At this moment, ten young men and women who had reached the age of eighteen had gathered at the Gazing Sky Platform.
Smiles filled their faces as they chatted eagerly about their Rune Souls.
Gu Xingzhi stepped into the area, looking somewhat out of place.
He calmly swept his gaze over the young men and women before staring directly at the Gazing Sky Platform.
The Gazing Sky Platform resembled an altar, with steps on all sides and a height of more than three meters.
Its top was flat, with four stone pillars engraved with patterns of various Rune Souls.
When the shadows of the four pillars overlapped, one could look up at the Azure Heaven and begin the awakening of their Rune Soul.
At this moment, the pillar shadows were nearly overlapping, and the young men and women were especially excited.
A moment later, the blazing sun suddenly trembled, and the light it gave off became even more dazzling.
At that instant, the shadows of the pillars atop the Gazing Sky Platform overlapped.
Seeing this, the first young man stepped eagerly onto the stairs. Reaching the center where the four pillar shadows overlapped, he looked up at the Azure Heaven.
The dazzling sun shone directly into his eyes. The man suddenly felt a stabbing pain and instinctively raised his hand to shield them.
Just as he was about to cover his eyes, the blazing sun above trembled again. Its light flashed once more, growing several times stronger.
With a scream, the light instantly scorched the hands he had raised to cover his eyes, sending up black smoke.
He instinctively lowered his hands and kept shaking and patting them before he finally felt a little better.
A female companion below shouted, "Come on! You have to hold on!"
"Otherwise, you can