Chapter 247: The Ultimate Body Tempering - Breaking Through Limits
Under Yang Xiong's arrangement, Oscar made a large amount of Super Recovery Sausages for everyone to eat.
Even Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others received quite a few sausages from Oscar. They had been classmates for many years, and even Oscar couldn't bear to see them struggle through the difficulty of the trial.
Yang Xiong took out several items from his soul guide and used needles and thread to cut animal skins and make small bags that could be strapped to their arms. The bags were designed to hold the Super Recovery Sausages, and even if they were struck by the waves, they wouldn't be washed away. During the Tidal Body Tempering trial, they could simply lower their heads to eat the sausages, allowing them to take advantage of the brief pauses between waves to eat quickly.
Everyone was thrilled by Yang Xiong's design, and each person made a small bag. Even Tang San and the others copied the design.
Over the next three months, with each Tidal Body Tempering session, everyone's time spent training gradually increased, improving by several times compared to when they first started.
With the help of the Super Recovery Sausages, they could endure longer during the body tempering process.
After three full months, Ning Rongrong and the others were able to sustain themselves for seven hours a day, up from just over two hours in the beginning. However, this was already the limit for each person at their current stage.
Surprisingly, the ones who managed to last the longest were Shui Bing'er and Fire Dance.
Although both of them were only Soul Emperors, they had already reached level 70. The only thing they lacked was a soul ring.
These two girls, in particular, had very resilient personalities, and the Tidal Body Tempering had a significant impact on them. They visibly grew stronger with each session.
Of course, their longer duration also had another reason.
According to Yang Xiong's instructions, once everyone reached their limit during Tidal Body Tempering, they would typically pass out. However, once they recovered slightly, they were required to continue with the trial without any relaxation.
Oscar's sausages and the occasional expensive herbs Yang Xiong provided helped everyone recover quickly.
Shui Bing'er and Fire Dance had special martial souls. After each time they passed out, they were the quickest to recover, allowing them to endure longer than the others.
Yang Xiong's own Tidal Body Tempering time gradually increased as well. At first, he could only endure fourteen hours, but after three months, he was able to hold on for sixteen hours each day.
In terms of physical strength improvement, Yang Xiong surpassed Ning Rongrong and the others. The more one pushed their limits, the harder it became to improve, but Yang Xiong steadily increased his time by about half an hour to an hour each month.
Even Poseidon had to give him a second glance. At this point, Yang Xiong was the only one whose situation could ensure he would pass the trial. Yet, he seemed completely unsatisfied, as though he was striving to increase the time he could endure Tidal Body Tempering every day.
Around the five-month mark, most of the group was getting close to the trial's required time. Shui Bing'er and Fire Dance, in particular, were now able to endure up to nine hours a day, and it seemed like their bodies were steadily breaking through their limits.
After eleven months had passed, with just about a month left until the final Tidal Body Tempering trial, Fire Dance seemed more serious than usual. Normally, she could sustain twelve hours of Tidal Body Tempering every day, the longest of anyone.
After each session, she would rest for only four to five hours, quickly consuming the Super Recovery Sausages and the herbs prepared by Yang Xiong, and immediately enter another round of body tempering. This resilience made the other boys feel somewhat ashamed.
Even Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but feel sympathy, and even he tried his best to stay by Fire Dance's side for as long as possible.
This time, however, Fire Dance's eyes were filled with determination, as if she was prepared to face death.
She didn't bring anything with her this time, not even the Super Recovery Sausages, and directly stood on the Silver Pillar.
After enduring for twelve hours, Fire Dance was completely exhausted. Not only had her soul power been drained, but she was also filled with pain.
Yet, Fire Dance looked incredibly stubborn, much like when she faced the fiery strike from Fire Dance Yaoyang. There was a sense of determination to face death.
As she gritted her teeth and endured, by the sixteenth hour, Fire Dance seemed to undergo a transformation under the ocean's assault. She was like a burning flame, full of defiance, refusing to accept defeat.
In that instant, her flames seemed to undergo a change. When Fire Dance was brought back to land by Poseidon, she was completely surrounded by flames. These flames seemed impossible to extinguish, burning like the fires of hell.
