Chapter 78

Jiang Wei was in the midst of cultivating the "Divine Casting Technique," and he had reached a bottleneck where his soul concentration was stuck at fifty times, unable to make any progress. If he wanted to continue enhancing his strength, he had to first refine his soul; if the soul was not refined enough, it would be unable to contain the immense energy within it.

What is soul refinement? Simply put, it is about changing the arrangement structure of the soul.

It's like a pile of wooden strips. If they are nailed into a square frame, it will easily wobble; but if they are nailed into a triangular shape, it will be very stable. Just like the element "carbon" in the universe, due to different arrangements, some become diamonds while others remain as black carbon. Similarly, water can either sublimate into steam or condense into ice.

The soul is the same.

With the same soul concentration, if the internal structure of the soul is arranged differently, the strength of the soul will naturally be different.

Ordinary Lesser Spirit Realm ghosts have souls that are naturally condensed, with almost no structure. Therefore, the bodies of ordinary Lesser Spirit Realm ghosts are as ethereal as gas; once attacked, they can easily be pierced, and a large amount of soul energy will dissipate. However, after advancing to the Greater Soul Realm, the soul will be arranged according to certain rules, becoming more solid and stable, and their combat power will naturally increase significantly.

Jiang Wei used the "Divine Casting Technique" to refine his soul, which was similar to advancing from the Lesser Spirit Realm to the Greater Soul Realm; in comparison, the "Divine Casting Technique" was even more exquisite.

Jiang Wei's soul had once been forcibly refined by the small golden figure, at which time his scattered soul was arranged into a regular square, greatly increasing its stability and soul strength. And at this critical moment, Jiang Wei suddenly had an epiphany.

Previously, Jiang Wei couldn't understand how to arrange soul energy to make the soul more refined; but in this instant, he suddenly saw the light.

"Originally... it's like this!"

With a thought, the soul energy within Jiang Wei's soul underwent a startling change. Originally, Jiang Wei's soul was composed of countless small squares; in a flash, Jiang Wei cleverly used the soul refinement method from the "Divine Casting Technique" to add "diagonals" to these countless small squares.

In just an instant, Jiang Wei's soul structure was completely different. And in the blink of an eye, his soul strength soared from 150 times to 300 times!

With his soul strength doubling, Jiang Wei's speed naturally increased significantly.

"Whoosh—"

Jiang Wei moved with exceptional agility, weaving through the gaps between the long spears like a fluttering butterfly, constantly dodging and evading.

In an instant, Jiang Wei had already dodged the synchronized spear attacks and reached the edge of the encirclement.

"Get out of my way!"

With his greatly increased strength, Jiang Wei easily tore a gap in the unarmed ghost shadows and broke out of the encirclement.

Fight, or... run? — Jiang Wei thought.

Confidence comes from skill.

If it were an ordinary Lesser Spirit Realm ghost, facing a hundred enemies with no less soul strength, they would probably be scared stiff. But Jiang Wei, instead of choosing to flee immediately, was considering whether to fight.

"Whatever, let's see how it goes; if I can't handle it, I'll run!" After breaking through, Jiang Wei's speed was not slower than the huge ghost shadow; now, whether to fight or flee, the initiative was firmly in Jiang Wei's hands.

Thinking this, Jiang Wei, who had already broken out of the encirclement, charged back into the crowd of ghosts.

If other ghosts saw this scene, they would be amazed—fighting a hundred enemies alone, what kind of confidence is this!

But Jiang Wei was just that confident!

At this point, Jiang Wei's soul strength was no longer at a disadvantage; so whether attacking or defending, he had many more options!

Originally, when Jiang Wei was surrounded by these ghost shadows, he would be overwhelmed; but now, he fought in the encirclement with ease.

Each of Jiang Wei's defenses was flawless; not only that, almost every defense also served as a counterattack—this was the terrifying aspect of the Insight Realm. Without reaching the Insight Realm, one could not understand why attacks and defenses could be executed so perfectly!

In a moment, Jiang Wei was unscathed, while the ghost shadows around him were severely injured.

But at this moment, a sharp sound of something breaking the air came.

"Die!!!"

A large, sharp spear suddenly attacked Jiang Wei's back without warning.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Jiang Wei nimbly dodged and then directly followed the spear shaft to attack the spear's owner—the huge ghost shadow.

The huge ghost shadow didn't even have time to react before Jiang Wei's spear pierced its head, causing its soul energy to continuously drain.

Jiang Wei, not letting up, launched a storm of attacks on the huge ghost shadow. Capture the king first, Jiang Wei's primary target was naturally this huge ghost shadow; but he had been waiting for this opportunity.

"Roar!!!" Although the huge ghost shadow's head was exploded, it did not lose its ability to act; it wildly swung its spear and attacked Jiang Wei again. The smaller ghost shadows, seeing their leader in trouble, also charged at Jiang Wei.

"Hmph!" For the attacks coming from all directions, Jiang Wei calmly and perfectly deflected them; instantly, these attacks were either deflected or redirected toward the huge ghost shadow.

In just one exchange, Jiang Wei inflicted severe damage on the huge ghost shadow's soul.

Beating a downed dog was always Jiang Wei's favorite. With the huge ghost shadow's soul severely damaged, wasn't it the perfect opportunity for Jiang Wei to deal a heavy blow?

Thus, without hesitation, Jiang Wei attacked the huge ghost shadow fiercely while redirecting the attacks from the other small ghost shadows onto it. At the same time, Jiang Wei's spear was imbued with the "Soul Devouring" effect, continuously devouring pure soul energy.

Without giving the huge ghost shadow any chance to resist or turn the tide, Jiang Wei relentlessly attacked it to death.

With the huge ghost shadow's death, Jiang Wei gained an immense amount of soul energy.

It's worth noting that the huge ghost shadow's soul strength was over 700 times, equivalent to seven Lesser Spirit Realm ghosts at their peak; the soul energy Jiang Wei absorbed from it was enough to increase his soul concentration to 100 times!

And that's exactly what Jiang Wei did; while fighting, he didn't forget to circulate the "Divine Casting Technique" to convert the soul energy. By the time the huge ghost shadow's soul dissipated, Jiang Wei's soul concentration had already reached over 80 times!

And Jiang Wei's soul concentration was still rising!