Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 503 - 2 Outstanding Dragons and Phoenixes

The immortal soul drifted aimlessly, spiraling up into the heavens.

As it ascended, the legendary Daoist Immortal Sound became clearer and clearer.

However, it seemed he didn't benefit at all.

"What is going on?"

"Were they lying to me?"

"My immortal soul hasn't improved at all!"

Brother Cheng was a bit puzzled.

That shouldn't be, even just a slight improvement would mean something, wouldn't it?

Apart from hearing the Daoist Immortal Sound and sensing its mysterious and vast allure, there was no change in his immortal soul.

"Even if it damages the immortal soul, that's fine."

"With no change at all, I don't feel involved at all!"

Unbeknownst to him, it was all because his immortal soul was too special.

Immortal souls have different qualities and tiers.

Tiers are straightforward; cultivating techniques to enhance the divine soul realm or consuming pills can improve the tier.

But quality is hard to upgrade.

Because it's not something that comes from cultivation but relies on opportunity.

Crossing from a mortal soul to Ten Directions quality is one of the marks of becoming a true cultivator.

And moving from Ten Directions to Hundred Refinements quality only comes from the opportunity of ascending to Saint and gaining a domain.

This is considered the highest quality a cultivator from the Lower Realm can achieve.

At the moment of ascension to immortality, under the thunder tribulation blessed by the rules of heaven and earth, some immortals with outstanding talent can transform their immortal soul to Thousand Layers quality.

At the Immortal King level, the moment they establish an immortal country, some exceptional Immortal Kings have a chance to transform their immortal soul to Ten Thousand Ancient quality.

The last chance to upgrade immortal soul quality is at the moment of becoming an Immortal Emperor.

At that point, they can transcend Ten Thousand Ancient.

The higher the quality of the immortal soul, the deeper the power of the immortal soul at the same realm.

Summoning rule brands requires the power of the immortal soul, and many martial techniques and divine techniques consume the power of the immortal soul during execution.

In confrontations, it can also suppress opponents in immortal soul battles.

All along, Brother Cheng's opponents were either higher realm than him or vastly outnumbered him.

But he never suffered a loss in immortal soul confrontations.

Because in the Lower Realm, with the help of the system, he miraculously absorbed a hundred thousand ghosts.

That event instantly transcended his immortal soul out of Ten Thousand Ancient, making its quality on par with an Immortal Emperor.

Yet this abnormal boost brought some problems.

His immortal soul reached Ten Thousand Ancient by an unusual path, making it unaligned with others.

The three opportunities to enhance immortal soul quality—ascending to Saint, ascension, and achieving Immortal King—were all meaningless for him.

Like this time, the Daoist Immortal Sound greatly benefits all Demon Kings and Quasi-Emperors, except for him.

Because his immortal soul was already an anomaly.

He gazed afar and saw two other immortal souls slowly rising amidst distant auspicious clouds.

They were two of the Human Race, but he didn't recognize them.

"It seems this phenomenon is happening throughout the Upper Immortal Realm."

"And its location is random."

The immortal souls of Ji Linghan, Cang Ji, Ao Yang, and Mo Chen, among others, were probably scattered on auspicious clouds throughout the Six Realms.

Brother Cheng observed secretly and saw that the two other immortal souls were only at the Immortal Venerable Realm.

A man and a woman, their immortal souls floated unattached like balloons with no direction.

In an ordinary external environment, even Spirit Platform Realm cultivators could detach their soul to cast secret techniques.

Let alone immortals, whose immortal souls could move freely even in some dangerous areas.

Yet in this mysterious zone filled with Daoist Immortal Sound, the immortal souls were incredibly fragile.

Even a casual breeze could make them sway and flutter helplessly.

"Senior brother, this place is dangerous, we shouldn't ascend further."

"Junior sister, this is an enormous opportunity. Master said the higher we ascend, the greater the enhancement to our immortal soul!"

"But we've already reached our limit."

"Don't worry, with senior brother shielding you, there's nothing to fear!"

"I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about you..."

"Junior sister, your words sting. I'm known for my calmness and reliability."

"Don't you feel embarrassed?"

Their conversation made Brother Cheng reflect on the beauty of youth.

He wasn't so ruthless as to kill every immortal he saw.

And from the immortal souls of these two, he saw the effect of the Daoist Immortal Sound.

Despite their drifting without direction, their immortal souls visibly became more refined and pure.

The enhancement effect was like continuously consuming immortal pills.

This made Brother Cheng a bit envious, as his immortal soul had yet to show any sign of change.

"Damn it, why?"

Though Brother Cheng couldn't understand the reason, he refused to accept it.

"This is not the treatment a protagonist deserves!"

"I refuse!"

His shout finally startled the two.

They then reacted differently.

The junior sister panicked and retreated into the distance as if she had seen a monstrous flood.

It's understandable.

Although she couldn't discern which realm Brother Cheng's immortal soul belonged to, the visual discrepancy was blatantly absurd.

And with the cultivation realm being treacherous, who knew what danger she'd encounter.

But the senior brother was different.

Seeing Brother Cheng, he excitedly cheered.

"Wow, a super expert! Is he an Immortal King or a Quasi-Emperor?"

"Senior, please guide us!"

He vigorously waved, trying to move toward Jiang Cheng.

But alas, his immortal soul was too weak; after struggling for ages, he barely moved a few steps and was almost blown back by the breeze.

Brother Cheng couldn't bear it, flying directly to his front.

"Who are you, where are you from?"

The junior sister, seeing 'no escape,' had to stop, cautiously saying, "Senior, we didn't know you were cultivating here."

"Our master is Bai Zhen Quasi-Emperor; perhaps you've met him before."

"We will leave immediately and won't disturb your peace!"

"We hope you'll forgive our intrusion..."

Her words were flawless.

She maintained a humble stance while subtly hinting that their master was a powerful Quasi-Emperor, suggesting that killing them might invite future trouble.

But before Brother Cheng could respond, the senior brother spoke up. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Junior sister, isn't our master Long Sea Immortal King? How can you make up lies to deceive the senior?"

He seemed quite displeased.

"From the first day of entry, Master taught us to be honest; have you forgotten?"

The junior sister was almost infuriated by this foolish team member.

"Senior, my junior brother tends to speak nonsense, please don't mind him..."

The senior brother interrupted loudly, "I'm not talking nonsense! Bai Zhen Quasi-Emperor is the Sect Leader of Jingci Sect, we aren't even qualified to meet him, okay?"

He exclaimed angrily, "Do you think I'm forgetful?"

"Is our master so shameful that we need to mention Bai Zhen Quasi-Emperor to gain face?"

"Are you so worried that the senior will look down on us?"

Brother Cheng quickly waved his hand.

"Such outstanding dragons and phoenixes among you two, how could I possibly look down on you?"