"Yes, I only divided into six paths," Zhao Xing nodded. "The Main Soul and six other souls occupy one Life Star."
Upon hearing this, King Heavenly Destiny immediately furrowed his brows, "How could such a situation arise."
He too practiced the Derivation God Decision; he and the others, including Liu Tianning, had all Seven Spirits within the Main Soul.
The Main Soul is referred to as ’Divine Soul,’ from which the Divine Soul derives the other souls, potentially endlessly.
Of course, while in theory it is endless, in practice there are limits, which vary from person to person.
For instance, King Heavenly Destiny initially divided into eight thousand one hundred paths.
But Liu Tianning surpassed ten thousand.
This difference is merely an innate disparity in the Life Souls, but the key in practicing the Derivation God Decision—the Seven Spirits of Life Soul—remains the same for everyone.
That is, all Life Stars are within the Divine Soul, the Main Soul.
There has never been a case like Zhao Xing’s, where the Seven Spirits of Life Soul are completely separated.
"You didn’t...," King Heavenly Destiny looked at Zhao Xing, somewhat worried that he had deviated into madness.
After all, such a case had never occurred.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I have not deviated into madness," Zhao Xing said.
"Let me take a look," finished King Heavenly Destiny, then stood still, a silhouette flying out from within his body.
It was formless and invisible to the naked eye, only visible through techniques such as the Heavenly Eye Skill or similar spells.
This was the soul leaving the body, a characteristic of reaching the Third Grade Soul Realm.
"I am now going to enter your Sea of Consciousness; do not resist, otherwise it might harm me greatly," King Heavenly Destiny said.
It was not to avoid harming Zhao Xing, but rather he feared injuring himself.
If it were a Fourth Grade, King Heavenly Destiny could easily annihilate the other’s Life Soul when entering their Sea of Consciousness.
Because Fourth Grades usually cannot cultivate their souls and are relatively fragile.
However, Zhao Xing was different. He was the fastest cultivator ever to practice the first layer of Derivation God Decision.
After consuming the Primordial Spirit Fruit, (King Heavenly Destiny was aware of the Primordial Spirit Fruit), Primordial Soul Liquid, and practicing with the Divine Soul Seven Stars Map, King Heavenly Destiny’s Life Soul entering Zhao Xing’s Sea of Consciousness was equivalent to entering Zhao Xing’s home ground.
First, Zhao Xing’s physical Seven Spirits would weaken King Heavenly Destiny’s Life Soul by one layer.
The Seven Spirits in the flesh body are the armor for the Life Soul and can support the Life Soul with continuous energy if in combat in an enemy’s Sea of Consciousness.
Zhao Xing would have a continuous flow of energy from the Seven Spirits, making King Heavenly Destiny’s combat in another’s Life Soul quite perilous.
Initially, this was not necessary, but King Heavenly Destiny, the elder predecessor, insisted on entering to check and clarify the situation himself, otherwise he wouldn’t be at ease.
Thus, Zhao Xing could only agree, "Sure."
When King Heavenly Destiny’s Life Soul overlapped with the position of Zhao Xing’s physical body, Zhao Xing’s body suddenly emitted a burst of Qi Blood Golden Light.
This was the physical Seven Spirits’ instinctual repulsion and protection.
However, Zhao Xing quickly suppressed the Qi Blood Golden Light, equivalent to turning off his ’firewall’.
Even so, when King Heavenly Destiny’s Life Soul entered Zhao Xing’s Sea of Consciousness, it became weakened.
Inside the Sea of Consciousness, starlight twinkled.
With a thought, Zhao Xing transformed the scenery into a living room.
King Heavenly Destiny’s body jumped into this living room.
King Heavenly Destiny looked up and saw seven giants ahead.
All seven giants bore Zhao Xing’s appearance.
"Why are you so tall," King Heavenly Destiny was a bit dumbfounded.
His Life Soul was of Second Grade Perfect, but upon entering, he found himself to be only one meter eighty, while Zhao Xing was two meters eighty.
The height of a Life Soul, to some extent, represents the strength of the Life Soul.
Though he had entered intentionally suppressing his Life Soul strength and had been further weakened, the difference was still stark.
"Is it the innate power of the Life Soul, or is it the effect of cultivation?" King Heavenly Destiny asked.
"Not sure," all seven Zhao Xings shook their heads in unison. "Probably a bit of both."
King Heavenly Destiny grew interested: "I have seen those with powerful innate Life Souls, but yours really seems exaggerated; perhaps because you are the most talented practitioner of the Derivation God Decision."
The speed of practice on the first layer determines one’s natural talent in the path of the soul.
For someone like Liu Tianning, his speed would also make his progress to the second layer very quick, and upon entering the second layer, he would be even more powerful than others, making the difference even more apparent.
For example, Liu Tianning, with over ten thousand Life Souls in the first layer, and after mastering the second layer, his Divine Soul derivation reached twelve times, surpassing one hundred twenty thousand.
While King Heavenly Destiny, after mastering the second layer, could only derive eighty-one thousand paths.
He only gained a tenfold increase.
The gap became very apparent.
Under such a disparity, if the same soul technique were deployed in a clash, King Heavenly Destiny would certainly suffer a crushing defeat.
"These seven Life Souls of yours truly have no hierarchical distinction," King Heavenly Destiny pondered. "I can’t see any defects."
"All right, let me exit first to speak," he said.
King Heavenly Destiny jumped upward.
"Thump!" As a result, he hit the ceiling, his head feeling a bit dizzy, and nearly lost his footing as he fell.
His jump had still not succeeded in leaving Zhao Xing’s Sea of Consciousness?
"Sorry about that," Zhao Xing said a bit awkwardly. "I just broke through and am not yet very proficient."
Afterwards, the seven Life Souls emitting twinkles of starlight transformed the living room, which immediately disappeared.
King Heavenly Destiny successfully jumped out of Zhao Xing’s Sea of Consciousness, and then a silhouette flew out from Zhao Xing’s physical body, returning to his own.
"Phew~" King Heavenly Destiny shook his head. "Your situation is indeed quite interesting. I need to make a detailed record of it."
"Zhao Xing, tell me in detail about your cultivation insights," King Heavenly Destiny said.
As the record-breaking first person, King Heavenly Destiny guessed that Zhao Xing’s comprehension of this spiritual technique might be even more perfect.
Because this strength was simply not the same as what he understood.