Time flew, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Only one month remained before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began.
Today, deafening laughter rang out from Spirit Hall's Elder Hall.
"Hahaha! We won!"
"We finally won!"
"Goddammit, I never want to find out what being struck by lightning, burned, or frozen feels like again!"
For over a year, they had gone in every few days to take on Bainoshu, getting instantly killed more times than they could count.
Being ground into the floor day after day had become difficult even for the Seven-Star Team to endure.
Perhaps Bainoshu had taken pity on them, for she actually made frequent mistakes today. In the end, the Seven-Star Team killed her "through their tears" and successfully cleared the Ordinary Level trial.
"Captain, how about we all release our martial souls and soul rings together?"
Xie Yue smiled, unable to contain the joy on his face.
"Absolutely! A thirty-thousand-year first ring! Just thinking about it gets me excited!"
Tianyu, captain of the Seven-Star Team, grinned, as happy as a two-hundred-pound child.
"Martial Soul Possession!" ×7
Tianyu, Bai Jie, Dugu Yan, and the others all gave a low shout.
In an instant, dazzling light enveloped the Elder Hall. Golden yellow, dark green, fiery red, and all sorts of other radiance intertwined in a brilliant display.
Five deep-black soul rings slowly rose from beneath each of their feet, and a vast, powerful aura filled the entire Elder Hall.
Every soul ring in the Seven-Star Team's current soul ring configuration was over Thirty-Thousand-Years old.
Their captain, Tianyu, and vice-captain, Bai Jie, currently had level 57 soul power, while Dugu Yan was at level 56. The others were all at level 55.
The Galaxy Fleet's quartet of problem girls all currently had