Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2226: Chapter 2270: Soul Enters the Sage Realm

The young woman in the palace dress laughed to herself. ”Is it the Spirit Pill that’s indecent, or the person?”

She calmly circulated her power, knocking away the Spirit Pill that was burrowing into her bosom.

Jiang Fan reached out and perfectly caught the flying Spirit Pill.

”Oh? Why did it come out on its own?” Jiang Fan revealed a surprised look. ”It hurt from pressing against you, didn’t it?”

Putting away the Spirit Pill, he turned around and plunged straight into the Soul Refining Hall. He was completely unaware that after the young woman’s expression stiffened, a spark of anger flashed in her eyes.

In the Soul Refining Hall.

Upon stepping inside once again, Jiang Fan immediately summoned the Light God Command Banner to illuminate his surroundings. This action forced the mutated souls in the crevices to cower and refrain from coming out. However, it also awakened the Divine Head once more.

Terrifying breathing sounds instantly echoed out, triggering intense reverberations.

Jiang Fan immediately popped a Taiqing Pill into his mouth and took a deep breath, bracing himself for the destructive, agonizing pain that would strike his soul!

The next moment, as the echoes struck, his soul was torn apart, just as expected.

The heart-wrenching agony made him let out a miserable groan, but he kept his jaw tightly clenched, maintaining a sliver of rationality to digest the medicinal efficacy of the Taiqing Pill.

By the time the second echo sounded, his soul had already stabilized. But this time, a third echo emerged, completely ripping his fractured soul apart. The unimaginable agony made his vision go black as he fell unconscious.

Fortunately, the Taiqing Pill continued to exert its medicinal efficacy, rapidly repairing the fissures in his soul. By the time he woke up, his face was already deathly pale.

”For every bit my soul strengthens, the echoes intensify by an equal measure, ensuring my soul is pushed right to the brink of destruction,” Jiang Fan muttered. He now understood why the Soul Refining Hall instilled such fear in Sages. No matter how high your cultivation was, the Soul Refining Hall would adjust the pain to the absolute limit of what you could endure.

After briefly adjusting his breathing, he gritted his teeth and popped another Taiqing Pill into his mouth, shouting in a low voice, ”Again!”

The breathing sounds of the Divine Head arrived as expected. This time, four consecutive echoes were generated. This meant that Jiang Fan’s soul was growing stronger with each tempering.

Once again, he fell into a coma. After waking up, he endured the excruciating pain and continued to temper himself. The cycle repeated endlessly.

The Taiqing Pills in his hand dwindled one by one.

Three two-hour periods later.

Of his initial eleven Taiqing Pills, only six remained. The echoes of the Soul Refining Hall had also increased from the initial two to the current eight. However, Jiang Fan still hadn’t managed to break through his shackles.

”It’s even more stubborn than I imagined!” Jiang Fan’s eyeballs were covered in bloodshot veins, making it exceptionally difficult for him to enunciate his words.

He had originally thought that after undergoing the civilizational tempering of the Poisonous World and experiencing three to five bouts of soul-destroying tempering, he would have hope of breaking through to become a Sage. But now, it seemed just like when his Physique had entered the Sage Realm. The bottleneck to becoming a Sage was far higher than anticipated!

”I don’t believe it! Continue!” Jiang Fan growled lowly, gnashing his already bleeding teeth.

Outside the Soul Refining Hall.

The young woman in the palace dress listened to the continuous roars of pain coming from inside, her eyes narrowing deeply as she murmured, ”To think he can actually last this long... Just how much willpower does he have?

”However, his Physique entering the Sage Realm was already a stroke of extreme luck. Is it even possible for his soul to enter the Sage Realm as well?”

She had heard that during the era of the Daqian Divine Kingdom, someone with immense perseverance had achieved a Sage-level Physique. She had also heard of someone achieving a Sage-level soul. But she had never once heard of a cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Realm managing to bring both their Magic Body and their soul into the Sage Realm. No one had ever accomplished this, not even during the Daqian Divine Kingdom era!

