubled reward * 18, spirit ring Ten-Thousand-Year Enhancement Fluid doubled reward * 18, Spirit Beast Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation Essence doubled reward * 18… …]
The setting sun in the sky was like blood, and golden afterglow scattered on the sea, sparkling like countless shimmering diamonds.
The waves gently lapped against the shore, creating a pleasant harmony.
It was on the reefs by the shore of Purple Pearl Island, where the Peach Garden was docked, that Su Ran sat cross-legged, the progress and rewards of his Disciples' trials on Sea God Island gently echoing in his mind.
Of course, the voices of the girls also came from the sound-transmitting conch from time to time; sometimes they would tell their teacher about their situation, and sometimes it was their longing. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. They had undergone high-pressure training on Sea God Island for half a year, and their spirit power had actually increased by several Ranks, and they had also obtained god-bestowed spirit rings.
In the Sea God's assessment, a black-level assessment could grant one opportunity for a god-bestowed spirit ring.
For the red-level assessment, it was three opportunities! Moreover, the rewards from subsequent assessments could forcefully increase the age limit of previous spirit rings, so almost all previous High Priests of Sea God Island had no spirit rings below purple-level; the worst spirit ring had to be purple, or even a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
In other words, if they could pass all trials, their sixth, seventh, and eighth spirit rings could all choose to use god-bestowed spirit rings, without needing to hunt for them themselves. Of course, they could also choose to hunt for spirit rings themselves.
When High Priestess Poseidon appeared to guide their god-bestowed spirit rings, Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and Meng Yiran finally understood why their teacher hadn't rushed to help them hunt for their sixth spirit ring, only allowing them to ascend the island for trials after reaching the Spirit Emperor Realm.
Perceiving his students' progress, Su Ran couldn't help but reveal a charming smile, thinking:
This Sea God is a bit dishonest.
If he remembered correctly, the original Sea God Nine Trials for Spirit Emperor Realm examinees only required ascending 333 steps during the first trial's double traversal of Seagod's Light.
However, his Disciples, despite having lower-level Seven and Eight Trials, faced a much greater difficulty in their first trial than even the Divine Examinees.
Fortunately, these girls, over the past two years in the academy, had not only undergone the Body Tempering medicinal baths he left behind, but had also either absorbed Immortal Grade flowers and herbs or had Immortal Grade or sub-Immortal Grade flowers and herbs accompanying them, and possessed Peerless Grade Cultivation Techniques, showing extremely strong performance.
Especially the girl Shui Yueer, although her spirit power was not high, her affinity with the ocean was extremely high, and her progress was also extremely fast. Under the tempering of Seagod's Light, her Flowing Water Rock Shatter Fist actually showed signs of breaking through to mastery.
This Divine Trial ground, truly worthy of being called the 'cheat' of the continent, had even faster progress than Cultivating in the academy.
The afterglow sprinkled on Su Ran's body, coupled with that world-shaking smile, was beautiful and ethereal. Pirates passing by on the entire Purple Pearl Island couldn't help but marvel at the young man's appearance, unable to resist taking a second look.
Zi Zhenzhu, who was practicing her fist techniques by the sea, occasionally couldn't help but look back at her teacher, also attracted by his otherworldly, immortal temperament, her pretty face blushing:
To learn and live with such a Peach Garden Immortal teacher, whose beauty is unparalleled on earth and in heaven, to spend a lifetime like this, also seems very beautiful.
… …
Among the rewards received, what Su Ran valued most was the Spirit Beast Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation Essence, and it was eighteen doubled bottles!
This Spirit Beast Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation Essence, as the name suggests, by consuming one bottle, a Spirit Beast can directly increase its Cultivation by nearly ten thousand years within the hundred-thousand-year limit. The increase in Cultivation also brings a certain degree of lifespan.
For the past six months, Su Ran had been teaching his Named Disciple Zi Zhenzhu how to become a great female Pirate King, while also fishing in the sea, contemplating how to lure out the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
These eighteen bottles of Spirit Beast Ten-Thousand-Year Essence, combined with blood cinnabar, melded into a bait of Peerless Grade quality, enough to allow an ordinary Spirit Beast to successfully evolve to nearly a hundred thousand years of Cultivation, and even increase the Spirit Beast's Heavenly Tribulation lifespan by over a thousand years. He wondered if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could still resist the temptation?
"Zi Zhenzhu, remember, the terrifying aspect of the Serpent Form Fist is that it fuses the essence of the ocean with the Serpent Form Fist, and is Cultivated with the Immortal Grade flower and herb, the Illusionary Rubber Fruit. In the future, you will be able to move like a fish in water in the ocean, and your cold poison can attack from a distance, compensating for the weakness of serpent-type Spirits being difficult to engage in close combat. At the same time, your body will not fear strong attacks, but you need to be careful of Tool Spirit Masters with sharp-edged Tool Spirits."
"Yes, Teacher, I will continue to work hard!"
Upon hearing this, Zi Zhenzhu's exquisite face was filled with respect. After absorbing the Illusionary Rubber Fruit and undergoing slight Body Tempering, she had already broken through to Rank 70 in the past six months, acquiring her seventh true body spirit ring, which was very suitable for her Spirit. It was a native Profound Cold Viper of over 50,000 years, and her spirit power had now reached Rank 72.
After studying with her teacher for just half a year, she felt that her strength had improved significantly. Although she only had Rank 72 spirit power, she no longer feared even Sea Spirit Masters of Rank 75 or even Rank 77.
Zi Zhenzhu's serpent body was like a surging yet resilient current in the ocean, and her hands could even extend up to ten meters away.
Using this to spread the cold poison of her Sea Viper, even if she was violently struck by a heavy object and her body dented, she could quickly recover without serious injury.
This was truly amazing for Zi Zhenzhu!
Her body could be as taut or as relaxed as she wished.
This teacher was truly worth pledging allegiance to.
Having established a pirate group in the sea for so many years, she was well-traveled and experienced, but this was the first time she had encountered such a good teacher.
It was truly an exciting pearl spat out by a jade clam!
Watching her teacher's back as he returned to the Peach Garden cruise ship to research bait, Zi Zhenzhu pursed her lips and thought:
Teacher, your great kindness in teaching me is impossible to repay. From now on, your Disciple's pearls will only be polished for you!
Being a Pirate King is not as good as being the woman of a Pirate King, let Teacher be the Pirate King… …
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