The harvest from the second trial was quite bountiful. The Asura senior gave him the God-bestowed Spirit Ring he had always longed for, and Mu Yang impatiently began to check the contents of the third trial.
His consciousness sank into his spiritual sea, and he saw that among the seven remaining golden-red light screens in his spiritual sea, one of them lit up again.
—Asura's Third Trial, Slaughter God Light; persist under the Slaughter God Light for twelve consecutive hours in one attempt. Time limit: one year.
'Slaughter God Light?'
Mu Yang raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself.
Judging from this trial's content, the Slaughter God Light should be somewhat similar to the Sea God's Light on Sea God Island from the original work, though he didn't know whether this Slaughter God Light could help with soul power cultivation.
"Mu Yang, my third trial is to persist under the Slaughter God Light for eight consecutive hours in one attempt, with a one-year time limit. How about you?"
After checking her own third trial content, Shui Bing'er asked.
Mu Yang nodded. "Mine is also Slaughter God Light, but I have to persist for twelve consecutive hours."
"Your Highness, trial-takers, congratulations on completing the second trial."
At this moment, 'Shang' walked over from not far away to offer congratulations.
"Senior, you're too polite."
Mu Yang smiled and waved his hand.
"Your Highness, allow me to explain the God-bestowed Spirit Ring to you.
As the name suggests, a God-bestowed Spirit Ring is a creation of the gods, a type of spirit ring that can only be obtained through a gift from a deity.
Unlike ordinary spirit rings, a God-bestowed Spirit Ring can ignore the differences between martial souls, granting the spirit master the soul skill they need most, and in terms of years, it can also reach the maximum that one's body can withstand."
Fearing that the two might not understand what a God-bestowed Spirit Ring was, 'Shang' explained.
"Senior, if one's endurance is strong enough, can the years of a God-bestowed Spirit Ring surpass one hundred thousand years, like a spirit beast's spirit ring?"
Mu Yang couldn't help but ask.
"Oh? Your Highness has encountered spirit beasts over one hundred thousand years old?"
'Shang' asked in surprise.
From what he knew, spirit beasts over one hundred thousand years old were extremely rare on the Douluo Continent.
Mu Yang shook his head. "Not exactly, but purely from the perspective of cultivation level, a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast corresponds to a newly advanced Title Douluo with nine rings, and since the highest rank of a Title Douluo can reach level 99, the maximum years of a spirit beast should definitely exceed one hundred thousand."
Nodding, 'Shang' said, "Your Highness is correct. The maximum years of a spirit beast naturally exceed one hundred thousand.
As for the upper limit of a God-bestowed Spirit Ring's years, to be honest, I'm not sure either, but one thing is certain—the years of a God-bestowed Spirit Ring are more than one hundred thousand.
Over eight hundred years ago, there was a Slaughter king who emerged from the City of Slaughter and took part in Lord Asura God's trials. Although it wasn't the divine-level nine trials, the trial level was still at the top tier.
When this trial-taker's soul power level broke through level 90, the ninth spirit ring he added was a God-bestowed Spirit Ring, and its years reached two hundred thousand."
'Got it, the upper limit of a God-bestowed Spirit Ring's years is at least 999,999 years!'
The moment Mu Yang heard that 'Shang' had witnessed a two-hundred-thousand-year God-bestowed Spirit Ring, he immediately understood.
After all, compared to a two-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, a 999,999-year spirit ring had not yet undergone another qualitative change.
As for whether a God-bestowed Spirit Ring could reach one million years?
Although a million-year spirit ring is only one year more than a 999,999-year spirit ring, that single year's difference is a qualitative leap, belonging to the god-level category of spirit rings. Mu Yang couldn't be certain.
After learning that the two of them did not plan to start the third trial immediately, 'Shang' told Mu Yang the precautions for attaching a God-bestowed Spirit Ring and then left.
"Mu Yang, I can't use this God-bestowed Spirit Ring right now, so you can have it."
Shui Bing'er handed the God-bestowed Spirit Ring she had obtained to Mu Yang.
At present, her soul power rank was only at level 74 Soul Saint, still far from level 80, where she would need to attach another spirit ring to advance.
Although Mu Yang had also obtained a God-bestowed Spirit Ring and could cultivate his Icefire Immortal Jade Ginseng martial soul to the eight-ring Soul Douluo realm, his second martial soul, Iceflame Holy Shadow, only had its first and second spirit rings. If he could add another spirit ring to it, his strength would definitely increase significantly again, allowing him to complete the God Trials more effectively.
Therefore, Shui Bing'er intended to give the God-bestowed Spirit Ring she temporarily could not use to Mu Yang.
"Bing'er, keep this God-bestowed Spirit Ring for yourself. Give it to me when we have more in the future."
Mu Yang shook his head, refusing her kindness.
A God-bestowed Spirit Ring was a precious treasure; excluding the factor of spirit bones, it was far superior to a spirit beast spirit ring of the same age.
At present, Shui Bing'er was a seven-ring Soul Saint, still lacking her eighth and ninth spirit rings. Unless she could obtain a third God-bestowed Spirit Ring, Mu Yang would not take it.
Seeing Mu Yang's firm refusal, Shui Bing'er could only nod. "Alright, I'll hold onto it for now."
Within the Asura Secret Realm, the God Mountain area was an absolute safe zone. Mu Yang did not seek another location. After releasing his Icefire Immortal Jade Ginseng martial soul, he directly sat cross-legged on the ground and began refining the God-bestowed Spirit Ring to advance.
Similar to when attaching a spirit beast's spirit ring, the moment it was drawn by the martial soul, the God-bestowed Spirit Ring in Mu Yang's hand rose into the air and floated above his head.
'Buzz—'
A soft sound rang out as the golden bead shattered above Mu Yang's head.
Instantly, dense golden mist poured down, spreading into every corner of Mu Yang's body, enveloping his figure completely. Only the golden-red sword mark imprinted on his forehead shone brightly, still just as conspicuous.
At the moment the golden bead shattered, one blue and one white halo were released from Mu Yang's body at the same time.
Both halos expanded to only a one-meter diameter beneath him before stopping. The biting cold and chilling killing intent instantly filled the surroundings—Mu Yang had directly unleashed the Iceflame Domain and the Killing God Domain.
With the emergence of the two great domains, the golden mist bathing Mu Yang's body grew even denser, swelling rapidly to encompass the entire range of his domains.
Within this golden mist, faint golden threads could be vaguely seen, beginning to wind around Mu Yang's body, continuously compressing him.
At this moment, Mu Yang's expression remained calm. As soon as those golden threads appeared, a crystalline radiance spread over his entire body—his external spirit bone, Crystal Scale Armor, materialized.
Immediately after, faint soul power halos emanated from Mu Yang's four limbs and head. Stimulated by the soul power within his body, all five other spirit bones activated at once.
It could be said that Mu Yang had unleashed his full strength without reservation from the very start.
The purpose of doing this was to allow the God-bestowed Spirit Ring to take shape as quickly as possible, raising the starting point of the trial while shortening the overall trial duration, thereby reducing the pain he would have to endure.
As expected, upon activating all six of his spirit bones, including the external one, the golden mist surrounding Mu Yang's body rapidly changed.
Before, only a small portion of the golden mist had transformed into golden threads, but after all six spirit bones were activated, the golden mist completely disappeared, turning entirely into layer upon layer of golden silk threads, as if weaving around Mu Yang's body, continuously shuttling back and forth.
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