After cultivating steadily and diligently for half a year, Le Jing suddenly called Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na.
"You two have been cultivating for over half a year. It's time to truly test your cultivation results," Le Jing said.
Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na exchanged glances. Qian Mo was the first to ask, "Then, what is the method for our test, Na'er?"
Le Jing took over the conversation, saying, "A trial on the Spirit Ascension Platform. It can safely test your combat abilities and also increase the age of your soul rings. How about it?"
Qian Mo nodded, but Gu Yue Na showed a hint of confusion. "What is the Spirit Ascension Platform?"
Qian Mo began to explain to Gu Yue Na, "The Spirit Ascension Platform was created by the Spirit Pagoda to provide a place for Soul Masters to gain experience. Soul Masters can fight Soul Beasts inside, improve their combat experience, and are also protected by the Spirit Ascension Platform itself. Even if you die inside the Spirit Pagoda, there is no risk to your life. Some particularly lucky Soul Masters can even perfect their Soul Spirits within the Spirit Ascension Platform, achieving the effect of Spirit Ascension."
After listening, Gu Yue Na nodded thoughtfully, her eyes flickering, unsure of what she was thinking.
"I've already made arrangements with Tower Master Liu. You two can depart for the Nanyang City Spirit Pagoda now!"
After Le Jing finished speaking, Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na set off for the Nanyang City Spirit Pagoda under the guidance of their combat teacher, Chen Luo.
Chen Luo, an eighty-seventh-ranked Soul Douluo, was a combat teacher specifically chosen and invited by Le Jing.
The first time Qian Mo met him, he noticed the rather unusual surname 'Chen'. During training, he saw Chen Luo summon the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, which confirmed to Qian Mo that this Chen Luo was a descendant of Sword Douluo Chen Xin, one of the protector powerhouses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in Douluo Dalu 1.
After confirming that Chen Luo was a descendant of Chen Xin, Qian Mo was very curious why Chen Luo was here. So he specifically asked Le Jing and got a rather poignant story.
Originally, the Chen family had always assisted the Ning family, who were in charge of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, for generations. However, as time passed, a sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which had a fatal flaw, became increasingly weak and gradually faded into the long river of history. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul was even almost lost on the continent.
The Chen family members did not want the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul to suffer the same fate as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, so they moved their entire family to the southern region to seek the protection of the renowned and reputable Holy Angel Family.
With the help of the Holy Angel Family, the Chen family gained a foothold in the southern region and successfully passed down the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
But there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. The Chen family received the favor of the Holy Angel Family and naturally had to repay it.
And so, Le Jing saw Chen Luo's formidable swordsmanship and exquisite combat skills and wanted him to be one of Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na's combat teachers. Chen Luo, the next head of the Chen family, had to obediently come and teach Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na.
Under Chen Luo's guidance, Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na successfully arrived at the Nanyang City Spirit Pagoda.
The staff, who had been waiting for a long time, led the three into a corridor.
They walked dozens of meters down the corridor and entered an elevator.
When the elevator door opened, they found themselves in a circular room.
The room was still entirely made of metal structures, but the walls were lined with a ring of huge soul tool screens. The screens flickered with various images, all appearing to be green worlds, like jungles.
The staff member pressed a button, and two metal cabinets immediately popped out from the wall.
"Lie down inside!"
Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na did as they were told and lay down in them. The staff member finally mentioned a few points to note.
Simply put, although the Spirit Pagoda is a semi-virtual, semi-real world, you will not be in mortal danger inside. However, if you experience significant stimulation, your spirit will still be harmed.
Therefore, you still need to be careful with your arrangements within the Spirit Ascension Platform. Once you feel it's beyond your tolerance range, immediately press the distress signal and leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
After giving the instructions, the staff member smiled slightly, "Good luck!"
Then, he pressed the button, and the two metal cabinets slowly slid back into their original positions in the wall. Qian Mo and Gu Yue Na's vision also turned dark.
After an unknown amount of time, when Qian Mo opened his eyes again, he found himself in a primeval forest filled with countless towering trees with lush branches and leaves.
"Whoosh~~"
Qian Mo took a deep breath of fresh air, felt the vibrant atmosphere of the dense forest, and then used his legs to nimbly climb a giant tree, landing steadily on a thick branch.
Qian Mo circulated his soul power, and the Divinity Mask appeared on his face, a yellow soul ring floating up and down around him.
"First Soul Skill, All Things Are Me!"
Through mental power, he could imprint the Martial Souls and Soul Skills of Soul Masters or the bloodlines of Soul Beasts, transforming them into masks stored within the Divinity Mask. However, the Soul Skills that could be imprinted were limited by the target's soul power and Qian Mo's own soul power level.
For example, if Qian Mo was a two-ring Soul Master and the target was a one-ring Soul Master, Qian Mo could only imprint and use that one Soul Skill of the target, as he couldn't create a Soul Skill for the other party.
But if the target was a two-ring Soul Master and Qian Mo was a one-ring Soul Master, Qian Mo could only imprint and use the target's first Soul Skill because Qian Mo's own soul power level was not high enough.
Additionally, the basic number of masks that could be stored within the Divinity Mask was one. For each major realm ascended and each soul ring added thereafter, the Divinity Mask could store one more mask.
Qian Mo was currently a one-ring Soul Master, so he could store two masks.
Qian Mo raised his hand, and a brown strand of hair in his hand turned into specks of light that attached to his hand.
As Qian Mo swiped the Divinity Mask, the mask instantly transformed into a black monkey face, with a pair of ocean-blue eyes identical to Liu Qingyang's.
Qian Mo raised his sword finger, and his blue eyes suddenly lit up. His Spirit Connection realm mental power spread out from Qian Mo like seawater in all directions.
When the expanding "seawater" hit the surrounding objects, it stirred up waves. Qian Mo's mental power, by interpreting these waves, caused the surrounding terrain and the distribution of Soul Beasts to appear in a 3D, Stereo manner in Qian Mo's mind.
Soon, a beautiful figure appeared in his mind.
"Found her!"
Qian Mo's lips curved upwards. Liu Qingyang's mental detection soul skill was truly convenient for finding people.
Qian Mo looked up at the clear, cloudless sky and felt that although flying would be faster, being in the air made him too large a target with no cover, making it easy to be focused down by flying Soul Beasts. So, he decided to pass through the forest.
However, just as Qian Mo jumped down from the giant tree, he keenly noticed several green dots glowing in the shadows of the jungle not far away.
Accompanied by the whimpering of beasts, a dozen ten-year Wind Wolves emerged from the bushes, their green eyes staring fiercely at Qian Mo, clearly seeing him as a hunting target.
"Sigh," Qian Mo sighed, rubbing his forehead, "What bad luck!"
"In that case," a ruthless glint flashed in Qian Mo's eyes, and he lightly swiped his face with his right hand, "we can only fight!"