Cultivation knew no seasons; when the cold was gone, one no longer knew how many years had passed.
Qin Hao had already spent a full seven years on the Outer Realm Battlefield.
For most of those seven years, Qin Hao had cultivated within the Chaos Bead Space.
Occasionally, he would venture out in search of treasures.
The Outer Realm Battlefield had originally been a place where Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, and even Infant Transformation Experts fought, so it naturally contained no shortage of treasures left behind.
Qin Hao's cultivation had now reached the False God realm of Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Perfection.
Under normal circumstances, as long as he grasped an intent domain, he could directly advance to the Spirit Transformation realm.
However, Qin Hao possessed Extreme Realm Power. Unless he dispersed his cultivation and started over, Nascent Soul was his limit.
Qin Hao was not in a hurry about this.
As long as he unlocked a new map, his cultivation would naturally rise.
Whoosh!
As Qin Hao flew along, a Space Rift suddenly appeared ahead of him.
Awooooo!
The moment the Space Rift appeared, several strange Wandering Souls with twin horns on their heads flew out.
The instant they saw Qin Hao, they rushed at him, intending to devour him.
"Annihilate!"
Extreme Realm Power surged from Qin Hao, directly grinding those Wandering Souls into nothingness.
"The Space Rifts are appearing more and more frequently, and the Wandering Souls can already leave the Extinction Realm. It seems Wang Mazi is about to break free!"
Qin Hao's expression shifted as he suddenly looked into the distance.
Streams of golden divine sense suddenly converged toward a certain location, dense enough to cover the sky like a golden meteor shower.
Even a strand of golden divine sense flew out from Qin Hao's storage bag!
"With the divine sense stirring, Wang Mazi is about to return to the world."
Qin Hao did not stop the divine sense from returning.
After all, the more benefits Wang Mazi obtained, the more benefits Qin Hao would receive.
Once all of Wang Mazi's divine sense returned, his soul would surely reach an extremely terrifying level.
In a Netherworld an unknown distance away.
Ma Liang's corpse lay on the ground, while his soul was gradually dissipating.
Riiip!
A Space Rift appeared, and Wang Lin's final strand of divine sense emerged from it, entering Ma Liang's body and possessing it.
Whoosh!
"Ma Liang" slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of blood-red light flickered within them.
His voice was incomparably cold. "Teng Huayuan, I, Wang Lin, have returned!"
[Ding!] [It has been detected that the highest soul life level on the Outer Realm Battlefield is a Soul Devourer. The host's soul has evolved into an adult Soul Devourer!]
The instant Wang Lin appeared on the Outer Realm Battlefield, Qin Hao received the system notification.
Boom!
In an instant, Qin Hao felt his soul and divine sense rapidly swell at a terrifying speed.
His divine sense instantly broke through the Nascent Soul level and reached the Spirit Transformation level, yet it continued to grow.
Deep within Qin Hao's mind, a crystalline gem emerged.
As the crystal appeared, Qin Hao's soul and divine sense immediately condensed into humanoid form, becoming incomparably solid.
At this moment, even if Qin Hao appeared solely in the form of divine sense, he would look no different from a real person.
This crystal was the Soul Core of a Soul Devourer.
Only after condensing a Soul Core could a Soul Devourer be considered a true Soul Devourer.
This was because a Soul Devourer with a Soul Core would have its Soul Power enhanced severalfold, and could use its own Soul Power to create Wandering Souls.
In the original work, although Wang Lin became a Soul Devourer, he had not condensed a Soul Core.
Only after he arrived at the Land of the Ancient God did he condense a Soul Core with the help of another Soul Devourer under Tuo Sen.
"At present, in terms of the sheer amount of divine sense, I have likely surpassed every Spirit Transformation Cultivator and am comparable to an Infant Transformation Expert."
Qin Hao silently compared them in his heart. "But in terms of quality, it still falls somewhat short of Infant Transformation."
To use an inappropriate analogy.
