Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

Then, Ye Chen felt an extreme sense of comfort throughout his body, which made him even more immersed in it and unable to extricate himself.

After the initial comfort wore off, Ye Chen clearly felt that his body had become stronger.

Although the improvement wasn't significant, it finally allowed Ye Chen to understand the true nature of this so-called "Soul Domain"...

"So, the so-called Soul Domain Seclusion is just about killing these strange soul entities and then obtaining the soul crystals they've condensed..."

This reminded Ye Chen of the scene in the original novel where Xiao Yan and the members of the eight ancient clans went to the Ancient Clan to enter the Heavenly Tomb...

Both are special spaces, and one can improve oneself by killing special energy entities within them. However, the Soul Domain contains soul entities, so it only benefits soul power; while the Heavenly Tomb contains the soul imprints of powerful individuals that are created by absorbing energy, thus improving one's battle qi cultivation.

No wonder Ye Chen felt so out of place when he first arrived here. It seems that what entered this place wasn't his entire being, but simply his soul...

Chapter 185 A Tedious Journey

Having figured out the true nature of this so-called Soul Domain, Ye Chen actually relaxed.

All I need to do now is fight monsters and level up, just like the online games I played in my previous life. They seem thrilling and exciting, but they are actually very boring.

Of course, being able to completely immerse yourself in the game and watch your character gradually gain experience and level up can also be addictive...

Above the misty earth, fleeting shadows danced, and as far as the eye could see, the entire world seemed shrouded in a deathly stillness, devoid of any life.

"Oh!"

This deathly silence lasted for an unknown period of time, until suddenly a faint, low sound of wind breaking through the air could be heard, interspersed with the low shouts of some people, which carried far away through the mist.

"laugh!"

A figure broke through the thick fog and came from afar.

As you can see, there are about a dozen illusory, strangely shaped figures floating behind him...

Although these soul entities look strange and unusual, their strength is by no means weak. In particular, their eerie soul screams, when unleashed by so many soul entities together, can even kill an ordinary Dou Huang powerhouse.

"That's about enough, any more and I might not be able to handle it..."

After mentally calculating the number of monsters to be "lured," Ye Chen's hand seals changed rapidly, even creating a series of dazzling afterimages...

"Soul Profound Seal Palm!"

With a cold shout in his heart, Ye Chen's vast soul power instantly solidified, and a soul handprint similar to his palm detached with lightning speed, sweeping away the gray mist that covered hundreds of meters of space in front of him...

The soul handprint was formless and intangible, and extremely fast. The strange souls that had been frantically chasing Ye Chen had no chance to resist. They were directly crushed by the soul handprint, leaving only a dozen or so glittering soul crystals floating in the air.

Ye Chen waved his hand, and streams of light flew into his hand.

"Tsk tsk, another twelve in hand..." He opened his palm, and twelve thumb-sized soul crystals appeared in his hand, constantly releasing rich soul power.

"Hmm, let's absorb this soul crystal first..."

Although Ye Chen's actions seemed incredibly easy, it would be a grave mistake to think that the world was that simple!

Through his exploration over the past few days, Ye Chen has come to realize that the area within a radius of several hundred miles where he is located is likely just the edge of this world, much like a starting village in a game.

The souls that exist here are just the weakest "minors," mainly there for newcomers to practice and gain experience, and to familiarize themselves with this world...

Once you cross this "newbie zone" boundary, every monster you encounter will be a true elite monster, or even a mini-boss...

By then, even a one-on-one fight might not be guaranteed, let alone the current method of directly luring monsters, gathering them together, and then sweeping them in one go.

Ye Chen, standing still, didn't search for a safe place to absorb and refine these soul crystals, because the process of refining soul crystals here wasn't complicated...

Ye Chen enveloped the Soul Crystals with his soul power, then opened his mouth and inhaled, and the twelve Soul Crystals entered his stomach in sequence.

The soul crystal entered his abdomen and directly transformed into the purest soul power, merging into his limbs and bones.

Because Ye Chen's current body is a pure soul entity, merging into his limbs and bones is equivalent to directly merging into his soul.

This allows the absorption of soul crystals to become

It was a very simple thing.

After absorbing this batch of soul crystals, Ye Chen examined his soul body...

"Well, I can only say I've improved slightly. It seems that just fighting monsters on the outside isn't enough experience..."

His own soul power is strong enough, so obtaining these basic soul crystals wouldn't be very beneficial to him.

