As the seventh phase of the trial begun, Shen Zhui immediately heightened his vigilance.
Not because the seventh phase had become harder, quite the opposite.
Upon entering the seventh phase, the soul-wrenching pain suddenly disappeared!
Shen Zhui could clearly feel his soul continuing to merge with the warship's core, but the pain had receded, and even the miscellaneous noises and images from before were gone.
"Eh? What's going on, have I successfully mastered the ship?" Shen Zhui couldn't help but open his eyes, filled with confusion.
He consulted with Emperor Sha Ya, but Emperor Sha Ya just shook his head and said, "The Hope Vessel was built by the master based on the World Boat, what exactly the nine stages of mastery entail, I do not know. Generally, by the sixth stage, the inheritors are no longer able to distract themselves to talk with me, only leaving behind a few fragmented words, but everyone's experience is different."
