Bo Saixi's thoughts were not wrong; Su Cheng indeed couldn't destroy the Trident of the Sea God and the Sea God Mountain.
The disparity in power between the two was too vast. Although Su Cheng's innate power was of a high level, it was still lacking in accumulation.
Compared to the Sea God Mountain, which had stood for countless years, and the Trident of the Sea God personally crafted by the Sea God, Su Cheng was still far behind.
He could effortlessly dissolve the great array guarding the Sea God Island and destroy the only remaining Sea God's consciousness, the Sea God's Heart. However, facing the divine artifact in front of him, he couldn't achieve it with his current strength.
As the Sea God Temple shattered, sunlight poured into the hall, revealing the ancient and dull scene.
Silently sensing the nine large and seven small platforms in front of him, Su Cheng had a rough estimate of the energy here. With the defensive power here, not to mention him, even Qian Ren Xue, who had become a god, would probably find it difficult to destroy them.
It would take at least the strength of a third-level God to have a chance to completely destroy these things.
"It is indeed formidable."
Su Cheng took a deep breath, first took out a mask and put it on his face, then looked down at the nine soul rings under his feet.
The next moment, the first soul ring shattered completely. At the same time, the fluctuation of his soul power all over his body began to soar.
Just by shattering one ring, his level and cultivation soared straight to the level of a ninety-ninth rank Transcendent Douluo. This was not a simple explosion of the ring as in the Haotian Sect's technique, but a shattered ring. Including the essence of the soul ring's law, everything was forcibly broken by his innate power.
During this process, the significant increase in soul power was just an incidental effect. The most crucial point was the infusion of his own physical strength and blood essence as the laws shattered.
Su Cheng silently felt his current state.
Immediately, the second soul ring and the third soul ring also shattered.
"Indeed, as expected, the shattering of the laws enhances one's physical qualities." Su Cheng's face lit up, then shook his head, "Unfortunately, it's only temporary..."
Every time a soul master ascended and added a soul ring, their physical qualities would greatly improve, thanks to the law power scattered in the soul ring.
Beast spirits were inherently stronger than human soul masters in terms of physicality. Even among humans, soul masters with beast martial spirits had stronger bodies due to the frequent possession of martial spirits.
Su Cheng had a deep understanding of bloodlines and soul rings. He had previously repeatedly observed the essence of soul rings with the True Sight Pupil in reality and had long had speculations about it.
After obtaining the Haotian Sect's technique of exploding rings and verifying it with his own thoughts, he became even more certain of his previous conjectures. However, he had never put it into action. After all, this method of shattering rings could only be used once in a lifetime. Once the laws were shattered, they could never be reformed.
Unlike exploding rings, although shattering a soul ring actually utilized the condensed soul power within it and did not affect the essence of the soul ring, the soul ring attached to the martial spirit would still recover as good as new after some time.
Because of this, he had never had a real opportunity to try it before.
Today, at this critical moment, he could finally use it without any scruples.
"This feeling is truly intoxicating."
Su Cheng raised his left hand and clenched it lightly. The powerful sensation surged incessantly within his body, even giving him a false impression that he could easily crush a peak-level Transcendent Douluo with just his physical body.
And this was only the enhancement brought about by completely shattering the first three soul rings.
Below the Sea God Mountain, the Saint Pillar Douluos, who had been silent and expressionless, also felt the terrifying power fluctuations emanating from the top.
Yes, power fluctuations, not soul power fluctuations.
It was like an unparalleled divine weapon standing on the top of the mountain. Even without revealing its sharpness, the faintly emitted power alone was suffocating.
"What is that?!" Sea Dragon Douluo's nostrils flared, and his fingers trembled slightly uncontrollably. "That kind of power..."
"Why do I feel... why do I feel..." Sea Ghost Douluo's face turned pale, desperately searching for an appropriate adjective.
"The Trident of the Sea God."
At this moment, the Sea Star Douluo, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, picking up where the others left off.
"Exactly!" Sea Ghost Douluo's face was stunned. "It's the Trident of the Sea God."
Although their conversation was cryptic, others instantly understood what they meant.
They were not referring to the Trident of the Sea God inside the Sea God Temple, but to Su Cheng.
The Saint Pillar Douluos present had also endured the pressure of the Sea God's light, climbed the Sea God Mountain, and entered the Sea God Temple, witnessing the divine artifact.
At this moment, Su Cheng gave them the feeling of being as heavy as the Trident of the Sea God, difficult to shake.
"What should we do?"
...
After a moment of silence, Sea Dragon Douluo said in a deep voice, "Let's go find the High Priest!"
