The final assessment ended, and Jun Wangchen claimed first place in this year's Probationary Member assessment, becoming Heaven Hall's newest star.
When everyone received their gleaming golden tokens from the Mythic Heavenly Palace, excitement filled their faces. To them, these were more than mere tokens—they were badges of honor.
The Flame Heavenly King swept his gaze over the sixteen Official Members and laughed heartily. "That concludes this year's Probationary Member assessment. Congratulations on joining the Mythic Heavenly Palace. Next, the four of us Heavenly Kings will work together to open the Heaven and Earth Creation Pool. All sixteen of you will have the chance to enter and receive its blessings."
"The Heaven and Earth Creation Pool?" The sixteen of them froze, utterly bewildered.
With one hand behind his back, the Flame Heavenly King explained, "The Heaven and Earth Creation Pool contains exceptionally dense heaven and earth spiritual power, which can help martial artists rapidly improve their strength. The longer you can remain inside, the greater your ability to absorb heaven and earth spiritual power, and the more your strength will increase.
"The pool has three rings: outer, middle, and inner. The farther inward you go, the denser the heaven and earth spiritual power becomes. The sixteen of you will be divided into three groups. The first eight eliminated will enter the outer ring, the next four eliminated will enter the middle ring, and the remaining four will enter the inner ring."
Everyone's eyes lit up at his words. They had never expected to receive such a benefit before even entering the Mythic Heavenly Palace.
Some looked enviously at Jun Wangchen and the other three semifinalists. After all, they would be entering the inner ring, where the heaven and earth spiritual power was densest.
As anticipation burned in everyone's eyes, the