by Feng Yise
Ye Yuan directly broke through two minor boundaries under the impact of the surge of essence energy, arriving at the threshold of Seventh Level Divine Traversing, reaching peak Sixth Level Divine Traversing.
"Not bad, really not bad! This boy's concept comprehension is much higher than his true cultivation realm. Breaking through two minor boundaries in a row and there is actually not the slightest sign of his cultivation realm being unstable!"
Xie Lingzi had been observing Ye Yuan's breakthrough by the side the entire time and even made complimenting remarks about him from time to time.
Finally, Ye Yuan successfully broke through, his entire person's aura rising a great deal.
While at this time, Fiery had also completed evolution already. The present Fiery was also not far away from Tier 7.
A handsome youth appeared in front of Ye Yuan. He was precisely Fiery who achieved a primordial spirit!
"Fiery pays respect to Master!" Fiery said with a childish face.
Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Haha, I didn't expect that there is actually still an unexpected harvest coming to this ancient grotto this time! Fiery, don't need to be so courteous with me. Just be like White Light and call me Big Brother will do!"
Although Fiery just evolved and became a primordial spirit, the time he followed Ye Yuan was roughly the same as White Light.
Along the way, Fiery had helped him out greatly.
Regardless whether was it pill refinement or battle, Fiery was Ye Yuan's indispensable partner.
Moreover, Ye Yuan being able to leap realms to battle many times was relying all on the Origin Spirit Nine Transformations, this cultivation method. Fiery was even more essential.
Therefore, even though the face of this handsome youth before his hands was very unfamiliar, Ye Yuan felt very close.
"This … Big Brother!"
Fiery hesitated for a bit, but he still called out.
Fiery was already in a state of extreme reluctance to part with towards Ye Yuan now. Furthermore, he knew that everything of his today was all bestowed by Ye Yuan.
If without Ye Yuan, he might just be a Tier 4 essence fire forever.
"Haha, good brother!" Seeing Fiery give birth to a primordial spirit, Ye Yuan was very happy too.
"Heh heh, truly affectionate brothers! Didn't think that I, Xie Lingzi, slumbered for so long, there were actually people who delivered you brothers in front of me. Young man, tell me … aren't we very fated?" Xie Lingzi suddenly said with a sinister grin.
The Grayflame Heretic Fire's main body was devoured to the limit by Fiery. His primordial spirit right now was like being drained empty. Xu Yan's entire person was withered on the ground, already on his last gasp.
However, when he heard Xie Lingzi's words, he suddenly shuddered.
"M-Master, y-you don't want Grayflame anymore? Y-You want to take over this boy?"
Xie Lingzi smiled faintly when he heard that and said, "Huhu, Grayflame alone understands me! You take a look at them, one is full of vigor and vitality, one is a new-born primordial spirit. Aren't they specially sent before me by heaven? Grayflame, once this Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus advances to Tier 9, its strength will be much stronger than yours! Therefore, using you to help him, is it not the best option?"
Xie Lingzi looked at Ye Yuan with a broad smile, as if he was already a dish in his bowl.
Ye Yuan's expression changed drastically when he heard that and said, "Is Senior joking? Earlier, you were clearly still helping me. Why would you carry out possession on me?"
Xie Lingzi laughed loudly and said, "Joking? This Emperor is not in the leisurely mood to make jokes with you! This Emperor commanded the Divine Realm back then with an awe-inspiring reputation extending in every direction! Being able to be possessed by this Emperor, that is your honor! Young man, you better open up your divine soul and submit obediently. Or else … the taste of the divine soul being eradicated isn't that enjoyable!"
Ye Yuan said fearfully, "Ah! Don't! Don't! Junior's body isn't that good to use. There are so many physical bodies here. Senior just randomly pick one will do."
Xie Lingzi said with a laugh, "Brat, don't play any games with me! I know that your capabilities are not small, but your capabilities have nowhere to be displayed at all in front of this emperor! Also, your fleshy body contains extremely powerful true dragon might. Do you think that I can't perceive it? This fleshy body of yours, apart from the cultivation realm being a little low, it's simply rated as perfect! Other than you, this old man turns his nose up at everyone!"
