The realm of the enlightened soul was quite... different.
It didn't improve the body, nor the soul, nor the Qi, at least not as the main part.
Obviously, even realms focused entirely on the soul still work a little on building a strong body.
The realm of the enlightened soul, despite its na, only worked with one thing: Affinities and control.
An illumination took place in the mind sea, which was then rebuilt as the cultivator entered a trance-like state that allowed them to greatly increase their understanding of cultivation.
This was sothing that Qingyi imdiately understood as he exchanged blows with the guard.
For the first ti since fighting the leader of the demon cult, he felt his muscles ignite, his ridians burning as he forced all his Qi out, taking a step back with each exchange of blows.
Three entire cultivation realms were truly too much for Qingyi, at least at the current level of his lineage and constitution.
Still, he didn't let himself be discouraged, using his law with full force to force the guard back, taking advantage of every small opening to attack.
"You're good, kid, your talent and your law are incomparable to anything I've ever seen. But you're too arrogant." The guard spoke, his blade striking Qingyi's.
Yes, even in the Enlightened Sky Empire, one could count on one's fingers the number of geniuses who could hold their own against an Enlightened Soul Realm cultivator being only at the Ascension Realm.
"No, I'm just arrogant enough." Qingyi flashed a big smile, finally revealing his ice Qi, an icy tsunami leaving his feet towards the guard's feet, pinning him in place.
"What? How?" The guard's eyes went wide and he soon realized sothing: he wasn't managing to break through that ice - no, his Qi flow to his legs had stopped completely!
When he looked down, his eyes filled with terror.
That ice Qi was engulfed in gray flas!
"Burn in peace." Qingyi stepped back, a flaming spear appearing in his hands, illuminating the world around him.
The guard barely had ti to compute the pain before the first spear hit his chest, tearing through his armor, flesh and bones, exploding and opening a huge crater.
"N-no... impossible..." Young Master Haoran whispered, guts, flesh and blood falling from the sky, carried away by the explosion.
Qingyi had just killed a cultivator of the enlightened soul realm?
Even if it was just a guard who had just made a breakthrough, he still refused to believe it.
"Ah..." Qingyi sighed, cracking his neck and looking at his hands.
They were shaking and under the skin, he could feel his ridians burning.
That was normal when you used up a lot of Qi in a short space of ti, but even so, his ridians should already be recovering.
What was taking him so long?
"You're using your law too recklessly. It's natural for such powerful laws to have side effects on your body. Only use it in ergencies," Ruxue's voice echoed in Qingyi's mind.
"I understand..." He shook his head.
In fact, he felt his ridians suffer much more when he used his law.
Putting it out of his mind, he focused his eyes on Haoran.
"Looks like we'll finally be able to solve our problems, huh? Little cuckold Haoran..." Qingyi knelt down, pointing a single finger towards Haoran's remaining arm.
A powerful sword Qi appeared, cutting Haoran's arm off, the link to the spatial ring also disappearing.
Qingyi took it imdiately, putting it on his finger and observing the richness inside.
Qingyi's beautiful dark eyes were soon filled with an intense glow.
So many high-quality cultivation pills, so many spiritual materials... Young Master Wang had really prepared a great gift for him.
Taking the fragnt of the Heaven-Defying Thunder Sword, Qingyi brought it close to the sword, watching as the blade swallowed it up.
[Item "Heaven-defying Thunder Sword" has been upgraded: Mortal Grade -> Earth Grade]
The Heaven-defying Thunder Sword flickered violently, its blade becoming much sharper than ever.
The few defects that still showed on it's steel it were completely erased, revealing a perfect blade of beauty not inferior to the spirit of lightning that inhabited it.
"Ah... Young master Wang was so good to ..." Qingyi shook his head. "Young masters like you always have arranged marriages, don't they? Don't worry, Young Master Wang, I'll find your future wife and make her the happiest woman in the world!"
"N-no, bastard, don't you dare!" A final cry of despair from Wang Haoran echoed before Qingyi cut off his head.
***
Many kiloters from that gloomy forest, the royal palace was bustling, especially in a luxurious eting room, where two fake immortals were chatting.
"My son may have been castrated, I understand your concern, third prince. But we need to keep the marriage going, the first princess, your sister, needs a good man just as you need my armies." The patriarch of the Wang family spoke.
In front of him, the prince relaxed and drank from a glass of wine.
"It's not just about , you know."
The third prince shook his head.
"Father wouldn't allow my little sister to be with a man incapable of fathering offspring and even if my father wasn't in a position to ddle, my brother still wouldn't allow such a marriage."
"But-" The Wang family patriarch opened his mouth, but it fell shut the next mont, a subtle glow spreading through the ring on his finger.
"Haoran..." He whispered only once before realizing the gravity of the warning.
His body exploded in power as he stood up, jumping out of a window and flying towards the horizon.
He landed kiloters away, a crash raising dust in all directions.
"My Haoran..." He knelt over his son's corpse.
How could it be possible? How could his Haoran have lost to so transcendent?
He was so confident...
"Hm... looks like we really won't have a wedding." The third prince chuckled, feeling the residual Qi.
One in the ethereal body realm and one in the enlightened soul realm, fighting against one in the ascension realm.
He thought for a brief mont before laughing, erasing Qingyi's residual Qi before Patriarch Wang was able to sense it.
"An interesting young fellow has just appeared in the Kingdom."
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