Not long after, Ye Yunfei and Hun Qian combined their efforts and refined and absorbed two more members of the Soul Race within the Spring Autumn Sect headquarters.
All the Soul Force Energy resources collected by these two Soul Race members also fell into Ye Yunfei's hands.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power rose another significant notch!
"So the benefits of refining Soul Race members are this great!"
Ye Yunfei felt extremely satisfied.
"Roughly how many Soul Race members are in this Small World?"
Ye Yunfei asked Hun Qian.
"From what I know, there are over eighty in total.
Master, our Soul Race was originally a species with relatively small numbers.
Moreover, the Soul Race members who ended up stranded in this Small World are only a portion of our race.
So the number is particularly small here."
Hun Qian answered.
"So this Small World isn't your Soul Race's headquarters. Then where is your race's true headquarters?"
Ye Yunfei asked curiously.
Within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the Soul Race was an extremely mysterious species; no one knew where their true lair was located.
In his previous life, even after Ye Yunfei became a Heavenly Emperor, he had only occasionally encountered a few Soul Race members and had limited understanding of the race.
"Master, our Soul Race's true headquarters is in the Soul Realm."
Hun Qian answered.
"Soul Realm?
Where is it located?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"The Soul Realm is not within this piece of space-time. To be precise, our Soul Race originates from other space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
Hun Qian said.
"Other space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds?"
Upon hearing Hun Qian's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but be greatly astonished.
This was because Ye Yunfei had never heard of such a notion. In his impression, the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were already considered boundless,
with all sorts of large and small worlds perhaps far exceeding three thousand in number—an uncountable amount.
In his previous life, Ye Yunfei had always believed that if he could successfully overcome his godly tribulation, there would be hope of ascending to the God Realm.
In other words, Ye Yunfei's understanding of space-time had been that above the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds lay the God Realm!
"Tell me about the other space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said to Hun Qian.
"Master, I actually don't have a good understanding of the other space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, because I was procreated by a mother-body within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Strictly speaking, I also belong to a being within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
It's just that I once heard from some of our Soul Race's senior members that our race originates from other space-times, with our headquarters in a major world called the Soul Realm.
The Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds is merely a space-time of average scale. Beyond it, there are many, many other space-times.
However, I don't know exactly what those other space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds are like; I've only heard some general information."
Hun Qian answered.
"So there are more other similar space-times beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
It seems the structure of space-time in this world is far more complex than I imagined.
Speaking of which, could it be that the God Realm I pursued my entire previous life is merely another piece of space-time?"
Ye Yunfei nodded slightly and said softly.
"Alright then. Next, let's join forces and kill all over eighty Soul Race members in this Small World!"
Ye Yunfei said to Hun Qian.
"Master, within this Small World, there is... a Soul Emperor.
That Soul Emperor's strength is extremely fearsome. With my power, I would probably be instantly annihilated."
Hun Qian revealed an expression of apprehension.
"A Soul Emperor, huh? How strong is a Soul Emperor's power?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"Our Soul Race mainly relies on Soul Force Energy to fight. The Soul Emperor rank is equivalent to a Heavenly Emperor, and a Soul Emperor's Soul Power level is definitely much stronger than an average Heavenly Emperor's."
Hun Qian replied.
"That complicates things somewhat."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown lightly.
Ye Yunfei understood that with his current strength, dealing with experts at the Heavenly Emperor level was still a bit insufficient.
Previously, subduing this Hun Qian required the combined attack of two Soul Bodies plus the Soul-Nourishing Tree to finally succeed.
If that Soul Emperor could instantly annihilate Hun Qian, then Ye Yunfei was definitely not a match for him right now.
"Master, you possess the Soul-Nourishing Tree. For our Soul Race, the Soul-Nourishing Tree is considered a sacred tree. It is said to inherently possess a restraining effect against our race.
If your Soul-Nourishing Tree is powerful enough, there might be a chance to challenge that Soul Emperor."
Hun Qian speculated.
"Oh?
The Soul-Nourishing Tree inherently restrains your Soul Race?"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat pleasantly surprised.
"Yes.
However, Master, your Soul-Nourishing Tree isn't tall or powerful enough yet."
Hun Qian nodded in confirmation.
"Since that's the case, let's not go challenge that Soul Emperor for now. Let's refine and absorb all the other Soul Race members in this Small World first. Once the Soul-Nourishing Tree becomes powerful enough, we'll deal with that Soul Emperor.
That should work, right?"
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
"That method is worth trying.
However, we must be extremely careful in our actions.
It's best not to alert the Soul Emperor prematurely."
Hun Qian replied.
"Alright then, we begin immediately."
Ye Yunfei said.
Next, Ye Yunfei activated the Shadow Concealment Secret Art, rigorously concealing his aura.
Then, under Hun Qian's guidance, he began roaming this Small World to seek out and kill the other Soul Race members, refining and absorbing them.
Ye Yunfei chose his targets in the order of starting with the weaker ones first.
Because Soul Race members could mutually sense each other's bloodlines, with Hun Qian's help, Ye Yunfei continuously found one Soul Race member after another.
During the process of killing those Soul Race members, Ye Yunfei discovered that the Soul-Nourishing Tree indeed possessed a restraining effect against the Soul Race.
Once the Soul-Nourishing Tree's branches, leaves, or roots came into contact with a Soul Race member's body, it could unleash a powerful suction force, forcibly refining and absorbing that member's body, making it its own!
Gradually, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power grew stronger and stronger, and the Soul-Nourishing Tree also became increasingly taller.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei also obtained several immensely powerful Soul Race inheritance secret arts from Hun Qian.
Now Ye Yunfei finally understood why he could cultivate the Soul Race's inheritance secret arts—it was all because of the Soul-Nourishing Tree!
This Soul-Nourishing Tree belonged to the Soul Race's sacred tree, and Ye Yunfei's Soul Body had already refined it. His aptitude in the aspect of Soul Power surpassed most Soul Race members!
"Master, we have killed over seventy Soul Race members in total. There are still more than ten left.
The remaining dozen or so members are also the strongest in power."
Hun Qian said.
"My current Soul Power level isn't weak anymore."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei willed it, and powerful rings of Soul Power radiance immediately appeared behind his head, suppressing a large area of the surrounding space.
Within this space, the Soul Bodies of all living beings would be restricted, unable to move!
This was actually one of the Soul Race's inheritance secret arts—the Soul Restriction Art!
"Yes, Master's current Soul Power level far surpasses mine now."
Sensing the Soul Power energy released by Ye Yunfei, Hun Qian turned pale with fright and quickly fawned.