After learning the awakening conditions for the nine divine-level martial souls, Ye Lingyun could hardly wait to begin cultivating and exploring. He asked the principal for an extremely secluded place rich in spiritual power where he could enter seclusion, ready to devote himself entirely to mastering his martial souls.
When he entered the secluded retreat, sat cross-legged on the ground, and tried to connect with his first martial soul, the starlight dragon, something strange happened. The surrounding space suddenly twisted violently, and mysterious rays of light wound around Ye Lingyun like threads. Before he could react, a powerful suction swept him into a pitch-black vortex.
What's going on? Ye Lingyun was horrified. He desperately circulated his spiritual power, trying to break free of the suction, but to no avail. Light flashed before his eyes, and he felt the heavens spin and the earth reel before he lost consciousness.
When Ye Lingyun regained consciousness, he found himself amid a vast, boundless expanse of stars. Stars twinkled with dazzling radiance, and enormous stars lay so close that he felt he could reach out and touch them. Yet he soon realized that this was no ordinary starry expanse, but the Star Great Plane, a realm filled with mysterious power.
How did I end up here? Ye Lingyun knitted his brows, his heart full of questions. He tried to wield his spiritual power, only to discover in surprise that its governing laws here were utterly different from those on the Lingxi Continent. Spiritual power seemed more abundant here, yet it was wildly turbulent and difficult to control.
Just as Ye Lingyun was considering how to return to the Lingxi Continent, an enormous meteor wreathed in roaring flames suddenly hurtled toward him. It moved so fast that it reached him in an instant. With no time to think, Ye Lingyun instinctively channeled the faint trace of starlight dragon martial soul power that had just awakened within him.
In an instant, brilliant starlight shone from Ye Lingyun's body, and a spectral starlight dragon appeared behind him. The starlight dragon opened its enormous maw, unleashing a powerful torrent of star power that collided with the meteor.
With a thunderous boom!, the meteor exploded under the impact of the star power, scattering countless fragments in every direction. The tremendous force of the collision also sent Ye Lingyun flying backward several thousand meters.
What tremendous power. It seems I can only rely on the nine divine-level martial souls in this unfamiliar place. Ye Lingyun steadied himself and pondered silently. He knew that to survive in this perilous Star Great Plane and find a way back, he had to familiarize himself with these martial souls and master their power as quickly as possible.
Ye Lingyun began trying to connect with his other martial souls. Concentrating, he guided the spiritual power within his body and attempted to awaken his second martial soul, the chaos spirit phoenix. As his spiritual power circulated, wisps of chaos energy began appearing in the space around him, and the spectral form of a spirit phoenix burning with chaos fire gradually emerged.
"Chaos spirit phoenix, lend me your strength!" Ye Lingyun shouted. The chaos spirit phoenix let out a clear, ringing cry, and chaos fire spread in an instant, staining the surrounding space with the hues of chaos. Enveloped in the chaos fire, Ye Lingyun felt his perception of the space around him sharpen, as though he could sense dangers concealed behind the starlight.
Just then, a school of strange, sharklike creatures swam swiftly toward him through the starry expanse below. Their bodies gleamed with a metallic sheen, and sharp bone spurs studded their dorsal fins. Each radiated powerful fluctuations of spiritual power.
Ye Lingyun dared not let down his guard. He immediately unleashed an attack combining the powers of the starlight dragon and the chaos spirit phoenix. Star power intertwined with chaos fire, forming an enormous pillar of light that shot toward the strange creatures.
The strange creatures sensed the tremendous power within the pillar of light, yet did not retreat in the slightest. They opened their jaws and spat out beams of eerie blue light, which collided with the pillar. For a time, light blazed across the starry expanse, and powerful waves of spiritual power raged in every direction.
Ye Lingyun knew he could not afford to remain entangled with these creatures for long. He had to find a way out of this starry expanse as soon as possible. While fending off their attacks, he carefully surveyed the surrounding stars, searching for any spatial passage that might exist.
Amid the fierce battle, Ye Lingyun suddenly noticed something unusual about the light of a distant star. It radiated a gentle white glow, in stark contrast to the violent starlight around it. A thought stirred in his heart: perhaps this star had some connection to a passage out of this plane.
"To hell with it. I'll take the gamble!" Ye Lingyun gritted his teeth and unleashed a full-strength strike, driving the strange creatures back for the moment. Then, wielding the powers of the starlight dragon and the chaos spirit phoenix, he sped toward the star shining with white light... What awaited him? Hope of escaping the Star Great Plane, or an even more dangerous challenge? Everything remained unknown, but Ye Lingyun was already prepared to face whatever came.
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