Star Radiance Pierces the Sun, Confirming the Eighth Trial; the Ten-Tier Divine Path Advances Again

On Sacred Staircase Plaza, the laughter celebrating the completion of the First Trial had yet to fade when a burst of golden starlight suddenly erupted around Lin Zhixia—more brilliant than any previous divine trial phenomenon. Star-track runes curled around her limbs as though they had come alive, while the Meteorite Core of the Star Staff in her hand lit up in tandem, forming a golden-blue halo with the Sea God's Light over the plaza.

"Another divine trial reaction!" Ma Hongjun instinctively stepped back half a pace. Staring at the starlight that blotted out the sky, he clicked his tongue. "The spectacle of Fourth Sister completing a trial is even bigger than when Third Brother broke through!" The others held their breath, while only Bo Saixi's eyes carried the certainty of someone who had expected this. She quietly explained to Tang San beside her, "The Starfall Judgment God is a first-rank Lord God. Its inheritance trials consist of ten tiers, requiring greater accumulation than the Sea God's Nine Trials. This is the Divine Decree feedback from completing the Eighth Trial."

Tang San's heart stirred. He had known only that Lin Zhixia's divine trials were difficult, not that she had one more tier than his own. Just as he was about to ask further, three lines of golden Divine Decree appeared amid the starlight, hanging clearly in the air:

- [Starfall Judgment God's Tenth-Tier Divine Trial · eighth tier: "Inherit the Will · Take Scepter · Suppress the Star River": Perfectly completed]

- [Reward 1: Starfall Judgment God affinity increased to 95%]

- [Reward 2: Soul Power Level increased by 2 levels (Level 74 → Level 76)]

- [Reward 3: Each of the seven Spirit Rings around the body gains an additional 5,000 years]

The moment the Divine Decree descended,