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Crossing the Light of the Sea God was indeed a beginner's blessing. Aside from necessary rest and meal times, most of the Shrek team spent their time cultivating.
Since entering seclusion, Li Luochen had fallen silent. His body was surrounded by a strong crimson aura that protected him, preventing anyone from approaching.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Shrek team worked tirelessly on their cultivation. With the accelerated environment provided by the Light of the Sea God, their progress was rapid!
A month passed quickly, and everyone in the Shrek team had made significant improvements in their spirit power. By now, although the Light of the Sea God still exerted pressure, it had also become their greatest source of enjoyment.
After all, at the end of each day's cultivation, they could clearly feel their spirit power advancing significantly. Even under immense pressure, the sense of accomplishment and the feeling of growing stronger were undeniably enjoyable.
The results of cultivating within the Light of the Sea God were remarkable. The immense pressure acted as the best catalyst for their cultivation. Even while sleeping, their spirit power would circulate automatically within this environment.
How could the members of Shrek Academy waste such a golden opportunity? Over the course of a month of hard work, spurred on by the constant sense of progress, not a single person complained.
Through sheer perseverance, their strength steadily increased.
After a month of grueling cultivation, everyone's spirit power had risen by one level. Bai Chenxiang, however, had advanced by two levels and now stood at Level 53.
Given Bai Chenxiang's current rate of advancement, with the boost from the Light of the Sea God, she would likely reach the Soul Emperor level within a year. In just a year, at the age of seventeen, she would become a Soul Emperor! A truly terrifying prospect.
During this month, Yu Tianxin was the first to break through his bottleneck and reach the Soul Sage level. Soon after, Yang Wu and Niu Dun followed suit, both achieving the Soul Sage level.
Yang Wu and Niu Dun reached their breakthroughs only three days apart—true to their close friendship, their cultivation truly kept pace with each other.
Now, the Shrek Academy team consisted of one Soul Douluo, seven Soul Sages, three Soul Emperors, and two Soul Kings.
Dai Mubai was envious. The divine-bestowed spirit rings were truly incredible, but as a participant in the Purple Rank trials, he wasn't eligible for one. He was about to break through to Level 60, and without a spirit ring, things would be difficult.
Still, his mindset was good. He felt fortunate to have even made it this far. He guessed that upon completing his three Purple Rank trials, he'd reach the Soul Sage level. At that point, he could return to the Star Luo Empire as a true powerhouse!
By then, no one, not even Dai Weisi, would stand a chance against him! While Dai Mubai's aspirations were grand, reality would prove harsher than expected when he returned to the Star Luo Empire.
After a month of cultivation, the Shrek team had gradually adapted to the pressure of the Light of the Sea God. The number of stairs they could climb had increased dramatically.
Ning Rongrong, relying solely on her own strength, could now ascend to the fiftieth step. Zhu Zhuqing, giving her all, could approach the ninetieth step.
They were grateful for their bodies, tempered by whale jelly, rare treasures, and spirit bones. Through the trial of crossing the Light of the Sea God, they realized that the higher the grade of spirit bones one possessed, the stronger their body became.
They had come to deeply understand the value of the Blood River treasures.
For them, the most satisfying experience was pushing their bodies to the limit by climbing the stairs, then retreating to lower steps to cultivate.
Although those with average physical fitness could only endure this process up to three times a day, the results were leaps in spirit power growth.
Those with exceptional physical fitness—such as Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing, who possessed multiple ten-thousand-year spirit bones—could fully immerse themselves in cultivation every day.
Even though others couldn't immerse themselves in cultivation as they did, their progress was still substantial!
However, Dugu Yan remained quiet, always focused on her cultivation. She rarely spoke to anyone, except for a few words during meals. The rest of the time, she dedicated herself entirely to training.
Only Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling could engage in deep conversations with her. After all, they were comrades-in-arms who had fought alongside her against formidable opponents, so their bond was naturally strong.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling knew that Dugu Yan's relentless cultivation was driven by her desire to catch up to Li Luochen's rapid pace. They, too, were working hard to improve.
Dugu Yan had fallen behind in her cultivation due to caring for her child in the previous period. Now, in this rare and sacred place of cultivation, she was determined to make up for lost time.
Currently, Dugu Yan had reached the peak of Level 88. In a few days, she would attempt to break through to Level 89, and within a month, she planned to attempt breaking through to the Title Douluo level while condensing her spirit core.
She had already obtained the method to condense a spirit core and intended to follow the path of complementary Yin-Yang spirit cores. This path required not only immense mental strength but also an exceptionally strong physical body.
Dugu Yan was confident in her physical strength. Excluding the extraordinary Li Luochen, she believed her body was unmatched. After all, there was a certain someone she could compare herself to—Qian Renxue, right?
Qian Renxue: *Ah-choo*—
Dugu Yan planned to first condense her spiritual spirit core to pave the way for her next core. She possessed a ten-thousand-year head spirit bone and had consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, granting her immense mental strength.
With such a foundation, she should meet the requirements for forming a spiritual spirit core.
They had only one year within the Light of the Sea God. How much they could improve in that time depended entirely on their efforts.
If they didn't maximize the benefits of this year, how could they justify the arrangement bestowed by the mysterious will of the Sea God?
This was the message Li Luochen left the Shrek team before entering seclusion: with such an excellent cultivation environment as the Light of the Sea God, failing to achieve a major breakthrough would be a shame.
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Three Months Later
A resounding dragon roar suddenly echoed across the stairs of the Sea God Mountain!
A golden light radiated, revealing a majestic azure dragon. Its body resembled a long snake, with a Kirin head, carp tail, flowing whiskers, deer-like antlers, and five claws. Each scale gleamed like precious jade, exuding nobility and power.
All those with scaled or armored martial souls were suppressed. Hai Long Douluo instinctively summoned his martial soul, trembling under the dragon's roar. As for Yu Tianxin, he had already been sent sprawling onto the ground.
Such a grand display left no doubt in anyone's mind—Dugu Yan had broken through to the Title Douluo level.
The golden trident mark on Dugu Yan's forehead began to glow, and her Golden Azure Dragon martial soul became even more sacred.
Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi appeared silently in midair, standing on nothingness. Not a trace of spirit power emanated from her, yet she remained unaffected by the dragon's might. A faint smile of satisfaction graced her noble and dignified face.
With a flick of her hand, a golden bead appeared out of nowhere, flying directly toward the golden trident mark on Dugu Yan's forehead.
As if triggering a switch, the moment the golden bead touched the trident imprint, the Golden Azure Dragon she had released retracted into her body, and its overwhelming presence vanished instantly.
With a soft crack, the golden bead shattered, and a dense golden mist poured over Dugu Yan's entire body, enveloping her figure. Only the glowing trident mark on her forehead remained visible, as striking as ever.
At the same moment the bead shattered, a surge of golden energy radiated from Dugu Yan's body.
"A domain! This girl's talent is indeed terrifying," Bo Saixi remarked immediately, recognizing that Dugu Yan had comprehended her own domain at this critical moment.
The Shrek team had already anticipated Dugu Yan's breakthrough to Title Douluo. After all, she had been a high-level Soul Douluo, albeit one who rarely displayed her full strength.
Now that she had officially broken through to Title Douluo, her power would undoubtedly be even more fearsome.
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