What was even more astonishing was that within the flames, there was a golden light, as though she had completed some kind of transformation.
Yang Xiong watched in awe. This wasn't just a change in Fire Dance's flames, but in her martial soul as well. It seemed that Fire Dance's martial soul had truly awakened in this moment. Stimulated by the Sea God's divine power, and through her relentless perseverance, she had finally completed her ultimate transformation.
Yang Xiong was certain that this must have been the true second awakening of her physical martial soul, and it seemed to have reached a golden-level awakening.
Yang Xiong stared at Fire Dance, feeling an intense heat within himself. Tidal Body Tempering was indeed what he had been striving for all along. If Fire Dance could awaken, then surely he could achieve his own second awakening too.
Without hesitation, Yang Xiong stood once again on the Silver Pillar. This time, he was even more resolute, filled with confidence.
Facing the waves crashing over him, enduring the ultimate pain, feeling every muscle in his body being assaulted, Yang Xiong stood proudly on the Silver Pillar without retreating.
As time passed, Yang Xiong had no idea how long he had been on the Silver Pillar, only that the others left one by one, returning again to stand on the Silver Pillar.
During this process, Yang Xiong felt like he had completely lost control of his body. His body seemed to move without his control, only driven by his faint consciousness, pushing him to keep going.
The hunger in his body grew unbearable, and his entire soul felt the waves' assault, but only his willpower allowed him to continue holding on.
In the final moment, the waves crashed down with immense force, as though the entire ocean was attacking him, resembling the Sea God's power.
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth, and even though his soul rings and soul bone skills were restricted by the Silver Pillar, his body suddenly radiated an endless blood-red light. This wasn't soul power or the Killing Field, but an immense killing intent emanating from deep within him.
The killing intent manifested as a giant blood-red figure, its eyes glowing with terrifying blood-red light. The figure collided with the massive waves, as if a giant was confronting the sea, as if a giant was facing a deity.
In that moment, Yang Xiong felt as if, unconsciously, he had broken through some kind of barrier. His mental power and physical strength had surpassed their limits. His entire body seemed to merge into a singular entity, undergoing a special transformation.
At that moment, his previously restricted martial soul suddenly emerged. His body, once completely blood-red, was now imbued with countless golden patterns. These golden patterns seemed to have reached their peak, covering his entire body, and eventually, they all connected, transforming him into a golden giant.
On the shore, everyone was shocked, especially Tang San, who had sensed that Yang Xiong had used the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes. But his Purple Extreme Magic Eyes were at a much higher level, seemingly surpassing the legendary limits, reaching the mythical fourth realm: Vastness.
Tang San realized that, despite his years of hard training, he had barely advanced to the third realm of the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes. Now, he saw that Yang Xiong's Purple Extreme Magic Eyes had reached a level he couldn't even imagine.
Even Poseidon was astonished. Initially, under the Sea God's instructions, she had been suppressing Yang Xiong's soul power and martial soul during the double Tidal Body Tempering process.
However, just moments ago, she had lost control over the waves and felt as if Yang Xiong's mental power had grown exponentially, reaching her own level.
Poseidon, a level 99 Extreme Douluo, had never imagined that a semi-soul Douluo like Yang Xiong could grow so powerful, especially since she could even suppress the six-winged angel martial soul of Qian Daoliu.
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After an unknown amount of time, when Yang Xiong regained consciousness, he felt incredibly refreshed. His perception had significantly improved, and his strength seemed to have increased again. He could even see more detailed things around him, sensing the fluctuations of soul power in the air, seeing the essence of everything in the world.
Poseidon looked at him with a changed expression. "Yang Xiong, congratulations."
Yang Xiong quickly replied, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior."
Poseidon shook her head. "It wasn't me who guided you. Your strength and physical constitution are even stronger than I imagined. That last moment wasn't me."
Yang Xiong asked in confusion, "If it wasn't because of your pressure, then who was it? Could it have been the Sea God?"
Poseidon spoke seriously, "That moment should have been the Sea God's arrival. Only the Sea God has such immense power, and only the Sea God would watch over every citizen of Sea God Island."
(END CHAPTER)
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