"Could he really reach the tenth layer through his own willpower without learning the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell? That's Domain Lord-level soul consciousness pressure! How could a mere Stellar Level Seven cultivator dare step onto it?"
"If he fails, his soul will could be gravely damaged. He might even become lost in the illusion forever. Can he really work a miracle?"
Kesha had followed her master for over a hundred million eras and seen countless prodigies, but she had never encountered anyone with such terrifying talent in soul will.
"If he really can do it, then once he grows strong enough, there'll be hope of avenging Master!"
After her initial disbelief, Kesha now eagerly hoped that Li Xin could work a miracle.
"The tenth layer!"
After spending four days on the ninth layer, Li Xin raised his foot without hesitation and stepped onto the tenth layer!
Boom!!
In an instant, Li Xin felt as though a mountain of metal had slammed into his exposed soul.
Before he could bring his other foot onto the step, that terrifying pressure bent his body double. Only by bracing both hands against the steps did he keep himself from being flattened against the ground.
"Now that packs a punch!"
Li Xin gritted his teeth and desperately held himself up. His will felt as though it had been cast into a volcano to be tempered, while the metal mountain pressing down on his soul hammered it relentlessly.
Yet Li Xin endured that agony by sheer force, even though it was more than a Universe-level powerhouse could bear. He did not let out a single cry of pain.
"Get up there!"
Under that agony, Li Xin's will grew increasingly tenacious. By the eighth day, he finally brought his other foot onto the tenth step, and his back straightened along with it.
Just as I thought, my Hundred Refinements Spirit-Tempering Method works. The more I temper my will, the stronger it becomes.
Next, let's take a look at this Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell.
Even while enduring the soul consciousness pressure and illusions of Domain Lord Level One, Li Xin could still spare part of his attention to study the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell. The rest continued to use the effects of the tenth step to temper his will.
This doesn't seem that difficult!
While climbing the steps, Li Xin had already analyzed and worked through the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell countless times. When he actually began practicing it, he found it fairly easy.
What Li Xin did not know was that this was because his soul was special and his will exceptionally strong. With such a powerful foundation, learning the corresponding secret technique naturally became easier.
In just one day, Li Xin mastered the first level of the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell, marking his entry into the technique.
At the same time, when Li Xin activated the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell, a great red bell appeared out of thin air above his soul to protect it.
The moment the bell appeared, the pressure and illusions enveloping his soul were reduced by half.
I'm already immune to soul attacks, so the defensive power of the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell is useless to me.
Still, I can use it to conceal my soul's special nature. Otherwise, people could easily mistake me for someone whose soul is protected by a powerful soul treasure.
The Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell can also launch soul attacks, which makes up for my lack of offensive soul techniques.
The instant Li Xin mastered the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell, the soul consciousness pressure on the tenth layer vanished completely.
"Congratulations, Li Xin. You've successfully passed the trial Master set. You are now his successor, and everything he left behind belongs to you."
At the same time, Caesar appeared before Li Xin, a warm smile on his exquisitely handsome face.
"Could you explain exactly what's going on? About this master you mentioned."
Although Li Xin had already guessed some of the circumstances, he still had many questions.
"Of course. My master, who is now your teacher, was named Caesar. Known as the Illusory Light Marquis, he was a Peak Marquis soul master."
"But someone plotted against him, and he ultimately died through soul annihilation."
"The person who killed Master was Soul-Annihilating King Fleming, a Peak King powerhouse from a faction affiliated with humanity."
"If you become a King-level powerhouse in the future, you must avenge Master. If you never reach King level, however, you may choose to forget about this."
"Master originally devised this rigorous trial because he planned to take disciples and teach them carefully once he attained King rank. He never imagined he would be murdered before taking even a single disciple."
"As Master's intelligent life, I naturally had to fulfill his wish, find him a suitable successor, and pass on his will..."
Kesha told him a great deal about the Illusory Light Marquis Caesar, and Li Xin came to understand the whole story.
It turned out that the trial had been intended for testing disciples after Li Xin's nominal teacher attained King rank. No wonder it had been so absurdly difficult. An ordinary genius would never have passed it.
"So this is Teacher's divine kingdom? And his legacy is the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell?"
Li Xin asked curiously.
"This is indeed his divine kingdom, but over ninety-five percent of it has been destroyed. Only this tiny portion could be preserved, and even this will soon collapse completely."
"Master's legacy naturally consists of more than just the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell soul secret technique. All the secret techniques and legacies he collected during his lifetime are stored in the optical computer inside this World Ring."
"Besides those secret technique legacies, I've also gathered everything Master left in his divine kingdom that I considered valuable and placed it inside the World Ring."
"Master also left behind a large sum of Hunyuan units, all deposited in the Universe Galaxy Bank. He originally intended to use that money to buy a treasure, but he was murdered before he could make the purchase. I think that if he had spent the money and bought that treasure, he might not have died."
"I'll give you the bank account number and password. With those, along with the unique soul telekinesis of the Seven-Colored Soul-Annihilating Bell, you'll be able to withdraw all the funds."
Kesha handed everything the Illusory Light Marquis had left behind to Li Xin in one go. There were five World Rings alone.
Li Xin swept them with his telekinesis. Just the items he recognized were already worth over a hundred thousand Hunyuan units.
Most of the items were things he did not recognize, and those were the truly priceless treasures-not to mention a Marquis-level powerhouse's lifetime collection of secret techniques!
"Kesha, from what you're saying, you don't intend to leave with me? You plan to stay in this divine kingdom?"
Li Xin was no fool. Kesha was clearly putting her final affairs in order-how could he fail to notice?
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