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Even if Xiao Wu completed the trial early, the Sea God's Light would likely continue to exert its pressure on her, allowing her to choose whether to proceed to the next trial or climb further. Determined, she gathered her energy, shot forward, and sprinted up the steps toward Su Ming!

Noticing Xiao Wu's competitive spirit, the other women thought to themselves, "Xiao Wu isn't one to back down!" Among them, only Xiao Wu's constitution was close to Su Ming's, so they had no concerns about her passing the first trial.

Nearby, Ning Rongrong silently encouraged herself. She needed to reach the 600th step and was only halfway there, but she was determined to keep pushing!

As Su Ming climbed higher, the pressure around him increased, with intervals between pressure surges shortening. Yet, the weight meant little to Su Ming. He hadn't even activated his Susanoo, proving to himself that Sea God's test was manageable. Completing the trial early might even yield him great rewards.

In the Divine Realm, Sea God watched Su Ming approach the final step with a heavy heart, surprised at Su Ming's strength. He knew the intensity of the Sea God's Light, where past the 900th step, the pressure reached a demigod level. Yet, Su Ming was unaffected.

Only four months had passed, but Su Ming's endurance had already reached such impressive levels. Sea God started to worry about Tang San's progress in the Asura God's trial and wondered if he had already gained the Killing God Domain. The first test was one that Asura God couldn't adjust; even in the best case, Tang San would take about a hundred days to complete it, and realistically, closer to half a year or even longer.

The Goddess of Life smiled at Sea God. "Sea God, it seems my inheritor is more capable than you anticipated. I think I've won our wager this time?"

Sea God scoffed, "Su Ming hasn't passed yet; don't celebrate too soon!"

Just then, as if on cue, Su Ming's foot landed squarely on the 1,001st step.

Sea God: …

"Hahaha, Sea God, you've got nothing left to say now. Hand over the Divine Soul Fruit!" said the God of Destruction, grinning.

The Divine Soul Fruit was a rare item, allowing any deity below level 120 to advance by one level immediately, with substantial enhancements to their divine soul power and no side effects. However, its effectiveness was limited to deities below level 120, and each god could only consume three in their lifetime; any more would have no effect.

The Divine Soul Fruit blossomed over 10,000 years, took another 10,000 years to bear fruit, and produced only a hundred fruits each cycle. It was highly prized and reserved for the most powerful gods or the five high deities.

Though the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction each had a few of these fruits for themselves, they also had many followers who could benefit from them. So, there were never enough to go around.

This fruit from Sea God was a special gift from the Goddess of Life to Su Ming, her chosen inheritor. Knowing the private schemes of Asura God and Sea God, she and the God of Destruction wanted to support Su Ming as much as possible.

With a begrudging huff, Sea God reluctantly handed over one of his only two Divine Soul Fruits. He had expected to win another fruit in his wager with the Goddess of Life, but instead, he had lost one. Frustrated but composed, he forced a smile and asked, "So, have you planned Su Ming's second trial yet, Goddess of Life? Perhaps you'd like to follow my example?"

"Oh? What was your second trial?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

Seizing her interest, Sea God explained, "My second trial requires crossing the Ring Sea without using any spirit ring abilities and without killing any sea soul beasts."

"Is that all?" the Goddess of Life asked, sensing an ulterior motive.

Sea God continued, "Not quite. You're a Divine King, so your trial's difficulty should exceed mine, a mere Level 1 deity."

The Goddess of Life silently scoffed at Sea God's deception; he was a level 126 deity, ranking near the top of the eighteen primary gods, and certainly no "mere" deity. She saw through his trick but decided to hear him out.

"Oh? Go on. How would you increase the difficulty, and why should I follow your suggestion?" she challenged.

Sea God, seeing her play along, added, "I still have one Divine Soul Fruit. Let's wager it on Su Ming's second trial. Since he's fast, let's say he must complete the second trial within thirty seconds."

Thirty seconds? The Goddess of Life almost laughed; Sea God was desperate to see Su Ming fail.

Pretending to ponder, she replied, "Alright, Sea God, I'll take that bet. Thank you for offering me yet another Divine Soul Fruit—such a precious treasure! These fruits save deities from 10,000 years of training. Our stores are running low, so it's fortunate you still have two!"

Indeed, the Divine Soul Fruit was invaluable; each saved at least 10,000 years of cultivation. And given that one could only consume three in a lifetime, deities reserved them for critical thresholds, like breaking through level 120.

On Earth, Su Ming was unaware that the Goddess of Life had placed another wager on his trial with Sea God, but he would've been amused. After all, it only benefited him!

Sea God's wealth was enviable: the authority of light within the Sea God's Light, the Sea God Trident, an ultra-divine artifact, and these powerful Divine Soul Fruits. Su Ming couldn't help but feel a bit envious.