Chen Lin watched Wang Manqing leave, pondering the information she had brought.
A long while passed.
He shook his head and returned to the Cultivation Chamber, casting aside distracting thoughts to continue condensing Holy Spirits.
Whatever intentions the Old Dean harbored, he still had to attempt Secondary Soul Dissolution. Now that he had a way to simulate it, his chances of success were greater, giving him even less reason to abandon it.
Any future repercussions could wait.
First, he had to get through the Ascension Trial.
Five years later.
Inside the Cultivation Chamber.
Chen Lin shook his sleeve, and Soul Interrogation Beads flew out one after another, transforming into Holy Spirits of equal size that landed before him and bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Holy Lord!"
Chen Lin nodded slightly, a trace of delight crossing his face.
After these Holy Spirits were successfully condensed, their original spiritual intelligence had been erased. All of them were connected to his divine soul and recognized him alone as their master.
Thirty-six dominator-tier spiritual bodies!
Although refinement had lowered their ranks slightly, they still reached the peak of the pseudo-dominator level. Their influence over souls was even stronger, and working together, they were more than capable of contending with an ordinary dominator.
With him joining them.
They could even fight a Second-Rank Dominator!
Chen Lin had never expected the Hundred Saints Soul-Interrogation Art to offer such benefits. Not only could it aid Soul Dissolution, but it could also form an array to fight enemies. The time he had spent condensing them had not been wasted.
But the price had been steep enough.
The Soul Interrogation Beads were manageable.
Through a fortunate coincidence inside the Tattered Straw Shoe, he had traded inexpensive straw weavings for quite a few. But gathering these thirty-six dominator-tier spiritual bodies had taken