The morning mist over Heaven Dou City's Great Soul Arena had yet to disperse when the training grounds of Shrek erupted with surging Spirit Power Fluctuations. A golden light suddenly shot into the sky, accompanied by the fragrance of sausages spreading through the air—Oscar held a sausage shimmering with a glazed luster, while four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—pulsed neatly around him. His Spirit Power had firmly settled at the threshold of level 41.
"I did it! I broke through to level 41!" He raised the sausage excitedly and shouted at his teammates. Ma Hongjun was the first to rush over, patting him on the shoulder as he laughed and scolded, "Not bad, Xiao Ao, you finally caught up to us! From now on, my Phoenix Flame will have even better 'fuel'!" As soon as he finished speaking, blazing phoenix fire ignited around Ma Hongjun himself. The orange-red flames carried streaks of black, and the Spirit Power Fluctuation of his Fourth Spirit Skill, Phoenix Howling Sky Strike, spread outward. The aura of a level 41 Assault System Battle Soul Sect was completely undisguised.
Next came Dai Mubai's tiger roar. His White Tiger Spirit fully possessed him, white fur gleaming with golden light. Of his four soul rings, the purple fourth ring was especially deep in color—the pressure of a level 44 Assault System Battle Soul Sect made even the ground tremble faintly. He clenched his fist and smashed it into the testing stone beside him. With a bang, the stone shattered. He grinned. "Level 44. I've got even more confidence dealing with those scum from Spirit Hall now!"
Zhu Zhuqing's figure flitted across the training grounds like a ghost. Her black Nether Cat Spirit let her blend into the shadows, leaving behind only several purple afterimages. When she came to