Chapter 546 - 521: Terrifying Soul

"Entering the Sea of Magic through this Space Door involves random teleportation, meaning that once you enter the Sea of Magic, the location where you’ll land is uncertain, you people will definitely be separated, scattered in different places."

"This journey in the Sea of Magic will be fraught with crisis, as you’ll certainly encounter the combined assault of forces such as the Three Emperors Alliance, the Divine Clan, and the Yin Yang Sect, so remember, after entering, you must quickly make contact and gather together, use the strength of the group, and plot carefully, without haste."

The voice of Emperor Qing rang in the ears of Lu Yan and the others.

The crowd nodded silently.

Before coming here, Emperor Qing had given each of them a Jade Talisman.

As long as these Jade Talismans were activated, even if they were tens of thousands of miles apart, they could sense each other.

With these Jade Talismans, they could more easily convene together and look after each other.

"Inside the Sea of Magic, there is not only competition but also opportunities, and it’s divided into two steps. The first step is to absorb the Soul Power from soul spirits, only those who have absorbed enough from soul spirits can pass through the Soul Wall and enter the true core, the Tao Ladder, to vie for the final spots."

"The ultimate top thirty-six will be sent to the true Origin of the Sea of Magic, where they can comprehend the mysteries of the birth of laws, benefiting you for life."

"This is the Soul Ring, which can be used to absorb the Soul Power of soul spirits, one for each of you."

After the white-haired elder finished speaking, he waved his hand, and thousands of rings flew out.

Lu Yan and the others each caught one and wore it on their hands.

"Alright, we can depart now."

The white-haired elder announced.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Suddenly, one after another, figures rushed into the Space Door and disappeared from view.

"Let’s go as well," Lu Lingxuan said, taking the lead flying towards the Space Door.

Lu Yan, Shen Yinuo, and Mr. World also followed, rushing into the Space Door, immediately feeling as if the stars were spinning, space was reversing, shifting and changing places.

He saw Shen Yinuo, Mr. World, and the others rapidly shrinking in size, becoming tiny specks of light like dust particles, propelled far away by the force of space, vanishing from sight.

Lu Yan himself was also involuntarily carried by the force of space, heading toward an unknown destination.

Not knowing how much time had passed, he felt his body lighten and the sensation of setting foot on solid ground; his Spiritual Sense immediately extended outward.

He found himself standing in a dense forest.

Looking around, all that met his eye were towering trees reaching into the clouds.

However, these trees were odd, pitch-black throughout, as hard as iron, devoid of leaves.

Branches twisted and turned like the spasming arms of a human body.

It was deathly silent all around, without the sound of any living creature, not even the whisper of wind.

"The Sea of Magic is indeed extraordinary, the stability of its laws surpasses imagination," Lu Yan thought as he discovered that his Spiritual Sense was greatly suppressed here.

Outside, his Spiritual Sense could cover tens of thousands of miles, but here it was compressed to only a range of about ten miles.

The space was as viscous as mercury, too stable for words, making it hard for Spiritual Sense to extend.

Moreover, Lu Yan tried testing and found that the stones, soil, and even the trees here were excessively hard.

"As expected of the Sea of Magic, the source of laws, even if it’s dried up, it’s incomparable to ordinary places. I need to search carefully for some opportunities. If I can find some Tao Law Gold, that would be a huge gain," Lu Yan mused to himself.

Tao Law Gold, a supreme rarity, is a material that can be used to forge Supreme Treasures and is nearly impossible to find in the world.

But it’s said that the Sea of Magic nurtures it, and with every Origin battle, there are those with deep opportunities who find Tao Law Gold in the Sea of Magic.

Besides Tao Law Gold, there are Tao herbs in the Sea of Magic containing Tao Seals that can be used to refine Tao Elixirs, which can help those in the Tao Realm to enhance their Cultivation Level.

Besides these two, there are other treasures, each of them rare and precious.

Lu Yan covered a ten-mile radius with his Spiritual Sense, inspecting carefully, and not finding anything out of the ordinary, he chose a direction at random and moved forward.

"Huh, this forest seems to be on a slope."

After a while, a thought crossed Lu Yan’s mind.

He realized that the terrain of this forest was not flat, one side was higher than the other.

But the range was so large that it far exceeded ten miles, making it difficult for him to grasp the whole picture.

As Lu Yan considered whether to go uphill or downhill, he suddenly felt a cold breath spreading, and in an instant, it was as if he had entered midwinter, making his skin crawl with goosebumps.

This cold breath came from behind and suddenly surged, becoming extraordinarily sharp.

Without hesitation, Lu Yan erupted with Immortal Power, enveloping him, and he whirled around, slashing with his palm.

Boom!

A figure, ghostly in appearance, was struck by Lu Yan and thrown backwards.

Lu Yan felt the point of impact on his palm turn ice-cold and heavy with yin energy.

"Soul spirit."

Lu Yan’s eyes flickered with realization.

Entering the Sea of Magic, one important task aside from seeking opportunities was to absorb the Soul Power of soul spirits, only with enough Soul Power could one pass through the Soul Wall and enter the final confrontation, seizing the greatest opportunities.

This, of course, was not to be missed.

Lu Yan immediately erupted with four intertwined laws, stepping with Thunder Step, closing the distance in an instant, and striking with his palm.

