Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 38: Yi’Er Was Foolish

Upon hearing Ning Canghai’s very certain answer, Mu Yan sat down on the ground, his mind completely blank.

Ning Canghai silently watched Ye Xiaofan in that piece of heaven and earth, let out a slight sigh, and the admiration that had accumulated in his eyes during this time all vanished in an instant, even replaced by a trace of self-mockery and helplessness.

On the other side.

"It’s bad, not enough, really not enough."

Ye Xiaofan sensed the spiritual power within him nearly exhausted and felt a moment of panic.

The spiritual power needed to break the Profound Sea Shackles far exceeded his imagination; it was his first breakthrough to a Great Realm, and his inexperience was apparent.

He was a bit too hasty, but now that he had reached this point, he had no way back and could only grit his teeth and push forward, frantically operating the "Spiritual Absorption Technique," as waves of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into his body, transforming into spiritual power and continuously converging.

Observing the changes within his body, Ye Xiaofan secretly felt fortunate that he could absorb thirty-six types of spiritual Qi; otherwise, it would have been impossible to sustain until now.

"Open, open for me—!"

Boom—!!!

The terrifying spiritual power surged like a tidal wave, continuously bombarding the shackles. With each strike, Ye Xiaofan’s body trembled violently, as if unable to withstand that terrifying impact, always at risk of disintegration.

Through inner observation, Ye Xiaofan discovered that there seemed to be an invisible barrier above his Sea of Qi. He knew it was the Profound Sea Shackles, and only by breaking through this barrier could he truly step into the Profound Sea Realm.

But no matter how he gathered his strength and struck, that layer of shackles remained unmoved.

"I refuse to believe I can’t break you."

Seeing no reaction after each attempt, Ye Xiaofan became more determined. He pushed the "Spiritual Absorption Technique" to its peak, like a tireless machine, running even more frenziedly.

Gathering strength again and again, striking again and again, if once is not enough, then twice, if twice is not enough, then thrice, four times, countless times.

Ye Xiaofan was convinced that as long as he persisted, he could break this barrier.

As time passed, Mu Yan and Ning Canghai, who had initially given up hope on him, began to change their expressions.

"Why is it taking so long?" Mu Yan was the first to notice something unusual.

Logically speaking, if Ye Xiaofan failed to break through to the Profound Sea Realm, it should have ended long ago.

He hadn’t taken a Profound Sea Pill, had no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to supply him, and didn’t even have the most basic Spirit Stone, and it was all in the poor Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the Soul Beast Mountains; the spiritual power within him should barely have been enough to strike the shackles once.

Even accounting for all the preparation and gathering of power, striking the shackles should have taken no more than a quarter of an hour, at most a quarter and a half, since circumstances wouldn’t allow any longer delay; the power had to be released.

Yet from the moment Ye Xiaofan exploded with energy aimed at the shackles until now, it had been more than two quarters of an hour, still completely stagnant, yet the aura of impacting the Profound Sea Realm on his body had not diminished but rather increased.

"This isn’t right, could it be that the accumulated spiritual power within him is already enough to support for so long?" Ning Canghai also noticed something was amiss, taking a step forward, frowning slightly.

Mu Yan was both surprised and happy to hear this, quickly getting up from the ground and staring intently at Ye Xiaofan in that part of heaven and earth.

"This is... five types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?" Suddenly, Mu Yan dumbfoundedly sensed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi crazily surging into Ye Xiaofan’s body, greatly shocked.

Because he discovered that the speed at which that young man was absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was unbelievably fast.

However, before Mu Yan could indulge in astonishment, Ning Canghai interjected: "No, it’s not five types, it’s nine types!"

Obviously, one had a Level Five Martial Soul, and the other a Level Nine Martial Soul, hence the different answers.

After speaking, both reacted, looking at each other, seeing a hint of surprise and unexpectedness in the other’s eyes.

"Combined, how many types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi can you and I sense?" Ning Canghai suddenly asked.

"You can sense nine types, I can sense five types, and between us, there are two types of the same Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, excluding these two, meaning you and I can sense twelve different types of Spiritual Qi," Mu Yan analyzed.

Ning Canghai looked shocked upon hearing this: "Doesn’t that mean he can absorb twelve types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi? Is it a Celestial Tier Level Two Martial Soul?"

Mu Yan was completely stunned by this, adding: "At least twelve types, it could also be thirteen, fifteen, or seventeen or more; who knows how many types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi we cannot sense."

Hearing this, both were greatly startled, and their gaze towards Ye Xiaofan involuntarily transformed.

Sure enough, this child was far from a simple Level One Plant Martial Soul, but truly an unparalleled prodigy.

For a moment, Mu Yan and Ning Canghai couldn’t help but take a step forward, watching that small figure dumbfoundedly—could he really step into the Profound Sea Realm?

Although neither was willing to believe that Ye Xiaofan could succeed without any external aid, their attitudes unknowingly experienced a subtle change even they didn’t notice.

On the other side.

"It’s too late, truly too late."

