Although the scene in front of him surprised Yang Qi a little, he quickly came to his senses. The soul itself was formed by the remnant soul. The soul, like the body, can be abandoned in part, but abandoning part of the soul is more costly. At this time, for the soul, being able to survive is enough, and abandoning part of the soul is also acceptable.
Looking at the fleeing soul, Yang Qi had no intention of chasing it. Even though the soul had suffered a great loss at the hands of the dark beetle, the dark beetle had just broken through to the two-star martial emperor after all. In a life-and-death fight, it was definitely no match for the soul. And he himself had consumed a lot of energy. If he wanted to kill the soul, he would have to pay a big price. He and the soul had no deadly hatred, so there was no need to fight the soul to the death.
Phew~
As the soul escaped, Yang Qi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He immediately asked about the situation of the Dark Beetle. After all, the Dark Beetle not only broke through to the two-star Martial Emperor level, but also seemed to have undergone a transformation.
Feeling the thoughts transmitted by the dark beetle, Yang Qi frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Life level transformation?"
According to the thoughts conveyed by the Dark Beetle, the Dark Beetle's previous transformation was in all aspects, including blood and soul, which was obviously a transformation of the life level.
"Even its bloodline has evolved. The dark beetle's potential should have also increased a lot." A hint of joy appeared on Yang Qi's face.
The Dark Beetle is a worm-beast bred by the Snow Jade Palace. Its growth potential is not bad and it can grow to the Martial Emperor Realm. However, after growing to the Martial Emperor Realm, the Dark Beetle's innate advantages also decrease. However, if it wants to continue to grow, it not only needs a lot of resources, but also needs to devour some powerful blood. Now that the Dark Beetle's life level has transformed, its growth potential will be even greater.
The increase in the growth potential of the dark beetle is also a good thing for Yang Qi. Now Yang Qi's cultivation speed is not slow, and it will not be difficult for him to enter the middle-level martial emperor or even the high-level martial emperor in the future. If the dark beetle grows too slowly, it will not be able to keep up with his pace.
After understanding the changes after the dark beetle's breakthrough, Yang Qi's figure flashed and he immediately rushed to the center of the formation, taking the opportunity to recover his consumed energy.
As the dark beetle completed its breakthrough, although some more souls arrived, their strength and number were obviously reduced. After Yang Qi killed several souls, the area where he was located once again completely returned to peace.
Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, two months had passed since Yang Qi entered this space. During these two months, Yang Qi's life level and soul had improved a lot. With his current strength, it would not be difficult for him to deal with a late-stage three-star martial emperor practitioner with the help of the dark beetle.
Yang Qi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed, and he said in a deep voice, "Although I have made great progress in the past two months, my physical strength and soul seem to be reaching the limit of the peak of the two-star martial emperor."
Since entering the Martial Emperor realm, Yang Qi has never felt that he has reached his limit when practicing the Source God Canon. But now he has this feeling. With the continuous enhancement of his own life level, he can break through to the three-star Martial Emperor at any time. However, he has been suppressing it and has not broken through.
However, recently Yang Qi clearly felt that he was gradually unable to suppress the feeling. He was afraid that after a while, he would break through to the three-star Martial Emperor on his own!
That's right, it broke through on its own, and Yang Qi didn't even need to do anything, just like a teenager whose strength naturally increases as he gets older.
"It's a pity that this space is not suitable for breakthrough." A look of helplessness flashed across Yang Qi's face.
The Dark Beetle's previous gains made Yang Qi realize that if he could break through to the Three Star Martial Emperor level here, he would probably also gain a lot. However, Yang Qi also knew that he could not break through here at all, so he could only suppress himself.
Yang Qi's eyes focused, a gleam of brilliance flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he muttered to himself, "It can still be suppressed now. After practicing for some time, I will go and hunt souls."
There are still twenty days left before the eighty-one-day deadline. When the suppression effect becomes weaker, even if you continue to practice, the help will be very limited. It will undoubtedly be the most appropriate time to hunt souls.
Thinking of this, Yang Qi sat cross-legged again and practiced the Source God Canon. Because he had almost reached his limit, the results of a few days of practice were not even as good as the results of the first day of practice when he entered this space.
A few days later, Yang Qi finished his training and thought to himself, "There is only half a month left. It's almost time to hunt souls."
In addition to hunting souls, Yang Qi also wanted to explore this space. This space in front of him was not only the lair of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, but also had its origin sealed for such a long time. He was also very curious about this space.
After removing the nearby formation, Yang Qi flew towards the depths of the blue-gray fog. His shadow clone was still responsible for the outer perimeter security to prevent sudden attacks from souls.
As he went deeper, Yang Qi frowned and said in a deep voice, "There is no living thing in this space?"
Although there were no living creatures in the ruins outside, there were still some plants. However, in this space, Yang Qi passed through an endless journey and a barren mountain area, but he did not see even a single plant.
Yang Qi looked at the barren mountains around him, a gleam of brilliance flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he muttered to himself, "Did the will of the endless universe backfire and wipe out all the existence of life in this space?"
He had thought the ruins outside were very strange before, and he couldn't even see the remains of the practitioners. What he saw and heard in this space immediately made Yang Qi understand that the practitioners of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect were probably wiped out directly without leaving any remains under the backlash of the endless universe's will.
This could also explain why in the huge lair of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, there wasn't even a single corpse of a cultivator to be found, but instead there were quite a few Taoist soldiers left that should have been refined by the cultivators.
Looking into the depths of the blue-gray mist, Yang Qi's eyes fixed, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that there are only souls in this space?"
The soul is not a real living being, but a special existence formed by the combination of the residual soul and the origin. The soul itself has no breath of life, only the breath of the soul.
Although he had some guesses about the space in front of him, Yang Qi had no way to verify it, because he had not encountered any souls along the way.
“It seems that the souls that were killed before and the souls that were forced to retreat have left no souls left in the nearby area.” Yang Qi said helplessly.
This time he went deep into this space in order to hunt souls. After all, the soul bead was a very precious treasure to Yang Qi. As a result, he went all the way deep but did not encounter any souls. How could Yang Qi not be disappointed? (To be continued)