The shackles of the laws were destined to be difficult to break; even the simultaneous internal and external assault within the otherworldly realm proved insufficient. In the end, he nearly perished, his body shattered, and even encountered an attack from a remnant soul left behind by the transformation of an ancient demon god, almost being possessed.
However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. He obtained that remnant soul—a fragment left behind by the ancient Great Sage, the Flying Serpent Demon God. It contained unparalleled soul power, which was precisely the potent tonic Ye Chen needed to impact the Divine Soul realm.
Moreover, the Imperial Son Shen Rong, whom he would confront in three months, was very likely a true Heavenly King and had also condensed a supreme Divine Soul. Even if the opponent couldn't utilize Heavenly King-level combat power due to the Ancient Emperor Continent's rules, his Divine Soul power should not be restricted.
Although his Primordial Spirit was strong, it would be truly difficult to confront the Divine Soul of an Imperial Son-level Heavenly King without reaching the Divine Soul realm.
The Peacock King dared not be careless. Having experienced the dangerous incidents in the otherworldly realm, he no longer trusted the Demon God Temple. He arranged for Ye Chen to enter his own secluded meditation site.
That place was considered incomparably safe, having long been imprinted with endless spatial Dao marks and array patterns, forming its own small world that was unbreakable.
Furthermore, if truly unimaginable enemies descended, the spatial array patterns could be activated and revived, instantly shifting location, traversing hundreds of millions of li, crossing the Ancient Emperor Continent. It was arguably the safest place within the demon race.
Before entering, Ye Chen handed a communication jade token to the Peacock King, stating that if the martial arts competition for marriage began in two and a half months, he must be awakened no matter what, even if he was in a critical moment of breakthrough.
The martial arts competition for marriage could not be missed; it concerned his three beloved women.
The Peacock King nodded solemnly and agreed.
This was a void ancient hall, connected to the boundless starry sky beyond the domain, channeling the power of extraterrestrial stars. One could also see endless spatial runes and Dao mark imprints scattered throughout the void, shining brilliantly.
Ye Chen entered, directly sealing the secluded meditation site and beginning his closed-door cultivation for the breakthrough.
He sat cross-legged in stillness, his eyes closed. Between his brows, a cluster of blazing Primordial Spirit light leaped and danced like immortal fire, radiant and dazzling.
The Flying Serpent remnant soul was taken out, its consciousness erased, leaving only a powerful Divine Soul Body—a soul body left behind from the transformation of an ancient Great Sage, surpassing even a Heavenly King's Divine Soul.
Even as a remnant soul, it still appeared vast and immense, its soul power abundant and of extraordinary quality, being a Great Power-level remnant soul after all.
The cultivation realms of the human body were now well-known, mainly divided into ten major realms: Houtian, Xiantian, Demigod, Divine Transformation, Saint Vault, Samsara, Heavenly King, Great Power, Sovereign, and Emperor.
Similarly, the soul was also divided into three major levels: spiritual power, Primordial Spirit, and Divine Soul.
Houtian and Xiantian primarily cultivated spiritual power. When cultivation reached the Demigod realm, spiritual power would also undergo a qualitative change, transforming into Primordial Spirit.
If spiritual power seemed ethereal and scattered, its effect relative to substance was more about perception, assisting Houtian and Xiantian martial artists in sensing certain directions and even perceiving danger.
This was the soul's most initial state.
But once it transformed into Primordial Spirit, spiritual power was sublimated, becoming Primordial Spirit power. After this qualitative change, it also gained the ability to transform and had more functions.
Spiritual perception was elevated to divine sense perception, becoming broader and harder to detect.
Moreover, the Primordial Spirit served as a bridge, easily communicating with the power of heaven and earth, allowing cultivators to fly through the air and summon powerful natural forces, enhancing the might of their Dao and amplifying their own Dao authority.
When the Primordial Spirit reached a certain level, it could even take form and execute divine abilities and secret techniques.
Like Ye Chen, whose Primordial Spirit transformed into a miniature version of himself, capable of executing all the divine abilities and dao techniques he had cultivated, though far less powerful than when form and spirit were united.
However, no matter how strong the Primordial Spirit was, it had corresponding limitations. If separated from the physical body for too long, it would dissipate into heaven and earth—even Samsara supreme experts were no exception, differing only in the length of time.
But once the Divine Soul was condensed, all such hidden dangers would disappear. At this step, the Divine Soul could be said to be a substantialized existence, condensed and un-scattering.
Even the Divine Soul could unleash combat power not inferior to the main body, being more condensed and having a more coherent connection with heaven and earth.
Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit strength was enough to rival an ordinary Heavenly King's Divine Soul, but there was a gap in quality.
This time, he needed to break through, to reach the Divine Soul realm!
Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit miniature figure shook, its figure suddenly swelling, transforming into an illusory giant that stood tall between heaven and earth, resembling an ancient deity from the dawn of creation. It grabbed the Flying Serpent remnant soul and directly devoured it, appearing crude and simple.
Boom—
Visible to the naked eye, that Flying Serpent remnant soul transformed into pure, vast Divine Soul power, continuously pouring into Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit body. His Primordial Spirit body was rapidly swelling at an astonishing speed.
The already illusory giant quickly became substantial, no longer illusory, and was rapidly growing larger, continuously expanding.
Strands of Divine Soul power were quickly digested, refined by Ye Chen, beginning to undergo a qualitative change, appearing unprecedented.
At this very moment, Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit body stopped swelling, ceasing its growth. He allowed the Flying Serpent remnant soul power within to continuously fill it, threatening to completely burst the entire Primordial Spirit body.
The Flying Serpent remnant soul was too powerful; even Ye Chen found it difficult to fully contain and refine it all at once.
But Ye Chen was not anxious at all. On the contrary, he sat cross-legged in stillness. His Primordial Spirit radiated light as a profound and supreme Dao scripture began to be chanted.
It seemed like a priceless immortal scripture, or perhaps the chanting of gods from the Mythical Era. Mysterious Dao runes continuously imprinted themselves onto Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit body.
He was operating the Battle Saint Art. It not only contained chapters for cultivating the Invincible Battle Body but also recorded a Divine Soul chapter—the supreme cultivation scripture for condensing the Battle Saint Soul.
Once successfully cultivated, it could transform into the strongest Battle Saint Soul, allowing one to stand undefeated within the Divine Soul realm.
This was the foundation of the Battle Saint lineage's invincibility. Not only was their physical body peerless in the world, but their Divine Soul was also tempered into a matchless battle soul, making both form and spirit invincible—the greatest capital of this lineage's supremacy across the myriad realms.
Ye Chen's enlarged Primordial Spirit body suddenly shrank, returning to normal size. But the frenzied Divine Soul power within was instantly compressed, boiling violently like a tsunami, raging and threatening to completely explode the Primordial Spirit miniature figure.
"The warrior is peerless, the Saint Soul invincible. Battle Saint Soul, condense for me!"
Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit miniature figure suddenly opened its eyes wide and let out a great shout!