Chapter 75

Ye Feng's divine soul was so powerful that even he didn't know how strong it was. After merging with another person's divine soul, it became twice as powerful as a normal person's. Coupled with Ye Feng's fearless heart, his divine soul was smooth and flawless, allowing him to directly step over the fourth step and enter the fifth level.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, Ye Feng's body bent, his bones making cracking sounds. The pressure of the fifth level was overwhelming, like a vast sea, endless and boundless, pressing down so hard that Ye Feng couldn't even lift his head.

"What powerful soul pressure!" Ye Feng finally felt he had reached his limit. His body trembled continuously, and he could be pushed out at any moment.

Seeing Ye Feng completely disappear into the fourth level, Liu Xueqi and another young man smiled bitterly and walked toward the third level. It seemed that Ye Feng was truly a freak, and couldn't be treated like a normal person.

One by one, almost everyone came out. The five chief examiners had been closely monitoring the progress of the Soul Tower. When Ye Feng entered the fifth level, their faces showed shock. They exchanged glances, and each saw horror in the other's eyes.

"Go and report to the Dean immediately. After ten thousand years, our academy has someone step into the fifth level again," one of the chief examiners instructed the person beside him.

"Whoosh!"

This examiner instantly disappeared from the spot. It seemed that Ye Feng entering the fifth level had already alarmed many people. Ten thousand years ago, someone had stepped into the fifth level and eventually ascended to the Immortal Realm. This was a legend of the Heavenly Spirit Academy, and no one expected it to happen again after ten thousand years.

The entire square was in an uproar. The fifth level, which had been dormant for ten thousand years, lit up again.

If someone at the Earth Martial Realm entered, it wouldn't be surprising, but Ye Feng was only at the Later Heaven Realm. As his strength continued to grow, his soul power became increasingly powerful.

Meng Zhongliang's expression kept changing, and no one knew what he was thinking. The potential Ye Feng had shown far exceeded his imagination. Now, stepping into the fifth level, he would certainly attract strong attention from the sect. If he could safely advance to a core disciple, and considering the enmity between him and Ye Feng, Ye Feng would definitely not let him off. It would be better to kill him before he grew too strong. Meng Zhongliang was brewing a series of vicious plans in his heart.

Almost everyone had come out, but only Ye Feng remained inside, having entered the fifth level. The mentors, including Li, had already cheered, not expecting Ye Feng to be so extraordinary, breaking the ten-thousand-year-old curse by entering the fifth level, which no one at the Later Heaven Realm had done in ten thousand years.

What no one knew was that Ye Feng was in great pain. The pressure, like a sea, kept surging, and Ye Feng let out a roar, like a wild beast's howl, echoing in the fifth level.

He felt his soul being torn apart, bit by bit, as if being ground down by countless small knives, slicing his soul into pieces. This pain exceeded human limits.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Ye Feng let out agonizing screams.

Torn apart, reformed, torn apart again, reformed again, over and over. Ye Feng endured this cruel torture, his body drenched in sweat, his face contorted.

As the tearing and reformation continued, Ye Feng felt his divine soul gradually growing stronger, and the pain slowly diminishing. Each time he was torn apart and reformed, his soul power grew stronger.

After a while, Ye Feng finally straightened his body, the pain on his face greatly reduced. Suddenly, Ye Feng felt his senses become incredibly clear, even able to see his back, and within a few meters, he could perceive everything clearly without using his eyes.

"External soul power!" Ye Feng said in shock, amazed.

Only those at the Early Heaven Realm could achieve external soul power, and it was only a few meters. As one's strength increased, the range of external soul power would extend further.

But Ye Feng was only at the Later Heaven Realm, yet he could do it, which was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. After countless rounds of tearing and reformation, Ye Feng's divine soul finally broke through a limit, reaching the Early Heaven Realm level, or even higher. His previously gray and hazy divine soul became much more concentrated, and Ye Feng felt his thoughts become clearer. This was the benefit of a powerful divine soul.

The pain disappeared, and Ye Feng began to look around. The fifth level wasn't very large, with a huge stone in the center, crystal clear, about the size of a washbasin. The soul pressure seemed to emanate from this stone, and Ye Feng was very curious.

"What is this thing, to emit such terrifying soul pressure?" Ye Feng touched the stone, not knowing what strange stone it was.

This was a rare soul stone, taking ten thousand years to form. It could only be formed in graveyards or battlefields where hundreds of thousands of people had died, absorbing the residual souls of hundreds of thousands of people, and finally merging into one, emitting overwhelming soul power.

"Hum!"

Ye Feng's arm actually stuck to the soul stone, and the soul power inside the stone rushed into his body like a flood.

"What's happening!" Ye Feng tried to pull back, but it was too late. The soul power surged into his body like a tidal wave.

Ye Feng felt countless stars appear inside his body, as if his flesh was a vast universe, and now all this energy was being absorbed into the universe.

"This is star power. Could this soul stone be a star stone?" Ye Feng was very puzzled.

