165: Chapter 165 Slicing through the Heavens to Awe All, Seeking an Opportunity to Seclude Oneself for Nascent Soul Transformation

The news of Patrol Inspector Lietian's fall spread like wildfire across the entire Eastern Front battlefield, and even to far wider regions.

The commander of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court's Eastern Expedition Army, the Patrol Envoy Patrol Inspector Lietian, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, had been slain head-on by a Human Race Loose Cultivator named Ye Qing in the wilderness thousands of miles outside Black Wind City!

This news, like a heavy bombshell, simultaneously caused a massive uproar in both the Human Race and Yao Race camps.

The Human Race side was naturally jubilant, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Many Cultivators who had originally felt pessimistic and desperate about the future seemed to see the dawn of hope once again.

Overnight, Ye Qing's name spread throughout all major cities, becoming a legend and idol in the hearts of countless young Cultivators.

As for the Yao Race, they were shrouded in gloom.

Patrol Inspector Lietian's death not only left the Eastern Expedition Army without a leader, but also dealt a severe blow to the prestige of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court.

Some Yao Race tribes that had been restless and eager to profit from the chaos also withdrew their claws and fangs, becoming obedient.

As the instigator of all this, Ye Qing did not care about the disturbances in the outside world.

After confirming that Patrol Inspector Lietian was completely dead and looting his corpse and belongings, he quietly left the chaotic battlefield.

He did not return to Black Wind City to accept cheers and praise, but instead sneaked towards the deeper, more desolate and remote mountain ranges further to the east.

He had a strong premonition that his Opportunity to Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm was not far off.

Patrol Inspector Lietian's desperate struggle before death, as well as the violent power erupted by that "Blood-Burning Yuan-Exploding Pill," gave him a more intuitive and profound understanding of the power at the Nascent Soul Perfection and even Soul Transformation levels.

"Soul Transformation... Soul Transformation... It is not just an accumulation of power, but also a transformation of the Divine Soul and Law."

"My Divine Soul has already reached Perfection first, and my Physical Body, nourished by the dragon saliva liquid and dragon heart crystal core, far exceeds those of the same rank. The accumulation of my Chaos Infant Essence is also incomparably vigorous."

"Logically speaking, I have basically fulfilled the conditions for a Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm."

"But why do I always feel like I am missing that tiny sliver of Opportunity?"

Ye Qing sat cross-legged in a hidden cave, his brows slightly furrowed as he pondered bitterly.

After slaying Patrol Inspector Lietian, he did not immediately go to find his next target, but chose to hibernate temporarily to settle his insights and seek a Breakthrough.

He knew that a Breakthrough in the Soul Transformation Realm was by no means an easy task.

It required not only a massive accumulation of resources but also an abstruse "Comprehension Ability" and "Opportunity."

It could not be forced; one could only let nature take its course.

He sank his consciousness into his Cave Heaven World, carefully feeling the changes within.

After he broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage and refined part of the energy from the heavenly dragon soul crystal and dragon heart crystal core, the 80,000-zhang Cave Heaven World became more stable and perfect.

The earth was heavy, the star sea was brilliant, and the Spiritual Qi permeating the air was not only dense but also carried a trace of spirituality, as if it could give birth to life at any moment.

On the Floating Landmass, those few stalks of dragon transformation grass, after absorbing sufficient Dragon Qi, had finally fully matured.

At their tips, a dragon saliva fruit had condensed—it was the size of a pigeon egg, golden throughout, and exuded rich life essence and Dragon prestige.

The dragon saliva fruit was crystal clear, like a golden gem, with a faint, tiny golden dragon phantom visible inside, slowly swimming and emitting an alluring and exotic fragrance.

"The dragon saliva fruit... it has finally matured."

"The life essence and Dragon Clan Origin contained in this fruit are more than ten times more powerful than that drop of dragon saliva liquid!"

"Perhaps... it can help me break through that Bottleneck?"

Ye Qing's heart stirred, and he carefully plucked the dragon saliva fruit, holding it in his palm.

The fruit felt warm to the touch, as if it were a real heart, still beating slightly and exuding a majestic aura of life.

He did not consume it immediately, but instead preserved it properly, preparing to refine it when his state was at its best and the timing was most mature.

He had an intuition that this dragon saliva fruit might be the key to his Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm.

"No rush. Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting firewood."

"First, adjust my state to the best, then find an absolutely safe place, and then, achieve the Breakthrough in one go!"

He suppressed the desire in his heart, closed his eyes again, and began to circulate the Hunxu Yandao Scripture, breathing in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, nourishing his Chaos Infant Essence, and polishing his Dao foundation, making final preparations for the upcoming Breakthrough.

He had a premonition that that day would not be too far away.