Although he couldn't test the exact increase in his soul value here, Ye Chen could see his star chart, which also showed the effects of absorbing these soul crystals...

Name: Ye Chen

Realm: Three-Star Dou Huang

Special physique: Acquired Primordial Star Body (details omitted).

Star Essence: 210 (2 points can be absorbed each time)

Star Soul: 11 points (Note: Special hidden Star Soul, primary Fire, secondary Wood.)

精：110；气：110；神：100（+3）；速：70；力：110；技：10；控魂：50（+1）；控火：40

Other: Omitted

All other attributes remain unchanged, except for the Divine attribute and the Soul Control attribute.

These +3 and +1 should be values ​​that are different from those directly assigned by the Star Chart...

Although a person's soul can improve along with their cultivation level when they advance to a higher realm, the increase in soul value that the Star Chart added to Ye Chen was so rapid that the increase in soul power brought about by his cultivation level was somewhat insignificant.

After these frantic attempts to collect soul crystals, Ye Chen's divine attribute finally increased by 3 points, which translates to about 30 soul points...

This isn't a large increase; it seems the Soul Crystal's effect isn't that significant...

However, this is only relative to Ye Chen's already enormous soul base value, so it is still a very rare increase. Overall, Ye Chen is quite satisfied.

Of course, satisfaction doesn't mean complacency, so Ye Chen decided to delve deeper and find his new prey...

As for the slight improvement in soul control, it's due to the long-term practical use of soul power and soul skills in combat, which has a significant benefit to soul control itself.

Ye Chen had even made up his mind that in the upcoming battles, he would not only collect soul crystals, but also take advantage of this rare opportunity to master the last two moves of his first soul skill, Soul Hand Seal!

Next, Ye Chen continued to delve deeper.

As he ventured deeper, the bizarre spirits he encountered, just as he had anticipated, grew increasingly stronger…

But that's not all. Ye Chen also discovered that as these soul entities became stronger, they also became more and more human-like, with many even resembling humans.

However, despite the significant changes in their appearance, these soul entities still lack any intelligence and rely solely on instinct to fight and attack.

This also brought great convenience to Ye Chen, allowing him to win even when he encountered soul entities whose soul aura was even slightly stronger than his own, by using various means and wisdom.

After absorbing the soul crystal again, Ye Chen clearly felt the increase in his soul power...

It's quite obvious!

However, when it actually manifested in Soul Points, the increase was less than one hundred...

Ye Chen had already vaguely guessed the reason for this phenomenon.

Ultimately, it's because one's own soul body is already very strong, with a large base soul value. If one wants to continue increasing that number, then the required soul power will definitely be even greater.

Chapter 186 As long as I kneel down fast enough, I'll definitely reap the rewards!

The size of the Soul Domain was clearly beyond Ye Chen's expectations. He had walked hundreds of miles in the beginner village alone, and still could not see the end.

Of course, if this were outside, even if Ye Chen were only a Dou Huang, he could fly across hundreds of miles in no time at all...

Unfortunately, this is the Soul Realm...

Although he couldn't condense battle qi wings with his battle qi, Ye Chen's combat was unaffected by his powerful soul force. However, under a certain special pressure, anything that flew by would make him feel as heavy as a mountain.

After a brief flight through the sky, one feels utterly exhausted, and it is precisely because of this that this Soul Realm gives one the feeling of endlessness.

However, as Ye Chen encountered more and more soul entities, he also began to wonder where these soul entities came from.

As mentioned in the original work, the Heavenly Tomb contains the remains of powerful individuals who died and were buried there. Although their souls have dissipated, their remaining soul imprints have reappeared in a peculiar form over countless years…

But what about this Soul Domain? Could it be the soul left behind by powerful beings from ancient times after their deaths?

Or perhaps, Ye Chen let his imagination run wild and wondered if they were the souls left behind by those powerful figures who had fallen in the Pill Tower?

However, thinking about it, that's unlikely. Who would directly hunt down their own ancestor's soul to increase their strength...?

Although Ye Chen wondered if this Soul Realm might also have a resurrection mechanism like the Heavenly Tomb, and that given enough time, those hunted souls would definitely reappear...

But no matter how you look at it, this is just too outrageous!

Finally, after an unknown amount of time and countless souls he had killed, Ye Chen arrived before a barrier formed by a screen of light...

