[Blood Essence Enslavement acquisition progress: 6/100]
He quickly scanned the panel. Two new attribute fields had appeared.
They were level and items.
There was nothing else particularly noteworthy.
"My current level is tier seven."
"Normally, nine is the limit, so tier nine should be the highest."
"Going by that, does that mean after reaching tier nine, the next step is advanced?"
"Only three levels separate tier seven from advanced. It doesn't look far off."
"As long as I find the trigger mechanism for the [Martial Saint] tag, I reckon I'll be able to evolve into an advanced powerhouse in just a few days."
Gu Qing murmured to himself.
Just then, the phone sitting beside the bathtub began vibrating violently.
He put down the Magic Mirror.
He picked up his phone and checked it.
He discovered that Xia Shuran was still awake in the middle of the night and had sent him messages on WeChat.
"It's past three in the morning. Why is my junior still awake?"
Somewhat puzzled, Gu Qing unlocked his phone and opened WeChat to see what Xia Shuran had sent.
[Xia Shuran: Senior, I just asked the Old Ancestor for you. He said his abilities are limited, and he can only awaken Martial Souls in exceptionally gifted martial arts talents with Xia Family blood... (sighing emoji)]
[Gu Qing: That's normal. If your Old Ancestor could awaken anyone's Martial Soul at will, supernatural Awakened wouldn't be so rare. They'd be everywhere by now.]
[Xia Shuran: Senior, it's already three in the morning. You're still awake?]
[Gu Qing: Aren't you awake too?]
[Xia Shuran: I'm different. I was just discussing awakening my Martial Soul with the Old Ancestor, and listening to him tell me about supernatural history from several hundred years ago.]
[Gu Qing: My dear junior,