Chapter 1300 - 1301: Fragmented Soul -
"Receive!"
Xiao Tianyu whispered, yet the Life Spirit was completely beyond his control, and Xiao Tianyu found that even his true self was suppressed by a terrifying Soul Power; these souls were all Life Spirits of Divine Separation Stage powerhouses.
"How could this happen?" Xiao Tianyu was horrified in his heart. It was his first time coming to this Cold Ice Tower, completely unaware of its situation, as Mo Qingluan hadn’t told him the truth.
Since he couldn’t receive them, the only option was to fight.
This was a battle of Life Spirits.
Suddenly, endless Life Spirits enveloped Jinlian within, each Life Spirit seemed to contain a huge suction force, wanting to tear apart Xiao Tianyu’s Life Spirit Jinlian, Xiao Tianyu’s gaze was cold.
He coldly exclaimed, "Slash!"
Whirr~
A powerful Sword Power erupted, Sword Qi annihilating everything. That Jinlian transformed into a human form identical to Xiao Tianyu, unleashing a sword forward, a Sword Power storm tearing everything apart.
Thud thud thud~
Under the frightening Sword Power storm, the void spirits were shredded, but in the next second, a peculiar scene occurred. The shredded Life Spirits seemed to converge into a massive Soul Power and were devoured by Xiao Tianyu’s Life Spirit.
Xiao Tianyu’s true self increasingly felt his Soul Power growing significantly stronger and more solid.
Because of this, Xiao Tianyu finally understood what the Soul Refining Platform was.
Refining is to devour, making one’s Life Spirit stronger. Divine Separation Stage powerhouses must go through Fragmented Soul before entering the Divine Separation Stage, thus stronger Soul Power means more strands of Fragmented Soul.
Thinking of this, Xiao Tianyu felt an inexplicable excitement arising in his heart.
"Kill!" he whispered, his Life Spirit’s great hand slashed out a sword again, forming a whirlpool, all surrounding Soul Power dissipated, finally being devoured by his Life Spirit. The Life Spirit is the root of a Martial Cultivator.
If Soul Power is strong, then the strength is strong.
Before entering the Divine Separation Stage, one must first refine the soul.
In the past, Li Tian had told Xiao Tianyu that if one’s Soul Power is not strong, then a Fragmented Soul is tantamount to courting death.
The first layer of this Cold Ice Tower is built to pave the way for Divine Level powerhouses, strengthening their Soul Power before they can Fragment the Soul.
"Congratulations on passing the first challenge!" At this moment, a voice rang in Xiao Tianyu’s mind, and then Xiao Tianyu’s body disappeared from the Soul Refining Platform.
Outside.
"Look, the first layer of the Cold Ice Tower has been lit up!" Someone pointed at the Cold Ice Tower, astonished. How long did it take, and the first layer was already lit up?
Over the years, the geniuses entering the Cold Ice Tower training at least spent three days before lighting up the first layer. Yet this time, it took only half a day for the first layer to be lit up.
This means that among Xiao Tianyu, Mo Qingluan, and Li Fei, one of them has already passed the first challenge within half a day.
"Lighting up the first layer in such a short time, it should be Mo Qingluan who passed the first challenge!"
"How can you be so sure?"
"This is Mo Qingluan’s second time entering the Cold Ice Tower, so of course, he’s more familiar with it, otherwise how could he light up the first layer so quickly!"
"..."
Seeing this, everyone began to discuss, and their arguments weren’t without reason. Three years ago, Mo Qingluan had claimed first place, having already entered the Cold Ice Tower for cultivation once. This time, being his second, naturally, he’d be more familiar.
Thus, with the first layer lit up within half a day, everyone naturally assumed that Mo Qingluan was the first to clear the challenge.
"Is it really Mo Qingluan?" Su Mei’Er’s beautiful eyes fixed on the Ancient Tower’s first layer, whispering, "Perhaps it might be that guy instead!"
At this moment, Mo Xuan’s expression was also somewhat excited. This time, it seems someone might break the record of the fourth layer.
