After sending the girls away, Lu Xuan entered the quiet room. He slowly circulated the Taiyi Unification Skill and calmed himself down. At the same time, the scene where he found out that the Flaming Lion did not have a soul appeared in his mind again. This was definitely the strangest thing that Lu Xuan had ever encountered.
Without a soul, how did it fight? Lu Xuan could not figure it out. The only thing he was sure of was that even if the Flaming Lion did not have a soul, there must be some way to control it. Just like the Art of Corpse Manipulation, some people who practiced the Art of Puppetry could refine the corpses of martial artists or demonic beasts into Corpse Demons and control them to fight for them.
However, the Flaming Lion was definitely not a corpse, not only because it did not have any Corpse Qi, but also because it was very intelligent.
At this moment, the scene where he fought with the Flaming Lion appeared in Lu Xuan's mind. From the beginning to the end, the Flaming Lion only launched a close combat attack, and he used the Golden Blaze Blast to deal with it.
Lu Xuan did not deny the power of the Golden Blaze Blast. Apart from the Earth Divine Vein, the rest of the Five Elements Divine Veins in his body had reached the level of three stars. Lu Xuan also did not deny it. However, he did not think that he could fight the Flaming Lion head-on with his body refining strength and not suffer any losses. This was undoubtedly an unimaginable thing.
Apart from that one time, the Flaming Lion had been using its flame talent to launch attacks. It did not use its physical strength, which should have been stronger. There were two explanations for this situation. One was that the Flaming Wild Lion's physical strength was not strong enough. This could be ruled out without even thinking about it. According to Ye Tian, the Demon Clan was the only clan that could rival the Demon Clan in terms of strength.
The second possibility was that the Flaming Lion was not familiar with the use of its physical strength. This could also be eliminated. In order to reach the Demon Emperor Realm in the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range, the Flaming Lion must have experienced countless battles in its life. How could it not know how to use its physical strength?
Unless … the Blazing Wild Lion wasn't the Blazing Wild Lion!
On his way back, Lu Xuan was still surprised that his current strength was enough to defeat and even kill a Third Order Demon Emperor Realm being. It was truly beyond his expectations. According to his expectations, he should be able to kill a First Order Demon Emperor Realm demonic beast and be able to fight against a Second Order Demon Emperor Realm beast. However, if he were to face a Third Order Demon Emperor or even stronger, it would be very difficult for him to win unless he burned the blood essence in his body.
From the looks of it now, the innate ability of the blazing flames displayed by the Blazing Lion might have reached the standard of a Rank Three Demon Emperor. However, this was not the forte of the Demon Clan. Its strongest point should be its physical strength. Hence, its overall ability should have barely reached the level of a Rank Two Demon Beast. This was the only way it could defeat Zhao Ying, who had just entered the Grand Virtual Realm, and lose to his Haoran Sword Principle and the Nine Heavenly Sword.
With this analysis, Lu Xuan was almost completely sure that the Flaming Wild Lion was definitely being controlled by someone, and it was someone who was not good at physical attacks.
But … who could it be?
At this moment, Lu Xuan suddenly recalled some of the things that Ye Tian had told him in the Heavenly Emperor Palace, especially about the Heavenly Region. In the Heavenly Region, other than the Human Clan, there were countless other clans. One of the top clans was the Soul Clan!
Could it be the Soul Clan? Lu Xuan was extremely shocked!
As soon as he thought of the Soul Clan, the clues in Lu Xuan's mind instantly connected. The one who could erase the soul of the Blazing Wild Lion and control the body of the Blazing Wild Lion, but was not good at physical attacks, and most importantly, was the black pearl that Lu Xuan obtained at the end!
When the black pearl was first captured by Little Tanuki, it was obvious that it had intelligence and wanted to escape with all its might. However, after being captured by him, it knew that it could no longer escape. In an instant, it emitted a cloud of black fog. After that, the black pearl lost its intelligence, and it was obvious that it contained a powerful soul force.
It seemed that only the Soul Clan had such a powerful and strange technique, and such a powerful soul force.
Lu Xuan suddenly stopped circulating his cultivation technique, opened his eyes, and muttered to himself, "If it really is the Soul Clan, how could it appear in the Heavenly Sword Continent? Back then, the Heavenly Emperor laid down a barrier around the entire Heavenly Sword Continent. If the Soul Clan could really charge in, I'm afraid that the Heavenly Emperor Palace would have long been taken away by them. "
Lu Xuan furrowed his brows and pondered deeply. He felt that there might be some secrets that he didn't know about.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Xuan finally put aside the thought of finding the answer for the time being. As a sect with a long history in the Heavenly Sword Continent, the Jiuhua Alliance might know more about the truth. There was no need for him to worry about such things.
He immediately took out the black pearl from his storage ring. Of course, it was no longer black, but a greyish-white color that was almost transparent.
Feeling the powerful soul force contained within it, Lu Xuan made up his mind after thinking for a while. He picked up the pearl and placed it between his eyebrows.
