I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

"So, Mom, can I really trust you? Will you always be on my side?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu remained silent for a long time with her mouth agape. She really wanted to agree to her daughter's request, but she simply couldn't.

Xiaowu is unable to completely sever ties with her husband right now. Every time she has such thoughts, she remembers the sacrifices her husband made for her and the joyful times they shared.

What terrifies her most is that if she really supports her daughter like this, her husband might abandon her because he no longer needs her, and then who would accept her?

From childhood to adulthood, Da Wu has always relied on the help of others to move forward. When she was young, her mother always protected her. After her mother died, it was the grown-up Da Ming and Er Ming who helped her. After she was transformed into a human, she became Tang San.

She has never truly relied solely on herself.

Wang Dong'er, who was waiting for her mother's answer, sighed with disappointment at her mother's hesitation. Indeed, her family was ultimately not someone she could truly rely on.

Xiao Wu felt a pang of heartache as she looked at her daughter, who was so disappointed in her. In that moment, she saw her past self witnessing the day her mother died protecting her.

At that moment, she finally made up her mind and said, "I can't guarantee that I can defy your father and stand by your side forever, but I promise you that I will do everything in my power to help you, because you are my beloved daughter."

After saying that, he reached out and a blue light flew towards Wang Dong'er. Before Wang Dong'er could react, the trident rune on her forehead reappeared.

At this moment, a few words inexplicably surfaced in Wang Dong'er's mind: "The first of the Nine Trials of the Sea God: Crossing the double Sea God's Light, with a time limit of three years."

Xiao Wu's figure disappeared, and Wang Dong'er arrived at a place with steps or something similar. At the top of the steps was a temple-like structure, which emitted bursts of majestic light.

At this moment, the sea god's test officially began.

Wang Dong'er was somewhat at a loss upon arriving in the new space, but when she thought of the words that had appeared in her mind earlier, which seemed to travel through the light of the sea god, she began to use her mental power to sense the mark on her forehead.

From the mark, Wang Dong'er knew that this was a secret realm where the Nine Trials of the Sea God were conducted. Wang Dong'er could enter and leave at any time through the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, but she had to complete the trials within the specified time.

Looking at the blue-gold light emanating from the top of the steps, Wang Dong'er couldn't help but think, "Does this first test, traversing double the light of the sea god, mean I have to climb this staircase?"

Doing whatever comes to mind, Wang Dong'er lifted her foot to wait for the steps, but the moment her small foot touched the first step, an extremely strong pressure suddenly appeared on Wang Dong'er.

The pressure made it difficult for Wang Dong'er to move an inch, but at the same time it felt very familiar to her. She felt that this so-called Light of the Sea God was very similar to her second soul skill, Vast Ocean Light, only much more powerful.

Faced with this immense pressure that rendered her immobile, Wang Dong'er had no choice but to quickly release her martial spirit to resist.

The Vast Ocean Light Divine Butterfly Martial Soul reappeared! As six blue-gold butterfly wings grew behind Wang Dong'er, along with purple-purple-black ones, four spirit rings also appeared.

Soon, with the support of her martial spirit, Wang Dong'er felt much more relaxed. However, she could still vaguely sense that the pressure from the steps had not disappeared.

Because every time Wang Dong'er climbed a step, she could feel the pressure that had just been relieved increasing exponentially, and gradually, relying solely on the support of her martial spirit, Wang Dong'er felt that she could not bear it.

Around the fifteenth step, Wang Dong'er could vaguely sense that if she took another step forward, she would be instantly repelled by the steps. However, Wang Dong'er was not the kind of person who would give up so easily.

Wang Dong'er activated the Golden Light Left Arm Soul Bone's ability, the True Meaning of Golden Light, which comprehensively enhanced her attributes.

However, that wasn't enough. A second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer of the God of Slaughter, appeared in her left hand. Black flames belonging to the God of Slaughter domain manifested, and the domain formed by the intense killing intent made Wang Dong'er feel much more relaxed.

Wang Dong'er originally wanted to use her fourth soul skill, Sea God Possession, and her transformation into the Goddess of the Vast Ocean to relieve her pressure, but since arriving in this space, she has been unable to use her soul skill, the Goddess of the Vast Ocean Butterfly.

Wang Dong'er strongly suspected that this phenomenon was deliberately orchestrated by the examiner, who was also her own mother, and in fact, that was exactly the case.

However, there was no other way. In the test of crossing the Light of the Sea God, Xiao Wu had to seal Wang Dong'er's soul level and abilities related to the Sea God. Otherwise, the Light of the Sea God would immediately clear a path for Wang Dong'er the moment it sensed the existence of the same source, and the test would not have the desired effect.

Therefore, Wang Dong'er could only climb the stairs in this way without the support of the soul skills of the Vast Sea Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul. Finally, on the thirty-ninth step, Wang Dong'er's soul power was exhausted, causing her to be directly repelled by the pressure coming from the steps, and then she fell into the pool of water surrounding the steps.

Fortunately, Wang Dong'er had learned her lesson this time. She used all the amplification soul skills she had previously used while waiting for the steps before starting to climb them.

To outsiders, this might seem like a huge drain on soul power, but it's actually the best way to climb the stairs. If you keep holding onto these amplified soul skills and only release them when you really need them, you might be unable to release them due to excessive pressure, and then be kicked off the stairs again.

After numerous attempts, Wang Dong'er discovered that her current limit was around the forty-fifth step. If she could let her soul help share the pressure, she could reach the fifty-fourth step.

Just as Wang Dong'er was feeling troubled because she couldn't continue, she realized that if she cultivated on the steps, although she would suffer from the pressure of the Sea God's Light, it was precisely because of that pressure that her cultivation speed would be greatly increased. Therefore, the higher she went, the faster her cultivation speed would be.

Upon learning this, Wang Dong'er's eyes lit up instantly. She went straight to the limit of the steps she could reach and began to cultivate on them, but she was soon expelled again.

It turns out that while cultivating under the light of the sea god is permitted, cultivating on the steps requires enduring the pressure from the light. Therefore, one must cultivate while bearing the pressure. When the body can no longer withstand the pressure, the protective mechanism of the light of the sea god will activate and kick the examinee out.

Therefore, Wang Dong'er had no choice but to settle for a lower step for cultivation. In the end, she chose the thirty-sixth step as her cultivation position and decided that she would look for a higher step when the pressure of the thirty-sixth step no longer had any effect on her.