Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 808 - 807: Spirit Body

"Huh? What's that thing?"

Chu Ming furrowed his brow as he sensed a strange soul fluctuation within his spiritual sense range. It didn't resemble the Human Race, nor did it resemble the Demon Race or Demon Tribe.

Whiz!

Chu Ming's body flickered, disappearing instantly from his spot and reappearing at the edge of a piece of wasteland, where a phantom human-like figure was aimlessly wandering.

Boom!

Chu Ming suddenly took action, with the entire sky's spiritual power transforming into a gigantic palm, directly crushing the green phantom figure.

Whiz!

A pale green pearl floated out from the spirit body, filled with abundant spiritual power. Chu Ming grasped it in his right hand.

"This should be a Spirit Pearl!"

The remnant spirit of the Ancient Sword Emperor within Chu Ming's dantian said faintly.

"In the Great Wilderness, when people die, they don't completely fade away but turn into spirit bodies that unconsciously absorb heaven and earth spiritual power. Over the years, this power accumulates and forms a Spirit Pearl within them. One Spirit Pearl contains enough spiritual power to save a Life and Death Realm King several years of arduous cultivation."

After listening to the Ancient Sword Emperor, Chu Ming's eyes brightened. No wonder both the Human Race and Demon Tribe, as well as the Demon Race, would risk their lives to enter the Great Wilderness.

Just these Spirit Pearls alone could save them years of cultivation; undoubtedly, this was a shortcut.

"Does that mean if I have enough Spirit Pearls, I can immediately break through to the Intermediate Emperor Realm?"

Chu Ming asked with a moved heart, lightly gripping the Spirit Pearl in his right hand. The spiritual power within the pearl transformed into a rushing river and merged into his body. The spiritual power from the pearl was not only abundant but also extremely pure, making it very easy to refine.

"In theory, that's true, but in fact, it's not that simple. In the entire Great Wilderness, there are many spirit bodies, but most of them live in groups. The spirit body you just encountered had low cultivation and hardly any attack power. However, some spirit bodies have cultivated for countless years, and their attack power is not much weaker than an emperor realm's. Additionally, they often move in groups, and even an emperor realm stronghold would generally avoid them."

The Ancient Sword Emperor had evidently also been to the Great Wilderness before and was quite familiar with its circumstances.

After a moment, Chu Ming absorbed the Spirit Pearl in his right hand, and the spiritual power within his body increased by a small fraction. He estimated that if he obtained more than a hundred such Spirit Pearls, he could break through to the Intermediate Emperor Realm.

"The Spirit Pearl you just obtained is only a First Level Spirit Pearl, which is considered the lowest among Spirit Pearls. Above First Level Spirit Pearls, there are Second Level, Third Level, and Fourth Level Spirit Pearls!"

The Ancient Sword Emperor continued with a detached introduction.

"Are there no Spirit Pearls above the Fourth Level?"

Chu Ming furrowed his brow, dismissing his previous assumptions. With his accumulated resources, obtaining a dozen more Second Level Spirit Pearls should also allow him to break through immediately.

"Above Fourth Level Spirit Pearls are the Pearl Kings, but Pearl Kings are incredibly rare. When I entered the Great Wilderness, I acquired quite a few Third Level Spirit Pearls and a few Fourth Level ones, but I never even saw a glimpse of a Pearl King."

Moreover, the spirit bodies that can produce a Pearl King possess combat power comparable to high-level emperor realms. With your strength, encountering them would leave you no chance to escape."

The Ancient Sword Emperor candidly explained. He wasn't trying to scare Chu Ming; spirit bodies capable of producing First Level Spirit Pearls are top-tier royal spirit bodies, Second Level Pearls come from top-tier overlord spirit bodies, Third Level Pearls require emperor realm spirit bodies, and Fourth Level Pearls require intermediate emperor realm spirit bodies.

With Chu Ming's current strength, he could only dream of Third Level Spirit Pearls; Fourth Level Pearls were entirely out of his reach.

"It's all about strength!"

Chu Ming clenched his right hand, knowing this was also an opportunity. One can imagine that as long as they don't fall, everyone's strength will surely progress by leaps and bounds here.

Whiz!

With a goal, came motivation. Next, Chu Ming began to search for spirit bodies throughout the Great Wilderness, seeking Spirit Pearls. He wasn't the only one with this goal.

...

Boom!

A massive fiery hand descended from the sky, tearing through the void in an instant. The aftermath surged, instantly obliterating a low-level emperor realm spirit body, from which a Spirit Pearl flew out.

A fiery red figure flashed by, tightly grasping the Third Level Spirit Pearl in its hand.

A gust of wind blew past, revealing silver-white hair scattered loosely. It was the face of an elderly man, pale yet with bright red lips, with a faint flicker of flames in his eyes.

"Damn those Demon Race scums, dealing with a mere low-level emperor realm shouldn't have been this troublesome?"

This old man was none other than Fire Cloud Ancestor. Previously, he and the Demon God King were injured by the avatars of the Black Demon Nether King's five subordinate figures. If it weren't for each having some life-saving cards, they would have perished on that day. Even so, his life force was depleted by forty percent. The heaven and earth spiritual power in the Great Wilderness is incredibly mixed; without the Spirit Pearls, he wouldn't know how long it would take to recover fully.

"However, speaking of which, those five Demons were indeed quite bizarre!"

Recalling the scene from that day, Fire Cloud Ancestor frowned. After a moment, unable to figure it out, he could do nothing but hold onto the Spirit Pearl, silently restoring his spiritual power.

...

Boom!

A brilliant sword aura streaked across the heavens and the earth, instantly slaying a newly emerged spirit body. A thumb-sized Spirit Pearl floated into Chu Ming's hand.

"With this Spirit Pearl, I should be able to break through to the Intermediate Emperor Realm now!"

Looking at the Spirit Pearl in his hand, Chu Ming thought to himself.

After a moment, after refining the Spirit Pearl in his hand, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. He still underestimated the difficulty of breaking through to the Intermediate Emperor Realm.

"Do you really want to break through?"

Suddenly, the remnant spirit of the Ancient Sword Emperor within Chu Ming asked.

"Yes!"

Chu Ming answered firmly.

"Ten miles directly ahead of you, there's a group of spirit bodies, including over a dozen low-level emperor realms. The choice is yours, whether you go or not. It's up to you!"

The Ancient Sword Emperor said plainly and then fell silent.

Chu Ming fell into silence, pondering for a moment, then resolutely said, "Let's do it!"

His strength was already at the threshold between low-level and intermediate emperor realms. Although over a dozen low-level emperor realms sounded terrifying, it was still uncertain who would win in the end.

Moreover, as long as high-level emperor realms didn't intervene, no one could stop him if he wanted to leave.

Whiz!

Chu Ming soared into the air, with his soul power spreading like a tide, permeating the surroundings.

After a while, he sensed the spirit body group the Ancient Sword Emperor had mentioned.