This Xie Lingzi's knowledge was extraordinary and had long seen through the remarkable aspects of Ye Yuan's physical body.
Powerful physical body, consummate concepts, and even took in an essence fire which gave birth to a primordial spirit. This was seriously too perfect.
Therefore, when Grayflame attempted to attack Ye Yuan earlier, not only did he block Grayflame, he even added fuel to the fire, letting Fiery devour the Grayflame Heretic Fire's main body.
The more powerful this fleshy body was, the more satisfied Xie Lingzi was.
In his view, this physical body was simply custom-made for him.
Originally, according to Xie Lingzi's plan, this grotto should be able to absorb sufficient divine souls and nourish his own divine soul through the array formation and let him recover to his peak state. After that, he would awaken and hunt for a quality physical body to seize over.
But plans could not catch up to changes. The Grayflame Heretic Fire actually broke through the seal and attempted to annihilate his divine soul.
Who knew that Grayflame Heretic Fire actually even lured so many martial artists here, and in an accident arising from many causes, made him regain consciousness in advance.
Although Xie Lingzi's current condition was not very good either, pondering about taking possession of a puny little Divine Traversing Realm like Ye Yuan, it was still more than adequate.
Of course, if he knew what kind of a divine soul was housed inside this fleshy body, he definitely would not think this way!
Ye Yuan's expression changed drastically when he heard that and said to Fiery, "Fiery, run!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan's figure moved and was going to escape from this rock cave!
But Xie Lingzi chortled with laughter and said, "Run? Can something that this Emperor has taken fancy on escape? Come, this Emperor will bring this fleshy body and traverse the nine heavens and ten lands once more!"
Xie Lingzi's figure moved and instantly caught up to Ye Yuan.
With a swoosh, Xie Lingzi directly tunneled into Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness!
Chapter 760 - Sealing off the Sea of Consciousness
"Ouch! Punk, you schemed against me."
Xie Lingzi had just entered Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness and had yet to figure out what was happening, and he was struck by a soul sword, giving off a tragic cry.
"Heh, so what if I schemed against you? Eat another blow from me!"
Ye Yuan gave a cold laugh and released a soul sword once more.
"Ouch!"
Xie Lingzi cried out miserably once more. How could he have thought that Ye Yuan, a puny little Divine Traversing Realm, would actually have such fierce divine soul attack means?
Taken by surprise, Xie Lingzi was actually successfully schemed against by Ye Yuan.
Divine soul showdowns were incomparably dangerous. Xie Lingzi receiving two soul swords attack, his divine soul immediately withered considerably.
Although Xie Lingzi was a peak Alchemy Emperor divine soul, having slumbered for such a long time, even with the sealing of an array formation, his soul force was also running on empty.
Without the assistance of a physical body, for his soul force to want to recover, it was also basically impossible. Therefore, that was why he wanted to take possession of Ye Yuan's physical body.
"En? No, wait! Your … Your divine soul!" Xie Lingzi suddenly discovered something and actually cried out weirdly.
The c
urrent Xie Lingzi was like a bunny whose tail was stepped on, suffering a considerable shock.
"Hehe, now you realised it?" Ye Yuan said with a ridiculing laugh.
Xie Lingzi cried out weirdly again and said, "Impossible! If you seized possession and revived, how can you possibly be so compatible with the fleshy body? Could it be … Could it be … Impossible! Didn't Grayflame say that there are already no Deity Realm old monsters anymore now? Could it be that he was lying to me?"
Xie Lingzi's cultivation realm and horizons were far from what ordinary martial artists could compare to. When he attempted to take possession and saw Ye Yuan's divine soul, he immediately discovered something amiss.
How was this some Divine Traversing Realm brat? This was simply a peak Alchemy Emperor old freak!
It was just that Xie Lingzi could not figure out no matter what; Ye Yuan was clearly possessed, but why could he be so compatible with the fleshy body?
Seizing possession and reviving, under normal circ.u.mstances, there was no way to be fully compatible with the new fleshy body.
