After a moment of silence, a female voice answered in his Sea of Consciousness. It trembled slightly, but it was clearly far more mature and bright than the childish voice from before.
"...Alright!"
With that response, the vast spiritual power of the Venerable Realm that Tantai Xuefei had forcibly suppressed and sealed deep within her soul finally found an outlet, like a flood bursting through a dam. It roared into the broad, resilient Sea of Consciousness that had just been reforged and strengthened!
"Bzzzz—!"
The injection of such immense spiritual power instantly swelled her Sea of Consciousness, which had been at the peak of Rank 6. Its barriers groaned under the unbearable strain, its light flickering violently, yet it ultimately did not burst apart and stubbornly endured the first wave of impact!
Gu Sheng watched closely from the side, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
He could tell that the total amount and purity of Tantai Xuefei's revived spiritual power seemed considerably stronger than that of an ordinary first-turn Venerable. It seems her soul foundation was extraordinarily deep to begin with. These eight years of silence and accumulation instead caused her spiritual power to undergo some sort of qualitative transformation.
If she fully integrates it, she may directly enter Rank 7. That was his judgment. Rank 7 spiritual power was already an exceptionally formidable force for martial artists who did not specialize in alchemy or the soul path.
Just as he was observing, another change occurred!
"Crack... crack-crack..."
A faint yet distinct sound, like ice breaking apart, came from the barriers of Tantai Xuefei's Sea of Consciousness!
Gu Sheng's gaze sharpened. This was not the sound of her Sea of Consciousness failing under the strain and about to collapse. Rather... it was a sign that its boundaries were