Breaking the First Layer of Restriction, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and Nine Swords of Dugu!

"Let me see just how sharp you really are!"

He raised the golden longsword in his hand. Beneath the sunlight pouring down from the sky, its golden blade gleamed brilliantly. Looking at the various patterns carved across it, Lin Ye could not help muttering to himself.

According to what Grandmaster Su Yuntao had said during the Martial Soul Awakening.

The most important thing about a Martial Soul was its attack power. The Begonia Flower Martial Soul possessed other abilities precisely because it had no attack power.

But since the golden longsword in his hand was a Sword Martial Soul, its key feature had to be its attack power—or rather, its sharpness! Because the golden longsword consumed Nine Yang True Qi too rapidly, Lin Ye recalled it into his body, then rose from the large rock and prepared to head down the mountain.

To test the sword's sharpness, the dense forest at the foot of the mountain was certainly more convenient than the back mountain, which had few trees. Besides, it was also better suited for what Lin Ye intended to do next.

After coming down from the back mountain, Lin Ye entered the dense forest not far below.

At this moment, the sun was already nearing its highest point in the sky, making the temperature even more scorching.

Yet within the forest, towering trees stood everywhere. Their thick canopies overlapped layer upon layer, blocking out the sunlight, so the forest remained fairly cool.

After venturing deep into the dense forest.

Seeing no one around, Lin Ye stretched out his right hand again and summoned the golden longsword Martial Soul.

Gripping the golden longsword, Lin Ye did not dare waste time because of the rapid consumption of Nine Yang True Qi within him. With the intention of testing it, he directly swung the sword at a large tree before him, thick enough for a person to wrap both arms around.

A flash of golden light streaked past, and the longsword instantly passed through the tree.

Then, with a crack!, the upper half of the tree began to tilt and fall to the left. After its dense crown crashed into several other trees, it finally came down with a thunderous crash in the forest.

Bang!

In an instant, dust scattered everywhere and fallen leaves swirled through the air.

Looking at the incomparably smooth cross-section on the lower half of the tree before him, Lin Ye was somewhat startled.

"What a sharp sword!"

While he still had Nine Yang True Qi left in his body, Lin Ye dismissed his thoughts and once again wielded the golden longsword. He hacked, slashed, chopped, and thrust... continuously swinging it at the trees around him.

The golden longsword was incomparably sharp. No matter how thick the trees were, none could hinder it in the slightest. They were severed, split apart, or pierced through their trunks in an instant.

There was not the slightest resistance throughout the process. Its sharpness was simply inconceivable.

In the end, Lin Ye even drove half the sword directly into a piece of bluestone on the ground.

Although the sword did not sink entirely into the rock, being able to pierce bluestone was already enough to prove its sharpness.

The reason it had not penetrated all the way through was likely more because Lin Ye was not strong enough! "It truly is a peerless divine sword. Legend says that peerless divine swords can sever hairs blown against their edges and cut through iron as though it were mud. I haven't tested it against metal yet, but if it can so easily pierce bluestone, then with enough strength, cutting through gold and iron should be no problem!"

The golden longsword automatically dissipated after consuming too much Nine Yang True Qi. Looking at the destruction he had caused around him, Lin Ye's face was somewhat pale, but a smile still appeared at the corners of his lips.

Whether it was the Begonia Flower Martial Soul or this golden longsword Martial Soul, both possessed extraordinary abilities. They were among the finest Martial Souls.

And with the third Martial Soul he had yet to awaken, he would definitely become the strongest Soul Master in the future!

After testing the Begonia Flower Martial Soul and the golden longsword Martial Soul, Lin Ye had learned the approximate abilities and strengths of his two Martial Souls. Only the third Martial Soul could not yet be tested, since it had not fully awakened.

But even Lin Ye's physical constitution, which already surpassed that of an adult, could not bear it. His third Martial Soul was definitely also an exceptionally powerful Martial Soul.

