Li Shang looked him up and down. "You participated in the battle for the Spirit Sea with the Reincarnation Tree, right?"
Li Shang had already guessed this when he learned that Lu Ye possessed the mark of the Reincarnation Tree. This was because the Reincarnation Tree generally bestowed marks to cultivators who performed extremely well in the battle for the Spirit Sea in the Alpha Origin stage.
The Reincarnation Tree used this method to select the talents it fancied.
Since Lu Ye possessed the mark of the Reincarnation Tree, it was obvious that he had performed extremely well in the battle for the Spirit Sea.
"That's right." Lu Ye nodded. He didn't know what this had to do with the battle for the Spirit Sea.
Li Shang explained, "The Alpha Origin stage is the birthplace of the Reincarnation Tree, and is one of the most ancient domains in the world. The Spirit Light nurtured there has an extremely mysterious power. Not only can it strengthen your foundation after advancing to the Constellation Realm, but it also gives you the ability to not fear the suppression of most space wonders in the world."
"There's such a thing?" Lu Ye was greatly surprised. He had never heard of this before.
In the battle for the Spirit Sea in the Alpha Origin stage, the final hundred winners would all be rewarded with mysterious Spirit Light that would help them advance to the Constellation Realm. Of course, the higher one's ranking, the more Spirit Light they would receive. Lu Ye had won first place, so he received the most Spirit Light.
He only knew that the Spirit Light from the Alpha Origin stage was more effective than the Spirit Light nurtured in ordinary domains, and could strengthen a cultivator's foundation after advancing to the Constellation Realm. He was now invincible among his peers partly because of the Alpha Origin Spirit Light.
But he really didn't know that the Spirit Light had other effects.
Yang Qing didn't tell him about this at all.
It wasn't that Yang Qing didn't know, but that she couldn't be bothered to tell him.
Lu Ye couldn't help but recall something. Two years ago, when the Constellation Hall opened, he, Pu Ke, and Spectre had gone to the location of the Constellation Hall. When they entered the area, both Pu Ke and Spectre were clearly struggling, as if they were resisting some kind of pressure. Yet, he didn't feel anything.
Of course, although he felt it was a little strange, he didn't have the time to ask.
Only now did he realize that what Pu Ke and Ghost had resisted back then was the suppressive force of the Starry Sky Wonder, and he couldn't feel that mysterious suppression at all.
Li Shang continued, "Those who emerge victorious in the Battle of the Divine Sea all possess a certain degree of ability to resist the suppression of the Starry Skies, but the lower one's ranking, the weaker their ability to resist. It is for this reason that even though the Battle of the Divine Sea is extremely dangerous, the masters of the various Domains are very keen to bring their outstanding juniors to participate. This is because once they emerge victorious, they will have a great advantage in exploring the Starry Skies in the future."
"Explore space wonders?" Lu Ye was a little surprised. Space wonders were so dangerous, why would they explore them?
Li Shang nodded, "Although the Starry Sky Wonders are extremely dangerous, it is said that there are many mysterious benefits inside the Starry Sky Wonders. There are even Starry Sky Treasures that have yet to awaken. If one can obtain one or two of these treasures, they can be used as World Stabilizing Treasures. Many great figures are keen to explore the Starry Sky Wonders, and some have also obtained many benefits from them."
Lu Ye finally understood. Even though the struggle for the Divine Sea had been so dangerous back then, the masters of the various domains had still rushed over like a flock of ducks, each of them bringing their most outstanding juniors to participate. So this was the reason.
Compared to the benefits of the mysterious light produced by the Alpha Origin stage, which could strengthen a cultivator's foundation, the experts were undoubtedly more interested in resisting the suppression of the Starry Skies.
Just as Li Shang had said, any cultivator who entered the Starry Sky Wonders would be like a mortal entering water. However, Lu Ye did not feel any pressure.
However, Lu Ye's current cultivation was still somewhat insufficient to explore the Starry Sky Wonders. The interior of most Starry Sky Wonders was extremely dangerous, and the Mist Dragon was one of the very few Wonders that didn't have any dangers inside. Even so, no one could easily escape from it.
Lu Ye took out a fragment of the Reincarnation Tree from his storage ring. When he raised his hand, a ball of flame ignited in his palm. He brought the fragment of the Reincarnation Tree close to him. Strangely, the fragment of the Reincarnation Tree immediately ignited like a torch.
The light from the torch illuminated the area within a radius of thirty feet, causing the fog to disperse wherever the light shrouded.
If one wanted to leave the Mist Dragon, they would have to borrow the power of the Reincarnation Tree clone. Only then would they not get lost. Without the illumination of the torch, they would only continue to spin around in the fog.
"Follow me closely!" Lu Ye said.
Li Shang followed closely behind Lu Ye. Lu Ye, who was the leader, didn't know which direction to go, so he randomly picked a direction and went forward. Anyway, as long as they didn't get lost, no matter which direction they went, they would be able to get out.
After walking for about half a day, the surroundings were still shrouded in fog. Starry Sky Wonders were generally incomparably large and could not be casually walked out.
However, according to the Reincarnation Tree's mark on the star map, the Mist Dragon was relatively small compared to other Starry Sky Wonders. If nothing unexpected happened, they would only need ten days to half a month to leave.
After another half a day, Lu Ye suddenly stopped and looked to the front with a solemn expression.
Li Shang sensed something was wrong and looked past Lu Ye's figure, his eyes narrowing.