Xie Lingzi prepared a series of contingency plans for the sake of taking possession and reviving. But these contingency plans could only let him reduce this kind of incompatibility to the lowest too!
The only ones able to reach this kind of degree were only Deity Realm powerhouses!
But Ye Yuan's fleshy body was actually just like his own. This was simply something unimaginably queer.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "He didn't lie to you. Divine Dao has already vanished for over 100 thousand years. Now, under this stretch of sky, there are indeed no Deity Realm powerhouses."
Xie Lingzi's eyes became round-circles as he said with a disbelieving face, "This … How is this possible? Then how did you do it?"
Ye Yuan flashed a brilliant smile and said, "You really want to know?"
Xie Lingzi nodded his head stiffly. Clearly, he was completely bewildered by this.
Ye Yuan suddenly spread his two hands out and said, "Actually, I don't know either …"
Xie Lingzi's expression could not help choking up as he said furiously, "You're playing games with me!"
Ye Yuan said helplessly, "Just telling the truth. It's you who don't believe it!"
"I believe! I believe your freaking head! Boy, even if you're a peak Tier 9, you're also just birds of a feather with me right now. Who lives and who dies is still unknown!" Xie Lingzi roared furiously.
Ye Yuan said with a cold smile, "Then you can very well come and give it a shot!"
The two divine souls were both tigers who landed in the plains, lost their power and authority. Their strengths were less than one-ten-thousandth of their pinnacle period.
But there was one point: Ye Yuan was at the rising phase, while Xie Lingzi was at the declining phase.
Furthermore, in terms of divine soul methods, Ye Yuan judged himself that he would not lose to anyone!
Even if this opponent in front of him was a powerhouse in the Divine Dao Era!
"I'll give it a try then! I don't believe that you, a junior boy in an age of declining laws, can still overturn the skies! Divine Soul Storm!"
Xie Lingzi was indeed well-deserving of being a powerhouse in the Divine Dao Era. His opening move was an extremely violent divine soul mystic art.
As soon as this Divine Soul Storm was executed, Xie Lingzi's divine soul immediately transformed into a tempest, and actually wanted to tear Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness into shreds!
Ye Yuan gave a cold laugh and cried out, "Divine soul mystic art, Wind Cleaving Blade!"
A powerful soul force coalesced to form a gigantic blade, crushing over towards Xie Lingzi's Divine Soul Storm, carrying an imposing momentum which pressed forth with an indomitable will.
Rip …
The Divine Soul Storm was extremely powerful and actually directly cracked open a large gap on Ye Yuan's blade.
But Xie Lingzi was even more tragic. His Divine Soul Storm was cleaved into two halves by Ye Yuan immediately.
When Xie Lingzi revealed his figure, his divine soul weakened considerably once more.
Ye Yuan's divine soul likewise suffered considerable injuries, resulting in his divine soul to become a fair bit dimmer.
It was just that in comparison, it was still Ye Yuan who won slightly.
Divine soul battles and martial artists' competition in strength were completely different. No matter how powerful your divine soul was, under such battles, it would definitely cause damage to the divine soul.
Except, if one person's boundary was much higher compared to the other, this kind of damage could be overlooked.
But this Xie Lingzi was not an ordinary divine soul, but a Divine Dao Era's Tier 9 powerhouse!
If the two people were both at their pinnacle period, the might of their divine souls should be more or less the same.
Therefore, even though Ye Yuan won, it was also hard for him to avoid having some damage.
But this bit of injury, Ye Yuan did not care at all!
He had a physical body as a carrier. Later, he just had to consume some medicinal pills, and he would naturally be able to recover his strength. But Xie Lingzi could not. He was just a divine soul now. He could not endure this kind of losses at all.
Let alone that Ye Yuan's divine soul mystic art even completely trounced him.
"I didn't expect that a junior boy in an age of declining laws actually had such strength! Truly remarkable!" Xie Lingzi said with an ugly look.
"Huhu, a Divine Dao Era's Tier 9 powerhouse is also merely just so!" Ye Yuan said indifferently.
