In Douluo Continent, Zhu Zhuqing is not the only one in his arms.

Chapter 116 Poseidon's Dilemma

"That is the light of the sea god. You need to climb the steps shrouded in the light of the sea god and complete the requirements of the trial to pass the first test."

The Sea Maiden Douluo was in charge of assessing Xu Yunhan and the others, leading them to the first challenge: "Have you thought it through? Let's not wait any longer, let's begin now."

"Yes, we've thought it through," Xu Yunhan replied.

Xu Yunhan and his team had considered it and felt that the first challenge shouldn't be too difficult. If they could pass it first, they would have more time to complete the other challenges.

"Then you can go over there and figure out how to get through the Light of the Sea God yourselves."

The Sea Maiden Douluo will accompany them nearby during their trials.

Xu Yunhan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Liu Erlong, Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Jiang Zhu and the other nine walked up the steps shrouded in the light of the sea god.

The stairs were long, and Xu Yunhan and his group had to climb different numbers of stairs.

Xu Yunhan needs to climb 333 steps.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Liu Erlong need to climb 138 steps.

Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, and Jiang Zhu need to climb 108 steps.

"I'll give it a try first."

Shuiyue was curious.

Shui Bing'er warned, "Be careful, don't do anything reckless."

Xiao Wu said, "There shouldn't be any problems, right? The Sea Maiden Douluo said there's no danger in this level."

"I'll be careful." Although Shuiyue'er was a bit impulsive, she was still quite cautious.

She slowly approached the staircase shrouded in the light of the sea god, and as she stepped onto the first step, she felt the oppressive and stressful feeling brought by the light of the sea god.

But it's easy to bear.

Shuiyue climbed one step at a time, and the higher she went, the greater the sense of oppression and pressure she felt.

Shuiyue'er was quite fast up to the thirty steps.

This made Xu Yunhan and his team realize that this challenge was indeed not difficult.

When Shuiyue'er reached level 50, she started to struggle and began to sweat.

"One hundred and eight steps, less than half, but I can do it!"

Shui Yue'er began to exert her strength, releasing her soul power to resist the light of the sea god.

"what!"

Suddenly, Shuiyue'er was blasted away by the light of the sea god.

Xu Yunhan reacted swiftly, using a "ghost flash" to catch Shui Yue'er in mid-air: "Yue'er, are you alright?"

Shui Yue'er was startled, but after regaining her composure, she smiled and said, "It's nothing."

The two arrived on the ground.

Huo Wu asked, "Moon, you should have only climbed about fifty steps, right? What happened?"

Others were curious too.

Shui Yue'er said, "I felt very tired after reaching the fiftieth step, so I used my soul power to fight against the light of the sea god. I didn't expect to be bounced away in an instant."

"I see." Liu Erlong said thoughtfully, "I guess that not only can the Light of the Sea God not be directly countered with soul power, but it may also be impossible to counter with soul skills."

Shui Bing'er asked, "So, it means we need to rely on physical strength to fight?"

Shui Yue'er shook her head: "No. I'm fine when I use my own soul power to maintain my body's needs, but I can't fight it directly with my soul power."

Xu Yunhan said, "It seems that this is a test of our physical strength and our ability to use our soul power."

Let's all give it a try. With more people involved, we can quickly summarize many problems.

Everyone nodded.

They walked side by side, ascending the steps together.

"The Light of Poseidon possesses a strong sense of oppression and pressure."

"The higher you climb the ladder, the stronger the pressure and sense of oppression."

"I'll try using my soul skill."

Huo Wu used her soul skill on the first step, and just like Shui Yue'er before, she was directly bounced away.

"I'll try out the Soul Bone skill."

Liu Erlong also tried, and was also thrown away.

"It seems that we can directly confront the Light of the Sea God without using soul power, soul skills, or other abilities."

"Let's try our best to climb and see where the limit is."

They continued climbing the stairs.

In less than half a day, they had all reached their limits.

Xu Yunhan reached over two hundred steps, and Liu Erlong reached over ninety steps.

The others are between sixty and eighty years old.

"They're all better than I was back then."

The Sea Maiden Douluo looked at them and exclaimed, "Xu Yunhan truly lives up to his reputation as someone who has undergone the Nine Trials of the Sea God. He reached more than 280 steps on his first attempt."

At noon, Xu Yunhan and his group left the steps and returned to their residence in the Sea Maiden City for lunch.

After starting the first test, they have a year to complete it.

During the meal, Xu Yunhan said to Zhu Zhuqing and the other eight people, "I discovered that the Light of the Sea God can not only temper the physical body and enhance its strength, but also temper the mental strength and enhance it."

Moreover, the speed of cultivation is even faster with the help of the light of the sea god.

These are all conclusions drawn from Xu Yunhan's experiences and attempts.

Liu Erlong said, "Indeed, after climbing for half a day, I felt that my physical strength and mental strength had changed a bit, but the time was too short to be very obvious. I didn't even notice it until Yun Han brought it up."

"I dared not attempt to cultivate using the light of the sea god so easily. Yun Han, you are truly daring."

Xu Yunhan said with a smile, "Didn't the Sea Maiden Douluo say there wouldn't be any danger? So I boldly tried it out, and luckily I gained something."

The Light of Poseidon is a good thing. Let's not rush to complete the trial. We have a year to make good use of the Light of Poseidon to improve our strength.

Jiangzhu said, "So there are so many benefits. We must make good use of them."

Everyone nodded.

So, starting in the afternoon, they stopped rushing to climb higher steps and instead chose suitable spots to cultivate using the light of the sea god.

"Oh? You figured it out so quickly, that's clever!"

The Sea Maiden Douluo was somewhat surprised and muttered to herself, "But the help from the Sea God's Light is limited, and the amount of Sea God's Light power that each person can absorb is different. The better the talent, the more they can absorb."

Six people, including Sea Ghost Douluo, Sea Illusion Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Star Douluo, Sea Horse Douluo, and Sea Dragon Douluo, were also paying attention to Xu Yunhan and his group.

They were equally surprised to discover that Xu Yunhan and his group had figured out the secret of the Sea God's Light so quickly, and then wondered how long it would take for Xu Yunhan and his group to complete the first test.

It feels like they're moving faster than the seven of them did back then.

High Priestess Poseidon, at the Temple of Poseidon, was also keeping an eye on Xu Yunhan and his companions, especially Xu Yunhan.

Xu Yunhan passed the Nine Trials of the Sea God.

This put Poseidon in a difficult position, because the moment Xu Yunhan became a god was the moment she had to sacrifice herself.

She wasn't afraid of death, but she still wanted to meet with Tang Chen, and ideally, live with him for a while.

But Xu Yunhan appeared, leaving her with almost no time or opportunity.

Therefore, Poseidon was considering whether or not to let Xu Yunhan fail the test.

One challenge was for Xu Yunhan and his group to hold her hand for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Poseidon could make Xu Yunhan fail, or even die, if she so desired.

But Poseidon was wary of the sea god and dared not try it lightly.

Poseidon is currently in a dilemma, desperately hoping that Xu Yunhan won't make it to the sixth level.

That way, she won't have to worry about it.

Xu Yunhan made a good impression on Poseidon, and for some reason, she felt reluctant to hurt him.

This is the effect of Xu Yunhan's passive soul skill "Charm," and the longer it lasts, the greater its influence becomes.

(End of this chapter)