After fusing the soul spirit, Lin Mu patted Tang San's shoulder and said, "Little San, try to see if you can summon it."
"Yes, Master."
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Tang San attempted to summon the Myriad Demon King in its soul spirit state.
Soon, the Myriad Demon King in human form knelt before Tang San, saying respectfully, "Greetings, Master."
Since he had already become Tang San's soul spirit, the Myriad Demon King naturally wouldn't harbor any second thoughts.
From the moment he sacrificed himself to become Tang San's soul spirit, their destinies were bound together. If Tang San failed to become a god, his own end wouldn't be any better.
Before coming to Sea God Island, the Myriad Demon King had been a little worried.
If Lin Mu had deliberately exaggerated his disciple's talent, he would have been doomed. But on second thought, given the other party's strength, there was absolutely no need to lie.
Three days ago, he had witnessed with his own eyes Lin Mu instantly killing the divine thought of a god.
Although it was just a wisp of divine thought, it was absolutely not an existence that a mortal could contend with. Yet, Lin Mu had done it, and with only a single move.
This astonishing battle record was enough to prove that he was already invincible in the mortal realm.
Faced with Lin Mu's command, let alone him not having the qualifications to resist, even Di Tian, the Beast God, would probably have to submit.
However, the Myriad Demon King had clearly underestimated Tang San's talent.
If one only looked at cultivation speed, Tang San was even above Lin Mu.
Although part of this came from the Sea God's trials, and another part came from Lin Mu's selfless help, overall, the probability of Tang San reaching Level 100 and becoming a god was very high.
To the Myriad Demon King, it didn't matter whose soul spirit he became, as long as he could become a divine beast.
At this moment, Lin Mu looked at the Myriad Demon King in his soul spirit state and asked calmly, "Myriad Demon King, how much of your strength can you exert right now?"
"To answer the Lord, I can exert about eighty to ninety percent of my strength. Once Master's soul power breaks through Level 98, I should be able to exert all of my original strength," the Myriad Demon King answered truthfully.
Since Lin Mu was his master's teacher, calling him 'Your Excellency' was a bit inappropriate; changing it to 'Lord' was the only way to show proper respect.
"Not bad." Lin Mu nodded slightly. This result was within reason.
Ultimately, Tang San had not yet condensed a soul core. With a soul power of Level 95, he couldn't possibly unleash the Myriad Demon King's full strength.
Once Tang San condensed a soul core, his soul power reserves would relatively increase.
However, even if the Ten Thousand Demon King could only exert eighty to ninety percent of his peak strength, it was more than enough to deal with the Level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Next, Lin Mu simply tested the Myriad Demon King's various abilities.
As the strongest plant-type soul beast, the Myriad Demon King was not only skilled in control but also possessed numerous attack methods, even involving poison and spiritual power, making him impossible to guard against.
As a plant-type soul master, Tang San learned quite a few techniques from this.
After a while, Lin Mu had Tang San withdraw his soul spirit and said with a serious face, "Little San, I will pass onto you the method to condense a soul core."
Hearing this, Tang San froze for a moment; he had never heard of a soul core before.
Could it be a cultivation method created by his master himself?
"I obtained this soul core condensation method by chance. After some improvements on my part, it is now relatively complete."
"However, only those who have cultivated to the rank of Titled Douluo have the qualifications to practice it," Lin Mu noticed Tang San's confusion and took the initiative to explain.
Hearing this, Tang San's eyes immediately lit up. A method that only a Titled Douluo could practice was definitely extraordinary.
A moment later, Tang San recovered his senses and said, looking a bit ashamed, "Master, you are so good to me, I really don't know how to repay you. I even caused you to make an enemy of a god earlier..."
"Silly child, you don't need to take that to heart. Besides, you've already repaid me." As he said this, a meaningful smile curled at the corner of Lin Mu's mouth.
Right when Tang San finished fusing the soul spirit, the completion of the main quest reached ninety-five percent, rewarding a 200,000-year increase to the age limit of all his soul bones.
Because of this, Lin Mu's external soul bone, the Evil Eye, transformed into a million-year soul bone, and his spiritual power broke through to the god level.
Aside from this, his other soul bones were also greatly strengthened.
However, these words sounded completely different to Tang San; he could only attribute the reason to his mother.
"Master's meaning... it must be that Mother has repaid the debt for me."
Thinking of this, the guilt in Tang San's heart lessened a bit, and he secretly made up his mind that he would have to continue troubling his mother to take care of his master in the future.
Over the next few minutes, Lin Mu imparted the method of condensing a soul core to Tang San.
After basically mastering the method, Tang San set about condensing his first soul core.
Since he had spiritual power comparable to a Limit Douluo, the condensation process went very smoothly, and he successfully condensed his first soul core in less than an hour.
At this time, Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong finally arrived, albeit late.
Under the treatment of the Blue Silver Pills, Yu Tianheng's injuries had mostly recovered.
However, because both of them had to absorb a divinely bestowed soul ring, they were delayed at the Seahorse Holy Pillar for quite some time.
After finishing absorbing their eighth soul rings, the two immediately rushed over to rendezvous with the others.
After everyone gathered, they rested for another half hour before returning together to Seahorse City.
In this assessment, neither Ye Lingling nor Ning Rongrong had expended much energy, so they could perfectly well start the seventh trial immediately. Moreover, they were only assisting Tang San.
But Tang San was different from them. The Sea God's seventh trial was strictly his personal assessment.
After all, Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu couldn't help him.
Not only that, but Tang San had just taken the Myriad Demon King as a soul spirit, pushing his soul power to Level 95 in one fell swoop. He had also condensed a soul core, so he wasn't completely familiar with his own strength yet.
Taking the seventh trial at this time was not a wise choice.
Therefore, even though Ye Lingling had healed all of his injuries, he still needed to adjust himself properly before going to pull out the Sea God Trident.
Three days later, Lin Mu led the group to the steps leading to the Sea God Temple.
After flying past the long one thousand and one steps, they finally arrived in front of the magnificent Sea God Temple, where the seven Holy Pillar Guardians had been waiting for a long time.
"Your Holiness Lin Mu, please stop. Outsiders are not allowed to step inside the Sea God Temple," Sea Dragon Douluo suddenly stepped forward, placing his right hand over his chest, bowing slightly, and saying with a hint of apology.
Although Lin Mu was much younger than them, his strength even exceeded that of the High Priestess. In the future, he would be a lofty god, so they had to show him enough respect.
Looking at the Sea Dragon Douluo blocking his way, Lin Mu felt a trace of displeasure, but he still stopped his footsteps.
Just then, Bo Saixi's cold yet slightly gentle voice drifted out from the grand hall.
"Sea Dragon, let them in."
Hearing the High Priestess's command, Sea Dragon Douluo dared not question it and immediately made way for Lin Mu's group.
Seeing this, Lin Mu didn't say much and immediately led the group into the Sea God Temple.
Unlike the Worship Hall in Spirit City, the interior of the Sea God Temple felt extremely dim. The light from outside could barely shine in, and there were no superfluous decorations or furnishings.