Douluo Continent: Sword Named Star, Slaying Gods to Prove the Dao

However, at Ning Xingchen's suggestion, Liu Erlong still did not absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring; Ning Xingchen then took out the inner core of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent for her to absorb.

After absorbing the soul ring formed from the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, Liu Erlong successfully entered the Soul Saint realm.

At the end of this month, Qin Ming turned eighteen and his soul power reached level forty-eight. He went to the Sea Maiden Sacred Pillar to test his divine test level.

It's still a Black-level assessment, but it's the fifth Black-level test!

However, Qin Ming's pace was different from Ning Xingchen and the others. His first test was not to cross the light of the sea god, but to complete the test alone.

He took a different assessment route, which he had to complete largely on his own.

Perhaps because the difficulty of the assessment is somewhat related to soul power, Qin Ming's first assessment was not very difficult. Ning Xingchen did not let him complete it immediately, but instead asked him to cultivate for a period of time before taking the assessment, or rather, to make good use of this year's assessment time and improve himself as much as possible in order to cope with the more difficult assessments later.

So Qin Ming eventually came to Ning Xingchen's place and climbed the steps together.

In the blink of an eye, there are only seven days left in a year!

In nearly a year, everyone has made great progress. Although Sword Douluo is still at the peak of level 96, he has found an opportunity to break through.

Bone Douluo also reached the peak of level 96, while Zhao Ziyun increased his soul power by one level, reaching level 93.

Ning Xingchen's soul power didn't increase much; it only increased from level 85 to level 87.

Ning Dingling is level 74, A Yin is level 75, Liu Erlong is level 73, Qing Yu is level 73, and Qin Ming is level 51.

Just to be on the safe side, Ning Xingchen and the others decided to complete the assessment seven days early. In case anyone failed, Ning Xingchen could use pills to turn the tide during those seven days.

At the bottom of the 333 steps, Sword Douluo said, "Stars, you come. Now that you've finished, we also need to complete the challenge."

“Okay!” Ning Xingchen nodded.

Sword Douluo had challenged them several times in the past six months. He could have won the first time, but he gave up and automatically admitted defeat. He then stayed to accompany Ning Xingchen and the others.

"Let's all take the assessment together this time," Ning Xingchen said after thinking for a moment.

"Sister, if everyone can't get up there, can you help them?" Ning Xingchen said.

“Okay!” Ning Dingling said.

"However, if everyone can go up, try not to assist."

"Yes!" The group nodded.

They then set off lightly and began their ascent.

Ning Xingchen is at level 333, Ning Dingling is at level 136, A Yin and Liu Erlong are at level 108, and Qing Yu is at level 81.

For Qingyu, it was relatively simple, since she was already a Soul Saint. In fact, a 30% increase in level 81 was comparable to the original level 108.

Without any assistance or help, Qingyu completed the assessment after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

After the divine test rewards were distributed, Qingyu's soul power increased by one level, directly rising from level 73 to level 74.

Next up were Ah Yin and Liu Erlong, who were at level 108. They quickly reached level 100, but this did not stump them.

Because they were already able to cultivate steadily at the 107th level in the last month, they just didn't go up to complete the final step.

It wasn't just the two of them; everyone was like that.

Therefore, Ning Xingchen was not worried that they would not be able to pass.

Just as Ning Xingchen had expected, the two quickly reached the 107th step.

Ning Xingchen and Ning Dingling are also in this tier.

“Let’s go together,” Ning Xingchen said.

"it is good."

The four of them lifted their feet together and successfully climbed the 108 steps without any mishaps.

They traversed the light of the sea god, and even with the difficulty increased by thirty percent, it seemed like nothing special.

Little did anyone know how many medicinal herbs Ning Xingchen had consumed in the past year. His daily medicinal baths primarily used herbs that were ten thousand years old, supplemented with herbs that were thousands of years old.

They consumed about thirty ancient medicinal herbs in a year. If it weren't for a trip to Medicine God Valley, the harvest from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye would have been quite meager.

Of course, the result was good; everyone passed the first test easily.

Ah Yin and Liu Erlong's soul power also increased by one level, reaching level 76 and level 74 respectively.

"Sister, it's our turn next," Ning Xingchen said.

"Mm." Ning Dingling nodded.

Because Ning Dingling's assessment was more rigorous, Ning Xingchen prepared the medicinal bath differently from Ning Dingling, especially since Ning Dingling had taken the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red.

One hundred and nine!

One hundred and fifteen steps.

Normally, once Ning Dingling reaches this level, she would activate her support soul skill.

However, Ning Dingling did not activate it now, but gritted her teeth and insisted on activating the auxiliary soul skill only after reaching the 116th level.

The level 70 auxiliary soul skill is enhanced by 80%. Originally, the body was already at its limit at level 116, but it instantly became strong again after the auxiliary soul skill was activated.