Boom!

The four intertwined laws held terrifying destructive power, and the soul spirit, under such force, exploded instantly, turning into a special kind of Soul Power.

The Soul Ring on his finger immediately unleashed a powerful absorbing force, drawing in all the Soul Power in the air.

After absorbing these Soul Powers, the color of the Soul Ring clearly darkened somewhat.

"Could this place with soul spirits be a treasure ground?"

A gleeful look crossed Lu Yan’s face.

According to the information he knew, the number of human-shaped ghost spirits in the Sea of Magic was not many, and one needed to search everywhere to absorb enough Soul Power.

With bad luck, even a powerful Initial Body might not be able to gather enough Soul Power.

Historically, this was not an unheard-of occurrence.

He had just entered this place and already encountered a human-shaped ghost spirit—it was either sheer luck or something else.

"However, this kind of spirit creature is truly eerie, actually evading Spiritual Sense and only revealing itself when near. One cannot be careless, I’ve heard that some spirits here are extremely powerful, and even Initial Bodies must avoid their sharp edges."

Lu Yan thought to himself, bracing his spirit and carefully observing his surroundings.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, Lu Yan’s heart trembled, because he sensed several cold presences assaulting him at the same time.

They moved with astonishing speed, the chilly aura causing his skin to tingle slightly with pain.

There were a total of three ghost spirits.

Lu Yan made a judgment.

Lu Yan waved his hand, and three beams of light cut towards the three ghost spirits.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After three loud bangs, the three spirits were knocked back but did not burst apart.

The three spirits had different forms, one was human-shaped, floating in mid-air like a phantom.

The other two resembled beasts.

"These three spirits are stronger than the previous one," Lu Yan pondered within himself.

The moment the three spirits were repulsed, they charged again towards Lu Yan with shocking speed, as if crossing through space. Within the blink of an eye, they were close to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan transformed into lightning, rapidly flickering through the air, leaving several streaks of lightning behind as he dodged the attacks of the three spirits. He then swung his hand out, and bolts of lightning struck out.

The three spirits retreated again, black smoke billowing from their bodies.

Indeed, the power of thunder was restraining to these ghost spirits.

Lu Yan stepped forward, his body cloaked in thunder, continually striking out.

After a few moves, with a ’pfft’ sound, one beast-shaped spirit was shattered, exploding into pieces, turning into pure Soul Power.

The Soul Ring on his hand automatically absorbed the Soul Power.

Without pausing his offensive moves, Lu Yan soon after exploded the second beast-shaped spirit and continued to let the Soul Ring absorb it.

The color of the Soul Ring deepened slightly, yet there was still quite some distance from reaching the standard; it wasn’t that simple.

The remaining human-shaped ghost spirit, seeing that it was no match, turned and ran, heading toward the slope below.

"Thinking of escaping?"

Lu Yan, stepping on lightning, chased after the human-shaped spirit.

Within the Sea of Magic, Lu Yan’s speed was greatly limited, far from as fast as it was outside. Even flying was much more difficult.

Therefore, for a time, he could not catch up to the human-shaped spirit.

As one fled and the other chased, in the blink of an eye, they had run a hundred miles.

At this moment, Lu Yan’s heartbeat suddenly quickened as he felt a lethal peril approaching.

He sensed that someone was behind him, felt cold breaths sweep across his neck.

Boom!

Lu Yan suddenly turned back and swung his hand to strike, only to hit empty air; his blade aura cut into a large tree ten meters away, instantly splitting it apart.

But immediately behind him, another wave of cold aura approached, chilling his neck.

He instantly turned back to attack again, but once more his attack met nothing.

"It must be a ghost spirit."

Lu Yan’s mind raced as he pushed his Spiritual Sense to the limit, but within the sweep of his sense, there was nothing, it revealed nothing.

Yet the cold breath at his back persisted.

Boom!

Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit glowed, and a massive surge of Soul Power blasted outwards in every direction like a tidal wave.

Under the assault of his soul, within the void, an eerie figure finally revealed its True Body.

It was still a ghost spirit, human-shaped, with disheveled hair, wearing gray sackcloth, and gazing icily at Lu Yan.

Its hands were skinny like branches, the fingernails long and dagger-like.

Whoosh!

The spirit dashed forward, targeting Lu Yan with inconceivable speed, its sharp nails slicing towards Lu Yan’s throat.

Lu Yan rapidly retreated, but he was still a step too late. He felt a chill on his neck and a bloody wound appeared, blood flowing freely.

If his reaction had been slower, his neck would have been severed.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The attacks of the ghost spirit didn’t stop. Its ghostly claws multiplied, continuously swiping at Lu Yan, the cold aura seeming to ignore Lu Yan’s defenses, penetrating his pores and freezing his muscles, bones, blood, and soul.

Boom!

Lu Yan unleashed all of his power, blending four kinds of laws together, and drove out the coldness from his body.

At the same time, he swung his hand like a blade, striking with all his might, clashing with the spirit.

A violent explosion resounded, the ghost spirit was repelled backward, and Lu Yan also staggered back.

"What a terrifying spirit. The strength of this spirit is shockingly powerful. Any ordinary master of the Immortal Realm would only face death against such a foe. It seems this isn’t a lucky opportunity, but rather my luck is terribly bad," Lu Yan muttered to himself.