The sheer immensity of the energy continuously tore at his soul, while an indescribable, agonizing pain relentlessly stabbed at his nerves, threatening to shred him completely...
Yet, Ye Jingyu stubbornly held on, ceaselessly controlling this tyrannical surge of power. The Bā Yuán Jué churned within him, and the seven energy fields inside his body radiated brilliant light, frantically absorbing the energy that rushed in...
The energy fields of the Seven Souls flared with renewed brilliance, especially the moon-wheel at the center of his brow, which shone with dazzling intensity. Silver light swept out from the moon-wheel in continuous beams; wherever the silver light touched, sand and stone were tossed about—the destructive power was simply astonishing...
The Samsara Eye had actually advanced. Although it still couldn't compare to the Nine Nether Sky-Piercing Eye of that predecessor from long ago, Ye Jingyu knew his Samsara Eye finally possessed offensive capabilities, no longer limited to merely discerning the origins of things...
The already intensely dazzling energy fields became even more piercing, holding an even greater reservoir of power. Vaguely, Ye Jingyu sensed a difference within this surge of soul energy—a harmony inherently allied with nature...
Was this the soul energy of a Soul Master who had reached the Spirit Manifestation Realm?
Faintly, Ye Jingyu seemed to brush against something. Striving to maintain his clarity of consciousness, he began attempting to harness this colossal energy to accomplish something...
Harmony. Harmony with people, harmony with the great natural world—this was harmony...
In an instant, Ye Jingyu finally understood what was missing between the Soul Condensation Realm and Spirit Manifestation: it was an understanding of all things under heaven and earth, an acceptance of the spiritual power of heaven and earth...
His soul power, upon the complete mastery of the Seven Souls, was already incredibly saturated, far surpassing that of ordinary Soul Condensation experts. Yet, he had perpetually struggled to touch the periphery of Spirit Manifestation. Now, aided by the soul fragment of Ling Xingxuan, he had finally broken through that membrane...
In that instant, something seemed to explode within his mind. An unimaginable awareness flooded his brain following the blast, vast as an ocean...
Ye Jingyu knew that was the Sea of Consciousness...
The moment he broke through to Spirit Manifestation, he had finally opened his Sea of Consciousness, or perhaps, the Purple Mansion Divine Sense...
Once the Sea of Consciousness opened, he was fully capable of commanding the various spiritual energies between heaven and earth through his powerful Divine Sense, unleashing spells of unparalleled might. The true power of a Soul Master was fully revealed at this moment. From this instant onward, he truly became a master capable of standing alone, a super expert who could challenge a Martial Saint...
Of course, it was merely a challenge; actually defeating a Martial Saint was not so simple...
But regardless, he finally possessed the strength for self-preservation. He no longer needed external aid, nor the reliance on Little Tao Tao and Ni Bo. He had finally become a super expert whom even a Martial Saint would not dare underestimate...
The previously violent soul energy, after his Purple Mansion opened, surged madly into the Sea of Consciousness. It could no longer inflict any damage upon his soul. However, as he had only just entered the Spirit Manifestation Realm, his Sea of Consciousness was still small. But with the help of this energy, it began to expand outward, quickly encompassing an area of several li in radius...
This meant he could now command the spiritual power of heaven and earth within a radius of several li...
Sensing the dissipation of the massive soul energy, the monstrous beast also seemed utterly exhausted. With a whoosh, it darted out from Ye Jingyu's body and directly merged with Shen Tanshi...
However, in Little Tao Tao's eyes, a mixture of fatigue and slight delight appeared, for it was the first to sense the change deep within Ye Jingyu's soul...
"Little Tao Tao, keep this a secret..." A transmission flowed directly from Ye Jingyu’s mind into Little Tao Tao’s...
Becoming a Spirit Manifestation expert was his trump card, his greatest secret apart from the Bā Yuán Lì...
With his current power, he could not bear the terrifying Bā Yuán Lì; that was a move reserved only for moments of life and death. He did not wish to harm himself unless absolutely necessary...
Therefore, the strength of the Spirit Manifestation Realm was his ultimate trump card...
Little Tao Tao nodded, seemingly unable to bear its own exhaustion any longer. Its wolf-dog sized body simply collapsed...
Ye Jingyu knew that Ling Xingxuan's vast soul energy had been too much for Little Tao Tao to expend for so long...
"A’Yu, are you alright..." At this moment, Chi Yi Xiu, who had just shattered Ling Xingxuan with a punch, arrived before Ye Jingyu. The massive energy that had condensed on Ye Jingyu’s body earlier had been unable to stop others from approaching...
"I'm fine. How are the brothers doing now?" Ye Jingyu shook his head. Apart from some broken bones previously, his spirit had fully recovered, and his combat power had increased more than twofold since moments ago?
However, sorrow clouded his eyes. Upon arrival, he had already seen the headless corpses of over a dozen Chi Yi Clan warriors. After arriving here, he saw several others collapsed weakly, clearly having already had their souls drained by Ling Xingxuan...
When the topic of brothers came up, Chi Yi Xiu’s expression grew dim. He glanced back at the heavily wounded group behind him and spoke in a low voice, "Sixteen brothers are gone, and the remaining twenty-eight are all severely injured and poisoned. Perhaps..." As he spoke, this tall man’s voice trembled slightly...
"Don't worry, we have the best doctors here; they will be fine..." Ye Jingyu said firmly, sending a thought through his mind. Gongsun Xiangyi, who had been on the verge of fainting from pain, immediately woke up...
"Xiangyi, can you save their lives?" Seeing Gongsun Xiangyi awake, Ye Jingyu cut straight to the point, "Can you save their lives?"
Gongsun Xiangyi opened her strangely captivating eyes, glanced at Ye Jingyu—not understanding why he was completely unharmed—but still nodded gently...
"Young Master, don't worry, these poisons pose no challenge to me..."
It was a joke; she had dealt with poisons since childhood. The toxin from this Bloodthirsty Vine was hardly difficult for her...
Hearing Gongsun Xiangyi’s assurance, Ye Jingyu and Chi Yi Xiu were simultaneously relieved. The Chi Yi Clan warriors were naturally fierce; the current injuries were just superficial wounds, nothing serious. The only concern had been the poison from the vines. Since it could be resolved, there would be no further trouble...
As for the brothers who had died, there was nothing to be done. After all, Ye Jingyu was not a god, nor was Gongsun Xiangyi Bai Gusheng...
Looking at the little Qiongqi sprawled on the ground, fast asleep, Ye Jingyu shook his head gently. This trip to the Hundred Burials Valley had truly been fraught with peril. He just wondered where Xiao Shixuan and Ying Xiaoxiao were now?