61: Chapter 60 A Great Opportunity? Divine Soul Pearl

After venturing deeper for about another hour, Ling Yuan finally reached the source of that pulling force.

He saw a blue pearl, roughly the size of a fist, floating in the open space ahead. It was crystal clear and emitted a faint blue light.

The pulling force was emanating directly from this pearl.

Ling Yuan stopped in his tracks and watched from afar. He clearly saw a Soul Spirit at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm being pulled bit by bit toward the pearl, eventually getting completely sucked inside.

The moment a Soul Spirit was sucked in, the pearl would brighten, and its blue light would become slightly more intense.

Standing a hundred zhang away, he could already feel a powerful pulling force, to the point where he needed to activate his Soul technique for protection.

The Soul aura emitted by the pearl was rich and heavy. Without a doubt, the Soul Rank of this pearl had reached at least the Heaven Rank.

Ling Yuan did not know what this pearl was, but his intuition told him that it was definitely a treasure!

Ling Yuan thought to himself, "Should I make a move and claim it?"

With his current Soul Power at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm, could he even defeat this pearl?

He pondered for a moment, and before he could make up his mind, he saw another Soul Spirit at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm being pulled toward the pearl, its speed increasing rapidly.

Ling Yuan's eyes lit up. He hesitated no longer and let out a low shout, "Netherworld Absorption Wave Technique!"

His Soul was still too weak, and he could not yet execute the Heaven Rank High-Stage Netherworld Sound Wave Technique, so he could only use this Earth Rank High-Stage Netherworld Absorption Wave Technique.

As he spoke, a low sound wave emanated from Ling Yuan's hands, rapidly spreading out and precisely locking onto the Soul Spirit being pulled.

Ling Yuan no longer wanted to attack the pearl at this moment.

Since the pearl wasn't actively attacking him, why not utilize this suction force and let it help him pull the Soul Spirits over?

In this way, there would be a constant stream of Soul Spirits delivered to his doorstep. He only needed to strike and snatch them, reaping the benefits without doing the hard work; it was much faster than searching everywhere himself.

The sound wave generated a suction force, pulling toward that Soul Spirit.

For a moment, the Soul Spirit was pulled simultaneously by the pearl's suction and Ling Yuan's sound wave suction, remaining frozen in place, unable to move.

Ling Yuan gritted his teeth and increased the output of his Soul technique. The suction of the sound wave grew stronger and stronger, gradually surpassing the suction of the pearl.

After a brief stalemate, the Soul Spirit began to move slowly toward Ling Yuan, its speed increasing steadily.

Once the Soul Spirit got close, Ling Yuan did not hesitate. He raised his hand and struck with his palm, sending a condensed Soul attack that instantly pierced through the Soul Spirit's glabella, killing it.

After the Soul Spirit transformed into Spirit Liquid, Ling Yuan began to Cultivate it.

While refining the Spirit Liquid, he also had to divert a portion of his Soul Power to resist the pearl's suction, and Ling Yuan gradually began to feel some pressure.

However, this pressure could also be considered a form of alternative tempering, helping him improve his control over his Soul and better consolidate it.

Just like that, Ling Yuan simply stayed beside the blue pearl and began his "snatching food" operation.

Whenever a Soul Spirit was pulled over by the pearl, he would immediately strike, using the Netherworld Absorption Wave Technique to snatch it, then kill it and refine the Spirit Liquid.

Days passed by. Over the course of two and a half months, Ling Yuan managed to snatch more than forty Soul Spirits at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm using this method. After refining them, his Soul Power had improved significantly.

"Six hundred sixty-six. I am simply a Genius! This is much faster than searching hard by myself!"

"Tool Pearl, hurry up and suck them in for me!"

On this day, the pearl pulled in another Soul Spirit at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm. Ling Yuan, as usual, immediately activated the Netherworld Absorption Wave Technique, preparing to snatch it.

But just as his sound wave was about to touch the Soul Spirit, the blue pearl, which had never shown much activity, suddenly reacted.

The pearl flashed with crazy blue light, blindingly bright, while simultaneously emitting a terrifying Soul fluctuation that swept across the entire space, causing this world to tremble slightly.

Ling Yuan's expression changed. He subconsciously stepped back a few paces, increased his Soul technique for protection, and cursed inwardly:

"Damn it, doesn't this thing lack consciousness? Why does it feel like it has gained a bit of Life Qi? Could it be that I annoyed it by snatching its Soul Spirits?"

A moment later, the blue pearl stopped flashing light and instead lunged violently toward Ling Yuan.

Its speed was extremely fast, accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air. Ling Yuan had completely not expected it to attack suddenly, and he subconsciously tensed his nerves.

Feeling the Heaven Rank Soul aura emitted by the pearl, that heavy and terrifying pressure made Ling Yuan feel a sense of crisis for the very first time.

He dared not be arrogant in the slightest. His figure retreated violently, and at the same time, he activated all his Soul Power, unleashing his strongest Soul technique.

"Soul Demon Finger!"

An Earth Rank High-Stage Soul technique.

As the low shout fell, a formless, gigantic finger condensed, carrying sharp Soul fluctuations, and struck fiercely at the incoming blue pearl.