They couldn't continue waiting. Regardless of the circumstances, they had to let Bo Saixi come back to take charge of the situation. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable. The idea of making a desperate move earlier had long since faded away.
The emanating power fluctuations overwhelmed them, leaving them breathless.
Inside the shattered temple, Su Cheng paid no attention to the reactions of the titled Douluos below the mountain.
After slightly adjusting to the internal power, he began further enhancement.
This time, he didn't hesitate. The fourth, fifth, and sixth soul rings shattered simultaneously.
This was the maximum intensity Su Cheng estimated he could bear at once.
"Boom!"
Although there was no sound outside, it seemed like a huge thunderclap echoed in the depths of their souls.
When all three soul rings shattered, Su Cheng could even see faint golden light emanating from his flesh and bones through his internal vision.
At this moment, veins bulged on his forehead, muscles tensed on his skin, and he gasped heavily between his lips and nose.
His heartbeat sounded like drums beating, his vision darkened, his ears buzzed, and his senses intensified immensely.
With each heartbeat, a hint of bloody aura seemed to overflow from his lips.
With his understanding and control of his body, it was becoming difficult to contain the power of his blood and energy within his body. It felt like his entire body might shatter at any moment.
"Huff... huff..."
Su Cheng gasped for air, but a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
The pain in his body was nothing compared to the joy flooding his entire being.
It was the ultimate pleasure brought about by immense power.
At this moment, his relatively weak blood and energy force was no longer a weakness.
As the power circulated within his body and his blood and energy merged with his soul, his soul power gathered and merged into a milky-white aura that flowed around him.
Then, the colors gradually faded, becoming extremely light, almost transparent.
As various powers gradually merged, the burden on his body quickly diminished, and his breath returned to normal.
"However, this is still not enough..."
After a while, when his innate power circulated throughout his body and his physical body stabilized once again, it meant he could continue shattering his soul rings.
The next moment, the crimson seventh soul ring shattered.
This powerful hundred-thousand-year soul ring, completely in tune with his own martial soul's core laws and augmented by his high-level spiritual insights, undoubtedly brought even more astonishing enhancements.
When it shattered, the power surged several times more than before.
Then, the eighth soul ring, the ninth soul ring...
When all the soul rings under Su Cheng's feet disappeared, his body floated in mid-air.
The golden light in the fibers of his flesh and blood receded, and his bones became as transparent as glass.
At the physical level alone, he had already surpassed the limits of human beings in this world.
The seven people who had left the Sea God Mountain looked back in astonishment, finding it hard to believe.
"Is... is that the power humans can possess?!"
If they weren't loyal followers of the Sea God, they might have already regarded Su Cheng as a divine being.
At this moment, suddenly, two extremely powerful auras approached rapidly from a distance.
The next moment, two streaks of green and red light crossed the sky one after the other, heading straight for the top of the Sea God Mountain.
Among them, one of them was none other than the High Priest Bo Saixi, whom they had prepared to search for at sea.
The other was naturally Bibi Dong.
When Su Cheng shattered the seventh soul ring, they had already sensed that something was wrong.
That kind of aura was no longer something humans could possess.
The surging soul power even affected the entire sea, and there were signs of disturbance in the sky.
The blood and energy contained within made even them, strong at their level, feel terrified.
Bo Saixi was unclear about Su Cheng's true strength, but she realized her previous judgment was wrong.
Considering the various inexplicable feats he had accomplished over the years, there might be more to him.
Perhaps, it was truly possible for him to completely destroy the Sea God's inheritance, something she couldn't accept.
In contrast, Bibi Dong knew a little more about Su Cheng.
He was indeed very strong, but he shouldn't be this strong.
There were limits at the world level.
Over the years
, she hadn't given up her habit of reading and researching, and her understanding of the essence of soul power and soul rings had deepened continuously.
Coupled with her possession of a unique second martial soul, she understood where the limits of human beings lay.
For Su Cheng to achieve this, he must have paid a great price.
This was different from what they had agreed upon before!
A strong sense of fear and anxiety engulfed her, casting a shadow over her heart, making even breathing somewhat difficult.
Then, Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi stopped fighting simultaneously, and then rushed towards the direction of the Sea God Island with all their might.
When they arrived at the foot of the Sea God Mountain, they also saw the figure standing on the mountain top.
At this moment, Su Cheng's azure blue long sword martial soul was gradually shattering, turning into streams of light pouring into the bright moon in the sky.
After absorbing his martial soul, the bright moon burst into dazzling light, even competing with the sun in the sky.
Seeing this scene, Bibi Dong's heart suddenly tightened.
A tremendous fear swept over her, and a strong sense of suffocation seized her.
"Cheng Xue, what are you doing?!"
"Su Cheng, stop!"