369: Chapter 369 The Soul Fire of Resentment

Inside the stone room, Ye Tian stood alone, his eyes fixed on that chaos law fragment.

That was what the chaos bead yearned for, and it was the most core and mysterious existence among the Law fragments here.

The fragment was about the size of a thumb, with a nebula-like halo rotating inside.

"If I can refine such a treasure, not only can my cultivation progress further, but it will also be beneficial for my comprehension of Chaos Power." Ye Tian stared at the fragment while thinking about how to safely collect it.

This fragment seemed calm, but based on his experience, there must be some guardian or terrifying Restriction!

Just as Ye Tian was hesitating, an eerie sound suddenly rang out, echoing deep within his Soul!

This sound was filled with resentment, making one's scalp tingle!

"Law... fragment..."

"Mine... it's mine..."

"No stealing... everyone... must die..."

"What is that?!" Ye Tian's heart tightened, and instantly his whole body's muscles tensed. His Chaos True Essence automatically circulated for protection as his spiritual sense swept toward the source of the sound.

It was right below the dried-up jade pool and in the densest shadows of the surrounding rock walls!

"Hu..."

"Xiu xiu xiu..."

From the colorful spiritual crystal powder at the bottom of the jade pool, as well as from the cracks in the surrounding rock walls and ground, seven or eight clumps of eerie, burning dark green flames suddenly floated out!

These flames were only the size of a human head, shaped like hideous human faces. A faint light burned at their core, emitting spiteful mental fluctuations!

"Soul Fire?!" Ye Tian's pupils contracted slightly.

He sensed them carefully and found that they were not living beings, but special energy bodies formed from the strong obsession and resentment of creatures after death. They existed between the ethereal and the physical and had no intelligence.

He quickly sensed the aura of these Soul Fires.

He found that the weakest few clumps had auras around the eighth or ninth level of the True Martial Realm. The slightly stronger ones reached the True Martial Tenth Level.

And the largest one, with the deepest color and densest resentment, emitted mental fluctuations that reached the first level of the Sea Transformation Realm!

If it were before his Breakthrough, Ye Tian would have had to deal with this Huahai-level Soul Fire carefully. But now that he had reached the Sea Transformation Realm second level Peak, these Soul Fires were no longer enough to pose a threat.

"Law fragment... mine... stealers... die..."

The mental fluctuations of the Huahai-level Soul Fire were the strongest, filled with frantic killing intent toward all who approached. The other Soul Fires also surrounded it, emitting waves of resentment, as if crowding around a leader.

Ye Tian's gaze swept over these Soul Fires and glanced at the positions where they appeared.

He saw some fragments of long-decayed clothing and tiny bone shards there.

"So that's how it is..."

With a bit of thought, Ye Tian understood instantly.

These people were likely Cultivators who had broken in many years ago, perhaps discovering this place by accident.

When they saw this room full of Law fragments, they were blinded by human greed and a tragic struggle broke out here.

In the end, they all perished here.

And their strong obsession and unwillingness, combined with the dense Law Spiritual Qi and the enclosed environment here, caused their remaining Mental Energy to turn into Vengeful Soul Fire, wandering this place and attacking all approaching living beings.

This deduction was completely consistent with the behavior of the Soul Fire.

They had no reason left, only a mad possessiveness for the Law fragments and an attacking instinct toward outsiders.

While Ye Tian was speculating, that clump of Huahai-level Soul Fire seemed to "sense" the aura on Ye Tian from having just refined a large number of Law fragments. This aura stimulated the greed engraved deep in their obsessions!

"Intruder... die..."

The Huahai-level Soul Fire jolted violently, the dark green flames surging as it let out a shriek that pierced straight into the Divine Soul!

The other Soul Fires also became restless. Seven or eight clumps of green eerie fire, trailing cold tail-flames, pounced toward Ye Tian at extremely high speed!

"Since you're dead, you should go to Reincarnation!" Ye Tian's eyes narrowed, and he fired a long-unused Starfall Finger, striking the True Martial Realm Soul Fire charging at the front.

"Puff!"

The finger wind pierced through the Soul Fire, dispersing it. But in the next moment, the scattered green fire actually recombined, its light only dimming slightly as its pouncing momentum remained undiminished!

Next, Ye Tian struck out with a Heart-Piercing Palm, attempting to shatter the Soul Fire.

But the palm shadow still passed through. The Soul Fire only rippled for a moment but remained stable, continuing to pounce, though its speed slowed slightly.

Even the lightning sword qi slashed by sword had little effect!

"It seems physical attacks don't work on these kinds of mental resentment bodies." Ye Tian frowned.

However, he did not panic.

