Gu Yuena: What the Hell Is This?

The elimination tournament day of the Spirit Pagoda Silver Dragon Princess Martial Arts Matchmaking Convention had finally begun amid great anticipation.

After several rigorous rounds of assessment, half the contestants had already been ruthlessly eliminated.

Yet every contestant who had undergone the Myriad Beast Platform trial, whether they ultimately advanced or not, retained vivid memories of that unique experience.

Within the Myriad Beast Platform, they had all gained opportunities and growth of their own to varying degrees—whether advances in Soul Power, transformations of their Soul Spirits, or deeper insights into combat.

Thus, even those Spirit Masters who had been brutally eliminated felt no resentment whatsoever toward the Spirit Pagoda. On the contrary, that precious experience in the Myriad Beast Platform had greatly changed their impression of the Spirit Pagoda, even leaving them faintly grateful.

In the ingrained perception of most Spirit Masters, aside from its lofty status, the Spirit Pagoda was more like a "vampire"—Soul Spirits were outrageously expensive, while the fees for the Spirit Ascension Platform were astronomical.

This was especially difficult for low- and mid-level Spirit Masters to afford. But this Martial Arts Matchmaking Convention had shown them another side of the Spirit Pagoda.

All participants in this convention were mid- to high-level Spirit Masters with six rings or above. At their level, few found themselves short of money anymore. What concerned them more was how to break through bottlenecks, raise their cultivation, and go further down the path of the strong.

The reality and stability of Federation society had long since established an iron law through subtle influence: a Spirit Master's cultivation level directly determined the status, identity, and income they could possess within the Federation.

The stronger one's cultivation, the more one could stand atop the pyramid and become someone others looked up to.

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