Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Liu Erlong said, "Why don't we just ask a Sea Soul Master?"

While Flander and Liu Erlong were discussing the Tide Body Refinement, a red figure quietly appeared in front of Chen Luo and the others; it was Poseidon.

"Come with me," Poseidon said calmly, as noble and aloof as ever.

After saying that, Poseidon headed in the opposite direction from Poseidon Mountain at a very fast speed.

Chen Luo and the others exchanged a glance and immediately followed.

After about two hours of rapid travel, Chen Luo and his group had seen most of the terrain of Poseidon Island and finally arrived at a valley.

What you see is a valley that is recessed into Poseidon Island, with the boundless sea outside. The valley is hundreds of meters deep from the shore into the island, and it is surrounded by black rocks that look incredibly hard.

After the calm waters outside Poseidon Island enter the valley, they immediately turn into raging waves, with the highest waves reaching over a hundred meters high, crashing heavily against the black rocks, creating a spectacular sight.

“This place is called the Wrathful Waves Abyss, and your third test will take place here,” Poseidon said calmly, not wanting to waste any more words.

As Poseidon spoke, she slowly raised her hands, and a circle of azure light emanated, instantly covering the entire valley. Then, seven gray pillars slowly rose from the calm sea surface—the Deep Sea Silver.

Everything was just like the plot in the book, and the subsequent assessment was not much different from the plot in the book. It was just that the assessment was more difficult because Chen Luo and the other two were stronger.

The three of them need to endure six, eight, and ten hours respectively on the sunken silver pillar in the deep sea, which is double the amount of the Shrek Seven Devils' test in the book.

Chen Luo and the other two immediately began the assessment, enduring the battering of the giant waves.

Landing on that deep-sea silver pillar, it was difficult to even stand still, and it was even more difficult to maintain one's balance when giant waves came crashing down.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Luo and his two companions also faced repeated failures at the beginning.

But given Chen Luo and his group's strength, they adapted quickly and then endured the repeated baptism of the giant waves.

Chen Luo and Liu Erlong both have extremely abnormal bodies. The giant waves are not the ultimate torture for them. The difficulty lies in the long time they have to endure each day.

Flander, however, did not possess the formidable physique of Chen Luo and Liu Erlong. Even with the strength of a Soul Douluo, he constantly pushed his limits.

What followed was a long period of testing. Under the countless baptisms of the giant waves, Chen Luo and the other two gradually became stronger, and their strength steadily improved. After each day's testing period ended, they would immediately enter a state of cultivation, not letting go of any opportunity or time to improve their strength.

A year passed quickly.

Chen Luo and the other two completed the assessment very smoothly. When the assessment reward arrived, all three of them felt like they had finally made it through, and an indescribable sense of relief filled their entire bodies.

During this year, Chen Luo's soul power level increased by two levels, plus the level reward from the assessment, bringing his soul power level to seventy-eight.

Flander and Liu Erlong both leveled up, and with the level reward from the assessment, their current soul power levels are level 85 and 86 respectively, both approaching the title of Douluo.

After Flander obtained his eighth spirit ring, his strength did not improve significantly and remained at level 81 until he arrived at Seagod Island.

Liu Erlong's eighth spirit ring is an 80,000-year-old Flaming Dragon Lizard. After obtaining the spirit ring, she directly reached level 82, but she didn't improve much until she came to Seagod Island and relied on the divine test to make rapid progress.

This is the case for normal Soul Masters. Basically, after their strength is raised to the level of Soul Saint, even if they have enough talent as a foundation, they still need a lot of time to accumulate and refine their skills before they can break through. Some can advance one or two levels in a year, while others may take three to five years or even ten or twenty years to advance one level.

Unless an opportunity arises, such as the Seagod Island divine trial that Chen Luo and his group are currently experiencing.

In fact, Chen Luo and the others could have completed the Tidal Body Refinement Assessment ahead of schedule by simply increasing their daily body refinement time. However, they all had their own body refinement and cultivation plans and did not choose to excessively torture themselves.

……

The moon was like a silver plate, and the sky was full of stars.

