Chapter 2232 - 2191: Three Souls of Heavenly Beings

To be honest, if it weren't for Wang Xiaoqiang subduing the five Wind-Catching Ears, Little Fatty, Zhou Jingzhe, and Du Lingfei wouldn't have dared to make a move against a cultivator at the One Soul of Heavenly Beings Stage,

But now the situation is different, upon hearing the words, the three of them rushed forward without hesitation, releasing their magic treasure, imbuing it with their divine soul, and took out all five of them...

Seeing the five Wind-Catching Ears dead, Wang Xiaoqiang reached out his hands to their heads, gripping the void, and force power surged forth, causing their heads to explode, their divine spirit, divine soul, and spirit were pulled by the suction of those hands, ultimately reaching his palm,

Once the soul and spirit of Wind-Catching Ear reached his palm, it condensed into a ghostly face that looked dark and terrifying, glancing at Wang Xiaoqiang with malice and screamed sharply, "Boy, you, you are so vicious, you won't die a good death..."

Wang Xiaoqiang amusedly gazed at him and laughed, "Wind-Catching Ears, you shouldn't be cursing me now, you should be begging me to spare your soul and spirit, only then can you enter reincarnation and be reborn, otherwise you will forever fall into hell, doomed to eternal extinction..."

At this point, the ghostly faces of the four accomplices of Wind-Catching Ears also formed and immediately began begging Wang Xiaoqiang, "Heroic grandfather, have mercy, grant us a chance to be reborn."

"Please forgive our sins, grant us another chance to be human..."

Seeing his companions all begging for mercy, Wind-Catching Ear also pleaded with Wang Xiaoqiang, "Grandpa Xiaoqiang, please spare me just this once, when I am reborn as a human, I will surely be grateful for your mercy..."

Watching Wind-Catching Ears and the other five begging, Wang Xiaoqiang laughed playfully, saying, "Haha, Wind-Catching Ears, what did you call me?"

"Grandpa Xiaoqiang," Wind-Catching Ears replied more intimately and sweetly, as if Wang Xiaoqiang really was his grandfather.

"How do you know I'm called Wang Xiaoqiang?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

"Because I, I have inquired about you before..."

"Why would you inquire about me..."

"Because..." Wind-Catching Ears hesitated to speak,

"Not telling, huh? If you don't speak, I'll destroy your soul and spirit..." Wang Xiaoqiang said as he clenched his hand, causing the ghostly face of Wind-Catching Ears to twist painfully.

"I'll speak, I'll speak... I wanted to take revenge on you..." Wind-Catching Ears had just said this when Wang Xiaoqiang snorted coldly, "Too late to say now."

He began to operate the Soul and Spirit Cultivation Manual, and instantly a flame burst from his palm, burning the divine spirit, divine soul, and spirit on his hand...

Finally, thirty-five paths of divine spirit, five paths of divine soul, and ten paths of soul transformed into energy, entering Wang Xiaoqiang's spiritual aperture, nourishing his third soul and making it grow even larger.

Then Wang Xiaoqiang released the Patterned Beast, which devoured the corpses of Wind-Catching Ear and the others, before gathering the Dead Spirit Puppet, and taking Little Fatty, Zhou Jingzhe, and Du Lingfei on the road into the Yin Corpse Mountain Range.

Once they arrived at the Yin Corpse Mountain Range, with Little Fatty's assistance from the Soul Shock Spell, and the deterrence of two Dead Spirits, Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei captured ghost souls at will, handing the captured ghost souls to Wang Xiaoqiang,

Wang Xiaoqiang sat cross-legged on the ground, cultivating with the ghost souls. With an abundant supply of ghost souls, Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation progressed rapidly,

Finally, after three days, he successfully advanced to the Three Souls of Heavenly Beings Stage, beginning to move towards the Decline Realm of Heavenly Beings...

At this time, Wang Xiaoqiang's Three Souls and Seven Spirits transformed into seven divine spirits and three divine souls,

Further cultivation would involve all sorts of wondrous soul techniques, though as he began cultivating soul techniques, his physical body started to decay,

In other words, his cultivation base entered the Decline Realm of Heavenly Beings.

