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Chapter 249 The Terrifying Eighth Soul Ring
As the divinely bestowed soul ring shattered, an extremely powerful energy rapidly surged into Yang Xiong's body.

Compared to absorbing spirit rings beyond the age limit each time, the energy of divinely bestowed spirit rings appears exceptionally gentle, and gradually increases over time.

Yang Xiong felt that as energy gradually poured in, it became stronger and stronger, eventually far exceeding the energy he had absorbed when he absorbed the 100,000-year soul ring.

Thinking of his long-held goal, Yang Xiong endured the pain, blood gushing from his entire body, as if every inch of his skin and every bone had been struck hard.

Whether it was his martial soul or all the soul bones on his body, they all bore the pressure brought by the divinely bestowed soul rings, making him seem like he was about to collapse at any moment.

Every time Yang Xiong was on the verge of collapse, the Blue Silver King's head soul bone in his brain would pull him back time and time again, allowing him to regain his composure.

Everyone was extremely worried and full of admiration when they saw Yang Xiong's appearance.

Although they all absorbed the divinely bestowed soul rings, none of them had ever worked as hard as Yang Xiong, none of them had such strong willpower as Yang Xiong, and none of them had ever broken through their limits time and time again like Yang Xiong.

After an unknown amount of time, the golden energy around Yang Xiong became even more concentrated, resembling a giant silkworm cocoon. Yang Xiong was inside the cocoon, seemingly trying to break through it time and time again.

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A full month later, the cocoons around Yang Xiong seemed to have run out of energy and finally began to crack open.

At this moment, Yang Xiong was naked, his skin was golden all over, every inch of his skin was like cast bronze and iron, he looked like an unshakable golden giant, and at the same time he had two purple, three black and three red soul rings.

Especially when Yang Xiong opened his eyes, they seemed to be captivating, as if they could see through everything in the world.

The girls around him let out a few screams, and Yang Xiong finally snapped out of his reverie and realized that he was naked.

Ning Rongrong, blushing deeply, quickly took out a set of clothes to cover Yang Xiong.

When everyone saw Yang Xiong's eighth spirit ring, they were filled with envy and admiration.

Currently, among everyone, only Yang Xiong possesses a 100,000-year soul ring, and this time he obtained it through a divinely bestowed soul ring, which will give him the most suitable soul skill.

It was learned that it took Yang Xiong a full fifty days to absorb his eighth spirit ring, and Ning Rongrong stayed by his side almost the entire time.

The others took turns guarding, and even Dai Mubai's men stayed by Yang Xiong's side.

Moreover, during these fifty days, no one relaxed. Instead, they meditated and cultivated to improve their strength as much as possible. After all, they only now truly realized the difficulty of the Sea God's Trial, and they needed to rely on themselves more. In the future, even Yang Xiong might not be able to help them anymore.

Yang Xiong carefully examined his soul power and found that it had reached a terrifying level of eighty-eight.

In fact, Yang Xiong had already reached level 80 two years ago. He had reached level 80 in the final stage of the Sea God's Light assessment.

During these nearly two years, including nine months of traversing the Ring Sea and a year of tidal body tempering, his soul power actually steadily increased. In addition, he passed the three trials of the Sea God in succession, which raised his soul power level by a full three levels. With the addition of absorbing the divinely bestowed soul ring, his soul power finally reached level eighty-eight.

In contrast, the others have seen a greater increase in their soul power level. Oscar and Ning Rongrong have both reached the bottleneck of level 80, but their exact levels are currently unknown as they have not yet absorbed any soul rings.

Yang Wei and Qin Shuang have reached levels 79 and 76 respectively. Both of them are now top-tier Soul Saints, and they are definitely among the strongest Soul Saints in terms of combat power.

Even Feng Xiaotian has just reached level 80, but he only broke through because he was rewarded with one level of soul power during this Tide Body Refinement. In terms of soul power improvement alone, he is one of the eight people with the most improvement, and he is almost close to Oscar and Ning Rongrong.

As for Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, their soul power levels have also increased significantly. However, they had already reached level 70 during the second trial of the Sea God, but so far, they have not absorbed any soul rings, so their exact soul power level is unknown.

In other words, all five members of the team—Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu—need spirit rings. Even the eldest brother, Yang Wei, who is already level 79, will need spirit rings soon if he passes the fourth-party assessment.

In comparison, Tang San and his group also had very good soul power levels, with Tang San reaching level 77 and Xiao Wu reaching level 76.

However, Tang San is far inferior to the original work. Due to the difference in soul bones and the second awakening of his martial soul, his seventh soul ring is just an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring, and even his eighth soul ring may not be able to absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. As a result, the effect of the Tide Body Refinement is obviously much worse, and at least he can't persist for as long as in the original work.

