"Why?"
Ma Hongjun asked doubtfully, "Boss Ye, you've always been someone who helps others. This time, it's just a small favor—why won't you help us?"
"Because helping you would only hurt you," Ye Feng replied.
"Hurt us?"
"Yes."
"Boss Ye, I don't get it."
"The Divine Test is an opportunity. A rare one. The reward you get from the Divine Test is directly tied to your performance. If someone helps you complete it, the reward will be halved—or you may even end up with nothing at all."
"No way?" Ma Hongjun stared at Ye Feng in disbelief.
"So I won't help you with any part of your test. Don't forget—the duration of your Divine Test isn't a year, or even ten years. It lasts your entire life. If you can't break through the blockade of the Ring Sea even within your lifetime, then you don't deserve to pass," Ye Feng said firmly.
Upon hearing this, confidence reignited in Ma Hongjun's eyes.
"Ye Feng is right. Let's come up with a proper strategy to break through the blockade of the Ring Sea."
Qian Renxue glanced at Ye Feng and continued addressing the group.
"There's a no-fly zone above the Ring Sea. I've tried—it's impossible to fly over. And there's a strange energy in the sea water that suppresses our combat strength. My Martial Spirit is a Six-Winged Angel. The sky is my domain. We need to think carefully—is there a method to break through the blockade of the sea spirit beasts in the Ring Sea?"
Ye Feng listened silently as Qian Renxue spoke and looked at her.
Qian Renxue's Martial Spirit was the Six-Winged Angel. When her feet touched the ground, she'd be restrained by the power of the earth, weakening her strength drastically.
The same applied in the sea.
Once she entered the water, she'd be bound by the power of the sea.
For Qian Renxue, this seemingly simple second test was practically hellish.
Far away on Sea God Island, this scene was also being observed by Poseidon himself.
Poseidon watched the image reflected in the water sphere before him and murmured, "Qian Renxue… Your grandfather, Qian Daoliu, lost to me for the same reason. He claimed to be invincible in the sky. That was his domain. But I made the sea boil and bound him with its power. That's how I defeated him. Now, you face the sea spirit beasts in the Ring Sea. Without the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, how will you prevail?"
Poseidon was very curious to see how Qian Renxue would perform.
"High Priest,"
The beautiful assistant beside Bo Sanxi's eyes flashed as she suddenly realized something. "The Six-Winged Angel's domain is the sky. Qian Renxue has now received the top red test. If she passes, she'll gain control over the sea's power. By then..."
"By then, both the sky and sea will be her domain," Bo Sanxi interrupted, summarizing the extent of Qian Renxue's potential.
To be invincible in the sky was already terrifying. If she also became invincible in the sea, then as long as she didn't step foot on land, she would be unmatched.
In the future, Qian Renxue's power would surpass both the sky-invincible Qian Daoliu and the sea-invincible Poseidon.
"If that day comes, and the Spirit Hall attacks our Sea God Island again, will we be able to withstand it?" Bo Sanxi's assistant asked, concern in her tone.
"We can't understand Lord Poseidon's true intentions," Bo Sanxi replied. In her heart, she couldn't comprehend why Poseidon had given Qian Renxue the top red test.
Back on the coast of the Ring Sea, Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, and the others decided to enter together. They used the Death God Domain to reduce the attack power of the sea spirit beasts. Ye Lingling focused on healing, Ning Rongrong provided support, and the power-attack and agility-attack spirit masters formed a defensive perimeter to block the beasts. The control-type spirit masters managed the sea spirit beasts in the central area and helped repel them.
The layout was sound. Even Ye Feng couldn't find any faults.
As they advanced through the water, the sea spirit beasts that had been attacking suddenly retreated at a single command.
"When something abnormal happens, there's always a reason. Stay alert," Qian Renxue warned.
Soon, a massive shadow emerged in the distance. Before they could react, a strong undercurrent surged forth, pushing them all back.
With a loud splash, everyone was blown out of the Ring Sea and crashed onto the ground, groaning in pain. It felt like every meridian in their bodies had been injured.
Fortunately, the injuries weren't serious. The opponent had only knocked them away.
"What was that just now?" Ye Lingling asked.
"It looked like a shark—over twenty meters long. But its massive size didn't affect its speed at all. From the moment it appeared to the moment we were blasted out, it all happened in just a few blinks. It was the blue seawater from its body that did it," Qian Renxue explained.
"A shark? Could it be the Demon Spirit Great White Shark?" Xiao Wu gasped.
"Remember? There's a guardian spirit beast in the outer region of Sea God Island. It's called the Demon Spirit Great White Shark. It's said to be only about twenty meters long," Hu Liena added.
"I think that's it," Qian Renxue said gravely. "With our previous cooperation, we were able to break through the sea spirit beast blockade. Now our biggest obstacle is that Demon Spirit Great White Shark. As long as we defeat it, the second test won't be a problem."
"Yeah," Hu Liena nodded.
The others nodded as well, turning their eyes toward Ye Feng.
Right now, Ye Feng was the strongest among them. If he took action, defeating the Demon Spirit Great White Shark would be easy.
"Are you planning to make a move?"
A pleasant voice echoed from the sea.
A massive shark surfaced.
Its body glowed with blue light, which quickly retracted. When the light faded, a woman stood on the surface of the Ring Sea.
She was around the same height as Ye Feng. For a regular girl, that height would look out of proportion, but not for her. Her long gray-blue hair flowed behind her and even touched the sea, like Xiao Wu's. Her gray-blue eyes were piercing, her skin fair with a faint glow, her nose high-bridged, and her face had sharp edges—but they didn't look awkward. Instead, her appearance had an exotic, enchanting charm.
She was the hundred-thousand-year sea spirit beast—the king of the Demon Spirit Great White Sharks: Xiaobai.
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