Eight months passed in the blink of an eye. The misty spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lingered year-round, and this secret realm, where the essence of heaven and earth gathered, had long since become the perfect place for everyone to cultivate in earnest.
"Lin Ya! I finally broke through to Rank 40!"
A clear voice brimming with barely concealed delight suddenly rang out, instantly shattering the tranquility of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Dugu Yan's eyes sparkled. The fluctuations of Soul Power around her had clearly stabilized at Rank 40, and her face was full of triumphant excitement.
Shui Binger, Huo Wu, and the others, who had been cultivating nearby, opened their eyes one after another. Their gazes toward Dugu Yan all carried a trace of envy.
Although the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a sacred cultivation ground, they had only been cultivating here for eight months. They would still need some time to catch up to Dugu Yan's progress.
Lin Ya slowly opened his eyes from cultivation. Looking at the excited Dugu Yan, a gentle smile curled at his lips. "Congratulations. You've successfully entered the Soul Ancestor realm."
Dugu Yan should have been overjoyed, but she curled her lips instead. She subconsciously glanced at the girls beside her, whose cultivation was steadily advancing, and spoke with a hint of frustration.
"What's so impressive about that? I'm still cultivating more slowly than they are."
She had once been extremely confident in her own talent. After all, she had reached Rank 40 at fifteen. At that pace, she could reliably challenge the Soul Emperor rank by the age of twenty!
She had even thought that, on Douluo Continent, her talent was second only to Lin Ya's.
But after cultivating alongside Shui Binger,