Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 567: Beginning the Split Soul

Chu Nan felt deeply shocked upon witnessing this scene; souls could actually become stronger through such a method.

For a moment, he had an eager thought: "Senior, can I take the test now?"

Master Cloud Soul, who had just re-unified, spoke again: "The mystery of Split Soul goes far beyond this, you need to experience it yourself after succeeding."

"But I must warn you, the process of splitting souls is far more painful than tearing the flesh, and you must remain conscious and maintain self-preservation."

"If your self-awareness collapses, you will die instantly, even a Martial Artist at the Heavenless Realm couldn’t save you, so do you really want to proceed?"

Chu Nan didn’t hesitate at all; reaching this point today, he had nearly danced on the edge of a knife.

Having faced life-and-death crises too many times, what did splitting the soul matter if it could make him stronger? The risk was nothing.

Thus, Chu Nan declared: "I am willing to take the test."

Seeing Chu Nan answer so readily, Master Cloud Soul couldn’t help but advise: "Young man, the pain of splitting the soul is beyond your imagination; with your current Cultivation at the Cloud Sea Realm, you simply can’t withstand such pain."

"Split three times at most, and you will surely die. I advise you to simply give up, then find a way to bring the True Martial Holy Hall to the Heavenly Balance Realm, that would be the best choice."

Master Cloud Soul’s words were reasonable; Chu Nan’s Cultivation was indeed too weak.

However, Chu Nan still said with unwavering determination: "Even in death, I will have no regrets. Please commence the test immediately."

Seeing his insistence, Master Cloud Soul sighed helplessly: "It seems this True Martial Holy Hall will remain forever in the Celestial Crossing Realm, casting pearls before swine."

His mood was incredibly pessimistic yet there was nothing he could do. Then, Master Cloud Soul pointed to the platform: "Ascend the platform; the jade scroll above records the method of Split Soul."

"The first test is divided into three phases; complete each phase to choose a reward, and you can temporarily leave to prepare for the next phase’s goal."

"First phase, split the soul ten times; second phase, split the soul a hundred times; third phase, split the soul... a thousand times!"

"Once your soul splits a thousand times, in the realm of souls, you will indisputably be the first in Soul Dao."

After hearing Master Cloud Soul’s introduction, Chu Nan immediately boiled with excitement, splitting the soul a thousand times was like seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

After agreeing with Master Cloud Soul, Chu Nan strode onto the platform, then began to study the jade scroll earnestly, soon memorizing its contents in full.

The content of this jade scroll seemed very simple, but only when operated would one understand how difficult the Soul Splitting Technique truly was.

After committing everything to memory, Chu Nan immediately took action, directly sitting cross-legged to attempt splitting his soul under Master Cloud Soul’s astonished gaze.

"So quickly!" Master Cloud Soul was stunned seeing this scene.

He didn’t know whether to say Chu Nan was like a frog in a well or recklessly fearless.

Each step of splitting the soul was fraught with crises, especially having just learned the Soul Splitting Technique; without studying for several months, one should not recklessly undertake it, otherwise... they would die!

However, immersed in his Cultivation, Chu Nan was completely unaware of Master Cloud Soul’s thoughts; he only wanted to split his soul into at least ten parts within three days, then proceed to Cangyuan City.

Inspecting his own soul inwardly, the golden Sea of Consciousness looked incredibly splendid, like a sun within the soul.

Recalling the Soul Splitting Technique he had just memorized, a gray flying knife condensed from Spiritual Sense appeared above the Sea of Consciousness, it was the ancestral Soul Dao inheritance, the Soul-Seeking Flying Knife!

Splitting the soul wasn’t about directly tearing the soul but dividing it in a specific pattern with the Sea of Consciousness as the core.

Moreover, performing splitting for the first time required some external assistance, and the entire process must not err, otherwise, the soul turbulence could cause irreparable harm to oneself.

"Split Soul, let’s begin."

Chu Nan composed himself, the Soul-Seeking Flying Knife cautiously descended onto the Sea of Consciousness, then gently sliced.

Rip!

With just one touch, the immense pain made Chu Nan grit his teeth.

Though just beginning, this pain already rivaled the severing of limbs; it was hard to imagine how terrifying the pain of completing a Split Soul process would be.

Yet Chu Nan endured it, the Soul-Seeking Flying Knife continued slicing his Sea of Consciousness.

Outside the soul, Chu Nan’s body was already covered in sweat; his aura fluctuated strength and weakness, seeming about to die at any moment. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Even though Master Cloud Soul disdained Chu Nan’s Cultivation, witnessing this, he couldn’t help but admire.

When he was at the Cloud Sea Realm, he wouldn’t dare attempt Split Soul even if he were beaten to death; Chu Nan not only tried, but showed no sign of retreat.

Second by second, time passed, Master Cloud Soul held his breath, sensing the changes in Chu Nan’s soul, his breathing instinctively halted.

Although, as a soul body, he didn’t need to breathe, Master Cloud Soul appeared more nervous than Chu Nan.

After all, if Chu Nan died, who knows how long it would take to find a new master of the True Martial Holy Hall.

On the contrary, as time progressed, Chu Nan’s aura became increasingly stable, the Soul-Seeking Flying Knife’s assumption grew more confident.

After half a day, the Sea of Consciousness divided into two, forming two golden vortex Seas of Consciousness, swaying within the soul.

Splitting the Sea of Consciousness was merely the beginning; the next step was slicing the Soul Body.

Without hesitation, Chu Nan slashed himself, the Soul Body began rapidly fragmenting, centering around the Sea of Consciousness, dividing into two.

An hour later, two identical Soul Bodies shimmered behind Chu Nan’s physical form.

The two versions of Chu Nan exchanged glances, an inexplicable feeling arose in their hearts; the self in front was both immensely familiar and incredibly foreign.

It seemed like him, yet after the split, it felt akin to an independent existence.

Master Cloud Soul never thought Chu Nan would genuinely succeed on the first attempt; he hurriedly reminded: "Ensure you maintain self-preservation, otherwise the separated soul might become independent, and retrieving it later could be arduous!"

Upon hearing Master Cloud Soul’s reminder, Chu Nan snapped out of his doubtful thoughts and manipulated the split soul to move forward.

Succeeding once was partly due to Chu Nan’s strong soul.

Master Cloud Soul mentioned only Chu Nan’s weak Cultivation throughout, but never denied his soul.

After all, reaching an Extraordinary grade soul within the Cloud Sea Realm, even before the division of the two realms, was rare.

An Extraordinary grade soul, often standard for Martial Artists in the Unity Realm; Chu Nan achieving this at the Cloud Sea Realm marked him as highly talented even within the Heavenly Balance Realm!

"Chu Nan, though you’ve succeeded luckily this time, don’t become complacent. First, unify the soul and rest for several days, then continue splitting without haste." Witnessing Chu Nan’s first-time success, Master Cloud Soul saw a glimmer of hope, softening his attitude quite a bit.

However, Chu Nan softly said: "Thank you, Senior, for the reminder, but I’m in an optimal state now and don’t wish to rest."