There was a figure sitting cross-legged in front of him. It looked like a human, but there was not the slightest trace of vitality on its body. It was unknown how long it had been dead.
There was not a single wound on its body, but its face was extremely old, indicating that it had not died from injuries, but rather from being trapped here and dying of old age …
Lu Ye and Li Shang both felt a chill run down their spines. Although they knew that the Mist Dragon was a strange place and that anyone who entered would not be able to easily escape, when they really saw someone trapped here until they died of old age, they still felt a sense of dread.
If it were not for the guidance of the star map from the Reincarnation Tree, Lu Ye would never have entered this place.
Slowly walking forward, Lu Ye examined the corpse and his expression became even more solemn. "This is Yue Yao!"
"How can you tell?" Li Shang was puzzled.
Lu Ye touched the corpse's clothes. "This is a magic artefact grade robe!" However, because too much time had passed and the mist inside the Mist Dragon had some corrosive properties, this magic artefact grade robe had lost its effectiveness. Lu Ye only needed to use a little force to tear the robe apart.
He then looked at the two storage rings on the corpse's hand and raised his hand to take them off. Sensing them slightly, Lu Ye found that there was a restriction lock inside. He put them away, bowed to the corpse, and muttered something under his breath.
Li Shang listened carefully, only to hear Lu Ye muttering something along the lines of "taking your ring, burying your body".
Then, Lu Ye put away the corpse in front of him, preparing to leave the Mist Dragon and find a suitable place to bury it.
Continuing forward …
Since ancient times, many creatures had entered the Mist Dragon, but most of these creatures did not have good endings. Apart from a few lucky ones who managed to escape, the rest were basically trapped here until they died of old age.
Before Lu Ye had even walked out of the mist dragon's range, he had already collected five corpses of different shapes and sizes. Some of them sat cross-legged like the first human, Yue Yao, and died peacefully. Some of them struggled with all their might before they died, but to no avail.
A few days later, Li Shang suddenly cried out behind him, giving Lu Ye a fright.
Turning his head, Lu Ye saw Li Shang wearing an extremely pained expression, as if he was suffering great torment. His figure flickered in and out of existence, seemingly urging his strength to resist something.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ye hurriedly asked. He did not sense any dangerous aura from this side, so he did not know why Li Shang was attacked.
Li Shang's expression was one of extreme fear as he shouted, "Soul Devouring Aphid, there are Soul Devouring Aphids here!"
Lu Ye frowned.
He did not know what the hell Soul Devouring Aphids were that could cause Li Shang to panic like this, but just by hearing the name, he understood that these things were not good and were most likely targeted at the Soul.
Quickly releasing his Divine Sense, Lu Ye could not find anything, so he asked curiously, "Where is it?"
"It has already invaded my body!" Li Shang's expression became desperate. If there was one thing that the Soul Race feared the most, it would be the Soul Devouring Aphids in the entire Starry Sky. These things were simply the nemesis of the Soul Race. Once, Soul Devouring Aphids had appeared in the homeland of the Soul Race and had almost been exterminated. In the end, the masters of the Soul Race had sacrificed many of their clansmen to suppress the Soul Devouring Aphids.
Lu Ye hurriedly looked towards Li Shang, examining the structure of the Spirit Runes in his eyes. Observing carefully, he did not find anything unusual at first, but soon Lu Ye noticed something.
There were some insects almost invisible to the naked eye inside Li Shang's body. These insects were madly gnawing at her Soul Body, causing Li Shang extreme pain but unable to expel them.
"Enter my Divine Sea!" Lu Ye hurriedly shouted.
"No!" Li Shang kept shaking her head, causing her ankle-length hair to sway, "The Soul Devouring Aphids specifically target the Soul. Not to mention you are a Constellation Constellation, even if it was Rizhao, if I entered your Divine Sea, I would not be able to escape death! Li Taibai, do me a favour, if you have the chance to meet other Soul Race cultivators in the future … "
"Enough nonsense, quickly enter my Divine Sea, I have a way to deal with them!"
Hearing this, Li Shang couldn't help being startled, but without any doubt, she jumped into Lu Ye's Divine Sea with joy.
On the calm surface of the sea, Li Shang's figure appeared, and Lu Ye also hurriedly manifested her Soul Avatar.
Strangely enough, when Li Shang entered Lu Ye's Divine Sea, the Soul Devouring Aphids that had invaded her body actually took the initiative to separate themselves. Clearly visible, a cloud of black mist the size of a baby's fist floated out from Li Shang's body. This was the convergence of the Soul Devouring Aphids.
Even if one looked at them with the naked eye, it was difficult to distinguish them. Each individual was extremely small, but when gathered together, it was easier to observe.
These Soul Devouring Aphids were like cats smelling fish and rushed into Lu Ye's Divine Sea, causing Li Shang to be stunned.
This kind of situation undoubtedly only explained one thing, and that was that Lu Ye's Soul Force was purer and stronger than hers, so she could attract the Soul Devouring Aphids more.
Li Shang could not help being a little shocked. One had to know that she was a Soul Race. In terms of Soul Force, the Soul Race was not inferior to any race of the same rank. But now, the reaction of the Soul Devouring Aphids showed that in terms of Soul Force, Lu Ye far surpassed her. Otherwise, it would not have caused such a change.
But immediately after, Li Shang panicked and shouted at Lu Ye, "Don't let them enter your Soul Sea!"
(End of this chapter)
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