62: Soul-Splitting Attack on the Sea of ​​Consciousness, Star Core Decomposes New Energy

Deep within the Ancient Land of Starfall, the surrounding soul mist grew increasingly thick.

The pale gray mist seemed alive, drilling into the body through collars and cuffs.

When it touched the skin, it carried a bone-chilling cold that even the protective barrier formed by Chaos True Essence could not block.

Lin Yang circulated the Clear Heart Art, and light green runes swirled around his body, only then barely dispelling the cold air that had seeped into him—the yin-evil of this ancient land was more troublesome than he had imagined.

"Ahead lies the Soul-Splitting Canyon. According to the records in the Scripture Pavilion, this is the only path to the Meteorite Crater and is also the habitat of the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls."

Su Qingyue pointed to the entrance of the canyon ahead, where the soul mist was so thick it was almost impossible to disperse.

The rock walls on both sides of the canyon were covered with dense sword marks.

Every sword mark was entwined with pale gray soul threads.

When the wind blew, the soul threads drilled into one's Sea of Consciousness like fine needles, making one's scalp tingle.

Bai Wanqing's ice soul pearl lit up again, its light more urgent than before: "Careful! There is a large amount of Soul Power fluctuation in the canyon, at least ten of them, and... they are approaching!"

Her voice trembled slightly; clearly, the stinging pain caused by the soul threads drilling into her Sea of Consciousness was making her uncomfortable.

Before she could finish speaking, a surge of black soul mist poured out of the canyon, and ten translucent figures dashed out from the mist—they were the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls!

They had no physical bodies, only pale gray soul bodies and scarlet eye sockets.

In their hands, they held "Soul Blades" condensed from pure Soul Power.

The blades shimmered with black light, and as soon as they approached, they let out sharp screeches that sent waves of stinging pain through the trio's Sea of Consciousness.

"ice silk, Protect the Consciousness!"

Su Qingyue hurriedly activated her Ice True Essence.

The ice silk instantly transformed into a double-layered ice shield, enveloping the three of them.

The surface of the ice shield shimmered with a silver-blue light, blocking most of the soul mist.

However, the lead Soul-Splitting Battle Soul (which was twice as large as the others) suddenly accelerated.

Its Soul Blade turned into a streak of black light, piercing directly through the ice shield and aiming for Bai Wanqing's Sea of Consciousness—it had realized that Bai Wanqing was the weakest of the three in terms of Soul Power and wanted to crush her Divine Soul first!

"Wanqing!"

Lin Yang was quick-witted.

Almost the moment the Soul Blade pierced the ice shield, he blocked in front of Bai Wanqing.

He had no extra time to condense a Move, so he could only use his Chaos True Essence to meet it head-on.

A pale gold shield instantly unfolded, colliding with the Soul Blade.

"Sizzle—" The Soul Blade struck the shield, emitting a harsh sound.

Pale gray Soul Power spread along the shield, attempting to drill into Lin Yang's Sea of Consciousness.

He felt a sharp pain in his mind and his vision went black, as if countless fine needles were pricking his nerves.

Just then, the chaos star core within his Dantian suddenly erupted with a strong gray-gold light—a powerful suction force surged from the star core, flowing along his arm toward the Soul Blade!

"This is..."

Lin Yang was shocked to see the Soul Power of that Soul Blade being forcibly severed and drawn into his Dantian along with his Chaos True Essence.

The star core rapidly dismantled the Soul Power.

One part merged into his Sea of Consciousness, dispelling the soul threads that had drilled in; the other part condensed into a gray pattern on the surface of the star core.

The sharp pain in his Sea of Consciousness instantly dissipated, replaced by unprecedented clarity.

He could even "see" the flow path of the Soul Power within the Soul-Splitting Battle Soul, and even the position of the lead Battle Soul's soul core (a pale red light spot on the chest of the soul body) was incredibly clear, as if a pair of "soul eyes" had opened in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Unlocked! It's the 'Soul Power Devour' ability!"

Lin Yang shouted in surprise.

