Youyang Tower, 18,962nd floor.
Lu Yang slowly stopped at the entrance to this floor. A massive shield blocked the passage in the outer area, sealing off the entrance.
He tried to push the shield aside, and an enormous space appeared before him, tens of millions of kilometers high, stretching endlessly to either side, with infinite starry sky ahead as well.
This space seemed like another universe. Divine stars of every hue floated in the void, each only ten thousand kilometers in size.
"Buzz~!"
A terrifying spiritual assault suddenly struck from all directions. Mental force that even ordinary Holy King Tier experts could not withstand brought Lu Yang only slight pain.
Twelve Flame Souls said, "These floating divine stars are what Holy King Tier experts become after being killed by the Youyang Tower and regressing."
Lu Yang's body gradually grew until he stood one million meters tall. He arrived before the nearest fire-element divine star and sensed the energy within it.
"Not even a trace of divine soul remains. It has become a body of pure energy?" Lu Yang asked in shock.
Twelve Flame Souls said with a smile, "Nothing is purer than this. In the eyes of the Element Lords, Holy King Tier experts are the fourth state of elements."
"The first state is naturally the Element Lords. The second is Great Emperor Tier. The third is Holy King Tier. In truth, there is almost no difference between the Holy King Tier and the Saint Tier. It is merely that when the Element Lords classified them, they placed the Saint Tier in the fourth state."
"When Saint Tier experts at this level die, their bodies transform into an elemental origin state—each becoming a pure elemental divine star. If you absorb them into your spaces, there will be no interference from