It was like ten pounds of mud and ten pounds of steel.
They weighed the same, but even dried mud would be smashed apart by steel, while the mud could not harm the steel in the slightest.
Woooo~
Suddenly, several more Space Rifts appeared around him. Over a thousand Wandering Souls surged out and pounced toward Qin Hao.
"Stop!"
Qin Hao directly issued an order to the Wandering Souls.
Sensing Qin Hao's divine sense, every one of the Wandering Souls trembled and involuntarily stopped.
A Soul Devourer was the sovereign of all Wandering Souls. Even if ordered to die, they could not disobey.
"Haha!"
Qin Hao immediately rejoiced. "Bringing back a large number of Wandering Souls will be a great help as well!"
Thus, he began leading this massive group of Wandering Souls in search of even more Wandering Souls.
Every Wandering Soul Qin Hao found would be brought under his control.
"Hm?"
While gathering Wandering Souls, Qin Hao's divine sense suddenly discovered three rainbow streaks speeding through the air.
Several dozen Wandering Souls were closely pursuing them from behind.
All three were disciples of the War God Temple of Huofen Kingdom.
Over the past seven years, Qin Hao had encountered quite a few Cultivators from various sects, so he naturally recognized the War God Temple's attire.
There were two men and one woman among them.
The woman wore the standard robes of the War God Temple. Her delicate face was like jade, and her beauty was peerless, a stunning beauty so breathtaking that it could suffocate others.
She had a graceful figure, a slender jade-like body, a slim waist like a willow branch swaying in the breeze, and round, straight legs. Her glossy black hair was tied into a single ponytail by a silver crown, lending her a touch of heroic spirit.
Having been hunted by Wandering Souls all this time, her hair was now disheveled, fragrant sweat covered her face, and a sorrowful, beautiful smile appeared on her lips, making anyone who saw her feel pity.
"A War God Temple female Cultivator with such captivating beauty... she should be Zhou Zihong, right?"
With a thought, Qin Hao immediately commanded the Wandering Souls and flew toward the three of them.
As Zhou Zihong and the other two flew, their eyes suddenly widened, their faces filled with fear and despair.
Because they saw a sea of souls appear before them.
The Wandering Souls were densely packed, blanketing the sky, numbering at least a hundred thousand.
Such a terrifying sight directly frightened the three of them senseless.
"It's over, it's over! Senior Sister Zhou, we're all going to die today!"
One of the young men, Lin Tao, screamed in terror.
"Look! Th-that sea of souls is filled with a human Cultivator!"
The other, an older Cultivator named Yang Xiong, blankly pointed at the sea of souls and shouted.
Hearing this, Zhou Zihong and Lin Tao both looked toward the depths of the sea of souls.
Through the gaps between the Wandering Souls, they indeed saw a Cultivator.
The Cultivator looked very young. Dressed in snow-white robes, with black hair dancing wildly, he stood tall and upright, his eyes like stars. He stood proudly, possessing an extraordinary and majestic bearing.
Yet the countless Wandering Souls swirling around him made him appear incomparably terrifying, like an ancient great devil who had cultivated for countless years.
Whoosh!
With the path ahead blocked, the three immediately slowed considerably.
While the three were stunned, the Wandering Souls behind them had already caught up and lunged at them.
"Ah!"
"No!"
The three screamed in utter terror.
They had all witnessed the horror of Wandering Souls before. Neither spells nor Flying Swords had any effect on them.
Instead, any Cultivator pounced upon by Wandering Souls would have his life force and soul instantly drained away.
"Stop!"
Just as the three were in despair, an indifferent voice suddenly rang out.
To their astonishment, they found that the attacking Wandering Souls seemed to have been struck by an Immobilization Technique, freezing instantly before them.
Huff!
The three breathed a sigh of relief. Their lives were safe for the time being.
But soon, their hearts began pounding with fear again.
Before this devil who could control Wandering Souls, all their lives were in his hands.
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