Sun Moon Empire, Yue Nan Islands, June Island, southern sea area, the moon was full.
Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan, whom Zhu Ziyang had been thinking about, were currently undergoing a somewhat special trial in this sea area. Both of them held a white net, the material of which was very special, shimmering with silver threads. From a distance, it looked like moonlight.
The two focused intently on the sea in front of them. Suddenly, more than a dozen unique-looking sea fish leaped out of the water, tracing a beautiful, crescent-like arc in the air. Upon seeing these fish, Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan instantly moved, swinging their nets to try and catch them.
However, these sea fish, as part of their assessment, were not simple. Each of them was silver, no more than fifty centimeters in size, but their form was exceptionally perfect. Their streamlined bodies allowed their speed to reach its maximum in an instant, and the scales on their bodies bore faint moon patterns, granting them the ability to Teleport under moonlight.
These sea fish, named Silver Moon Spirit Fish, are a unique sea Spirit Beast found in the waters of the Yue Nan Islands. They are said to be a dependent species of the Silver Moon Goddess and hold a very special status in the Yue Nan Islands. At least, the fishermen and Spirit Masters of the Yue Nan Islands rarely hunt Silver Moon Spirit Fish, as they believe it would incur the moon's punishment.
Therefore, the Silver Moon Spirit Fish clan has developed very well. It is said that their clan leader is already a 100,000-Year Soul Beast, but no one has ever seen it.
However, while Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan were unsure of the true strength of the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King, they knew that each of the Silver Moon Spirit Fish accompanying them in the Taiyin Nine Trials was a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast!
Because of this, neither of them dared to be negligent. After their first net failed, they both, without hesitation, released their Spirits, determined to go all out and pass in one go.
Behind the two young women, several spirit rings emerged, each appearing so magnificent under the moonlight. Zhang Lexuan's spirit rings were three purple, four black, and one red. Jiang Nannan's spirit rings were two purple and four black. Such a spirit ring configuration was, of course, the reward the two young women had received from their assessments over the past year or so.
In one year, both Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan had increased their spirit power by at least five ranks. Zhang Lexuan had undoubtedly reached rank ninety. As soon as she absorbed a spirit ring, she would immediately become a Titled Douluo. However, she had always remembered Zhu Ziyang's instructions, so she was not in a hurry to hunt for her ninth spirit ring. Jiang Nannan, on the other hand, had reached rank sixty-nine, just one step away from rank seventy.
After the two women released their Spirits, the Silver Moon Spirit Fish flying above the sea immediately felt the pressure and began to flash in the moonlight, their Teleportation becoming increasingly frequent, making Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan dizzy.
Jiang Nannan's expression was calm. Her first Spirit Ability and fourth Spirit Ability were instantly released. Her figure glowed with a silver light, and then she instantly vanished from her original spot, reappearing a second later in the school of Silver Moon Spirit Fish. The special Spirit fish net in her hand was immediately swung out, and three or four Spirit fish, unable to dodge in time, directly collided into the net, immediately losing their ability to Teleport in the moonlight.
Having caught three Silver Moon Spirit Fish at once, Jiang Nannan was very excited. The second stage of her fourth Spirit Ability activated, and she instantly returned to her original position, opened the net, released the caught Silver Moon Spirit Fish, and said with a giggle, "Thank you all!"
The three Silver Moon Spirit Fish wagged their tails at Jiang Nannan, then returned to their school and rejoined the assessment.
On the other side, Zhang Lexuan was much more relaxed. Her Silver Moon Spirit usurped the moon in the sky, casting down moonlight with a binding effect, instantly trapping a dozen or so Silver Moon Spirit Fish. She then smiled sweetly, swung her Spirit fish net, and immediately netted ten Silver Moon Spirit Fish. The osmanthus mark on her forehead flickered, and she immediately broke into a smile.
"Nannan, I'm done!" Zhang Lexuan called out to Jiang Nannan.
"Ah? How are you so fast?" After releasing three Silver Moon Spirit Fish, Jiang Nannan repeated her trick and caught two more. Just as she was releasing them, she heard Zhang Lexuan's voice, and a troubled expression immediately appeared on her small face. She said, "Ah ah ah! I've only caught five, I still need fifteen more!"
"Then you'd better hurry up!" Zhang Lexuan heard this and couldn't help but laugh. "These little guys are very agile!"
