Wu Changkong stood before the lectern, his expression as cold as ever.
"The Spirit Ascension Platform has two Rampage Periods each year."
At those words, all five members of Class Zero grew serious.
Wu Changkong said, "Originally, the Rampage Periods weren't deliberately scheduled. They were unusual phenomena caused by instability in the internal energy structure when the Spirit Ascension Platform was built."
"Later, as soul guidance technology and spatial technology continued to advance, the Spirit Pagoda gradually gained control over these changes."
"And so, the Rampage Period went from an accident to a special mode of operation open to participants."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the five of them.
"During a Rampage Period, the soul beasts inside the Spirit Ascension Platform become exceptionally active."
"The number of soul beasts increases, their alert ranges expand, and they become more aggressive."
"In other words, you'll encounter soul beasts more easily inside, and you'll also be more likely to find yourselves surrounded by them."
Hearing the word "surrounded," Zhang Yangzi instinctively recalled his first visit to the Spirit Ascension Platform, when flocks of enormous azure birds had blotted out the sky as they pursued him. His expression immediately turned uneasy.
Xie Xie rubbed his arm.
He seemed to be remembering the all-too-real pain of the Azure Wolf's Wind Blade slicing through his skin.
Wu Changkong continued, "Whenever a Rampage Period begins, each of the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars opens three hundred slots."
"Three hundred?"
Xie Xie's eyes widened.
Slots for the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform were already extremely scarce under normal circumstances, yet there were only three hundred for a special opportunity like the Rampage Period.
Wu Changkong said, "The five slots you've received this time are five of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda's three hundred."
"To obtain these five slots, the Academy