Soul techniques can also be referred to as Divine Sense Spells,

Divine Sense Spells are tremendously powerful, formed on the foundation of mighty soul and spirit, comprising techniques such as "Hundred Miles Pursuit," "Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission," "Thousand-Mile Soul Search," "One Thought Life and Death," and so forth—these are all Divine Sense Spells,

The emphasis of Divine Sense Spells is remote attack and defense,

For example, Hundred Miles Pursuit can take human lives from a hundred miles away, while Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission works without a communication talisman, simply using this technique for communication over a thousand miles,

Moreover, when using Divine Sense to communicate, outsiders are unable to hear it,

Thousand-Mile Soul Search follows the same principle, taking divine souls and divine spirits from a thousand miles away with ease.

As for One Thought Life and Death, it is the most powerful existence among Divine Sense Spells, no matter the distance, with just one thought, it can instantly turn enemies to ash.

However, the One Thought Life and Death spell has long been lost on the Ancient Continent, no one understands this technique anymore,

And precisely due to its lapse, it ensured the harmony of the Ancient Continent society, avoiding the collapse of the entire continent.

To make an analogy, the One Thought Life and Death spell is like a hydrogen bomb on Earth, its power is too immense, possessing a destructive capability for a plane,

Yet Earthlings are not cultivators, and do not excessively worship martial power, they are rational humans,

But the people of the Ancient Era are different, every single human here is a cultivator, idolizing formidable martial power, once wielding such power, they would ignore the repercussions of destruction, indiscriminately abusing it for world domination,

By then, those who violate prohibitions via martial power would go unchecked, and no one or any force could impose control, leading to chaos across society, causing the entire plane to collapse.

"Crack..."

As further cultivation ensued, a crisp sound emitted from Wang Xiaoqiang's finger bone, Wang Xiaoqiang was startled and opened his eyes wide, staring at his left hand to see that the skin on his fingers showed signs of withering, particularly a small fish belly section that had sunk slightly...

On Earth, such a situation is incredibly terrifying because it signifies muscle atrophy, muscle atrophy is a dreadfully frightening disease, first, it is difficult to treat with very poor prognosis, and secondly, it severely impacts the patient's life,

Patients with muscle atrophy often are bedridden until death on the bed, there is a more fearsome condition known as motor neuron disease,

A patient suffering from this is also called "frozen person," the physicist who wrote "A Brief History of Time," Mr. Stephen Hawking, was a motor neuron disease patient, this great scientist underwent muscle atrophy and spent much of his life in a wheelchair...

The pain involved, only he himself could truly comprehend.

For Wang Xiaoqiang, this wasn't merely muscle atrophy, it was physical decay, not only the skin, but also the bones and nerves are facing deterioration, akin to a falling leaf, gradually withering...

Eventually, with continued advancement in cultivation, reaching the Seventh Decline of Heavenly Beings Realm, the body would entirely decay, becoming like a mummy, unable to move,

However, the decay of the physical body would enhance the power of the soul and spirit, unleashing unprecedented spirit power...

But that's a tale for later,

For Wang Xiaoqiang, since he is a Body Cultivator and a strong being of the Nirvana Realm with a formidable physical body, even if he entered the Decline Realm of Heavenly Beings, the extent of physical decay is limited, it's merely a small section of bone fragmentation and a small patch of muscle atrophy,

In the case of others, perhaps the entire hand would be disabled, and even as cultivation progresses, the entire arm could decay and become crippled...

Even so, Wang Xiaoqiang still halted cultivation, cherishing the physical form granted by his parents, for even a powerful immortal cares for his body,

He brought his left hand before his eyes to observe closely, noticing a small patch of muscle atrophy, he moved his fingers and found his ring finger was restricted, somewhat stiff, although Wang Xiaoqiang was mentally prepared, seeing his body start to decay, he felt deeply distressed,

Just then, an angry shout echoed, "Wang Xiaoqiang, you little brat, you made me search for you for so long."

Before Wang Xiaoqiang could react, Du Lingfei had already exclaimed excitedly and nervously, "Father, Father..."