Under Yang Xiong's arrangement, Oscar prepared a large quantity of Super Recovery Sausages for everyone to consume.
Even Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others took quite a few sausages from Oscar. Having been classmates with him for many years, Oscar couldn't bear to see them struggle through the trials.
Yang Xiong retrieved some items from his soul-guiding tool, using a needle and thread to craft small bags out of animal hide. These bags could be tied directly onto their arms, holding the Super Recovery Sausages securely in place—even under the force of the waves, they wouldn't be washed away. During the Tidal Training, they could simply lower their heads to eat the sausages, taking advantage of the brief gaps between waves to quickly refuel.
Everyone was pleasantly surprised by Yang Xiong's ingenious design. Each person made themselves a small bag, and even Tang San and the others followed suit.
Over the next three months, as everyone underwent repeated Tidal Training sessions, the time each person could endure began to gradually increase, surpassing their initial durations by several times.
Especially with the help of the Super Recovery Sausages, they were able to endure much longer during the body refinement process.
After three full months, Ning Rongrong and the others had steadily increased their daily training time from just over two hours at the start to around seven hours—a point that had nearly reached their current limits.
Surprisingly, the two who ended up enduring the longest were Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu.
Though these two girls were only Soul Emperors, both had already reached Level 70. All they truly lacked was a single soul ring.
Moreover, their personalities were incredibly resilient. The effects of Tidal Training on them were profound, and their growth was visibly significant.
Of course, there was another reason why they endured longer than the others.
According to Yang Xiong's requirements, everyone would typically collapse from exhaustion after reaching their limit during Tidal Training. However, once they regained even the slightest bit of strength after fainting, they were required to immediately resume training without any relaxation.
Whether it was the sausages provided by Oscar or the occasional expensive medicinal herbs Yang Xiong supplied, everyone recovered quickly.
Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, with their unique martial souls, were always the fastest to recover after fainting. In terms of endurance, they even surpassed everyone else.
Yang Xiong's daily Tidal Training duration also gradually increased. Initially, he could only endure fourteen hours, but after three months, he was consistently lasting sixteen hours each day.
In terms of physical conditioning improvements, Yang Xiong even surpassed Ning Rongrong and the others. It was important to note that the closer one got to their limits, the harder it became to improve further. Yet Yang Xiong showed steady progress, increasing his training time by about half an hour to an hour every month.
Even Bo Saixi was somewhat taken aback. Among everyone, only Yang Xiong seemed guaranteed to pass the trial. Yet, Yang Xiong appeared completely unsatisfied, striving instead to push himself to endure even longer during Tidal Training each day.
By the fifth month, everyone was gradually approaching the required trial durations. Especially Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, who were now able to endure around nine hours. It seemed they were breaking through their own limits step by step.
After eleven full months, there was just under a month left until the final Tidal Training session.
That day, Huo Wu seemed more serious than usual. By now, she could endure twelve hours of Tidal Training daily—the longest among everyone.
After each session, she would rest for only four or five hours, quickly consuming Super Recovery Sausages and medicinal herbs prepared by Yang Xiong before diving back into training. Her determination left the male participants in awe.
Even Feng Xiaotian felt immense pity for her, and he tried his best to stay by her side for longer periods.
This time, however, Huo Wu's eyes were filled with resolve. She seemed ready to face death itself.
She didn't bring anything this time—not even a Super Recovery Sausage—and stood directly on the Sunken Silver Pillar.
After twelve full hours, Huo Wu was utterly exhausted. Not only had her soul power been completely depleted, but her entire body was wracked with pain.
Yet, at this moment, Huo Wu appeared incredibly defiant, reminiscent of the time she faced that crushing blow, ready to embrace death at any moment.
Through sheer willpower, she endured until the sixteenth hour. At that moment, under the relentless pounding of the sea, Huo Wu seemed to undergo a transformation. She resembled a blazing flame, filled with defiance and unwillingness to yield to the ocean.
In that instant, her flames seemed to transform. When Bo Saixi brought her back to land, her entire body was enveloped in flames that refused to extinguish, resembling infernal fire from the depths of hell.
Moreover, the flames radiated endless golden light, as if she had undergone some form of metamorphosis.
Seeing this, Yang Xiong was utterly astonished. This wasn't just a change in Huo Wu's flames—it was also a transformation of her martial soul. In that moment, Huo Wu's martial soul had likely achieved its true complete awakening. Stimulated by the Sea God's divine power and fueled by her unyielding perseverance, she had finally completed her ultimate transformation.
Yang Xiong was certain that this must have been the true second awakening of a Body Martial Soul—and it was likely a golden-tier awakening.
