The relationship between master and disciple didn't need to be declared. For example, although Wang Lin and Xuan Luo were no longer master and disciple in name, in Wang Lin's heart, Xuan Luo would always be his master.
And in Xuan Luo's heart, his only disciple was still the child he had brought out of the cave world to the Ancient race.
Inside the ancestral temple, although Wang Lin's body was in pain, his heart was filled with warmth. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in the splitting of his origin soul.
With his master here, he didn't need to worry about anything.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, three days went by. During these three days, Wang Lin remained motionless, but the pain from his origin soul splitting became even more intense. It was as if a storm was going to drown his body. One could vaguely see a light figure appear outside Wang Lin's body. This light figure was connected to Wang Lin's head and floated above his head.
The light figure's body was covered in cracks that were slowly increasing in number. There were even some places where the cracks seemed to be connected to each other. It was a terrifying sight to behold.
This light figure was the external manifestation of Wang Lin's origin soul.
If it was any other member of the Ancient Shi, they might not be able to withstand the pain and would choose to fuse with it. However, for Wang Lin, this was just the beginning and was far from the end.
Three days passed, and then another three days passed. The Ancient Shi people in the imperial city gradually noticed that something was wrong. In their eyes, the light around the Ancient Ancestor statue had lasted a bit longer.
"It has lasted for a full six days, a few more days than before. It looks like there are people with great perseverance among the people going through the divine retribution this time!"
"Six days … I just don't know who lasted this long. Back then, I couldn't withstand it on the third day. This kind of pain is not something that can be endured just by perseverance."
"To have Lord Song protect them, this is expected."
However, although it attracted attention once again, six days was not a long time. Gradually, the abnormality here was ignored by others.
On the ninth day, 15th day, 30th day, and two months later, the Ancient Ancestor statue continued to give off ripples that spread across most of the imperial city.
At this moment, more and more Ancient Shi members looked at the Ancient Ancestor statue in shock. In their opinion, this group of people had lasted a bit too long.
"I haven't seen anyone come out of the ancestral temple in two months. Could it be … could it be …?" "Could it be that there's only one person going through the tribulation? Just who is this person that Lord Song is acting as his protector?
"Two months, he actually persisted for two months. Looks like he's going to choose a major split."
Before he knew it, another six months had passed. Including the previous two months, Wang Lin had been distracted for the first time for a total of eight months!
During these eight months, almost all the people in the imperial city checked to see if the Ancient Ancestor statue's halo was still there.
More and more discussions filled the Ancient Shi imperial city. It was almost because of this topic that the people of the Shiji Clan went from shock to horror and then from horror to excitement. Now, their excitement had reached its peak.
This was because there were only four months left from the one year limit for the first soul split!
"Can he last for a year? It has to be said that the longest the first soul split lasted in my Ancient Shi was one year!!
If that person hadn't died during the second soul split, he might have become a Grand Empyrean! "
"Eight months, this person is really crazy. He can actually endure this kind of pain."
"Rumor has it that Lord Song persisted for 11 months!"
As the people of the Ancient Shi discussed, Wang Lin remained motionless in the depths of the ancestral temple. However, the light shadow around him had shattered. The legs of the light shadow had dissipated and only half of the figure remained.
This figure was also blurry and almost transparent, as if it could dissipate at any moment. Although Wang Lin's eyes were closed, the pain he was enduring was extremely intense. The pain of his origin soul shattering bit by bit made him feel like he was being cut by thousands of knives. He had to stay awake and couldn't fall into a coma.
Eight months of suffering still couldn't make him give up. Wang Lin had been enduring it all this time. He was going to wait for his origin soul to completely shatter before he could fuse with it!
In his mind, the roar from the Ancient Ancestor was the only thing in his mind at that moment.
"If I want the sky to collapse, then the sky will collapse. If I want the earth to shatter, then the earth must shatter!
If I want all life to die, then no one will dare to not die. If I want there to be no celestials in the world, then who will dare to exist … "As he endured with all his strength, the ninth month arrived. In the blink of an eye, the 10th and 11th months passed.
Song Tian sat before the ancestral temple and guarded Wang Lin for 11 months. He wasn't surprised that Wang Lin could persist until now. According to his analysis, Wang Lin should be able to last for about a year.
"In truth, one year is only enough time for the origin soul to shatter into pieces. Aside from a crazy person who persisted for 28 months tens of thousands of years ago, very few people would choose to let their origin soul shatter into dust instead of fusing with it!" Song Tian didn't look back at the ancestral temple. He calculated the time and sat there motionlessly.
When the 12th month passed, an entire year had passed. Two months later, the entire Ancient Shi was in an uproar. They looked at the halos on the Ancient Ancestor statue and were guessing who was going through the divine retribution and how long this person could last!
