"Little San, what is your eighth trial?"
Lin Mu wasn't in a hurry to check the God of Destruction's trial, but instead inquired about Tang San's situation.
Under his influence, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had become his soul spirit, and Xiao Wu hadn't sacrificed herself to Tang San, so the content of the Sea God's Eighth Trial would inevitably change.
He just hoped the Sea God wouldn't cause any trouble by deliberately increasing the difficulty of the trial.
"Master, my eighth trial is to cultivate my soul power to Level 99, collect all nine soul rings for the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, and fuse at least five 100,000-year soul spirits. The time limit is five years," Tang San explained simply.
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Lin Mu's eyes. He hadn't expected the difficulty of this eighth trial to be so low, almost negligible.
After all, Tang San was already at Level 95 and could easily collect all nine soul rings for the Clear Sky Hammer in a short amount of time.
As for fusing five 100,000-year soul spirits, even if the Star Dou Great Forest didn't have that many suitable 100,000-year soul beasts, he could still easily find them on the Sun Moon Continent.
The only slightly difficult part was cultivating to Level 99.
However, once Tang San collected all nine soul rings for his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, his level would naturally be at least 98 or higher.
In reality, even if the Sea God had wanted to increase the difficulty of the eighth trial, he couldn't have found a suitable trial.
After all, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had already become Lin Mu's soul spirit.
Rather than focusing on the difficulty of the trial, it was much better to simply focus on enhancing Tang San's strength.
Just then, Ye Lingling also checked her trial and said softly, "Brother Lin Mu, my first trial is to transform my martial soul into the ultimate life attribute."
"The ultimate life attribute, huh?"
Lin Mu murmured. He then pressed a hand to his brow and quickly checked his own first trial from the God of Destruction.
After a moment, his expression gradually became strange.
[God of Destruction First Trial: Help Ye Lingling complete her first assessment. Time limit: one year.]
He genuinely hadn't expected his assessment to be so bizarre.
But upon reflection, it made perfect sense. After all, he already possessed max-level divine gear, so no regular assessment would pose much of a challenge to him.
Moreover, if Ye Lingling failed her assessment, there would be no need for him to participate in the God of Destruction's trials either.
However, the God of Destruction's blatantly lenient assessment showed just how eager he was to retire alongside his wife.
"Don't worry, I have a way to help you pass the first trial."
As he spoke, Lin Mu reached out and gently pinched Ye Lingling's cheek; the touch was delicate and smooth, simply irresistible.
Even without this trial, he would have helped Ye Lingling solve this problem anyway.
The Emerald Swan possessed the ultimate life attribute, and Bi Ji had over 500,000 years of cultivation.
As long as Ye Lingling took Bi Ji as her soul spirit, her martial soul should easily be able to transform into the ultimate life attribute.
Ye Lingling naturally trusted Lin Mu completely.
A moment later, Lin Mu released Ye Lingling's slender waist.
He looked up at the crowd that had been waiting for a long time and said, "Since Xiao San's eighth trial allows him to leave Sea God Island, let's return to the mainland now."
"Great! I've wanted to go back for a long time."
"Indeed. Although the scenery on Sea God Island is beautiful, there's always a lingering feeling of being constrained. After cultivating here for so long, it's really getting a bit tedious."
Upon hearing that they could finally leave Sea God Island, everyone was extremely excited.
Although the feeling of rapidly increasing their strength was pleasant, they all wanted to go back and see the mainland after being away for so long.
Thinking about it carefully, they had only cultivated on Sea God Island for two and a half years, yet their strength had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Except for Yu Feng, everyone else had reached level seventy or above.
This was especially true for Yu Tianheng, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
When they first came to Sea God Island, their soul power was less than level sixty, but now they had all reached level eighty or above.
Secondly, Bai Chenxiang and Shi Mò had also significantly increased their soul power.
They had absorbed a 100,000-year-old soul bone, and their soul power had initially caught up with Yu Tianheng and the others.
However, due to only having completed the Black-level Fourth Trial, they currently remained at Level 78.
Of course, the absolute biggest increases were seen in Tang San and Ye Lingling.
In just two and a half years, Tang San rose from Level 69 to 95, and Ye Lingling jumped from Level 61 to 89.
The Sea God's reward was only a small part of the reason for their rapid advancement.
The key was that they had absorbed a considerable number of powerful soul bones and soul rings, which was the fundamental reason for their explosive increase in soul power.
In fact, Ye Lingling also gained an extra slot for a divinely bestowed soul ring, which she definitely wouldn't need in the future; she could only try to transfer it to someone else.
Escorted by the seven holy pillar guardians, the group finally left Sea God Island.
After traveling for more than half a month, they safely returned to Heaven Dou City.
Although Lin Mu could have easily brought everyone back earlier, or even made several quick trips, it was simply too troublesome.
Besides, for Lin Mu, the journey of more than half a month wasn't too boring with everyone around.
After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Mu didn't go back to the Wuji Sect with the others, but went straight to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace alone.
He hadn't been back to Heaven Dou City for so long; who knew what trouble might have arisen in his absence?
Fortunately, Ning Fengzhi was helping to cover for him, so he should have been able to stabilize the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire as long as no major problems occurred.
In less than a minute, Lin Mu flew directly into the palace.
Just as he used his spiritual power to probe the area, a pure aura of light emanated from the direction of the bedchamber.
Such a pure aura of light could only come from a six-winged angel.
Thinking of this, Lin Mu's figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he was already inside the bedchamber.
Just as he had thought, Qian Renxue was sitting cross-legged on the bed, quietly cultivating.
In an instant, Qian Renxue sensed the movement outside and immediately opened her beautiful eyes to look, only to see the person she had been longing for.
"Is this another illusion?"
Looking at Lin Mu before her, Qian Renxue wasn't as excited as he expected.
Instead, she appeared unusually calm, as if she had experienced similar illusions many times before.
Seeing her reaction, Lin Mu already had a guess.
If he wasn't mistaken, Qian Renxue had probably reached the eighth trial of the Angel God, which was most likely a test of her character.
He must have appeared in Qian Renxue's illusions many times recently, which perfectly explained her calmness.
"Why don't we try and see?"
With that, Lin Mu pressed himself against her, ready to ravage this seemingly holy but impure angel.
Just as things were about to escalate, Qian Renxue suddenly reacted and forcefully pushed Lin Mu away.
"Is it really you?"
Qian Renxue stared intently at the scepter mark on Lin Mu's forehead. The previous mark was a complex pattern; this new scepter mark was clearly different.
If this were merely an illusion, the mark wouldn't have changed.
Hearing this, Lin Mu rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "You didn't take the Angel God Trial and go crazy, did you?"
"Get lost! You're the one who's crazy!"
Qian Renxue glared at Lin Mu fiercely. This guy was still so infuriating; it was definitely really him.