Chapter 29: Soul Power Cultivator

Girl, can you tell which of these two is stronger?

Since Li Yilan and the Vermilion Bird Saintess both challenged the Martial God Phantom at the early Nascent Soul realm, the two gathered together on this level.

However, upon seeing the Vermilion Bird Saintess already launch the challenge, Li Yilan chose to wait on the side.

At that moment, the senior inside the Azure Ring also asked such a question.

Li Yilan looked at the two.

The Vermilion Bird Saintess had a vigorous posture, her black hair dancing in the wind, the cold light of her spear flashing blindingly, like a flood dragon leaping from the sea; each thrust tore the air, her aura like a rainbow.

The youth Li Mu was likewise impressive, his sword shadows flowing, his sword technique fierce, cold light flowing along the blade like starlight suddenly appearing, his body agile as a ghost, displaying superb swordsmanship in every strike.

Both displayed strength that was roughly equal.

However, when it comes to who is stronger or weaker,

She, however, had a different opinion: 'I think the Vermilion Bird Saintess is stronger; perhaps she still has stronger means.'

'Oh?' the senior inside the Azure Ring asked curiously: 'Explain your view.'

'I can't articulate a view; it's just intuition.'

Li Yilan said: 'The Vermilion Bird Saintess has long been called the Saintess of the Azure Cloud Sect; I believe she certainly isn't limited to this strength.'

The Vermilion Bird Saintess before us is visibly a few years older; someone like her could not possibly have only early Nascent Soul strength; perhaps she has some hidden aspect behind her.

The woman inside the Azure Ring nodded satisfactorily: 'Being able to think of this shows your progress over this period has indeed been quite good.'

'Exactly, she is certainly not as simple as you see.'

'She is a soul power cultivator.'

'Soul power cultivator?' Li Yilan asked curiously.

The senior inside the Azure Ring replied: 'Yes, that's right, just like me, I am a soul power cultivator.'

'If I'm not mistaken, in the first few years after she began cultivation, she should have gone to cultivate soul power, which caused her martial arts to lag, leaving her only at the early Nascent Soul realm.'

'Now that her soul power has achieved minor accomplishment, she has begun to strengthen her martial arts cultivation.'

That explains it.

Li Yilan suddenly nodded and then fell silent.

The senior inside the Azure Ring wondered: 'Girl, aren't you curious how strong her soul power currently is?'

After all, anyone hearing such shocking news would be unable to resist wanting to know the opponent's soul power strength, yet Li Yilan has no interest in it at all.

'I have a dream in my heart, to become the strongest under heaven; this path is destined for me to encounter countless geniuses and proud disciples in this lifetime; I don't care how strong they are, as long as I am strong enough.'

Yet the woman inside the Azure Ring rose in solemn respect: 'Girl, you have truly grown a lot.'

Li Yilan's expression remained calm.

At that moment, the battle between the Vermilion Bird Saintess and Li Mu also ended.

As expected.

The Vermilion Bird Saintess won, shattering Li Mu's Martial God Phantom with a single spear thrust.

She retracted her spear, seeming dissatisfied with defeating Li Mu within ten moves.

Of course, if she used soul power, a single strike could kill Li Mu.

However, before this expedition she had sworn an oath to use only martial arts in this challenge, not soul power.

For this, she also defied her master's order to go to the Seventh Peak to assist Lin Yang in guiding disciples.

She shook her head, 'defying is defying,' after all she has no interest in Lin Yang, that guy who only knows how to sponge off others; what prospects could his disciples have?

Immediately.

She did not go to the fourth layer, but prepared to leave, raising the strength of the Martial God Phantom on the fourth layer to the middle Nascent Soul realm.

Currently, the Martial God Phantom at the early Nascent Soul realm can no longer exert any pressure on her.

Just as she was about to leave, she noticed Li Yilan beside her.

'Huh? Why is there a female disciple standing here?'

The Vermilion Bird Saintess was a little surprised, but she doesn't dislike female disciples; she dislikes male disciples.

'Junior Sister, are you here to challenge the Martial God Phantom?'

'Yes.' Li Yilan nodded.

The other party spoke sweetly, with no pretense at all, so Li Yilan replied with a smile.

'Come on, the Martial God Phantom on the third layer is not easy to deal with……'

'Oh my goodness!'

Before the Vermilion Bird Saintess could finish speaking, she let out a scream.

She looked at Li Yilan with an incredulous expression and said: 'Junior Sister, you are at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, yet you want to challenge the early Nascent Soul Martial God Phantom?'

Although she mainly cultivates soul power, her achievements in martial arts are also comparable to few, and even after breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, facing the Martial God Phantom here is extremely taxing for her.

But the junior sister before us actually dared to storm the gate with a Foundation Establishment cultivation level against the early Nascent Soul Martial God Phantom?!!!

'Yes.' Li Yilan nodded again.

Having received Li Yilan's answer, the Vermilion Bird Saintess widened her eyes and said: 'Don't tell me you, with Foundation Establishment cultivation, have cleared the first and second levels?'

'Yes!' Li Yilan still nodded.

And the Vermilion Bird Saintess, already shocked, covered her pink, blushing little face as she stared at Li Yilan.

Her Dao heart was struck.

She had originally thought she was already quite strong.

But compared to the person before her, she lost her luster.

'What monstrous disciple, where did he/she come from?'

'Is he/she a disciple of the Six Great Peaks? But I've never heard of the Six Great Peaks having such a disciple.'

Could it be the Elder Council?

Or perhaps they are the direct disciples of the three elders?

That's highly possible.

The Vermilion Bird Saintess muttered to herself, and at the same time her gaze was fixed on Li Yilan before her; besides shock, there was also doubt.

She couldn't fathom why a Nascent Soul realm disciple would possess such formidable strength.

"Junior Sister, you're amazing." After praising Li Yilan, the Vermilion Bird Saintess said, "Go on and break through quickly."

Immediately, she stood to the side with no intention of leaving.

She actually wanted to see what virtue and capability this person before her possessed, to be able to reach this point in the barrier with a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment strength.

No need, Senior Sister.

Li Yilan gave a slight nod to the Vermilion Bird Saintess, then turned and left the War God Hall without looking back, light-footed.

This left the Vermilion Bird Saintess behind her with a look of doubt.

Who am I? Where am I? What happened?

What is she doing?

Could it be that she lacks the courage to challenge?

Or perhaps everything she did before was just boasting?

For a moment, the Vermilion Bird Saintess's gaze was extremely complex; she couldn't understand why her junior sister was like this.

The reason Li Yilan left was naturally that the War God's Phantom in this layer was too weak; she felt no pressure, so she wanted to enhance the Phantom's strength.

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Outside the War God Hall, Fang Chi and the other Sword Peak disciples had long been waiting to see Li Yilan make a fool of herself.

Fang Chi, Senior Brother, you said Li Yilan has been inside for so long; which layer has she reached?

Fang Chi snorted coldly: 'Naturally she's stuck on the first layer, can't go up, and is too embarrassed to come out.'

That's quite possible; a Foundation Establishment cultivator daring to challenge a Nascent Soul War God's Phantom is truly daydreaming.