Soul force seeped out of his body, instantly wrapping around the pearl. Then, he activated the Taiyi Fusion Technique's Soul Forging Technique, and a strange scene appeared. The pearl was like the Soul Remembrance Crystal from before, slowly turning into a semi-liquid, semi-solid state. Then, it slowly merged into Lu Xuan's forehead.
As expected, I can absorb it. Lu Xuan's heart leapt with joy. The Soul Forging Technique circulated even faster, constantly drawing out strand after strand of soul force from the pearl. The incomparably pure soul force was directly absorbed into Lu Xuan's body.
The soul force within the pearl was incomparably thick, as if it had been constructed from pure soul force. There wasn't a single impurity in it.
"I shall just call you Soul Pearl." Lu Xuan thought to himself. What he didn't know was that Soul Pearl was the original name of this pearl.
As strand after strand of soul force continuously merged into the pearl, Lu Xuan began to immerse himself in his cultivation state. Gradually, he entered into a state of forgetfulness, and his soul force began to grow at a rapid pace.
At the same time, the surrounding essence force continuously entered Lu Xuan's body, causing his sixth dan to grow rapidly. Originally, Lu Xuan was already at the later stage of the sixth level of the Origin Realm. With the large amount of essence force entering his sixth dan, the sixth dan actually showed signs of splitting.
The Soul Orb became smaller and smaller, while the sixth Inner Core grew larger and larger. Finally, the moment the Soul Orb was completely absorbed, the sixth Inner Core began to tremble as well. Immediately after, a massive wave of Origin Power appeared on Lu Xuan's body, and a brand new Inner Core that was the size of a mung bean appeared right next to the sixth Inner Core.
The seventh dan!
During the process of absorbing the Soul Pearl, Lu Xuan naturally broke through to the seventh level of the Origin Realm. This was something that Lu Xuan didn't expect. But even though it was unexpected, it was still reasonable.
During this period of time, Lu Xuan had been through a series of battles and had gained a lot of insights. Previously, he had comprehended the Righteous Sword Dao and had a great battle with the Flaming Wild Lion. Insights were no longer the reason that stopped him from breaking through. As long as he had enough essence force, he could succeed in one go.
As he felt the new addition to his dantian, Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes. His expression was filled with surprise. This time, he had protected a lot of things. If breaking through to the seventh level of the Origin Realm made Lu Xuan a little happy, then the effects of successfully absorbing the Soul Pearl had truly shocked Lu Xuan.
He felt that his current soul force had greatly increased compared to before he absorbed the Soul Pearl. Previously, his soul force was only at the level of a seven star Soul Symbol Master. That was when he had broken through on the Swift Wind Spirit Boat when he returned to the Peony Palace. Now, after just a short period of time, just by absorbing one Soul Pearl, his soul force had actually strengthened to the level of a seven star middle stage Soul Symbol Master!
Especially when absorbing the Soul Pearl did not bring about any negative effects. It was as if his soul force had increased out of thin air. He felt that if he had two more Soul Pearls, he would immediately be able to break through to the level of an eight star Soul Symbol Master.
"I didn't expect the effects of this Soul Pearl to be so strong. What kind of mystical item is this? It can actually forcefully increase one's soul force? "Lu Xuan couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Thinking back to his previous guess, Lu Xuan once again muttered to himself, "Could it be that this Soul Pearl is the source of the soul force of the Soul Race? Just like a martial artist's Yuan Dan or a demonic beast's Yao Dan? "
With this thought, the thoughts in Lu Xuan's mind became even clearer. If he guessed correctly, the Raging Flaming Lion was controlled by a member of the Soul Race using this Soul Pearl. Therefore, after the Raging Flaming Lion died, it wanted to slip away. As long as the Soul Pearl was still around, it could find another body to reside in.
If it wasn't for Little Tanuki, Lu Xuan might have really let this Soul Pearl slip away. Unfortunately, it was unable to escape from Little Tanuki's Void Travel and was instantly captured.
After carefully comprehending this powerful soul force, Lu Xuan suddenly made up his mind. He was going to find even more Soul Pearls to absorb. Since there was one, there must be two more!
Human experts at the peak of the Origin Realm all had ten Yuan Dans. If there really was such a member of the Soul Race, and it was a powerful member of the Soul Race that could wipe out the soul of the rank 3 Demonic Emperor Raging Flaming Lion, then its strength would definitely be stronger than the Raging Flaming Lion. It would definitely possess more than one Soul Pearl.
The reason why Lu Xuan had this thought was because compared to his current strength, the Soul Refinement Lineage was his only shortcoming. A 7 Star Soul Talisman Master might be powerful enough for a martial artist of his age, but it was only comparable to an early stage Origin Realm expert. The enemies he faced were usually at the late stage, peak stage, or even the Demonic Emperor Realm. It was simply not enough.
More importantly, Ye Tian once said that if Lu Xuan wanted to break the barrier around the Sky Sword Continent and reopen the passage between the Sky Sword Continent and the Heaven Region, the only way was for his Refined Spirit, Refined Body, and Refined Soul strength to reach the Transcendence Realm.
Lu Xuan had to go to the Heaven Region. For the sake of Ye Tian's dying wish, and for the entire human race, now that there was an opportunity to quickly raise his soul force, how could he not cherish it?
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