Fifteen minutes later.
Sea Dragon Douluo exited the Study Realm with a look of astonishment.
Just now, were those Spirit Masters from the Continent?
He had managed to communicate and exchange ideas with the Spirit Masters on the Continent from Sea God Island.
At the same time, Sea Dragon Douluo was amazed by the existence of the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge and the Spirit Fighting Arena within the Study Realm.
"Master Wen is indeed impressive," his tone had also changed, carrying a hint of respect.
"I plan to establish the Wisdom Palace on Sea God Island to provide Spirit Seals for the Sea Spirit Masters there. The Study Realm will also be accessible from Sea God Island," Su Wen also made a request at this moment.
This is a test given by Sea God, and Su Wen is not worried about competing with others for the Power of Faith.
Perhaps his name, Master Wen, might gain faith from the Sea Spirit Masters, but the existence of the Study Realm has established a connection among the Sea Spirit Masters. Spirit Masters on isolated islands in the vast ocean no longer lack means of communication with the outside world. The entire sea is now interconnected, which provides even greater and more obvious benefits to the ocean.
Even if the faith targets of the Sea Spirit Masters increase, the Power of Faith allocated to Sea God will only increase, not decrease.
This is called a win-win situation.
It is similar to the cooperation between Su Wen's Study Realm and Spirit Fighting Arena.
"Establishing the Wisdom Palace on Sea God Island?" Sea Dragon Douluo frowned, seemingly concerned about the potential faith issues this might cause.
However, Su Wen is undergoing a divine-level test. Although it is unclear why the test seems different from what they know about Sea God's successor, it is still a divine-level test.
Sea Dragon Douluo hesitated for a moment but then accepted what Su Wen said.
Firstly, since Su Wen's test is a God-level examination, even if it does not seem to involve inheriting Sea God's position, such a level of test must have attracted Sea God's attention. As long as Sea God has not expressed any objection, it indicates that Su Wen's plan to establish the Wisdom Palace here is permissible.
Secondly, the issue is with the Study Realm.
The Study Realm represents progress for Sea God Island. Sea God Island is isolated from the Spirit Masters on the Continent due to its location, but it does not mean they completely wish to avoid external contact. For instance, Sea Dragon Douluo himself feels quite constrained on Sea God Island, having not fought against opponents of his level, and his hands are itching for a fight.
Having the opportunity to communicate with external Spirit Masters, even if somewhat hidden, is something they are quite eager for.
The Study Realm is such a platform.
"Alright, I will contact the other six Great Guardian Douluo. Once they agree, you can proceed with the construction of the Wisdom Palace in the seven major cities," Sea Dragon Douluo said.
"I've already asked Xiao Bai to help search for your target in the surrounding sea areas. I believe we'll get results within a month. At that time, I'll join you to hunt the Bloodthirsty Crazy Shark that has turned into a fierce beast."
"Okay." Fighting Heaven Douluo was not in a hurry.
Finding targets in the vast ocean is inherently challenging. Even though he wanted to complete the task sooner to get his reward, he still needed to wait patiently.
"You can start construction in Sea Woman City. They have already experienced it, and Sea Woman Douluo should not have any objections. I'll inform the other five Great Guardian Douluo about the Wisdom Palace construction," Sea Dragon Douluo said before flying into the air, heading towards another city, Sea Star City.
Su Wen looked at the residents who had just experienced the Wisdom Palace.
"Everyone, I'll trouble you with the construction of the Wisdom Palace," Su Wen said, cupping his hands.
"Master Wen, rest assured, we will build the Wisdom Palace as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!"
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Su Wen's first trial was completed very smoothly.
In just one month, he finished constructing the Wisdom Palace in the seven major cities. With the orderly organization of the Guardian Douluo, the Sea Spirit Masters here received their Spirit Seals.
Su Wen held a golden bead in his hand. The golden bead appeared to be carved from golden crystal, translucent and flawless. Curiously, there was a faint golden mist undulating within the bead.
Su Wen carefully observed this God Bestowed Spirit Ring and sensed it with his Spiritual Power, feeling a powerful force brewing within.
"This should be divine power, right? Or is it the Power of Faith?" Su Wen wondered.
He quickly shook off the doubt he had just expressed. He could feel the presence of faith, but it wasn't that kind of sensation.
To be precise, it was a similar feeling, but not exactly the same.
"I hope to learn something when I absorb this God Bestowed Spirit Ring," Su Wen said as he put away the God Bestowed Spirit Ring, communicating with the mark on his forehead to receive information about his second trial.
As the information about the second trial flooded his mind, Su Wen's expression changed.
"God-level Nine Trials, Second Trial: Awaken the Second Martial Spirit—True Martial Spirit. Reward: Divine Power Refinement."
The content of the trial surprised him while also aligning with his previous speculations.
Having entered the Life and Death Arena twice and experienced two additional awakenings of Martial Spirits, he had a profound understanding of the sensation of a Martial Spirit emerging after its cultivation.
During the two times in the Life and Death Arena, Su Wen had felt an impulse to awaken his Martial Spirit again, especially the second time. When dealing with Tang Chen, he had more thoughts and energy to experience the process of his Martial Spirit awakening, and the impulse was even stronger.
However, he knew that this would not work under normal circumstances. After all, the awakening of a cultivating Martial Spirit and awakening oneself as a Martial Spirit are two different concepts. There might be some common ground, but using that little bit of commonality to complete the awakening of the true self would not be easy.
At the very least, it would be a major project.
Of course, Su Wen did not give up directly; he just didn't start the project.
He also considered seeking help from Sea God.
However, he did not expect that the second trial would be arranged so soon.
"Could it be that, in Sea God's view, the difficulty of awakening oneself as a Martial Spirit is not too high?" Su Wen thought to himself.
Since Sea God placed this trial as the second among the nine trials, it was clear that Su Wen, in his current realm, should be able to complete it in a short time.
Not long after Su Wen received the information about the second trial, Sea Dragon Douluo approached him.
"Master Wen, we have received instructions from Sea God to assist you with the second trial."
"Oh?" Su Wen was quite surprised.
Assistance?
"Although we don't know the specifics of your second trial, Sea God has given us a hint. You are to traverse the Sea God's light and complete the journey with your physical body alone," Sea Dragon Douluo said.
Su Wen's eyes flickered as he contemplated Sea God's intention.
Is this meant to use the Sea God's light to exert pressure on the physical body, thereby better experiencing the changes in the body?
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