This ability could not only devour Soul Power to strengthen himself but also clearly perceive the flow of Soul Power, making it the nemesis of any Soul Cultivator.

He no longer defended passively.

His Chaos True Essence actively rushed toward the nearest Soul-Splitting Battle Soul.

The gray-gold light enveloped the Battle Soul, and the pale gray Soul Power was devoured like flowing water.

The Battle Soul's body dissipated rapidly within the suction force, without even a chance to resist.

Bai Wanqing also recovered.

The blue light of the ice soul pearl surged, transforming into dozens of ice thorns that precisely struck the soul cores of the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls: "Lin Yang, the lead Battle Soul is about to launch a 'Soul Explosion'! Its soul core is in its chest, attack there quickly!"

The ice thorns carried the chill of the Ice True Essence.

After piercing the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls, they could briefly freeze their Soul Power circulation, creating an excellent attack opportunity for Lin Yang.

Su Qingyue took the opportunity to unfurl her ice silk, entangling three Soul-Splitting Battle Souls that were attempting a sneak attack.

The Ice True Essence spread along the ice silk, freezing their soul bodies: "Lin Yang, take out the leader first! Its Soul Explosion is too powerful; if it detonates, our Sea of Consciousness will all be damaged!"

The ice silk tightened its grip, and one of the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls had its soul body cracked, with pale gray Soul Power constantly leaking out.

Lin Yang nodded and flashed in front of the lead Battle Soul.

This Battle Soul was twice as large as the other Soul-Splitting Battle Souls, and its Soul Blade shimmered with black light as it prepared to launch a Soul Explosion—the Soul Power on the surface of its soul body fluctuated violently, as if it would explode at any moment.

Lin Yang did not hesitate.

He condensed his Chaos True Essence into a palm and struck directly at the soul core on its chest—the Soul Power Devour ability operated at full capacity, and the pale gray Soul Power, along with the black Soul Explosion energy, was forcibly pulled into his body.

"Roar—" The lead Battle Soul let out a silent roar, its soul body flickering violently, but it could not break free from the suction.

Lin Yang felt a swelling pain in his Sea of Consciousness, but the chaos star core operated rapidly, dismantling the Soul Explosion energy into harmless Soul Power and merging it into his Sea of Consciousness.

His Soul Power surged instantly.

The shortcoming in Soul Power he had experienced when breaking through to the Eighth Layer of Innate Realm now jumped directly to the Peak of the Xiantian Realm.

It was at least three times stronger than that of a Cultivator of the same level, and he could even actively release weak Soul Power fluctuations to interfere with the surrounding Soul-Splitting Battle Souls.

"Senior Sister Qingyue, Wanqing, I can interfere with their Soul Power flow!"

Lin Yang shouted.

His Sea of Consciousness released pale gray fluctuations, and the movements of the remaining five Soul-Splitting Battle Souls instantly became sluggish.

Their Soul Blade attacks also became disorganized, with some even striking their own companions.

Su Qingyue seized the opportunity.

Her ice silk transformed into ice blades, shattering two of the disoriented Soul-Splitting Battle Souls.

Bai Wanqing used the ice soul pearl to lock onto the remaining three Soul-Splitting Battle Souls, the blue light transforming into a cage to trap them, preventing them from having the chance to escape or self-destruct.

Lin Yang took the opportunity to step forward, devouring them one by one with his Chaos True Essence.

Half an incense stick later, the last Soul-Splitting Battle Soul was also refined.

The soul mist in the canyon gradually dissipated, revealing a clean path.

Lin Yang collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.

His Sea of Consciousness felt slightly hot due to the surge in Soul Power, as if a warm current were flowing inside it, while the chaos star core spun happily within his Dantian—the unlocking of the "Soul Power Devour" ability not only gave him an extra life-saving means but also raised his Soul Power intensity to the Peak of the Xiantian Realm.

In the future, if he encountered Soul Cultivators or Battle Souls, he would be able to hold an absolute advantage.

"Are you okay? Your Sea of Consciousness fluctuations were so strong just now that I could even sense them."

