Above the distant sky, an intangible glow floated, with a mighty and vast soul power surging like a tide, spreading rapidly in all directions. At this moment, within the entire mountain range, all the magical beasts except for a few extremely powerful high-rank ones, felt an extremely strong soul pressure. Under this pressure, their bodies could not help but tremble slightly.
“How formidable is this Xiao Yan! To actually break through to the 8th rank, it’s truly unbelievable…”
Bear War gazed at the intangible light in the sky, feeling a sense of awe even for him. His strength was manifested in his physical body, but in terms of soul, perhaps even two Bear Wars could not match the current Xiao Yan.
The soul power that spread like a tidal wave gradually dissipated after about a few minutes, and the intangible glow also slowly appeared in Bear War’s gaze.
As the light faded, a faint figure could be seen. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Xiao Yan, though his body seemed extremely ethereal.
“Is… Is this a soul?” Bear War stared at the ethereal Xiao Yan in the sky, his heart suddenly startled as he muttered softly.
Soul, in this era, was too elusive and intangible. Soul power was also colorless and formless, making it unpredictable. Very few had seen a true humanoid soul. After all, to condense an incorporeal soul into a human-like form and keep it for a long time, even some Dou Zun-level experts found it difficult to achieve.
The “Xiao Yan” in the sky paused for a moment before suddenly lowering his head, his gaze turning to the stone chamber on the ground where a slender figure was walking up through the void. With a glance, Bear War recognized it as Xiao Yan’s physical body.
As the physical body approached the soul, the “Xiao Yan” formed by the soul also moved, approaching the physical body. With each step, his body shrank slightly, and when he reached the physical body, he had become a palm-sized, intangible light, gently landing on the physical body’s forehead and disappearing in a flash.
When the soul reentered Xiao Yan’s forehead, his body trembled slightly, and the soul pressure that had spread out completely dissipated at this moment.
Xiao Yan stood motionless in the sky for a while, and his black eyes finally regained clarity. Taking a deep breath, he suddenly formed hand seals, and with the formation of these seals, the vast soul power spread from his forehead, finally condensing into an intangible soul fist seal at his changing hand seals.
“Big Brother Bear War, try my soul fist seal!”
A low cry came from Xiao Yan’s mouth, and then his gaze turned to Bear War below. With a loud laugh, the hand seal solidified, and the fist seal, filled with soul pressure, turned into a flash of lightning, streaking towards Bear War on the mountain top!
“Haha, good!”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s laughter, Bear War laughed boldly, gripping his fan-sized hands tightly, his eyes narrowing as he watched the vast, invisible force cutting through space.
*Bang!*
The intangible soul hand seal arrived instantly, colliding fiercely with Bear War’s iron-hard fist. A low rumble echoed in the sky.
When they collided, the expected energy ripple did not appear. Bear War’s face changed slightly as the fist struck. The force of the soul hand seal wasn’t very strong, but when they collided, he felt a faint pain and dizziness in his mind, causing his steps to waver, and he took two steps back to stabilize himself.
“Is… Is this a soul attack?”
Stabilizing himself, Bear War’s face became grave. Although he hadn’t used his full strength, Xiao Yan’s strange attack wasn’t just something that could be resisted by brute force, as it targeted the soul, not the body.
Although such attacks might not be lethal, during combat, a sudden attack like this, causing a brief dizziness, could turn the battle in an instant!
“It’s said that ancient alchemists, even some Dou Qi experts, dared not provoke them. Such soul attacks are unpredictable, but modern alchemists seem to have lost such cultivation methods. Therefore, most of them rely on Dou Qi in combat.”
Bear War’s face showed a thoughtful expression. Though he was a magical beast, he had lived for many years and once followed a well-known alchemy master when the Pill World was still flourishing. Hence, he had some understanding of alchemists.
“Hehe, is Big Brother Bear War okay?”
While Bear War pondered, Xiao Yan in the sky also descended, smiling at him.
Upon hearing this, Bear War shook off his thoughts, looking up at Xiao Yan, and was slightly stunned. He wondered if it was an illusion, but Xiao Yan now seemed to exude a more ethereal and unfathomable aura, as if he were facing his soul and not Xiao Yan.
“Seems like this is a change after entering the 8th rank, huh.”
Bear War didn’t delve deeper, laughing heartily at Xiao Yan, “Brother Xiao Yan, this move is indeed not weak. If it were someone of a slightly lower rank, their consciousness would surely be damaged by this soul attack.”
During the conversation, Bear War’s tone became much more familiar. Although he was a Dou Zun expert, Xiao Yan had already advanced to the 8th rank alchemy master, and Bear War would definitely need to seek his help in the future.
Xiao Yan smiled, noting Bear War’s subtle change, and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. In the world of the strong, strength truly ruled, and this was especially true for Bear War’s straightforward nature.
“You finally came out…”
A clear voice suddenly rang out behind Xiao Yan. It was Zi Yan, who had been waiting impatiently.
Xiao Yan turned around, smiling at Zi Yan, “How many days have I been in seclusion?”
“Almost eight days…”
Zi Yan rolled her eyes, “If you were any later, the Pill World would have closed, and you would have lost your qualification to participate.”
“Eight days… that means there’s still more than a day left.”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. Spending eight days didn’t surprise him too much. Thinking for a moment, he pulled out the Pill World map from his storage ring, confirmed his location, and then looked towards the north.
“My task items are complete. Now we just need to head to the exit. What about you guys?”
Zi Yan shrugged, “I’ll follow you for now. But there will be people from the Alchemist Tower guarding the exit, so when we get there, you’ll have to go first. I can find my own way out.”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, knowing a little about Zi Yan’s abilities. She could come to the Pill World without anyone noticing, so she must have a way to leave.
“In that case, let’s get going. The exit is still a distance away, and we need to speed up to reach it before it closes.”
“Okay, here, take this, but don’t keep it all to yourself.”
Zi Yan suddenly opened her small hand, revealing a jade green ring. Seeing the storage ring, Bear War’s face twitched.
“What is this?” Xiao Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Cough, those rare medicinal herbs in the stone palace.”
Bear War coughed dryly, speaking with a gravelly voice.
Xiao Yan, at a loss for words, looked at Zi Yan’s urging gaze, and shook his head with a wry smile. This little lady was indeed trying to loot everyone’s resources.
Taking the storage ring and putting it on, Xiao Yan had to admit that he was quite tempted by these rare medicinal herbs. With this herb warehouse, he would save countless efforts and time in the future, as some of these herbs were very hard to find in the outside world.
“Is Big Brother Bear War coming along?”
With the storage ring on, Xiao Yan coughed lightly, asking.
“Yeah, I’ll need Little Lady to get out, and I’ll also be your bodyguard. If we run into that guy again, it might be bad for you.”
Bear War reluctantly moved his gaze from Xiao Yan’s fingers, saying.
“Hehe, then I’ll trouble Big Brother Bear War.”
Xiao Yan smiled, bowing in gratitude, “In that case, let’s set off immediately.”
“Flying manually is too troublesome.”
Bear War chuckled, whistling suddenly. The sound of a bird’s chirping echoed in the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountains, and soon, a huge figure soared from the distant mountains, circling the peak.
“Let’s go. This Mystic Bird is very fast and convenient…”
Bear War waved at Xiao Yan, stamped his foot on the ground, and leaped up, landing steadily on the broad back of the Mystic Bird. Xiao Yan and the others followed closely.
*Squawk!*
The giant Mystic Bird let out a sharp cry, flapped its mighty wings, creating a strong wind, and rapidly flew towards the exit in the north.
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