Chapter 5292, Can’t Enter
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Another 3 years went by in the blink of an eye, and the trauma on Yang Kai’s Soul finally recovered.
The sessive recoveries after heavy injuries actually increased his Soul’s strength by about 10%pared to just over a decade ago.
If Yang Kai’s Spiritual Energy wasparable to that of an Eighth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master who had just advanced a dozen years ago, then his Spiritual Energy was now on par with an established Eight-Order Master.
This was indeed a shortcut to cultivating one’s Soul, a shortcut that belonged only to Yang Kai. Without the Soul Warming Lotus’ protection, anyone trying to use the same technique would just be digging their own grave.
However, Yang Kai never wanted to cultivate in such a way again after experiencing that much pain. It was simply inhumane torture.
He would not consider using such a method to raise his Spiritual Energy unless he was left with absolutely no other choice one day.
12 Soul Rending Thorns, 10 years of time, entering and leaving the ck Ink Nest thrice. As many as 11 Territory Lord equivalent Masters either died or were seriously injured at his hands, it was an unprecedented feat in all of history.
There were no Open Heaven Realm Masters who could replicate this feat in the Seventh Order or even the Eighth Order.
But Yang Kai knew that the greatest reason why he could achieve such a feat was thanks to the Soul Warming Lotus. He did not achieve it because of his own strength, so even though the results were great, he did not dare to be arrogant.
If he underestimated the ck Ink n too much, then he would be the one to suffer a loss in the future.
Right now, there was another matter for him to consider, and it was the strange reactions disyed by the 2 ck Ink Disciples at the final moment inside of the ck Ink Nest Space.
Yang Kai had noticed the unusual reactions of the 2 ck Ink Disciples back then, but he was in no mood to contemte such a thing at that time. He just instinctively seized the best moment to strike and unleashed a Soul Rending Thorn, severely injuring a Territory Lord.
Then, after 3 Soul Rending Thorns were used, Yang Kai’s Soul was so unstable and he was in such miserable pain that he simply had no energy to be thinking about anything else.
Now that the damage to his Soul had been restored, he naturally recalled the strange movements shown by the 2 ck Ink Disciples at the end of their lives.
There were all sorts of signs that indicated that the 2 ck Ink Disciples had recovered their true natures when their Souls were about to dissipate. Otherwise, there was no way that they wouldunch an attack on the Territory Lords. Only, they were already too weak at that time, so even if they joined forces, their hasty attack still failed to deal any sort of damage.
How did they break free from the ck Ink Strength’s corruption and restore their true natures?
After some thought, Yang Kai had a vague feeling that there could only be one exnation.
The reason why those two ck Ink Disciples died was not because they were injured or some other reason, but because their Small Universes had copsed due to their World Force being drained by the ck Ink Nest over a long period.
ck Ink Strength corrupted the foundation of an Open Heaven Realm Master, which meant their Small Universe, which in turn overrode their minds.
Since the Small Universe which had been corrupted had already copsed, then the foundation that the ck Ink Strength affected was already gone. So, at the end of their lives, they were able to recover their identities as Humans and made a sudden attack against a Territory Lord.
That must have been why they wereughing so unreservedly and so happily before their deaths.
For a ck Ink Disciple, such a death was undoubtedly the greatest release they could have from life.
Yang Kai had heard that the ck Ink n had left behind over 100 Seventh-Order ck Ink Disciples when they withdrew from Great Evolution Pass as was agreed with Mi Jing Lun.
Even Xiang Shan and the others had no idea how they were going to deal with these ck Ink Disciples, so in the end, they had no choice but to ask for the Old Ancestor’s instructions.
Even though the Old Ancestor was a woman, she had a firm heart and decisive will. With one move, the over 100 ck Ink Disciples were executed.
The Old Ancestor seemed to have used an inexplicable power then to return the Seventh-Order ck Ink Disciples to their senses for a brief moment, allowing them to die as Humans in Great Evolution Pass.
This was the best way to honour the warriors who fought against the ck Ink n all those years ago.
The fall of the 2 Eighth-Order ck Ink Disciples was different from those of Seventh-Order ck Ink Disciples at Great Evolution Pass, but it was also simr at the same time.
Yang Kai was relieved that at the very least, they died a worthy death. If they truly died on the battlefield as ck Ink Disciples, then they would have died muddle-headed.
Their final attack may not have brought any harm to the Territory Lord, but it did create a good opportunity for Yang Kai to strike.
In that respect, they could be considered to have fought alongside Yang Kai.
At the sound of footsteps, Yang Kai looked up to see Ou Yang Lie approaching.
Ou Yang Lie hade over from time to time to check on him recently just to see how he was recovering from his injuries. Without interrupting, he would just take a nce and leave.
Every time he came, the condition of Yang Kai’s Soul became better. Even after experiencing it twice, Ou Yang Lie had to admit that the Soul Warming Lotus was truly invaluable when it came to matters of the Soul.
With such a Supreme Treasure, would one still have to worry about injuring their Soul?
“You look full of energy, kid. You even look like you’re glowing. Have you recovered?” Ou Yang Lie joked.
Yang Kai got up, “This Junior is fine now.”
Then, he bowed, “Many thanks for standing guard for me, Sir.”
Ou Yang Lie waved his hand, “It’s nothing. Actually, I have a question to ask you.”
“Please ask away, Sir.”
Ou Yang Lie moved closer with a curious look on his face, “After all those years going in and out, how many Territory Lords did you do in?”
Yang Kai’s face twitched slightly. Without bothering to question Ou Yang Lie’s crass use of words, he answered honestly, “2 Territory Lords during the first round, and another 2 during the second. The third round, I managed to get 4 Eighth-Order ck Ink Disciples and 3 Territory Lords. 11 altogether.”
