It was only moments later that the heavy, oppressive aura between heaven and earth completely dissipated. Sunlight poured down, illuminating the area brightly. Beneath their feet, the sea had returned to complete calm, showing no traces of the battle that had just taken place.
Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze and glanced at Chen Haisheng. "No, he escaped from this world at the last moment. Although I injured him, I didn't completely resolve the problem."
There seemed to be a trace of regret in Lin Xiao's tone, but when it reached Chen Haisheng's ears, it carried a completely different meaning.
The attacks he had launched at the Spirit Emperor earlier had not produced much effect, let alone defeating the opponent.
Yet now, with a single strike, Lin Xiao had driven him out of this world, and his tone actually contained a hint of regret.
Lin Xiao withdrew his imposing aura and slightly lowered his head to look beneath the sea surface. "Thank you both."
Although he had been immersed in comprehension earlier, he was not completely unaware of what had happened outside.
The Sea Princess turned her head to glance at Liya, then withdrew her gaze. "You… saved this child Liya, and besides, you were also contributing to the ocean."
"The previous matter of stealing the Ocean Heart was something I had no choice in. Please forgive me, Sea Princess."
"It's fine."
Upon hearing this, the Sea Princess shook her head repeatedly.
She naturally believed Lin Xiao's explanation. After all, judging from the way Lin Xiao had crushed the Evil Emperor's eyeball with a single palm earlier, if he wanted to, he could easily take the Ocean Heart from her hands right now.
Not to mention that after seeing Liya, Lin Xiao had proactively returned the Ocean Heart.
No choice but to steal the Ocean Heart?
On the way here, the group had been discussing the soul beast in this place. Chen Haisheng really hadn't known that there was such a past between Lin Xiao and the Sea Princess. Hearing it now, a look of curiosity appeared on his face.
Lin Xiao looked around and, seeing no other unusual auras, turned to Chen Haisheng. "There's nothing that can't be said about this matter. It's related to the Holy Spirit Cult where I came from. If Brother Chen is interested, we can talk about it slowly on the way back."
Chen Haisheng also scanned the surroundings. "That works too. However, this place has been occupied by that soul beast for a long time, so there are still some things that need to be dealt with."
"Is there anything I can help with?"
"No need, no need. Brother Lin has just been through a great battle. You should rest on the side. These matters are my responsibility."
Lin Xiao nodded and did not insist further.
Although it had looked majestic and powerful, Lin Xiao actually hadn't consumed much energy. It was just that he had just broken through and indeed needed some time to get used to it.
His consciousness sank into the sea of spirits. Lin Xiao then saw dense clusters of remnant souls within it. Even the powerful soul of the Snow Emperor turned to look at him the instant his consciousness appeared.
No, this was no longer simply a sea of spirits. Even Lin Xiao himself didn't know whether this place was the sea of spirits or the plane of the dead, whether it was a real existing world or existed only within his mind.
But there was no doubt that this world was the source of all his power.
Just like how his martial soul possessed both soul and flesh powers, this world was both a real plane that accommodated soul power and a spiritual world that accommodated spiritual power.
Here, spiritual power and soul power were indistinguishable from each other, forming a completely fused and even more powerful force. It could connect with heaven and earth and could be freely wielded by Lin Xiao.
"Teacher."
Lin Xiao took a step forward and walked toward a cluster of faint gray mist, where Yi Laikesi's figure could no longer be seen.
"It seems you already know. This is the original appearance of my remaining divine sense."
Lin Xiao nodded slightly.
How could just two fragments of divine sense possibly fully reconstruct Yi Laikesi's original appearance? That had only been Yi Laikesi constructing an image based on the remnants in his memory.
Now, in Lin Xiao's world, he had also returned to his original form.
"Teacher, you just now…"
"It's nothing. It's just been a long time since I fought with anyone. I came out to stretch a bit."
Lin Xiao smiled and did not continue asking. He knew in his heart that his teacher had already done too much for him.
"Even I didn't expect that the path you walked to the end would lead to such a result." Yi Laikesi sighed softly, his tone changing slightly.
"Teacher, is… is there something wrong with it?" Lin Xiao caught the change in Yi Laikesi's tone.
"No, this is quite a powerful path of cultivation, but it is also very close to the gods of the world I came from."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao recalled the sensation he had felt at the moment of breakthrough. When his consciousness had spread across heaven and earth, it felt as if every thread and strand was his own incarnation.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed no different from the gods of Yi Laikesi's world, except that the range he could sense was much smaller, and in that world, he still retained his own consciousness.
Lin Xiao also understood what Yi Laikesi meant. Power close to that of a god was naturally incredibly strong, but similarly, he was worried that Lin Xiao might accidentally lose his own will completely, just like the gods in his world.
"It won't happen, Teacher." Lin Xiao thought for a moment and shook his head, then recounted his feelings during the breakthrough one by one.
"Leaving aside the fact that I can't reach the level of divine power, even just now, I didn't feel my consciousness dissipating. On the contrary, it felt quite novel."
"Really?" Yi Laikesi rarely showed any doubt toward Lin Xiao. He was afraid that Lin Xiao was only saying this to comfort him.
"I naturally wouldn't deceive Teacher on matters of cultivation. Perhaps in the end I'm still just a mortal and can't reach the realm of the gods."
"Maybe…" Yi Laikesi replied softly, though it was unclear whether he agreed with Lin Xiao's view.
"What are your plans after this?"
At the mention of this, Lin Xiao's brows furrowed slightly.
Before encountering the Spirit Emperor, he hadn't expected the Abyss Plane to be even more troublesome than he had imagined.
With the current strength of the Douluo Continent, even if there were soul guidance devices specifically designed to deal with the Abyss Plane, once the Abyss Plane fully descended, it would likely bring unpredictable disasters.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao slightly raised his head and looked at the clear, azure sky.
These matters had originally been planned by the gods. He wondered whether that god had foreseen the consequences of the Abyss Plane's complete descent. Did they have preparations in place, or did they simply not care about the lives and deaths of ordinary people?
"Brother Lin!"
Just as Lin Xiao was deep in thought, Chen Haisheng suddenly spoke.
"Brother Chen, have you finished cleaning up?"
"Yes. I believe it won't take long before this place becomes suitable for sea soul beasts to live in again. It's just that…"
At this point, Chen Haisheng's expression became somewhat grim again. "If this soul beast wasn't the one that attacked the merfolk clan, then in the future, something similar to what happened to the merfolk clan may still occur."
"If you need anything, Brother Chen, just say the word."
Lin Xiao still hadn't found any news about the third fragment of Yi Laikesi's divine sense, which once again left the unaware Chen Haisheng filled with admiration.
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