The Soul Searching Technique was an extremely overbearing technique. However, even if a Golden Exalt's origin soul had lost all its defenses, it was very difficult to search the soul of a Golden Exalt's origin soul, which had been condensed from countless years of cultivation.
Even if one forcibly used the soul search spell, they would only be able to obtain fragments of memories. Only when one's cultivation level far surpassed that of a Golden Exalt's could it be perfect.
Although Wang Lin could defeat Golden Exalts, that was with the fusion of his Ancient Dao power and his cultivation. In truth, his cultivation level was only at the early stage of Void Tribulant.
The Devil Dao Sect's sect master's origin soul was refined into a Spell Vein inside Wang Lin's body. Wang Lin had tried to search the soul of the Devil Dao Sect's sect master, but he had only obtained some unimportant memories. There were no secrets about the battle between the Heavenly Bull Continent and the Green Devil Continent, only some thoughts about the Empyrean Exalt old ancestor.
"Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor, subordinate of Grand Empyrean Dao Yi …" At noon, when the sun was high in the sky and the hot sun shined on the earth, Wang Lin opened his eyes. There was a flash of light in his eyes.
The fourth and fifth Spell Veins had appeared in his body!
One Golden Exalt had caused two Spell Veins to appear!
He waved his arm and a series of afterimages appeared. Wang Lin clearly felt that not only had his casting speed increased, but his terrifying physical strength had also increased.
This was the key to the Rapid Spell Art and the charm that attracted Wang Lin!
"Let's see how fast my body is now!"
Wang Lin looked up and his body flickered, but he was still sitting there. However, 30 feet before him, the sunlight distorted and a second Wang Lin appeared.
The second Wang Lin stood there with a smile. As he walked forward, the sunlight distorted once more and a third Wang Lin appeared.
The third Wang Lin frowned as he looked at the sky. No one knew what he was thinking.
Soon, the sunlight in the area distorted, and a fourth, a fifth, a sixth appeared … until 98 figures appeared. Some of them were sitting cross-legged, some were flying, some were walking, some were casting divine abilities, and some were swinging their fists. All of them were different, and it was a shocking sight to behold in this area of 10,000 feet.
The 98th figure sat beside the first figure. The two looked exactly the same, only their expressions were different.
"Ninety-eight afterimages. This is my current limit."
The last figure to appear sat down cross-legged and murmured. The first figure disappeared, then the second, the third, the fourth, all the way until the 97th figure disappeared one by one.
The 98 figures could be seen as avatars. They were the reflections of Wang Lin's body when he reached a certain speed. This meant that his speed was already shocking.
If he relied on spells to achieve this effect, it would be very simple, but if he relied purely on his body, then his speed would not be normal!
"Right now, I have six Spell Veins. The Rapid Spell Art can form nine Spell Veins, but it doesn't say nine is the limit. Perhaps after nine Spell Veins, there will be new changes … This spell is very powerful, and it's the spell I need to cultivate as soon as possible!"
Wang Lin sat there and his eyes lit up. He had already decided on his future path, so now it was time to see how he would walk it.
"After dealing with the celestial clan, I'll go to Teacher and cultivate with Teacher to make myself stronger. I can go anywhere and find Wan Er's soul piece!"
"My combat power is very high, but compared to those old monsters, there is still a big gap.
"My nine essences have split into three parts. According to my understanding, with the five-element true body as an example, if I can condense the power of the other two elements and fuse them into one, my cultivation should be able to increase by a level and reach the mid stage of Void Tribulant!
"Similarly, with the Thunder Essence True Body as the main essence, I should be able to reach the late stage of Void Tribulant and become a Golden Exalt!
"Finally, there is the most difficult ethereal essence. If I can comprehend two more and fuse all five into one, I should be able to reach peak Void Tribulant and become an Empyrean Exalt!
"After reaching peak, if all my essences form an essence true body, then my cultivation will surpass peak Void Tribulant and reach a level only inferior to Grand Empyrean Exalts!
"As for becoming a Grand Empyrean, although I don't know the method and Teacher said that I need a great opportunity to see if there is such a fortune when the Immemorial God Realm opens …" However, if I can condense my three essence true bodies and fuse them into one, perhaps I can become a Grand Empyrean! "Wang Lin silently pondered and his eyes shined brightly. All of this was his analysis, and he needed time to verify it.
"If my analysis is correct, then there must be another level above Grand Empyrean!!
This level might be the fourth step, or it might not be … This level requires my three essence true bodies to fuse into one and reach the level of a true god!!
"This is a level that not even Grand Empyreans have reached and are still pursuing!
