This is the second time Chasing Soul has been impacted.

The first time was when he was forced by this damned thing called Divided Soul, leading him to start harboring thoughts of resistance, and then step by step heading towards an uncontrollable direction.

This time, the weak people from Central Continent seemed to have brought him another kind of shock.

A shock called cultivation, a heavy sense of earnest training.

This is something the memory of the Divided Soul could not provide him, nor could the Yama Hall give him.

In a strange trance, he also sat down cross-legged, just like Quan Xiaotong, he suddenly also wanted to see how the heavens and earth would question his conscience this time.

In the vast void world, he stood alone in one place, facing twelve figures.

Thirteen identical faces looked at each other, and at a certain moment, a voice seemed to echo in Chasing Soul’s heart, it was his own voice!

"To be a Divided Soul, or to be myself."

He needed no more words, he boldly made his move, one against many.

The world gradually collapsed as they acted, their attacks became increasingly chaotic.

Chasing Soul was on the verge of collapse, almost dying several times, the voice in his heart was like a loud bell, constantly echoing.

To be a Divided Soul, or to be myself?

"Naturally, to be myself."

When Chasing Soul gritted his teeth and shouted, a force from the depths of his heart supported him to stand up again.

Almost with a force ready to perish together, he lunged at one of the avatars, under the operation of the Heaven and Earth Four Division Skill, the avatar was instantly devoured.

With the first, there came the second, the third...

When the last avatar was completely devoured, Chasing Soul was not at all pleased, but rather his heart was empty.

At the same time, a sigh from deep within his heart.

"You still can’t be yourself."

How is this possible!

Chasing Soul widened his eyes in disbelief, having clearly devoured all the avatars as planned, how could he still not rid himself of Divided Soul?

Unwilling to accept, he tried once more, but the result remained unchanged.

Second time, third time...

No matter how he tried, the result seemed unchangeable.

He clearly made his moves without the slightest hesitation, never retreating no matter how difficult it was.

It is unclear during which attempt, Chasing Soul suddenly, in a moment of clarity, did not choose to act immediately, but instead stood motionless.

This was ultimately a matter of questioning conscience, not merely a slaughter.

At this moment, he turned to ask his heart.

"How can I truly be myself?"

No voice could respond, only a silent silence met him.

Like the external world, he sat cross-legged, but was not in a hurry to meditate, as this place was already a phantom realm of the heart, meditation was meaningless.

He only rested his chin, lost in thought.

Time slowly passed, interestingly, as long as Chasing Soul did not make a move, the twelve avatars also did not strike, they only stared dazedly at him.

Regarding how to completely sever from Divided Soul, he seemed to have no clues.

He reviewed his every previous move, without exception, every step ended up with an empty feeling.

Could it be, he was wrong?

All along, he felt that by devouring all the avatars of Divided Soul, he would become a brand-new Chasing Soul.

But why did he feel so empty when he truly achieved this goal?

Gradually, it seemed there was light in his eyes, he suddenly stood up, once again striking boldly.

Cang Xuan Finger! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

This was his initial technique, a method that used to put Han Yu through hell, a powerful sealing ability, which could trap cultivators within a single world.

However, after Han Yu became abnormal, this method was no longer sufficient, and after having his fingers broken several times, Divided Soul had a shadow when using it.

But this time, after executing it, Chasing Soul’s fingers pointed continuously, and the twelve avatars exploded simultaneously, leaving no trace.

This was also his choice.

Since he did not want to be a Divided Soul, he could not merge his soul any longer.

When all the souls of the Divided Soul coalesce into one, at that time he may not even be able to distinguish if he is Chasing Soul or Divided Soul.

He gradually realized, to truly be himself, he must wholly sever all ties with Divided Soul.

"To be myself, or to be a Divided Soul."

The last time, when the voice from within again asked, it was when Chasing Soul detonated the twelve avatars.

Like a self-question and self-answer, the internal voice spontaneously responded.

"Then be yourself!"

At the same time, when Chasing Soul opened his eyes, a group of people were staring at him with strange expressions.

"You sat there for a whole day and night!"

Quan Xiaotong was endlessly curious about what kind of test could take so long.

Moreover, it was very strange for Chasing Soul to emulate their Heaven and Earth Insight behavior; wasn’t he disdainful of it?

Chasing Soul was busy feeling his own presence, but for some reason, it seemed as if a layer of shackles in his heart was falling away, making him feel indescribably free.

