Bro, I Died, but I Won the Revival Round

The Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Ascension Platform was divided into three tiers: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, corresponding respectively to the outer region, mixed region, and core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The beginner Spirit Ascension Platform where Lin Chen currently was happened to be the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest. Summoning Di Tian here was practically like sending him home.

Lin Chen summoned the Beast God through their contract. The next moment, Di Tian, whom he had stored in the contract space beforehand, appeared within the Spirit Ascension Platform, one kilometer away from Lin Chen—this was the maximum summoning distance.

But at a distance of one kilometer, even if Lin Chen remained under surveillance the entire time, they would never discover that a Milk Dragon had entered the Spirit Ascension Platform.

After being successfully summoned by Lin Chen, Di Tian also found it somewhat unbelievable.

He had never expected Lin Chen's casual speculation to become reality.

He had never expected the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Ascension Platform to truly be a half-real, half-virtual world. But how could mere humans create such a miraculous world?

It had actually accommodated his real body within this space.

Of course, Lin Chen would not tell him that this Spirit Ascension Platform was actually connected to the God Realm and had been created using fragments of the God Realm.

"Di Tian, how does it feel?"

Lin Chen communicated with Di Tian through the mental link of his virtual body. Although it was a virtual body, it was ultimately connected through brainwaves. He was still controlling this body with his own mind, so naturally, he could communicate with Di Tian.

"It feels better than ever. Though it is shocking, my true body has descended into the Spirit Ascension Platform at this moment. I possess the strength of my peak."

"Then what do you think of this Spirit Ascension Platform?" Lin Chen asked.

At those words, Di Tian's thoughts stirred, and his spiritual power immediately spread outward like waves from his position.

In merely an instant, it swept across the entire Spirit Ascension Platform.

Though he was not a spirit-type soul beast, his cultivation made up for that. His spiritual power was no weaker than that of a spirit-type soul beast at the ferocious beast level. Scanning this lowest-tier Spirit Ascension Platform was effortless for him.

Di Tian curled his lip. "It doesn't feel like much. The highest cultivation here is only three thousand years. There are low-level soul beasts ranging from ten years to a thousand years.

"However, the strongest soul beast here is somewhat interesting. It is not made purely from an energy body, but from a soul bone. Though it is only a hundred years old, its combat strength is the greatest in this beginner Spirit Ascension Platform."

"You mean the guardian, the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear.

"Don't touch it. I have a use for its soul bone."

"Fine. I would not deign to bully such a junior, even if it is merely a virtual energy body.

"Still, everything in this Spirit Ascension Platform is indeed quite unusual. These soul beasts are composed of spiritual energy, but that spiritual energy contains some special energy and components. I can even sense the power of time within it.

"The reason you soul masters can raise your soul spirits' levels through this spiritual energy seems not to be because energy is simply being stacked on top of them. Rather, it is as though this space forcibly increases the age of these soul spirits, then combines it with this spiritual energy to let them grow within the Spirit Ascension Platform, thereby increasing their cultivation."

"You sensed time?" Lin Chen frowned slightly and asked curiously.

"That is correct. One day in the God Realm equals one year on the Douluo Continent. I sensed the power of rules that exists only in the God Realm here."

Holy shit, Di Tian really had something.

Lin Chen could not help but marvel. His real body had noticed it the moment it entered. This was seriously incredible.

Then, through Di Tian's explanation, he seemed to understand the exact principle behind soul spirit enhancement—killing virtual soul beasts dropped spiritual energy. Empowered by the rules of the God Realm, that spiritual energy possessed the great power of time. When absorbed by soul spirits, it was said to increase cultivation, but what it truly increased was their age.

After thinking it through, Lin Chen's heart grew heated.

At first, he had only wanted to bring back some spiritual energy to nurture soul beasts, since this spiritual energy was the purest form of energy. But now, it seemed that this spiritual energy had an even greater use.

"Di Tian, go hunt a few soul beasts first and see if you can obtain spiritual energy. Then wait for my instructions. Remember, do not act rashly."

"Don't worry. Even without you telling me, I know."

Having received Di Tian's affirmative reply, Lin Chen relaxed. Then he looked at a group of ten-year soul beasts ahead of him—ten-year Wind Baboons.

Wind-type soul beasts that lived in groups at the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

While Di Tian began moving on his side, Lin Chen's hands were itching as well. He summoned his Heavenly Eye Hand martial soul, switched it into Black Dragon Claw form, and prepared to charge at the Wind Baboons.

However, just as he was about to strike them, he seemed to remember something and decisively withdrew his attack. The Black Dragon Claw smashed hard into the ground instead, blasting out an enormous crater.

The Wind Baboons were all frightened away by the tremendous commotion.

At that moment, in the circular metal room, the Spirit Pagoda master monitoring Lin Chen wore a puzzled expression. He truly did not understand why Lin Chen had not killed those Wind Baboons.

Although the Wind Baboons were weak and each one would only return a year of Soul Power after being killed, there were plenty of them.

He was certain that Lin Chen's soul skill from earlier was exceptionally powerful. Though Lin Chen had concealed his soul ring using a special method, such power from a hundred-year soul ring was already extremely rare.

Yet Lin Chen's sudden stop left him completely baffled.

But once the dust settled on the screen, and he saw several figures that had appeared out of nowhere, the Spirit Pagoda master rubbed his eyes and stared at Lin Chen in disbelief.

So that was why he had not attacked the Wind Baboons—he had discovered the people lying in ambush.

Only then did the Spirit Pagoda master suddenly recall that Lin Chen's martial soul was not merely a mutated arm martial soul; he also possessed formidable spiritual power. He could actually detect presences that even the Spirit Pagoda master himself had failed to notice.

This kid really was capable. No wonder he had already been placed under anonymous protection. The Pagoda Master had even told him to pay close attention and monitor everything he did without pause.

Yet Lin Chen himself was completely bewildered. One claw strike had shaken out so many people, and he had not detected any trace of them at all. He had been far too careless.

Who would have thought that his unintentional blunder would flush out an entire group of sneaky bastards?

He had just wanted to kill the Wind Baboons to obtain spiritual energy, but then he suddenly remembered that he did not have a soul spirit at all. If he killed soul beasts and no soul spirit emerged to absorb the spiritual energy, he would be exposed immediately. So Lin Chen decisively stopped.

But who could have expected...

"Who are you people? Why were you hiding in the dark? Did you think I wouldn't notice you? You don't even understand the gap in our strength, yet you dared to try and ambush me?"

Though it had been a coincidence, was luck not also part of strength?

Lin Chen gladly counted discovering them as part of his own strength and unleashed his full presence—he could not die anyway. If he was still timid in a virtual body, then what the hell was the point?