Ye Xiaofan was truly anxious this time, his entire body nearly drenched in sweat, his chest rising and falling infinitely, gasping for breath.

Even though the thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi allowed his spiritual power to be replenished in time, once the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was absorbed, it still took some time to refill. Over time, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would only become increasingly scarce.

If the supply of spiritual power couldn’t keep up, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just as Ye Xiaofan was feeling a bit flustered.

Suddenly.

Boom——!

An even more terrifying force of absorption suddenly burst out from his brow, as if sensing its owner’s crisis, the tender sprout of his Martial Soul suddenly exerted its power.

Strands of terrifying suction surged out from the verdant leaf, gushing like a tide in all directions, crazily absorbing the surrounding thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The speed at which the Martial Soul absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was more than ten times, even several dozens of times faster than Ye Xiaofan’s. Moreover, once these vast spiritual qi were absorbed into the tender sprout of the Martial Soul, they were rapidly converted into an ocean of spiritual power, and rushed to support Ye Xiaofan’s Sea of Qi.

However, it seemed that the power used by the Martial Soul exceeded its own tolerance range, as it absorbed countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and converted them into spiritual power, the originally five-inch tall sprout suddenly reduced to three inches, and the aura of the Martial Soul also diminished considerably.

Seeing this, Ye Xiaofan was overjoyed, not bothering to pay attention to the Martial Soul. He immediately took this terrifying spiritual power and, using the Sword Break Sword Intent as a medium, carried the endless spiritual power and fiercely attacked the shackles above the Sea of Qi.

Boom——!!!

The terrifying ripples of power nearly overturned the Sea of Qi, causing the entire Sea of Qi to shudder violently, but it quickly calmed down again.

"Still can’t?"

Looking internally at the Sea of Qi, calm as water, Ye Xiaofan fell into despair. This was already his last trump card, even the Martial Soul did not hesitate to self-damage to help, if this couldn’t break the shackles, he would indeed have to face backlash and await the fate of falling.

Just as Ye Xiaofan was gradually despairing.

Suddenly,

Crack!

A faintly audible shattering sound rang out above the Sea of Qi, followed by waves of deafening cracking sounds.

Ye Xiaofan seemed to see that layer of shackles rapidly cracking, breaking, and finally completely disintegrating, collapsing.

At the same time, a thick aura like the earth descended from above, crashing down from the Sea of Qi, slowly pressing down, causing the entire Sea of Qi to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse.

And at the pinnacle of the Sea of Qi, Ye Xiaofan saw a boundless, substantive piece of earth falling rapidly, finally crashing into the Sea of Qi.

Ye Xiaofan knew that was the ’Profound Sea’, also called the ’Sea of Suffering’ by countless cultivators, because nominally it was called a sea, but there wasn’t a drop of ’sea water’. It required late-stage cultivators to fill it through arduous cultivation, which was also the hallmark of breaking shackles and stepping into the Profound Sea Realm.

At the moment the Profound Sea descended, Ye Xiaofan’s body also shook violently, erupting with an incredibly terrifying force of absorption. In a moment, all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a hundred miles seemed to respond, crazily pouring into that body.

Mu Yan and Ning Canghai stared at this scene, astonished beyond measure.

"Such terrifying spiritual power fluctuations, he... he actually succeeded?"

Mu Yan felt parched, without a Profound Sea Pill, without a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, without a terrifying quantity of Spirit Stones, not even an excellent cultivation technique, yet that young man had done it, he really broke through to the Profound Sea Realm.

For a moment, Mu Yan found it hard to believe, as if the sky had fallen, filled with unreality and dreamlike quality.

Ning Canghai was even more stunned in place, in just three short months, no, to be precise, in just seventy-nine days, he had actually broken through to the Profound Sea Realm under such extreme conditions.

Ning Canghai dazedly looked at the young man within the heavens and earth, his expression becoming increasingly complex and shocked, finally, his eyes full of disbelief, he murmured softly, "Foolish, foolish, truly foolish."

"Elder Ning, what did you say? I didn’t hear it." Mu Yan instinctively asked.

Ning Canghai, full of regret and grief, without avoiding anything, said, "Foolish, Yi’Er is truly foolish—!"

Yi’Er?

Upon hearing this, Mu Yan was slightly stunned, only then recalling who Ning Canghai’s Yi’Er was, the future Saintess candidate of the Divine Sword Sect, Ning Xianyi, who was also once Ye Xiaofan’s fiancée.

"Yi’Er is foolish."

Ning Canghai repeatedly shook his head. Back then, Ning Xianyi had looked down on this young man and personally went to that rural village of the Ye Race to publicly annul the engagement.

But now, the talent displayed by this young man made Ning Canghai’s scalp tingle.

When he returns to the Divine Sword Sect, he must report this matter to the Sect and reconsider their marriage.

Breaking through to the Profound Sea Realm under extreme conditions, this achievement was enough to make countless demon fiends of the Divine Sword Sect lag behind, enough to stand proudly over countless peer prodigies, his Yi’Er rejected a demon fiend alliance of the sect.