So, Team Three's opponent is most likely Team One, with Chen Ran and Xiaoguang challenging Feng Xinglie's team.

Poor Lao Feng, when fighting Team Two earlier, he encountered Ye Mingqiu, and now facing Team Three, he has to deal with Chen Ran again. His prospects seem rather bleak.

It's important to note that Chen Ran belongs to the Soul Race and cultivates the soul instead of the four-dimensional aspect. A Tier One ordinary spiritualist has very few means to enhance Soul Power. Even with upgrades, the increase is not significant. There is indeed a good chance that Level 10 Feng Xinglie could be taken down by Level 2 Chen Ran.

Although Chen Ran appears to be Lord Level on the surface, he is likely Heroic/Legendary Level in reality. His profession should be categorized under soul, hence why his body and attribute amplifications are minimal, making him look merely like a Lord.

Finally, like Ye Mingqiu, Chen Ran is in the Support System. Feng Xinglie might experience a slight shift in mindset upon encountering the Support System again in the future.

....

Days later

"Dark Erosion."

A pitch-black power surged out, instantly engulfing the target. The terrifying erosion power riddled the surface of the customized target with thousands of holes. This eroding power can largely ignore defense and compound negative effects; the effect is quite good.

Ye Mingqiu looked at the target, his smile gradually deepening. Now, he has preliminarily grasped Evil Magic, further enhancing his strength.

The intensity of Evil Magic is stronger compared to ordinary spiritual power skills due to being specifically prepared for higher intensity Magic Energy, ensuring higher basic strength—power that ordinary spiritualists cannot command.

"Do you think, with my current strength, I can achieve a rank in the ladder?" Ye Mingqiu asked.

"Without a title, it's a bit hard, but with a title, you should achieve a good result," Tang Ruobing thought for a moment before answering.

"Why?"

"Those stuck at their level will push their basic attributes to the extreme. Their basic attributes are far stronger than a normal Level 10 spiritualist. A normal Level 10 Heroic spiritualist's primary attribute is just about 100, but theirs can reach 150 or even more."

Tang Ruobing paused slightly, his gaze turning increasingly serious, and continued, "The information we can access now is from three months ago. Future circumstances will certainly change. That Level 9 Legendary Spiritualist is very likely to level up to Level 10 during this period and push his All Attributes to the extreme."

"Other Legendary Spiritualists will also level up during this time, greatly enhancing their ladder rankings, making the overall ranking competition more difficult. However... your title's attribute suppression effect is too strong, you should be able to suppress successfully."

"Mm, understood."

In the next moment, a voice prompting from the Spirit Realm simultaneously echoed in their minds.

[Prompt: The ladder ranking has opened, please enter the special world - Celestial Ladder within 24 hours, or you will be deemed to forfeit the challenge qualification]

Ye Mingqiu exchanged a brief glance with Tang Ruobing, then they laughed simultaneously, entering the challenge, as the light of world traversal enveloped them.

[Celestial Ladder challenge, start!]

[Prompt: You have entered the special world - Celestial Ladder]

[Prompt: Dying in the Celestial Ladder world won't lead to actual death or leave irreparable damage. The world will reset your status immediately after ending]

[Comprehensive strength assessment complete]

[Your level is too low, automatically entering Celestial Ladder Ranking Phase One: Celestial Gate Trial]

Trial content: In the Celestial Gate Trial, a public score ranking will be announced. Spiritualists can seize points through monster challenges or challenges against other spiritualists. Death in the trial means failure.

When scores reach 10,000 points, the Celestial Gate automatically opens for entering Phase Two. Only spiritualists who open the Celestial Gate can enter Phase Two.

"Phew~" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After a brief moment of disorientation, Ye Mingqiu's figure appeared on the battlefield of the first phase.

[Riddle Gauze] naturally activated, concealing Ye Mingqiu's figure and transforming his appearance into a new image—something [Riddle Gauze] does every time a world begins.

Ye Mingqiu immediately took out the Blood Spear, with its crimson crystal patterns instantly spreading up his arm, establishing a deep connection with its master. The Flame Dragon Inverse Scale Armor's hideous armor emerged; Ye Mingqiu did not hide his equipment.

At this moment, it was time for fully armed combat. Upcoming encounters would be with Tier One's strongest spiritualists. His attributes might fully outmatch others without employing [Divine Suppression], making it dangerous to show restraint.

[Current area: Magma Lake Shore]

Celestial Gate Trial has diverse sites, including forest, volcano, seashore, underground, among others. Magma Lake Shore belongs to the volcano setting, with low abnormal status resistance. In this scene, [Burning Degree] accumulates, necessitating skills or items to remove abnormal statuses.

Upon the spiritualist's [Burning Degree] reaching a certain level, they enter a [Burned State], slowing life recovery rate, reducing Life Limit, with increasingly strong abnormal status effects over time, possibly burning the spiritualist to death.

"This setting is not bad."

Ye Mingqiu lightly warmed up his body, feeling the fresh, warm air, as the Flame Dragon Inverse Scale Armor breathed rhythmically, seemingly absorbing the Fire Element from the setting.

The Flame Dragon Inverse Scale Armor was crafted using Flame Dragon Inverse Scales and Flame Dragon Soul, making it top-tier armor that can nourish the Flame Dragon Soul through flames, reinforcing the Flame Dragon Inverse Scale Armor. The fire element concentration inside the Magma Lake Shore is extremely high, though without flames, it can nourish the Flame Dragon Soul.