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The instant he swallowed the Soul Stabilizing Elixir.

Cheng Han unhesitatingly released the suppression on the Soul Tempering Seal.

At this moment.

He felt an indescribable sense of comfort, almost crying out in pleasure.

It was as if he had been holding back for months, finally getting a chance to release.

"Gulp!"

Cheng Han swallowed.

The elixir rapidly flowed down his throat, feeling like scorching flames searing his esophagus, and like the chilling air of ten thousand years washing over his internal organs.

This feeling.

Was truly strange to the extreme.

"Boom!"

A phantom thunderclap.

This was the giant wave stirred up within his sea of consciousness.

It was also the roar of his spirit completely breaking free from its shackles.

Subsequently.

A series of illusory sounds echoed in Cheng Han's mind.

"Crack! Crack!"

This was the sound of breaking out of a cocoon and transforming into a butterfly.

It was also a spontaneous sublimation of his spiritual world.

Even without the Soul Stabilizing Elixir, Cheng Han could have naturally reached this step; the elixir was merely a nominal cover for him.

Deep within his sea of consciousness.

A transcendent imprint with a three-ring structure, the symbol of a Mystic Apprentice – the Soul Tempering Seal – began to tremble violently.

"Buzz!"

The three rings comprising the imprint silently shattered into countless small segments.

But this was not destruction.

It was preparation for rebirth.

At the same time.

The swallowed Soul Stabilizing Elixir finally began to take effect.

A sensation that was both burning and icy rapidly spread from his body to his spirit, and then touched the Soul Tempering Seal.

The next second.

An unbelievable phenomenon occurred.

The Soul Tempering Seal, which had already begun to collapse, suddenly stopped.

A large number of light silk structures rapidly emerged, repairing the collapsed rings one by one, and then growing a fourth ring.

This was a four-ring structure!

An unprecedented miracle!

However.

The fourth ring looked somewhat blurry, and the ring itself was missing many parts.

The power from the Soul Stabilizing Elixir was clearly not enough to complete it.

But it didn't matter.

Cheng Han stared at it, his heart stirred.

The six light clusters within his spirit simultaneously erupted with bright light.

Each light cluster represented a Mystic Seal, namely:

Third-Order Life Crown Mystic Seal, Second-Order Secret Universe Mystic Seal, Second-Order True Flame Mystic Seal, Second-Order Majestic Stone Mystic Seal, Second-Order Spirit Control Mystic Seal, First-Order Nine Transformations Mystic Seal.

For a Mystic Apprentice to condense six Mystic Seals was absolutely unprecedented.

At this moment.

Each Mystic Seal seemed to sense the Soul Tempering Seal's lack of power, and each shot out several strands of light, instantly connecting to the latter.

The already stagnant fourth ring began to grow rapidly again.

After a moment.

The fourth ring was completed.

The corner of Cheng Han's mouth lifted almost imperceptibly: "Success!"

His heart was filled with joy: "As I guessed, the three-ring form is not the limit of the Soul Tempering Seal."

"Many people say that the more Mystic Seals one condenses, the stronger their combat power, but the interference between the seals makes breakthroughs more difficult."

"But they have overlooked a very important point: each Mystic Seal represents a foundation, and more Mystic Seals mean a more solid foundation."

"According to my deduction, only five or more Mystic Seals can stably support a four-ring structure."

"This result confirms my guess!"

Just then.

"Buzz!"

The four rings vibrated in unison.

Each ring's surface naturally carried complex and exquisite mystic patterns, and starlight-like streamers flew back and forth around the four rings, adorning them beautifully.

In comparison.

The three-ring Soul Tempering Seal seemed too simple.

Any Mystic Master could judge that this four-ring imprint was not in the same league at all.

A message suddenly popped up: "Inferred an unknown Mystic Seal, please name it!"

This was a message of extraordinary significance.

It represented one thing: from today onwards, the end of the Mystic Apprentice path was no longer the three-ring Soul Tempering Seal, but another more majestic peak.

Cheng Han's heart was filled with the pride of "opening the path for the human race", and he resolutely muttered: "Let's call it 'True Soul Seal'!"

He also had many emotions in his heart: "Other Mystic Apprentices are restricted in various ways, so they don't have the courage to go further."

"On the one hand, they are tempted by power and status, and can't wait to become Mystic Masters."

"On the other hand, they lack the courage to explore the unknown."

