"Emperor Realm... soul..."
Xiao Yan stared blankly at the smiling Xiao Xuan, his mouth going dry from the shock of those words. In this world, as long as something bore even the slightest connection to the word "Emperor," it was enough to make it synonymous with power. Whether it was a Dou God Expert or an Emperor Grade Pill, all were regarded as supreme. Emperor Realm souls were no exception.
Dou God Experts, Emperor Grade Pills, Emperor Realm souls.
Of the three, given the current state of the continent, the third was more likely to exist. After all, reaching that level did not require absorbing the so-called Origin Emperor Qi. However, that did not mean one could easily enter the Emperor Realm of the soul. On the present-day continent, Xiao Yan guessed that only two people had reached the Emperor Realm of the soul: Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi.
Xiao Yan's soul had reached Heavenly Realm Great Perfection. This level was only one step away from an Emperor Realm soul. Yet this tiny step had left countless experts permanently stranded, unable to advance even a fraction no matter how they cultivated.
As an alchemist, Xiao Yan understood this all too clearly. He had entered Heavenly Realm Great Perfection many years ago, yet even after all this time, his soul remained at Heavenly Realm Great Perfection. It felt as though no matter how he cultivated, he could never bridge the incomparably vast gap between Heavenly Realm Great Perfection and the Emperor Realm of the soul.
Therefore, when Xiao Yan heard Xiao Xuan say that such a great fortune was an Emperor Realm soul, even with his composure, he could not help going blank.
"How... is that possible?"
After standing dazed for quite a while, Xiao Yan finally recovered and shook his