"Level 9 Spirit Body."
Wen Qingxuan, clad in golden battle armor, narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly. That subtle gesture gave her an unusually alluring beauty.
This noble and proud golden phoenix had, for the first time, turned her gaze toward a member of the opposite sex.
Even Ji Xuan, the next Holy Son whom the Holy Spirit Academy had personally groomed, had never stirred her like this.
As far as she knew, no Level 9 Spirit Body had ever appeared in the Spiritual Road Plane.
Even powerful figures like her, Wen Qingxuan, Ji Xuan, Wu Ling, Bing Qing, and Mu Kui—the peak kings standing at the top of the first tier—had only reached the half-step to Level 9.
The Twin Kings of the Shi Family, King Zhou, King Yan, and the rest were still in the late stages of Level 8.
Though the kings never said it aloud, they silently compared themselves and secretly competed against one another.
Whoever took the first step into the Level 9 domain would gain the upper hand in the final battle, with a chance to seize the Spirit Crown and overwhelm the rest.
Who could have guessed that the unassuming King Mu would claim the top spot and successfully reach the summit?
If only I'd had a few more days, I would've advanced too.
The Phoenix Girl of the North Desert Wen Clan had long kept her competitive spirit dormant, but now it stirred once more. She yearned to fight the human youth from the Hundred Spirit Continent.
Though advancing from a Level 8 Spirit Body into the Level 9 domain brought a few wondrous changes, it still could not let someone in the Sensing Realm break free from the pressure of a Sovereign's aura.
The white-robed Sovereign had no time for such