The Spirit Ascension Trial Forged Teamwork; a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring Subdued the Demon Tiger
Night lay tranquil and sacred over Spirit City. The luminous green glow of the Tree of Life intertwined with the holy light of the Worship Hall, enveloping the city at the heart of the continent.
Inside the Soul Bone Exchange Hall deep within Spirit Hall, an enormous operating platform stood at the center of the chamber-its core was the "Life Soul Bone Replacement Crystal Platform."
Eighteen transparent chambers were connected to the platform in a ring. Six held figures whose breathing was steady: Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er.
Their consciousnesses were immersed in the Spirit Ascension Platform's virtual trial, while their bodies were nourished by the life energy continuously supplied by the crystal platform. This maintained a stable connection between mind and body, preventing accidents during the trial.
This was Spirit Hall's exclusive Spirit Ascension Platform, built over three years of painstaking work through the combined efforts of several Enshrinements and top soul engineers.
The terrain within the Spirit Ascension Platform was not physical. Instead, soul guidance technology simulated a virtual landscape blending the Star Dou Great Forest with the Far North.
The low-level soul spirits found everywhere were not actual soul beasts, but beings condensed from energy that retained the appearance and core abilities of their corresponding soul beasts.
Under the Spirit Ascension Platform's rules, after killing these soul spirits, soul masters could absorb one-tenth of their energy and convert it into pure spiritual energy. Some merged into their own soul power, while the rest nourished their soul rings, directly increasing the rings' ages or enhancing mental power. The entire absorption process took only a second and occurred entirely within the virtual environment, making it extremely safe, with no need to worry about soul ring conflicts or runaway energy.
Every soul