Chapter 528: Chapter 503: Tao Soul Pupil
Lu Yan fixed his gaze on Bian Yi, sweeping the battlefield to prevent his escape while enhancing the Saint Soldier’s Formula.
The Saint Soldier’s Formula, under the surge of abundant energy, quickly approached the eighth level.
And Bian Yi, seeing Lu Yan watching him like a tiger stalking its prey, felt a chill run through his body and became even more desperate to break through the encirclement.
Boom!
In his frantic efforts, he nearly broke through the encirclement, causing a Dragon Alliance disciple to cough up blood and retreat hastily.
Bian Yi, ignoring his injuries, madly charged in that direction.
But a murky blade light descended from above, aiming straight at him.
It was Lu Yan who timely intervened, blasting Bian Yi back into the encirclement.
Ahhh...
Bian Yi’s eyes reddened as he roared in madness, partly to vent his inner restlessness and fear, and partly in hopes that his voice would attract nearby experts from the Three Emperors Alliance.
At that moment, Lu Yan’s eyes lit up.
His body shimmering with brilliance, the Atmosphere of Arms rang out clearly.
The Saint Soldier’s Formula, the eighth level, breakthrough.
Indeed, the gap between the Immortal Fourth Layer and Fifth Layer was vast, and with a breakthrough, the Saint Soldier’s Formula could advance two levels simultaneously, which was telling.
"What’s with the ghostly howling? Time to send you on your way now,"
Lu Yan said coldly, his body like a sharp blade, charging directly at Bian Yi and striking with his sword.
Clang!
Bian Yi staggered back, his arms trembling, vomiting fresh blood.
"You..."
Bian Yi’s eyes widened in shock; he felt that Lu Yan’s power had increased yet again.
But hadn’t Lu Yan just made a breakthrough? How was it possible for him to achieve another breakthrough in such a short time?
"Heavenly Punishment Blade, another falls."
Lu Yan displayed his self-created Immortal Skill once more.
Indeed, only self-created skills were the most suited for oneself. Though it was just one move, it perfectly aligned with the principle of thunder and fire, more powerful than any other Immortality Skill Lu Yan had mastered.
The murky blade light slashed down, Bian Yi retreated again, now with a sword wound on his body.
Then, Lu Yan’s second strike fell.
Three consecutive strikes.
With a flash of the third strike,
Splurt!
Blood sprayed as Bian Yi’s head was sent flying, and his Primordial Spirit, panicking, flew out only to be obliterated by a descending soul pierce, turning to ash.
With a casual grab, Bian Yi’s Sumi Mustard Seed Bag fell into his hand.
"This..."
Ling Da and other Dragon Alliance disciples gasped, looking at Lu Yan with faces of disbelief.
Lu Yan had managed to kill Bian Yi.
"Such a terrifying power; could it be that Lu Yan had all this time been concealing his strength, not wielding his true power?"
"No, that can’t be. He must have made a recent breakthrough. At the feast of the warrior, he obviously only reached the Immortal Fourth Layer, yet the aura he just displayed was that of the Immortal Fifth Layer."
"Immortal Fifth Layer, capable of killing Bian Yi, is sufficiently daunting."
A few young people murmured among themselves, their looks toward Lu Yan now filled with deep solemnity, wariness, and admiration.
"Lu Yan’s strength is formidable; impressive,"
Ling Da said, fist cupped in salute, taking the lead to speak.
"I should be thanking you all for holding him back. Otherwise, I might not have been able to kill him,"
Lu Yan replied with a smile, then added, "Right, I have other matters to attend to, farewell."
After speaking, he stepped away.
He arrived in a forest and began to wait. Before long, a Martial Arts Avatar appeared, waved a hand, and six Sumi Mustard Seed Bags flew towards Lu Yan.
The Martial Arts Avatar then turned into a ray of light, rushing into Lu Yan’s glabella and disappearing without a trace.
Lu Yan opened the Sumi Mustard Seed Bags, inspecting them one by one.
Indifferent to the various miscellaneous objects, he solely focused on his search.
Moments later, the corpse of a True Beast tumbled out from one of the bags, landing on the ground.
It was the Lion True Beast he had been chasing, which Bian Yi and others had intercepted and killed halfway.
Lu Yan stared at the skull of the Lion True Beast, and through the flesh and blood, he could see intricate patterns etched on it.
"I’ll preserve the Tao Magic Seal inside the body of the True Beast for now and retrieve it when necessary,"
Lu Yan contemplated, pocketing the corpse of the Lion True Beast.
After all, the bodies of True Beasts from the Immortal Realm wouldn’t decay, remaining intact for tens of thousands of years without issue.
"Entering the Innate Magic Realm to temper myself and create my own law has achieved its purpose; this journey has been full of rewards, and this place is indeed an excellent area for training..."
Lu Yan reflected quietly; he was in no hurry to leave.
Now that his Cultivation Level had greatly increased and his strength had surged, the dangers of the Innate Magic Realm significantly diminished for him.
As long as he did not encounter a genius of the Immortal Ninth Layer, his safety should be of no concern.
"Right, during this breakthrough, my Primordial Spirit seems to have undergone tremendous changes. I need to explore this further,"
Lu Yan thought to himself.
He observed his Primordial Spirit and discovered that it was perpetually enveloped in a layer of radiance, sacred, mysterious, and inviolable.
His mind was clear and active, continually in a marvelous state.
He entered the space within the Dao Book, attempted to comprehend the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, and was pleasantly surprised to find that his understanding advanced much faster than before, by several times.
Many concepts that were once obscure and difficult to grasp now became clear and integrated after only a moment of thought.
"My comprehension has indeed improved by several folds; my previous Primordial Spirit was like dust-covered gold, now truly shining bright."
