When the soul-serpents appeared, blotting out the sky, Jiang Ding fell into darkness.
He saw an ancient, decaying, terrifying presence descend and become a Seed of Reincarnation. Fine tendrils covered the seed embryo, ready to pierce his soul and complete another reincarnation after hundreds of thousands of years.
"Ancient God Patriarch?"
Jiang Ding murmured, uncertainty in his voice.
In that instant, he had intended to advance to Void Refining at once, even though his soul and mana had not reached their limits, nor had his foundation reached the limit of what he could achieve. It would cause more problems in his future cultivation, problems that would cost him dozens of times more to remedy than they would now.
But once he reached Void Refining!
He would not dare call himself invincible against a Dao Integration Divine Lord. He knew his limits.
Yet he would have no trouble escaping from one. Against attempts to seize his soul, he would possess resistance almost a full major realm beyond his cultivation. It was an innate instinct of a human sword-soul cultivator.
This unique human path placed extreme emphasis on sword intent and purity. The soul might not be hard, but it was as clear as crystal, and foreign impurities could scarcely enter it.
Invading a sword-soul cultivator's soul was more than ten times harder than shattering it!
That was the Great Sun Sword Heir's confidence.
He believed he would not fall to possession, even if a remnant soul from above Dao Integration attempted it personally. In that contest, he stood invincible from the outset.
His plan was to advance to Void Refining in an instant.
After all, Spirit Transformation was too weak. Being a sword cultivator could not change that. Once he advanced to Void Refining, however, he would be beyond defeat. The