Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Emperor Soul Race? Emperor’s Son?

"Thank you, Tianling Divine Son."

Lu Minghui bowed deeply, his attitude exceptionally respectful.

"You have considerable courage. How did the test go?"

Ye Tianling asked.

Lu Minghui shook his head. "The Heaven-Reaching Tower is like a real world, far more terrifying than we ever imagined! The moment I sealed my power, it was as if I was instantly back in the Blood-Colored Space of the Ninth Layer. My soul felt like it was ripped from my body. Before I even understood what was happening, a flash of bloody light killed me instantly.

If my will hadn’t been firm enough for me to realize that ’I’ still existed, I would have died there for good.

Moreover, once your physical strength is sealed and your soul leaves your body, if you’re killed by the murderous intent in that dark, Blood-Colored Space, it’s highly likely you’d believe you were truly dead. If that were the case... I don’t even dare to imagine the consequences."

Lu Minghui’s words came out in a rush, and he even repeated the phrases ’soul being killed’ and ’almost believed I was truly dead’ for emphasis.

No one laughed at his fumbling words.

The fact that he had survived at all was admirable.

"The Ninth Layer? A Blood-Colored Space? Your soul being drawn out? This sounds a lot like the Soul Realm Battlefield created by the ancient Emperor Soul Race! If... if that’s really what it is, the implications could be terrifying."

Gleyun paced back and forth, his brows knitting together involuntarily.

He seemed lost in thought, glancing at Yao Ling. Although a hint of affection showed in his eyes, he didn’t let it linger.

"The Emperor Soul Race’s Soul Realm Battlefield?"

Ye Tianling’s heart stirred. He felt a strange sense of familiarity.

It was as if those words ignited a passion deep within him.

"Yes, a place specifically for cultivating the soul. In ancient times, there was a race called the Emperor Soul Race. They were a race truly more fearsome than any Divine Child. Their physical bodies were extremely frail, but their soul cultivation was astonishing. Legend says they were born with Three Souls and Seven Spirits, possessing unbelievable power from birth!

Every member of their race possessed Three Souls and Seven Spirits, granting them world-shaking abilities! But because this was so heaven-defying—allowing them to step into the terrifying Sword Soul and Sword Spirit Realm from birth—they were also shackled by the dreadful ’Tianshu Ancient Town’ seal. Only by breaking the Tianshu Ancient Town’s restriction could they unleash the peerless might of their Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

To counter this Tianshu Ancient Town restriction, the Emperor Soul Race created a special Soul Realm Battlefield to exclusively train their souls! They believed the body was a sea of suffering and the soul was the key to Transcendence!

This is because when cultivators reach the final stages of their cultivation, they all abandon their physical bodies, using their souls for Harmonization Dao to achieve complete Transcendence. Therefore, rather than focusing on Dual Cultivation of spirit and body, they specialized in the soul and discarded their bodies directly!

But without a physical body to anchor it, what would happen as the soul grew stronger and stronger? A soul cannot exist in the physical world for long. Wouldn’t it just weaken and wither away before it could even achieve Transcendence?

So, the Soul Realm Battlefield was modified time and time again, eventually becoming a terrifying Soul Battlefield—like a World that existed solely for souls!

Life in that world was also incredibly cruel. Every time your soul died, a portion of your own potential would be devoured. But if you killed others, you could devour a portion of the Origin Ability of their souls. This brutal method of fueling war with war produced a great number of Soul Dao experts. The power of their souls was simply unimaginable! And their wills were so strong that they were impervious to all evil!

And once they unlocked their Three Souls and Seven Spirits...

Three Sword Souls and seven Sword Spirits... can you imagine fighting such a being? The moment they attacked, they would strike you with ten Void Bodies at once. That’s not a simple tenfold increase in Battle Power."

Xia Xinyue’s voice was incredibly grave.

"This world’s awakening is terrifying. I’d already heard that the Celestial Demon Blood Domain has opened and the Blood Domain Demon Souls have emerged! Demon Souls, Evil Spirits... and if the Soul Masters of the Emperor Soul Race join the fray... I feel like even the ’Venerable Era’ is no longer enough to describe this age."

Yao Lun sucked in a sharp breath, his voice trembling slightly.

Xia Xinyue and Yao Lun’s words made Ye Tianling’s heart drop.

The name ’Tianshu Ancient Town’ hit him hard.

Although they couldn’t be certain that the Blood-Colored Space Lu Minghui described was the Soul Realm Battlefield, Ye Tianling was sure there was a high probability that it was!

Ye Tianling’s memory returned to the scene at the Celestial Secret Sect. The words of the Celestial Secret God Master echoed in his ears.

"...The Celestial Secret Sect possesses an ancient inherited technique called ’Tianshu Ancient Town.’ This sealing method is similar to the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden, but far more tyrannical and powerful. Once you master it, breaking the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden shouldn’t be a problem, even without the Ten Thousand Souls Bone and Soul Devouring Sand..."

These words made Ye Tianling realize that the origins of the Celestial Secret Sect, and even the Celestial Secret Divine Land, were likely highly questionable!

The Emperor Soul Race!

’The Celestial Secret Sect’s Tianshu Ancient Town... if it’s really the Emperor Soul Race’s Tianshu Ancient Town, then what does that make the Celestial Secret Divine Son? The Emperor’s Son of the Emperor Soul Race?’

’No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity when the Emperor Soul Race was mentioned... ’

’Could it be that I come from the Emperor Soul Race? But isn’t my father, Ye Fengyang, the Holy Soul of the Space Mirror? And my mother, Long Qingzhuo, the Saintess of the Dragon Race?’

’Is Ye Fengyang the Space Mirror itself? Or... does he use the Space Mirror as a physical body to house his Emperor Soul Race soul?’

As Ye Tianling considered this, his heart skipped a beat—the situation with Yue Lintian, the Holy Soul who was also the Sword Soul of the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword, was similar!

An extremely powerful soul, but his body was a sword!

Ye Tianling’s soul trembled. He felt he had stumbled upon an incredible secret.

’The Huaxia Dragon Soul Inheritance chose me... was it because I’m from the Emperor Soul Race? Does that mean I’m one of the Huaxia People? Aren’t ordinary people from Huaxia all born with Three Souls and Seven Spirits? Do I come from Huaxia? If so, what was I in the past?’

Ye Tianling’s mind raced, connecting countless dots in an instant, but for now, none of it led to any answers.

The problem lay with Ye Fengyang.

"Tianling Divine Son, what are your thoughts?"

Gleyun’s voice rang in Ye Tianling’s ears, pulling him back to reality.

He realized that he had been so lost in thought that he had even forgotten to use his Soul Talent, and now everyone was staring at him.

"I was just feeling a bit emotional. After all, many of you know that I come from the outside world—so I’m not really a pure Kunpeng Divine Blood Divine Child."

Ye Tianling said with a smile.

"The outside world? With your terrifying talent, Divine Son, you’re still not considered pure?"

Lu Minghui and Hu Teng both gasped, completely stunned.

Gleyun, however, didn’t seem so surprised.

"He... Tianling Divine Son just announced it directly..."

Xia Xinyue and Yao Ling’s hearts both trembled, a sense of helplessness washing over them.

Yao Lun wasn’t surprised at all; his loyalty was already absolute.

Xia Xinqin, on the other hand, was slightly worried. ’With so many people here, word is bound to get out. What if it leads to more conflict? Not to mention, Xia Fanqian was killed so humiliatingly. Given her relationship with the Little Ming King of Peacocks, Kong Daolin, he must know by now.’

’Someone that heaven-defying will probably charge into the Heaven-Reaching Tower for revenge...’