Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

"Your Majesty the Demon God is overthinking it."

Poseidon said softly, "Since you are a distinguished guest whom I personally ordered to be invited, and not one of those stranded people who strayed into this place, the rules of Poseidon Island can naturally make an exception for you, and you do not have to undergo the test of Lord Poseidon."

"After all, rules are meant to restrain the weak. If someone is truly a top-tier expert, as long as they have the ability to break the rules, or even the ability to forcibly leave my grasp unscathed..."

Poseidon tapped his scepter lightly on the beach: "Then naturally I have no way to force you to do anything you are unwilling to do."

Hearing this "welcome speech" that was both gentle and firm, and even contained hidden murderous intent, Nan Feng was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded in strong agreement.

He floated lightly down from mid-air onto the beach, no more than ten steps away from Poseidon.

"The High Priest's words are very insightful."

Nan Feng put his hands behind his back. "Rules are only for restraining the weak. As long as your fists are strong enough, you can ignore everything. Just like Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen, who forcibly landed on the island and then escaped unscathed?"

Hearing these two taboo names, sealed away for decades, spoken so casually by an outsider, an extremely intense emotional fluctuation uncontrollably flashed deep within Poseidon's usually calm eyes.

But she quickly suppressed it.

Poseidon did not respond to the topic. She simply gave Nan Feng a deep look, then turned around and gently waved her scepter.

"Your Excellency Demon God, please follow me."

Poseidon said nothing more, turned around, and led Nanfeng straight towards the center of Poseidon Island amidst ripples of icy blue light.

Before long, a majestic and beautiful mountain, completely enveloped in a strange light, appeared in Nan Feng's field of vision.

This is the absolute forbidden area of ​​Poseidon Island—Mount Poseidon.

At the foot of the mountain, a white jade staircase, like a giant dragon, stretches straight up into the clouds, leading to the magnificent and sacred Sea God Temple at the summit.

Looking at the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps radiating terrifying pressure, Nan Feng narrowed his eyes and immediately guessed what Poseidon was thinking.

This old woman, on the surface, said she wouldn't let him undergo the test, but in reality, she led him down the main steps where he had to endure the oppression of the "Light of the Sea God," clearly intending to use the power of the Sea God to test his strength.

Sure enough, the next moment, Poseidon stopped in front of the steps, turned slightly to the side, made a "please" gesture to Nan Feng, and then took the lead on the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps, walking ahead step by step as if strolling in a garden.

Looking at the golden steps, Nan Feng cursed the old fox in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he still gritted his teeth and followed with his short legs.

"Om-"

The moment Nan Feng stepped into the area enveloped by the light of the sea god, he clearly sensed a terrifying pressure that came from all directions, as if it were a tangible force, squeezing in from all sides, making even the surrounding space feel viscous.

However, this initial level of pressure had absolutely no real meaning for his body, which was made of pure energy compression and had reached a strength of level ninety-eight. It couldn't even make him breathe rapidly.

Poseidon led the way without saying a word.

Nan Feng followed behind with his hands behind his back, like an old man on a spring outing, at a leisurely pace.

As the climb continued, two hundred steps, four hundred steps, six hundred steps... Nan Feng sensed that the repulsive force and gravitational pressure originating from the light of the sea god were also increasing exponentially.

The surrounding air seemed to have solidified into tangible mercury, and each step upward required a tremendous amount of soul power to resist.

Finally, when the two of them reached the 800th step one after the other, the pressure had become so terrifying that it could instantly crush an ordinary Title Douluo.

Poseidon, who had been silently leading the way, finally stopped, slowly turned around, and spoke.

“I heard from the sea women that your current body is just a fake body of energy that has been forcibly condensed.”

Poseidon's deep eyes held a rare hint of confusion and scrutiny: "But I can't see through you at all."

"With my demigod-level mental power, theoretically there is nothing in this world that can escape my perception, and no disguise can hide from me."

“But your so-called fake body is flawless in my eyes, it is exactly the same as a real flesh and blood body.”

Poseidon glanced at the Poseidon's Light enveloping Nan Feng: "Even under the extreme pressure of this Poseidon's Light, your soul power circulation and your body structure still show no signs of separation or collapse."

"Such a terrifying, even miraculous, ability to disguise itself..."

Poseidon abruptly changed the subject, her gaze becoming extremely sharp: "You could have fooled everyone perfectly, so why did you take the initiative to reveal your true identity to the sea maiden? If you hadn't said it then, I probably would never have associated you with that woman from the Spirit Hall."

Faced with Poseidon's extremely oppressive questioning, Nan Feng not only showed no fear, but instead, as if he had heard a joke, retorted:

"What? High Priest, do you... really enjoy being lied to?"

Poseidon paused slightly, taken aback by this unusual line of thought, and frowned: "Of course not."

"Then that settles it?"

Nan Feng shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "Since you don't like being deceived, why are you asking me such a meaningless question?"

"In all my years, I've only ever heard of 'lying' requiring a motive and a reason. When did telling the truth and 'not lying' become something that requires painstakingly explaining the reasons?"

"..."

Poseidon opened his mouth, only to find himself speechless at this nonsensical yet logically consistent argument.

She gave Nan Feng a deep look, then turned away and, under the increasingly terrifying pressure, continued climbing.

Chapter 171 Poseidon: Unbelievable!

……

The moment the two of them laboriously crossed the nine hundredth step, the surrounding light of the sea god had completely transformed from gold to a breathtaking reddish-gold.

Poseidon stopped again. She didn't turn around, but just looked at the last few dozen steps above, her voice sounding somewhat faint under the heavy pressure:

"Once you get here, the pressure will increase exponentially with every step you take upwards. To continue upwards, you must reach the soul power foundation of a level 99 Peerless Douluo."

