"It was time to return." At the critical moment, the void beside Chu Yun split open, and the unique aura of Ghost Continent rushed over him.
A spectral soul merged into Chu Yun's body with the speed of lightning, too swift to cover one's ears.
Chu Yun's spirit light and soul had both been suppressed within his body by Star Saint. Though they resisted with all their might, they had no way of breaking free from Star Saint's restraints.
Yet long ago, he had separated off a portion of his soul, loaded it into the Star Ghost Soul Ring, and secretly sent it into Ghost Continent.
Over the years, Chu Yun had not retrieved that portion of his soul. Instead, he had left it in Ghost Continent, using the uniquely favorable laws of the Ghost Continent Law Net, and with Nether Emperor's help, to continuously devour other souls and strengthen his own soul power.
Especially in recent years, beneath the great calamity of Gods and Devils, emperors across the Nine Provinces had constantly fallen, while new emperors emerged.
Emperor-level souls were not rare in Ghost Continent. Chu Yun's soul clone had thus devoured quite a few emperor souls, its soul power growing to an exceedingly formidable level.
It was now at the peak of the emperor rank, even a notch stronger than the soul of Chu Yun's main body!
The souls fused in the blink of an eye. Since they had originally been of the same source and one body, there was no rejection or need for digestion at all.
Almost instantly, Chu Yun's soul power surged. High emperor rank stacked with peak emperor rank sent his soul strength soaring, elevating it to the sub-saint level.
Star Saint's suppression had already begun to falter under Chu Yun's resistance. Now, with