Looking at the thousands upon thousands of souls, Xiao Yan's eyelids could not help twitching. These bastards from the demon race were just like the Soul Clan—they completely relied on opportunistically capturing the powerful souls of others, then devouring them as nourishment or using them as energy providers for corpse control! It was utterly inhuman!
With a light wave of Xiao Yan's hand, a terrifying gust of force swept through like a gale. The chains covering the enormous demonic shadow shattered in an instant, and the souls clinging to the shadow like scales slowly opened their eyes. They looked around weakly and blankly; their fusion with the demonic shadow had already exhausted what little strength they possessed.
As they sensed the chains binding their souls break apart, waves of extreme ecstasy suddenly erupted from them. Though they did not know exactly what had happened, they could taste freedom. For who knew how many years, they had been imprisoned in a sunless, endless dark space, and now they had been chained onto the demonic shadow. At times, even death had become a luxury...
"Go. Don't let the demon race capture you again." Seeing these souls overwhelmed with joy and emotion to the point of nearly shedding tears, Xiao Yan sighed softly.
Countless souls filled the sky. In the end, they all knelt toward Xiao Yan and performed a great salute. Yet not a single soul left; instead, they simply remained there in silence, watching Xiao Yan without moving.
The countless souls all understood that their Soul Origins had already been corroded by the demon race. Even if they escaped, they could never return to normal. Rather than that, they might as well grant the young man before them a great fortune.
"Honored seniors, the Great Thousand World and the Outer Realm Evil Clan are irreconcilable enemies! I hope you seniors will aid me. This junior will surely devote all his strength to protecting the Great Thousand World!" Xiao Yan was no fool. Watching the countless souls in the sky silently converse, he bowed deeply and roared.
The countless souls in the sky paused for a moment, then immediately understood that not only had the man before them saved them, but he also possessed a heavenly treasure such as the Fire Spirit. Then, as if offering a sacrifice, they surged forth in overwhelming numbers!
With a plan in place, the tens of thousands of souls before Xiao Yan all transformed into streams of pure energy that gathered into a ball of light, hovering before him!
Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he looked at the ball of light. From within it, he sensed an extremely terrifying soul fluctuation, one that was exceptionally pure and contained not the slightest impurity.
"This is Soul Origin..." Xiao Yan recalled that he had once obtained a ball of it from the Soul Clan on the Dou Qi Continent. It was precisely because of that that he had advanced to the peak of the Heaven Realm, through much the same method as now.
"Once you get out, I'll show you something. It should be the secret treasure the man in black used to massacre the Mu Family." The Golden Dragon King's voice came from behind Xiao Yan. When he turned around, he saw the latter drifting down from the sky, as though he had just been searching through the huge pit left behind by the man in black.
"Soul Origin..." Xiao Yan slowly murmured. By now, he naturally understood what it was and had no mind to care about what the Golden Dragon King had said.
The soul was the foundation of every living being in the Great Thousand World. All things between heaven and earth possessed souls, and deep within every soul was a trace of Soul Origin. It was the root from which a soul was born and could be said to be one of the purest forms of strange energy in the world.
"Don't worry. I'll avenge you..."
Those quiet words suddenly caused the soul light ball to release a faint radiance. Vaguely, it seemed as though a great deal of information was being conveyed from within.
Xiao Yan silently received this information. The soul light ball contained the Soul Origins of too many powerful beings, but there was no intelligence left within it. There remained only emotions such as hatred and unwillingness left behind before their complete deaths. Completely refining such emotions was quite difficult; if absorbed carelessly, they would inevitably affect one's mind.
However, Xiao Yan's words happened to quietly dissolve these hidden negative emotions. This could be considered another form of solace from the wisdom of these Soul Origins. They had all been powerful figures in life, and even in death, they wanted to use their final remnants of strength to ensure that those who had killed them would not have it easy. Though resolving them seemed simple, at the very least, the demon race would never have spoken such words. Moreover, they knew that Xiao Yan had killed the murderer who had tormented them!
"Sit cross-legged and carefully merge with our Soul Origins. How far you can reach will depend on your own fortune." The souls filling the sky seemed to be speaking to Xiao Yan.
"Thank you, honored seniors!" Hearing this, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged and adjusted his condition, preparing to absorb this purest soul power.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a patch of level ground. Before him, a light ball about half a zhang wide floated gently. Soft, pure radiance continuously spread from it, shining upon the surrounding blades of grass and causing the originally withered plants to instantly become lush and emerald green.
"The power of this Soul Origin is truly pure, but these seniors really have suffered..." Xiao Yan muttered.
Xiao Yan stared at the soul light ball and let out a soft breath. Then he extended his hand and touched it. With that contact, Xiao Yan could feel the vast Soul Origin power permeating the ball. Even with the strength of his Emperor Realm Soul, the sensation made the soul between his brows feel exceptionally warm...
"Emperor Realm Souls are divided into four levels: Beginner Mortal Grade, Enlightenment Immortal Grade, Transcendence Saint Grade, and Perfection." The Golden Dragon King spoke slowly.
Splash, splash.
As Xiao Yan absorbed it, the soul light ball slowly rippled. Crisp sounds like splashing water rang out from the top of his head as streams of exceptionally pure origin soul power continuously poured into Xiao Yan's soul...
Under this infusion, a faint look of intoxication appeared on the face of the tiny soul figure above Xiao Yan's head. Enveloped by the origin souls, he felt as though his soul had been immersed in a warm light, like a fetus resting within its mother's womb.
Layers of faint, strange crystalline film quietly appeared over the soul body's surface. From a distance, it looked like a solid human figure, an exceedingly wondrous sight.
This was the power of an Emperor Realm Soul! Those faint layers of strange crystalline film were actually protective barriers capable of resisting soul attacks. They quietly appeared over the soul body's surface, protecting the most fragile part of a person—the soul.
The soul light ball contained an extremely terrifying amount of Soul Origin power. This origin power had been condensed from the million souls captured by the man in black. Before such vast Soul Origin, even Xiao Yan felt a faint sense of insignificance...
Splash!
As Xiao Yan absorbed more and more Soul Origin, rings of invisible ripples slowly spread outward from him. The invisible waves abruptly plunged the area within a thousand zhang of the mountain peak into dead silence, while streams of invisible pressure instantly spread through the surroundings.
"Did he succeed?"
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