34: Chapter 34 Finally Reaching the Divine Transformation Stage

[A red figure appears outside your stronghold. With his arrival, it feels like your very blood accelerates within you.

That's right. You are one hundred percent certain this person is the Upper Realm Inspector who caused your death in several previous simulations!]

[However, for some reason, he acts as if he doesn't know you, making you doubt your previous assumptions a little.

You had always thought there was something special about your identity that attracted the pursuit of these Upper Realm Inspectors.]

[But ever since you stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, you've hardly seen any Upper Realm Inspectors. Could it be that at the Nascent Soul realm, you are undetectable to those from the Upper Realm?]

[But there's no time to ponder these questions now, because that red-robed Soul Transformation cultivator is already charging towards you.]

[After you engage, just as he thinks his Mid-Stage Soul Transformation power can easily crush you, your clone launches a sneak attack from behind.

Faced with three Nascent Soul Peak cultivators, even that Inspector doesn't dare be careless.]

[The fierce battle lasts a long time, but in the end, he is no match for the three of you ganging up on him and can only die with deep resentment.

As for the other small fry, your subordinates take care of them one by one.]

[After eliminating the enemies, you don't hesitate and immediately go into seclusion to prepare for your breakthrough to Soul Transformation.

Because the moment the Inspector was killed, both you and Wang Muxue felt the shackles on you lighten considerably.]

[You must break through to Soul Transformation as quickly as possible before anyone else notices. As for Wang Muxue, feelings have long grown between you two in secret. Naturally, she is willing to stand guard for you alongside your clone.]

[Three days later, eighty-one heavenly thunderbolts descend from the sky.

The moment the heavenly thunder ends, it also declares your official entry into this realm's strongest stage: Soul Transformation!]

[However, your mood doesn't improve, because after breaking through to Soul Transformation, you can feel even more acutely the fragility of this world.

In these turbulent times, your Early-Stage Soul Transformation cultivation can only protect yourself and Wang Muxue.]

[Fortunately, the Upper Realm's main focus is currently on the Western Region. They have taken no action against you in the Erosion Abyss for now.]

[You gain a brief moment of respite, but you know it won't last long.

Because soon, your two elder brothers will emerge into the world. You must preserve your own life before that time comes.]

[But, unfortunately, although you left your clone at the stronghold to pretend you hadn't left, your true body, while fleeing, encounters two Peak Soul Transformation Stage experts from Xiujin Tower.

Even though they cannot use the Wasteland spiritual energy, with the two of them joining forces, a newly-ascended genius like you cannot resist.]

[You die! Before death, you see a brilliant light erupt in the sky. A voice filled with grief and familiarity—'Master!'—echoes from above, followed by a dazzling sword light that annihilates the souls of those two Soul Transformation cultivators.]

[Beginning settlement for this simulation. You may choose three rewards from the following!]

[1. Soul Transformation First Layer cultivation realm.]

[2. Nascent Soul Peak physical body realm.]

[3. Sixth-Rank Array Master cultivation.]

[4. Innate Talent: Fond of Teaching]

[5. Wasteland Spiritual Energy Cultivation and Usage Manual.]

[6. One Nascent Soul Peak Clone.]

[7. This simulation's experience (in memory form).]

"Not bad, not bad. The rewards this time are quite decent."

Chen Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

This simulation run was the most fruitful one so far.

Not only did his cultivation break through to Soul Transformation, but his physical body and array mastery didn't fall behind either.

"I choose one, two, and three!"

Before the words even finished, intense spatial fluctuations appeared around Chen Yuan.

Even the entire Kaige Island began to shake violently.

The originally clear sky suddenly began to gather dark clouds, with faint arcs of lightning visible within.

Just as everyone in the Sea Palace Archipelago thought someone else was undergoing a tribulation, those dark clouds dissipated without warning.

As if they had never appeared.

And at this moment...

Far away, in the Heavenly Sword Dao Palace, within an ordinary, unremarkable hall.

A plainly dressed old man and a middle-aged man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, who exuded an imposing aura without seeming angry, sat facing each other on the floor.

The two had been leisurely drinking tea and playing chess, but as if sensing something, they both stood up simultaneously.

"This... the Heavenly Dao has been shaken again. Why is this? Could it be that the Luoyu Dynasty has sent people down again?"

A flash of barely suppressed anger passed through the middle-aged man's eyes.

"I don't think so. Judging by the signs, it should be that our Spirit Ruins Realm has gained another Soul Transformation cultivator."

The old man stroked his beard, his face betraying no emotion.

"How is that possible? With the current restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, how could a new Soul Transformation cultivator emerge?"

The middle-aged man's face was full of disbelief upon hearing this, and he continued:

"Moreover, the Heavenly Dao is already unstable. Adding another Soul Transformation cultivator will likely require even more effort from us to maintain it."

"No matter. This old man has divined that this new Soul Transformation cultivator is not so simple."

The old man chuckled, stroking his beard, and changed the subject: "He even has ties with those two. We're in for a good show next!"

...

Kaige Island.

Kaige Island was now in complete disarray.

Chen Yuan himself was also disheveled and covered in grime.

He hadn't expected accepting Soul Transformation cultivation to cause such a commotion. Combined with the Nascent Soul Peak physical body realm, the energy surge had literally blasted the clothes right off his body.

Fortunately, there were no accidents.

Chen Yuan clenched his fist, feeling like he could smash this entire Kaige Island to pieces with one punch now.

"Hahahahaha... *hic*... This young master has finally risen up!"

Chen Yuan was excited beyond words.

Entering Soul Transformation meant he finally no longer had to live cautiously like before.

He also no longer needed to struggle so hard to earn resources.

"I reached Soul Transformation in less than a month. If I had another month, wouldn't I be able to flatten the Upper Realm itself?"

Chen Yuan couldn't contain his inner excitement.

Now he truly and completely felt the power of the simulator.

[Ding! Detected host's cultivation has reached Soul Transformation. Spend 10,000,000 spirit stones to upgrade to version 5.0?]

"Upgrade! Absolutely upgrade!"

A mere ten million spirit stones? With his identity as a Sixth-Rank Array Master now, he could earn that easily.

And he no longer feared assassination attempts from the Upper Realm.

After all, it's extremely difficult to completely kill a Soul Transformation cultivator.

Not to mention Chen Yuan now possessed two souls.

But now that his main body's cultivation had reached Soul Transformation, shouldn't his clone at least get a Soul Transformation-level vessel?

Otherwise, given the clone's inability to cultivate, choosing a Nascent Soul Stage carrier would be a pure waste.

"I wonder where Elder Brother and Second Brother are now. Did they really join that Pudu Buddhist Sect?"

After calming down, numerous questions flooded his mind.

Among them, what Chen Yuan cared about most was naturally his two brothers.

Based on the simulation experience, his two elder brothers must have joined the Pudu Buddhist Sect.

At the time, Chen Yuan couldn't fully control the actions of his simulated self.

But thinking about it now, Elder Brother and Second Brother joining the Buddhist sect must have their own profound reasons.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to break through from mortals to a level even higher than Soul Transformation in just a few short years.

"Should I create a sect or something first..."