Chapter 96: Completion of the Trial — Spirit Aperture and Soul Core!
The moment they began the trial, a terrifying surge of power erupted throughout the space.
The two Reincarnation Spirit Furnaces flared to life, their combined energy vast and boundless.
The aura of reincarnation exploded outward, signaling the beginning of the ninth layer of the Reincarnation Trial.
This was the most difficult level — its challenge was said to equal the combined difficulty of the previous eight trials.
By calculation, only those who had accumulated at least three thousand spiritual power points could pass safely. Anyone below that threshold would face unbearable torment.
For Ye Ling, however, it was no obstacle.
His total spiritual power had already approached six thousand — nearly double the requirement, comparable to a mid-tier Radiant Knight of the third or fourth rank.
For Cai'er, though, it was much harder.
Her accumulated spiritual power, though higher than in the original record, was still around two thousand eight hundred — barely below the critical threshold.
There was still a gap of two hundred points.
Under Ye Ling's overwhelming power, his own trial layer shattered in less than a day.
"At this point," Ye Ling muttered, "my ninth layer of the Reincarnation Trial is firmly linked with Cai'er's. To complete it, we must pass together. Only then can we both gain the corresponding trial energy."
"However, Cai'er's spiritual power is still short by about two hundred points. This isn't something to take lightly. If I don't help her bridge that gap soon, something will definitely go wrong!"
He murmured this to himself as he withdrew from his meditation and steadied his condition.
His eyes fell upon Cai'er, who was still locked in her own trial — her small face tensed in pain as she endured the backlash of the ninth layer.
"So, she's begun…"
"She's barely holding the pain at bay for now, but that won't last. The ninth trial forces her to relive all the torment from the previous eight — magnified many times over."
"But that's impossible. I won't let that happen."
"If I've completed my trial, then it's my duty to help her with hers. If I can spare her the suffering, then I absolutely will."
Ye Ling's voice grew cold with determination.
He wasn't about to just watch her endure agony.
Under normal circumstances, he might have been powerless.
But this was a Reincarnation Trial — and he, too, wielded a Reincarnation Spirit Furnace. His understanding of this power was no less than Cai'er's.
At that thought, a vast dragon's shadow surged up behind him, emanating a strange temporal aura — its presence immense and commanding.
Dark energy rippled faintly along its scales as its essence intertwined with Cai'er's spiritual resonance.
Ye Ling wasted no time. He reached forward, taking Cai'er's trembling hand, channeling his spiritual power, mental force, and his own Reincarnation Spirit Furnace into hers.
Their combined power roared to life.
Energy surged wildly.
The air itself trembled beneath the immense pressure.
In that instant, Ye Ling achieved his goal — fully synchronizing with Cai'er and joining her in completing her Reincarnation Trial.
As the merged energies stabilized, the pain that had twisted Cai'er's expression instantly melted away, replaced by serenity.
Her body relaxed.
Her breathing steadied.
And what followed was pure, unrestrained bliss.
Utterly smooth. Boundlessly tranquil.
The unshakable barrier of the ninth trial finally began to loosen under their combined power. The bottleneck shattered as torrents of spiritual energy surged violently through both Ye Ling and Cai'er's bodies.
A week passed.
The wild fluctuations of their auras gradually subsided. Both opened their eyes at the same time and exchanged smiles, relief and warmth flickering between them.
"Brother Ye Ling… is it over?" Cai'er asked softly, her voice tinged with curiosity.
In the depths of her consciousness, she remembered an overwhelming pain — yet that agony had been washed away by a familiar, gentle aura that dissolved it completely.
That aura could only have belonged to Ye Ling.
Otherwise, how else would he still be holding her hand so tightly?
Wait.
He's holding my hand?!
Cai'er suddenly noticed, her face instantly flushing crimson. She hesitated, unsure what to say, her eyes darting nervously toward Ye Ling.
Ye Ling, however, said nothing. The storm of danger had passed — and now it was time to witness the rainbow.
Releasing her hand, he reached out and gently ruffled her hair. "Cai'er, calm your mind. The ninth layer of the Reincarnation Trial is complete. What comes next is the Reincarnation's feedback — it will greatly enhance our spiritual power. Focus. Don't lose consciousness at this stage."
"Understood, Brother Ye Ling," Cai'er replied with a small pout, puffing her cheeks. Her mood sank a little. The timing couldn't be worse — the atmosphere was just getting nice!
Ye Ling, oblivious to her thoughts, began his calculations. By his estimation, the feedback from the ninth trial should grant at least four to five hundred points of spiritual power.
What did that mean?
In the past two months, his strength had grown steadily. His current pure spiritual power stood around 3,700 points.
That meant after this Reincarnation feedback, he would likely have enough to attempt the breakthrough to the Sixth Rank.
The Sixth Rank — the realm of the Spirit Aperture.
What was a Spirit Aperture?
Simply put, it was the equivalent of a Soul Core on the Douluo Continent — a condensed spiritual nucleus that gathered all one's energy into a single point of power.
In Douluo, forming a Soul Core required reaching the peak of the sixth ring, around level sixty-nine, to break through to the seventh ring and ascend toward the Titled Douluo realm.
Without a Soul Core, one could never advance to the level of a Titled Douluo.
Likewise, in the Divine Seal World, without forming a Spirit Aperture, one could not step into the Sixth Rank.
The Spirit Aperture was the key — the gateway to that realm.
Understanding this, Ye Ling wasted no time. He closed his eyes, and the six-winged angel spirit manifested behind him.
Golden light enveloped him as he guided all his spiritual power to surge toward his chest, where the Spirit Aperture would take form.
Ten to one.
A hundred to one.
A thousand to one.
Ye Ling's spiritual energy exploded outward, radiating brilliance. His entire body pulsed with divine light as 3,700 points of spiritual power gathered at his chest, spinning rapidly, compressing and converging into a luminous core.
But that still wasn't enough.
Then, in that very instant—
The feedback from the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace erupted!
A torrent of reincarnation energy surged through his body, fusing with his own power and igniting a transformation that shook the entire trial space.
(End of Chapter)
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