"Brother, you really..."
It wasn't until Tang Luochuan and the others had left that Xu Xiaoyan timidly stepped forward, her heart filled with anxiety and her face troubled.
See? This is what happens when you do bad things—no good comes of it.
"Great. Brother brought me here, and we haven't even hunted a single Soul Beast yet. If this keeps up..."
Xu Xiaoyan's adorable face fell into silence, momentarily at a loss. If things continued like this, wouldn't this whole trip be a waste?
She was only a one-ring Soul Master, and as a Control System Soul Master—one leaning more toward support—she had almost no combat abilities. Relying on herself to increase her cultivation level wasn't realistic...
Hm?
Xu Xiaoyan's gaze drifted to the spot where her brother had been instantly defeated earlier. There, clusters of light were gathering, making her rub her eyes in disbelief.
That glowing point… could it be a Soul Ring Point?
"Eh?! It really is!"
"Did those people not absorb the Soul Ring Points?"
Xu Xiaoyan moved closer, sensing the substantial amount of Soul Ring Points. Her eyes widened, and she couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
To Tang Luochuan and his group, these might have been useless, but to Xu Xiaoyan, they were hundreds of years' worth of Soul Ring cultivation—just handed to her for free!
She was only at level 16 right now, and this was the absolute limit of what her spiritual power could absorb.
Don't tell her…
Those people never intended to take these in the first place!
Which meant, if her brother had been willing to wait here with her for just a little while, they could have shared this bounty?
"Well then…"
"I'll just absorb them?"
Xu Xiaoyan blinked, glancing around to confirm no one was watching. She quickly bent down to gather the Soul Ring Points before hiding in a nearby bush to quietly absorb them.
Those people… were actually pretty nice, huh?
Then she'd make sure to absorb them properly!
"I never expected Xu Xiaoyan's brother to still get KO'd by Gu Yue."
Meanwhile, Tang Luochuan wore a faint smile, unable to hold back a sigh.
Still, he couldn't quite figure it out… They had wiped out all the Soul Beasts in this area. How had that guy dared to charge in so recklessly?
Did he really have no fear of death?
"Honestly unbelievable."
"Someone actually tried to rob us."
Zhang Yangzi looked utterly stunned. How could anyone be brave—or foolish—enough to do something like this? Wasn't this just asking to die?
"Right…?"
Xie Xie was equally shocked. If it had just been the few of them, he could maybe understand an attempted robbery—after all, the guy was a Soul Venerable.
But both the boss and Sister Gu Yue were here!
A lone Soul Venerable charging in, unable to even withstand a single move from Sister Gu Yue… and he still tried to rob them?!
"And that was just Sister Gu Yue. If Brother had joined in, wouldn't he have been even more doomed?"
Tang Wulin couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation.
"..."
Gu Yue remained silent, walking quietly beside Tang Luochuan. For people like that, she had only one thought—eliminate them.
Nothing else about them would occupy her emotions.
"Hm?"
"Gu Yue, Luo Chuan, you're here too!"
Just then, two surprised voices rang out.
"Eh?"
Gu Yue paused, and the two of them turned toward the source of the voices. There stood Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin, looking at them with delighted expressions.
"Sister Mu Xi, Sister Zixin."
"You're here for Spirit Ascension too."
Tang Luochuan looked at the two with a slight smile.
"Yes, it's the Rampage Period now. We couldn't miss this rare opportunity, so we came together. Never thought we'd run into you..."
Ouyang Zixin nodded earnestly, smiling as she spoke.
"But haven't you all already completed your Spirit Ascension? Why are you here this time?"
Mu Xi wore a puzzled expression. She'd heard these geniuses from Class Zero had all succeeded in their Spirit Ascension—why would they come to the Spirit Ascension Platform during the Rampage Period?
"This is our final exam assignment from the academy."
"Sister Gu Yue, Luo Chuan, if you're willing, could you let us join you?"
Mu Xi couldn't help but voice her hope. Though everyone here was younger than her, their combat abilities were anything but lacking. If they could team up...
That would be absolutely perfect!
"Sure."
"Our mission is to last three hours in the Spirit Ascension Platform during the Rampage Period anyway. Since we're just idling around."
Tang Luochuan responded with a chuckle, speaking leisurely.
"Really?"
"Is it really okay?"
Mu Xi's eyes immediately brightened, then she turned her gaze toward Gu Yue beside him.
"Mhm, Luo Chuan's right."
"You can follow us."
At this, Gu Yue also agreed.
Though these two humans were girls, she didn't dislike them. Since they had nothing better to do, helping out wouldn't hurt.
But why did this person keep looking at her just now...?
"Wow, thank you so much, Gu Yue! Sister Gu Yue is as kind as she is beautiful..."
Mu Xi beamed radiantly.
"Huh?"
Caught off guard by the sudden praise, Gu Yue blinked in surprise. Why was she being complimented out of nowhere again? She nodded blankly. Even though this girl named Mu Xi had praised her many times...
