Chapter 6189 - Soul Realm

“Invincible my foot! I feel weak and exhausted, as if I've been completely drained. It's a struggle to even deal with an ordinary Emperor Seedling now,” Long Chen grumbled irritably. He felt utterly feeble, both physically and mentally, with a sense of helplessness. “Haha, there's always a period of weakness after a transformation. Don't worry, you'll soon discover how terrifying the new you will be,” Dragonbone Evilmoon chuckled. Long Chen ignored it and swallowed a few more pills. Activating his divine ring, he continued to recover his strength. Another whole day passed before Long Chen finally felt a bit better. His soul power had recovered significantly, and his sea of consciousness began to take form. Moreover, Long Chen's mental state improved considerably, no longer appearing sickly. Long Chen discovered that his spiritual consciousness seemed to have grown immensely stronger, even the mist behind him, which used to block his senses, no longer suppressed him. Previously, his divine sense could only cover the surface of mountains and rivers, but now it could penetrate deep into the rocks, detecting hidden crystals and mineral veins clearly. “Haha, finally noticed it?” Dragonbone Evilmoon laughed. “This is...” Long Chen was in disbelief. The power of his divine sense was incredibly strong, even allowing him to detect the dormant demonic insects underground. Previously, his perception stemmed from the passive senses of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, meaning he could sense certain demonic beasts' auras, movements, and even their hostility or surveillance towards him. But now, his divine sense could directly penetrate obstacles, clearly observing everything around him. With a thought, Long Chen's divine sense rapidly expanded. Except for the misty depths behind him, where some strange force blocked his perception, everything else was visible. The area covered by Long Chen's divine sense was vast, instantly encompassing the territories of over a dozen terrifying demonic beasts. One must know, even the smallest territory of a single beast spanned millions of miles. Covering such a large area at once startled Long Chen himself. However, under his divine sense, those beasts became restless and uneasy. Although they didn't know what was happening, their instincts made them alert. “Three mid-stage Emperors, the rest are late-stage Emperors, yet they can't detect my position. Incredible,” Long Chen gasped, shocked by the sudden surge in his divine sense's power. “Impressive, isn't it?” Dragonbone Evilmoon chuckled, clearly satisfied with Long Chen's astonished expression. “Impressive, absolutely impressive,” Long Chen couldn't help but exclaim. “This is impressive? This is just the beginning. Focus your mind, look at that rock on the mountain peak ahead, and touch it with your spiritual power,” Dragonbone Evilmoon instructed. Long Chen looked at the mountain peak ahead, where a massive rock, hundreds of miles in size, rested. When Long Chen concentrated his spiritual power on it... “Boom...” The giant rock began to tremble and slowly rise, following Long Chen's mental force. “Isn't this the power of a Soul Master's will? When did I learn this?” Long Chen exclaimed. “Tch, this is just a part of the Blood Moon Runes. After refining them, with my true form in your sea of consciousness, our souls have merged. My power is your power, my innate strength is your innate strength. You can use it with just a thought. What you call the power of will is actually a form of domain power. However, the soul practitioners you've encountered, their power of will is like an invisible tentacle. Our power of will, on the other hand, is a domain. As long as your soul power is strong enough, the life within your domain is at your mercy.” “So powerful?” Long Chen was genuinely taken aback. He had never studied soul techniques, nor practiced willpower, yet he didn't expect it to be so terrifying. Dragonbone Evilmoon proudly said, “Of course, the divine abilities within the Blood Moon Runes are akin to the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art in physical techniques. You've surpassed all barriers and reached the highest level in this domain in one step, of course, it's powerful. In this world, soul practitioners are rare, and for safety, most focus on controlling puppets and demonic beasts. Soul attacks, though devastating, have strong backlash, so soul practitioners rarely use soul attacks. The power of will is the most difficult ability for soul practitioners, fraught with dangers, a single mistake could lead to soul annihilation. But you, having never practiced soul techniques or mental powers, are a blank slate in this area. Because of this, you could refine my Blood Moon Divine Rune. If you had practiced many soul techniques before, they would have been forcibly erased by my Blood Moon Rune. And forcibly erasing those techniques could cause irreversible harm, so I say, your sea of consciousness was always blank, waiting for my arrival.” Dragonbone Evilmoon's words shook Long Chen's heart. Could it be, as Evilmoon said, that this was no coincidence? Dragonbone Evilmoon said, “Come, concentrate, lock onto the target with your divine sense, and follow with your soul power.” Dragonbone Evilmoon was teaching Long Chen how to coordinate his divine and soul powers. In reality, Long Chen didn't need to do much, as Dragonbone Evilmoon was in control. “Boom!” Suddenly, the massive rock on the distant mountain exploded as if crushed by an invisible hand. Watching the sky filled with dust, Long Chen was once again shocked to see how soul power and spirit power could be utilized this way. “When refining the Blood Moon Rune, your soul power took the lead, so you'll need to put more effort into honing your soul and spirit powers. I will now demonstrate all the divine abilities of the Blood Moon Rune for you, watch closely,” Dragonbone Evilmoon instructed. “Boom boom boom...” Transparent arrows, visible only to Long Chen, shot out from him, piercing through mountains. Then, transparent petals danced in the air, transforming into various divine weapons, and then into different divine beasts, constantly changing, dazzling Long Chen. “These petals have completely merged with your soul. In future battles, just a thought will bring them into existence, faster than your actions.” “Boom boom boom...” At this moment, countless stones shot towards Long Chen, but shattered a hundred feet away from him. To outsiders, it seemed like Long Chen was just standing there, doing nothing, making the scene incredibly bizarre. “Impressive, truly impressive this time.” Long Chen stared wide-eyed at everything before him, his heart screaming in excitement.