Chapter 193 Another Breakthrough! Level 60! The Conception of the Sixth Soul Skill!
A hidden gem in the back mountains, a cold pool.
Liu Yuan sat upright on a solitary rock in the center of the pool. His pair of giant amethyst wings, which had been tucked behind his back, unfurled unconsciously at this moment, their tips trembling slightly and drawing fine ripples in the air.
The soul power within him was already like a volcano poised to erupt, every cell yearning for a higher level of evolution.
Liu Yuan's thoughts sank into his sea of consciousness, and his triple pupils shone brightly in the depths of his mind.
He channeled the immense, dragon-like soul power within his meridians, launching a final assault on the long-blocked barrier.
"break!"
Liu Yuan let out a low shout.
In an instant, a terrifying torrent of energy surged up his spine.
The soul power, which was originally viscous due to extreme compression, underwent a complete qualitative change the moment it broke through the barrier, transforming into a more condensed and purer liquid soul power.
"Buzz—"
A massive wave of air swept out from Liu Yuan, instantly lowering the surface of the entire cold pool by three inches.
Immediately afterwards, a heavy and domineering aura swept through like a whirlwind, instantly bursting out of the secret realm and covering the entire mountain of the Body Sect.
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On the training ground, Chen Lu was engaging in a battle of soul power with Wang Yanfeng, while Princess Vina observed the sect disciples' joint training from the sidelines.
Suddenly, both of them froze.
They turned their heads simultaneously, looking towards the back mountain. There, a faint, purplish-gold pillar of light shot straight into the sky, accompanied by a sense of oppression that made their very souls tremble slightly.
"This aura..." Chen Lu's pupils contracted, and his fingers gripping the longsword tightened unconsciously. "It's Liu Yuan! He's broken through to level sixty?"
Wang Yanfeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile, "It's definitely him. This kind of oppressive feeling from the perfect fusion of mental and soul power can only come from him."
"From level 59 to level 60, how long was he in seclusion? This kind of speed of advancement is so fast that we can hardly even muster the thought of catching up."
Vina bit her red lips, and the shock in her eyes gradually transformed into an indescribable sense of pride and hope.
She could sense that every breakthrough Liu Yuan made meant that the Heavenly Soul Empire's trump cards had become even stronger.
Meanwhile, in a secret room in the side garden of the main hall.
Long Aotian was shirtless, his body shimmering with golden light.
The moment he sensed that aura, he suddenly opened his eyes, and golden soul power burst forth from his body, causing the walls of the secret chamber to vibrate and hum.
"Junior brother, have you already taken this step?"
Long Aotian stood up, his eyes devoid of any jealousy, replaced by an intense fighting spirit.
He looked at his left arm, which gleamed with a dark gold hue, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "I need to speed things up too. If I fall too far behind, the title of 'senior brother' will really become just for show."
Inside the sect, Elder Chen, who was in charge of daily affairs, also stopped what he was doing. He opened the window, felt the gradually calming yet increasingly profound atmosphere in the air, and said "good" three times.
"Liu Yuan has broken through? Excellent! In the past thousand years, our Body Sect has never had such a brilliant and talented individual!"
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The instant Liu Yuan completed his breakthrough, a streak of emerald green light almost crossed space and landed on the edge of the cold pool.
Poison Undying's dark green robe fluttered as he moved at high speed. He didn't speak immediately, but stood solemnly in his place, his double pupils locking onto Liu Yuan's meridians.
He was protecting Liu Yuan.
Only when Liu Yuan's pair of giant amethyst wings slowly retracted, and the violent soul power fluctuations around him completely merged into his flesh and blood, making his aura as unfathomable as a deep pool, did Du Busi finally breathe a sigh of relief and remove the soul power barrier around him.
Liu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his divine light subdued within his purple-gold pupils.
He stood up, feeling the earth-shattering changes within his body. The qualitative gap between level 59 and level 60 that was once so vast was now a smooth road.
"You broke through?" Poison Immortal stepped forward, and although he had already sensed the result, he still couldn't help but confirm it.
Liu Yuan walked on the water and landed steadily on the shore. He bowed to Du Busi and said, "I have not failed you, Master. Level 60, I have succeeded."
"Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good!" Poison Undying let out a long, hearty laugh that shook the trees.
"A Soul Emperor at less than twenty years old—this is a unique achievement in the ten-thousand-year history of Soul Masters! If Yan Shaozhe knew this, he would probably vomit blood three times over!"
After laughing, Du Bu Si's expression calmed down slightly, and his gaze became somewhat profound: "Now that we've reached level sixty, the most important thing now is to find the sixth soul ring."
"Given your personality, you should have already decided what you want to get with this sixth spirit ring, right?"
If it were any other disciple, Du Busi would have personally consulted the sect's scriptures to select the best solution for them. But when it came to Liu Yuan, Du Busi chose to give him absolute trust.
Countless past cases have proven that Liu Yuan's understanding of his martial soul and soul rings has even surpassed that of many titled Douluo.
As a teacher, Du Busi knows that at this time, providing support is far more important than giving advice.
Liu Yuan nodded, a glimmer of rationality flashing in his double pupils: "Master, I want to go to the border between the far north and the Star Dou Great Forest to find a soul beast called the 'Hidden Beast'."
"The Hidden Beast?" Poison Immortal raised an eyebrow slightly. This kind of soul beast is extremely rare. Its attack power is not outstanding, but it has an extremely strange instinct - it can see through all disguises and can even directly interfere with the flow of energy.
Liu Yuan continued, "My double pupils also have a powerful potential, which is 'breaking through illusions'. I have thought about it carefully, and if I can use the soul ring of the Hidden Beast as a carrier, I might be able to transform this potential into a substantial soul skill - the Soul Skill of Breaking Through Illusions."
"Break a soul skill?" Upon hearing this, Poison Immortal's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but take a step forward. "You mean, directly and forcibly dismantle the opponent's soul skill that is being released or has already taken shape?"
"Exactly." Liu Yuan analyzed calmly, "By capturing the trajectory of soul power through the double pupils, and then using the characteristics of the Hidden Beast to conduct targeted energy interference, if successful, the enemy's soul skills will no longer be a threat to me, unless the opponent is a strength-type soul master who relies purely on physical combat."
Poison Undying couldn't help but gasp. As a level 98 Super Douluo, he knew all too well what this meant.
Most Soul Masters rely on the combination and burst of Soul Skills in combat.
If Liu Yuan could directly "turn off" the opponent's skills, then no matter how high the opponent's level or how flashy their soul skills were, they would be helpless in front of Liu Yuan.
"Invincible..." Du Bu Si muttered to himself, then burst into laughter, "What a brilliant way to break through illusion! If it really works, then every soul master in the world who encounters you will probably be too heartbroken to even cry!"
(End of chapter)