Dusk.
Over the Sea in the Sea, rippling golden light shimmered, making the Sea God Hall atop Sea God Mountain look even more sacred and majestic.
After everyone had tried it once and rested briefly, Dai Yao and the others gathered together and began chatting about the day's gains.
"Everyone knows the results of today's attempt. Aside from me, Zhuqing climbed the highest number of steps, reaching the ninety-third. Next was Wutong at eighty-nine, Yanyan at eighty-seven, and Rongrong did well too, reaching the fifty-seventh."
After saying that, Dai Yao turned his gaze to Bai Chenxiang. Not knowing what to say, he encouraged her, "Xiang Xiang was pretty amazing too. You reached the fifteenth Step and even broke through to rank forty-six."
Bai Chenxiang revealed a smile that looked uglier than crying. Although Dai Yao and the others had already dealt her a blow earlier, the girls around Dai Yao had all climbed far more steps than she had. Even Ning Rongrong, who was about her age and was a Support System Soul Master, had climbed fifty-seven steps.
The naked gap lay right before her eyes, inevitably making her feel defeated.
"Sect Master, you don't need to comfort me. I know I'm terrible."
Bai Chenxiang lowered her head, her expression dim.
Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance with Dai Yao, then walked over to Bai Chenxiang and put an arm around her shoulders to comfort her. "Don't worry, Xiang Xiang. We're special cases. You're nowhere near as bad as you think. Reaching Soul Ancestor at your age—if you went to compete in the Soul Master Grand Competition, you'd be one of the main fighters! You don't need to belittle yourself."
The bitterness in Bai Chenxiang's heart immediately eased a little. She wiped away the tears she couldn't stop at the corners