"This... I didn't just end up at the end of the Soul Domain, did I?" Ye Chen muttered to himself as he patted the light screen.

But if that's all there is to it, then it's incredibly disappointing...

His soul value had exceeded 1,500, and after reaching this value, Ye Chen realized that the soul crystals here were no longer of much use to him.

Based on speculation, Ye Chen's soul realm should have already reached the limit of the mortal realm at this point. If he wants to improve further, he can only try to break through to the spiritual realm...

As the largest alchemist force in the entire Dou Qi Continent, and also the force with the most Rank 8 alchemists in Zhongzhou, Ye Chen was certain that they must have some method that could give people the opportunity to reach the Spirit Realm.

Ye Chen originally thought that this method might exist in this Soul Domain, but now it seems that he might have been overthinking it.

Just as Ye Chen was feeling disappointed, a voice suddenly appeared beside him...

"Little guy, you're underestimating the Pill Tower too much! If this Soul Domain were that simple, would the Pill Tower consider it a core secret of its inheritance?"

The sudden sound startled Ye Chen so much that his heart skipped a beat, and he casually unleashed a Soul Profound Hand Seal to the side...

This can be considered one of the benefits he gained from fighting in the Soul Domain for so long.

Ye Chen had completely mastered all three Soul Hand Seals, and he could even control the first one, the Soul Profound Hand Seal, at will, although doing so would reduce its power.

While the speed has decreased, the release rate is still instantaneous, making it a decent emergency countermeasure.

"Huh, the Soul Profound Hand Seal? You're that kid Xuan Kongzi's disciple?"

Faced with a soul skill attack from a peak mortal realm soul expert, the opponent showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, he immediately recognized the name of Ye Chen's move and even knew who taught him it...

If Ye Chen still didn't realize he'd encountered a master at this point, then he'd wasted his two lives. Moreover, this person was very likely a senior from the Pill Tower—wasn't this an opportunity...?

"Junior Ye Chen, a disciple personally taught by Xuan Kongzi, the president of the Pill Tower, humbly requests that senior appear before me." Ye Chen clasped his hands and bowed, greeting the elder with a formal and respectful gesture.

There was nothing he could do. Until now, apart from the other party making a sound, he couldn't even catch a glimpse of them. He could only hope that the other party would show up on their own.

As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, the mysterious voice reappeared, sounding quite wistful...

"Xuan Kongzi, that kid has grown to this level? Time really flies..."

As the voice faded, a figure suddenly appeared less than two meters away from Ye Chen.

The way this happened so silently startled Ye Chen once again. After only one glance, he quickly bowed again and said, "Greetings, Senior!"

In situations like this, you have to make the right gesture. Maybe the other party will be pleased and give you a little something in return, which could benefit you for a lifetime.

The newcomer was an old man dressed in a white robe, with white hair and beard, and even his eyebrows were almost drooping to his chest. He looked no different from a real person, and it was impossible to tell that the other party was a soul entity like himself...

While Ye Chen was secretly observing the other party, the old man's attention was also focused on Ye Chen. Or rather, the other party had been watching Ye Chen ever since he stepped into this Soul Domain.

"Very good. To possess soul power exceeding one thousand soul points before even entering the Soul Realm, it seems Xuan Kongzi has found himself a fine successor this time..."

"I dare not accept such praise from you, senior. May I ask, are you the founder of my Pill Tower?" Ye Chen first asked modestly, then asked cautiously.

The old man nodded, showing no reservations, and said directly, "That's not wrong..."

Before the words were even finished, Ye Chen, who had just been so cautious, knelt down. The speed of his kneeling surprised even the old man himself.

"This junior disciple, Ye Chen, pays respects to the Ancestor!"

This generous gift instantly changed the situation.

"You little rascal, you really are..." The old man was clearly surprised, but after realizing what was happening, he immediately let out a hearty laugh.

"What a clever little devil! Just like your teacher back then!"

Seeing that Ye Chen only smiled and showed no intention of getting up, the old man chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, since I've accepted your generous gift, I, as the patriarch, can't just let a junior like you kneel for nothing. I have a soul skill here, which is about the same level as the Soul Profound Seal Palm taught by your teacher. I'll give it to you..."

"Come forward!"

As he spoke, the old man tapped Ye Chen's forehead with his right index finger, and then a massive amount of information flooded into his consciousness...

Chapter 187 Division of Soul Domains