His Divine Soul power was like an invisible net, slowly spreading to every corner of the warship. Han Xuanji held his breath and concentrated, sensing the energy fluctuations around him.
According to the intelligence, a Primordial Chaos Spirit has no physical form and possesses extremely strong concealment. However, low-Rank Primordial Chaos Spirits will occasionally emit a special Soul fluctuation; capturing this moment is the key to finding it.
A moment later, Han Xuanji's expression suddenly froze. His Divine Soul sensed a faint yet cold fluctuation coming from deep within the corridor on the left side of the warship. That fluctuation flickered in and out; without a second thought, it was definitely the aura of a Primordial Chaos Spirit.
"Found it!"
Delighted, his figure moved instantly. His footsteps were light and silent as the Sword Dao Principle within him quietly activated. The aura of the silver Soul sword at his fingertips grew increasingly dense as he sped toward the depths of the corridor.
Meanwhile, in the cultivation chamber where Hun Qianling was, she had been focused on her training when she suddenly noticed the sharp alarm within the warship. The dao-rhythm around her instantly became chaotic, and she frowned slightly.
"An Eternal Dao Master Realm Primordial Chaos Spirit?"
Her heart tightened, and she immediately halted her cultivation.
She knew well how troublesome Primordial Chaos Spirits were—formless and skilled in concealment. Although Han Xuanji had outstanding talent and a powerful Divine Soul, in her eyes, he ultimately hadn't stepped into the Eternal Dao Master Realm and might not be able to handle it.
Worried that Han Xuanji might fall into a trap or encounter danger, Hun Qianling dared not delay for a second. With a wave of her hand, she opened the door to the cultivation chamber and shot out like an arrow toward the direction of the alarm, her Cultivation Technique quietly running, ready to support Han Xuanji at any moment.
As she sped along, she thought to herself:
"I hope Han Xuanji can hold on."
On the other side.
Within the corridor, although the light was bright, a cold aura silently permeated the air, as if nothing was there. However, after a flash of brilliant light in Han Xuanji's eyes, he saw a humanoid spirit shrouded in dark gray floating in the center of the corridor. Its face had no features, its form was flickering and unstable, and it was surrounded by distorted eternal qi. It was precisely that invading Eternal Dao Master Realm Primordial Chaos Spirit.
"Using the Eyes of Destiny at the Eternal Dao Master Realm is indeed quite useful."
Han Xuanji nodded secretly.
He discovered that this Primordial Chaos Spirit seemed to be probing for the aura of living beings within the warship. Sensing Han Xuanji's approach, the humanoid spirit suddenly turned its head and let out a sharp, ear-piercing screech.
This sound was extremely harsh, directly affecting a person's Divine Soul.
Fortunately, Han Xuanji was prepared; otherwise, being suddenly hit by such a move would have indeed caused some minor injuries.
Seeing that this move had no effect, the humanoid spirit lunged toward Han Xuanji.
"Good timing!"
A sharp glint flashed in Han Xuanji's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced. The Eternal Power within him erupted instantly as the Sword Dao Principle and the Eternal Soul Sword Divine Ability perfectly fused. With a wave of his hand, a silver Soul sword condensed to the extreme suddenly formed. The blade was enveloped in a sharp and overbearing aura as it pierced directly toward the Primordial Chaos Spirit.
Although the Primordial Chaos Spirit had no physical body, it was extremely agile. It shifted its body to the side, attempting to evade this fatal blow. However, Han Xuanji had already used the Law of Fate to vaguely deduce its evasion path. With a slight flick of his finger, the silver Soul sword instantly changed direction, following the Primordial Chaos Spirit's head like a shadow.
Squelch—
The silver Soul sword accurately struck the core of the Primordial Chaos Spirit's head, emitting a harsh sound. The gray spirit body distorted violently and let out a shrill screech. Its surrounding eternal qi continuously dissipated, and its Soul body began to become transparent.
