Nascent Soul Remnant Soul

Yang Lingtian stored all the spiritual artifacts in his Space Ring, then calmed the excitement in his heart.

He began searching the stone chamber again.

Suddenly, he discovered a wooden box in a corner. Yang Lingtian picked it up and opened it.

Inside the wooden box was a piece of Stone Jade radiating terrifying energy.

Just as he was absorbed in examining it, a flash of light shot directly from the Stone Jade into Yang Lingtian's Divine Soul.

Then, an eerie voice rang out within his Divine Soul.

"Cackle, cackle, cackle, cackle!"

"After more than a thousand years, I've finally found someone fated to meet me!"

Within the sea of consciousness of his Divine Soul, a shadow gradually took shape, giving Yang Lingtian quite a fright.

"Who are you, sir? Why have you come into my sea of consciousness?" Yang Lingtian asked in shock and suspicion.

"You don't need to know. All you need to know is that I want your body," the shadow replied in a desolate voice.

Soul possession? He actually wanted to possess his body?

Yang Lingtian suddenly realized that this was soul possession. He was immensely shocked; this was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation.

"You want my body? What exactly is your background?"

Yang Lingtian continued questioning him, trying to determine the shadow's identity within his sea of consciousness.

"In consideration of you giving me this fairly decent body, I'll give you a brief introduction."

"A thousand years ago, I was a mighty Nascent Soul expert. However, my physical body was destroyed in a great battle, and my Primordial Spirit was severely wounded."

"I slept for a thousand years and only recently awakened. Now I need a body so I can return to the mortal world."

Within the sea of consciousness of Yang Lingtian's Divine Soul, the shadow spoke unhurriedly.

It seemed certain that Yang Lingtian could not escape and was in no hurry to possess him.

"Your body is quite good. It actually possesses a trace of the Divine Ape Physique's characteristics. I imagine your physical strength is extraordinary."

Even in such a dire predicament, Yang Lingtian gradually calmed down.

He said lightly, "Your Primordial Spirit must have become very fragile after suffering such severe injuries, right?"

"Otherwise, why would you want to possess the body of someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm instead of someone in the Golden Core Realm?"

"Hahaha, that's right. My Primordial Spirit has indeed become very fragile, but dealing with the Divine Soul of someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm is still more than enough."

"I don't want to waste any more words on you. Let me take control of your body!"

The shadow within the sea of consciousness began to tremble violently.

It seemed ready to release the power of its Primordial Spirit, erase Yang Lingtian's consciousness,

and merge with his Divine Soul before taking control of his entire body.

Suddenly, a radiance filled with the aura of Chaos Qi blossomed within the sea of consciousness of Yang Lingtian's Divine Soul, instantly enveloping the shadow.

The shadow felt the scene before its eyes abruptly change. A vast starry sky appeared before him.

In that starry sky, countless experts were engaged in a fierce battle. The terrifying aftershocks of their power made the boundless heavens tremble.

He even saw countless stars being smashed apart by people as easily as chopping tofu, ultimately vanishing into the depths of the universe.

It was as if even the weakest person there could shatter a world with one punch. Before these people, he was far beneath an ant.

Every one of those experts seemed to possess the power to destroy heaven and earth.

He could even sense that a mere thread of the pressure they exuded would be enough to grind him into oblivion.

The feeling of being there in person was so real.

The shadow was stunned by the scene before him, and boundless fear rose in his heart.

"What is this place?" The body formed from this Primordial Spirit shadow trembled violently.

"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could there be so many terrifyingly powerful experts in the world?"

"An illusion. It's only an illusion. It can't be real."

Seeing scene after scene before him, the shadow refused to believe it. He was scared witless; this had exceeded his imagination.

Suddenly, within the sea of consciousness, a Sky-Shattering Sword Qi condensed abruptly.

Then, locking onto the shadow's aura, it shot straight toward him.

"No..." The shadow let out a terrified cry and desperately tried to flee.

However, the Sky-Shattering Sword Qi was simply too fast. He had no chance of escaping.

"Ah!" The shadow formed from the Primordial Spirit let out a shrill scream of agony.

The Sky-Shattering Sword Qi had pierced through the shadow's body, after which the entire shadow began to turn illusory.

Under the rampage of the Sword Qi, the Primordial Spirit of this Nascent Soul expert finally dispersed.

The entire scene passed in the blink of an eye, and only then did Yang Lingtian slowly regain his senses.

He had witnessed the scene just now as well and had been deeply shaken.

He knew that the Chaos Bead had taken action, so he asked, "Chaos Bead, what was that scene of the battle in the starry sky just now?"

"Master, that was merely a fragment of my memories."

"I was damaged too severely and can't remember everything." A childlike voice rang out.

"I think I may have been shattered in that very battle."

Hearing this, Yang Lingtian was horrified. Just how terrifying must that battle have been to shatter the Chaos Bead?

At the very least, he believed that no one on this continent possessed such terrifying power.

Just as Yang Lingtian was still shaken, he suddenly clearly sensed an invisible force of the Primordial Spirit within the sea of consciousness of his Divine Soul.

This force of the Primordial Spirit was extremely pure. It was merely Primordial Spirit power, without any consciousness within it.

