The Soul Force Energy of two Advanced Chaos Gods was simply too vast. As Ye Yunfei digested it, his soul sea would occasionally swell and surge violently, his entire head expanding hundreds of times in an instant like an inflated balloon.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei had already successfully cultivated the third realm of the Million Spiritual Bodies Forging Art. The quality of his physical body was extremely high, far surpassing that of ordinary beings and even beyond what many Chaos Gods could compare to.
So far, Ye Yunfei had fused with bloodlines from over ten thousand different races, which had a tremendous effect.
The current grade of Ye Yunfei's physical body, including his soul sea, was extremely high—something ordinary beings simply could not match.
If it were any other Sovereign God suddenly receiving Soul Force Energy and Soul Body essence at the level of two Chaos Gods, their soul sea would likely explode entirely, utterly obliterated.
Yet Ye Yunfei's physical body and soul sea forcefully endured.
As time passed, the Soul Force Energy and the various refined essences left behind by the Soul Bodies of the two Advanced Chaos Gods slowly began to truly transform into Ye Yunfei's own Soul Force Energy and soul body essence.
Uncertain how much time had passed, Ye Yunfei finally completely digested all the Soul Force Energy and Soul Body essence of the two Advanced Chaos Gods, fully making it his own.
*Boom!* An immense surge of Soul Force Energy, like a rolling hurricane, erupted from Ye Yunfei's soul sea, causing the space around him to twist and deform.
Luckily, this was inside the space within the Phantom Tower, which was very solidly structured. If this were in other spaces outside, it would probably instantly shatter a huge swath of space into an absolute vacuum.
"What level has your Soul Force Energy reached now?" Hun Lao asked curiously.
"My current level of Soul Force Energy should be equivalent to that of a typical Advanced Chaos God," Ye Yunfei perceived and said with confidence.
"The reason you could successfully convert all the Soul Force Energy and Soul Body essence of two Advanced Chaos Gods into your own must partly be because you succeeded in cultivating the third realm of the Million Spiritual Bodies Forging Art, right?" Hun Lao inquired.
Earlier, as Ye Yunfei was digesting, Hun Lao had already guessed this.
"Indeed. If I hadn't cultivated the third realm of the Million Spiritual Bodies Forging Art, I might not have truly been able to digest the two Chaos Gods' Soul Bodies. I might even have been blown apart, reduced to ashes," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Furthermore, I obtained the memories of those two Advanced Chaos Gods, which is even more important to me. Because in terms of Soul Force Energy, if I cultivated myself, I could reach this height eventually. But the memories of two Divine Geomancers are priceless," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Indeed, those two were already Divine Geomancers like Shoudi Laoren back in ancient times. Obtaining their memories means you've acquired the life's worth of cultivation in the Geomancy Technique. That harvest is indeed the greatest," Hun Lao nodded, agreeing with Ye Yunfei's view.
Ye Yunfei stood up and flashed to the earth outside. Standing on the ground, he deployed the Geomancy Technique and instantly formed an intimate connection with the land beneath his feet, as if perfectly fused with the earth.
Ye Yunfei felt that with just a light stamp of his foot, he could change the topography and landforms across a wide area and could easily mobilize the vast number of Earth Dragons and earth veins within the world underground.
Then, with a thought, treasures flew out from within his body, floating around him, radiating surges of yellow light.
"I can use these geomantic treasures much better now," Ye Yunfei glanced at the treasures floating around him and showed a confident expression.
Previously, although Ye Yunfei had refined these treasures, he could only barely use them. Now it was different. Now, Ye Yunfei could feel that he could fully unleash the most powerful potential of these treasures.
"Now, even if I encountered a Divine Geomancer, I should have the power to fight," Ye Yunfei said slowly.
"Master, the strength of a Divine Geomancer is equivalent to a Chaos God. Does that mean you can fight against Chaos Gods just by deploying the Geomancy Technique now?" Hu Miao asked with pleasant surprise upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
"Indeed. Just by deploying the Geomancy Technique now, I can already fight against Chaos Gods," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Originally, Ye Yunfei had already possessed the strength to fight Chaos Gods. Now, with his Geomancy Technique and Soul Force Energy significantly enhanced, fighting Chaos Gods had become even easier.
"Hahaha… Young Master Ye, it seems your harvest is not small," Shoudi Laoren suddenly appeared in the high sky in the distance and, with a single step, arrived before Ye Yunfei.
He assessed Ye Yunfei's aura and then said with a smile.
"Senior, thank you. Without your help, I could never have gained these harvests," Ye Yunfei promptly replied respectfully.
"Young Master Ye, why stand on ceremony? Back then in the Sword Realm Continent, if you hadn't intervened, I'd probably still be suffering under Mo Chenzi's torment. I've always been clear about favors and grudges—repaying grudges, repaying favors. You needn't be courteous with me," Shoudi Laoren laughed heartily.
