The Soul Clan Territory. A brilliant pathway, like a bridge from heaven, traversed the void, arriving directly above the Soul Clan's cyan ocean.

The Soul Refining Cauldron, hanging in the sky like a mountain, spewed forth terrifying soul energy; countless fierce and vengeful spirits howled as they rushed out from within, chasing the Soul Clan members gathered near the cyan ocean. Audrey’s expression was icy as she activated her profound ultimate techniques, joining forces with Ming Hong, Adela, and other members of the Nether Emperor Clan.

The Soul Clan members were forced to recall their Soul Altars to engage Audrey and her allies. This caused their spatial defenses to slacken.

By the time they realized something was terribly wrong, it was too late; they could only watch helplessly as a void passage appeared. Immediately following, Ji Mei appeared, leading the Shadow Clan members surging forward like a swarm of locusts in their platinum chariots.

Just as despair began to set in for him, another void passage materialized, squeezing out skull after skull as members of the Bone Clan appeared. Without the Ghost Prison presiding, and with their elites taken away, the Soul Clan Territory was utterly incapable of mounting a defense against the aggression of three distinct forces.

A flash of electric light revealed Shi Yan materializing beside Aimar. Watching the slaughter being wrought upon the territory by the Shadow Clan, the Bone Clan, and the warriors of the Cloud Realm, he knew this place was destined for devastation, and the very foundation of the Soul Clan might be utterly ruined.

“Domain Soul!” Audrey shrieked suddenly. She hastily withdrew the Soul Refining Cauldron and, under the protection of the Seven Great Vengeful Souls, sped towards a distant mountain range.

From the depths of that mountain range emanated a sinister and malevolent aura, where terrifying souls were being suppressed. The Domain Soul was a supreme treasure the Soul Clan had tempered using secret arts; it could significantly enhance a clan member’s power, even elevating someone at the third layer of the Immortal Realm to the Domain Ancestor realm.

Having refined Singh’s vengeful soul and obtained the Soul Refining Cauldron, Audrey naturally understood the immense value of the Domain Soul. Sensing that aura, she rushed over to claim the treasure.

Shi Yan was astonished. He watched the direction she vanished, narrowing his eyes as he sensed the surroundings secretly.

He detected three colossal souls hidden deep within that mountain range. These three souls were actually capable of condensing and refining pure soul energy, qualifying them as souls at the Domain Ancestor level.

Furthermore, their consciousness was vague and simple, making them easy for someone to absorb and refine. The combined energy of the three souls was no less than that of warriors like Ferrer, and the purity of their souls was even slightly superior.

He was certain that once Audrey seized these three Domain Souls, she alone could break through to the Domain Ancestor realm, growing at an astonishing speed. “Whoosh, whoosh!” Several figures moved gracefully, tailing after Audrey toward the mountain range where the Domain Souls were located.

Among them were Ji Mei and Ling Bo, and from the Bone Clan, Aimar and Little Skeleton. They were all high-ranking members of the Shadow Clan and Bone Clan and were keenly aware of the Domain Soul's value.

If Ling Bo could absorb one Domain Soul, he could quickly break through to the Domain Ancestor realm. Likewise, the true powerhouses of the Bone Clan could reach the Domain Ancestor realm through its absorption.

The Domain Soul was a treasure exponentially more precious than the Immortal Pill; only the Soul Clan knew how to cultivate and refine them throughout the entire sea of stars. The cultivation of a single Domain Soul required countless rare treasures, the assistance of many powerful vengeful souls, and the erasure of the Domain Soul's original consciousness by a powerful entity.

“Hoo… hoo…” Figures gathered around three towering brown peaks, thousands of feet high. Black smoke billowed from the cliffs of these peaks, within which ghosts and specters drifted, accompanied by shrill screams.

They seemed to be rations, material used to feed the Domain Souls, helping them continuously condense their power. Audrey, Ji Mei, Maibo, and Aimar all arrived here.