Ou Yang Lie’s eyes widened as he listened, thinking back to the battle back then where he nearly lost his life charging into an Army of tens of thousands only to cut down a single Territory Lord.
Yet Yang Kai’s back-and-forth ventureted him 11 casualties…
There was simply noparison! As he looked at the young face in front of him, Ou Yang Lie sighed inwardly, feeling like a small wave about to be swallowed up by a giant tsunamiing from behind.
But more than that, he was relieved.
Only when thetter wave bes sessful would they, the front waves, have nock of worthy sessors.
Ou Yang Lie did not know how exactly the battle went on inside of the ck Ink Nest Space, but he had also heard some scattered information from Mi Jing Lun over the years and learned that Yang Kai was able to achieve this level of sess seemingly because of a strange artifact that was given to him by the Old Ancestor,plemented by the Soul Warming Lotus.
This was something that no other cultivator could emte.
Yang Kai added, “It is certain that the 4 ck Ink Disciples perished, but this Junior is unsure about the conditions of the 7 Territory Lords.”
Ou Yang Lie broke out inughter, “At least one of them must be dead. Previously, I heard your Martial Uncle Mi mention that the Old Ancestor just happened to feel the aura of a Territory Lord perishing during one of her visits to the Royal City to see their Royal Lord, and there might have been more than just one death.”
Yang Kai nodded, “In that case, this Junior’s efforts over the years have not been in vain. Sir hase at a good time today. I was just about to make another visit to the ck Ink Nest Space and require Sir’s protection again.”
Ou Yang Lie’s face turned serious, “Boy, one does not y the same trick thrice. After going back and forth from the ck Ink Nest, you’ve killed a total of 11 already, it’s too risky to continue. We’ve already taken a huge advantage of them, so the ck Ink n will surely be targeting us.”
Yang Kai shook his head, “Rest assured, Sir. If this Junior’s guess is correct, then we may not need to fight the ck Ink n this time.”
Of course, he wasn’t afraid even if he did have to fight. He still had onest Soul Rending Thorn that he was itching to use.
“What do you mean?” Ou Yang Lie was confused.
Yang Kai exined, “It isn’t that this Junior is trying to hide anything, it’s merely a guess at this point. I don’t dare to be sure, but we’ll know after another visit.”
Ou Yang Lie looked deeply at him for a moment, feeling at a loss over whether he should let him continue or not.
Yang Kai followed up, “If this Junior does not return within a few days, then I must have encountered the Royal Lord inside the ck Ink Nest Space. In that event, I will need to ask Sir to please inform the Old Ancestor and ask her to rescue me.”
The Territory Lords were unable to do anything to him, so if they were truly nning to fight, then the Royal Lord would have toe out personally.
However, the Royal Lord had also been going through hard times during these years. His wounds were not getting any better and he still had to be wary of Old Ancestor Xiao Xiao showing up randomly at his doorstep, so where would he find the time to deal with him?
So, Yang Kai felt that it was unlikely for him to be attacked this time.
Ou Yang Lie’s mouth twitched, “You really don’t stand on ceremony, but that’s fine. I’ll allow you to go, but you must be careful. If things go awry, withdraw immediately. Don’t go quiet on me again for years likest time.”
“I will remember!” Yang Kai bowed in response and then circted the power within his Small Universe, opening it, allowing the ck Ink Nest to devour his World Force. With the World Force as a bridge, he connected his consciousness to the ck Ink Nest’s consciousness and prepared to enter the ck Ink Nest Space.
After a moment, Ou Yang Lie looked curiously at him, “What are you doing?”
Yang Kai blinked his eyes and turned to look at him, “I can’t enter.”
“What do you mean you can’t enter?” Ou Yang Lie waspletely bbergasted.
Yang Kai said, “I can’t enter the ck Ink Nest Space anymore! Previously, when this Junior’s consciousness connected to the ck Ink Nest’s, I would immediately arrive at the space, but now it seems to have disappeared.”
“Truly?” Ou Yang Lie was astonished, “Let me try!”
Yang Kai did not stop him either and withdrew his power, allowing Ou Yang Lie to try.
After a few moments, Ou Yang Lie had a surprised look on his face, “I really can’t get inside! But how could this be?”
Yang Kai pondered for a moment, “There can only be one exnation for this situation.”
“What is it?”
“Our ck Ink Nest has been cut off by the ck Ink n. In other words, the ck Ink n has severed all connection with the ck Ink Nest in our possession.”
“Can the ck Ink n do such a thing?” Ou Yang Lie was astonished.
Yang Kai exined, “Based on this Junior’s understanding, the situation of the ck Ink Nest Space is as such, each ck Ink Nest has its own consciousness, but it doesn’t have a Will, so it cannot be considered alive. The consciousness of the ck Ink Nest can take the form of a strange space that acts as a tform for the ck Ink Nests spawned from it tomunicate with each other and to exchange information.”
“For example, in Great Evolution Theatre, the consciousness of the Royal Lord ck Ink Nest is the highest-ranking tform that allows all Mid-Rank ck Ink Nests’ consciousnesses to enter it. Simrly, the consciousness of our Mid-Rank ck Ink Nest can also be a tform that can allow Low-Rank nk Ink Nests’ spawned from it to enter. Of course, we do not have any Low-Rank ck Ink Nests, so we are unable to ascertain that.”
“The rtionship between the Mid-Rank ck Ink Nest and the High-Rank ck Ink Nest is that of subordinate and superior. The former is derived from thetter, and thetter, I’m afraid, hasplete control and domination over the former. If thetter has the intention of severing the link with the formerpletely, then it may not be impossible; otherwise, there is no other way to exin the situation we have at hand.”