"I've completely purged the Earth Gate internally. From now on, I will truly be in control of the Earth Gate. Young Master Ye, if you ever need help from our Earth Gate in the future, just speak up. In these chaotic times, many major forces are beginning to huddle together for warmth. Our Earth Gate must also select some partners. Young Master Ye, you are our Earth Gate's most important partner," Shoudi Laoren said with a smile.
In his heart, he was more inclined to regard Ye Yunfei as his successor. However, he knew Ye Yunfei had ties to many major forces. The possibility of getting Ye Yunfei to fully devote himself to the Earth Gate and become his successor was slim.
"Senior, rest assured. From now on, I will definitely uphold the Earth Gate's interests. No matter when or under what circumstances, I will stand on the Earth Gate's side, on your side," Ye Yunfei answered.
"You honor me, Young Master Ye," Shoudi Laoren, satisfied with the reply, smiled and nodded.
"By the way, Young Master Ye, the war between the Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction in First Void is intensifying. Several battlefields have recently decided victors. Overall, these two major forces are still in a stalemate, without a final victor. However, the Guardian Faction has more and more major forces aiding it, making the Hunyuan Sect seem relatively weaker by comparison," Shoudi Laoren said to Ye Yunfei.
He knew Ye Yunfei would certainly be concerned about the war between Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction.
"Senior, I now plan to participate in the war. The Guardian Faction and I are like fire and water, with no possibility of reconciliation. So I cannot stand idly by. I want to defeat the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei said to Shoudi Laoren.
"Very well, Young Master Ye. Go and join the war. If you need any help, just speak up. Our Earth Gate will support you unconditionally," Shoudi Laoren nodded.
He knew Ye Yunfei was sure to join that war between the two major forces.
"Senior, thank you. But for now, the Earth Gate need not openly confront the Guardian Faction. If the time truly comes when I need the Earth Gate to dispatch forces, I won't hold back. However, I'd like to trouble the Earth Gate to gather some intelligence for me and also search for two people," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and spoke.
After saying this, Ye Yunfei willed, and two figures appeared before him: one was the figure of Su Qingluo, the other of Huang Shang. Finding the two of them was one of the very important reasons Ye Yunfei had come to First Void.
"Very well, Young Master Ye, rest assured. Our Earth Gate will do our utmost to find the two of them as soon as possible and gather the intelligence you seek. Although our Earth Gate has always kept a low profile, we have branch locations widely distributed. Across the Eight Void Seas, within many world clusters, the Earth Gate's power exists," Shoudi Laoren said with a smile.
"Then I trouble you, Senior," Ye Yunfei said gratefully.
"Young Master Ye, now that you possess the strength of a Divine Geomancer, I believe you must be wanting a piece of land of your own. This land I once used myself—I'll give it to you now. Its grade is quite good," Shoudi Laoren suddenly said with another smile.
Saying this, he flicked his sleeve. *Boom!* A streak of flowing light shot from his sleeve, constantly enlarging and soon transforming into a small piece of continent floating in the high sky.
"Senior, this is far too valuable," Ye Yunfei said, somewhat shocked as he looked at the small continent before him.
After devouring the Soul Bodies of two Divine Geomancers and gaining the strength of one, Ye Yunfei had already contemplated refining or finding a piece of land for himself. He hadn't expected Shoudi Laoren would gift him a continent now.
As a Divine Geomancer, one could completely control a small piece of continent, even multiple ones.
For a Divine Geomancer wanting to own their land, there were two methods.
First was refining: seeking various high-grade natural treasures and using secret techniques in Geomancy Technique to refine a piece of continent. The other method was to find a naturally formed continent that suited them and then refine it.
In ancient times, some evil Divine Geomancers, in order to control relatively large continents, would even expel or slaughter all living beings within a world, then refine the land inside into their own.
"No need for such talk. Please accept it, Young Master Ye. Our Earth Gate has plenty of these continents. Our sect specializes in this very field, and from ancient times until now, we have accumulated many continents. Some ancient ancestors also left behind the continents they controlled as the Earth Gate's foundations upon their demise. I have quite a few such continents on hand," Shoudi Laoren said with a smile.
"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony then. Thank you, Senior," Ye Yunfei no longer declined and said gratefully.
Then, under Shoudi Laoren's guidance, Ye Yunfei successfully refined this small continent, truly taking control of it.
"Young Master Ye, in the future, you can also continuously expand the area of this continent. You can find high-grade natural treasures to incorporate into it or merge other continents into it, making its scale larger and larger.
For us Divine Geomancers, the more continents we own and the larger their scale, the more hidden resources we have. These continents, for us Divine Geomancers, are greatly useful whether for cultivation or battle.
I believe there's no need for me to further teach you this point, Young Master Ye," Shoudi Laoren said.