In a tavern in Seahorse City, Chen Luo and his two companions were celebrating their successful completion of the assessment. They had been on Seagod Island for over a year, and apart from the warm hospitality from Seahorse Douluo on their first day, they hadn't had a proper meal. They had been working tirelessly to pass the assessment.

"Finally, this third assessment is over. It felt like an eternity!"

Flanders remarked, then took a large gulp of strong liquor and smacked his lips, saying, "It's been so long since I've had anything strong; I'm not used to it anymore."

Chen Luo, as always, drank sake. After taking a sip, he said, "I've gained a lot this year. It's not just the improvement in my soul power level, but also a huge improvement in my physical strength."

Flander nodded: "Yes, I feel like I've become a lot stronger."

"Although the assessment is somewhat grueling, the benefits are also significant. Unfortunately, I only have five assessments left, and most of them have already passed. It seems unlikely that I can use the assessments here to advance to the Title Douluo level."

"Erlong does have a chance. His current soul power level is already at level 86. After completing three more assessments, his soul power level will definitely rise to level 89. If he can advance another level during the assessments, he will enter the Title Douluo realm. He will also be able to obtain a divinely bestowed soul ring. With Erlong's foundation, a 100,000-year soul ring should be no problem, right?"

Liu Erlong laughed and said, "If everything really goes as smoothly as you say, Boss Fu, that would be great!"

Chen Luo said, "Then let's make a long-term plan. The fourth assessment has already appeared. We can take the assessment at the last minute and improve our soul power level as much as possible during this period. Whether we cultivate in the Light of the Sea God or in the Raging Waves, it will be much faster than usual."

After the third assessment ended, the content of the fourth assessment appeared.

Unlike the plot in the book, Chen Luo and his companions do not need to help the Demon Soul Great Shark Clan to destroy the Evil Tiger Whale Clan. Instead, they directly challenge the Title Douluo.

Chapter 241 Plan

According to the plot of the book, challenging a Title Douluo is the fifth test for the Shrek Seven Devils, but it has now become the fourth test for Chen Luo and his friends.

In Chen Luo's view, the reason why their fourth test was not to assist the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan in destroying the Evil Orca clan was probably because their combat power was detected to be too ferocious.

If the three of them were to complete the assessment together, there would be no suspense whatsoever. Once they activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, all three of them could wipe out the Demonic Tiger Whale clan.

If passing the assessment is too easy, then the assessment loses its meaning.

This was just Chen Luo's personal guess; he didn't know the specifics. He just needed to follow the requirements of the assessment.

However, in Chen Luo's view, the fact that the fifth assessment had become the fourth assessment was not a good thing for the three of them.

Because the difficulty of the assessments is clearly increasing, the early arrival of the fifth assessment means that subsequent assessments will be even more difficult.

As for the Title Douluo targets that Chen Luo and his companions need to challenge, just like in the book, they are still the Holy Pillar Douluo on Seagod Island.

Flander, who is at the fifth level of the Black Rank, needs to challenge Seahorse Douluo, while Liu Erlong, who is at the sixth level of the Black Rank, needs to challenge Sea Spear Douluo.

Chen Luo, who is taking the top-tier seventh trial, needs to challenge four titled Douluo: Seahorse Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Ghost Douluo, and Sea Star Douluo. This is undoubtedly the most difficult challenge.

In the book's plot, Ning Rongrong, who is a top-tier seventh-level examiner, only needs to defeat four titled Douluo with her teammates, while Chen Luo needs to take the lead himself. This test is indeed changed according to the examinee's strength.

The assessment targets for Flander and Liu Erlong were not difficult. With their combat power, they should have no problem dealing with Title Douluos below level 95. Their current soul power levels are level 85 and 86 respectively. In the book's plot, the Shrek Seven Devils did not have such high soul power levels when they challenged Title Douluos.

Liu Erlong has the strength to challenge a Title Douluo without any problem. Flander might have a bit more trouble. If he's really not confident, Chen Luo can challenge first, and then Flander can pick up the pieces.

As for Chen Luo's strength, there is no doubt about it.

If he were to fight a Title Douluo before reaching the Soul Saint level, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

But after reaching the Soul Saint level, he had ample confidence and assurance.

……

Bringing his thoughts back to the present, Chen Luo took a sip of wine, then picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, savoring its tenderness.

