With a swift movement, he glided effortlessly through the water.

A moment later.

The school of Silver Spear Fish that had been swimming merrily on the ocean floor suddenly lost their signs of life.

"It's quite inconvenient to carry them!"

Looking at the Silver Spear Fish suspended in the seawater, he found himself in a bit of a dilemma.

Each Silver Spear Fish was about the size of a palm, and when combined, several of them weighed a substantial amount.

To him, each Silver Spear Fish was of considerable value.

The essence contained in the flesh of a single Silver Spear Fish was equivalent to the energy in a Red Flame Blood Crystal.

Their value exceeded hundreds of taels of gold.

The combined value of this school of Silver Spear Fish was over a thousand taels, nearly two thousand in gold value.

Waste was not an option.

After pondering for a moment, he made his decision without further hesitation.

He directly grabbed one and ate it as sashimi.

In the blink of an eye, a dozen Silver Spear Fish were inside his belly.

Feeling a sense of fullness in his stomach, he promptly began transporting qi and blood for refinement.

After a long while.

He set off once more.

Over two hours later.

He had ventured deep beneath the ocean floor, covering an unknown distance.

The Silver Spear Fish he consumed had already been vomited, and his body's absorption had reached a limit.

His body could no longer contain the Essence Qi, causing it to burst forth from his pores.

This was a phenomenon of overflow when water is too full.

Altogether, more than a hundred had entered his belly.

As he sent another Silver Spear Fish into his mouth, he suddenly froze.

"This is... Earthly Fiend Yin??!"

Unconsciously, he had arrived at the ocean floor.

Below his feet, he saw a purple-glowing river.

The river snaked like a dragon along the ocean floor, disappearing into the distant horizon.

Within the river, countless purple stones were piled together, forming a river that shimmered with purple radiance.

In a flash, he was before the purple river at the ocean's bottom.

Standing nearby, he felt an indescribable concentration of dense yin energy.

The yin energy dispersed from the stones was so dense that it solidified, flowing like river water along the ocean floor.

"I didn't expect to find Earthly Fiend Yin before discovering Heavenly Gang Yang," he inwardly mused, looking at the purple river flowing on the ocean floor.

Then.

He dipped his hand into the river.

The yin energy surged up his arm like a maggot clinging to bone.

Suddenly.

It was as if a great sun rose within him, golden light shooting from his pores, his body quivering, dispersing the condensed yin energy attached to his body, which then fell back into the river.

Jiang Ning also took a piece of stone from the river in front of him.

A dark purple stone.

The stone was translucent inside, as if mists were swirling.

The mist within was Earthly Fiend Yin.

It was a phenomenon he was already familiar with.

"Well, at least one problem is solved! Since this Pocket World gathers Earthly Fiend Yin into a river, it should also have Heavenly Gang Yang!" he thought to himself.

He reached out once more towards the purple river ahead.

Repeatedly extracting Earth Evil Yin Stones.

These Earthly Fiend Yin Stones that gathered into a river were rare in the outside world, their value immeasurable.

Thinking merely of taking some to the outside world to sell and gain a considerable fortune made him excited.

At that moment.

The void trembled, and an invisible wave descended.

[Objects of Yin and Yang, foundations of the Pocket World, enough is enough!]

Feeling this wave, Jiang Ning paused, and his extended hand quietly withdrew.

He knew what this sudden invisible wave following the tremor of the void was.

That was the will of this Pocket World.

"Enough is enough" were words of warning to him.

He sensibly abandoned any thoughts of continuing.

Then he quietly stowed the three Earthly Fiend Yin Stones he had just taken.

Being in a Pocket World, only someone with a problem in their head would stubbornly continue against the will of the Pocket World.

"Objects of Yin and Yang, foundations of the Pocket World!" he again recalled the invisible words echoing in his mind, pondering silently and turning his thoughts over.

Then.

He began his ascent towards the ocean surface.

Finding Earthly Fiend Yin was an unexpected joy.

But the Silver Spear Fish had left him with indigestion.

The energy his body could absorb was limited.

