Several days later.
The core Forbidden Land of Sea God Island.
This place was located in the center of a circular body of water in the core area of Sea God Island.
It was an island within an island.
However, this island's terrain was quite high, rising several hundred meters above the water, making it look like a small mountain standing tall in the middle of the water.
At the very peak of the island, a dome-style palace built of what looked like white jade could be seen.
This palace was precisely the Sea God Temple of Sea God Island, where the Sea God was enshrined.
From the bottom of the island, a flight of white stone steps led directly to the Sea God Temple.
Clearly, this was the destination for the first test of Dugu Yan and the others.
Bo Saixi stood beside everyone and introduced, "These steps are enveloped by the Seagod's Light. Once you step onto them, you will feel an extremely powerful pressure."
"Of course, from another perspective, because it is enveloped by the Seagod's Light, the energy on the steps is abundant. Cultivating on them will allow you to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Additionally, the Seagod's Light will develop your potential to the maximum extent."
"It's that magical?" The girls all became interested.
Dugu Yan took a step forward.
"I'll go up and try!"
After speaking, she took a step out.
The moment she stepped onto the stairs, her expression suddenly changed, and a surge of pressure instantly enveloped her body.
However, Dugu Yan's body shook slightly, and her expression instantly returned to normal as she walked dozens of steps in a row.
At first, her speed was very fast, one could say she was walking as if flying.
But after stepping onto the thirtieth step, her speed slowed down significantly.
By the time she reached the fortieth step, her body was visibly trembling, and every step could be described as walking with great difficulty.
When she reached the fiftieth step, her Face was covered in sweat, and every time she lifted her foot, it seemed exceptionally strenuous, as if a mountain were pressing down on her back.
"Is the first stage already this difficult? Even Sister Yanzi has only walked fifty steps and is already reaching her limit."
Watching this scene, looks of shock appeared on the girls' Faces.
One must know that Dugu Yan's spirit power was as high as Rank 69.
Bo Saixi smiled faintly and said, "The first test set by His Majesty the Sea God is not for you to pass directly, but to temper your spirit, will, and even your spirit power and so on."
"Furthermore, the Seagod's Light has the effect of accelerating Cultivation speed. By Cultivating within the Seagod's Light, your strength can be rapidly improved."
The girls suddenly understood.
Just then, Dugu Yan had stepped onto the sixtieth step.
However, as soon as she stepped onto the sixtieth step, her body was hit as if by a heavy hammer and was instantly sent flying backwards.
Yang Yuan was quick of eye and hand; his figure instantly disappeared from where he stood, catching Dugu Yan in mid-air and landing steadily.
At the same time, a surge of Life Force Power emerged from his hand.
In just a moment, Dugu Yan returned to her peak state.
"How do you feel?" Yang Yuan asked.
A flash of excitement crossed Dugu Yan's eyes as she said, "It feels great. If I Cultivate on there, my speed will increase by at least twofold."
With her hearing, even across dozens of steps, she could still hear Bo Saixi's words clearly.
Precisely because of this, she had tried to Cultivate while enduring the pressure on the fiftieth-plus steps, and the results were indeed pleasing.
Moreover, the higher one climbed, the better this effect became.
Unfortunately, with her current endurance, she could only walk sixty steps at most, and she couldn't even hold out for a single second.
Yang Yuan smiled and said, "It's good that it's useful. It means this trip was the right choice for us."
After he spoke, the girls all showed expressions of being eager to try.
"We'll go up and try too!!"
Leaving those words behind, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Ah Yin stepped onto the stairs one after another.
Xiao Wu gave a light snort and followed them, appearing as if she wanted to regain some Face through another aspect.
But she forgot that among the girls, her Spirit Power Level was the lowest.
Not having consumed any Immortal Herb, she was currently only at Rank 49.
Sure enough, she rushed up carelessly, completely forgetting that the reason Dugu Yan could walk as if flying for the first twenty steps was because of her high spirit power.
So, as soon as Xiao Wu stepped onto the first step, her body was staggered by the powerful pressure of the Seagod's Light. She cried out in surprise and almost got bounced off.
In contrast, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Ah Yin were basically unaffected.
Especially Ah Yin.
After her re-transformation, her spirit power was as high as Rank 71.
Now that two years had passed, her Spirit Power Level had reached Rank 77.
With a profound spirit power foundation, she walked forty steps in a row before her speed showed a clear slowdown.
After reaching the fiftieth step, her body began to tremble slightly.
However, Ah Yin instantly activated the Blue Silver Domain.
The moment the blue-gold radiance enveloped her, her steps suddenly lightened, and she stepped onto seventy steps in one go.
Xiao Wu looked at everyone's state, then looked at her own feet, and muttered, "I don't believe it. Can a few broken steps really stump me?"
After speaking, she took a deep breath and climbed upward again.
Alas, she had only walked thirty steps when her legs were already shaking.
"I don't want to be a laughingstock!"
Muttering to herself, Xiao Wu gritted her teeth and walked up two more steps, finally stopping at the thirty-second step.
Afterward, Dugu Yan also stepped onto the stairs again.
Dugu Yan, who already knew her limit, did not step onto the sixtieth step again. Instead, she walked to the fifty-fifth step in one go and then sat down cross-legged on the spot.
The fifty-fifth step was a place that provided great pressure for her, allowing her to stay for a long time while also being of great help to her Cultivation speed.
After her, the girls all tested their limits and followed her example, each finding a step to begin Cultivating.
Below.
Bo Saixi gave a gentle smile to Yang Yuan and Gu Yuena.
"You two, would you like to visit the Sea God Temple together?"
Yang Yuan smiled and said, "I couldn't ask for more."
After speaking, he took a step out. His figure was free and easy, and his steps seemed slow, but his speed was like a phantom, leaving behind afterimages on the stairs, giving people the feeling that he was Teleportation.
Gu Yuena also nodded slightly and followed him.
Her speed was not slow, and she caught up with Yang Yuan in an instant, but her movements did not reflect that unfathomable feeling that Yang Yuan's did.
As Bo Saixi watched this scene, she was shocked and thought to herself:
"No wonder he is someone who can kill a Divine Thought and even make His Majesty the Sea God look at him with new eyes; his strength is indeed unfathomable."
Before long, Yang Yuan and Gu Yuena had arrived at the Sea God Temple.
"The energy here is quite dense."
As he spoke, he walked into the Sea God Temple.
The interior of the Sea God Temple was very empty, with only a statue of the Sea God standing there, looking lifelike.
Yang Yuan asked, "Can I Cultivate here?"
Bo Saixi said with a troubled expression, "This is a place for believers to worship His Majesty the Sea God. If it is used for Cultivation, it would be disrespectful to His Majesty the Sea God."
Yang Yuan waved his hand casually and smiled, "Don't worry, he won't mind. Otherwise, he would naturally step forward to stop it."
"Look, doesn't he have no reaction at all?"
"This..." Bo Saixi showed a look of hesitation after hearing this, but in the end, she could only compromise.
After all, the Sea God hadn't said anything, and as a believer of the Sea God, she couldn't defeat Yang Yuan. What else could she do but compromise?
(End of Chapter)
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