"Dear teacher, I'm still just a kid!" Chen Ye said helplessly.
How could anyone send such a young child into the Riot Rising Spirit Platform? He was only nine years old, after all.
Seeing Chen Ye's pitiful expression, Leng Yaozhu merely snorted. "I'm only asking you to hunt Soul Beasts and test your physical limits."
"It's not like I'm sending you to your deaths. What are you afraid of? Now, go. Right now!"
Seeing Leng Yaozhu like this, Chen Ye nodded helplessly.
He had just turned to leave when he spotted the girl standing quietly to one side, a trace of loneliness on her face.
Chen Ye fell silent for a moment, then reached out, took Gu Yue's hand, and led her downstairs to the Rising Spirit Platform.
The staff member downstairs had clearly been taken aback by the order.
Seeing the two little ones approach, he looked unusually puzzled. "Uh, hello. Let me explain the Riot Rising Spirit Platform to you."
Looking at the two children, who were only nine years old, the staff member hesitated.
But he didn't dare disobey the order from above. "The Rising Spirit Platform has two periods of unrest each year. During those periods, the Soul Beasts inside become more active and powerful, and the danger level rises significantly."
"We actually recommend entering as a team. It's still possible with just the two of you, though..."
"Be careful once you're inside. After hunting a Soul Beast, the time it takes to absorb its Soul Power will be greatly extended, and someone may try to steal it."
The staff member paused as he spoke. When he saw that the instructions specified one hundred percent pain, he fell silent.
Although this order had come from an important figure above, dying with one hundred percent pain would feel exactly like dying for real.
Seeing the pity in the staff member's eyes, Chen Ye just smiled, unconcerned. "So we can steal from each other? Then I can steal from other people, too."
A glint lit up Chen Ye's eyes. The strongest people inside were at the peak of the Three Rings. Although he had only just reached the Three Rings himself,
with his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul, he didn't think anyone at the Three Rings level could be his match.
Perfect. The first Soul Spirit in the Myriad Swords Diagram is a hundred-year Soul Spirit. I can use this chance to break through to a thousand years.
Thinking this, Chen Ye didn't hesitate. He lay down in the Cultivation Pod, while Gu Yue silently settled into the pod beside him.
After giving them a few reminders, the staff member pressed the red button and started the Cultivation Pods.
Chen Ye felt his consciousness briefly sink into darkness before gradually coming back to him.
He looked around. The two of them were no longer in the enclosed cultivation room. They had arrived in a vast forest.
Chen Ye pinched himself, but felt no pain. "Didn't they say it would feel one hundred percent real? Why doesn't this hurt at all?"
"Because you pinched me!" Gu Yue snapped from beside him.
Chen Ye froze, then realized he had unconsciously pinched Gu Yue's arm.
He gave an awkward laugh. "That was an accident. An accident."
"Hmph." Gu Yue snorted. She didn't look at him again, instead turning her gaze toward their surroundings.
As she looked at the lush, green forest, a rare trace of nostalgia appeared in her eyes.
But it lasted only for a moment before giving way to her usual cool expression.
"Where are we going?" Gu Yue asked Chen Ye.
Chen Ye glanced around, then casually pointed east. "Let's go this way. If we keep heading in this direction, we should reach the innermost area."
"What do you want to go there for? Wasn't the teacher's assignment to hunt Soul Beasts?" Gu Yue asked, puzzled, but Chen Ye shook his head.
"I have my ways. Just follow me and you'll see."
A chance to enter the Riot Rising Spirit Platform was precious. Even the Chen Family only had two or three slots a year.
Now that he'd gotten in before breaking through to the Fourth Ring, he was definitely going to test himself against a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear.
And defeating one could even earn him a Soul Bone.
Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Bones were extremely rare. The reason the Spirit Pagoda dared to let Darkgold Dreadclaw Bears appear in the platform was that they were certain no one could take one down.
Even a hundred-year top-tier Ferocious Beast was stronger than most Soul Kings.
In those circumstances, it was practically impossible for someone at the Three Rings to defeat one. But for Chen Ye, it wasn't that difficult.
Three Golden Soul Rings appeared around Chen Ye. He stepped forward and charged ahead.
Behind him, faint Wind Attribute energy gathered around Gu Yue's feet. She was no slower than Chen Ye, and the two raced eastward, one after the other.
They moved quickly, and the Riot Rising Spirit Platform was filled with Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.
Their movements soon attracted the attention of the surrounding Soul Beasts.
Several gusts of wind gathered and slammed toward the two running figures.
Chen Ye glanced to his left. Sensing the attack, he raised a hand slightly.
His entire left arm, along with the left side of his chest, was covered in golden scales.
He casually swiped toward the attack, and the tearing effect of his Golden Dragon Claw ripped the gust apart.
Three hundred-year Storm Wolves appeared in that direction. Chen Ye moved fast, charging straight at them.
The wind howled as the three Storm Wolves charged toward him.
Golden scales gleamed as Chen Ye punched one wolf's head apart.
His First Soul Ring lit up. A terrifying explosion rang out, and the ground around them turned gold in an instant. The remaining two Storm Wolves were blown to pieces.
Feeling spiritual energy flow into his body and the age of his Soul Ring slowly increase,
Chen Ye's eyes brightened. "Not bad! It really can increase the age of my Soul Ring!"
He glanced over at Gu Yue. She didn't say anything, but raised her hand. Dozens of Ice Cones appeared and shot toward the area in front of them.
Three strange Demon Apes emerged from the bushes and were immediately pierced by the Ice Cones.
The two exchanged a glance, then continued deeper into the Rising Spirit Platform without stopping.
Deep inside the Rising Spirit Platform, two young men stood together.
One of them, a young man with Spiky Hair, looked at the other, a blue-haired young man. "Brother Xu, my family doesn't get many chances to come in. Let's hurry up and hunt some Soul Beasts!"
"What's the rush? We'll have plenty of chances to hunt Soul Beasts. Let's look around first. Next year, I'm planning to bring my little sister here to give it a try."
"Fine, fine, we'll do what you say!" The young man with Spiky Hair looked helpless. The other guy was the eldest young master of the Xu Family, and he didn't dare offend him.
Just then, he heard a sharp whistle of something cutting through the air.
The young man with Spiky Hair froze, then turned his head slightly. He saw a boy of about eight or nine rushing deeper into the area, spiritual energy surging around him.
A girl followed close behind, with just as much spiritual energy surging around her.
The young man with Spiky Hair patted the young man in front of him. "Brother Xu, who's that kid? He's got so much spiritual energy. Let's rob him!"
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