A month passed in the blink of an eye. Over that month of training, the five worked together ever more seamlessly, like a heavenly robe without a single stitch. Especially after Ning Rongrong broke through to rank 30 and obtained her Third Soul Ring half a month earlier, even Flender and Zhao Wuji together could no longer halt their advance while holding back their strength.
Notably, Ning Rongrong's Third Soul Skill had not changed; it still amplified Soul Power. However, her Third Soul Ring came from a three-thousand-year-old Soul Shadow Beast, and coupled with her ultimate control over Soul Power, this Soul Skill consumed far less than originally specified.
Moreover, her amplification had originally started at ten percent, increasing by ten percent for every additional Soul Ring. But after the three months of Soul Power disassembly in the second phase, her Soul Skills no longer leaked any Soul Power, and both the base amplification and its growth had risen to fifteen percent.
Now, as a three-ring Soul Elder, her amplification had reached forty-five percent.
With the month drawing to a close, the first stage of the Furnace Plan devised by Qin Muchu and Flender officially came to an end.
Five months of hellish training had left everyone complaining incessantly, yet they also enjoyed the thrill of their rapidly growing strength. That mixture of pain and pleasure was enough to become one of the most precious memories of their lives.
That day, a group of unexpected visitors arrived at the school.
Leading them was a middle-aged man of around thirty, with ordinary features, simple black hair, and plain, unadorned clothes. Only his eyes were exceptionally bright.
Behind him stood seven young men and women in their early twenties, each with distinctive features.
In the very middle stood a slender young man