The island has no shortage of seafood, and among all kinds of seafood, Chen Luo prefers to eat sea fish.

Chen Luo's long-term development plan was affirmed by Flanders.

“That’s feasible. Anyway, the assessment period is limited to one year. Maybe I can advance another level within this year. After the fourth assessment ends, I can cultivate for another year and maybe I can really break through to the Title Douluo level with the help of the assessment rewards.” Flander said, a smile of excitement on his face.

Only those who have cultivated themselves know how difficult it is to improve one's strength at this level.

Since such a great opportunity is presented to us, there's no reason not to seize it.

Liu Erlong agreed: "Well, we don't have anything else to do anyway, so we can just spend more time on Poseidon Island."

"This is our first time visiting Poseidon Island, and it will likely be our last."

At this moment, Flander spoke up: "Let's finish all the assessments first. According to the rules of Poseidon Island, we will have to stay on Poseidon Island from now on, so let's not think about the future for now."

Liu Erlong nodded, their understanding unspoken.

Hearing Flander and Liu Erlong mention leaving, Chen Luo felt a little worried.

According to the rules of Poseidon Island, if you pass all the tests, you must stay on Poseidon Island and serve it.

It was impossible for us to stay on Poseidon Island; we would inevitably have to leave.

It would be a shame to waste the assessment reward if someone deliberately failed the final assessment.

If you pass all the assessments, you will face the problem of leaving.

If Poseidon Island refuses to release them, things will get complicated, and a battle will be inevitable.

To be honest, Chen Luo didn't want to get into a conflict with the people on Seagod Island; a fight wouldn't be good for anyone.

Chen Luo was well aware that it was dishonest for the three of them to come to Poseidon Island to take advantage of the island, and they were in the wrong.

Let's think of a perfect solution later; let's focus on living well in the present first.

……

Six months later.

Seahorse Pillar

Seahorse Douluo sat quietly beneath the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, slowly opening his eyes and looking at Chen Luo and the other two on the outer edge of the ring sea.

"The assessment is finally here?" Seahorse Douluo asked.

Upon hearing the word "finally," Chen Luo immediately knew that Seahorse Douluo had been waiting for this day for a long time.

That's true. If we follow the speed at which Chen Luo and his group passed the previous tests, they would basically move on to the next test immediately after completing one, without wasting too much time in between.

However, Chen Luo and his group had been preparing for this for half a year, although they spent most of that time cultivating.

They had originally planned to conduct the assessment right at the last minute, but to be on the safe side, they came earlier.

The assessment content for Chen Luo and his companions differed from that in the book. The three of them only needed to successfully challenge the designated Title Douluo within the specified one-year period, which meant that they had more than one chance to challenge.

Chen Luo and his team mainly wanted to test the waters with this challenge. If they succeeded, all the better; if they failed, they would continue to try for another six months.

In the past six months, Chen Luo's soul power level has increased by one level, Flander's soul power level has also increased by one level, and Liu Erlong is just a little bit away from breaking through.

The reason Flander was able to complete the breakthrough in just six months was mainly because he already had a certain foundation of soul power, much like experience points in a game. He was almost full and was just a little short of experience points to level up, which is why he was able to complete the breakthrough so quickly.

After Chen Luo and his two companions greeted Seahorse Douluo, Flander took the lead in starting the assessment.

Flander did not want to rely on Chen Luo's power to easily complete the assessment. He believed in his own strength and wanted to defeat Seahorse Douluo on his own.

Flander is now a level 86 Soul Douluo, still some distance from the Title Douluo level, but he is not without a chance to fight against Seahorse Douluo. Anyway, he has more than one chance. If he fails, he can try again. If all else fails, he can resort to a series of battles.

Flander's main purpose in starting this challenge was to test the strength of Seahorse Douluo. He was definitely aiming to fail the challenge, and he wanted to make the most of the remaining six months to further improve his strength, so that he could maximize the rewards of the assessment.

Liu Erlong had the same plan, only Chen Luo wanted to complete the game in one go.

The leap from level 79 to level 80 is a major hurdle. If one can use the rewards from the assessment to overcome it, it will obviously be easier than simply cultivating.

Chapter 242 The difference in strength is too great, let's just win by doing nothing.