Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 477 Terrifying Increase in Divine Soul Level (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In the dark mist.

Lin Chen's brow was burning hot, and endless demons were being drawn into it. This was the first time that the divine soul star in his body had taken the initiative to expand and tear apart like a galaxy at a crazy speed. Countless star trajectories were recombined and intertwined, like a giant net that covered the sky and the sun.

And those demons are the prey caught in the giant net.

All the demons fell from between the eyebrows into the giant net, and were quickly absorbed by these moving stars, disappearing into nothingness in an instant.

Swallowing like crazy!
Crazy growth!
Each demon increased the divine soul by a small amount, but their terrifying numbers caused all the stars to increase in both size and brightness.

……

……

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly!

The stars in his dantian were suddenly cleansed by an invisible force, a force that continuously pulled at the entire galaxy...

boom!
The next moment, the bright stars were pulled in two by this force, and the number of stars doubled.

The giant net became even tighter than before.

At the same time, Lin Chen's absorption rate of the demons in the black mist accelerated once again—ten, a hundred, a thousand...

……

At the edge of the abyss, Yin Yue watched as the black mist clearly descended by half a foot, her eyes shining with a light. The stronger Lin Chen's soul was, the more advantageous it was for her.

Jiang Taiyi's expression didn't change much. As long as Lin Chen could absorb the demon in the black mist, the scene before him was within his expectations. The only unexpected thing was that Lin Chen's absorption speed was a little faster than he had imagined.

Half a foot, a foot...

When the black mist dropped to a height of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) and no more black mist emerged, Lin Chen's face showed a look of unfinished business.

"panel!"

Lin Chen murmured to himself.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm Level: Innate Second Realm]

[Innate Skill: Canglan Technique] (Level 6, no damage)
[Qi and Blood: Level 7]

[Soul: Level 7]

[Willpower: Level 6]

[Speed: Level 6]

[Defense: Level 6]

[Comprehension: Level 6]

His divine soul actually increased by 1 level.

Seeing his soul grow stronger, Lin Chen was overjoyed. This was only a zhang of black mist, yet it had already increased his soul by one level. He didn't know how deep the abyss was, and even if each subsequent level of soul growth was more difficult than the previous one, he could still easily increase it by two or three more levels.

"Senior, this disciple is willing to give it a try!"

Lin Chen looked at Jiang Taiyi. He had already tasted the sweetness of success, and with Senior Jiang taking care of him, he could take a chance this time.

Jiang Tai nodded; he wasn't surprised by Lin Chen's choice.

If it were someone who was already in their twilight years, they might be able to refuse the increase in strength, but someone of Lin Chen's age would definitely not refuse the increase in strength.

Especially the soul, which is the most difficult to grow!

"Then let's continue. If anything seems amiss, we'll retreat immediately."

"Ah."

Lin Chen nodded emphatically, looked at the churning black mist beneath his feet, took a deep breath, and controlled his body to descend into the black mist.

At this moment, he had only one thought in mind: to absorb the demon within the black mist to the best of his ability.

These demons could not harm him at all; they were a complete tonic.

……

……

One day, two days, three days...

At this moment, the abyss has dropped by three hundred feet, and many runes are shining on both sides of the boundary.

The divine soul stars within his dantian have already undergone six fissions, and the number of stars now is several times greater than before.

His divine soul star was like a bottomless pit, capable of devouring any number of demons that poured in instantly...

Seven days.

Ten days.

The black mist from the abyss had descended by a thousand feet.

Just as Lin Chen descended once more, an even denser black mist surged forth, and within that mist, a demonic shadow, larger and more robust than before, entered his brow.

This demonic shadow landed within the Divine Soul Star, but instead of being crushed into energy by the stars, it strangely evaded the trajectory of the stars, broke through the giant net woven from the stars, and headed straight for the ocean below.

Just as this demonic shadow broke through the giant net, the martial will that had been dormant at the bottom of the sea burst out of the water, revealing numerous phantom images of weapons. At the same time, a bright moon appeared, and the phantom images of weapons merged with the moon's radiance.

As the Martial Soul Diagram rose from the sea, the bright moon appeared, its radiant light pouring down and freezing the demonic shadow in mid-air. The next moment, one of the martial wills pierced through the shadow. The demonic shadow, struck by the martial will, transformed into wisps of black smoke. However, under the moonlight, it quickly turned into transparent energy, rising into the sky and being absorbed by the stars. The star that absorbed the energy became significantly brighter than before, standing out prominently among the surrounding stars.

"So demons also have strengths and weaknesses. The demons I encountered at the beginning were relatively weak, and the amount of energy they could convert into spiritual growth was less. They made up for it more by sheer numbers. But the demon I just encountered was strong, and it converted a lot of energy."

Lin Chen had been paying close attention to the state of his soul. When the demonic shadow broke through the giant net, he was startled and wondered whether he should rush up immediately. Unexpectedly, his Martial Soul Diagram was activated.