"Since physical Martial Skills are useless, then I'll use mental attacks!"

Ye Tian snorted coldly, his eyes narrowing as light shone, and Mental Energy erupted from his forehead!

God-Shocking Sting!

"Chichi chi!"

The mental spikes hit the three True Martial Realm Soul Fires charging at the front.

"Wuu!"

Those three clumps of Soul Fire were hit, and this time they didn't disperse; instead, they let out miserable cries.

The Soul Fires swayed and dimmed instantly.

But the resentment they emitted grew even deeper. It was obvious they were enraged by Ye Tian's move!

"It seems my guess was correct; mental attacks are your weakness!" Ye Tian's spirits rose.

At this time, the Huahai-level Soul Fire and the other clumps of Soul Fire all turned into mental cones and stabbed toward Ye Tian!

This was a type of mental attack method, targeting not Ye Tian's Physical Body, but his Divine Sense.

"Mere Soul bodies, how dare you be so insolent!"

Ye Tian's eyes turned cold, and he no longer held back.

This time, he used his strongest mental-type attack Martial Skill, which he had comprehended during his last battle with Yun Zhiying!

Illusory Sea Heart Sword!

In the next moment, a golden sword condensed from Mental Energy appeared, shining with golden light.

With a thought from Ye Tian, the golden sword shot toward the Soul Fire with a whoosh.

"Aowuu..."

Those Soul Fires were struck by the Heart Sword and immediately let out wails of pain, then turned into green fluorescence and vanished without a trace!

But that Huahai-level Soul Fire was still struggling to hold on!

"Break!"

Ye Tian strengthened his Mental Energy once more, and the Heart Sword's edge shone brilliantly!

"Pop!"

With a soft sound, the Huahai-level Soul Fire's final resistance was crushed. The dark green flame exploded completely, turning into fluorescence and slowly drifting away.

Silence finally returned to the stone room.

"Hu..." Ye Tian let out a soft breath.

Against these incorporeal resentful Soul Fires, mental attacks were indeed the most effective.

If not for his powerful Divine Soul, his cultivation of the Illusory Sea Heart Sutra, and his comprehension of Mental Martial Skills like the God-Shocking Sting and Illusory Sea Heart Sword, he might have had to spend a lot of effort today, and might even have had his Divine Soul damaged by the erosion of their resentment.

"These Soul Fires were at least in the Sea Transformation Realm during their lives, yet they also fell here and turned into resentful Souls. Truly pitiable and lamentable."

Ye Tian shook his head slightly, looking at the dissipating Soul Fires with some sighs in his heart.

So what if they were in the Sea Transformation Realm?

On this continent, even a half-step Cave-Heaven Realm powerhouse like Venerable Jiehuo perished, didn't he?

The path of martial arts is full of dangers. How many people actually make it to the end?

And this place...

It seems to be full of Opportunities, but in reality, there's killing intent at every step. Not only are there terrifying existences like the external Space-Time Mirage Shell, but the interior may also harbor "legacies" left by predecessors.

For example, these guardians filled with resentment.

"Hmm? This is..."

Ye Tian suddenly discovered that the fluorescence from the dispersed Soul Fires had not completely disappeared, but had instead turned into wisps of Mental Origin light spots, floating in the air.

Moreover, only pure mental fluctuations remained, with no trace of resentment left!

"This is... the Mental Origin left behind after the Soul Fire was purified?" Ye Tian was surprised.

The mental power contained in these light spots was quite considerable, especially the light spot formed from the Huahai-level Soul Fire, which was like a bean-sized emerald, glassy green and emitting strong mental fluctuations.

If it could be absorbed, it would be an excellent tonic for the Divine Soul, and could even slightly strengthen the Divine Soul's Origin.

However, Ye Tian did not absorb it rashly. Instead, he first activated the chaos bead, sending out a small wisp of aura to investigate.

After confirming that there were no problems with these Mental Origin light spots, he felt relieved.

"Just right. I've consumed quite a bit from using Mental Martial Skills repeatedly just now. These Mental Origins are like timely rain."

He sat cross-legged and began to slowly absorb the Mental Origin light spots.

The light spots entered his body and merged into his Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Tian only felt waves of comfort coming from his Divine Soul. Not only was the fatigue from using Mental Martial Skills earlier swept away, but his Divine Soul was also several points stronger than before.

Especially the light spot formed from the Huahai-level Soul Fire, which had the best effect.

"Not bad, a bit of extra harvest." Ye Tian opened his eyes with satisfaction, his eyes shining brilliantly, his mental state adjusted to its best.

Having resolved the Soul Fire threat and purified and absorbed the Mental Origin, Ye Tian's gaze once again turned toward the chaos law fragment on the ceiling.