Su Qingyue walked over and handed him a bottle of light blue "Ice Heart Liquid"—this was a Spirit Medicine specifically used by the Star Moon Sect to alleviate swelling and pain in the Sea of Consciousness.

"Drink it quickly; it can rapidly calm the agitation in your Sea of Consciousness and prevent any lasting sequelae."

Her arm was still a bit numb—an old injury from blocking the heavy sword earlier—yet she still cared about Lin Yang's condition first.

Bai Wanqing also crouched down, gently placing the ice soul pearl against Lin Yang's forehead.

The blue light slowly seeped into his Sea of Consciousness: "Your Soul Power is at least three times stronger than before. Now, even if you encounter a Soul Cultivator at the Early Stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, you can hold your own against them for a while."

She looked at Lin Yang's pale face, her eyes filled with worry.

"It was too risky to devour the Soul Explosion energy of the lead Battle Soul just now. Don't be so impulsive next time; we can think of a way together."

Lin Yang took the Ice Heart Liquid and drank a mouthful.

The cool medicinal liquid slid down his throat, and the swelling pain in his Sea of Consciousness instantly eased, making him feel much refreshed.

He looked toward the depths of the canyon, where the Soul Power fluctuations were even richer, but there was no longer any dangerous aura—clearly, the Soul-Splitting Battle Souls were the guardians of this pass, and they had now all been eliminated.

He picked up the five Soul Power crystals scattered on the ground; each was more solid than the previous Iron-Armored War Soul crystals and shimmered with a rich gray light.

"Let's rest here for half an hour. I will continue moving forward after I finish absorbing these crystals."

Lin Yang placed the crystals in front of him, and his Chaos True Essence circulated slowly, beginning to absorb the Soul Power within the crystals.

The pale gray light flowed into his body through his fingertips, and the sense of clarity in his Sea of Consciousness grew stronger and stronger, to the point that he could even "see" the subtle soul threads hidden in the surrounding rock walls.

Su Qingyue and Bai Wanqing stood guard nearby.

Su Qingyue used her ice silk to clear away the remaining soul threads in the canyon to prevent them from gathering again.

Bai Wanqing walked to the rock walls on both sides of the canyon and carefully observed the sword marks—these sword marks were very deep, obviously left by ancient Cultivators using weapons containing powerful strength, and there was a faint spatial fluctuation remaining in the sword marks, which resonated vaguely with the aura of the space stone in his possession.

"Lin Yang, come quickly and look!"

Bai Wanqing suddenly shouted, pointing to a sword mark deeply embedded in the rock wall.

"There is a pale gold light in this sword mark, and it is exactly the same as the aura of your space stone! Moreover, the direction of the sword mark points exactly toward the Meteorite Crater!"

Lin Yang opened his eyes and walked quickly to the rock wall.

Deep inside the sword mark was indeed a pale gold glimmer, and the chaos star core in his Dantian throbbed slightly—this was a trace left by an ancient Cultivator using a weapon containing spatial power.

It was of the same origin as the aura of the starship wreckage.

Clearly, someone had fought here in ancient times using a weapon from the starship.

"It seems the starship wreckage is in the Meteorite Crater behind the canyon!"

Lin Yang felt a surge of joy and accelerated the speed of absorbing the crystals.

"Wait a moment longer, and we will be able to find the starship and obtain the star map fragment!"

Half an hour later, Lin Yang finished absorbing all the Soul Power crystals, and his Soul Power was completely stabilized at the Peak of the Xiantian Realm.

The perception range of his Sea of Consciousness expanded to 150 meters, and he could even vaguely sense the outline of the starship at the bottom of the Meteorite Crater in the distance.

The three of them packed their bags.

Su Qingyue unfurled her ice silk again, Bai Wanqing gripped her ice soul pearl tightly, and Lin Yang held the space stone.

Filled with excitement and vigilance, they walked toward the Meteorite Crater at the end of the canyon—there, not only was the starship wreckage they were looking for, but also the key clue leading to the Misty Forbidden Land.