An hour later.
Li Han had advanced ten levels, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had both successively broken through to level forty.
"What an incredible pill! It actually raised my Soul Power by four whole levels! And it feels like there's still a little left that hasn't been released.
I'll try condensing a soul ring."
Xiao Wu immediately began condensing her soul ring.
She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, so she had no need to hunt Soul Beasts in order to condense soul rings.
So-called rebuilding through transformation was really just a step-by-step process of reclaiming the power that had originally belonged to her.
Very soon, Xiao Wu's fourth soul ring condensed.
When the purple halo emerged, it signified that she had successfully broken through to Soul Ancestor.
"While it's a good thing that transformed Soul Beasts can condense soul rings on their own, the ring age is fixed. They can't surpass the limit for absorbing soul rings, which is rather unfortunate."
Seeing this, the thought inevitably surfaced in Li Han's mind.
Of course, that regret applied only to prodigies like him. For ordinary geniuses, reaching the limit of Xiao Wu's condensed soul rings was already difficult enough, let alone surpassing it.
When Zhu Zhuqing saw Xiao Wu condense a soul ring herself, her eyes were filled with astonishment.
It was her first time witnessing such a scene.
"Zhuqing, you know Xiao Wu's identity now.
It's a secret, so you must keep it safe.
If this secret is exposed, Xiao Wu will face pursuit from the entire Soul Master world.
Since we're friends, we shouldn't put a friend in danger."
Although Li Han believed Zhu Zhuqing was not the sort of person who would betray Xiao Wu, the necessary words still had to be said.
Zhu