Chapter 2058: Chapter 2059: Heavenly Heart Seal Mark!

The faint soul aura, carrying a body full of scars, Ye Qiu’s condition has hit a historical low.

The worst state.

If he had defeated a single soul body earlier and left easily, there would not have been this difficult battle.

Was there regret? Ye Qiu did not regret it; it was his own choice, and even if given another chance, he would still do the same.

Luckily, there was still some power left in the Dantian; otherwise, it would truly be the end of the road.

Relying on the remaining power within him, Ye Qiu fought against three soul bodies and managed to exhaust considerable energy to eliminate one, leaving only two soul bodies.

The two remaining soul bodies became smart, avoiding close combat with Ye Qiu, fearing his Illusionary Eye might trap them.

Under the opponent’s ranged attacks, Ye Qiu’s situation became increasingly difficult.

His own power failed to harm the opponent and was entirely used for defense, gradually depleting.

If the power in the Dantian is completely exhausted, there’s no point in continuing this battle.

Ye Qiu had two options: initiate the Heavenly Tribulation or escape into the Taihuang Bell.

If the Saint’s heavenly tribulation came, given his current state, it would be impossible to survive, unequivocally leading to his demise.

In this case, he could only hide within the Taihuang Bell.

With a way out, Ye Qiu didn’t want to directly hide in the Taihuang Bell. With only two soul bodies left, success was within reach.

Moreover, gaining martial experience from these two soul bodies would push his accumulation to an unprecedented level in the Void Return Realm.

No one would suppress their breakthrough as powerfully as Ye Qiu.

"I can definitely do it." Ye Qiu once again gathered all his strength, continuing to persevere, determined to bring these two soul bodies down.

Ye Qiu’s energy was greatly consumed, but the two soul bodies weren’t in much better shape either. As the final checkpoint on the path of life and death, they would only fight with full force, never exposing themselves. After such prolonged combat, their power had mostly been consumed, slightly surpassing Ye Qiu.

The trio tangled together, Ye Qiu’s energy exhausted, relying solely on bodily strength, the fighting style evolving from initial fierce strikes to childlike tussles.

The reason was simple; both sides began to tire out, with victory depending on who could endure.

However, in terms of numbers, Ye Qiu remained at a disadvantage, repeatedly knocked down by the opponent’s joint efforts, yet continually standing up to engage again.

Boom!

After biting off a piece of soul body energy, Ye Qiu was knocked back, hitting the ground hard.

Scenes like this had occurred several dozen times.

Yet, Ye Qiu seemed unbreakable; every time he fell, he would rise again, knocked away, he would stand back up.

Seemingly tireless, as long as he had a breath left, he would continue fighting.

This tenacious spirit was moving; if not for the opponent’s numbers advantage, Ye Qiu would have ended the battle already.

Thud!

This time, Ye Qiu didn’t bite off energy but fiercely clawed at it, getting blasted away once again.

By now, pain could no longer affect Ye Qiu; bodily pain had become numb to him, his strong will completely ignoring physical suffering.

His only thought now was to fight the opponent to the death.

After a while, Ye Qiu stood up again.

The two soul bodies facing him had never seen anyone as resolute as Ye Qiu, watching him rise repeatedly only to be knocked away, countless times uncountable.

No matter how often Ye Qiu was knocked away, he would rise again to continue the fight.

The battle extended in time as both sides would pause after each collision.

Ye Qiu lay on the ground, breathing heavily, struggling to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the world, yet every bit of recovery was spent immediately upon rising, a cycle of barely recovering and exhausting power.

In the end, Ye Qiu wasn’t sure how many times he had struggled to stand, but relying solely on his resilient will, he finally matched the opponent in numbers, moving into one-on-one combat.

With only one soul body left, the opponent couldn’t muster enough force to knock Ye Qiu back, leaving them locked in a grapple.

Techniques and Cultivation Techniques were set aside; it was purely primal, instinctual combat.

This final soul body was bitten to death by Ye Qiu, one bite at a time.

Sigh...

Ye Qiu lay on the ground, gazing at the gray haze overhead. Here, there were no cosmic stars, only endless gray.

He had won, survived to the end, defeating all the soul bodies.

The last soul body dispersed, its fading figure bowed to Ye Qiu from the sky, merging into his mind as part of his martial path.

Ye Qiu gasped deeply; he had done it, using Void Return Realm late-stage strength to defeat ten experts of the same realm.

This ordeal was one of the few to leave such a profound impact on him since he embarked on martial arts, undoubtedly unforgettable.

Before him, gateways appeared, paths to the Star River Road, all opening towards him.

Ye Qiu struggled to stand, slowly going towards the gateways, when suddenly, a silver light shot forth, leaving him unable to dodge before his vision went blank, feeling briefly dazed. Then, he touched the middle of his brow where it burned with heat, leaving a recessed imprint.

Ye Qiu touched it, finding it resembled a crescent.

What was this thing? The crescent mark soon disappeared upon touching, leaving Ye Qiu surprised as his Soul Body began to ache, realizing the crescent had shifted there. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Emitting faint white light, it was imprinted in the center of his brow!

Simultaneously, the words Heavenly Heart Seal surfaced in Ye Qiu’s mind.

Noticing no discomfort from the Heavenly Heart Seal, Ye Qiu dismissed it, focusing instead on entering the light gate, lest it close and make his battle fruitless.

Dragging his weary body, Ye Qiu limped into the light gate, disappearing with a flash of light.

Here, tranquility was restored once more.

Once Ye Qiu left, silhouettes appeared before the gateway; ten newly formed soul bodies stood dumbfounded, with only combat instincts.

A short distance away, someone had reached the area, one of them pointing towards the direction where Ye Qiu had vanished, muttering, "I feel like someone just disappeared suddenly..."

As they approached, they discovered the ten soul bodies.

Then a mechanical voice sounded: "Challenge any one of us. The victor may enter the Star River Road. The loser will remain here forever. You may choose..."