If he were a dry sponge before, now he was a sponge saturated with water, unable to absorb even a fraction more.

The Essence Qi within his body was already dissipating through his pores.

Eating more Silver Spear Fish would only cause the essence of its flesh and blood to flow out from his pores.

Unable to retain even a sliver of energy within.

And he urgently needed to reach the trial grounds.

It would determine whether he could pass the trial and whether he had the chance to find the remaining Bone Forging materials, the Heavenly Gang Yang.

From the information revealed by the descent of the Pocket World's will.

A few thoughts stirred in his heart.

Objects of yin and yang, the foundation of the Grotto Heaven.

The descent of the Pocket World's will was triggered because he seized the Yin River from the Sea of Profound Yin.

Undoubtedly.

The Yin River at the seabed is one of the crucial elements of the Pocket World.

And also the yin element within the objects of yin and yang.

The yang element could not be in the Sea of Profound Yin.

Because the Sea of Profound Yin represents yin.

One yin, one yang, in mutual reflection.

The foundation of yang must be above the sea surface.

Perhaps it is the ten glaring suns overhead, or perhaps it is the island suspended above the sea.

Jiang Ning's thoughts flashed through his mind.

A moment later.

He found the skiff he'd left on the sea surface.

Then, the skiff sped off in the direction he sensed from Mingming.

Before long.

He saw the silhouette of an island faintly appearing in the distant clouds.

"That should be the next trial grounds!" Jiang Ning spoke silently to himself, his thoughts flickering.

In his mind, the directions guided by the Pocket World's will perfectly matched the silhouette of the island.

With the rapid closure of distance, the island's outline became more distinct.

On the island stood a towering peak stretching towards the heavens.

It was several thousand feet high.

On the peak, thick smoke billowed upwards.

Occasionally flames would shoot straight into the sky.

Jiang Ning's gaze focused, flames burned in his pupils.

On the distant island, he saw countless energies rising.

Especially the rolling lava at the mountain's top, where energy seemed to converge into a golden beam piercing the heavens.

"A treasure, absolutely a sacred treasure!!" Jiang Ning affirmed confidently.

His Fire Eye, capable of shattering illusions, could see the convergence and flow of energy.

Amid the thick smoke of the mountain peak was the area with the densest energy on the island.

A thousand times denser than anywhere else.

In comparison, it was like the difference between a spark and the sun and moon.

"Could it be the Heavenly Gang Yang's location??"

His mind raced with thoughts.

Upon pondering this, he made a decisive move.

Nothing at the moment took precedence over seeking the Heavenly Gang Yang.

He then withdrew his gaze, using his keen sight to begin surveying the increasingly majestic distant island.

This island was ten times larger than those before.

"No idea what the rules of the second round of trial are! Surely it won't be like the first round, taking ten out of one, with the victor as king?" Jiang Ning mused to himself.

Just then.

He noticed another skiff swiftly approaching in the distance.

"Is it him?" Recognizing the face of the person, Jiang Ning felt a bit surprised.

The newcomer was the one known as Desert Flying Eagle.

They had crossed paths twice, and had some brief conversations before.

Seeing this, he neither dodged nor avoided, maintaining his pace towards the site of the second trial.

...

A moment later.

"Lord Jiang!!" From two miles away, Desert Flying Eagle saluted Jiang Ning.

He had learned of Jiang Ning's identity before during his time outside.

He also knew that despite Jiang Ning's youthful appearance, he was of the same level as him.

Meeting him here, Desert Flying Eagle was slightly surprised.

Having been the victor of the first trial round,

He knew well, the selection of one out of ten required facing challenges head-on to become the sole victor without many tricks.

Crossing the Sea of Profound Yin was no easy task either.

The chilling aura of the sea penetrated deeply; once submerged, even he would not last beyond 2 hours before sinking eternally.

Moreover, during his sea crossing, he faced multiple attacks from sea creatures.

Reaching this place was not simple, having sustained several injuries.

In the latter encounters, once he gained experience, adding the attacks numbered not many, typically one to two, he then managed with more composure.

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