She still wasn't quite used to it!
But since the compliments kept coming...
She might as well listen.
"Let's go."
A faint smile touched her lips. Since this Sister Mu Xi was so good with words, she'd do her best to help!
Almost imperceptibly, an Ice Blade materialized in her hand, razor-sharp. She felt no remorse slaughtering these artificial Soul Beasts.
"Radiant Sun."
Mu Xi released her Martial Soul, and in an instant, a dazzling orb of light appeared in her palm.
Her Martial Soul, Radiant Sun, had currently reached the 32nd rank as a three-ringed Soul Venerable.
"Blue Silver Grass."
Ouyang Zixin followed suit, her nimble Blue Silver Grass manifesting in her hands, exuding vibrant vitality.
Her Martial Soul was unmistakably Blue Silver Grass, now at the 32nd rank as a three-ringed Soul Venerable.
"..."
"Yay, Spirit Ascension successful!"
Not long after, Mu Xi gazed at the purple Soul Rings beneath her feet, her face alight with unrestrained joy. Spirit Ascension—complete!
"I never thought it'd be finished so quickly..."
"I expected it to be much harder..."
She murmured to herself. In her original plan, even if everything went smoothly, it would've taken at least half a day.
"Indeed, it's all thanks to Luo Chuan and Sister Gu Yue."
Beside her, Ouyang Zixin nodded in agreement, casting a deep, appreciative glance at the two.
The more Soul Rings one has, the harder it becomes to enhance them. Spirit Ascension isn't easy—it involves splitting a single Soul Ring Point into multiple parts to upgrade each Soul Ring individually.
For Soul Venerables like them, raising their first ring to a thousand-year level required accumulating at least 2,700 years' worth of Soul Ring Points.
"No problem."
"Glad we could help."
Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue smiled faintly, unfazed.
"Then we'll take our leave now."
"We won't disturb your exam any further."
"Alright."
Tang Luochuan nodded. Though they had successfully assisted the two with their Spirit Ascension, only half an hour had passed so far.
There were still two and a half hours left before the three-hour mark.
"There are no Soul Beasts left here."
"Let's move on…"
Tang Luochuan glanced into the distance. They had already reached the deepest part of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform, where no more Soul Beasts would appear. It was better to relocate.
Truthfully, he had been keeping an eye out for the guardian of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform—the hundred-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that was guaranteed to drop a Soul Bone—but he hadn't encountered it yet.
Was his luck really that bad?
"Roar—"
Suddenly, a sound erupted.
"Hm?"
Following the noise, Tang Luochuan turned with interest toward another direction, where the massive silhouette of a bear now stood imposingly.
"So it's him after all…"
Tang Luochuan's eyes lit up. He had finally found him.
"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"
Shock flashed across everyone's faces. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was a legendary entry in the Soul Beast compendium—a hundred-year beast capable of rivaling ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
To think such a creature still existed in the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.
"Brother, let's take him down together…"
"Hm?"
Tang Wulin was about to say something, but before he could finish, Tang Luochuan had already dashed forward, charging straight at the giant bear.
"You little bear cub…"
"I've finally caught you."
Tang Luochuan couldn't help but muse inwardly. After so many visits to the Spirit Ascension Platform, he had finally cornered this little guy!
"Roar—"
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear showed no fear as it faced Tang Luochuan. But in the next moment, under the might of his Golden Dragon Claw, it instantly dissolved into scattered Soul Ring Points.
Only a single, gleaming Soul Beast bone remained where it had vanished.
It was a massive Soul Bone—a palm-like structure, not particularly large, but with five elongated, razor-sharp blades extending from the front, resembling miniature versions of its claws. A dark golden radiance rippled across the blades like flowing water.
"Hm? What's this…"
"A Soul Bone!"
Everyone's gaze snapped toward it, their faces alight with unconcealed astonishment.
A Soul Bone!
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Bone!
"That Soul Bone won't be staying here for long."
Outside the Spirit Ascension Platform, Nan Ye, standing beside Wu Zhangkong, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the scene unfold on the screen, shaking his head.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had served as the guardian of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform for years, undefeated in Donghai City. But falling to Tang Luochuan and his group…
Was only to be expected.
That Soul Bone wouldn't be staying.
"Still, since Miss Gu Yue and he are both from headquarters, this counts as an internal allocation, right?"
He left the place with a smile, shaking his head, but his eyes shone with emotion. A Soul Venerable under ten years old—his talent far surpassed even the young master of the Qian Gu family.
These two in the future…
They would surely be extraordinary!
"Sister Gu Yue, this…"
"How is there a Soul Bone here too?!"
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin's faces were filled with shock as they couldn't help but exclaim. This wasn't just anything—it was a Soul Bone!
And not just any Soul Bone—it was from a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!
Since when did killing a Soul Beast in the Spirit Ascension Platform also reward you with a Soul Bone?
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