"Or perhaps this level is the strength of the Celestial Ancestor or Ji Ancestor!!"
Wang Lin's mind was extremely clear. Although this was all his speculation, it was the path he would walk in the future.
Whether it was true or not, he would know once he achieved it!
"The special essences and ethereal essences are not easy to obtain, but the metal and wood essences should be easier."
As Wang Lin pondered, the afternoon sun gradually dissipated and a thunderous rumble came from the distance.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance. He slowly stood up and the wind blew by, causing his white hair and clothes to flutter. With the ruins around him, Wang Lin gave off a strange temperament.
"It's here!" Wang Lin's eyes were filled with battle intent!
"I've caught the attention of a Grand Empyrean!
"My name will shake the 72 continents of the celestial clan!
"This battle is just the beginning!!"
Thunderous rumbles echoed across the sky until they shrouded the entire world. A ray of light flew toward the ruins of the Devil Dao Sect with an aura that seemed like it was going to split the sky open.
There was a red-haired old man inside the ray of light!
In an instant, the thunderous rumble disappeared. It was as if a very noisy square had suddenly become silent. The moment the thunderous rumble disappeared, the ray of light collapsed and the entire world became dead silent.
A figure appeared 1,000 feet before Wang Lin!
It was the scarlet-haired old man. He wore a purple robe with golden edges. On the right corner of his robe, there was a taiji symbol. The taiji symbol was fiery red, and it seemed to represent the Dao!
"It was you who destroyed my Devil Dao Sect?"
The red-haired old man stood there, and after a long time, he looked at Wang Lin and slowly spoke. His voice was calm and didn't reveal any emotion, but it set off countless echoes. The echoes became more and more intense until it was like the sky was roaring and the earth was roaring. It turned into a heaven-shattering sound that impacted Wang Lin's body.
Wang Lin calmly stood there. His pupils shrank slightly and he slowly said, "Yes!"
"After destroying my Devil Dao Sect, you're still waiting for me to arrive. Are you going to challenge me?" When the red-haired old man saw Wang Lin's calm expression, his gaze became even more fierce.
Wang Lin looked at the red-haired old man and calmly said, "Yes!"
"Good!"
The Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor didn't show any contempt or anger. At his cultivation level, he had long forgotten his emotions. He was an Empyrean Exalt, a subordinate of Grand Empyrean Dao Yi. Although he wasn't the strongest Empyrean Exalt, he could stand at the peak of the celestial clan.
"I'll give you a chance to challenge me. If you can take three punches from me, then I'll forget about destroying the Devil Dao Sect!" The Devil Dao Sect's old ancestor waved his sleeves and punched at Wang Lin.
This punch caused the world to change colors. The ruins of the Devil Dao Sect began to distort under the sun. This distortion changed everything, as if this place had become an independent existence.
As the space distorted, the origin energy of the world seemed to be sucked in by the red-haired old man's punch. There was no longer any origin energy left in this space.
"When your cultivation base reaches the Empyrean level, you no longer need to use any divine abilities or techniques. You are a cultivator, and your body is the foundation of a cultivator. You don't need a powerful fleshly body. You need to fuse your Dao into your body, making your body the Dao!
"Your body is your dao. Even an ordinary punch or kick might not have the power to shatter the world, but it contains the power to destroy everything!
"This is what the red-haired old man said after he became Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's subordinate.
As the punch landed, Wang Lin's pupils shrank and his white hair moved without any wind. His eyes shined brightly and he felt how terrifying this punch was. This punch looked ordinary, but it was completely integrated with the world. When this punch moved, the world moved!
This punch even contained nine different spells. These nine spells didn't require any hand seals or Divine Sense. Just a casual punch was enough to move one's body!
This was the true power of an Empyrean Exalt. Any Golden Exalt cultivator would be terrified by this punch. This punch was enough to kill more than 100 people!
This was to completely integrate one's Dao Will and one's will into one's body. One's body was one's Dao, and one's fist was one's Dao!
The surrounding world distorted. Wang Lin's white hair fluttered, but he didn't retreat. Instead, he stepped forward, raised his right hand, and threw a punch!
He didn't immediately put on the Heavenly Bull soul armor. Instead, he used his current combat power to see how he would fare against an Empyrean Exalt without the soul armor!
At this moment, thunderous rumbles echoed across the world. The ground trembled and layer by layer collapsed. Countless pieces of dust were blown away by the punch from Wang Lin and the Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt ancestor. However, they were blocked by the distorted void and couldn't scatter too much. They could only fly into the sky and form a dust storm!
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