Chapter 522: Soul Transformation

It took Ye Feng a full 5,929 days to digest all 121 pills. His soul, originally 1.85 meters long—matching his height—grew to over 590 meters. Basically, it increased by one meter every ten days.
Ye Feng knew that the expansion of his soul wasn’t just a simple increase in size but also a true growth in power. By now, his mental energy had completely transformed into soul energy.
As soon as the effects of the pills wore off, Ye Feng noticed changes in his body. Aside from his soul, all the crystals in his dantian had changed. The original crystals had all turned into spherical ones, orbiting along the paths of planets. At the center was the attributeless white crystal, now the largest white sphere, followed by the fiery red spherical crystal. Only the black crystal had transformed into a white vortex, separate from the other spheres, forming its own system that rotated slowly, dividing Ye Feng’s dantian into two parts. Ye Feng realized this must be the benefit intended for him, though he wasn’t sure what exactly those benefits were. After spending some time studying it, he found nothing special and gave up.
He then extended his soul energy beyond his cultivation realm to search for information about the expansion of his soul. He discovered that the size of the soul corresponded to the grading of a Saint-level soul.
A Saint-level soul could reach up to 10 meters in length. Beyond that was the Saint Envoy level, over 50 meters was the Saint Spirit level, over 100 meters was the Saint King level, and over 500 meters was the Saint Emperor level—those considered powerful even in the Saint Realm. Over 1,000 meters was the Saint Venerable level, the pinnacle of cultivation in the Saint Realm, while only those exceeding 10,000 meters reached the Supreme Saint level.
Upon reading this information, Ye Feng regretted not preparing more Clear Spring Pills before taking them. Even one more pill would have helped. But there was no remedy for regret—Clear Spring Pills could only be used once. Once the pool formed by the pills in his mind sea disappeared, they couldn’t be condensed again. This was the peculiar nature of these pills.
For Ye Feng, who no longer faced cultivation bottlenecks, he only needed to absorb enough true energy in his body to reach the Saint Emperor level, and he would truly become a master of that level. But he didn’t have the time for this, as it required too many pills.

With his soul cultivation reaching the level of a Holy Emperor, he chose to enter seclusion once again to delve into the mysteries of the laws. This time, he didn’t ask Ye Chen to guard him; instead, he set up a complex array of defensive formations and illusionary traps before beginning his research.

Ye Chen and his clones each processed the benefits they had gained. Since Ye Feng’s soul had improved, theirs also improved. They only needed to absorb sufficient energy to raise their cultivation levels, and one person absorbing energy would benefit everyone else as well.

“It seems we can put aside the cultivation techniques for now and focus on the laws first, so we can reach the peak of the second stage sooner,” Ye Chen said excitedly, turning back toward the direction he had just left.

“Our soul strength is now sufficient. I can finally start working on the laws. It seems our cultivation in this area will soon reach the second stage,” Ye Lei and Ye Han said, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

Outside the Refinement Realm…

Ye Yan, beneath the volcano, chuckled. “What on earth have I done to see such a significant improvement in my soul? But whatever it is, it’s beneficial for us. By devouring these two spirit veins, I should be able to easily reach the level of a Holy Envoy, at least to the later stage.”

Jin, on the other hand, wasn’t cultivating inside the Refinement Realm. Instead, under the protection of three magical beasts at the ninth level of law cultivation, he was exploring around, gathering more information about ancient ruins to prepare for future investigations. With the Guardian Alliance as his backing, it was perfect for him to take on this task.

More than two years passed quickly. An excited roar came from a volcano near the tranquil lake not far from Sent City. “Haha, I’ve finally succeeded!”

A flame shot into the sky, shattering space wherever it passed.

Mo Luo, who was in the tranquil lake, tucked his head in fear that the powerful being might notice him.

As the flame slowly took shape, Mo Luo, peeking from the water, realized it was someone he recognized—“Blade Edge? How could he become so strong?”

