"This is the energy contained within a million-year soul beast, truly terrifying!"
Feeling the surge of soul power inside his body, Lin Mu exclaimed inwardly.
Not only had he broken through to Level 99, he had even touched the threshold of Level 100.
As expected of a million-year soul beast.
In addition, his ninth soul ring had transformed into a triple attribute ring containing water, thunder, and metal. He had also obtained a million-year torso soul bone.
Now that his soul power was approaching Level 100 and he had collected all six soul bones, Lin Mu was certain he could condense his fourth soul core.
"Oh right… there are still three divine trials."
Lin Mu placed his index and middle fingers together on the mark between his eyebrows. The three colors of the mark gradually merged into a strange pattern.
Originally, he thought that only one trial would unlock after reaching level ninety-nine.
Unexpectedly, three trials had appeared at once.
Just as he was about to examine the trial tasks, a blue light suddenly appeared.
Immediately afterward, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew out of his soul tool and rose into the sky. A gigantic phantom nearly one hundred meters tall appeared above it.
It was the divine will left behind by the Sea God.
"One person passed three divine trials? No… he also possesses water elemental power."
The Sea God's divine sense was filled with disbelief.
This human was far too extraordinary. He had actually attracted three gods to compete for him.
Such an outstanding successor even made the Sea God consider stealing him.
At that moment, Lin Mu had just finished reviewing the assessment tasks when he noticed the Sea God's divine sense above him.
A sense of unease immediately rose in his heart.
In the past, he might have been somewhat interested in the Sea God's inheritance, mainly because he wanted to take advantage of it.
But now he was already level ninety-nine and being targeted by three gods.
He had absolutely no interest in inheriting the Sea God's position.
"No… I need to give this to Little San as soon as possible."
"Tonado, Power!"
With that thought, Lin Mu instantly moved.
He grabbed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and, before the Sea God's divine sense could react, transformed into a streak of azure light. In the blink of an eye, he shot tens of thousands of meters into the sky.
The Sea God's divine sense tried to say something, but because it had moved too far away from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it soon fell back into a deep slumber.
A few minutes later, Lin Mu returned to the deck of the Merry.
Captain Jack, who had been waiting anxiously, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Mu return.
"Your Excellency, a terrifying shockwave suddenly came from the direction of the Demonic Whale Sea earlier. The ship was almost overturned. Thankfully, you returned safely."
His tone carried clear relief.
In his opinion, Lin Mu traveling alone to the Demonic Whale Sea and returning safely was already incredibly fortunate.
After all, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was no ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
"Captain Jack, you're worrying too much. Since I dared to go there, I naturally had complete confidence."
Lin Mu replied calmly.
In truth, he could easily defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King head-on.
But there was no need to do that.
Since he had already decided to kill it, pretending to be honorable and insisting on a fair duel would only be hypocritical.
Moreover, fighting it directly would inevitably cause injuries.
As long as the objective was achieved, the method didn't matter.
Seeing Lin Mu's calm expression, an absurd thought suddenly appeared in Captain Jack's mind.
"Did he… kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King?"
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
No matter how powerful Lin Mu was, he was still a land-based soul master.
How could he possibly defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in its own territory?
Lin Mu didn't bother explaining.
He walked straight to Tang San and handed him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
"Little San, absorb this as soon as possible. It will greatly benefit you."
"Thank you, Master."
Although Tang San didn't understand what the strange object was, he trusted his master completely and immediately accepted it.
Afterward, Lin Mu returned to his room.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he began condensing his fourth soul core.
As for the divine trials, he hadn't even considered completing them.
Not because they were difficult, but because they were too easy.
He only needed to choose which god's position to inherit and fuse with the corresponding divine artifact.
That alone would complete the trials.
It was practically a free divine position.
If Lin Mu wasn't mistaken, those gods had deliberately lowered the difficulty of the trials to the absolute minimum in order to compete for him.
After all, he had already reached the peak of the Douluo Continent.
One could even say he was already a demigod.
Even if they set additional trials, they would have little real effect.
Naturally, none of them wanted to lose such a talented successor.
However, the easier the trials became, the more determined Lin Mu was to create his own divine position.
If he accepted the inheritance of one of those gods, his other elemental abilities would inevitably be restricted.
Therefore, forging his own divine path was the most suitable choice for him.
Several hours later, Lin Mu successfully condensed an earth-attribute soul core.
"Water and fire are incompatible… Condensing the final soul core will be far more difficult."
Lin Mu sighed helplessly.
Originally, he wanted to condense a water-attribute soul core in one attempt, but the fire-attribute soul core rejected it.
It seemed that if he wanted to condense a water-attribute soul core, he would have to rely on the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
But before that, he still needed to subdue more soul spirits and gather additional faith power to increase the success rate of creating his own godhood.
Otherwise, even if he successfully condensed a fifth soul core, his soul power would still be unable to break through Level 100.
This was the limitation imposed by the laws of heaven and earth.
Even though Lin Mu was confident that his strength was comparable to that of a god, perhaps even stronger than a 2nd Class god, he still could not break through Level 100.
At that moment, the door slowly creaked open.
Ye Lingling walked in carrying dinner.
"Brother Lin Mu, have you finished cultivating?"
"Hmm."
Looking at the slightly shy Ye Lingling, Lin Mu temporarily set aside his thoughts.
He wasn't in a hurry to create his own godhood.
There was still plenty of time.
He reached out and gently pulled Ye Lingling into his arms, teasing her.
"Lingling, you were so bold earlier. Why are you shy now?"
Hearing this, Ye Lingling's cheeks instantly turned red.
The memory of earlier, when she and Sister Ah Yin had struggled together against Lin Mu, flashed through her mind.
The most embarrassing part was that she had taken the initiative.
Fortunately, Sister Ah Yin had been very understanding. Not only did she not tease her, she had even helped share the burden.
Seeing the playful smile on Lin Mu's face, Ye Lingling suddenly gathered her courage.
She grabbed his hand and placed it inside her clothes.
Lin Mu immediately felt her smooth, soft skin.
Even he hadn't expected her to be so bold.
This was completely different from Ye Lingling's usual quiet and elegant personality.
But her earlier rivalry with Ah Yin had already revealed the desire hidden deep within her heart.
"Mmm…"
Ye Lingling bit her lip.
Her slender legs pressed tightly together beneath her skirt, and her eyes gradually grew hazy.