Mu Chen had no idea that this incredibly shocking scene had moved the countless youths of the Spirit Road so deeply.
At the very beginning of cultivation, in the Sensing Realm, when a fledgling eagle first cried out, he had swept through three stages in a single day, smashing through obstacles, passing the Spirit Movement and Spirit Wheel Realms, and reaching the Spirit Soul Realm in one leap.
The Spirit Soul Realm was a watershed.
Even across an entire realm, those who reached it were formidable experts.
In a domain-level territory, they could immediately rank among the Domain Lords, commanding over a thousand soldiers.
The original nine Domain Lords of the Northern Spiritual Realm had all been at this level.
Experts of this rank could even refine Beast Souls and gain strange abilities.
Combined with the essence souls of the myriad beasts of the world, their battle prowess would soar.
The Spiritual Road Plane did not allow one to cultivate spiritual energy. That meant two years would be spent in vain.
But why, then, did countless human prodigies still flock there every year?
When the battle of kings at the end of the Spiritual Road came to a close, every human prodigy who had survived would receive the chance to undergo Spirit Power Empowerment, causing their cultivation to surge.
Those with terrifying talent could break into the Spirit Wheel Realm overnight. Reaching the mighty Spirit Soul Realm was no problem either. They would be no different from formal students of the Five Great Academies.
This was the most precious opportunity offered by the Spirit Road Trial!
It was also the fundamental reason countless human prodigies suppressed their cultivation, refusing to break through the Sensing Realm and advance to the next level, signing their life-and-death pledges and embarking on a trial