Chapter 274: The Third Trial

After Su Wen completed the Divine Power Body Tempering, the third trial did not immediately appear.

Su Wen did not find this unusual because he had gained many insights during the Divine Power Body Tempering process and had been pondering for a long time. As he finished his contemplation, the information about the third trial also emerged in his mind.

"God-level Nine Trials Third Trial: Ring Replacement with a similar Spirit Beast Spirit Ring, resulting in at least one hundred thousand years old Spirit Ring. Reward: Affinity with the Power of Faith."

Su Wen's eyes flickered.

At this moment, his focus was not on the content of the trial but on the reward.

Affinity with the Power of Faith.

Previously, Su Wen had been contemplating more about the training plan for the Body Martial Spirit, and there was one difficult problem he had not found a solution for: the application of the Power of Faith.

He had gained some insights during the previous process of divine power condensation, but even though he knew the techniques for using the Power of Faith and the principles of condensing divine power, he was unable to achieve them because he couldn't even condense the Power of Faith itself.

Now, Su Wen believed that he possessed a vast amount of faith, but it had not been condensed into Power of Faith.

This was naturally a problem that troubled Su Wen.

With the Sea God announcing the reward for the God-level Nine Trials' third trial, Su Wen also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had previously speculated that the use of the Power of Faith might require certain rigid conditions, which was the most distressing issue, and he didn't know how to achieve it.

Now, since the trial directly rewards the Affinity with the Power of Faith, it is likely to solve this problem.

The reward is something Su Wen urgently needs, so he decided to complete this trial as soon as possible.

However, the content of the trial made him frown.

Ring Replacement Spirit Ring.

This is Su Wen's secret technique, and it was also the technique he used to extend the lifespan of the first three Spirit Rings.

Through repeated use, he had even perfected it to the point where it no longer required replacement but only needed to merge the Spirit Ring Essence.

With his understanding of the Power of Devour, Su Wen actually had confidence in perfecting this Ring Replacement Method to the extent that it could enhance the lifespan of Spirit Rings from different types of Spirit Beasts.

However, the trial's requirements imposed strict limitations.

The requirement is that the Ring Replacement must be with Spirit Rings from the same type of Spirit Beast; they can be merged, but Spirit Rings from other types of Spirit Beasts cannot be merged. It can only merge Spirit Rings corresponding to the types of Spirit Beasts he has absorbed.

Su Wen improved the Ring Replacement Method in the direction of removing Spirit Ring type restrictions because some of his Spirit Beast sources are too rare, making it difficult to find high-age Spirit Rings of the same type.

For example, Su Wen's Fourth Spirit Ring comes from the Mirror Image Beast, which is estimated to be found only a few times across the entire Continent. Su Wen would have to search the entire Continent and potentially hunt this Spirit Beast to extinction to hope to stack the fourth ring to a hundred thousand years.

It might even be impossible to reach a hundred thousand years, even if he wiped out the entire species.

As for the Fifth Ring, Su Wen has even fewer options.

While Su Wen might still be able to use the Study Realm to cast a wide net and capture Mirror Image Beasts, finding the Void Silver Moon Tapir is much more challenging.

The source of the First Ring, the Starlight Fruit Tree, is relatively easier to find. Su Wen believes he can gather enough to merge into a hundred thousand years old Spirit Ring, but it is somewhat cumbersome.

The source of the Second Ring is the Three-Eyed Phantom Fox. According to the Sea God's restrictions, it is likely that only Three-Eyed Phantom Fox Spirit Rings with similar mutations will count.

There are quite a few of these Spirit Beasts, so gathering them is certainly possible, but it requires constant traveling and gathering of information, which is very troublesome.

To complete the third trial quickly, it seems that the focus will have to be on the Third Ring.

The Stone Monster is also a rare Spirit Beast, but there is a population of Stone Monsters in the Sunset Forest, which should be enough for Su Wen to gather a hundred thousand years.

So, the target is quite clear.

"Hai Da, I need to return to the Continent first. You all stay here and continue your training."

"Master Wen, you're going alone?" Hai Da looked at Su Wen with some concern.

"Don't worry, I have Xiao Bai to accompany me; it will be fast and safe."

Upon hearing this, Hai Da let out a sigh of relief.

Their mission this time was to escort Su Wen out to sea. Whether it was going out to sea or returning, steering and other tasks were their responsibility. They were naturally concerned about letting Su Wen sail back to the Continent alone. However, Su Wen was leaving Sea God Island to return to the Continent for the trial, while they still had trials to complete. Leaving at this time would be quite a loss.

Even though Hai Da was determined to protect Su Wen and ensure his safe return to the Continent, he did not want to lose this opportunity unnecessarily. Now that Su Wen had the assistance of the hundred-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark, which was even more reliable than their own steering and navigation, Hai Da felt reassured.

"I'm leaving."

Su Wen bid farewell to Hai Da and the other sailors, then found Fighting Heaven Douluo.

"Brother Fighting Heaven, I'm heading back to the Continent. Are you staying here or coming with me?"

Fighting Heaven Douluo waved his hand and said, "My second trial is a bit special; I need to cultivate on Sea God Island, so I won't be returning to the Continent with you."

"Alright."

That was fine with Su Wen; being alone allowed him to plan things as he wished.

"Xiao Bai, let's set off!"

Having been on Sea God Island for only four months, with three of those spent completing tasks at sea, Su Wen was ready to return to the Continent.

On the way, Su Wen had Xiao Bai stop at each island in the sea with a Sea Spirit Master presence, setting up Wisdom Palaces and expanding the Study Realm to every island with Sea Spirit Masters.

Thus, three months later.

Skysea City.

"Master Wen, you're the only one who has returned? What about Hai Da and the others?" Xu Jiawei was surprised that Su Wen had returned in just six months and was also curious as to why only Su Wen had come back.

Su Wen did not hide anything and explained that Hai Da and the others were staying on Sea God Island.

"Sea God Island!" Xu Jiawei exclaimed, astonished that Hai Da and the others had actually found the legendary Sea God Island by following Su Wen.

In that case, they had indeed gained a great opportunity.

Xu Jiawei felt a natural sense of envy, but although he lived in Skysea City, which was also a suitable environment for their family's Spirit Masters to cultivate, they were not Sea Spirit Masters, so their longing for Sea God Island was not as intense.

If Su Wen had mentioned Sea God's Trial, Xu Jiawei would not have been so calm.

After returning to the Wisdom Palace in Skysea City and resting for a night, Su Wen left Skysea City.

Three days later.

Heaven Dou City.

Since Su Wen was heading to Sunset Forest to hunt Stone Monsters, he naturally took the opportunity to visit Heaven Dou City and catch up with many friends.

For example, Xiao Zhan, who in the past six months had elevated his Soul Power to the peak of level eighty-nine, reaching the final step towards condensing the second Spirit Core and breaking through to level ninety.

While cultivating, Xiao Zhan had not neglected his research. As a Book Martial Spirit and a scholar, his research abilities were also impressive, though he was most famous for his title of Fire Demon

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