Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

Dense purple lightning surged like a tide below the steps, emitting bursts of thunder.

On the 333rd step.

Xu Cheng slowly stood up.

He clenched his fists, a look of wild joy flashing across his face.

Nine days later, along with the sound of something breaking, his bottleneck also shattered, and he reached level seventy.

By acquiring just one Soul Ring, one can truly advance to the Soul Saint level.

Throughout history, the transition from Soul Emperor to Soul Saint has always been a hurdle, a qualitative leap involving changes in the physical body, soul power, and most importantly... the True Form of the Martial Soul.

"Once I obtain the Soul Ring and become a Soul Saint, I can begin to condense the Soul Core," Xu Cheng said thoughtfully, gazing down at the rolling sea of ​​lightning.

In the original novel, it took Tang San a full three months to advance from level 68 to level 70.

Now, with the Silver Dragon King's cultivation shared, the Ice Emperor and Tianmeng as "power banks," and the ten-thousand-year-old Frost Jade Marrow, and with one plus one equaling two and no waste whatsoever, he has increased his cultivation speed to nearly ten times that of the Tang God King.

"call……"

"The speed is quite fast, but where should we get this seventh soul ring?" Xu Cheng put his hands behind his back.

Finding a soul ring that suits you is truly difficult.

After all, given his current lifespan, a seventh soul skill would be a complete waste if it didn't last for at least 100,000 years. But in the current Star Dou Great Forest, there are either no suitable soul skills for him, or those that do offer a long lifespan...

The teacher's artificial spirit rings are currently capped at 90,000 years, and he cannot cross the threshold of 100,000 years. For most spirit masters, this means they are set for life, but for Xu Cheng... it's somewhat of a waste.

"By the way, didn't you receive any reward for completing the divine test?"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm transformed into a miniature Heavenly Silkworm, perched on Xu Cheng's shoulder, and asked curiously.

"A divine test, and a reward?" Xu Cheng was taken aback.

Logically, shouldn't there be corresponding rewards after each assessment?
Especially in the original work, reaching a bottleneck during the Divine Trial stage and demonstrating outstanding performance would result in a divinely bestowed soul ring, so he...

I tried to summon the God of Destruction.

But after a long while, he still couldn't get in touch with them, and Xu Cheng's lips twitched.

My spirit rings... no, wait!
He suddenly paused, stunned.

Since Destruction has given him control of the entire Hall of Destruction, could he perhaps manipulate things?
Xu Cheng slowly closed his eyes and concentrated.

The surroundings were plunged into darkness, with only the "mini" version of the Temple of Destruction silently floating in his hand.

A series of light screens appeared.

[The examinee steps onto the first step...]

【…】

[The examinee steps onto the 123rd step...]

【…】

[The examinee has stepped onto the 333rd step...]

Should those who pass the first test be rewarded?

【…】

[If an examinee advances to level 70 during the assessment, will they be granted a divinely bestowed soul ring?]

Xu Cheng: ? ? ?
After being shocked for a long time, Xu Cheng slowly came back to his senses.

Am I both the examiner and the proctor?

A flash of wild joy crossed his eyes. No wonder Destruction left without worry; it turned out he had given me the authority to conduct the assessment!

Taking a deep breath, I quickly focused my attention back on the light screen.

So this is the examiner's panel for the Divine Exam?
Is this what Poseidon saw in the original story?

"A reward, a full reward!" Xu Cheng grinned.

[Rewards: Destructive Power Affinity (1%~20%)] [Divine Soul Rings (One to Two)]

[Soul Bone Age Increase (Ten Years ~ One Hundred Thousand Years)]

[Increase the age limit of all Soul Rings (from 10 to 5000 years)]

[Increase Soul Power (Level 1-5)]

[Please select the reward to bestow upon the examinee]

Xu Cheng's throat bobbed.

He remembered that in the original story, when Ning Rongrong passed the fifth test, Poseidon barely gave her the reward of increasing all her spirit rings by a thousand years. Moreover, when Tang San passed the first test, he only received a five percent reward for his divine power affinity...

And this is only the first test!
"Full capacity! Full capacity! Full capacity of everything!" Xu Cheng exclaimed excitedly.

As the divine test reward fell upon him.

The affinity for the power of destruction increased by 20%, and the individual's perception of the surrounding destructive power instantly became much stronger, even allowing them to control a small amount of destructive power...

Purple destructive power condensed at his fingertips, forming a miniature bolt of lightning that pulsed within them.

As the lifespan of the soul rings around him increases by five thousand years.

Xu Cheng's martial soul has also become entirely black (as explained before, because of the Ice Emperor, the age of the soul rings will gradually increase, so before the Divine Trial, his first soul ring already had an age of five thousand years).
The first soul ring is already enough for ten thousand years!

The only remaining head soul bone is also stuck at the reward cap, its cultivation level dropping from 100,000 years to 200,000 years...

"And... a divinely bestowed soul ring."

Xu Cheng looked overjoyed.

You should know that in the original work, a person can only receive a divinely bestowed soul ring once, but this person was given two right away. That's awesome!

What a bumper harvest!

Who the hell can believe that he passed the first divine test and reaped so many rewards?!
However, it's foreseeable that the gods will provide substantial support to the candidates. It's just that most gods, perhaps out of strictness or fear of pushing them too hard, have very strict limits on rewards. As a result, when Xu Cheng saw the reward cap in the system, he felt sorry for them...

The examiners are all so stingy.

"Absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring first!"

Xu Cheng took a deep breath.

As the name suggests, a divinely bestowed soul ring is a product of the divine realm. There is no specific time limit for its creation. As for how many years the recipient can condense, that is up to their own ability, and there is no upper limit.

Furthermore, the soul skill must be the most suitable. (However, this point can be ignored, because it is the seventh soul ring, so it can only be the Martial Soul True Body...)
Now, of the three divine gifts, one will be kept for later use, and the other two, one for the Sun and one for the Double Pupil, will be given to us. It just so happens that this is the crucial seventh gift.

"call……"

Exit "Administrator" status.

Xu Cheng took a deep breath.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, standing to the side, was trembling slightly.

"What's wrong?" Xu Cheng asked, slightly surprised.

“Just now…” Tianmeng’s voice trembled. “A huge, illusory figure appeared behind you, holding the entire Temple of Destruction in its grasp. The pressure was almost divine, as if you were the controller of the source of destruction.”

"I see..." Xu Cheng nodded slightly. It seemed that this was the anomaly caused by temporarily logging into the administrator's account.

After a brief explanation, he stopped wasting time and said, "I'm going to absorb a divinely bestowed soul ring to protect me."

A golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Xu Cheng.

A massive, illusory image with double pupils slowly emerged from behind Xu Cheng, emanating a continuous stream of golden light, seemingly accumulating energy to reach its own bottleneck...

Tianmeng and Bingdi watched Xu Cheng absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring.

Look at each other.

"I remember becoming a god... shouldn't that be quite difficult?" (End of Chapter)