Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"Half-Emperor's Trial!"

"It's the Half-Emperor Level Thunder Emperor's trial!"

"Does this mean, if we can cross this Sea of Thunder, a Half-Emperor can advance to become a Supreme God?"

"That's hardly possible... that would be too overpowered."

Everyone immediately began discussing animatedly.

"Getting through this level won't mean direct advancement to Supreme God," said Chu Qin with a light smile.

Hearing this, everyone turned their attention toward Chu Qin.

"Chu Qin, how do you know this?" Xiaowu and the others asked in unison.

"It's written right there!" Chu Qin pointed at a nearby stone stele and said, "Across the Sea of Thunder, enter the Dark Abyss, to become an emperor!"

"What does that mean?" Xiaowu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It means that the eighth level is the Sea of Thunder, and the ninth is the Dark Abyss! After passing both levels, a Half-Emperor can advance to become a Supreme God!" Before Chu Qin could speak, an elder from the Pangu Family exclaimed ecstatically.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar among the crowd!

That is, just by getting through these two levels, one could directly advance from Half-Emperor to Supreme God!

This instantly ignited the fiery blood in all Half-Emperor powerhouses' hearts. Many of them had never been able to advance to Supreme God in their lifetimes, to become true emperors!

Now that they had found the opportunity, how could they not be overjoyed!

Some people even wanted to charge into the Sea of Thunder right away!

"Don't get too excited just yet," Chu Qin's words brought everyone back from their frenzy, "These two levels are probably not that easy. You need to assess your own strength. Sheng Lai Ru Tian, you two stay here to watch over, and don't let people lose their lives in vain! All others above Supreme God, follow me to scout ahead!"

No matter what, these were his subordinates, and Chu Qin couldn't let them die in vain!

"Yes, Supreme Elder!" Everyone responded in unison.

With that, Chu Qin led the group onward toward the eighth and ninth levels.

Just as the inscription said, the eighth layer was the Sea of Thunder, and the ninth was the Dark Abyss.

But the strength of both the Sea of Thunder and the Dark Abyss was beyond Chu Qin's expectations.

If the Sea of Thunder was at the peak level of a Half-Emperor's trial, then the Dark Abyss was a Supreme God level trial.

Moreover, during the trial, one couldn't get help from others, nor could they use Supreme Divine Artifacts.

As a result, in the Dark Abyss, several First Calamity Supreme God Elders who followed Chu Qin nearly lost their lives and eventually had no choice but to retreat back to the eighth level!

This made them even more aware that the Dark Abyss should not be underestimated.

If this was the case for Supreme Gods, then it was even more difficult for Half-Emperor powerhouses.

One could imagine, such existences that defy the Heavenly Dao's laws weren't so easy to overcome!

For Half-Emperors wanting to ascend to Supreme God in one step, don't think everyone is Chu Qin!

Of course, Xiaowu and the others all passed through successfully.

After all, each of them possessed various Supreme Divine Arts, especially the Thunder Emperor Holy Body, which made these First Calamity Supreme God trials effortless for them!

And those who reached the tenth layer, apart from Chu Qin and Xiaowu and the rest, were all from large clans, First Calamity Supreme Gods with unique Supreme Divine Arts, as well as all Second Calamity Supreme Gods.

"It seems that one needs the peak level of a First Calamity Supreme God to get through this ninth level. It's difficult for one to become an emperor in one step!" Everyone sighed.

"It's okay," Xi E said, "The first seven layers of the former Tower of Undying were also incredibly hard to reach. But after years of exploration, we discovered the most suitable magical skill for each layer. Cultivating such soul skills has also become easier, hasn't it!"

The implication was clear. For example, for Supreme Gods who practiced Thunder attribute techniques, the Sea of Thunder was especially easy to cross.

So for the Dark Abyss, as long as one cultivated a certain technique of the Dark attribute, it too would increase the chances of breaking through!