Besides the three main peaks, there were many ordinary mountains nearby. Those mountains served as the Soul Clan’s resource storage, containing the divine crystals, gems, elixirs, weaponry, and armor plundered by the Soul Clan over the years, alongside all manner of strange artifacts.

As Aimar arrived, her eyes suddenly lit up. Her voice gentle, she said, “Child, you need a Domain Soul so you can enter the Domain Ancestor realm.” Little Skeleton nodded excitedly.

“Just one Domain Soul, and I can break through to the Domain Ancestor realm!” Ling Bo exclaimed excitedly to Ji Mei, “If you are willing to help me seize one Domain Soul, I will support you wholeheartedly even when you contend for the position of Clan Leader in the future!” The arrival of Ji Mei and Aimar caused Audrey, who was preparing to collect a Domain Soul, to change her expression slightly. Looking at these two groups, her gaze turned hostile, a flicker of anger in her eyes.

Soon, Ming Hong, Adela, and the other members of the Nether Emperor Clan also noticed the activity here and converged. “What is it?” Ming Hong asked, puzzled.

“Domain Souls can help those at the third layer of the Immortal Realm break through to the Domain Ancestor realm. There are three Domain Souls here!” Ji Mei explained.

Ming Hong and Adela’s eyes immediately brightened, and they instantly aligned themselves with Audrey’s faction, resolving to contribute to the fight for the Domain Souls. Seeing an internal conflict about to erupt, Shi Yan, who had been watching quietly not far away, was compelled to intervene personally.

He projected his voice loudly, saying, “Three Domain Souls. Let our Cloud Realm take one, the Shadow Clan take one, and the Bone Clan take one.

Let’s divide them quickly, or if the members of the Profound Heaven Clan find out, they are likely to intervene as well.” “I have no objection. I have already broken through to the Domain Ancestor realm anyway; I only need to secure one for him,” Aimar said, patting Little Skeleton.

“Then let’s settle it this way,” Ji Mei agreed. “Shi Yan!” Ming Hong grunted, “With three Domain Souls, if they all belonged to us, we would have three more Domain Ancestors!” He had long considered himself aligned with Shi Yan’s side, and upon hearing the wonders of the Domain Soul, he could not resist arguing, “I can manage without one, as I will soon reach the Domain Ancestor realm myself.

But Xuan He and Frielet—it won’t be that easy for them. If they had a Domain Soul, it would be different…” “By what right do you claim them?” Ling Bo shrieked again.

“We already ceded the entire Cloud Realm to you! What more do you want?

Don’t be so insatiably greedy!” Seeing Ming Hong trying to demand more Domain Souls, her anger instantly erupted, making her wish she could rush forward and fight Ming Hong. “Shi Yan, my child absolutely must have one Domain Soul.

I am begging you,” Aimar also pleaded. Everyone looked deeply at Shi Yan, knowing his attitude was crucial, as it was due to his strength that they were able to penetrate this deep into the territory.

“I already stated it: one Domain Soul per faction. That is the distribution,” Shi Yan mused for a moment, then said to Ming Hong, “Don't worry.

I guarantee that Xuan He, Frielet, and the others will break through in the future. With me here, my close friends who left the Barren Domain with me naturally won't be left with so little…” Hearing this, Ming Hong pondered and realized that insisting further might cause friction with the Shadow Clan and Bone Clan… So, he ultimately agreed.

“Your Shadow Clan and Bone Clan are both among the Seven Clans, possessing accumulated wealth and foundation spanning hundreds of thousands of years. We are not like you, starting from nothing; we had no time to gather resources after arriving from the Barren Domain.

Therefore, we hope you can allocate a larger share of the Soul Clan’s cultivation resources within those mountains to us,” Shi Yan said to Ji Mei and Aimar. “That is only natural,” Aimar smiled.

“I only want one Domain Soul, and I won’t concern myself with anything else. I assume Ji Mei will side with you, so there shouldn't be a problem,” Ling Bo said with a wide smile.

