42: Despair

Shen Ye’s heart stirred; his mother’s Awakening was a Plant Martial Soul? From its form, it looked like a large tree?

Although it wasn’t an attack-oriented Fire Martial Soul like his father’s, Plant Martial Souls had long lifespans and strong vitality. Perhaps his mother could truly achieve eternal youth and immortality in the future.

After Xu Zhen’s Martial Soul Awakening, she was in a state of confusion.

“Son, I feel light, like my body is different from before.”

“It’s alright, it should be the medicinal effects of the Spiritual Plant taking effect.”

Shen Ye was not in a hurry to teach Xu Zhen the Cultivate method. His mother had just Awakened her Martial Soul and was not yet accustomed to it.

It wouldn’t be too late to tell her the truth after her body had fully adapted to the Martial Soul’s power.

Shen Ye left his mother to slowly feel the changes in her body and returned to his room.

He needed to seize the time to Cultivate, striving to Cultivate his Martial Soul to the Third Realm before the Heavenly Disaster arrived.

Because a Third Realm Martial Soul could Awaken a very important skill—Infinite Space.

With Infinite Space, he could carry and store many supplies. Even if Vicious Beasts attacked, he wouldn’t fear not having enough supplies.

Outside the Shen family mansion, Su Bingyu, unable to get a response from Shen Ye, could only plead bitterly.

“Let me in, I just want to see him once.”

The guard said with a cold face, “Only now do you know to beg our Young Master for forgiveness? What were you doing before?”

Previously, Su Bingyu would flaunt herself with Li Chen, never even giving them a proper look. Now, seeing her humble herself, he felt very gratified.

Su Bingyu’s expression was pale, long gone was the arrogance of a Young Miss from before. She only wished to see Shen Ye.

She didn’t dare to shout at the guard as she used to, only speaking in a low voice, “If you let me in, I can give you money. How about 100,000?”

Although the guard was tempted, he didn’t dare to let her in.

If the Young Master found out, losing his job would be a small matter; he might even lose his life.

The current Young Master was completely different from before. Not only did he act decisively, but he was also ruthless in his actions, as evidenced by the current tragic state of the Su family.

“200,000, I’ll give you 200,000.”

Su Bingyu gritted her teeth and raised the price. Her pocket money was almost spent, and her secondary card was frozen. 200,000 was her only remaining savings.

Without Shen Ye’s support, she could no longer spend money lavishly as before.

“Hurry up and leave! You hurt our Young Master so deeply, and you still want him to forgive you? Dream on!”

The guard drove her away like a dog.

Su Bingyu had never suffered such humiliation and trembled with rage.

Seeing that she really couldn’t enter the Shen family mansion, she could only leave disheartened.

She was now somewhat afraid to return to the Su family, because once she went back, she would face her father’s roar, her mother’s complaints, and the cold eyes of her siblings.

She also didn’t want to go to school. When she was with Shen Ye before, countless people fawned over and flattered her. Now, seeing her was like seeing a plague; they avoided her like the plague.

That’s why she tried every possible way to reconcile with Shen Ye. She secretly swore that once they were back together, she would trample on everyone who had humiliated her and take fierce revenge.

Days passed, and it had been a month since Shen Ye’s Rebirth.

Shen Tianhao finally came out of seclusion. His Martial Soul had Broken Through to the First Realm, and he had Awakened the Martial Skill “Flame Art.”

Flame Art was a basic Martial Skill for natural element Soul Cultivators. The flames released could generate high temperatures, causing fatal damage to enemies.

After Cultivating to a high Realm, it could melt metal and stone and burn everything to ashes.

After adapting to the changes in her body, Xu Zhen also began to try Cultivating her Martial Soul.

She couldn’t understand the dream Shen Ye described, but she knew that Cultivating her Martial Soul had no harm for her.

Because after Cultivating her Martial Soul, not only was she in great spirits, but the condition of her body and skin was also different from before; her entire person looked ten years younger.

It was just a pity that she had no Cultivate foundation, so her progress was slower.

However, her body had already undergone transformation and evolution, and her strength was much greater than that of an ordinary person. Dealing with one or two official Martial Artists was no problem.

Shen Ye also did not slack off, Cultivating his Martial Soul day and night.

After absorbing the third Deep Rock Crystal and a large amount of Spiritual Plants, his Martial Soul gradually rose to the Late Stage of the Second Realm, but there was still some distance from Breaking Through to the Third Realm.

However, in the Early Stage of the catastrophe, a Second Realm Martial Soul was already quite powerful.

Those who could rival it were only those Fourth Realm and Fifth Realm Martial Artists who had Cultivated for a long time.

However, this was for ordinary Soul Cultivators. The Martial Soul Shen Ye Awakened was the Myriad Martial Soul, which had greater strength and greater potential, and the power of its Martial Skills was also much greater.

His current strength was enough to rival a Late Stage Sixth Realm Martial Artist.

But to deal with a Seventh Realm Martial Artist, he would need to Break Through to a Third Realm Soul Cultivator.

Because True Qi Cultivated to the Seventh Realm was already a high-level expert. These people had Cultivated for many years, possessed formidable strength, and each was a hegemon of their own region.

When the catastrophe occurred, Martial Artists above the Seventh Realm were the core force resisting Vicious Beasts and alien races.

On the 31st day after Shen Ye’s Martial Soul Awakening, the second anomaly appeared.

At 9 AM, the bright sunny sky gradually darkened.

Immediately after, dark clouds gathered, obscuring the sky and sun, as if night had fallen prematurely. The sky was no longer the usual azure, but was covered by a thick layer of gloom, allowing no light to penetrate.

Just then, an indescribable, eerie anomaly gradually appeared in the sky. Streaks of ghostly green and dark purple light moved through the clouds, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps in the netherworld, both distant and seemingly within reach. These lights sometimes converged into strange patterns, sometimes scattered like a shattered dream, carrying an uncanny beauty that did not belong to the human world, sending shivers down one’s spine.

As the anomaly intensified, the sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, splitting into irregular cracks, through which a profound blackness seeped out, more intense than the surrounding darkness, as if it could devour all light and hope. From these cracks, a low and distant rumble occasionally echoed, like the breathing of an ancient giant beast, shaking every corner of the earth, filling people with fear, yet unable to avert their gaze.

The surrounding air seemed to solidify, and even the sound of the wind abruptly ceased, leaving only this bizarre scene to unfold in silence, pushing the stillness of the night to its extreme. At this moment, darkness was no longer merely the absence of light, but had materialized, enveloping every inch of space, making people feel an unprecedented sense of loneliness and despair.

Such an anomaly seemed to be the Awakening of an unknown power deep within the Universe, portending some ineffable change or disaster, filling all who witnessed it with profound awe and fear.

This celestial anomaly lasted for a full half an hour, far exceeding the first time.

Humanity was stunned by this anomaly. Scientists, astronomers, and geologists worldwide were mobilized, all throwing themselves into intense research work, attempting to find the source and reason for the anomaly.

Only Shen Ye knew that after this anomaly, the number of humans who Awakened their Martial Souls would begin to increase, and in addition, some strange phenomena would occur.