"14 months … Indeed worthy of being the King!" In the palace, the old Ancient Shi emperor let out a sigh.
On this day of the 14th month, inside the ancestral temple, only a head remained of the light shadow around Wang Lin. The head was filled with cracks and bursts of light came from it. Then it suddenly collapsed.
When the head of the light shadow collapsed, there was no light shadow around Wang Lin. However, if one scanned the area with their divine sense, they would see a large amount of tiny fragments floating around. These fragments were still shattering.
At this moment, there was no vitality left in Wang Lin's body; he was like a corpse. The blood in his body could no longer move and had become cold. He had lost all consciousness, as if he was truly dead.
The only thing that existed was a will, a will that would continue to persevere until the final moment. If he succeeded, it would be as if he had been resurrected from the dead. If he failed, he would vanish like smoke into thin air.
"Will I fail? No!!
I will never fail!! "
His will also contained the roar of the Battle Celestial from the Ancient Ancestor statue.
The invisible fragments around his body slowly shattered. Another four months passed. Wang Lin had gone through the second trial and first soul split for 18 months.
This time, even Song Tian's expression changed. He turned from facing away from the ancestral temple to looking directly at the statue.
If he was like this, there was no need to talk about the members of the Ancient Shi imperial city. After 18 months of persevering, they had gotten used to the halos and ripples coming from the Ji Zu statue. However, deep in their hearts, they couldn't get used to it and were filled with disbelief.
The 19th month, the 20th month … until the 27th month!!
After more than two years, Wang Lin was still persisting. Nearly 80% of the invisible fragments around him had completely shattered and scattered like dust.
Only the small number of fragments continued to split.
When the 30th month arrived, two and a half years had passed. If it wasn't for the fact that Song Tian could feel the will inside the ancestral temple, he would have thought Wang Lin was dead.
"Crazy person!!
The reason he has such a cultivation base has a lot to do with his madness. Doesn't he know that a complete split can lead to death?! "Song Tian had already stood up from his cross-legged position. He stood outside the ancestral temple, his expression constantly changing.
When the 30th month arrived, the old Emperor Shi Ji's heart trembled. He often called Ji Du to see him. Although it was normal, there was a flash in his eyes that only he knew.
However, what the emperor didn't know was that Ji Du Jing had noticed all of this as well. However, he couldn't be bothered about this right now, and his heart was filled with anxiety. He wasn't anxious about his position as emperor, but his foster father's safety.
When the 35th month passed, even Xuan Luo, who was guarding Wang Lin, became anxious. He wanted to remind Wang Lin, but he was worried that an accident would happen.
The thirty-sixth month arrived as Xuan Luo hesitated. On this night, the nine rings of light around the Ancient Ancestor statue suddenly erupted with extremely bright light. The light spread out in all directions and caused the entire Auspicious Imperial City to fall silent. All the clan members put down everything and focused their gazes on the Ancient Ancestor statue.
Xuan Luo got up and excitedly looked over.
Song Tian took a deep breath and retreated ten thousand feet, focusing his gaze.
In the palace, the Ancient Shi Emperor was nervous. He stood next to the window and stared in the direction of the ancestral temple.
Ji Du personally came to the ancestral temple and anxiously looked over.
Inside the ancestral temple, light shined from Wang Lin's motionless body. Countless specks of light appeared out of thin air and gradually formed a complete shadow. This shadow was several times larger than the shadow from before, and it gave off a shocking pressure.
The moment the shadow condensed, the nine halos around the Ancient Ancestor statue fused into one. It gave off a blinding light that made it seem like night had turned into day!
At this moment, the gaze of the light that had fused into one condensed on the Ancient Ancestor statue.
Xuan Luo got up and excitedly looked over.
Song Tian took a deep breath and retreated ten thousand feet, focusing his gaze.
In the palace, the Ancient Shi Emperor was nervous. He stood next to the window and stared in the direction of the ancestral temple.
Ji Du personally came to the ancestral temple and anxiously looked over.
Inside the ancestral temple, light shined from Wang Lin's motionless body. Countless specks of light appeared out of thin air and gradually formed a complete shadow. This shadow was several times larger than the shadow from before, and it gave off a shocking pressure.
The moment the shadow condensed, the nine halos around the Ancient Ancestor statue fused into one. It gave off a blinding light that made it seem like night had turned into day!
At that moment, the halo that had fused into one suddenly separated and turned into 18 halos that circled around Ji Zu's statue!
"The first Soul Split was a success!!"
"36 months, a whole three years!!"
Song Tian looked at this and muttered to himself, "Completely shattered and perfectly fused …"
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The rings suddenly separated and turned into 18 halos that rotated around the Ji Zu statue!
"The first Soul Split was a success!!"
"36 months, a whole three years!!"
"Complete destruction, perfect fusion …" Song Tian looked at this scene and muttered to himself.