As the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King's eyes turned blood-red and its body swelled, a terrifyingly restless aura filled the surroundings, causing the atmosphere to distort.
Xiao Bai knew the fearsome nature of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's self-detonation, especially one as top-tier as this; the explosion's energy would be incredibly terrifying, and probably only he and Ye Yu would survive.
The Evil Demon Tiger Whale King, understanding its inevitable death and the annihilation of its tribe, was resolved to drag everyone down with it even as it faced demise.
Just as the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King was about to self-destruct, Tang San attacked its spiritual power with the Purple Extreme Divine Light. The now weakened king couldn't resist and fell into a brief daze.
Simultaneously, Tang San stabbed with the Blue Silver Emperor Spear, piercing directly through the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King's head.
The king, gravely injured, with almost no soul power left and in a vulnerable state of self-destruction, was unable to defend, making it easy to pierce through.
When the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King regained consciousness, its life energy rapidly drained away, making self-destruction impossible. It cried out angrily in discontent: "No!!"
With the death of the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King, Tang San passed the test, and reached level eighty. This Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Demon Tiger Whale King Soul Ring suited him perfectly.
The king's death also avenged Xiao Bai's grudge, making him very grateful towards Ye Yu and the others.
"Thank you all."
Ye Yu replied, "We're all friends, no need to be polite."
Tang San began to absorb the Soul Ring. Now at level eighty, only he could absorb it; even if others reached a bottleneck, they wouldn't be able to absorb it, nor did Ye Yu care for it.
Tang San sat cross-legged, beginning the absorption. Though he had absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Divine Soul Ring before, the divine soul ring's nature wasn't at this top-tier level, making it dangerous despite being level eighty now and with the third trial of body refining.
As he absorbed, a terrifying, domineering aura surged in. Because the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King's death was fueled by extreme anger and resentment, the grievance was incredibly formidable, making absorption very difficult.
The energy unleashed from absorption nearly caused Tang San's body to collapse. Without the third trial's body refining, even with his perseverance, his body couldn't endure and would explode.
He forcibly withstood the terrifying energy, but his orifices bled from the impact, his body shaking fiercely.
While absorbing, Tang San's expression suddenly turned extremely heavy. The ten-thousand-year Divine Soul Ring's energy was gradual, but the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring energy erupted all at once, overwhelming him.
Tang San's spiritual power surged into the golden trident imprint on his forehead, enveloping him in golden light, making him appear as if turned into gold.
Clearly, Tang San used the Light of the Sea God. Covered by it, the tyrannical, terrifying energy of the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King felt like a roaring fire suddenly encountering a downpour, quickly subsiding a lot, with its violent aura being gradually dissolved by the Light of the Sea God.
Tang San breathed a sigh of relief, feeling shocked: "Brother Yu is absorbing a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring, unimaginable in its terror."
Initially, Xiao Wu and others were very worried, but seeing Tang San's body stabilize and his complexion improve, they felt relieved.
Bai Shenxiang also began absorbing a Soul Ring, finding a Ten-Thousand-Year Evil Demon Tiger Whale. Upon completion, she was thrilled to find her soul power jumping to level fifty-five.
At just twenty years old, reaching level fifty-five was unprecedented not just within the Agile Race but also rare in the Soul Master Realm, comparable to the Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall.
Unfortunately, despite the annihilation of the Evil Demon Tiger Whales, no soul bones were found, illustrating how rare it is for them to appear.
With the Sea God's Light restraining, Tang San completed his absorption within three hours, with a dark red soul bone appearing, a left leg soul bone.
Tang San began absorbing, and naturally, Oscar and others couldn't absorb, for they'd die of explosion. Ye Yu also didn't care for it.
Upon completing the absorption, Tang San stood up, surrounded by the rhythm of eight soul rings: yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, red, red.
Such a soul ring configuration, in terms of terror, was second only to Ye Yu.
With the fourth trial completed, everyone checked the fifth trial content appearing in their minds, and upon reading it, the Seven Monsters' expressions were aghast.
Especially Tang San, whose expression was somewhat dazed.
"Third Brother, what's your fifth trial?"
Tang San smiled bitterly: "The Sea God's Nine Trials Fifth Test: Challenge the Guardian of the Seven Holy Pillars. From the start of the challenge, one must defeat the Guardian of the Seven Holy Pillars within seventy-two hours to pass."
Upon hearing, Oscar and others were astonished, three days, consecutively defeating seven Titled Douluo?!
"Is it solo?"
Tang San nodded: "Yes, without assistance. The fourth trial was using collective power, but this fifth trial tests one's individual strength."
Ye Yu and others returned to Sea God Island, discussing their respective fifth trials.
Dai Mubai sighed: "I didn't expect Xiao San's fifth trial to be so extreme, so mine seems nothing then. My fifth trial is to defeat a Titled Douluo, to succeed within a year qualifies as passing."
Oscar nodded: "Mine too."
Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun were the same, as for Ning Rongrong, she assisted the four in battle to enhance them, each passing the test, which meant her passing.
Tang San said gravely: "Though challenging, the time limit is a year."
"Yes, and there's no limit on attempts, failed attempts can be retried. But beating seven Titled Douluo consecutively in three days is way too hard."
Simultaneously, everyone looked at Ye Yu, wondering what degree of difficulty he had?
Ye Yu's expression wasn't heavy, Tang San and others knew it wasn't easy, but instead, Ye Yu was too terrifying.
Ye Yu said: "My fifth trial is: to solo challenge the Guardian of the Seven Holy Pillars. Once the challenge starts, to defeat them within three days."
Upon hearing, Tang San and others were astonished. It looked similar to Tang San's content but was entirely different. Tang San was to duel each of the Seven Douluo individually, whereas Ye Yu was to solo challenge all seven at once.
When seven Titled Douluo join forces, how terrifying would their power be?
Now the Seven Monsters mostly were Soul Saints, and united their combat power rivaled ordinary Titled Douluo, let alone seven Titled Douluo, and being Sea Soul Masters, this was their domain.
Though trained in the ring blockade for a year, in the sea, naturally, Sea Soul Masters hold advantage.
The seven Titled Douluo, surely a cohesive unit, with synergy no worse than the Seven Monsters', when joined, their combat power would be terrifying, perhaps beyond the ability of even a level ninety-nine Peak Douluo to defeat them together.
Ye Yu and others quickly returned to Sea God Island, the Seven Monsters rode Ten-Thousand-Year Demon Soul Great White Sharks, while Ye Yu sat on Xiao Bai, at Xiao Bai's request.
Xiao Bai's huge physique was at the front and the fastest, feeling delighted.
With the extermination of the Evil Demon Tiger Whale Tribe, their tribe was much safer, and they were very grateful to Ye Yu.
Xiao Bai said: "Ye Yu, for future sea activities, you should ride me."
Ye Yu replied: "You are, after all, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, wouldn't it be beneath your dignity?"
"No, I like you riding me, you avenged me, you are my great benefactor, I could even be your mount."
Ye Yu shook his head: "Don't say that, we're friends, I don't need a mount either."
Xiao Bai nodded: "True, your aerial speed is incredibly fast, but in the sea, I'm your exclusive mount, the King of Demon Soul Great White Shark will only let you ride."
Ye Yu laughed loudly, "Alright."