"Boy, don't be so rampant by relying on that you have a physical body!" Xie Lingzi said furiously.
"I'm just bullying you by relying on that I have a physical body! So what? Come and bite me! Bite me!" Ye Yuan said with a cold smile.
Xie Lingzi was angered by Ye Yuan until he was huffing and puffing, but he could do nothing about it!
Although this move earlier was just a probe, Xie Lingzi discovered to his dismay that he was not Ye Yuan's match at all.
When Xie Lingzi heard that there were no Deity Realm powerhouses now, he could not help harboring a sense of looking down on the present martial artists.
But through the exchange with Ye Yuan. He discovered that even if this sort of strength was placed in the Divine Dao Era, it was extremely daunting too.
If Ye Yuan was born in the Divine Dao era, he was bound to be able to achieve Deity Realm!
"Brat, this fleshy body, I don't want it anymore! Humph, we'll meet again another day!" Xie Lingzi missed this hit and actually backed out.
It was only to see his figure moved and actually wanted to back out from Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness.
Ye Yuan said with a cold laugh, "Want to leave? How can it be that easy!"
All of a sudden, the surroundings became pitch-black, unable to see one's hand in front of them.
Xie Lingzi was just about to escape but discovered to his surprise that there was no path to take. His expression could not help changing drastically as he said, "Boy, you actually sealed off your sea of consciousness! You don't want to live anymore?"
Ye Yuan said with a cold smile, "I let you into the sea of consciousness in order to exterminate you in one stroke! Now that you want to escape from here, don't even think about it!"
Chapter 761 - Myriad Soul Extinction
Xie Lingzi's expression was ugly to the extreme. He did not think that Ye Yuan deliberately lured him in.
Now, Ye Yuan sealed off the sea of consciousness to fight with him to the death!
This kind of outcome was what Xie Lingzi could not have anticipated at all prior to this.
"Boy, you doing this, do you really take me to be a soft persimmon? If I explode with full power, the two of us, both will die!"
Looking at Xie Lingzi's appearance, he was actually turning to desperate measures when driven into a corner.
Sealing off the sea of consciousness, even Ye Yuan himself could not sense the ex
istence of his physical body too.
Now, Ye Yuan's physical body was simply a walking corpse and would not have the least bit of sensation.
But with the Fiery who had just advanced ranks protecting, Ye Yuan was not worried about Grayflame.
Right now, Grayflame was already not much different from a dead dog. Fiery dealing with him was more than plenty.
"Heh, you got to have the capability to do that too! Speaking of which, I very much want to experience the divine soul mystic arts of an ancient powerhouse! How about . . . we compare notes a little?"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan did not wait for Xie Lingzi to answer either, and actually attacked straightaway!
"Ice Soul Curse!"
Ye Yuan gave a light cry and actually condensed out a large bunch of ice shards with soul force in an instant, stabbing towards Xie Lingzi.
His approach was pestering non-stop. Even if Xie Lingzi did not want to fight, it was out of the question too!
But Ye Yuan's divine soul mystic art was very powerful. Even if Xie Lingzi had exceedingly high attainments concerning divine souls, he was still somewhat struggling with cope with things in front of Ye Yuan.
This Ice Soul Curse looked to be an extremely powerful offensive-style divine soul mystic art at one glance. Xie Lingzi's expression darkened, and he howled, "Nether Soul Shield!"
All of a sudden, Xie Lingzi condensed a gigantic shield with soul force, blocking it in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ice shards bombarded toward the shield one by one. Tremendous impact force beat the shield back repeatedly!
But this move was not Ye Yuan's ace in the hole. After he displayed this move, he had been observing Xie Lingzi's divine soul mystic art constantly, his gaze revealing a pondering look.
The ancient era's divine soul mystic arts seemed to be somewhat different from the present.
But where it was different, Ye Yuan could not pinpoint it either.
Ye Yuan's divine soul mystic arts were numerous. Succeeding in one move, he changed styles unceasingly and carried out an indiscriminate bombing against Xie Lingzi, pressuring Xie Lingzi until he could not catch his breath at all, being exhausted from dealing with it continuously.