Chapter 1303 - 1204: War Soul Chart
The Cold Ice Tower, Seventh Layer, Ascension.
The tower of ice, forged from millennia-old ice, glistens exquisitely from the first to seventh layer, its brilliance piercing the skies, overwhelming with soul power, leaving everyone breathless.
Over the past thousand years, the Ice Sea City’s prodigies have reached the fourth layer of the tower.
This evening, Mo Qingluan ascends the fifth layer, breaking records, yet now, with the seventh layer illuminated, its significance is universally recognized.
Divine Level Seventh Layer, Residual Spirit succeeds, lighting up the seventh layer of the ancient tower, such legendary talent is truly unprecedented.
Below, everyone’s gaze fixes on the ancient tower, all stupefied, taking a long while to recover.
Inside the ancient tower, there is silence, the people originally thought Xiao Tianyu might have failed the Residual Spirit, who could have imagined the seventh layer would light up in an instant?
On this day, who can dominate the world but him, Xiao Tianyu? There is truly no other.
The ancient tower, seventh layer.
Xiao Tianyu arrives here, discovering the seventh layer’s grand hall, aside from a table in the center and three dust-covered books, there is almost nothing else.
From the surface, it appears no one has tread here for at least ten thousand years.
Xiao Tianyu’s gaze sweeps the hall; in front of the desk, there’s an illusory door inscribed with "Soul Refining Battlefield."
Could the rumors be true?
Xiao Tianyu thinks, according to external rumors, the Cold Ice Tower’s seventh layer is indeed a vast battlefield. This battlefield connects in all directions, with entrances across Thousand Cities, allowing one to compete with people from those cities, plundering War Spirits as the reward.
War Spirit, as the name suggests, is Life Spirit.
Xiao Tianyu understands from the book "Soul Refining Power."
Life Spirit can not only devour and possess, but also be plundered.
For Xiao Tianyu, if the rumor is indeed true, it could strengthen his Life Spirit, since he has just got the Residual Spirit, despite having thirty-six Life Spirits, all are weak and could disappear anytime.
Xiao Tianyu doesn’t rush into the illusory door but first approaches the central table, picks up an ancient book, flips through it, heart trembling, "Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits Array."
Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits Array uses Life Spirits as a base, each of the thirty-six positions is a dead end; once activated, one person can dominate the battlefield, but the cultivator must possess thirty-six Life Spirits.
Scanning briefly, Xiao Tianyu’s heart is disturbed. He realizes that without thirty-six Residual Spirits, there’s no hope in practicing this terrifying Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits.
Yet, it brings questions. With such high requirements for the seventh layer, who built this Cold Ice Tower? How did the builder know a person could achieve thirty-six Residual Spirits, thus leaving books here?
Moreover, Xiao Tianyu knows in the Firmament World, renowned supreme Li Tian has only eighteen Life Spirits, even Li Tian here probably can’t practice this soul technique.
Amaze.
Astonish.
Puzzle.
All arise in Xiao Tianyu’s mind in an instant, could it be that someone managed thirty-six Residual Spirits thousands of years ago?
Without thirty-six Life Spirits, how can one activate Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits Array?
"War Soul Chart" calms the inner shock, then Xiao Tianyu opens the second book.
At the top of War Soul Chart, the Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits Battle Souls rank first.
Xiao Tianyu is quickly captivated by the book’s content, in the vast Firmament World, War Spirits are endless; the Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits Battle Souls rank first. The book states, in the Firmament World, War Spirits abound, countless, the strongest listed in War Soul Chart, merged to form the strongest.
Can War Spirit really merge into one?
Feeling skeptical, Xiao Tianyu activates his thirty-six Life Spirits, attempting fusion; after several tries, he fails, even vomiting mouthfuls of crimson blood.
Not possible?
Xiao Tianyu’s eyebrows knotted, is the record wrong?
Continuing to flip the book, Xiao Tianyu sees later content explaining that Life Spirits must be at Peak state to merge, yet he just recently acquired Residual Spirits, each Life Spirit is frail, how can it be possible?
The latter parts also detail that the quickest way to enhance Life Spirits is by plundering, entering the illusory door leads to Soul Refining Battlefield, to plunder War Spirits, devouring to strengthen his own War Spirit.
What is plundering, through killing?
Not so.
Soon, Xiao Tianyu views further book descriptions of Soul Refining Battlefield, a realm created specifically for those with recent Residual Spirits; upon entering, only a strand of Residual Spirit persists, even if killed, it’s not true death.
Like a dream, upon waking, nothing remains.
Soul Refining Battlefield, merely like a dream, nothing more.
After understanding, Xiao Tianyu opens the third book.
Soul Punishment Supreme.
The book’s first page embodies "Soul Punishment Supreme," four stout characters, seeming to hold an ominous magic. Upon opening, Xiao Tianyu feels all thirty-six Life Spirits quiver.
Immediately, immense soul power emanates from the characters, forming a misty figure, an eldritch youth, suspended there, yet Xiao Tianyu, even with a strand of Residual Spirit, feels his spirit tremble under this figure’s gaze.
"I am the Soul Punishment Supreme, thousands of years ago, I knew thirty-six Residual Spirits were possible, I attempted but failed, gravely injured without cure, in my lifetime, built this Soul Tower, hoping a fated person completes my lifelong wish!"
The voice reverberates in Xiao Tianyu’s mind, leaving him unsettled; this tower was originally named not Cold Ice Tower but Soul Step Tower, and the Soul Punishment Supreme is its true owner, unfortunately failing in Residual Spirit, gravely injured in his lifetime, built this tower.
But Xiao Tianyu cannot fathom why this Soul Step Tower was built in Ice Sea City?
If constructed in places filled with true talents, wouldn’t the secrets be more likely discovered by future generations?
Nevertheless, thinking twice, in the immense Firmament, how many would be like Xiao Tianyu, willing to forsake life for Residual Spirit? Were it not for Xiao Tianyu enduring billions of years of solitude in Eternal Hell, perhaps he wouldn’t have reached this point?
After reading all three books, Xiao Tianyu’s gaze finally falls on the illusory door ahead, then he steps through that door.
Inside, there’s a futon surrounded by flowing endless runes, each containing formidable soul power, quite mystical.
Xiao Tianyu steps forward, sits on the futon. In an instant, terrifying soul power invades his Life Palace, his Life Spirit stripped away, unbearable pain, feeling as though his entire body would be torn apart.
"What’s happening?" Xiao Tianyu feels his entire being becoming ethereal, as if leaving his flesh, unable to control his body, unpleasant feeling.
Buzz~
As a storm whistles, Xiao Tianyu suddenly discovers his body is dominated by a mysterious power, his view turns black, and once restored to brightness, a new scene appears, leaving him stunned.