Doulou Dalu: The Power of a Book

Su Wen brought the two girls to Sea Dragon City and directly accepted the Sea God's assessment under the guidance of Sea Dragon Douluo.

The Holy Pillar of the Sea Dragon erupted with a beam of light that shot into the sky, then a light column descended upon Ning Rongrong.

The light column around Ning Rongrong rapidly changed, transitioning through yellow and purple, with the depth of black continuously intensifying. Finally, a red hue emerged, quickly spreading throughout the light column.

Red-level Trial!

Sea Dragon Douluo was shaken, astonished by the potential of this land Spirit Master brought by Su Wen.

To actually achieve a Red-level Trial—this would almost certainly guarantee the attainment of the ninety-ninth level Transcendent Douluo and subsequently the position of Grand Priest among the Sea Spirit Masters of Sea God Island!

Sea Dragon Douluo looked at Dugu Yan, anticipating what level of trial she would receive.

Under the intense gaze of Sea Dragon Douluo, Dugu Yan felt a sense of pressure.

After witnessing the Divine Realm trials and the process of Sea God granting Ning Rongrong her trial, she could roughly infer that the change in the color of the light pillar likely indicated an evaluation, representing both the difficulty of the trial and the extent of the reward.

The color of the light pillar closely matched the colors of Spirit Rings, clearly indicating the significance of the red level.

Red likely represents the highest-level trial!

Although Dugu Yan considered her talent to be among the best in the Spirit Master World, she did not dare to claim that she could receive the Red-level Trial.

It wasn't that she lacked confidence, but Su Wen and Ning Rongrong's performances had made her lose some confidence.

A sixteen-year-old Spirit Emperor and a sixteen-year-old Spirit King.

She couldn't even compare to the sixteen-year-old Spirit King Ning Rongrong, so she naturally didn't dare to compare herself to Su Wen.

Perhaps her talent ranked among the top in the entire Spirit Master World, but there were still higher talents that were like sheer cliffs above her.

Moreover, with the arrival of a transformative era in the Spirit Master World, what were once considered top talents might soon become commonplace. Dugu Yan also wasn't sure if the Sea God was aware of the changes in the Douluo Continent and whether evaluations would adjust with the development of the Spirit Master World there.

Regardless, she had to undergo the assessment.

She had already completed the first test of the Stone Divine Test, which directly raised her Soul Power by one level, and she had experienced the benefits of the divine assessment.

However, the Stone Divine Test was only at the yellow level.

In contrast, the Sea God's assessment could grant Ning Rongrong, who had also received a yellow-level assessment from the Stone God, a Red-level Trial!

From this perspective, Dugu Yan felt that obtaining a Black-level Trial wasn't out of the question.

A light column of pale blue descended, quickly turning white, followed by yellow and purple.

The color grew deeper until it finally transformed into a rich black.

Black-level Six Trials!

Dugu Yan opened her eyes, revealing a look of surprise.

She had received the details of the Black-level Six Trials, and the reward for the first trial was a clear increase in Soul Power by one level!

Although this was the same reward she had received for the first trial in the Stone Divine Realm, the more difficult the assessment, the better the rewards would be. In fact, the value of the rewards could increase dramatically.

The Stone God only had three trials, while the Sea God had six!

Even if the difficulty of the assessments and the rewards remained the same, simply having two assessments would allow for a total increase of nine levels in Soul Power!

That was equivalent to gaining an additional level in title out of nowhere.

"During the assessment on Sea God Island, if your Soul Power reaches a multiple of ten, you will directly receive a God Bestowed Spirit Ring," Su Wen said.

Directly receiving a God Bestowed Spirit Ring?

Dugu Yan was astonished.

This was equivalent to an extra reward from an additional assessment.

The Sea God truly had deep pockets.

Dugu Yan's first trial followed a normal process, requiring her to ascend a hundred and eight steps under the pressure of the Light of Sea God.

As for Ning Rongrong's assessment, it was completely different from Su Wen's impression in the original work.

The first trial was naturally related to the Light of Sea God, but it didn't involve directly crossing the Light of Sea God to ascend the steps. Instead, it was similar to Su Wen's second trial; her first trial required her to use the Light of Sea God as assistance.

"Red-level Seven Trials, First Trial: Master elemental control using one's own power. Reward: Increase in Soul Power by one level and an additional five hundred years to the age of all Spirit Rings. Note: The Light of Sea God can be used for training assistance."

At first glance, this assessment seemed meaningless.

This was because Su Wen's Engrave book pages had already extended their duration to several months, and without using the page's abilities, he could even integrate into Ning Rongrong's body for over a year while maintaining the effect.

The existence of the Study Realm also provided Su Wen with the convenience of extending the borrowing period for the Engrave book pages for Ning Rongrong. It could be said that with Su Wen's assistance, Ning Rongrong could 'permanently' possess abilities like elemental control.

However, the Sea God still wanted Ning Rongrong to rely on her own mastery of these skills.

Su Wen naturally understood what this meant: to free her from his assistance.

"The Sea God probably has his own intentions in doing this."

Moreover, it must be a trial more suited to Ning Rongrong's path than the original work's assessments; at least this trial was clearly tailor-made, breaking away from standardized evaluations.

"Brother Xiaowen, how am I supposed to master elemental power on my own?" Ning Rongrong said, feeling somewhat at a loss.

She didn't have a foundational Spirit Skill like Su Wen's Second Spirit Skill.

She truly lacked any basic Spirit Skills in that area.

"The Sea God has already given a hint that you can use the Light of Sea God for assistance. I've experienced the Light of Sea God, and it helps Spirit Masters better perceive themselves. Combined with my Spirit Fusion Technique, you should be able to more vividly sense your Martial Spirit."

Perhaps she wouldn't be able to feel the Martial Spirit Space, but her perception of the Martial Spirit might be elevated to a very high level.

At this level, by continuously experiencing the process of channeling elemental power through Su Wen's Engrave book pages, she could use her own Martial Spirit to sense these elements.

Feeling the elemental power without relying on Su Wen's Engrave book pages would be the first successful step. After that, she would need to constantly influence the elemental power with her own Martial Spirit to channel it.

Of course, she could also use the Visualization Method to directly manipulate the elemental power, which was an advantage Su Wen initially lacked. However, Su Wen felt that the Sea God's assessment involved more than just using the Visualization Method to assist in manipulating elemental power.

While both methods achieved control over the elemental power using one's own strength, they were ultimately two different approaches; perhaps mastering both would be the key.

At the very least, the former method must be mastered; otherwise, the Sea God's hint would seem unnecessary. If she could only master elemental power using the Visualization Method, then there would be no need for the assistance of the Light of Sea God.

Ning Rongrong nodded after listening to Su Wen's analysis, indicating that she understood the process of the upcoming assessment.

"First, you should feel your Martial Spirit under the pressure of the Light of Sea God, and you can also start visualizing various elemental powers using the Visualization Method."

While both methods needed to be achieved, the Visualization Method was undoubtedly more convenient, as it was a universal approach. In contrast, channeling elemental power through the Martial Spirit was a development of the Martial Spirit itself, significantly increasing the difficulty.

Thus, it was most efficient to first use the Visualization Method to independently manipulate the elemental power, and then advance the development of the Martial Spirit through the Visualization Method.

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