Continuing upwards, Ning Dingling also reached level 135 through her auxiliary soul skill more than half a month ago, which is why she was confident in completing this divine test.

Soon the two arrived at the 135th step.

"Ling, keep it up!"

"Go, Sect Master!"

Shouts came from below, and Ning Dingling did not disappoint. She slowly lifted her foot and landed on it, then stood on it completely with her other foot, succeeding completely.

The assessment was successful, and a beam of light descended, propelling Ning Dingling's soul power to level 75, as the assessment reward increased her soul power by one level.

"Xingchen, it's up to you now," Ning Dingling said.

"Okay, sis, just watch. Three hundred and thirty-three steps, no problem."

After Ning Xingchen finished speaking, he leaped up without releasing his martial spirit, relying solely on his physical strength to charge forward.

The first hundred steps were like walking on flat ground, and in the blink of an eye, I reached the second hundred steps. The second hundred steps didn't seem much different from the first hundred steps.

There was only a slight obstacle when approaching the 300th step, and the speed slowed down.

After the 300th step, the speed decreased significantly, but it still couldn't stop Ning Xingchen.

Inside the Temple of Poseidon, Poseidon kept a close eye on Ning Xingchen and the others' every move.

"This child is only twenty-two years old, yet possesses level eighty-seven soul power," Poseidon exclaimed in amazement, noting that he was on a completely different level compared to her at the same age.

What lies beyond genius?

The phrase "peerless genius" that she knew before seemed to be utterly crushed by Ning Xingchen.

"You are worthy of being the successor of the Sea God." After a long while, Poseidon finally said this, and at this time Ning Xingchen had already reached the 332nd step.

At this point, Ning Xingchen managed to pull through thanks to her physical strength.

That year, he also used a lot of medicinal baths, and his body was incomparable to what it was before. Moreover, his Star Sword Body was already 16% complete.

It was time to go up. Ning Xingchen mobilized all his strength, and with a burst of power, he stepped up, thus reaching the top of the 333 steps.

Once I went up there, the pressure on my body immediately disappeared.

The assessment results are in.

A beam of light descended, and Ning Xingchen's soul power began to increase, successfully raising him from level 87 to level 88.

In addition to the increase in soul power, the affinity with the Sea God has increased to five percent.

However, this was only five percent, so Ning Xingchen didn't feel much of a difference.

The main reward is the increase in soul power; that's the most important thing.

He jumped down from the 333rd step.

"Xingchen, congratulations," Ning Dingling said.

"Sister, let's all share in the joy!" Ning Xingchen said.

“Without you, none of us might have made it through,” Liu Erlong said.

"Yes, thank you, Young Sect Master." At this moment, Qingyu's gaze towards Ning Xingchen seemed somewhat different, but no one paid much attention.

"Uncle Jian, it's up to you guys now. Everyone should go and take a look, pay more attention to the fighting styles of the other Holy Pillars, it might be useful to us in the future," Ning Xingchen said.

"Alright!" The group nodded in unison; they couldn't miss these three battles.

"Uncle Jian, have you decided who to challenge?" Ning Xingchen asked, puzzled.

Sword Douluo said, "I challenge Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo."

"Where's Uncle Bone?"

“If Ziyun wants to challenge Sea Spear Douluo, then I will challenge Seahorse Douluo and Starfish Douluo,” said Bone Douluo.

Ning Xingchen approached Sword Douluo and asked, "Uncle Sword, will you be able to break through the level 96 bottleneck this time?"

Sword Douluo said, "I'll give it a try. After these years of accumulation, especially this year, I feel that I have reached the edge of a breakthrough. I hope that Sea Dragon Douluo is the strongest among them, just as they say."

"Alright, in that case, let's go and challenge them."

After leaving, Ning Xingchen and the others headed straight for the location of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar.

When Sea Dragon Douluo saw Sword Douluo approaching, he asked, "Are you here today to complete the assessment?"

Sword Douluo nodded and said, "That's right, let's do it today. I will challenge you and Sea Ghost Douluo."

"Me and the Sea Demon? Okay, I'll notify them to come over right away." After saying that, the Sea Dragon Douluo transferred a burst of energy to the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar.

Less than five minutes later, the nearest Sea Spear Douluo arrived.

The others arrived one after another. Once everyone was there, Sea Dragon Douluo said, "Sea Ghost, Sword Douluo wants to challenge you and me. Come on."

“Okay.” Sea Ghost Douluo also stepped forward excitedly.

They had been training hard all year, waiting for this day to defeat their opponent. Sea Ghost Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo had practiced many times before.

Therefore, the two were very confident. Although Sea Ghost Douluo was only level 92, Sea Dragon Douluo's breakthrough to level 95 a few days ago boosted their confidence.

Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo stepped forward, and Sword Douluo also took a few steps forward to a distance of about ten meters from the two.

Ning Xingchen and the others also retreated a distance.