Ling Yuan thought there would be a violent collision and explosion, but the expected scene did not happen; that formless finger actually passed right through the pearl.

Ling Yuan's heart tightened: "What on earth is this thing!? It can actually ignore my Soul technique?"

Before he could think further, the pearl's speed remained extremely fast. In just an instant, it rushed above Ling Yuan's head, its blue light surging and forming a huge light barrier, completely enveloping Ling Yuan within it.

The extremely rich Soul fluctuations pressed straight down toward Ling Yuan, making him feel heavy all over, as if even his Soul was about to be crushed, bearing tremendous pressure.

Ling Yuan realized it was bad and immediately took out a piece of black armor.

This had come in with his Soul. Mother Ling had specifically instructed him that if he encountered danger he couldn't handle, he only needed to activate the armor shard, and he would be immediately teleported out of the Soul Domain.

Ling Yuan did not know if this blue pearl was an Opportunity or a fatal danger to him, but he dared not gamble.

Judging from the pearl's performance just now, its strength was definitely more than the Early Stage of the Heaven Rank. If it really attacked him, with his current Soul Power at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm, he would definitely be crippled.

Although he still had a Clone and would not die completely, that didn't mean he could waste this main body casually.

As Soul Power was poured in, the armor shard instantly lit up with a faint black light, the glow flashing and then vanishing.

The next moment, Ling Yuan's Soul figure disappeared into thin air from within the Soul Domain, having been teleported out.

But what he didn't notice was that at the same time his figure disappeared, the blue pearl also vanished from the Soul Domain along with him.

...

Outside the Soul Domain, near the heavily guarded small plaza, Mother Ling was sitting cross-legged on the ground, Cultivating.

Anyway, she had nothing else to do, so she simply stayed there, guarding Ling Yuan's Physical Body.

Suddenly, the runes on the plaza floor began to flash crazily, with blue light rising and falling, even more dazzling than when Ling Yuan went in.

Mother Ling immediately stopped Cultivating and slowly opened her eyes, a trace of anticipation flashing in them.

"Is he coming out?"

Mother Ling whispered to herself, calculating the time in her heart.

It had been one year and four months since Ling Yuan entered the Soul Domain.

Coming out at this time was normal; it wasn't too early, nor was it too late.

Just as she was thinking this, Ling Yuan's Physical Body, which had been motionless in the center of the plaza, suddenly stirred.

Ling Yuan slowly opened his eyes. A trace of confusion first flashed in them, immediately replaced by deep relief.

Fortunately, he got out quickly; one step later, and something terrible would likely have happened.

Mother Ling looked at him, a gratified smile on her face, and praised him:

"Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm! You truly are my son, your progress is so..."

But before she could finish her praise, a sudden turn of events occurred on Ling Yuan's side. Ling Yuan, who had just intended to stand up from the ground, suddenly stiffened. A strong Soul impact suddenly came from above his head, pressing fiercely against his Soul, instantly rendering him unable to move.

Ling Yuan was all too familiar with this Soul aura.

It was that blue pearl from inside the Soul Domain!

It had actually followed him out of the Soul Domain!

Ling Yuan felt anxious. Just as he wanted to curse to vent his frustration and shock, that powerful Soul impact instantly broke through his Soul defenses, blurring his consciousness and causing him to lose all strength in his body.

"Mo..."

Before losing consciousness, Ling Yuan thought: His mother should be able to save him, right...

The change that happened on Ling Yuan's side was too sudden. After Mother Ling reacted.

She stood up without hesitation, activated all her Dou Qi, and condensed a powerful attack, slamming it fiercely toward the blue pearl, wanting to immediately destroy the pearl that was harming her son.

But just as her attack was about to land on the pearl, an invisible light screen suddenly appeared out of thin air, firmly protecting the blue pearl.

The attack landed on the light screen and instantly dissipated, causing not the slightest damage to the pearl.

Mother Ling was both shocked and anxious. Just as she was preparing to launch a stronger attack, she suddenly felt that the aura emitted from the light screen was somewhat familiar.

"Madam, don't be anxious yet!" A steady male voice came.

Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man appeared on the plaza.

The person who arrived was none other than Ling Mie.

He had been converting his Cultivation Technique for almost two years and had finally succeeded.

Mother Ling, deeply concerned for her son, was completely preoccupied with Ling Yuan's safety and had no time to be happy about Ling Mie coming out of seclusion. She hurriedly turned around and said urgently to Ling Mie:

"Husband, what are you doing? Our son has been knocked unconscious by that pearl! Hurry, make a move and destroy this pearl!"

"Madam, don't be anxious. Calm down first. This pearl is not a danger to him, but a massive Opportunity!"

Mother Ling was stunned, her eyes full of confusion, and she subconsciously asked, "An Opportunity?"

Ling Mie nodded and said in a firm tone, "That's right, an Opportunity. Madam, do you remember that the previous Clan Ling Mie obtained a treasure within this Soul Domain, which allowed them to successfully achieve a Breakthrough of their Soul to the Emperor Realm?"

"The previous Clan Chief..."

Mother Ling appeared to be recalling, and a moment later, her eyes widened.

"Husband, are you saying that this pearl is the divine soul bead?"