"Exactly, the Pirate Empress speaks the truth!" Everyone nodded and said in agreement, "We shall diligently study the art of breaking through the formation!"

"I'll use the Thunder Emperor Holy Body for the eighth layer, and for the ninth layer, let's use the Nine Suns Glorious Day! Nine Suns Glorious Day is a light attribute, it counters the dark attribute effectively and should work even better!" Chu Qin said.

"Ah, Chu Qin, what do you mean?" Xi E asked in surprise.

"The meaning is simple, I will teach you both the Thunder Emperor Holy Body and the Nine Suns Glorious Day," Chu Qin said with a slight smile, looking towards Lei Tiandi, "Lei Tiandi, what do you think?"

"Since I am an Elder of the Ancient Family, it is my unshirkable duty to contribute to the power of the Ancient Family for its strengthening!" Lei Tiandi declared confidently.

"Good, then it's settled," Chu Qin said with a slight smile.

These two Supreme Divine Arts were almost obsolete for Chu Qin, so naturally, he could teach them, and with Lei Tiandi also in agreement, nothing could be better.

Moreover, since the Ancient Family is his own power, naturally the stronger it is, the better!

Chu Qin also thought about teaching Lei Tiandi some Supreme Divine Art to make up for Lei Tiandi's kindness.

"Thank you, Elder Chu Qin, for bestowing the methods!" The Elders said excitedly in unison.

"What about the next two levels? If we get through them, can we ascend to the Second Calamity Supreme God?" Ning Rongrong said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the stele, "Beyond Corpse Mountain, through the Blood Sea, one becomes Heavenly Emperor!"

"Corpse Mountain!"

"Blood Sea!"

"They represent the evil and blood attributes!" the crowd immediately analyzed.

"I am willing to contribute the Earthstore Emperor's Method, which should be effective against Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea!" Earth Store Bodhisattva immediately said.

"My True Prison Emperor's Method can also be contributed; it specializes in countering evil attributes!" Prison Luo Emperor continued,

"My Vajra Enchantment can be contributed!"

"My Blood Demon Sky Slayer..."

"Titan God Power..."

Under Chu Qin's guidance, the Elders and Clan Leaders contributed their unique skills one after another!

This was an unexpected gain for Chu Qin; he had not anticipated that his leading example would act as a catalyst.

Supreme Divine Arts are incredibly precious, and these Elders and Clan Leaders, who had kept them hidden, now brought them out to share. Chu Qin and the girls could naturally study them!

With this, both Chu Qin and the girls' strength was bound to climb to another level.

Hearing this, Xi E became extremely excited, "This is what a true Ancient Family is like! I too can contribute my Shengming Emperor's Method!"

"Then I, will contribute another technique, the Four Symbols Emperor Technique," Chu Qin continued.

After all, the Nine Suns Glorious Day and the Thunder Emperor Holy Body were Lei Tiandi's. It was only right for Chu Qin to contribute his own techniques.

Unfortunately, the Nine Souls Ferrying Lives and Heaven Shifting were granted by the System, and Chu Qin couldn't offer them.

The Immortal Demon Body wasn't something ordinary people could cultivate either, so there was no point in offering it.

Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea, as their names imply, are trials filled with many corpse souls and blood souls.

Once past these two levels, one can reach the status of Second Calamity Supreme God.

However, Dark Abyss is already a trial for peak First Calamity Supreme Gods, so naturally, Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea would be trials for Second Calamity Supreme Gods and peak Second Calamity Supreme Gods.

Xiaowu and the other girls had passed the tenth layer but were blocked at the eleventh.

This was unavoidable since they could not use Divine Artifacts, and everyone entered a separate space where no one could help others.

Chu Qin was also helpless about this.

However, Chu Qin knew that as long as Xiaowu and the other girls practiced appropriate Supreme Divine Arts, passing the eleventh layer was only a matter of time!

Chu Qin, alongside Xi E and Lei Tiandi, passed through the twelfth layer, "Light Realm."