After their souls were extracted, Mei and Wang were left as nothing more than two empty shells of corpses, devoid of any sign of life. Lin Chuan directly stored them in his space-time dimension, intending to turn them into the Six Paths of Pain someday.
At this point, Lin Chuan was actually the only one sustaining the entire Soul Refining Mist Sea. After devouring the souls of those three, he had also gained control of their Soul-Summoning Banners. Their power was no weaker than when the three had wielded them together, because his soul cultivation had now reached the mid Void Refinement stage.
After letting out a soft breath, Lin Chuan opened his eyes again. The Mangekyō Sharingan emerged, and he immediately retrieved his body from the space-time dimension.
"Since the time is ripe, I'll break through to the Divine Transformation stage here. That way, I'll have greater strength to deal with whatever awaits on the ninth floor!" Lin Chuan said softly.
He had already learned quite a bit about the ninth floor of the Floating Spirit Divine Palace from the Soul Refining Sect, so he was in no hurry to enter. Young Master Hai had already gone in, while Chi, the leader of the Soul Refining Sect's Four Soul Heirs, was also on the ninth floor. Once those two met, a fierce battle would be inevitable. It would be best to let them fight first, then head over afterward to reap the benefits.
However, Lin Chuan did not immediately return to his body to break through. Instead, he began searching through Mei's memories, wanting to know what she had meant when she blurted out that he was a member of the Maha Clan.
After a long while, Lin Chuan finally found what he wanted to know. Yet rather than