His guess was correct. This soul stone was indeed a star stone, a mysterious stone from the universe that had fallen to the Divine Martial Continent, absorbing countless residual souls and finally becoming a soul stone, but its original value was overlooked.

The first transformation of the Nine Transformations of Gods and Demons, the Star Transformation, involved absorbing a large amount of star power and integrating it into the body. This star stone was perfect for Ye Feng, and both the soul power and star power inside it were integrated into his body, rapidly enhancing his soul power and star body.

Suddenly!

The soul stone turned into a pile of powder, and all the energy inside was absorbed by Ye Feng. Ye Feng roared to the sky, and the Star Transformation reached the Great Success stage, one step closer to the Perfect stage, and the speed of absorbing spiritual energy became even faster.

The speed at which the Nine Transformations of Gods and Demons absorbed spiritual energy was almost terrifying. Now that the Star Transformation had reached the Great Success stage, the surrounding spiritual energy rushed toward Ye Feng, and his body became like a machine absorbing spiritual energy, with the spiritual energy entering his body on its own.

Although his realm didn't advance, his soul power became much stronger. Ye Feng roughly estimated that his soul power could extend at least fifteen meters, which was the standard for the later stage of the Early Heaven Realm.

His body became even stronger, and he could probably withstand a blow from an Early Heaven Realm practitioner without damage. With the increased speed of absorbing spiritual energy, Ye Feng was the biggest beneficiary of this Soul Tower test.

Outside the Soul Tower, chaos had already erupted. The light on the Soul Tower had completely disappeared, indicating that the soul power had vanished. Had something happened to the soul stone?

No one knew what had happened inside. Ye Feng was still in the fifth level, and the soul pressure had completely disappeared. Ye Feng smiled bitterly, not knowing how to explain when he went out.

"Let's not worry about it for now. We'll see when I go out. If they investigate, I'll admit that I absorbed it." With that, Ye Feng appeared on the first level.

Seeing Ye Feng come out, the remaining chief examiners sighed in relief and walked toward him. Only Meng Zhongliang's face showed a complex expression, alternating between malice and difficulty.

"Good, good, good. Our Heavenly Spirit Academy finally has a disciple who can enter the fifth level of the Soul Tower. Kid, you're quite impressive," one examiner said appreciatively to Ye Feng.

"Senior, you flatter me!" Ye Feng was very humble.

"I have already reported to the Dean that we have a genius disciple in this test. Although your talent is excellent, you still have to start as an outer disciple. Are you willing?" This examiner had already announced that Ye Feng would become an outer disciple.

"I am willing!" Ye Feng's goal was to join the Heavenly Spirit Academy and seek the peak of martial arts, taking one step at a time. Being overly ambitious would not be beneficial for cultivation.

As for what happened inside the Soul Tower, the chief examiner didn't even ask. Although soul stones were rare, there were many ways to obtain them, so no one investigated.

Seeing several mentors gathered around Ye Feng, Yi Buqiu's eyes flashed with intense killing intent. He had to kill Ye Feng to obtain his secrets. He didn't believe that Ye Feng had such extraordinary talent; he must have some treasure, Yi Buqiu guessed.

The sky had already darkened, and the day's test was finally over. Ye Feng came in first, and the ten Early Heaven Realm disciples wore bitter smiles. They had hoped to make a big splash, but Ye Feng had taken all the glory.

A total of over a thousand people passed the test and officially joined the Heavenly Spirit Academy. This time, the academy made an exception: those who passed the first two stages but failed the third could become servant disciples, with the opportunity to become inner disciples in the future, as long as they advanced to the Early Heaven Realm.

This time, Ye Feng was accompanied by nineteen others, three of whom had not passed the third stage. Hearing that they could still become inner disciples, they shouted excitedly. Even being a servant disciple was much better than being an outer disciple, highlighting the difference between the inner and outer courts.

Next, it was simple: choosing a hall, unified management, to facilitate the development of the disciples, and分流 them.

The four courts, four halls, four observatories, and one central heaven had already set up registration points on the square. Disciples could choose their halls voluntarily, and outsiders could not interfere.

The news of Ye Feng coming in first spread quickly, and each hall and court was eager to recruit him. After all, no one disliked having a genius.

When Ye Feng appeared, the four halls, four courts, and four observatories all looked over, each eyeing him like a tiger. Only the mentor from the Central Heaven showed no change in expression. They had the most geniuses, and although Ye Feng had entered the fifth level of the Soul Tower, whether he could grow was still unknown.

The mentor from the Heavenly Star Court wore a pleased expression because Ye Feng was heading in that direction. Moreover, except for the Central Heaven, the Heavenly Star Court was the highest-ranked, and the disciples there had the best cultivation conditions. If Ye Feng chose to join the Heavenly Star Court, it would be understandable and would allow him to develop better.

When Ye Feng stopped at the Heavenly Star Court registration point, the mentor smiled, about to speak, but Ye Feng suddenly walked away. The mentor's smile froze, and Ye Feng had not chosen the Heavenly Star Court.

"I choose the Xuan Yuan Hall!"

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