Just as Xu Xiaoyan began absorbing the Ice Bear Soul Spirit, the electronic voice rang out again. "Ninth Trial cleared. You may choose to absorb the Three-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, Ice Bear, or continue upward."
Everyone turned to Gu Yue, signaling for her decision. After all, she was the only one familiar with this Soul Spirit Tower.
Gu Yue said, "Yuanen Yehui still needs one, so we have to continue upward. There are only two slots for absorbing Soul Spirits. If we stop here, she'll only be able to absorb this Soul Ring too. It's fine for Xiaoyan to stay here. Once she finishes Meditating, she'll be teleported out."
Xu Xiaoyan had already obtained a suitable Soul Spirit. Next would be Yuanen Yehui.
"Alright, let's go." Tang Wulin took the lead through the Light Gate, followed by Yuanen Yehui and Xie Xie. Fors, Gu Yue, and Nan Fusheng trailed behind.
After passing through the Light Gate, the six of them were astonished to find that everything before them had changed.
The original Octagonal hall had become a circular hall. The metal gates were still in the distance, but there was no longer a set of eight—only one remained. It was a colossal metal gate thirty meters tall and twenty meters wide.
Just as Gu Yue had said, every nine trials marked a new tier. Having crossed the first nine trials, they had entered the second tier.
Yuanen Yehui's eyes began to shine. Xu Xiaoyan had already found a suitable Soul Spirit. Now it was her turn. She needed her Fourth Soul Ring, unlike Xu Xiaoyan.
The baseline age limit for a Fourth Soul Ring was around four thousand years. Moreover, she possessed Twin Martial Souls, both of them top-tier Martial Souls. Even a six-thousand-year Soul Ring would be no problem for