They had seen the spirit ring configuration of Ning Bei's Pill Pagoda Martial Soul countless times. Even those three red spirit rings could no longer stir the slightest ripple in their hearts.
But the moment the Profound Yellow Small Tower appeared, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong still inhaled sharply in unison. Gu Rong even rubbed his eyes, afraid that his failing eyesight had deceived him and that he had mistaken the pale spirit ring added above the red Ninth Spirit Ring.
"One, two... nine, ten!!!"
"It really is a Tenth Spirit Ring! Bei Er, where did this extra spirit ring come from?"
Compared with Gu Rong's focus on the extra spirit ring, Ning Fengzhi was concerned with much more. From the moment Ning Bei released the Pill Pagoda, he had noticed the extra layer above the Nine-Story Pill Tower. Although it still looked somewhat out of place compared with the other nine layers, it was undeniably an additional layer.
This also meant that his son's Martial Soul had successfully completed its evolution. A Soul Master's Martial Soul evolving generally brought tremendous benefits. For example, after his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it not only broke through his limitation of being unable to reach the Soul Saint realm, but also increased his cultivation speed.
Ning Bei's cultivation had already reached the highest realm humans could touch. If his Martial Soul's evolution allowed him to advance another step, then it could only be that ethereal God-tier realm.
"Bei Er, you... what stage have you reached?"
"Not yet. Although I've taken the most difficult step, there's still some distance left to go."
Under Ning Fengzhi's shocked yet expectant gaze, Ning Bei slowly shook his head, denying their speculation before continuing to explain:
"I've only constructed