As the water droplet fell, ripples began to appear on the mirror beneath Ye Chen's feet.
Last time, Ye Chen hadn't been prepared, so he had only been able to see the trajectory of these ripples for a moment.
But this time, Ye Chen could see them clearly.
As the water droplet fell on the mirror, the first ripple immediately spread out in all directions.
This ripple very quickly caused many ripples on the surface of the mirror. These ripples spread in all directions. However, the further they spread, the weaker the ripples became.
At the start, Ye Chen could still clearly see the traces of these ripples. In his mind, he was constantly counting the number of these ripples.
However, after looking at it for a moment, Ye Chen felt that his eyes were a little sore, and even his thoughts were starting to become chaotic. He simply could not remember how many ripples he had counted.
"Again."
When the ripples beneath his feet disappeared, Ye Chen frowned. He pondered for a moment, then immediately condensed another water droplet and began to test the strength of his soul again.
Outside the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary, the Great Elder stared at Ye Chen with a relaxed expression.
However, when he saw that Ye Chen did not stop after testing his soul power and continued to test, a shocked expression appeared on his face.
"Could it be that Ye Chen's soul strength hasn't reached the level needed to go to the ancestral cemetery? If that's the case, then the situation will be terrible." The Great Elder secretly muttered in his heart.
The Sacred Race was known as the Spiritas. Therefore, the experts of the Sacred Race were mostly experts of the soul.
Although there were many non-soul experts in the Sacred Race, the benefits that the ancestral cemetery could bring to a warrior were in the aspect of the soul.
Therefore, the young warriors that went to the ancestral cemetery to cultivate were bound to have extremely strong talent in the aspect of the soul.
If they didn't have talent in the aspect of the soul, then there was no need to go to the ancestral cemetery to cultivate.
Although the talent Ye Chen displayed was extremely strong, no one knew exactly how strong his soul strength was.
When the Great Elder saw Ye Chen test his soul strength again and again, he thought that Ye Chen hadn't reached the standard he had set. This was why he was so eager to test his soul strength again and again.
"Again."
In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen used the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to test his soul strength and began his fifth test.
To test the strength of his soul so frequently, even the First Elder was starting to get impatient.
Once a warrior's soul strength reached the realm of divinity, it would be extremely difficult for them to continue cultivating. Even if they had miraculous medicines, they might not be able to increase a warrior's soul strength in a short period of time.
Therefore, in a short period of time, the result of a martial artist testing the strength of their Soul Strength would not change too much.
"Ye Chen."
Seeing Ye Chen test his soul strength for the fifth time, the Great Elder finally couldn't help but call out to stop Ye Chen. "Ye Chen, the results of the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary test have always been accurate, so you can test it once. There's no need to test it again and again."
Ye Chen was originally planning to continue his sixth test, but when he heard the Great Elder's voice, he stopped and said with regret, "Great Elder, I know this, but I just took the Ghost King Pill and was in the process of neutralizing the nourishment of my soul strength. I thought I would need to spend some time to completely neutralize the Ghost King Pill's medicinal properties, but I didn't expect that by using the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to test my soul strength, the speed at which I neutralized the Ghost King Pill's medicinal properties actually increased. Is that why I tested my soul strength so many times?"
"What?
The Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary has such a benefit? "The Great Elder looked at Ye Chen, speechless.
Ye Chen's situation was indeed quite rare.
After all, for most Sacred Race cultivators, if they obtained a Ghost King Pill, they would likely completely digest the medicinal properties of the Ghost King Pill before coming to the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to test their soul strength. Very few people would come here to test their soul strength right after swallowing a Ghost King Pill.
In addition, the other reason why Sacred Race cultivators rarely came to the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to test their soul strength was because of the consumption of the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary.
As one of the Sacred Race's treasures, opening the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary required energy.
Although this energy wasn't too much and wasn't even worth mentioning to the Sacred Race, it was still a considerable expense for most cultivators.
In such a situation, no one would be so extravagant as to use the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to cultivate.
Ye Chen obviously didn't know this, which was why he repeatedly used the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to digest the medicinal properties of the Ghost King Pill he had swallowed.
Knowing the truth behind Ye Chen constantly testing his soul strength, the Great Elder bitterly smiled and shook his head, "Ye Chen, opening the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary is actually quite energy-consuming. Although the medicinal properties of a Ghost King Pill are very strong, you will only need to spend a month or so to completely digest them. Therefore, we should immediately finish testing your soul strength before discussing anything else."
"So that's how it is. There's no need to retest it. Although I was cultivating just now, I was able to accurately test the strength of my soul strength." Ye Chen curled his lips in disdain.
After using the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to cultivate five times in a row, the medicinal properties of the Ghost King Pill in Ye Chen's body had almost been completely exhausted. Even if he continued to use the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary to cultivate, Ye Chen wouldn't obtain much benefit, so he simply stopped opening the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary.
It had to be said that although the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary was a holy land for testing the strength of a cultivator's soul strength, the consumption of soul strength was astonishing.
After five consecutive tests, Ye Chen felt a sense of weakness in the depths of his soul.
"What's your previous best score?" The First Elder's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Ye Chen's test results were related to whether or not Ye Chen could enter the ancestral cemetery to cultivate.
"During the first test, the strength of my soul strength was around 2100 ripples. During the second test, the strength increased by about 100 … and during the fifth test, I was able to see 2327 ripples." Ye Chen thought for a moment and said.
Staring at the ripples under one's feet for a long time would cause one's eyes to become extremely tired.
On the other hand, it would also cause one's mind to become extremely tired.
In addition, these ripples were getting weaker and weaker, so the further one went, the more difficult it was to see these ripples clearly.
Even if one's soul became a god, they would only be able to see 1000 ripples. As for entering the ancestral cemetery, a cultivator would need to see 1500 ripples.
Ye Chen's current best result was 2327 ripples. Compared to the stipulated 1500 ripples, it was a total of 800 ripples. This result was enough for Ye Chen to enter the ancestral cemetery.
"2327 ripples. Ye Chen, your performance is already quite good. However, whether or not your result is as such will have to wait for me to verify it." Ye Chen's result surprised the Great Elder.
However, the Great Elder was still very cautious as he walked to the front of the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary. He waved his hand and struck out a force within the Hallucinatory Sacred Boundary.