Under Sacred Guard's protection, Lu Ye paid no heed to the secret techniques of the two Soul Race members and charged straight through.
The two Soul Race members were startled as well, for they had never seen such a strange soul technique. Strange though it was, they could still tell it was a defensive soul technique. The two of them had joined forces; at the same cultivation level, there was no way their opponent could withstand them. He was bound to be stopped, perhaps even injured.
Yet when their soul techniques struck the Sacred Guard barrier, an unbelievable scene unfolded.
The barrier merely trembled slightly, utterly unscathed. Then Lu Ye passed straight between them.
In a pure comparison of Divine Souls, at the same cultivation level, Lu Ye could not match the Soul Race. After all, the Soul Race themselves were Soul Bodies, cultivating primarily in that regard. This was beyond the reach of cultivators from any other race.
However, due to his cultivation, Lu Ye had used quite a few treasures that strengthened the Divine Soul.
The Soul Cleansing Water from his early years and the Soul Tempering Grass he had begun using in recent years were all items capable of nourishing and strengthening the Divine Soul. Soul Tempering Grass in particular was exceptionally effective. While training in Fang's internal space, Lu Ye's Divine Soul had repeatedly suffered damage, and every time, he had relied on Soul Tempering Grass to recover.
Through this cycle of injury and recovery, his Divine Soul naturally grew stronger.
It could be said that Lu Ye's current Divine Soul strength might still fall short of the Soul Race, but no other race could compare to it.
Moreover, clashes of the Divine Soul did not depend solely on whose Divine Soul was stronger. The use