If their first soul spirit could evolve to the thousand-year level, their first soul ring would turn purple along with it.
For children their age, that was simply too tempting.
A thousand-year soul spirit meant more than a change in soul ring color. It would open up new possibilities for soul skill strength, the soul spirit's potential, and the soul rings they could accommodate in the future. If their spiritual power eventually reached the Spirit Sea Realm, they could theoretically accommodate multiple thousand-year soul spirits, laying the foundation for reaching even greater heights.
Of course, that was only theory.
Truly powerful soul masters would never settle for thousand-year soul spirits.
Wu Changkong, for instance, already possessed a ten-thousand-year soul spirit despite having only six rings. That was the kind of foundation a truly top-tier soul master ought to have.
But for the children of Class Zero, a thousand-year soul spirit was already the most realistic and precious goal within their reach.
"Does the Academy really have something like that in mind?"
Zhang Yangzi swallowed.
Excitement shone in his eyes, along with a longing he could not suppress.
He had always wanted to become stronger.
His past arrogance and his attempts to show off before others all stemmed from his desperate desire to prove himself. The Spirit Ascension Platform had already taught him a harsh lesson, but his desire to grow stronger had not disappeared.
Instead, it had become clearer.
Xie Xie nodded as well.
"If that's really the case, we'll have to treasure every chance we get to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform."
Tang Wulin said nothing, merely committing those words to memory.
After his Little Ant soul spirit evolved to the hundred-year level, he had felt the changes in his Star-Sinking Hammer more clearly than anyone.
If it could