Six Years of Growth!

"What happened to that Evil Soul Master?" Yun Chuan withdrew his spirit and dispersed the holy light radiating from his body. Looking at the villagers who still had their eyes closed as they slowly absorbed life force, he turned to ask the attendant beside him.

"Reporting to the Holy Son." The attendant lowered his head and replied, "That Evil Soul Master is currently hiding inside a desolate mountain not far away. Our people have already surrounded the entire mountain. Even with wings, he won't be able to escape."

"What is his strength?" Yun Chuan asked.

"He is now a Soul Saint," the attendant replied.

"A Soul Saint... Hmph! Lead the way!"

According to the intelligence, the Evil Soul Master who had fled here was a small fry who had slipped away by chance when a group of Soul Douluo-level elders had wiped out an Evil Soul Master stronghold some time ago—a fish that had escaped the net!

At the time, that small fry had only been a Soul Ancestor in his forties. Yet only a few short months had passed, and he had already reached the Soul Saint level. One could imagine just how frenziedly he had been cultivating through bloodsucking recently.

By merely committing wicked, inhuman acts, one could increase one's strength so quickly. No wonder Evil Soul Masters had become enemies despised by everyone.

Yun Chuan had come here this time not only to reveal his divinity and save the villagers, but more importantly to deal with this Evil Soul Master along the way. He had done similar things many times over the past few years, so he was already quite familiar with it.

This was a vast, desolate mountain.

It stretched for dozens of miles, and the entire mountain was covered in dense, thorny vegetation. As a result, few people ever came here. That Evil Soul Master had hidden within it, hoping to evade Spirit Hall's pursuit.

If it had been another Soul Master, finding an Evil Soul Master hiding in such a desolate mountain would have been impossible unless they specialized in perception and tracking. Otherwise, even a Titled Douluo could forget about finding their target in a place like this.

But unfortunately, that Evil Soul Master was exceptionally unlucky.

The one who had come here today was Yun Chuan. For him, finding that Evil Soul Master within this vegetation-covered mountain was far too easy.

Do not forget that his Plant Master—Life Goddess Spirit—could control plants. Once he deployed his Plant Domain, anyone within it could only let him mold and manipulate them as he pleased unless they possessed overwhelming strength.

Six years ago, when Yun Chuan's spirit had just awakened, the Plant Domain's range had only been three hundred meters. Now, six years later, after arduous training and the increase in his soul power level, the coverage of his Plant Domain had reached a terrifying radius of one hundred miles!

Buzz!

A silent hum seemed to echo through the air!

Behind Yun Chuan, accompanied by a radiant emerald glow brimming with vitality, a Life Goddess with blue hair and a green dress appeared.

At the same time, one soul ring after another emerged around his body, radiating an overwhelming pressure!

—Black, black, black, black, black, black, black!

Seven black rings, Level 79 Soul Saint!

This was Yun Chuan's current level.

Of course, the black soul rings floating around him now were not attached to the Life Goddess Spirit, but originated from the Supreme Clear Sky Hammer. His Twin Spirits differed from those of other people. Others with Twin Spirits could only use one at a time; it was impossible for them to wield both spirits simultaneously.

But Yun Chuan's Twin Spirits were different. Perhaps his talent was simply too extraordinary to be bound by this world's common sense? In any case, he had discovered to his surprise that he could freely use the power of either spirit whenever he wished, and could even summon both at once to fight.

Just like now, he had summoned the Life Goddess Spirit, but the seven black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings around his body actually came from the Supreme Clear Sky Hammer. Yun Chuan did this merely to conceal his true abilities—to hide the secret of his Twin Spirits.

After all, if he summoned the Life Goddess Spirit and yet no soul rings appeared, even an idiot would know that he possessed another spirit.

Over these six years, Yun Chuan had spent most of his time strengthening his physique and studying how to develop soul skills. As for soul power cultivation, he only cultivated casually whenever he happened to have spare time.

Yet even with such casual cultivation, he had reached Level 79. If his physique were not already at its limit from bearing seven black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, his level could have been even higher. In fact, if he had not insisted on soul rings with such high lifespans and had chosen lower-level ones instead, he would have become a Titled Douluo long ago.

But such a Titled Douluo would have been too watered down and too much of a loss. Since he could have nine black rings, who would willingly follow the rules like other Soul Masters and use yellow-yellow-purple-purple soul rings? Wouldn't that be insane? High-lifespan and low-lifespan soul rings had an enormous impact on a Soul Master's strength. Only an idiot would absorb low-lifespan soul rings just to pursue a rapid increase in level.

Moreover, raising his soul power level had never been a problem for Yun Chuan. Innate Level 50 alone gave him an inhuman rate of soul power growth. Later, the runes had helped open all the meridians and acupoints throughout his body, causing his cultivation speed to soar like a rocket!

Now, half an hour of his cultivation might equal several months of painstaking cultivation for other geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power. For those with lower Innate Soul Power, the difference was even more absurd.

With such a gap, how could anyone compare?

Thus, what had always limited Yun Chuan's advancement was never soul power cultivation, but the fact that his physique was not strong enough to bear more soul rings.

After summoning the Life Goddess Spirit and having seven black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings float around him, Yun Chuan looked at the vast desolate mountain before him and gently closed his eyes. Then, an invisible force field suddenly spread outward from within his body, blanketing the mountain ahead!

In just a few moments, the entire desolate mountain before him seemed to come alive in an instant!

The plants that had originally seemed like lifeless objects began to sway and tremble unconsciously. Their branches, leaves, and vines gently moved, as though cheering with joy—or perhaps welcoming the arrival of some supreme ruler!

His Plant Domain now covered a radius of one hundred miles. Therefore, the desolate mountain ahead, which spanned merely dozens of miles, was effortlessly enveloped within his domain. Every plant on the mountain became his scout, allowing Yun Chuan to easily locate the Evil Soul Master hiding there!

"Heh, he really knows how to hide."

Through the plant scouts covering the mountain, Yun Chuan easily "saw" the Evil Soul Master. He had hollowed out the center of a tree, hidden himself inside, then covered the opening with bark. Holding his breath and focusing his mind, he used the tree to conceal his aura.

In such a state, unless one were a Soul Master specializing in sensing, even a Soul Saint of the same level—or perhaps even a Soul Douluo—might fail to notice him hidden inside the trunk when passing by. But unfortunately for him, he had encountered a cheat like Yun Chuan.

Although he could have remained where he was and remotely controlled the plants within his domain to deal with the Evil Soul Master, Yun Chuan still decided to go there in person, wanting to stretch his limbs a little. Killing him remotely like this would have been far too boring.

With a whoosh, Yun Chuan vanished from where he stood.

Through the power of his domain, he had transferred his body to the location of any plant within its range. It had to be said that this ability was practically no different from teleportation.