Throughout history, the Ice Sea City’s prodigies at most lighted up the fourth layer of the Cold Ice Tower. This time, Mo Xuan vaguely felt some anticipation in his heart, perhaps someone would indeed break the record and light up the fifth layer of the Ancient Tower.
Inside the Cold Ice Tower.
After Xiao Tianyu cleared the first challenge, he was transported to the second layer of the Ancient Tower.
The second layer resembled a library; rows of bookshelves were filled with books, and the Soul Power here was more terrifying than on the first layer, with overwhelming Soul Power pressure descending from the sky.
This Soul Power pressure seemed to be released from the books, sparking Xiao Tianyu’s curiosity, leading him to the bookshelf where he casually picked up a book——"Possession."
Possession, as the name suggests, means owning another’s body, controlling another’s mind, thus achieving possession.
Divine Separation Stage powerhouses, if the soul is indestructible, then the person does not die.
To destroy the body, one must first destroy the soul.
This level, Xiao Tianyu already knew at the Sea King Palace of the Endless Sea. At that time, the coffins in the Sea King Palace suppressed countless evil beings, all Divine Separation Stage powerhouses.
If the soul is indestructible, then possession is possible.
Then, Xiao Tianyu picked up another book, "Soul Refining Power."
At this moment, a vague shadow appeared before Xiao Tianyu, looking at him, and said, "You have only five days, within which you must comprehend more than ten books here to pass."
Unbeknownst to many, Xiao Tianyu’s comprehension ability is extremely frightening. Back on Earth, at the age of fifteen, he had already graduated from various prestigious global schools as a genius prodigy and was even hailed as the Pyramid Legendary Youth by the United States.
Therefore, Xiao Tianyu did not consider these books harder than solving equations.
Moreover, Xiao Tianyu possessed the ability to never forget, reading books at great speed and understanding them.
Subsequently, Xiao Tianyu nodded.
The shadowy elder said softly, "Begin!"
As the voice fell, Xiao Tianyu’s perception burst forth, witnessing the books as if they all soared into the air off the shelf, one by one, golden characters flowing from the books, flying into Xiao Tianyu’s mind.
After filtering, Xiao Tianyu memorized everything in his mind.
"Fragmented Soul Chapter," Xiao Tianyu murmured, Fragmented Souls are a journey every Divine Separation Stage powerhouse must go through, and Xiao Tianyu naturally was no exception, thus curious about the Fragmented Soul Chapter.
The Fragmented Soul Chapter records the processes every individual with a fragmented soul has experienced throughout history. Many prodigious geniuses have failed in fragmenting their souls, causing their Life Spirits to be destroyed, halting their cultivation progress.
Powerful Soul Power can fragment multiple strands, like the legendary figure of Firmament World, Li Tian, who once fragmented eighteen strands, unrivaled in the same realm, ultimately standing atop the Firmament World, unable to have his record broken for millennia.
The Fragmented Soul Chapter documents that after fragmenting the soul, Soul Power becomes ethereal, requiring devouring and possession to consolidate the Life Spirit.
Devouring means devouring the Life Spirits of other creatures.
Possession means possessing others’ Life Spirits.
The two paths are vastly different.
Unconsciously, Xiao Tianyu’s figure disappeared from the second layer of the Ancient Tower, transported to the third layer, evidently having comprehended over ten books. The cultivator’s experiences recorded in these books, Xiao Tianyu had never seen before, considered extremely exquisite.
This also gave Xiao Tianyu a brand new understanding of the martial path in the Firmament World, especially the Fragmented Soul Chapter, from which he gained immensely.
After fragmenting the soul, it turns out one can possess the Life Spirit, advancing.
Time passed, and seven days quickly elapsed.
That day, the outside world was in an uproar, countless gazes all focused on the fifth layer of the Cold Ice Tower, a layer someone lit up, the light illuminating the starry sky, extremely dazzling, seemingly enveloped by strong Soul Power.