Yang Xiong glanced at Huo Wu, his heart ablaze. Tidal Training was indeed what he had always pursued. If even Huo Wu could awaken, then he was absolutely capable of achieving another awakening.
With renewed determination, Yang Xiong once again stepped onto the Sunken Silver Pillar. This time, he was more resolute and confident than ever before.
Facing the relentless pounding of the waves, enduring the extreme pain, feeling as though every muscle in his body was being attacked, Yang Xiong stood proudly on the Sunken Silver Pillar, showing no sign of retreat.
As time passed, Yang Xiong lost track of how long he had been on the pillar. He could only sense people leaving and returning repeatedly, standing once more on the Sunken Silver Pillar.
During this process, Yang Xiong seemed to enter a state of complete loss of control. His body no longer obeyed his commands, relying solely on his fading consciousness to keep him going.
His body was overwhelmed with hunger, and his very soul seemed battered by the waves, sustained only by his sheer willpower.
In the final moment, a colossal wave surged forward, carrying boundless force. It felt as though the entire ocean was crashing down on Yang Xiong, akin to facing a deity—or perhaps Bo Saixi's Sea God martial soul.
But Yang Xiong gritted his teeth. Even though his soul rings and spirit bone skills were restricted by the Sunken Silver Pillar, his body emitted an endless crimson glow. This wasn't soul power, nor was it the Killing Domain—it was an overwhelming killing intent emanating from deep within his core.
The killing intent took the form of a crimson giant, its blood-red eyes glowing fiercely. A terrifying crimson light shot forth, colliding with the massive wave like a giant confronting the sea—or even a god.
In that instant, Yang Xiong felt as though he had unconsciously broken through some invisible barrier. Both his mental strength and physical resilience seemed to surpass their limits. Every bone in his body fused into a unified whole, undergoing a special transformation.
At the same time, his previously suppressed martial soul suddenly manifested. Yang Xiong's body, which had been entirely crimson, now glowed with countless golden patterns.
In that moment, the golden patterns surged to their peak, spreading across his entire body. Finally, all the patterns broke through a barrier, connecting together. His entire body turned a brilliant gold, resembling a golden giant.
Everyone onshore was utterly shocked, especially Tang San. Just moments ago, he had sensed Yang Xiong utilizing the Purple Extreme Demon Eye—but Yang Xiong's mastery of it was extraordinarily high, seemingly breaking through to the legendary limit, reaching the fourth stage of the Purple Extreme Demon Eye: Boundless.
Tang San knew that despite years of hard training, his own advancement in the Purple Extreme Demon Eye had been difficult. Even after absorbing a spirit bone, he had only barely entered the third stage, and progress had since stagnated.
Now, comparing their levels of mastery, they were not even on the same plane.
What shocked Bo Saixi even more was that, according to the Sea God's instructions, Yang Xiong was undergoing double Tidal Training, during which his soul power and martial soul were supposed to be suppressed.
Yet, in that instant, not only had she seemingly lost control of the waves, but she also felt Yang Xiong's spiritual power surge dramatically, reaching a level comparable to her own.
Keep in mind, she was a 99th-level Limit Douluo, while Yang Xiong was merely a quasi-Soul Douluo. There was an insurmountable gap between them. Yet, in that moment, she felt Yang Xiong grow incomparably powerful, matching her spiritual power.
Even more astonishing was the fact that Yang Xiong's martial soul seemed to have reached the same level as hers. On the sea, where her Sea God martial soul drew strength from the ocean, it could even suppress Qian Daoliu's Six-Winged Angel martial soul. Yet now, it seemed unable to suppress Yang Xiong's martial soul.
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After an indeterminate amount of time, when Yang Xiong finally regained consciousness, he felt an overwhelming sense of ease throughout his body. His perception had greatly improved, his strength had increased once more, and he could now perceive even the subtlest details in his surroundings—such as the fluctuations of soul power in the air and the essence of all things in the world.
Bo Saixi looked at Yang Xiong, her expression changing: "Yang Xiong, congratulations."
Yang Xiong quickly responded: "Thank you, Senior, for your guidance."
Bo Saixi shook her head: "It wasn't me who guided you. Your strength and physical conditioning are far beyond what I imagined. That final moment—it wasn't me."
Yang Xiong asked, puzzled: "If it wasn't you exerting pressure, then who was it? Could it have been the Sea God?"
Bo Saixi replied gravely: "That moment should have been the descent of the Sea God. Only the Sea God possesses such immense power, and only the Sea God would take notice of every citizen of the Sea God Island."
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