Lu Yan was overjoyed.
"Yet, I wonder what this pattern in my eyes is all about?"
Lu Yan muttered to himself, and with a thought, complex patterns emerged within his pupils.
"This should be the Tao Soul Pupil."
Little Phoenix suddenly appeared, flapping its small wings, sizing up Lu Yan.
"Tao Soul Pupil?"
Lu Yan looked puzzled.
"It’s almost certain now that you are the Tao Soul Fetus, and the Tao Soul Fetus has a chance to awaken the Tao Soul Pupil."
"However, according to the records, the Tao Soul Pupil is extremely difficult to awaken. Among the historical Tao Soul Fetuses, only one or two eventually awakened the Tao Soul Pupil."
"Once the Tao Soul Pupil manifests, it can see through the trajectory of the Doctrine, and all the mysteries of the Immortality Skill are transparent before it. Weaknesses and solutions become easily perceptible."
"Awakening the Tao Soul Pupil truly unlocks the potential of the Tao Soul Fetus. Your comprehension significantly increases, making understanding of the Immortality Skill as natural as fish in water, which will greatly aid in your creation of the Supreme Law later on."
Little Phoenix explained.
"In history, only one or two have awakened the Tao Soul Pupil? So few, what happened to them afterward? What achievements did they reach?"
Lu Yan asked, curious.
"It’s said that the two of them died later on."
Little Phoenix said.
"Died? How did they die? Did they die in battle?"
Lu Yan was shocked and questioned further.
"No, not killed by others, but died on their own."
Little Phoenix explained.
"Died on their own?"
Lu Yan was somewhat baffled.
"The soul of the Tao Soul Fetus is inherently very strong. Each breakthrough brings an increase in soul power that far exceeds that of ordinary Cultivators. Awakening the Tao Soul Pupil exaggerates this even more. With each breakthrough, the increase in soul power becomes even greater. Eventually, even without deliberately cultivating the soul, the soul’s power will continue to strengthen."
"In the end, the body won’t be able to sustain it and will burst under the pressure of the soul. The body is the container for the soul, the foundation. Without the body, only the Primordial Spirit remains, which is rootless and bound to be slowly consumed by the world, eventually dissipating."
"The two individuals who awakened the Tao Soul Pupil died because of this."
Little Phoenix said.
Lu Yan: "..."
What he thought was a great fortune turned out to be a disaster.
Could it be that he, too, would end up walking down that path, dying from an overwhelmingly powerful soul?
"Wrong, as long as my body is strong enough, it can stabilize the flesh and contain the soul."
Lu Yan’s eyes became resolute.
"Don’t worry, you have my help. Just cultivate more body-strengthening techniques in the future to make your body sufficiently robust and you should be able to prevent this calamity. The previous two Tao Soul Fetuses didn’t have my assistance."
Little Phoenix comforted, looking quite pleased with itself.
"With your great powers, senior, I’ll be counting on you from now on."
Lu Yan flattered.
After getting accustomed to his soul, Lu Yan continued to explore the Innate Magic Realm, seeking out True Beasts for combat and training.
The more laws he created, the better.
Currently, his Heavenly Punishment Blade had only one technique.
He wanted to create a second, a third, even a fourth and fifth technique...
All of this required relentless training and battle.
Time flew by, and it had already been a month since he arrived at the Innate Magic Realm.
In this month, he had fought two battles with the experts of the Three Emperors Alliance and several battles with True Beasts, killing six of them.
Unfortunately, only one of the True Beasts contained a Tao Magic Seal.
In the vast wilderness of mountains, two shadows streaked through like lightning.
One was a man and the other a beast, one chasing and the other fleeing.
The one in pursuit was naturally Lu Yan.
The one fleeing was a leopard surrounded by lightning.
This leopard, with its Cultivation Level at the Immortal Eighth Layer, had complex patterns intertwined on its legs, making its speed astoundingly remarkable. Lu Yan couldn’t catch up for the moment.
This was the third True Beast with a Tao Magic Seal that Lu Yan had encountered.
After a battle with it, Lu Yan had wounded the creature. The Leopard True Beast, very cunning, turned to flee upon realizing it was outmatched. Lu Yan pursued.
The Leopard True Beast ran towards a more remote area and eventually darted into a narrow canyon.
On both sides of the canyon were towering cliffs, reaching tens of thousands of feet high.
The cliffs were covered in thick vines and underbrush, tough as metal and highly resilient.
The slim figure of the Leopard True Beast weaved through the vines with ease.
Surrounded by thunderous flames, Lu Yan charged through, turning vines and underbrush to ash.
Passing through the canyon opened up to a valley enclosed by mountains. In the center of the valley stood an enormous statue.
Seeing the statue, the Leopard True Beast revealed a vicious look and charged headfirst towards it.
"Hm, what’s it doing, committing suicide?"
Lu Yan saw the Leopard True Beast collide with the statue and instinctively felt something was wrong.
The Leopard True Beast had no reason to commit suicide by smashing into the statue; there must be some trick to it.
Lu Yan burst forth with all his power. Four types of rules surged under his feet, erupting with great force and propelling him swiftly forward. In an instant, he was upon the Leopard True Beast, reaching out to grasp it with a massive hand formed in the air.
But he was still a step too late.
The Leopard True Beast rammed into the statue.
Instead of the expected collision, the statue rippled like water at the moment of impact with the Leopard True Beast and revealed a huge vortex. A terrifying force of devouring burst forth, and the body of the Leopard True Beast entered the statue and vanished.
"Not good..."
Lu Yan’s expression changed, he stopped abruptly, and attempted to back away.
But that terrifying devouring force was already acting upon him.
