Support me at patreon for 350+ advanced chapters :
patreon.com/YaoIk
**
High up in the distant sky, an invisible light hovered in the heavens.
A vast and boundless soul power, like a raging tide, spread outwards with it as the center, sweeping rapidly in all directions.
At this moment, throughout the entire mountain range, apart from a few extremely powerful high-rank magic beasts, the rest of the beasts all felt an overwhelming soul pressure.
Under this soul pressure, their bodies couldn't help but tremble slightly, some even prostrated themselves to the ground.
"What a powerful soul pressure, so this is the legendary Spirit Realm?"
Xiong Zhan gazed up at the invisible light in the sky, that vast soul power made even him feel his heart tremble violently.
As a Dou Zun with the ancient bloodline of a Dragon Bear, his strength lay in his physical body, but when it came to soul power, even five Xiong Zhan combined wouldn't compare to Xian'er now.
Even Xiao Yan and Wei Yang, if it came down to pure soul power, couldn't match her at this moment.
In the high sky, the tide-like soul power that spread outward lasted for several minutes before it gradually dissipated. And that invisible light also slowly appeared under everyone's gaze.
The light gathered, slowly fading away. Faintly, a beautiful figure was revealed. Looking closely, it was indeed Xian'er. However, her body now looked slightly illusory.
This, was her soul.
After breaking through to the Spirit Realm, with Xian'er's current high-rank Dou Zun level, her soul power had grown so strong it was almost condensed into something tangible.
Suspended in the sky, Xian'er paused for a moment before opening her eyes, slowly lowering her head, her gaze falling toward the stone chamber on the ground below. There, a white-haired figure in purple robes was walking slowly into the air step by step.
Wei Yang and the others looked over and realized it was Xian'er's physical body. As the physical body walked through the air toward her soul, the soul also moved toward the body.
With every step the soul took, its form shrank slightly. By the time it reached her body, it had become a palm-sized ball of invisible light.
Then it gently fell onto the forehead of her body, and in a flash, it burrowed inside, vanishing from sight.
When the soul merged back into the body, Xian'er's body trembled faintly, and the soul pressure that had filled the area immediately withdrew.
Xian'er's body hovered in the sky for a long moment. Then, in her eyes, a flicker of gray-green flame leapt and danced before finally calming down, restoring her clarity.
"This, is the Spirit Realm!"
At this moment, her heart inevitably surged with excitement. The gate of Tier 8 had finally opened completely for her.
Taking a deep breath, she lowered her head, looking at Wei Yang, who stood in the square below, hands behind his back and a smile on his face. Her lips curved into a beautiful smile, and with one step—
Shua!
The next instant, she appeared in front of Wei Yang, as if she had teleported.
"Brother Yang, I did it!" Xian'er said softly.
"Mm." Wei Yang nodded, smiling as well.
"Congratulations, Sister-in-law."
"Congratulations, Mistress."
Xiao Yan, Ah Da, and Xiong Zhan all cupped their fists in salute.
"Congratulations, Sister." Zi Yan also called out crisply.
"Thank you." Xian'er's face was full of joy as she reached out to rub Zi Yan's head, pulling her close to her side.
Faced with Zi Yan's delicate features, like a porcelain doll, so adorably carved, Xian'er simply couldn't resist her charm and was deeply fond of her.
Zi Yan, too, unusually behaved obediently in front of Xian'er, nestling into her arms. Seeing her acting like such a docile little girl, it was hard to imagine she was actually such a violent one.
At this moment, an ethereal, elusive aura also lingered on Xian'er's body, adding even more mystery to her already graceful and elegant temperament.
"Didn't expect Sister-in-law to break into the Spirit Realm in one go, and her soul power is this formidable."
Xiao Yan sighed, "Among us now, aside from Ah Da, when it comes to the strength of soul power, Sister-in-law, you're the strongest."
Ah Da also smiled and said: "Now that Mistress has stepped into the Spirit Realm, not only has her alchemy advanced, but even her combat strength has risen to a whole new level."
Everyone nodded with smiles.
Indeed, at this level, soul power was something that could not be underestimated.
"It's said that in ancient times, even Dou Qi experts didn't dare to casually provoke alchemists. Because they possessed soul attacks, and those kinds of attacks were often impossible to guard against."
Xiong Zhan rumbled in his deep voice: "But nowadays, it seems alchemists have lost that kind of attack method, so when they fight, they usually have to rely on Dou Qi."
Though he was a magic beast, his long years of life meant he knew much. Back when the Pill Realm was still at its peak, he had been weak, following behind a well-known alchemy master. Because of that, he knew a bit about some of the secrets of alchemists.
"The soul attack method you're talking about is called Soul Technique. It's just like Dou Techniques are for Dou Qi." Wei Yang chuckled, "These days, Soul Techniques are indeed very rarely passed down."
The value of any Soul Technique far surpassed that of Dou Techniques. Not just because they were rare and scarce.
It was because this unique method of directly attacking the soul acted upon the enemy's spirit itself. It wasn't something you could block with just Dou Qi, because it didn't target your body, but your soul.
If someone had no means of defending their soul, or was caught off guard by it, being struck suddenly by a Soul Technique in battle—the consequences were obvious.
Even if it didn't prove fatal, just a brief moment of dizziness would be enough to turn the tide of battle instantly.
Like that time in the Black-Corner Region's Black Storm, when that Qi Zun Zhe from the Hall of Souls capsized.
Ah Da had hit him with a single Soul Technique, making him lose consciousness briefly, and then Xian'er—who was still only a Dou Zong back then—took the chance to sneak attack him, poisoning him into defeat.
That, was the terror of Soul Techniques.
Once soul power grew strong enough, the might of Soul Techniques could even surpass Dou Techniques, and sometimes were even more terrifying.
That was why Ah Da had sighed that once Xian'er stepped into the Spirit Realm, not only had her alchemy broken through, but even her combat strength had risen by a full tier.
Against those high-level Dou Zuns with no means of defending their souls, Xian'er's threat level skyrocketed.
It wasn't quite a dimensional crush, but at the very least, it was enough to make most high-level Dou Zuns tremble in fear. After chatting for a while.
"We should probably head out as well." Wei Yang smiled.
"How long was I in seclusion this time?" Xian'er asked.
"Seven days." Zi Yan said in her sweet voice, "If you'd been any later, the Pill Realm would've closed, and then you'd have lost your qualification to compete."
"Seven days, so there's still nearly two days left." Xian'er smiled slightly.
"With Sister-in-law stepping into Tier 8, the pressure on me to win the championship just went up again." Xiao Yan shrugged.
"Haha." Everyone laughed.
"Pressure is what drives us, isn't it?"
"As long as the championship lands in our hands, it doesn't matter who takes it." Zi Yan giggled.
"That's true."
Wei Yang took out the Pill Realm map from his ring, checked the directions, then looked north and said: "We've already gathered all our task items, now we just need to head to the exit of the Pill Realm."
Saying this, he looked at Zi Yan and asked: "You can get Xiong Zhan out, right?"
"Of course." Zi Yan lifted her chin proudly and said: "I've been following you guys so far, but the exit of the Pill Realm will have people from the Pill Tower guarding it, so when we reach there, we'll part ways."
"Alright, then let's move."
------------------------------------------------------------
Support me at patreon for 350+ advanced chapters :
patreon.com/YaoIk