Just as Lin Chen leaped onto the chain, a powerful Soul Shock surged directly towards Lin Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.
Lin Chen initially felt dizzy, but as the soul attack had just reached his Sea of Consciousness, the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron within his Soul Sea immediately emitted a scorching power that dissipated the soul attack.
"As expected of a Primordial object, I never imagined that the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron would have such a miraculous effect, able to resist a Soul Shock."
Feeling his Sea of Consciousness returning to calm, Lin Chen rejoiced in his heart.
With this, he could quickly cross the chain to the other side.
However, Lin Chen didn’t immediately set off; instead, he pondered the words spoken by the girl in white earlier.
If his guess wasn’t wrong, under the influence of this Soul Shock, wouldn’t the progress of cultivating the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique be very fast?
Thinking this, Lin Chen projected a thought to the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, asking it not to completely eliminate the Soul Shocks but rather to leave a trace, allowing them to hit him. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NovєlFіre.net
Being an object of the Primordial and a supreme Magic Artifact, it should certainly possess an Artifact Spirit. However, ever since Lin Chen obtained the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, he had always treated it as a simple Space Artifact and a means for cultivating the Way of Formation, never discovering any Artifact Spirit within it.
Now, as Lin Chen imparted this idea to the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, there was no certainty in his heart whether it would act according to his will.
However, Lin Chen’s guess was correct. Just as he had transmitted his thought, the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron slightly vibrated, and indeed, a trace of the Soul Shock assaulting Lin Chen was released.
"I didn’t expect that you could actually communicate with me. I also wonder when you’ll unlock the restrictions on that Dragon Fang and hand it over for my use."
Having discovered the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron could follow his thoughts, Lin Chen was overjoyed and again expressed his wish.
But this time, the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron did not heed Lin Chen’s thoughts. He knew he was getting ahead of himself; the Dragon Fang surely couldn’t be used yet. It was still being refined by the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, as it lay inside, still appearing as a Rusty Dagger, not radiating the golden gleam of its full might as before.
At this moment, under the influence of that trace of Soul Shock, Lin Chen calmed his mind and began to cultivate his Divine Soul in accordance with the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique.
Sure enough, under the Soul Shock on the iron chain, Lin Chen found that the speed of cultivating his Divine Soul increased several fold.
"Junior brother really has a way."
Xu Lianyu and the others were worried just a second ago, afraid that Lin Chen wouldn’t be able to withstand the Soul Shock on the chain and would fall into the abyss. Now, seeing Lin Chen safe and sound, they finally set their minds at ease.
However, they always remembered Lin Chen’s words. Before Lin Chen reached the other side, they absolutely must not make any movements, for the chain only allowed one to advance but not to retreat. Lin Chen was risking his life to scout ahead for them.
Zhao Yijing and others obeyed Lin Chen’s instructions, but the other people around did not receive Lin Chen’s advisement.
At the moment, seeing Lin Chen managing to reach the iron chain and remaining unharmed, a stirring arose within them.
Ma Yuan from the Black Cloud Sect, Xu San from the Jade Cauldron Sect, Hu Jianfei from the Sword Qi Sect, and Shi Ling from the Lean Mountain Sect directly soared into the air, each landing on an iron chain and taking a position.
After everyone landed behind the iron chains, they immediately suffered a soul shock, their faces turned pale, and they knelt directly on the chains.
From their expressions, it was clear they were enduring endless pain, a stark contrast to Lin Chen’s relaxed demeanor.
"What’s going on? Ma Yuan and the others have cultivation at the Heaven-reaching Realm, yet they seem to be in extreme pain, while that kid is just a waste at the Melding Earth Realm First Layer. How come he seems unaffected?"
"Could it be that the iron chains release a soul shock based on one’s cultivation, and the lower one’s cultivation, the weaker the soul shock they endure?"
As everyone watched the situation of Lin Chen and the others on the iron chains, they immediately started discussing.
However, they were only speculating. Whether to fly to the iron chains themselves, they planned to watch a bit longer before making a decision.
After all, this was like gambling with their lives. They took the girl in white’s previous words to heart: there was no turning back once on the iron chains. If they could not endure, death was the only outcome.
"This kid is cultivating the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique. So that’s it."
Ma Yuan and the others looked towards Lin Chen, noticed a faint purple halo around him, and immediately understood he was cultivating his divine soul. Right then, they all started cultivating the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique recorded on the stone pillars.
Sure enough, after cultivating the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique for a while, everyone immediately discovered that cultivating it on the iron chains was countless times faster than on the mountains below, and they were instantly overjoyed.
As they continued cultivating the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique, their pale complexions eased, and their bodies did not feel as uncomfortable.
However, at that moment, Lin Chen began to take steps and walk towards the front of the iron chains.
Ma Yuan and the others were shocked and followed suit, taking a step forward, only to feel like their heads were almost bursting from the soul shock.
"The further forward you go, the more difficult the soul shock is to withstand. How is this kid doing it?"
Ma Yuan and the others watched Lin Chen with puzzlement and saw his figure striding boldly forward, without any sign of pain, yet his pace did not stop.
Little did they know, Lin Chen was not directly enduring the soul shock like they were, but was using the power of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron to dissolve most of the impact.
Under the soul shock released by the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, Lin Chen not only successfully cultivated the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique but did so at an unbelievably fast speed.
In a short amount of time, he had mastered the First Layer of the Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique.
Similarly, Lin Chen’s divine soul power had also increased more than threefold.
"Do not shield me from the soul shock anymore. Let me personally feel just how strong the soul shock on these iron chains is."
Once Lin Chen realized his divine soul had grown strong enough to be on par with the Melding Earth Realm Peak, he immediately communicated his intention to the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
No sooner had he spoken than the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron stopped shielding Lin Chen from the soul shock. At that moment, Lin Chen immediately felt the soul shock above the iron chains.
Most importantly, Lin Chen’s current position was at the central point of the iron chains connecting the mountain–where Zhao Yijing and others were–and the Descending Heaven Hall in front. The soul shock was far more intense than when he first stepped onto the iron chains.
"I thought it would be much more powerful. That’s all there is to it."