62: Chapter 61 The Soul Bead Recognizes Its Master

The divine soul bead is a spiritual object of Heaven And Earth Treasure nourished by absorbing vast amounts of Soul.

It is somewhat similar to the Spirit of the Heavenly Tomb within the Heavenly Tomb.

It possesses no intelligence, or rather, it was obtained before it had the chance to develop any.

Its core function is the ability to absorb all Soul Power between Heaven and Earth; whether it is the Soul of a living person or a remnant Soul, it can absorb them all.

If one can control it, one can possess the ability to absorb Soul Power.

The chaotic Soul Power devoured is automatically refined by the pearl body, removing Impurities, and transformed into the purest, side-effect-free Soul Power, which directly feeds back into the host's Soul.

If the Fallen Heart Flame is an accelerator for Qi Cultivation, capable of helping one rapidly improve their Qi Realm.

Then this divine soul bead is the accelerator for Soul Cultivation, raising the speed of the Soul faster than any Heaven And Earth Treasure.

As long as one is not a hopeless case with poor Aptitude, possessing this divine soul bead allows one to reach at least the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection in Soul Realm, and perhaps even have a chance to challenge the Emperor Realm Soul.

Ling Mie looked up at the divine soul bead, his face showing a look of emotion:

"I didn't expect that after thousands of years, another divine soul bead would be born in the Ling Domain, and it just happened to fall to our son. This is truly an Opportunity."

"Going out to gain experience, obtaining a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique, and now obtaining the divine soul bead—our son has such good Luck!"

Mother Ling added: "Actually, it's not just that. The girl he brought back from outside, named Zi Yan, has now become the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan."

Ling Mie was shocked: "What?"

He had just come out of seclusion and sensed movement in the Ling Domain, so he immediately rushed over, completely unaware of what had happened to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

Mother Ling recounted the events.

From discovering that Zi Yan was the daughter of the Dragon Emperor, to uniting with the Elders of the Ling Clan to help Zi Yan quell the rebellion on Dragon Island and unify the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, she told it all to Ling Mie.

The more Ling Mie heard, the more shocked he became. By the end, his face was full of disbelief, and he kept muttering to himself:

"Incredible, truly incredible..."

What kind of Heaven-Defying Luck does his son have?

Going out once and gaining so much: a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique, a divine soul bead, and the few girls he casually brought back turn out to be the wandering daughter of the Dragon Emperor.

Compared to these Opportunities of Ling Yuan, the ones he accidentally obtained in his youth were simply not worth mentioning.

Ling Yuan himself is talented with a pure Bloodline, and now he has gathered so many Opportunities and so much Luck upon himself.

Ling Mie became increasingly convinced that Ling Yuan was the hope for the rise of the Ling Clan, the person who could lead the Ling Clan toward greater strength.

"Heaven bless our Ling Clan!"

Mother Ling was still a bit worried: "Husband, will our son be in danger?"

Ling Mie: "It shouldn't be. This is the sign of the divine soul bead acknowledging its master."

The previous Clan Chief who obtained the divine soul bead was his father, which is Ling Yuan's grandfather.

Therefore, the Ling Clan has quite a few records about this divine soul bead.

The divine soul bead should be testing Ling Yuan right now.

If he passes, it will acknowledge him as master.

This divine soul bead was born not long ago, roughly at the Peak of the Early Stage of the Heavenly Realm; his son should have no problem.

...

Deep within Ling Yuan's Soul.

It was not a void of Chaos, but a vast, boundless lake; the lake water was clear and transparent, which was his Soul Essence.

Usually, it was always calm and waveless, but at this moment, this lake surface, which should have been calm, was stirred into monstrous waves by the intrusion of a blue pearl; the lake water churned violently, and the entire Soul space was trembling slightly.

Ling Yuan had originally lost consciousness, and his Soul had fallen into silence, but the fluctuations emitted by the divine soul bead forcibly jolted his consciousness back.

As soon as he regained consciousness, he sensed a foreign object deep within his Soul—the blue pearl was hovering above the lake surface.

The unexplained intrusion of the pearl into his Soul Essence made alarm bells ring in Ling Yuan's mind instantly, and a sense of crisis rose from the bottom of his heart.

He dared not hesitate, immediately mobilizing his Soul Essence to turn into waves, crashing fiercely toward the pearl, wanting to drive it out of the depths of his Soul.

But no matter how he urged his Soul Essence to strike, the pearl remained unmoved.

Instead, those parts of the Soul Essence that had touched the pearl quietly underwent a change.

The originally colorless and transparent lake water, after contacting the pearl, gradually began to emit a faint blue glow, and its volume had clearly shrunk by a circle.

Ling Yuan was stunned for a moment, softly muttering: "This is... it has become purer and more solid?"

To confirm his hypothesis, he once again mobilized his Soul Essence and rushed toward the pearl.

This time, the effect was the same; the Soul Essence that touched the pearl became even purer, and its volume shrank further.

Could it be a blessing and not a curse?

Anyway, there was no way to get rid of this pearl now, and his consciousness could not return to his Physical Body. Rather than wasting effort to drive it away, it was better to accept it as it came and see what changes it could bring.

Thinking this, Ling Yuan began to control his Origin to strike at the pearl.

Continuously refining his Soul.

The pearl itself was also vibrating slightly, emitting a gentle blue light. Added to Ling Yuan's active agitation of his Soul Essence, this Soul lake became even more turbulent with monstrous waves, and the Soul fluctuations grew stronger and stronger.

Day after day passed like this, and half a month passed unconsciously.

The vast lake deep within Ling Yuan's Soul had already shrunk by one-third, and the originally massive lake water had become increasingly refined and rich.

Although the volume had decreased, the quality had improved by more than one level, and the emitted Soul fluctuations were also much stronger than before.

With the foundation laid, Ling Yuan's future Soul improvement would be much smoother.

And just at the moment when Ling Yuan had refined his Soul Essence to the extreme, the pearl, which had remained unmoved, finally reacted.

It no longer hovered but turned into a beam of blue light, flying rapidly into the Soul lake, instantly merging with Ling Yuan's Soul Essence, and disappearing.

"This..."

Ling Yuan was a bit confused.

Something like this had suddenly appeared deep within his Soul, and he didn't know if it was a benefit or a disadvantage.

However, there was another good thing: his consciousness could return.

With his consciousness returned, Ling Yuan felt refreshed.

He opened his eyes and saw his parents looking at him with concern.

"Dad, you've come out of seclusion?"

Ling Mie nodded, his gaze falling on him, carefully examining his state, and asked:

"How do you feel? Did that pearl cause you any harm?"

"That pearl has merged with my Soul, and I don't know if it is good or bad."

Concerning his own life, Ling Yuan would not hide anything from his parents.

Ling Mie separated a strand of Soul Power, cautiously invading the depths of Ling Yuan's Soul, wanting to inspect the situation of the divine soul bead.

But as soon as his Soul approached, it was repelled by an invisible force.

Ling Mie's eyes lit up, and a gratified smile appeared on his face: "It can actually protect its host; it seems it has truly acknowledged you."