Yang Lingtian was overjoyed. He realized that the shadow's Primordial Spirit power had not dispersed into heaven and earth.

Instead, the entire force of the Primordial Spirit had been trapped within his sea of consciousness. It was a great tonic for his Divine Soul.

Yang Lingtian immediately began absorbing this pure force of the Primordial Spirit and discovered that it was a gentle energy.

Absorbing it was effortless, and he soon finished.

In an instant, an indescribable sense of comfort spread from his Divine Soul. He felt as if his Divine Soul were undergoing a sublimation.

He then felt his perception become extraordinarily sharp, allowing him to vaguely sense the slightest movement of the wind and grass hundreds of meters away.

Even he did not know how powerful his Divine Soul had become.

If the strength of his Divine Soul reached the Nascent Soul Realm, he would be able to condense a Primordial Spirit.

Clearly, he still could not do that. Although his Divine Soul had grown stronger, it had probably only reached the level of a Golden Core expert's Divine Soul.

After Yang Lingtian steadied his emotions, he continued looking at the piece of Stone Jade in the wooden box.

The strengthening of his Divine Soul had made his perception extremely powerful. He could clearly sense the terrifying energy radiating from the jade stone.

"This Stone Jade actually contains a terrifying power that makes one shudder, but this energy seems impossible to refine." Yang Lingtian muttered to himself.

At this moment, the Chaos Bead's voice came through.

"Master, this should be called Sky-Shattering Thunder."

"As long as you hold it in your hand and activate it with your own Spiritual Power, it can instantly unleash an extremely powerful strike."

"However, this piece of Stone Jade has been stored for a very long time, and much of its energy has dissipated. It can probably only unleash a strike at the peak of the Golden Core Realm."

"What? A strike from a peak Golden Core expert?" Yang Lingtian's face was filled with astonishment.

With this Stone Jade, wouldn't he have another trump card to save his life?

However, a bold idea suddenly surfaced in his mind.

That was to use this supreme strike against the Lei Family's patriarch. As long as the Lei Family's patriarch died, he could return home without worry.

It was indeed a bold and risky idea. He would need to kill him with a single strike.

Otherwise, if he merely inflicted serious injuries, he would still not be his match.

The Lei Family's patriarch, Lei Gang, was a Mid Golden Core expert. Only if he was completely unprepared could this peak Golden Core strike kill him.

Therefore, he could only launch a sneak attack. He would have to plan this carefully.

Yang Lingtian placed the piece of Stone Jade containing a peak Golden Core strike into his Space Ring, and the terrifying aura of energy instantly vanished.

This Space Ring could isolate the aura of the Stone Jade. Even with his own powerful perception, he could no longer sense it.

Perhaps only a mighty expert in the Nascent Soul Realm could sense the piece of Stone Jade inside his Space Ring.

Yang Lingtian was just about to continue searching for treasures when the entire cave abode suddenly began to shake violently.

The ground shook without pause, as if an earthquake had struck.

Then, thick cracks spread in all directions like a spiderweb, quickly covering the entire cave abode.

The sudden change made Yang Lingtian's expression shift. He knew that this was a sign the cave abode was about to collapse.

Could it be that after he took the Stone Jade, the cave abode had lost the source of power supporting it?

The people outside the cave abode also felt the violent shaking.

"This is bad! The cave abode is going to collapse. Could it be because a battle took place inside and the cave abode couldn't withstand the tremendous impact?"

"Could it have been caused by that person who slipped inside fighting the demonic beasts?"

"That person deserves to die! We haven't even entered to search for treasures, and the cave abode is already collapsing!"

The people outside the cave abode were all indignant and began discussing it heatedly.

With a thunderous boom, the entire cave abode collapsed.

From the outside, the cave abode had originally looked like a small mountain. Now, it had become a field of ruins.

The two demonic beasts guarding it had long since fled. They had been guarding the cave abode under the control of that Nascent Soul remnant soul.

The so-called guarding of the cave abode had actually only been to screen for someone powerful enough to enter and be possessed.

Unfortunately, the Nascent Soul remnant soul had encountered Yang Lingtian. Not only had the possession failed, but it had been destroyed instead.

Although the cave abode had collapsed, the people outside still rushed onto the ruins, hoping to discover some treasure within.

At this moment, one spot among the ruins trembled slightly. Then, as if an explosion had occurred, dust billowed into the air.

After the smoke and dust settled, a person appeared in everyone's line of sight.

It was Yang Lingtian. Having been buried beneath the ruins, he had directly shaken away the surrounding rubble and dust.

"It's that kid! Was that kid the one who charged into the cave abode earlier?"

"It should be. Otherwise, why would he have been buried in the ruins?"

Everyone's gazes fell upon Yang Lingtian, who had suddenly appeared.

They knew that this person had previously argued with Gu Jianfeng and had nearly come to blows.

"Kid, were you the one who slipped into the cave abode earlier?" Gu Jianfeng came before Yang Lingtian and demanded.

"Stop calling me 'kid.' I have a name. It's Yang Xiangtian."

Facing the strange gazes of the crowd, Yang Lingtian remained calm as he gave his false name.

"That's right. I was the one who slipped inside. Is there a problem?"

"What? You had that kind of speed?" Gu Jianfeng asked in astonishment.