"Hoodlum?"
Hearing Poseissi say through soul transmission that he was being hoodlum, Luo Yu's eyebrows raised as he replied,
"Then I'll go. Shall I put you down now?"
In an instant, a look of panic appeared in Poseissi's eyes.
If Luo Yu put her down at this moment, all their previous efforts would be in vain, and the prolonged intimacy would have been for nothing.
Of course, Poseissi wouldn't allow this to happen, so she quickly hugged Luo Yu even tighter, not daring to relax.
Luo Yu's soul transmission was accompanied by a sigh.
"Sigh..."
"Women, they say no with their lips, but their bodies are very honest."
After hearing this, Poseissi's eyes instantly bulged with anger, and she panted furiously.
Her small hand twisted fiercely around Luo Yu's waist.
But she didn't dare use her Soul Power, as if it affected Luo Yu's progress through Sea God's Light, she would be the one to suffer having to do it all over again.
Seeing Luo Yu still climbing slowly upwards,
Poseissi became anxious.
"You need to go faster!"
"Go faster? Such a request makes it easy for me to overthink," Luo Yu teased.
Initially, Poseissi didn't catch his implication until she saw Luo Yu's increasingly odd glint in his eyes, and she couldn't help but inwardly curse the scoundrel.
"Sigh, you're asking me to hurry but I can't rush it. This is my second climb; the previous attempt took too much out of me. I have to be steady," Luo Yu transmitted back.
Poseissi glared fiercely at Luo Yu with her beautiful eyes.
She didn't believe the excuses of a man who was full of vigor before holding her and now claimed to be weak.
Who would believe that!
Seeing that no matter how much she urged him, Luo Yu continued to climb slowly, Poseissi was both anxious and helpless.
Luo Yu gave her bottom a pat.
"Don't sway around, it affects my state. If we have to do this again, you can't blame me."
Poseissi dared not move after hearing the man's words.
As she couldn't resist or struggle, a different sentiment began to take shape within her.
Gazing at Luo Yu's handsome and celestial face so close by, she began to comfort herself.
If she couldn't resist, she might as well try to enjoy it.
Poseissi's silver beautiful eyes trembled.
Upon closer inspection, this guy actually seemed quite handsome, and truly had an air of distinction.
And his talent, it could be said was unprecedented.
Gradually, the rejecting light deep in her eyes began to soften.
Luo Yu was climbing at a snail's pace up the jade stairs above, while the Seven Pillar Guardians and the young people below moaned in agony.
Poseissi's unparalleled beauty was the dream goddess of every man on the island.
And not the type of goddess meant to "solve problems," but a supreme goddess occupying the high ground of the heart, too sacred to be defiled.
And yet, at that moment, their goddess was being taken advantage of by an outsider.
Their bodies trembled with rage, and at the same time, they envied him to the point of tears.
Especially the Sea Horse Douluo, whose mouth corners were so soured they almost deformed.
For them, every second of Luo Yu climbing was like an excruciating torture from hell.
Purple Pearl also clenched her small hands with jealousy, but then she thought that a man so outstanding couldn't be kept by just one person.
Yet, she couldn't help feeling jealous.
She secretly decided she'd give Luo Yu a taste of hardship that night.
"Five hundred steps..."
"Eight hundred steps--"
The Sea Horse Douluo and others silently counted in their hearts, longing for this visual and emotional attack to end soon.
"Finally, one thousand steps!"
Their spirits lifted within, for this meant their goddess would finally escape from Tiger's jaws.
The Sea Dragon Douluo was curious and murmured, "Can this kid really break this unprecedented record, stepping over the last step to reach the summit?"
"He'll make it," the Sea Illusion Douluo sighed, "This kid may seem frivolous, but his talent and strength probably far exceed what you and I have anticipated."
The Sea Dragon Douluo sighed deeply.
"The appearance of the Sea God's successor should have been a joyous occasion, but why can't they seem to be happy about it now."
Atop the towering Divine Mountain, Luo Yu stood on the one-thousandth step with the resplendent temple right before his eyes.
Only by stepping over this last step could he reach it.
Poseissi had, by then, forgotten that she was still being taken advantage of, as all her attention was concentrated on Luo Yu.
In the man's arms, she clasped his clothing tightly with her jade hands.
Can he make it through?
He should, right?
Being so close, she could distinctly feel that the man was far from reaching his limits.
What kind of monster is this?
"I'm feeling a bit tired now. Shall we go down and take a break?" Luo Yu suddenly transmitted the message.
Poseissi's eyes widened—just one more step to the summit, and he tells me he wants to go back and rest?
Is he toying with me?
Luo Yu sensed that Poseissi had become completely tense.
He soothed her with a smile, "Don't panic, I'm just teasing."
"Damn it," Poseissi cursed inwardly, biting her silver teeth. When had a man ever toyed with her like this?
"Step!"
Luo Yu stepped up the final step.
A single action set the whole body in motion.
"Boom!!"
The entire Sea God Mountain erupted with a strong and dazzling golden light. The jade steps were enveloped by a raging wind, and the surrounding Circular Sea boiled and surged.
The earth shook, the mountains and seas wailed, and the clouds in the sky churned endlessly.
An almost tangible pressure from the deities bore down on Luo Yu, as if to intercept him at this final step, to forcefully blast and repel him back down.
"How... How can this final step be so terrifying?" Sea Horse Douluo asked in shock as he looked to everyone else.
Sea Dragon Douluo, with a shocked expression, said, "Don't look at me; I know nothing about this."
"Indeed, if this fellow hadn't climbed to such a high position, we probably would never have known the oppression of the Sea God's Light at the one thousand and first step was this terrifying."
"Can the kid get past it, then? Even I feel a chill just from this pressure," Sea Horse Douluo said warily.
Poseissi's pupils dilated. She hadn't expected this last step to be so terrifying, clearly leaving no room for maneuver.
In fact, she was not wrong. When the Sea God set up this test, he indeed did not want to leave any room for maneuver.
In his heart, the dignity of a god was inviolable.
I can allow you to pass a thousand steps, but that's only because I allow it.
But this last one represents my dignity as a god—don't you even think about passing it.
To become a god, you must first learn to revere the deities.
This was the Sea God showing his might to the inheritor.
Luo Yu seemed to understand this point, his mouth curving up slightly.
He spoke, "Well played, Sea God. If it were anyone else, even the most extraordinary genius would have been blown away."
"But unfortunately, you've met me."
Poseissi: "???"
Why are they suddenly separating? Big brother, you haven't passed the trial yet, and now you're separating? If you don't complete it, doesn't that mean starting over?
She was mentally collapsing.
The next second, Luo Yu stood without any show of force, his black hair moving without wind, his robe rustling, his gaze deep and resolute.
With his foot hovering in the air, he stubbornly resisted the pressure and stepped forward heavily.
"Crack!"
A thunderous explosion spread across the sky, where purple lightning seemed to appear.
The surrounding sea surged with waves, sparking vast swathes of azure brilliance.
"He stepped up, he actually stepped up?"
Sea Horse Douluo's mouth gaped in disbelief.
"He really did it, holy shit."
"The man's a goddamn hero!"
The youths on the island could no longer contain their speech.
Sea Dragon Douluo stared blankly, unable to resist clapping his hands.
"That's really fierce. He actually made it."
"Boom!"
Luo Yu stood as straight as a spear piercing the sky on the last step, a cracking sound coming from within his body.
Like breaking free from shackles, his momentum rose another level.
His cultivation level had broken through.
The Sea God's Light was not just a test; it also utilized immense pressure to help the contender consolidate their Soul Power within their body and temper their flesh.