Battle Through the Heavens: The Road to Ascendance Begins at Jia Nan Academy

Apart from his ties to Jia Nan Academy, Qin Chen was little different from an independent cultivator. How had he broken through the limits of his soul in so little time?

Could the brat truly be a once-in-an-age genius?

"This could be troublesome..." Yao Lao thought back to the goal he had set for his disciple and began to worry.

Qin Chen was growing at a frightening pace. Xiao Yan would have to work even harder to catch up.

Elsewhere, in a secluded valley...

The soul power that had spread outward like a tide finally began to fade after nearly the time it took an incense stick to burn.

The formless glow gradually thinned under Medusa's and the Heavenly Flame Venerable's watchful eyes.

When it vanished completely, an illusory figure appeared. It was Qin Chen's soul form.

High in the sky, Qin Chen's soul form lowered his head and looked toward Medusa at the edge of the valley.

He gave her a gentle smile, then turned into a streak of light and flew into the cave below.

As he descended, his soul form kept shrinking. By the time he reached his body, seated cross-legged in the cave, he had become a palm-sized cluster of formless light.

The light drifted onto his forehead and disappeared in a flash, merging back into his body like a drop of water falling into the sea.

The instant Qin Chen's soul returned between his brows, his seated body trembled. The unnerving soul pressure surrounding him vanished.

Qin Chen sat motionless on the Green Lotus Seat for some time before slowly opening his dark eyes.

Confusion flickered through them, then swiftly gave way to clarity. In their depths, it was as though a sea of stars lay hidden.

The method for cultivating the Grand Evolution Spirit-Absorbing