Peeling and Healing

Initially, this power may have been just a faint flicker, but with each healing and infusion, it grew brighter and hotter.

Yun Xi could clearly feel the transformation of her own soul.

However, this process of having her soul peeled away layer by layer and then healed by the Rule Power was not a one-time event. It was as if it were an endless test, constantly tempering Yun Xi's will and soul.

Yun Xi gritted her teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of her soul being repeatedly torn apart. Her body trembled violently, her clothes soaked with sweat, and her hair clung tightly to her cheeks from the agony. But her eyes remained steadfast, her inner conviction like a beacon in the darkness, sustaining her through this endless suffering.

Time quietly passed during Yun Xi's soul's tragic transformation. With each instance of the Rule Power stripping and healing her soul, Yun Xi's soul, like a polished gem, underwent astonishing changes in this repeated breaking and rebuilding.

Each time her soul was healed under the careful shaping of the Rule Power, she could clearly perceive the earth-shattering changes within her own soul.

Once, her soul was like a calm lake, still but lacking depth and power.

Now, after being tempered by the Rule Power, her soul has become purer, and the impurities and shadows that once clung to the surface of her soul have been completely removed in the process of being peeled away time and time again.

At the same time, her soul became more resilient, as if it were forged from the hardest steel, no longer easily shaken by external difficulties and setbacks.

However, this transformation of the soul did not come without a price.

With each peeling and healing process, Yun Xi clearly felt that the foundation of her soul was continuously decreasing.

Initially, her soul's essence was like a vast, boundless ocean, containing endless energy and potential. But as the Rule Power continuously eroded and sculpted it, the water level of this ocean steadily declined. Each time her soul was peeled away, it was as if a portion of the water was scooped from this ocean, and the amount of her soul's essence gradually diminished.

Outside, Yun Xi's body also showed signs of exhaustion. Her face grew increasingly pale, her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her body trembled intermittently, as if she might collapse at any moment. But even so, her eyes remained firmly fixed on the front, her resolve unwavering.

However, what made Yun Xi feel a little gratified was that although the amount of soul essence was decreasing, the remaining soul essence was becoming deeper and deeper.

Those souls that have been repeatedly tempered by the Rule Power are like gold that has been refined through countless trials, becoming purer and more powerful.

The original scattered spiritual essence gradually coalesced through repeated shattering and reassembly, forming a powerful and concentrated force.

Yun Xi knew that this was a kind of selection and purification of her soul by the Rule Power. Although the quantity of her remaining soul essence had decreased, its quality had been greatly improved.

The Rule Power, like a merciless beast, relentlessly peeled away and reshaped layer after layer from her soul. Her inner strength, however, was like her ammunition reserves in this brutal battle, supporting her as she struggled forward through the storm of rules.

Without sufficient spiritual foundation, one's spiritual foundation would likely be exhausted and lead to death after several layers of peeling away. This is not an exaggeration, but rather the excruciating pain that Yun Xi personally experienced.

Each arrival of the Rule Power was like a violent storm, fiercely assaulting the defenses of her soul. The Freedom Rule were like a sharp scalpel, precisely cutting away those seemingly superfluous yet crucial parts of her soul; the Destiny Rules were like an invisible hand, wantonly pulling at the veins of her soul, attempting to disrupt its structure.

When her soul was first separated, Yun Xi was able to barely withstand it thanks to her relatively deep soul foundation. However, as the number of separations increased, the trees in the forest began to decrease, and the rate at which her soul foundation was consumed also increased.

By the third time she underwent the peeling process, Yun Xi clearly felt her strength waning. Her soul was like an ancient, crumbling castle, the attacks of the Rule Power causing cracks to appear in its walls.

Each time her soul was peeled away, it was like a brick in a castle being ruthlessly pried off, leaving her soul increasingly fragile. At this moment, the remaining essence of her soul was like the few remaining guards in the castle, struggling to hold on under the enemy's fierce attack.

If Yun Xi's spiritual essence is exhausted at this moment, then death awaits her. The soul is the core of life; once the spiritual essence is depleted, the soul will shatter completely, and life will vanish along with it.

Yun Xi could feel her consciousness beginning to blur, as if a thick fog was shrouding her thoughts. Her body also became unusually heavy, and every movement required tremendous effort.

Of course, she wouldn't give up.

In this life-or-death moment, only perseverance offers a glimmer of hope.

As the Rule Power relentlessly peeled away and healed Yun Xi's soul round after round, Yun Xi knew that the foundation of her soul was being lost at an alarming rate.

Each shattering and reassembly of her soul was like a sharp, trembling note plucked on the string of her life. A slight misstep, and the string would snap, the sound would cease, and her life would vanish. At this moment, the foundation of her soul was already precarious, like an oil lamp about to burn out, threatening to extinguish at any moment.

At this critical moment, Yun Xi endured the excruciating pain that felt like her soul was being torn apart, and with trembling hands, she swiftly took out more Red Crystal from her storage space.

The Red Crystal emitted a rich and intense light, like burning flames, and each piece contained extremely abundant energy.

No wonder Lin Yuan said that breaking through to the God King level requires Red Crystal... So that's the reason.

It should be noted that Lin Yuan is only a water-based rule, while Yun Xi has the ability to peel away and heal four rules.

Yun Xi held the Red Crystal tightly in her hand, the scalding heat coming from her palm as if the Red Crystal was transmitting power to her.

She closed her eyes, concentrated all her energy, and began to absorb the energy from the Red Crystal. The energy from the Red Crystal surged like a torrent, rushing down her arm into her body and then rushing towards her soul.

However, absorbing the energy of Red Crystal is not an easy task.

The Rule Power did not stop Yun Xi from absorbing energy and peeling away and healing her soul.

Just as Yun Xi was trying to absorb energy, the Freedom Rule transformed into sharp lightning bolts, fiercely striking her soul, attempting to shatter the "edges" within it that had not yet been completely smoothed out.