The sensation was even more intoxicating than when he first separated his soul.

He had a vague illusion that after coming out of the Insight, he was truly just Chasing Soul.

"I have always been Chasing Soul."

Chasing Soul smiled inexplicably, and his scrunched-up facial features seemed to soften a lot.

Now there’s only one last thing left, kill the split soul!

In the depths of his spirit, he instinctively felt that either he or the split soul must perish.

Since you live so disgracefully, it would be better for me to live.

I swear I’ll live a more splendid life than you.

Boom!

Just as Chasing Soul silently swore, a bolt of thunder suddenly boomed out of nowhere.

No, I swore to myself, what does that have to do with you?

Originally bewildered, Chasing Soul immediately snapped back to reality.

What the—Tribulation Thunder!

Why is there Tribulation Thunder several miles away?

A group of people seemed to have an expression as if they had expected this, not showing the slightest surprise, as if the arrival of Tribulation Thunder was nothing unexpected.

"It was late by a full quarter of an hour."

Quan Xiaotong sighed inexplicably.

Yes, after a group of people collectively did the Insight, they originally wanted to wait for Chasing Soul to wake up and ask for more details.

But after waiting an entire night, Chasing Soul showed no sign of waking up.

Nonetheless, the Great Elder of Piaomiao Sect couldn’t wait any longer. He had once experienced it before, even nearly ascended to the Divine Platform, and after going through the Insight test, he was confident enough to try again.

So under his convincing persuasion, Quan Xiaotong finally agreed to let him have another go.

Yet something strange still happened!

After pouring in countless Spirit Stones, the Great Elder’s Spiritual Power even reached an extreme density, so much so that it could be seen seeping out from his pores.

Yet the Tribulation Thunder... it didn’t come.

"You guys wouldn’t have someone go there to check, right?"

Chasing Soul’s tone was odd. Generally, when this happens, a normal person would go to check it out, then wouldn’t it be...

Imagining the suddenly intensified Tribulation Thunder, Chasing Soul could even visualize the miserable fate of that Central Continent cultivator.

"You must understand, we are experienced in handling unexpected events."

Quan Xiaotong’s lips curved in a smile. Long before the Tribulation Thunder failed to appear on time, they not only didn’t go over to check it out, they even retreated as a group by a full two miles.

They had accumulated enough experience with such mishaps and suffered enough losses.

When things go awry, there must be monsters; the group simultaneously recalled a certain unlucky back view and became alert.

"Truly, no amount of caution is excessive."

Quan Xiaotong was greatly relieved; although the Tribulation Thunder was delayed, it still came, and most importantly, none of them had been caught in it.

Amidst the rustling thunder falling, the Great Elder was already extremely wretched, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

That door opened once again before him, and when he entered, he still faced that same altar.

This time, he didn’t hesitate to flip onto the divine altar and sit cross-legged.

Boom!

A sound of shocking thunder was heard, the altar trembled, but he remained unshakable, as if his body was nailed onto the altar, swaying with it but never falling off.

The next moment, the thunder transformed into a gentle drizzle, and the Thunder Pool became a sky filled with colorful clouds.

"Next, there should be more unusual phenomena, which only occurs after communicating with heaven and earth."

Chasing Soul sighed; this should be the first Divine Platform Realm cultivator of Central Continent!

Not counting Han Yu, because he doesn’t count as a person.

If the Realm of Transcendence marks a departure from mortal life, then the Divine Platform Realm signifies the first step in communicating with heaven and earth. Cultivators at this level can even simply utilize the Power of Heaven and Earth.

And the unusual phenomena he mentioned occur after initially achieving the Divine Platform, like a reward, but it’s really just for amusement, akin to a certification from heaven and earth.

However, what Chasing Soul didn’t expect was that the so-called unusual phenomena shouldn’t be so rushed; why was the Tribulation Thunder so perfunctory?

It felt like it was in a hurry, not only delayed but also giving a sense as if it planned to leave early.

His feeling was correct; the test’s Tribulation Thunder came quickly, retreated even more swiftly, and after giving a bit of unusual phenomena, the Tribulation Clouds completely withdrew.

No way, it just left like that...

The group gave Chasing Soul puzzled looks; where are the promised unusual phenomena?

Just using such little thing to dismiss people?

Chasing Soul helplessly shook his head, "Don’t ask me, if you ask, it’s just something bizarre, after all, you from the Central Continent love to produce strange things."