High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie couldn't determine the truth, but one thing was certain: He was very weak.

So weak that they need to use this method to select "containers," so weak that they dare not directly possess anyone, and can only find the most suitable prey through so-called "tests."

The "spirit" continued its introduction, its tone gradually returning to calm.

"That ancient mirror is the Soul Tempering Mirror, a mid-grade cosmic treasure left behind by its master."

All the eyes of all living beings fell on the ancient mirror, which was about ten feet square.

The mirror has a chaotic color, and its edges are engraved with dense ancient characters. The frame is inlaid with ninety-nine dark gold crystals.

"Besides providing a combat power boost of tens of millions of units, the Soul Tempering Mirror also has a core function: tempering the soul."

The voice of the "spirit" became meaningful.

"It can temper the essence of the refiner's soul, allowing the soul's rank to advance further. The deeper the tempering, the faster the soul's transformation."

The eyes of the prodigies lit up.

The advancement of one's soul rank is a rare and precious opportunity for any living being present.

Especially those few Eternals, whose Eternal Flame has been stuck at the first-order crimson level for who knows how many years.

If one can advance further, in the future, when facing other Eternals of the same rank, one can use the rank of the Eternal Flame to suppress the opponent's combat power.

"Therefore, the rules for this trial are very simple."

The "spirit" pointed to the ancient mirror.

"The Soul-Refining Mirror will release refining power to cleanse your souls. Whoever's soul improves by the highest percentage during the refining process will be the most compatible with this ancient mirror."

"After the trial, an initial ranking will be made based on compatibility, and this initial ranking will determine the priority of the next round of trials."

As soon as he finished speaking, a low murmur arose on the platform.

"Percentage? Isn't it about absolute increase?"

"Wouldn't that be more advantageous for lower-level primordial spirits?"

"It's so much easier to advance from a first-tier to a second-tier primordial spirit than from a third-tier to a fourth-tier spirit! This isn't fair!"

The "spirit" ignored the doubts and simply said:

"Whether it's fair or not isn't up to you to decide. The Soul Tempering Mirror selects 'those who are compatible,' not 'the strongest.' Compatibility is determined by potential, not current strength."

Su Jie stood at the back of the crowd, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Compatibility? Potential?

That sounds nice.

What He wanted was not some "fitting party" at all.

What He wants is a target whose soul has high potential but whose current level is low enough.

Because such a soul is the easiest to infiltrate, the easiest to manipulate, and the easiest to possess.

According to the rule He proposed, those at the World Realm and those at the lower level have an advantage over those at the higher level of Eternity.

Su Jie's gaze fell on the young man at the very edge of the platform.

He still kept his head down, his hands clutching the hem of his clothes, but those hands were no longer trembling.

Su Jie withdrew his gaze, having made up his mind.

The deception of the 200th century was indeed full of scheming.

However, in all his calculations, he overlooked one person.

"Please, everyone."

The "spirit" raised its hand and waved, and the chaotic light on the surface of the Soul Tempering Mirror began to slowly flow.

An invisible force surged from the mirror, enveloping the entire space.

The prodigies all sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, and prepared for the upcoming tempering.

Su Jie found an inconspicuous corner and sat cross-legged.

The tempering power of the Soul Tempering Mirror descended silently.

Su Jie sat cross-legged in the corner, his ninth-level primordial spirit silently spreading out, sensing every fluctuation of that power.

A moment later, his brow twitched slightly.

Something's not right; this tempering power is too weak.

It was so weak that, even by the standards of his ninth-level primordial spirit, its power was not even comparable to his Great Luo Sword Embryo.

This was not the power that a mid-grade cosmic treasure should have, but those Eternals and Supremes were completely unaware of it.

Their soul rank was there for all to see: the crimson eternal fire and a bunch of low-level primordial spirits. In their limited understanding, this power was already shocking enough and enough to make them go all out.

They had never even possessed a peak-level innate treasure; their strongest possessions were only top-grade or high-grade innate treasures. They couldn't distinguish the difference between a "mid-grade cosmic treasure" and a "high-grade innate treasure."

Like a child who has only ever used a wooden sword, if you give him an iron sword, he will only think that it is "a bit heavy and a bit hard", but he will not know that this sword can cut through iron like mud.

Su Jie remained silent, his ninth-level primordial spirit continuing to delve deeper, beginning to meticulously analyze the essence of that "tempering power".

Su Jie sighed inwardly. What kind of tempering light was this? This was clearly a fragment of the soul's origin from that eternal remnant soul.

Strands, as fine as hair, emerged from the Soul Tempering Mirror and seeped into the depths of each prodigy's sea of ​​consciousness.

It is called tempering, but in reality it is a test, a test of each person's soul structure, physical potential, and compatibility between soul and body, a test of whether this body can bear His remnant soul and become His "container" for His rebirth.

They're not even going to act anymore.

Su Jie analyzed those tiny fragments of origin again and found that although they seemed gentle, they actually concealed extremely subtle corrosiveness.

Once it comes into contact with the host's soul essence, it will quietly take root like a vine, slowly seeping in, and will reveal its fangs the moment the host relaxes its guard.

A good method, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, subtly influencing the environment.

By the time you realize it, His roots will already be everywhere in your soul.

However, Su Jie soon noticed another problem.

The number of soul essence fragments that flooded into the consciousness seas of other prodigies was extremely small, but their quality varied greatly.

Some had a lot, some had a little, and some even had only a symbolic wisp of it.

On his side, the number of fragments of soul essence pouring in was more than ten thousand times that of the others.

He was indeed particularly interested in himself.

This is understandable. Back in the World Tower, he was arrogant and ignorant, and in order to obtain a higher star level, he once displayed the Void of Fate.

Not being subject to the river of fate, nor bound by cause and effect, is one of the most mysterious and rarest constitutions in the Chaos Sea.

The tower spirit must have told this "first tower master" this news.

For an Eternal being who is only a remnant soul and urgently needs to be possessed and reborn, a physical body possessing the void of destiny is simply the perfect vessel that only exists in dreams.

That's why He "favored" him so much, sending more fragments of the soul's origin into his consciousness than all the others combined.

However, Su Jie chuckled inwardly. These fragments of soul essence were nothing to him.

The eternal flame from the time of the Eternal Life was at least cyan or even blue in color, far surpassing the quality of the Eternals present.

Although the quantity is extremely small, the quality is top-notch.

It's like a single, pure piece of chaotic source crystal versus a pile of rubble; no matter how many rubble there are, they can't compare to the quality of that one piece.