(Brothers, I thought it would feel a little out of place for a girl to swing a hammer, so I didn't add her in. If you want her included, I'll change it back later. Also, Di Tian and the others have awakened. Tai Tan and the Sky Azure Bull Python went somewhere else.)
Elsewhere, Ji Juechen slowly opened his eyes as well. The pearly white halo around him receded, and his gaze was deep and restrained, like ancient jade beneath a cold pool.
His originally razor-sharp sword intent now seemed tempered beneath warm jade, becoming even more condensed and pure, carrying a coldness that was icy yet steady. His Soul Power had also risen to Rank 80!
He, too, was only one Soul Ring away!
He rose to his feet and gave Ling Han a deep bow. Everything was left unspoken.
Ling Han looked at the three before him: Wang Dong'er, who had achieved a perfect breakthrough like a Goddess of Light; Wang Qiu'er, whose foundation was complete and who had shown emotion for the first time; and Ji Juechen, whose sword intent had become even more harmonious.
Satisfaction was plain in his ice-blue eyes.
"Come. Follow me to the Council Hall." With that, Ling Han turned and walked out the door.
Wang Qiu'er and the others followed closely behind Ling Han.
Within the Council Hall, Ling Han sat upright upon the Mysterious Ice Throne, his ice-blue eyes sweeping across the people below.
"Uncle Long. Sister Xue." Ling Han's indifferent voice rang out.
"Your subordinate is here!" Long Chen clasped his fists, his crimson eyes blazing.
Xue Qinglan gave a slight nod, her ice-blue eyes calm.
"I will take Wang Dong'er and Ji Juechen to the Star Dou Great Forest to help them obtain Soul Rings and break through