The day the Divine Trials descended was a bright, sunny afternoon.
Lin Chen was sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea.
Gu Yuena stood in the corner of the courtyard, her silver hair cascading down like a quiet shadow.
A bell suddenly rang out from the sky, carrying a strange penetrating force that branded itself directly into everyone's souls.
A blood-red beam descended from the heavens and landed precisely on Xiao Wu.
The rabbit in her arms was startled by the aftershock of divine power and bolted away. Xiao Wu herself nearly jumped up as well. "W-What is that?!"
Within the red light, God-King Asura's voice was majestic and sharp. "First trial of the Asura God Trial. This trial requires no test. So long as you are Xiao Wu and have an intimate relationship with Lin Chen, you pass. Reward: Asura God divine position affinity increased by ten percent, Soul Power increased by three levels, and a God-bestowed Spirit Ring upon breaking through a bottleneck."
As the voice faded, the red light entered Xiao Wu's body.
Xiao Wu only felt a scorching divine power flood into her meridians. Her Soul Power seemed to ignite in that very instant, surging violently from level fifty-nine of the Soul King rank. It shattered through the bottleneck that had trapped her for so long and directly crossed into the Soul Emperor realm.
At the same time, the five Spirit Rings deep within her dantian trembled in unison. A sixth black glow slowly condensed in the air, carrying an ancient, murderous aura as it settled into the position of her sixth Spirit Ring.
That Spirit Ring was black as ink, with blood-red patterns flowing along its edges. Like a dark sun brimming with killing intent, it slowly revolved around her.
"Thirty thousand years..." Xiao Wu lowered