Previously, a star needed to absorb the energy of at least a hundred demons before its brightness would be noticeably different from its surroundings, but now only one demon has achieved this effect, which explains everything.

Fortune favors the bold, as long as I'm careful.

Next, Lin Chen encountered a powerful demon every hundred breaths, but under the Martial Soul Diagram of the Rising Moon over the Sea, no demonic shadow could pierce into the ocean.

[Soul: Level 9]

Taking a moment to glance at his own soul, he realized it had reached level 7. However, his soul could still continue to absorb. As long as the size and brightness of these stars reached their peak, they would be torn apart, splitting into two, and then a new round of absorption would begin.

It only took absorbing three zhang of black mist to level up from level 6 to level 7, but it took thirty zhang to level up from level 7 to level 8, and from level 8 to level 9, it took a whopping one thousand zhang.

Level 1 is harder than Level 1.

Lin Chen could understand that when he went from level 6 to level 7, his divine soul star split twice, which meant that the number of stars doubled. Assuming there were originally one hundred stars, after the two splits there would be four hundred stars. To make these four hundred stars reach their peak size and brightness, the energy required would be four times the original amount.

It split eight times from level 7 to level 8.

It split twenty times from level 8 to level 9.

According to this fission pattern, it would probably take fifty fissions to go from level 9 to level 10.

This shows an exponential growth trend, and as the number of stars increases, the number of stars after each fission will reach a terrifying number.

Although the lower one goes, the more energy these demonic shadows provide to the soul than those at the top, Lin Chen still felt he couldn't estimate the required descent height in the face of the vast number of stars.

Lin Chen once read a story about a king and a chessboard.

The king, who was richer than any kingdom, granted a wise man's request, which was quite simple: to fill a chessboard with grains of rice.

The first chessboard had one grain of rice, and the subsequent chessboards had twice as many grains of rice. The king thought this was nothing, but when the later chessboards were placed, the king was dumbfounded; even all the grains of rice in the entire kingdom would not be enough.

My current situation is remarkably similar to that of the king placing grains of rice on the chessboard.

What realm does a level 10 divine soul correspond to?
Lin Chen didn't know, and couldn't verify it now, but he believed that apart from this abyss, there was nowhere else in the Yanhuang Dynasty where his soul could grow so rapidly.

What this senior Jiang said about giving himself an opportunity was truly an understatement.

This is an incredible opportunity!
……

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One thousand feet!

Two thousand feet!
Three thousand feet!
……

……

Above the abyss, Jiang Taiyi frowned slightly: "I didn't expect Lin Chen to obtain the Divine Illumination Boundless Fate. I originally thought that it would be enough for him to solve the hundred-foot black mist."

Jiang Taiyi was saying this to Yin Yue behind him.

"Lin Chen acquired his destiny after arriving at Canglan Island, and coincidentally, there is such a place on Canglan Island."

Yin Yue spoke softly, saying that Lin Chen had just gotten lucky with the Divine Illumination Boundless Fate, and she wasn't too surprised.

The Divine Illumination Without Bounds destiny seems very powerful, allowing a martial artist's soul to grow infinitely without being affected by realm or physical body. However, this infinite growth does not come out of thin air; it either comes from one's own cultivation or from consuming or refining treasures that can enhance the soul.

Even in the Yan Dynasty, treasures that can enhance one's spiritual power are extremely precious. Before the third level of the Innate Realm, it's a bit better. If each sect is willing to invest its resources in a disciple, it can indeed enhance their spiritual power to that level.

But after the three innate realms, there are the fourth, fifth, and even sixth innate realms...

As one progresses further, not only does the requirement for innate power become terrifyingly high, but the requirement for the soul is even greater. Even a super sect would not allow a disciple to directly advance from the third to the fifth or even sixth realm of innate power in their soul.

Unless, of course, the sect is facing a life-or-death crisis and urgently needs a top expert to turn the tide of the battle.

"You mean Lin Chen's fate is too coincidental?"

A glint of light flashed in Jiang Taiyi's eyes. Martial Dao Mountain was created by the Yan Emperor Dynasty using the power of the Divine Seal... and there was also a Divine Seal beneath the Abyss...

Is there really a connection between the two?
Just as Jiang Taiyi was pondering, a sudden fluctuation came from the very bottom of the abyss.

"not good!"

Jiang Taiyi sensed something, his expression changed, and he immediately transmitted his voice to the abyss. At the same time, he raised his right hand, and a terrifying pressure descended upon the abyss.

"Lin Chen, come up here quickly!"

However, it's still a step too late!
Almost the instant he raised his right hand, the black mist that had been descending thousands of feet instantly filled the entire abyss.

"Lin Chen!"

"Lin Chen!"

"Lin Chen!"

The call from the abyss that he had heard before resounded once more.

Unlike the previous call, which was devoid of any emotion, this call was filled with obvious excitement.

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