Ye Yan naturally noticed Mo Luo’s gaze. With his soul cultivation at the Holy Emperor level, nothing in the entire divine realm escaped his notice. He could easily detect Mo Luo spying on him. But knowing that this guy was an ally of Ye Feng, he pretended not to see him. His earlier excited roar was because he had successfully devoured two fire veins, raising his cultivation to the peak of the Holy Envoy level.

Ye Feng and the others were naturally aware of Ye Yan’s achievements. Logically, whether it was a clone or the original self, once one’s cultivation level improved, the others would see the same improvement. So when Ye Yan successfully consumed two fire veins and reached the peak of the Saint Envoy level, his three clones also saw corresponding improvements. Only Ye Feng’s original self did not improve. His exploration of the laws and secret patterns had reached the 1,999th pattern, just one short of breaking through to 2,000, and his exploration had entered a critical stage. The bottleneck here was not due to insufficient soul cultivation. Over 20,000 years in the divine realm was more than the total number of Earth years Ye Feng had experienced in his cultivation so far. Converted to Earth years, it was almost 100,000 years. To reach the 1,999th pattern after 100,000 years of continuous exploration showed just how difficult it was.

Apart from the laws and secret patterns, Ye Feng had also mastered 8,000 out of the 10,000 formations taught by the Heavenly Dao.

Ye Feng’s clones, aside from those related to fire, had also reached the peak of the second stage in terms of law cultivation, and their respective cultivation techniques had reached the ninth layer of the second stage. Of course, Ye Yan’s laws related to melting had also reached the second layer of the second stage, as he had only spent two years in the divine realm outside. Unlike the other clones, who had experienced 20,000 years in the divine realm. However, because Ye Feng had previously absorbed the flames of the fire essence, Ye Yan was able to comprehend the laws of destruction, explosion, and purification related to fire. But he hadn’t had time to formally practice these three new laws yet.

Although Long Tian and the others had taken the Clear Spring Pill, its effects were naturally nowhere near those of Ye Feng’s. Long Tian had only reached the middle stage of the Saint level, with his law cultivation stuck at the 1,000th pattern. However, he had mastered 5,000 formations. Since Ye Feng had given them permission, they could freely enter and exit the Refining Realm. So in their free time, he went out and finally gathered the materials needed to create a soil-type clone, using them to create his second clone.

Xiao Bei and Xiao Yu’s cultivation levels had finally reached the peak of the Ancestral God level, and their law cultivation had also reached the seventh layer, which was closely related to the guidance provided by Ye Feng’s clones.

Qing Wen’s law cultivation had reached the eighth layer, while Shi Tou’s had reached the peak of the ninth layer, just one step away from reaching the stage of minor perfection.

As for Bai Yiyi, not long after Ye Feng’s soul reached the Saint Emperor level, she seemed to have been influenced to some extent and actually advanced to the Saint level. Her soul law cultivation had also reached the third layer of the second stage.

After more than 20,000 years of cultivation, Pearl and the others had made great progress in their cultivation levels, all reaching the Ancestral God tier. In particular, Xiao Liu and Yi Fan had even reached the pinnacle of Ancestral God status and had also comprehended laws. Xiao Liu grasped the Sand Law of the Earth element, while Yi Fan understood the Mirror Law of the Water element—laws whose power was on par with Ye Feng’s Sealing Law. However, both of them were only at the second level of law cultivation.

As for Jin, having spent most of his time outside, he had only cultivated for a few thousand divine years, managing to reach the seventh level of law cultivation. Yet within the Tower of Myriad Beasts, only one magical beast had achieved a nearly perfect level of law cultivation, so he could only replace one of the beasts around him with one at the ninth level. His guards now consisted of one beast at the nearly perfect level and two at the ninth level.

To summon a magical beast at the second stage of law cultivation and unlock the second floor of the Tower of Myriad Beasts, he needed to reach the eighth level of law cultivation. After countless failed attempts, Ye Feng finally decided to take a break, wondering if his prolonged cultivation had caused fatigue, explaining why his attempts kept failing. Acting promptly, he exited the cultivation realm. Jin also approached him as soon as Ye Feng emerged.