Chapter 616: The Nether King’s Secret Manual!

TL: Etude

“The Soul Crystal Pearl is about to shatter!”

The Artifact Spirit was stunned, having never witnessed such a phenomenon before. Although she had never seen it, she understood what it represented.

The Soul Crystal Pearl would only shatter under one condition: when testing potential that surpassed the golden level. The limit of this Soul Crystal Pearl was the golden level potential; even extremely high golden potential could still be tested.

In the Nether King Civilization, golden potential was exceedingly rare, with most golden potentials exhibiting dim golden light. Those that achieved a rich golden glow were even more uncommon. Thus, this Soul Crystal Pearl was more than sufficient for their needs.

But now, in testing Ye Tian’s soul potential, the crystal pearl shattered. This indicated that Ye Tian’s potential exceeded the crystal pearl’s capacity, causing it to naturally break.

“A being with potential surpassing golden potential, how could such a being exist!!?” The Artifact Spirit was astounded.

In the universe where the Nether King Civilization resided, despite being the most powerful civilization, no genius had ever surpassed the golden potential, nor had any being in the entire universe exceeded golden potential. Golden was considered the highest potential, but now this standard had been broken, and it was in a surpressive universe.

“My potential surpasses golden potential!” Ye Tian murmured to himself. He, too, was quite surprised. He knew his potential should be high, but surpassing golden potential to the extent that the Soul Crystal Pearl exploded was something he had never imagined.

“Perhaps it has something to do with my copy talent!” Ye Tian speculated. The essence of the copy talent lay in the soul, integrated within it. The copy talent was incredibly mysterious and powerful, effectively increasing the soul’s potential. This elevated his soul potential to an unimaginable degree.

“Artifact Spirit, does this mean I passed the fifth round of assessment?” Ye Tian asked, looking at the stunned Artifact Spirit.

“Yes, of course!” the Artifact Spirit quickly responded. Then he added, “Your potential is beyond my expectations. You don’t need to participate in the subsequent sixth and seventh rounds of assessment. Moreover, I can grant you one of the three highest soul secret manuals of the Nether King Civilization, but only one.”

“Thank you, Artifact Spirit!” Ye Tian exclaimed excitedly.

With a wave of the Artifact Spirit’s hand, three golden secret manuals appeared before Ye Tian. These were the size of a person, radiating an aura of soul laws.

“These three supreme soul secret manuals are the ‘Black Kill Secret Manual,’ ‘Dark Night Secret Manual,’ and the ‘Nether King Secret Manual.’ The ‘Black Kill Secret Manual’ and ‘Dark Night Secret Manual’ were created by the two top soul experts of the Nether King Civilization. The ‘Nether King Secret Manual’ is special, being the result of generations of Nether Kings’ research. It is the best but also the most challenging secret manual to master. Even the Nether King might not achieve its highest level. All three manuals suit you, so you must choose one,” the Artifact Spirit explained.

“I choose the ‘Nether King Secret Manual!’” Ye Tian decided without hesitation.

“Very well!” The Artifact Spirit selected the ‘Nether King Secret Manual’ for Ye Tian and handed it to him. If anyone else had chosen the ‘Nether King Secret Manual,’ the Artifact Spirit would have advised against it. However, since Ye Tian’s potential surpassed the golden level, if even he couldn’t master the ‘Nether King Secret Manual’ to its highest level, no one else could. Thus, Ye Tian’s choice seemed perfectly natural to him.

“You should inherit it here. If you leave the Nether King Realm, you won’t be able to take this manual with you,” the Artifact Spirit said.

“Understood,” Ye Tian nodded.

Immediately, he began to open the Nether King’s Secret Manual, receiving its inheritance. As time passed, the contents of the manual were gradually absorbed by Ye Tian, with countless profound truths integrating into his soul and being deeply imprinted in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, several days had passed. By now, Ye Tian had completely inherited the Nether King’s Secret Manual.

“This incredible manual can autonomously help the cultivator enhance their soul strength. According to soul strength, it can divide the soul cultivation into nine levels. Above the nine levels is the Nether General, above the Nether General is the Nether God, and above the Nether God is the Nether Venerable. The elite among the Nether Venerables can become the Soul Supreme.”

According to Ye Tian’s calculations, the Nether General corresponded to the Planetary System level and Galaxy level, the Nether God to the Universal God and Dominator level, and the Nether Venerable to the Heavenly Venerable realm. As recorded in the Nether King’s Secret Manual, Ye Tian’s current soul strength was only equivalent to the fifth level, still quite weak.

Moreover, the Nether King’s Secret Manual not only could enhance cultivation but also included various soul secret techniques and, most importantly, a supreme soul method—the Nether King’s Immortal Soul Body. Once mastered, the soul would become nearly indestructible, capable of self-repair even if severely damaged.

Additionally, the manual provided detailed records of the ways of the soul, making it an encyclopedia of soul knowledge.

“This is indeed an astonishing opportunity!” Ye Tian secretly exclaimed.

In many races across the universe, the soul aspect was generally a weakness. Even some Children of the Universe needed to refine soul defense treasures; otherwise, they could easily be killed by a Heavenly Pride with soul attack talents. This was true even beyond the God level.

A God-level expert without soul defense treasures could be easily targeted, and despite having extraordinary combat power, they might still die from soul attacks. However, soul defense treasures had their limits. If the opponent’s soul attack exceeded the treasure’s capacity, it could directly damage the soul, causing severe harm.

But if one’s soul strength was elevated to a very high level, not only could they ignore enemy soul attacks, but they could also defeat stronger opponents by destroying their souls. For example, Ye Tian, if his cultivation remained at the Great God level, but his soul strength reached the ninth level, he might threaten weaker Universal Gods.

“It’s time for you to leave the Nether King Temple. Among the thirteen ghost realms, there are multiple entrances to the Nether King Temple. Do not seek out other buildings; the ultimate end is still here,” the Artifact Spirit advised.

Ye Tian nodded. He had initially intended to search for other buildings to see if there were any opportunities. But with the Artifact Spirit’s advice, he naturally decided against it. Even if he found other buildings, he would still end up at the Nether King Temple, which would be a waste of time.

With a wave, the Artifact Spirit sent Ye Tian out of the Nether King Temple.

In the ghost realm, Ye Tian appeared outside the temple, where the two soul warrior statues remained.

“It’s time to go,” Ye Tian turned and left.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

He did not plan to leave the ghost realm immediately. Instead, he intended to search for more soul materials to aid in cultivating his soul. In the ghost realm, there were not only those green beads that could enhance soul strength but also some rare materials.

However, Ye Tian hadn’t recognized those materials before and didn’t dare to consume them rashly. Now, with a chapter in the Nether King’s Secret Manual detailing those materials, Ye Tian could confidently refine them.

“My current soul strength is only at the fifth level. I wonder if using some materials from the ghost realm can quickly enhance my soul strength,” Ye Tian pondered.

In the following days, Ye Tian began to hunt soul creatures in the ghost realm, collecting those green beads, known as soul beads, while also searching for soul resource materials. He also began cultivating the Nether King’s Secret Manual and the Nether King’s Immortal Soul Body.

However, the Nether King’s Immortal Soul Body was not easy to master, usually achievable only at the Nether God level. But by gradually cultivating it now, he could accumulate a solid foundation, as it required long-term cultivation and comprehension rather than quick success.

Thus, a year passed!