Moreover, if what he had "seen" before was correct, his third Martial Soul was very likely the legendary Beast Martial Soul—a dragon!

It might even be more powerful than the Begonia Flower Martial Soul and the golden longsword Martial Soul!

After testing his Martial Souls, Lin Ye did not leave. Instead, he found a smooth rock in the forest, wiped it clean with his clothes, sat down upon it, crossed his legs, and began cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Thanks to the Nine Yang Divine Skill's powerful qi recovery ability, Lin Ye soon recovered a considerable amount of Nine Yang True Qi.

Then, with the aid of the Begonia Flower Martial Soul's ability, Lin Ye restored his Nine Yang True Qi to its peak state before long.

Once everything was prepared, Lin Ye removed a jade pendant from his waist.

It was a roughly square jade pendant, entirely emerald green. Strange patterns covered its edges, while two large characters were carved in the center with the forceful flourish of dragons and phoenixes: Lin Ye!

"Now that I've awakened my Martial Souls, I should be able to break through that layer of energy barrier, right?"

Caressing the jade pendant in his hand and feeling its warm smoothness, Lin Ye thought to himself. He slowly exhaled, then began injecting the Nine Yang True Qi within him into the pendant.

As Nine Yang True Qi flowed into it, a faint golden glow began to emerge from the pendant's surface.

But after entering the jade pendant, the Nine Yang True Qi seemed to encounter some invisible barrier and could not advance even an inch.

Lin Ye had anticipated this situation long ago. He focused his mind and calmed his breath, then continuously mobilized the Nine Yang True Qi within him to launch attacks against the energy barrier inside the jade pendant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Under Lin Ye's control, the surging Nine Yang True Qi battered the energy barrier within the jade pendant again and again like raging waves.

Under the impact of Nine Yang True Qi at the peak of the First Layer, the energy barrier finally began to shake and gradually grew unsteady.

Bang! At last, accompanied by a faint, almost illusory rumble, the energy barrier inside the jade pendant was broken. Lin Ye's consciousness instantly seemed to enter a pitch-black space.

At the same time, a torrent of information suddenly flooded into Lin Ye's mind, causing a pained expression to appear on his face.

Having a massive amount of memories abruptly crammed into his mind was not pleasant. The intense stabbing pain and swelling sensation were unbearable.

But after a long while, the pain gradually faded. Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes.

"Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, Nine Swords of Dugu?"

After carefully sorting through the information that had flooded into his mind, Lin Ye learned its contents and could not help frowning as he muttered to himself.

Since he already had experience with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, Lin Ye naturally knew that this stream of information contained three martial arts techniques.

They were called the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and Nine Swords of Dugu.

According to the information contained within them, these three martial arts techniques were respectively a body-tempering technique, a movement technique, and a sword technique.

Wait! A sword technique—didn't that happen to match the golden longsword Martial Soul I had awakened... This couldn't be a coincidence!

Thinking of the golden longsword Martial Soul he had awakened, Lin Ye's heart immediately stirred.

There were countless kinds of weapons on the continent. Aside from swords, there were sabers, spears, lances, halberds, and more.

The jade pendant his parents had left behind contained a sword technique. This was definitely not a coincidence. It proved that his parents knew he would awaken a Sword Martial Soul, which was why they had left a sword technique for him.

According to what Lin Ye knew, Martial Souls were inherited from one's parents.

That meant his Begonia Flower Martial Soul, Sword Martial Soul, and hidden third Martial Soul must all have been inherited from his parents as well. That was why his parents knew about them and had left matching martial arts techniques for him through the jade pendant.

From what he knew so far, both the Begonia Flower Martial Soul and the golden longsword Martial Soul were top-tier Martial Souls. His parents definitely had not been ordinary Soul Masters.

Once he became a powerful Soul Master in the future, perhaps he could ask others about his parents through his Martial Souls! Suddenly recalling this, Lin Ye could not help feeling somewhat delighted.