The Great Ruler wanted to lie down but was thrown into the Spirit Road.

"Mu Chen?"

This was the first time they had heard this name; perhaps it truly possessed exceptional qualities.

"Do you want to interfere? I fought with Ji Xuan before, and at best it was a draw. I wasn't confident I could defeat him. His token is an eighth-level token, and his companions are all seventh-level, with Spirit Wheel Realm physical cultivation," Qinghe said.

"An eighth-level token, I do have some ideas. What about that Luo Li?" A fighting spirit flashed in Wu Ling's eyes. On the Spirit Road, one needs to fight to sustain oneself.

"As for her, we've only worked together once, and their abilities seem about the same."

The group chatted, learning about things on the other routes.

At this moment, the confrontation between Ji Xuan and Luo Li has attracted a lot of attention. This kind of confrontation makes it clear to everyone else that they are top figures on the Spiritual Path.

"Buzz..."

Just as their atmosphere grew increasingly tense, the crimson token announced the final trials for the five academies.

A voice, like a dream, entered everyone's minds.

The rules are simple.

"The final hundred trial participants aim for the highest level of the ninth-level token. During this stage, they can steal other people's tokens and merge them, but they must remember not to kill anyone. Also, each alliance group must not exceed three people. If two sides are fighting, the others must not interfere."

The way to upgrade a level nine token is to find one of the few level nine spirit beasts in this area, kill it, and obtain its spirit core in order to unlock the token and upgrade it to level nine.

Of course, if you don't want the level nine token, you can seize the opportunity as soon as possible to go to the temple ruins in the center of this place to find the spiritual technique. The length of time it takes to cultivate the spiritual technique depends on yourself.

However, it is important to note that the quality of the token not only determines the final initiation, but also the strength of the spiritual technique you will receive. You may receive a spiritual technique, or you may receive a divine technique...

After that, the strongest person on this Spiritual Path will be determined, and those who receive talent assessments from our five major academies will be selected…”

Upon hearing this rule, the trial participants exchanged bewildered glances. Alliance groups were not allowed to exceed three people, and the conditions for upgrading the level nine token were so stringent.

It can be said that without the physical strength of a Spirit Wheel Realm cultivator, facing a level nine spirit beast would likely be a certain death, as the rules do not state that one would not be killed by the spirit beast.

Some groups don't even have a single person at the Spirit Wheel Realm level. Having more people at the Spirit Movement Realm level is useless, especially since they can only form groups of three at most now.

"This rule is really..." Qinghe was speechless. He had originally planned to join Yunmo's group in the final stage, but he didn't expect such a change to happen.

"How should we divide the spoils?" Wu Ling was also a little frustrated, but he wouldn't say much because of his personality. Besides, leaving this group would allow him to train himself better.

"I'd rather stay with Captain Yunmo." Wu Yingying glanced at Wu Ling with disdain. As for Qinghe, she wasn't familiar with him.

"Heh, you brat, I don't want to stay with you either. Brother Qinghe, let's go."

"Alright, but I might have to ask Brother Wu Ling to protect me this time. With what Yun Mo gave me, I'm confident I can advance further. Then we'll immediately go find a level nine spirit beast and we certainly won't fall behind them," Qing He said with a smile, nodding to Wu Ling.

"With your abilities..."

"boom!"

But just as the two of them were about to set off, Ji Xuan and Luo Li unleashed their power and clashed with each other. This caused the others who were preparing to leave to search for spirit beasts to stop in their tracks, their eyes flickering as they chose to wait and see.

Of the three battlefields, the fight between Ji Xuan and Luo Li was the most intense, with the clanging of spears and swords ringing out without ceasing.

Luo Li's cold face always exuded killing intent. Sword energy surrounded her, and her exquisite movements were constantly flashing as she aimed straight for Ji Xuan's throat, as if she wanted to completely annihilate him regardless of the rules.

Ji Xuan, on the other hand, seemed slightly wary. Although his spear was trembling and filled with spear energy, he was on the defensive to some extent. He either used the spear as a round shield to block or moved his feet to dodge with his ghostly speed.

Only when there is absolutely no other way out will they take the initiative to act.

After all, their strengths are roughly equal, and constantly running away will only put him in real danger.

"Ding!"

Another clash of guns and swords erupted, sparks flying, but this time their fighting spirit seemed to have waned slightly.

The onlookers could see that although they were making a big show of it, they didn't intend to fight to the bitter end.

When Yun Mo and his companions saw this scene, they also realized some of their concerns. After all, there were still too many people here, and quite a few were looking to take advantage of the situation.

"Let's go. With their intelligence, this is just a probing exchange. The real battle is yet to come. The final showdown is what we'll get to the main event."

Yun Mo smiled at Wen Qingxuan and Wu Yingying, and continued, "Since the rules stipulate that level nine tokens can only be obtained by killing spirit beasts, let's go find those level nine spirit beasts too. That way, we can go to the ruins of the Central Divine Temple to find the divine techniques for cultivation sooner."

"Then let's go. Wu Ling and the others only glanced at it and ran away immediately." Wu Yingying turned her head and looked at Wen Qingxuan and said.

However, at this moment, Wen Qingxuan's phoenix eyes were still fixed on Yun Mo, with a strange expression in her pupils.

……

In the final stage of the Spirit Path, some chose to go straight to the central temple, while others chose to take one last gamble and try to steal the tokens from those who possessed them.

Of course, they are well aware of this and have their own ideas; they will only target the more vulnerable groups.

Everyone hopes their token can be higher, since it's related to the final initiation and spiritual incantation.

Meanwhile, some people who previously disliked cooperating with others have now found their space to operate under the limitation of numbers, making them more relaxed. Some have even begun to shift from a weak position to a strong one, with the opportunity to challenge for the level nine token.

Therefore, although the battle was no longer a fight to the death, it was still extremely fierce, and there were conflicts involving missing limbs.

Yun Mo and his companions also encountered some people who tried to block their way, but as soon as Wu Yingying's crescent blade appeared, their expressions changed, and they withdrew and retreated, never daring to look back again.

"Where did those level-nine spirit beasts go? Are we really going to have to search for them step by step like this?"

After wandering aimlessly for quite some time, Wu Yingying finally couldn't hold back any longer and complained, "There's no indication of any level nine spirit beast's lair on the map."

"Is there any other way you can search besides this?"

"How about we follow those people and see if we can try to steal some of their hard-earned money?"

Yun Mo and Wen Qingxuan followed Wu Yingying's finger and saw three figures rushing by, seemingly with a clear purpose.

"Uh... that person seems to look somewhat like Ji Xuan from before."

"Yeah, the way they look, they definitely have some secrets up their sleeves. Let's follow them and rob them of their stuff," Wu Yingying said, blinking.

Those three should all be the final 'King' level figures. In that case, they should be able to find those level nine spirit beasts. It seems that following behind them and having them lead the way is not a bad idea.