The Eternal Soul Sword was naturally the bane of Soul-type creatures. Furthermore, with Han Xuanji breaking through to the second level of the Eternal Dao Master Realm, his Divine Soul strength had skyrocketed. With the addition of the Sword Dao Principle, the power of this Divine Ability had surged even further; the Primordial Chaos Spirit simply could not resist.
Han Xuanji's expression remained unchanged as he applied force with his fingertips again. A steady stream of Eternal Power was injected into the Soul sword. The silver sword light flared up, completely enveloping the Primordial Chaos Spirit's Soul body.
After a final shrill screech, the gray spirit body completely collapsed. At the site of its "corpse," only a single, entirely translucent white crystal about the size of a fingernail slowly drifted down.
At that moment, Hun Qianling's figure rushed to the corridor entrance. When she saw the scene before her, her footsteps suddenly stopped, and a look of profound shock and joy flashed through her eyes.
The gray spirit body had already vanished. Han Xuanji stood in the center of the corridor, his aura not yet dissipated. In his hand, he held a translucent white Soul Crystal. His expression was calm, showing no signs of injury whatsoever.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanji, you... you actually killed it?"
Hun Qianling walked forward quickly. After scanning Han Xuanji's body and confirming he was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief, her voice full of disbelief.
"This was an Eternal Dao Master Realm Primordial Chaos Spirit, extremely difficult to deal with. For you to be able to resolve it so quickly is incredible!"
Her heart was full of curiosity, and she couldn't help but press further:
"How exactly did you do it? Primordial Chaos Spirits have no physical form; ordinary attacks can't hurt them at all, yet you could deliver a fatal blow?"
Hearing this, Han Xuanji smiled faintly, his tone natural and flat:
"It's nothing special. It's just that my Divine Soul power is strong, and it happens to counter this kind of formless spirit creature."
He didn't explain much about the Eternal Soul Sword or the Sword Dao Principle.
Those weren't things to be shared lightly.
Hun Qianling nodded slightly upon hearing this. She vaguely felt that the way Han Xuanji had just killed the Primordial Chaos Spirit looked familiar, somewhat resembling a certain Soul-path Divine Ability from her clan. However, she already knew Han Xuanji's Divine Soul talent was exceptional; while being self-taught in such a Divine Ability was shocking, it was within the realm of reason.
She decided not to pry further and simply said:
"Fellow Daoist Xuanji, your luck is quite good; it actually dropped a Soul Crystal."
"Is this thing hard to get?"
Han Xuanji held the Soul Crystal. It felt cool to the touch. A stream of pure and vast Soul Power flowed into his body through his fingertips, nourishing his Divine Soul and making his already Eternal-level Divine Soul even more solid.
"Naturally, it is difficult. Not all Primordial Chaos Spirits will condense a Soul Crystal upon death; this is purely a matter of luck."
Hun Qianling nodded and explained:
"Soul Crystals are extremely precious. They are treasures formed from the condensed Eternal-level Soul Power of a fallen Primordial Chaos Spirit. They are specifically used to enhance a Cultivator's Divine Soul cultivation. For an Eternal Dao Master Realm Cultivator, they are a cultivation resource that can be sought but not easily found."
Han Xuanji nodded, indicating he understood.
After all, Divine Soul cultivation was not easy, and Divine Soul power affected many aspects. Generally speaking, Cultivators with naturally strong Divine Soul power were usually those with high talent.
Han Xuanji carefully put the Soul Crystal into the System space, a smile appearing on his face. With this Soul Crystal, his Divine Soul strength would certainly reach another level, and the power of the Eternal Soul Sword would increase accordingly.
It was quite an unexpected windfall.
Han Xuanji's gaze swept across the corridor, and then he used his Divine Thought to scan the entire warship once more. He couldn't afford to be careless; if there were any hidden ones left, it would be disastrous if he were ambushed during his secluded meditation.