“Since you put it that way, how can I refuse?” Under Shi Yan’s gaze, Ji Mei said with a wry smile. “Then it’s settled.

Three factions, one Domain Soul each. As for the cultivation resources within those mountains, my people will select first, and you will allocate a larger portion to us,” Shi Yan grinned.

“I will break the outer barrier first to let the Sea Shark Emperor and the others in. Otherwise, they will remain trapped outside,” Audrey declared.

Holding the Soul Refining Cauldron, although this was her first time in the Soul Clan’s territory, she was intimately familiar with many of the Soul Clan’s secrets. She transformed into a dark gray current and suddenly plunged into a massive mountain range in the distance.

Not long after entering the mountain’s interior, a world-shaking roar echoed from within. As the roar began, dozens of nearby peaks shook violently, shooting tens of thousands of mysterious runes and magic seals toward the sky.

In the depths of the cloud cover enveloping the entire Soul Clan territory, a rosy glow pierced through. Many ghosts, malevolent spirits, and nether clouds descended like masses, being absorbed into the mountain peaks.

Soon, the laughter of the Sea Shark Emperor and the others drifted down from the sky. A host of warriors from the Barren Domain descended excitedly.

There was Feng Han from the former Battle Alliance, Lin Xin, the Azure Dragon and Dicarlo, Sha Zhao from the Gu God Sect, and others. They had been waiting outside for a long time, just waiting for the barrier to tear open.

“Come over here!” Ming Hong waved. “Hahaha!” Xuan He laughed loudly, transforming into a streak of blood-light, instantly appearing between Audrey and Adela.

The Sea Shark Emperor also descended, leading Shen Zao and the others. “I never imagined that one day I could come to the core treasure mountain of the Soul Clan.

Back when I was being hunted by Napton and those people, escaping the Void Sea, I thought I would have to hide for the rest of my life,” the Sea Shark Emperor sighed with emotion, looking at the mountains and rivers below. He knew his current standing was inseparable from Shi Yan.

“I also never expected to display my skills so widely in this Void Sea someday. We were all looking at the world through a jar previously, thinking the Barren Domain was the boundless world.

Now, it seems leaving the Barren Domain back then was the right decision, otherwise, we might have already turned to dust…” Gutt, a member of the Tyrannosaurus Clan, descended with Bass, looking at the powerful figures below, also filled with deep emotion. “Let’s excavate those mountains!” the Sea Shark Emperor suggested.

Shi Yan smiled faintly and nodded. Giant spatial blades suddenly condensed and swept towards the peaks.

With sounds of "kacha, kacha," the stone of the peaks was rapidly stripped away. Like peeling a zongzi, Shi Yan precisely controlled the spatial blades, slicing away the rock walls on the outer layers of the mountains.

Soon, dazzling, brilliant light erupted from within one of the mountains. Innumerable marvelous divine crystals and gems released astonishingly pure auras, with energy of different attributes flowing within, flashing suddenly.

In another mountain body, many massive medicinal cauldrons slowly became visible. Each cauldron contained an independent space; inside some transparent cauldrons, tens of millions of small medicine bottles could be seen, each labeled to indicate the elixir’s value and function.

Shi Yan continued carving into the mountains, revealing storage of more rare treasures within. Piles of cultivation materials, shimmering divine armors, profound truth codices recorded in various clan scripts, many magical sources of profound truth inheritance, as well as stellar crystals and rare spirit trees—almost extinct—all flashed into view.

The crowd held their breath, their eyes nearly popping out, their faces flushed with intense greed. “We’re rich!

Haha! We’ve struck it rich!” “The Soul Clan is truly formidable; the rare treasures they accumulated over the years are indeed an astronomical sum!

These things are enough to rapidly elevate a nobody minor race over hundreds of thousands of years!” “If the Ghost Prison knew we were here, its Soul Altar would probably explode, and it would die of sheer rage.” After a long moment, the crowd burst into laughter and charged down like hungry wolves.