"As for reaching the top and standing in front of the Temple of Poseidon... one must reach the true peak of level ninety-nine to have any chance of doing so."

Poseidon turned her head slightly and glanced at Nan Feng behind her out of the corner of her eye. "Although the soul power of soul masters is clearly divided into levels one to ninety-nine, even within the same level, there will be a huge gap in the quality and foundation of their soul power."

"If we compare level one soul power to a bottle used to hold water, then each level a soul master gains is equivalent to adding the capacity of the bottle, and the higher the level, the larger the additional bottle becomes."

"Even if two Soul Masters possess the same number of bottles, the actual combat strength will be completely different depending on whether the water in their bottles is just a little bit, half full, or completely full and about to overflow."

Poseidon turned around and looked directly into Nan Feng's eyes: "Level 98 and level 99 may sound like only a one-level difference, but in reality, if this last bottle is truly filled, it will be larger than the previous ninety-eight combined!"

“I can clearly sense that the level 98 soul power you are currently displaying is only the beginning of your journey into this realm. You haven’t even filled that enormous bottle that belongs to level 98 yet, let alone level 99.”

"At your current level, there is absolutely no way you can climb up. If you force your way up, you will surely be crushed by the light of the sea god."

"Oh?"

After listening to Poseidon's detailed explanation of the "Aquarius theory," Nan Feng not only didn't back down, but instead raised an eyebrow with great interest.

"The high priest's theory sounds very reasonable, but... how do you know I definitely can't get up there without trying it myself?"

Looking at Nan Feng's stubborn refusal to admit defeat until he was faced with the ultimate problem, Poseidon's eyes turned cold, and she gave him a very serious warning:

"This is your first time climbing the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps. The pressure here is no joke. Even a true level 99 peerless Douluo would exhaust the last bit of soul power and physical strength in his body when he successfully reached the top, if he faced this kind of pressure for the first time."

"This is Poseidon Island, and you are all alone here. If you insist on trying, you'd better think carefully about your fate beforehand."

Poseidon's gaze was filled with undisguised intimidation: "Whether you ultimately succeed in reaching the summit or fail and are thrown back, you will be in a state of absolute weakness for a long time afterward, and you will be powerless to resist me!"

Upon hearing this highly threatening warning, Nan Feng not only did not stop, but instead smiled with extreme relaxation.

"Whether or not there is the power to resist seems unimportant, doesn't it?"

Nan Feng patted his clothes, raised his head, and faced the crimson-gold light that could crush mountains, his tone light and cheerful:

"I didn't come here to fight you."

“Besides…” a sly glint flashed in Nan Feng’s heterochromatic eyes, “Didn’t the High Priest just say it himself? I am a distinguished guest whom you personally ordered to be ‘invited’!”

The moment the words fell.

Nan Feng didn't even bother to activate his soul power for defense. Instead, he directly met Poseidon's shocked gaze, took short strides, quickly passed the high priest, and stepped onto the 901st step without hesitation!

"boom--!"

The moment Nan Feng stepped onto the 901st step, the rich red and gold light around him seemed to come alive instantly.

The terrifying pressure felt like a 100,000-ton seawater crashing down on him!

Nan Feng's previously nonchalant face stiffened slightly, and he gasped inwardly.

If he could handle the pressure of those nine hundred steps as easily as a weighted cross-country run, from this moment on, he really had to be on high alert.

However, the boasting has already been made.

To maintain his unfathomable and superior image, Nan Feng gritted his teeth and withstood the immense pressure that could break the bones of a Title Douluo.

He maintained his calm and collected demeanor, without even changing the pace of his steps, continuing to walk upwards at his previous unhurried speed.

Level 910, Level 930, Level 950...

Finally, after struggling to climb the 960th step, Nan Feng came to a complete stop.

To be honest, he's starting to regret it a little now.

"I was too hasty. I should have known better than to show off like that..." Nan Feng lamented inwardly.

It's too heavy! The pressure has reached an unbelievable critical point. Nan Feng feels that if he were to take another step upwards, this clone, which is made of pure energy compression, would definitely be crushed on the spot!

Even if he were just standing still, his soul power was being consumed at a terrifying rate, like a dam breaking, in order to resist the all-pervasive light of the sea god.

Just then, Poseidon's composed figure appeared beside him as if it had shrunk in size.

Looking at Nan Feng, whose legs were already trembling slightly and who could barely take a step, Poseidon's eyes did not show any mockery. She simply stated a fact calmly: "If you retreat now, you still have a chance to preserve this body that has come at a great cost. But if you go any further, once your soul power goes out of control, you will really have nowhere to retreat."

"Step back?"

Nan Feng took a deep breath, turned her head, and a proud and arrogant smile appeared on her delicate face: "I've already come this far. If I were to slink away now, wouldn't I, the Demon God Douluo, lose face?"

After saying that, Nan Feng's eyes hardened, and he suddenly lifted his leg and took a step forward!

Level 961!

"Crack..."

With that first step, every subsequent step Nan Feng took was extremely difficult.

Under the relentless onslaught of the crimson-gold light of the sea god, his once flawless energy clone finally succumbed and began to become extremely unstable.

On the surface of his fair skin, fine cracks, like those on broken porcelain, began to appear!

A faint, eerie purple light was uncontrollably emanating from the cracks.

Looking at the body that seemed on the verge of falling apart at any moment, Poseidon's eyes once again surged with turmoil.

This is simply unbelievable!

This body was clearly on the verge of collapse, and its internal energy structure had already begun to leak out, so why... even with her demigod-level mental power, was she still unable to follow those cracks to perceive the core essence of this clone?!