Tang Sui had also considered Xiao Wu's worries, but since the Sea God had previously said that all his眷属 would help her ascend, there shouldn't be any issues.
Tang Sui fell into thought, and the system's voice emerged: "Perhaps the Sea God Island's acceptance rate is naturally very high. Don't forget that among the Seven Sacred Pillars, there's the Merfolk, who are not human. Furthermore, there's the island-guarding spirit beast, the hundred-thousand-year-old Soul-Devouring White Shark. In the eyes of Bo Saixi and the other Sea God's眷属, your situation is probably very common?"
Tang Sui suddenly realized. Right, there was also the typical example of the Soul-Devouring White Shark right there. Its name was… Xiao Bai, wasn't it?
Thinking of this, a hint of annoyance reappeared on Tang Sui's face. If she had remembered earlier, she would have entered the light pillar after obtaining her eighth spirit ring on Sea God Island!
The system was silent for a second, "It wasn't just you who didn't remember, it was all of us who forgot."
Tang Sui paused, her gaze dimming.
Under normal circumstances, the system was an encyclopedia. Even though it was recorded, the encyclopedia itself forgot to mention it. This must have been due to irresistible factors that made it forget.
Seeing Tang Sui lost in thought, then suddenly enlightened, and then annoyed, Xiao Wu was very worried about Tang Sui's mental state and hesitantly suggested, "Sui Sui, why don't you go to other islands or seas to obtain your eighth spirit ring after leaving the Sea God Island?"
Since their Sui Sui could fly herself, distance was not an issue, and she hadn't participated in the Sea God's trials, she wouldn't be eliminated for leaving the Sea God Island's vicinity.
Her words were for now, to suppress her strength a little, and then they could think of other methods...
"There's no need for such trouble, Sister Xiao Wu." Tang Sui snapped back to attention and met Xiao Wu's concerned gaze. "On the day of the asking, I met the Sea God. He promised that his眷属 would do their best to help me. On Sea God Island, the Sea God's will is absolute. As the Great High Priest who believes most in the Sea God, Senior Bo Saixi would naturally not go against the wishes of the deity she serves."
"Moreover, Sister Xiao Wu, since you have passed the Sea God's assessment and obtained the Black Level Seven Trials, the Sea God and Senior Bo Saixi naturally know your identity and have acknowledged you. Therefore, for the subsequent climb, Sister Xiao Wu, you don't need to suppress your spirit power cultivation anymore. Boldly strive for higher spirit power levels."
Xiao Wu blinked and thought about Tang Sui's words. A rare look of indecision appeared on her beautiful face. "Then... didn't I lose out big time before..." Although she had only started suppressing her spirit power in the last two months, there was still a lot!
Tang Sui hummed, "Then just double down and catch up. Our spirit beast cultivation speed is inherently higher than human spirit masters. Perhaps Sister Xiao Wu, you can even surpass Brother and become the second strongest among our Shrek Seven Devils!"
Tang Sui began to paint a rosy picture for her. Meanwhile, Tang San, who was worried about Tang Sui and Xiao Wu, sneezed and looked around in confusion.
Xiao Wu, her heart stirred, ignited with fighting spirit. "I think we can do it."
She grabbed Tang Sui's wrist. "Let's go, let's go. You go hunt for your eighth spirit ring right now, and I'll go eat my grilled fish and then start climbing the stairs again!"
They did as they said.
Even though her personality had changed considerably with time and her cultivation reaching maturity, her inherent liveliness had not been diminished and had always been preserved.
The two of them left their domain and walked hand in hand back to the bonfire, meeting everyone's curious gazes.
Ma Hongjun, who was itching to know, tentatively asked, "Sister Xiao Wu, can you tell us what secrets you and Sui Sui were whispering about?"
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "I can't. Since it was a secret, how could I tell anyone!"
How could she reveal that she was planning to secretly work hard to surprise everyone?
She was preparing to quietly work hard and amaze everyone.
Ma Hongjun dragged his words out regretfully, "Alright then—"
Tang Sui smiled at Ma Hongjun's antics and sat back in her seat. She looked at the two skewers of grilled fish, which were already crispy on the outside and tender on the inside under her brother's care. She chose the one closer to her, while the other skewer was picked up by Xiao Wu, who sat down later.
After a harmonious and pleasant dinner, Tang Sui threw the branch in her hand into the bonfire, cleaning up her "cutlery" on the spot. She turned and said to her companions, "I'm going to hunt for my eighth spirit ring shortly. You all need to keep working hard too!"
Dai Mubai was stunned. Thinking of the dark gray vortex still on the island stairs, he hesitated. "That vortex hasn't disappeared. Does this mean Sui Sui will have to go in again?"
The others also paused, including Tang San, a worried frown appearing on his face.
This time it was nine months, but what about next time?
How long would it be?
To everyone's surprise, Tang Sui shook her head.
"Although it's still there, I don't feel like it's asking me to enter again. It's like I found it because of the meaning of the thirty-third step, and now something is missing before I can enter again."
Bai Chenxiang had a flash of inspiration. "Could it be that the opportunity to enter next time will be after Sui Sui obtains her eighth spirit ring?" Su Dan Novel Network
Tang Sui also denied it. "No. If I'm going by intuition, then I should stay here and accompany you all until everyone completes their first trial. Hmm... if nothing unexpected happens, I should still be here on the day of the assessment, right?"
Tang San pondered, "If that's the case, we can include Sui Sui when we make plans a few days before the assessment."
Xiao Wu added, "It's best to make two plans, just in case."
The other people's thoughts coincided with Xiao Wu's. After a few more chats, they extinguished the bonfire with seawater and returned to their respective tasks.
Tang Sui stood on the soft sand and waved goodbye to her companions. When their figures were almost out of sight, she withdrew her gaze and looked at the surging, circular sea not far away.
To be precise, at the sea spirit beasts that resided in the circular sea.
Standing on the edge of the circular coastline, Tang Sui felt no fear of a swordfish sea spirit beast charging out from below the circular sea and piercing her.
"Shall we chat?"
Tang Sui, exuding a dominant aura that only spirit beasts could sense, looked at the azure sea, her gaze seeming to penetrate the deep waters to glimpse the sea spirit beast groups that were agitated by her aura.
After about half a minute, the swordfish schools residing in the circular sea gradually surfaced, their sharp heads emerging from the water.
The trembling swordfish schools: "Poof?" What do you wish to chat about?
The smile on Tang Sui's lips widened. "Do you know if there are any powerful sea spirit beasts around here? Those that are over ten thousand years old, ferocious in nature, and detested by the entire Sea God Island."
Although the system's positioning was quite good, when hunting spirit beasts, naturally, the local beasts would be most familiar with which ones were tough and which ones weren't.
After all, it was on their territory, so they couldn't accidentally harm allies.
Hearing Tang Sui's question, the swordfish looked at each other. Finally, one swordfish boldly spat out bubbles to offer counsel: "Poof poof poof?"
In the sea area outside the Soul-Devouring White Shark's guard, resided their mortal enemy—the Demonic Orca clan, over four hundred li from Sea God Island. Have you considered them?