Chapter 1317: Chapter 1318: The Differences Between Soul Bodies

"I’d like to see the woman that would make a Wraith Demon Emperor so thoughtful." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Ye Mo chuckled and continued, "Once I heal Mengli, we’ll head to the Wraith Clan."

"Ye Mo, can’t you let me out now? My strength hasn’t completely recovered, but I can still be of help to you."

The Wraith Demon Emperor pleaded.

"No."

Ye Mo refused immediately, saying, "First, I don’t fully trust you yet. Even though you’ve helped me multiple times, I have to consider my own safety. Furthermore, I’m considering another issue: your own problem. Although you were once a genius of the Wraith Clan, your current strength hasn’t been restored. Even if you return to the clan, others may not respect you."

There was another reason: having an expert like the Wraith Demon Emperor nearby would lessen his sense of crisis, which would adversely affect his cultivation.

Ye Mo carried Li Mengli to a cave and set her down. He then recalled everything Ancestor Bodhi taught him, and after pondering for a moment, Ye Mo snapped back to reality.

Immediately, he used his spiritual energy to examine Li Mengli’s physical condition. Everything was intact except for in her brain domain, where her soul body floated in space emitting a faint red glow, a thin line extending from her form.

While Ye Mo was examining, the Wraith Demon Emperor also began to investigate, saying, "This is Soul Piercing Needle, a soul technique of the Devouring Soul Clan. It has immense penetration power and can instantly pierce a martial artist’s Soul Sea, even their soul body is pierced."

"I can pull it out just like that."

Ye Mo said calmly.

"That’s impossible."

The Wraith immediately said, "The one called Destruction, his soul cultivation is at the Soul Realm Third Layer, and his methods are extraordinary. You cannot possibly pull out the Soul Piercing Needle unless your soul cultivation also reaches the Soul Realm Third Layer and your soul manipulation ability is extremely strong. Otherwise, with the slightest mishap in controlling the spiritual energy, the Soul Piercing Needle could snap, leaving a catastrophic aftermath if it remains in that girl’s soul body."

This is akin to pulling a poisoned arrow from a person’s body, and with improper operation, leaving the arrowhead inside.

"Must it be Soul Realm Third Layer?"

Ye Mo furrowed his brows, feeling that he certainly had the strength to extract the needle.

Yet, if he failed, Li Mengli would be in extreme danger.

"Something’s wrong!"

Ye Mo suddenly sensed the Soul Piercing Needle emanating an energy as if it aimed to completely erode Li Mengli’s soul body. If delayed, Li Mengli’s life would be at risk.

Thinking of this, Ye Mo extended his palm, placing it on Li Mengli’s forehead, and immediately, in her consciousness space, a phantom hand clutched the needle fiercely. This hand was naturally Ye Mo’s soul body. When his hand touched the needle, he felt a powerful spiritual energy trying to invade his soul body.

"Hmm!"

Ye Mo grunted deeply, his Perfect Soul Body glowed golden, instantly fending off the spiritual energy of the Soul Piercing Needle. This needle was made by a Soul Realm Third Layer expert, and even a martial artist of the same realm would find it difficult to remove using their soul body.

However, Ye Mo possessed the rare Perfect Soul Body of the three worlds and mastered the soul manipulation art taught by Ancestor Bodhi, allowing him to easily manage this Soul Piercing Needle.

Subsequently, Ye Mo immersed himself fully, focusing all his attention on the needle, tugging at it bit by bit without daring to apply too much force.

After half an hour, Ye Mo’s forehead was drenched in sweat.

Whoosh!

Ye Mo yanked out the Soul Piercing Needle, retracting his palm while his virtual hand grasped an emerald green phantom long needle from Li Mengli’s head.

Ye Mo glanced at the emerald green, and the soul hand crushed it directly.

"Indeed, this spiritual attack is terrifying."

Ye Mo exclaimed in awe, recalling that moment when a single move could lead countless to fall. Even his Buddha’s Light Tower Bell pales by comparison.

However, spiritual attacks have their benefits, and material attacks have theirs.

Moreover, advancing both together is quite difficult, like that Destruction, possessing the Martial Dao Realm of Divine Venerable Four Souls, yet his soul cultivation is only at the Soul Realm Third Layer.

"I took out the Soul Piercing Needle, logically, Mengli should wake up."

Ye Mo said calmly.

Three days passed, but Li Mengli remained unconscious. Ye Mo let his spiritual energy explore Li Mengli’s brain domain and found her soul body intact with her life force still present, yet she remained comatose.

"What’s happening?"

Ye Mo was puzzled and, despite investigating Li Mengli’s soul body, found that the energy released by Destruction’s spiritual attack did not invade her soul body.

"Is this Soul Piercing Needle truly that formidable?"

Ye Mo’s expression turned extremely grim.

Though he hadn’t fully digested Ancestor Bodhi’s teachings on souls, he understood that a wounded soul body either gets damaged or another kind of soul energy infiltrates it.

However, Li Mengli’s situation was unheard of, akin to becoming a mere vegetable.

"It’s not the Soul Piercing Needle’s power but her unique soul body. If I’m correct, hers should be an Advanced Soul Body."

The Wraith Demon Emperor said.

"How do you know?"

Ye Mo asked curiously.

"Soul bodies are divided into five types: Ordinary, Low, Intermediate, Advanced, and Perfect Soul Bodies. Do you know how to distinguish them?"

The Wraith Demon Emperor asked.

Ye Mo shook his head, admitting ignorance.

"Luminosity. Though soul bodies resemble martial artist’s bodies, they’re in a phantom state and emit light, classified by their glow as white, blue, purple, red, and gold."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mo nodded, recalling his soul body emitted a golden glow, and he had seen Li Mengli’s soul body shine red when he extracted the needle.

"The higher the soul body’s level, the harder it is to heal when wounded. If you wish to fully recover the girl, there’s only one way."

The Wraith Demon Emperor said.

"What way?"

Ye Mo asked anxiously.

"Elixirs that heal souls, specifically the ninth-grade Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill, famed for repairing soul bodies. Not only could it heal an Advanced Soul Body, but even your Perfect Soul Body could benefit from consuming multiple ones."

"Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill."

Ye Mo’s gaze was filled with determination and resolve, "Mengli, don’t worry, I will definitely find the Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill."