Raiden Shogun appeared in the plaza, immediately drawing the attention of every contestant.
Bolan in particular—if the battle intent in his eyes when he looked at Xu Ai and Hen Ren was unmistakable,
then the way he looked at Raiden Shogun showed that he saw her as the goal he would one day surpass!
"Congratulations, Senior Sister."
Thor said with a smile.
Hong also smiled and offered his congratulations.
"Thank you."
Raiden Shogun nodded.
"I passed the Seventh Trial Tower, so I qualified to enter the Primal Secret Realm directly. I won't need to take part in the upcoming arena battles, so keep up the good work."
"Oh, and by the way, my spot in the Primal Secret Realm is an extra one. In other words, you still have another spot to compete for."
"Another spot..."
Hong, Thor, and the surrounding geniuses who had been listening in all looked at Hen Ren and Xu Ai in unison.
There was no need to wonder. That spot would go to one of just three people: them or Bolan.
But Xu Ai and Hen Ren knew the truth.
To be precise, there were still two spots in the Primal Secret Realm! Xu Ai and Hen Ren could each claim one!
Xu Ai hadn't expected that passing the Seventh Trial Tower would grant direct entry to the Primal Secret Realm—and that the spot would be an extra one, too.
She had already prepared herself to enter the Taichu Secret Realm, then immediately challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain to gain entry to the Primal Secret Realm.
As it turned out, she'd been spared a lot of trouble.
But on second thought, it made sense. Anyone who passed the Primal Tongtian Mountain could enter the Primal Secret Realm, and the Seventh Trial Tower was the "Star