As for the other four, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng have reached level 70, but they are also lacking soul rings.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan are currently at levels 67 and 69 respectively, very close to obtaining their seventh spirit ring. At this moment, Yang Xiong's eyes showed a hint of doubt. According to the original story, everyone would be granted an additional divine spirit ring after completing the assessment, but all of this was contingent on Tang San being the inheritor of the Sea God's legacy.

None of Yang Xiong's group has yet received the Nine Trials of the Sea God. It is unknown whether the Sea God will reward them with a Divine Soul Ring next.

Based on the soul power levels of Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and others, it would be very difficult for them to pass the fifth trial of the Sea God without acquiring soul rings.

Yang Xiong thought for a while before speaking: "For now, let's try to help Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu obtain their soul rings first. Then we'll figure out how to complete the fourth test. At the same time, everyone should take a break for a while. Passing the relevant tests one after another has put everyone on too high a nerve. It's best to relax a bit."

Upon hearing Yang Xiong's words, everyone went to Seahorse City to recuperate.

Yang Xiong carefully examined his martial soul and soul rings, especially the blood-red eighth soul ring. Not only did it look extremely oppressive, but if he carefully probed it with his spiritual power, he would find that there were eight golden lines inside the soul ring.

Yang Xiong was overjoyed. His eighth spirit ring had reached a lifespan of 800,000 years, which meant that his ninth spirit ring should be able to absorb spirit beasts with a lifespan of one million years.

After obtaining the eighth spirit ring, he also gained two decent spirit skills.

Eighth Soul Ring Skill 1: Asura's Wrath. Using all his strength, he strikes forward with all his might. This strike can be amplified countless times, directly shattering the air and launching a ranged attack on the enemy. It possesses the killing aura of Asura, ignores the enemy's defense, and can destroy the heavens and the earth.

Eighth Soul Ring Skill Two: Asura Blood Prison. When using this soul skill, it is as if Asura has possessed you, forming a huge blood-red world hundreds of meters around you. In this world, you are the master. The enemy's mental power and soul power will be weakened by half, while your various abilities will be doubled. Any enemy can be slaughtered at your mercy. Unless their mental power is stronger than yours, they cannot break through.

When Yang Xiong saw these two soul skills, he was a little stunned. This move, Asura's Wrath, was a pure power-type attack skill with a murderous aura. It could be said that it brought his power to the extreme, and he could fight in close combat as well as attack from a distance. It basically brought out the characteristics of his martial soul to the extreme.

This move, Asura Blood Prison, is a mental skill with the characteristics of a domain skill, and it even resembles a control skill. It can be said to be extremely powerful, especially in terms of its destructive power against enemies.

More importantly, the domain seems to be gradually changing. It seems that he has reached the top of the killing domain. If he uses the Asura Blood Prison, he is almost touching the threshold of the legendary Asura domain, which is the true god-level domain.

Only now did Yang Xiong truly begin to focus on the content of the next test.

"The fourth of the top eight trials, the ultimate battle against the whale shark, requires assisting the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan in repelling the Demon Orca clan, killing at least half of the Demon Orca, and severely injuring the Demon Orca King."

Yang Xiong was also puzzled when he saw the test content. Logically speaking, with the strength of his group and the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, it shouldn't be too difficult to severely injure the Demon Orca clan. Why does the test seem to be much simpler than the original story, and there is no requirement to kill the Demon Orca King?

At this moment, Yang Xiong had a moment of doubt. Could it be that the Sea God really intended to leave the Demonic Orca Clan to his successor? Unfortunately, neither he nor Tang San had received the Nine Trials of the Sea God. It seemed that the Sea God wanted to let the Demonic Orca Clan go.

Yang Xiong didn't care about all that and simply followed Ning Rongrong and the others to leisurely play around in Haima City.

Everyone changed into unusually casual seawear, and each of them looked exotic.

The girls were all wearing dresses from Seagod Island, showing off their great figures, which made Feng Xiaotian and the others stare wide-eyed.

The girls all turned into shopping addicts. After three years of training, they finally got to relax and went on a shopping spree at Haima City, almost buying everything in the city.

Yang Xiong, along with Oscar and his elder brother Yang Wei, changed into the same clothes as those from Seagod Island, put on sunglasses, and enjoyed fine wine, sunbathing, and the sea breeze on the beach.

Seeing that he had some free time, Feng Xiaotian followed Huo Wu around like a husky, always at her beck and call. He was a loyal sycophant, all he needed was a tail to wag.

Even Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng joined Yang Xiong's group in their leisurely stroll, enjoying barbecue and the sea breeze.

Tang San seemed to have been somewhat stimulated, as he diligently cultivated alone even during his leisure time, only occasionally going out for a stroll with Xiao Wu.

This is the basic routine for everyone during the day; at night, everyone goes about their own lives.

Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong spent time alone in the room, exchanging feelings. This was a rare moment of solitude in the past three years. It seemed that because they hadn't been together for so long, their feelings had intensified and become even more intense.

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(End of this chapter)