With that, Zhang Lexuan also released the ten Silver Moon Spirit Fish she had caught back into the sea. After wagging their tails at Zhang Lexuan, these Silver Moon Spirit Fish swam towards Jiang Nannan's side.
On Jiang Nannan's side, there were suddenly fifteen more Silver Moon Spirit Fish, plus the previous fifteen, making a total of thirty Silver Moon Spirit Fish, all of which were ten-thousand-year Spirit fish.
Although the number of Silver Moon Spirit Fish increased, it became more difficult for Jiang Nannan to catch them. This was because once the number of Silver Moon Spirit Fish reached a certain level, they could use their scales to reflect moonlight, thereby forming a larger area of moonlight illumination, which in turn expanded their Teleportation range. This was a great test for Jiang Nannan.
Zhang Lexuan looked at the somewhat flustered Jiang Nannan and couldn't help but show a helpless expression. She really wanted to help Jiang Nannan, but the assessment requirements emphasized that this assessment had to be completed independently, so she could only cheer for Jiang Nannan here. Besides that, she could do nothing.
After watching for a while, Zhang Lexuan felt that Jiang Nannan didn't have too many problems, so she began to refine the reward for her red-level fifth trial.
Sitting cross-legged on the sea, she closed her eyes, and a line of text appeared in her mind: "Red-level fifth trial completed. Reward: one god-bestowed spirit ring, specified spirit ring age increased by one thousand years!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Lexuan allocated this one thousand years of spirit ring age to her third spirit ring, making her third spirit ring also a black spirit ring. To be honest, before she received the reward for the red-level first trial, she had never imagined that her spirit rings would one day become such an astounding super-configuration. She marveled at the greatness of divine force more than once, which made her faith in the Silver Moon Goddess even more reverent and devout.
Opening her eyes, a red bead appeared in Zhang Lexuan's hand. She knew this was a god-bestowed spirit ring. As long as she absorbed it, she would immediately obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. She had received such a god-bestowed spirit ring once before, at the end of her red-level third trial. However, she always remembered Zhu Ziyang's words. Since Zhu Ziyang had told them not to absorb spirit rings temporarily, there must be a reason for it!
She had unwavering trust in Zhu Ziyang.
Time slowly flowed by as Zhang Lexuan was lost in thought. As the silver moon in the sky began to set and dawn was about to break, Jiang Nannan finally caught twenty Silver Moon Spirit Fish, not failing at the last moment and dragging the assessment to the next night.
Jiang Nannan did not hesitate, immediately sat cross-legged, and accepted the reward for the Taiyin Nine Trials: "Taiyin Nine Trials completed. Reward: ten percent God Position affinity, spirit power increased by one rank, all spirit ring ages increased by one thousand years."
Compared to Zhang Lexuan's red-level eighth trial, Jiang Nannan's Taiyin Nine Trials reward was undoubtedly more enticing. After her spirit power increased by one rank, Jiang Nannan officially reached rank seventy. After all her spirit ring ages increased by one thousand years, Jiang Nannan's spirit ring colors did not change much.
However, what Jiang Nannan cared about was her God Position affinity. After completing the fifth trial, her God Position affinity reached sixty percent. Having already known all the information about the goddess of taiyin, she naturally understood what sixty percent God Position affinity meant, and her heart was filled with boundless joy.
"Nannan, congratulations!" Zhang Lexuan walked to Jiang Nannan's side and congratulated her with a smile, "A Spirit Saint at eighteen, you're more amazing than me, older sister."
"Not at all!" Jiang Nannan said playfully, "I have the God Trial bonus, unlike Sister Lexuan, you rely on your own talent! Oh, right, Sister Lexuan, have you seen the content of the sixth trial yet?"
"Not yet." Zhang Lexuan shook her head and said, "Perfect, let's look together."
"Okay!" Jiang Nannan agreed, then immersed herself to check the content of her Taiyin Sixth Trial. As it turned out, she didn't know until she looked, and when she did, she was startled. The young woman first paused for a few seconds, then immediately jumped up excitedly, screaming, "Sister Lexuan!"
Zhang Lexuan had also seen the content of her red-level sixth trial and was somewhat stunned. Upon hearing Jiang Nannan's surprised scream, she understood that their assessment content was most likely the same. So, she suppressed her smile and said, "How about we say it together?"
"Good!" Jiang Nannan had calmed down a lot and immediately agreed upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words.
The two paused, then simultaneously took a deep breath, looked at each other, and said, "Help Zhu Ziyang complete the Death God's seventh trial!"