However, just as she was shaking her head, she seemed to sense something and abruptly tilted her head up to look at the sky outside. A hint of shock surfaced on her beautiful face. ”How is this possible?”

In her line of sight, a cluster of five-colored Yun Xia unexpectedly appeared in the sky above the warship! This was the omen of entering the Sage Realm!

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Several Sages dashed over, asking in confusion through the thick hall doors, ”My Lady, what happened? Why is there a Heavenly Phenomenon of someone entering the Sage Realm?

”Could it be that the newcomer has entered the Sage Realm?”

The young woman in the palace dress snapped back to her senses, noticing that more and more Sages were rushing over and casting probing gazes into the secret chamber. Radiating an imposing aura without being angry, she ordered, ”Leave at once! No interference is allowed!”

The Sages departed one after another, and the young woman returned her gaze to the Soul Refining Hall. Thick shock filled her eyes as she thought, ”This time, I’ve encountered a peerless Prodigy that appears only once in an eon!

”I must definitely keep this person in my grasp!”

Inside the Soul Refining Hall.

The Taiqing Pills in Jiang Fan’s hand continued to dwindle, one after another. Six, five, four. Three, two.

Jiang Fan’s soul still hadn’t broken through the final bottleneck. Just like when his Physique entered the Sage Realm, there was an invisible membrane preventing him from taking the last step. However, when his Physique achieved Sagehood, he was able to use his Domain to take a shortcut. Now, for his soul to enter the Sage Realm, he could only grind it out step by step.

But due to the prolonged tearing of his soul, his consciousness began to sink into an uncontrollable lethargy. The world before his eyes rapidly blurred, and his limbs refused to obey his commands. Hearing the terrifying echoes return, he found himself unable to grab the final Taiqing Pill and swallow it. If he lost consciousness now, his soul would be destroyed in its slumber.

No, his soul wouldn’t die. Rather, just like the mutated souls in the crevices, it would be forever trapped in this place, turning into a viscous monster driven solely by instinct!

Was he going to stop right here? An immense wave of unwillingness struck his consciousness, making his blurred vision clear up for a split second. He also regained a momentary connection with his limbs. Seizing this opportunity, he snatched the Taiqing Pill and shoved it toward his mouth. But before he could get it inside, his consciousness plummeted into a coma.

Jiang Fan’s consciousness sank slightly. It was over!

He slept in the darkness for an unknown amount of time. Vaguely, he seemed to see a streak of floating pink light flash through the dark. Immediately after, his entire being jerked awake.

He opened his eyes and looked around, discovering that while he was unconscious, the mutated souls had surrounded him once again! One mutated soul was currently sprawled over him, its large mouth biting down on his arm. His physical body felt no pain, but a fierce, piercing agony transmitted from the depths of his soul.

”Scram!” he bellowed loudly.

To his surprise, a soul fluctuation containing the oppressive aura of a Sage ruthlessly radiated outward in all directions. The viscous monster gnawing on his soul was instantly shattered into spots of black soul light on the spot.

Jiang Fan paused in stunned silence. He activated his Soul Power to scan his surroundings, only to discover that his perception of heaven and earth had reached an unparalleled level! Every inch of the ground in the Soul Refining Hall, every wisp of soul fluctuation—nothing could hide from his soul! At the same time, his body became incredibly light. The heavy sensation he used to feel due to possessing a powerful Physique but a weak soul was completely gone.

He said excitedly, ”My soul... has entered the Sage Realm!

”Hahaha! I’ve taken this step!”

He threw his head back and laughed heartily at the sky. His Sage Realm Soul Power poured out with reckless abandon, and wherever it swept past, the souls of the viscous monsters were entirely crushed! The remaining viscous monsters were so terrified that they hurriedly scrambled back into the crevices.

Jiang Fan swept a cold gaze over them. ”I almost died at your hands, and you still want to run?”

He had his eyes on these souls for a long time! If he could capture them, they would be of immense use to him!