"Of course."

"They also don't have enough time."

"According to my deduction, without a hundred years or even longer of effort, and comprehending five Mystic Seals, it is impossible to condense the True Soul Seal."

"And the lifespan of a Mystic Apprentice is only three hundred years at most, who would be willing to endure for hundreds of years, willing to be a low-realm Mystic Apprentice?"

Soon.

As the elixir's effects continued to impact him, the True Soul Seal began to become unstable.

Cheng Han felt a little regret in his heart.

An unprecedented new imprint, existing for only a moment, was about to collapse.

But the regret only lasted for a moment.

After all.

People always have to look forward.

"Thump! Thump!"

The True Soul Seal throbbed a few times, and the four rings shattered together.

Countless light silk structures grew from the "ruins", and vaguely formed a "three-leaf" pattern.

This was the prototype of the "Spirit Condensing Seal".

Cheng Han observed this scene and suddenly felt a sensation of his soul being "drawn away".

The next moment.

His soul really left his body.

Cheng Han went straight up, pierced through the huge underground cavity, and reached the sky above the Spirit Flame Lotus Island.

At this point.

The ascent did not stop at all, but instead became faster and faster.

The perspective became higher and higher, and he saw more and more things.

He saw that the boundless ocean stretched to infinity.

The color of the ocean was colorful, including milky white like milk, emerald green like grass, and eerie black.

He also saw thousands of Heavenly Leaf Lotuses arranged in a huge ring.

Outside the ring were raging waves, each wave hundreds of meters high, interspersed with countless large and small whirlpools.

He instantly understood that this was the front line of the war, and also the means by which the three major sea tribes resisted the expansion of the Myriad Hao race.

It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like just a moment.

Cheng Han suddenly realized: "He is approaching an infinitely vast and infinitely great existence."

That was – the Abyss of Source Energy.

Also the ultimate source of all transcendence in the world.

He naturally understood more: "This soul ascent is essentially the soul's origin transcending the physical body, and getting a chance to directly face the origin of power."

"The higher the ascent, the closer it is to the Abyss of Source Energy, and the more benefits it gets."

"I have condensed the unprecedented True Soul Seal, accumulated power far exceeding ordinary Mystic Apprentices, and have the help of the Soul Stabilizing Elixir, so I can reach an incredible height."

He had read relevant books and understood a lot of information.

When most high-level Mystic Apprentices broke through the Earth Gate and condensed the Spirit Condensing Seal.

The height of the soul's ascent seemed to be equivalent to the top of the Lotus Island.

And the scenery they saw was far less than his.

Using data-oriented language to describe it.

He was hundreds of times higher.

Um.

A little bit!

When Cheng Han realized this, a terrifying feeling appeared.

He began to fall rapidly like a shooting star.

Because it was over.

After a moment.

"Boom!"

Another thunderclap.

Cheng Han fell from the sky and returned to his body.

At this moment.

He felt that his connection with the Abyss of Source Energy was more than ten times closer than before.

He also felt that every corner of his body was filled with unprecedentedly powerful force.

Within the sea of consciousness.

A brand new light cluster was shining brightly.

This was clearly – the Spirit Condensing Seal.

At the core of the seal, a "shamrock" was suspended.

The surface of each "leaf" was engraved with extremely complex patterns.

Each "leaf" trembled, seeming to trigger a response from the Abyss of Source Energy, thereby mobilizing a huge force.

Cheng Han immediately smiled: "I am a Mystic Master!"

He opened his eyes and immediately met a pair of surprised faces.

Lan Jiaoyao was the first to congratulate him: "Congratulations to Inspector Cheng on advancing to Mystic Master!"

Just now.

The female Mystic Master watched as her superior took the elixir and drank it in one gulp, and then a thrilling wave surged in his body, its intensity almost comparable to a mid-level Mystic Master.

Then.

Her superior opened his eyes and became a Mystic Master.

That's right!

Although Cheng Han had experienced a long journey, in the eyes of outsiders, only four or five seconds had passed.

Subsequently.

The others came back to their senses and congratulated him in unison: "Congratulations to Inspector Cheng on advancing to Mystic Master."

Cheng Han nodded lightly, his eyes looking at an old pervert.

That was Zhao Wen, the special envoy from the God's Fortress.

This guy actually had crooked thoughts about the Flower Cloud Mother, and actually wanted to take two away, and was beaten up by Water Lily.