Chapter 2238: Zhang Xuan's Soul Breaks Through to God King

Although Feng Jiuge's cultivation had declined for two years, his soul and willpower had been exceptionally well-trained. From a family prodigy to being cast out, he had experienced great ups and downs and the fickle nature of human relationships. His soul had become incredibly resilient. It was precisely because of this resilience that the Divine King Breakthrough Pill could exert its maximum effect, enabling him to succeed in his breakthrough!

Had it been anyone else without such experiences, even with the pill, achieving success would not have been so easy. Of course, the Heavenly Dao True Qi had also greatly aided his breakthrough by continuously flushing out the lingering gray energy from his body for a long time.

After an unknown period, Feng Jiuge finally consolidated his cultivation. He opened his eyes and knelt again, saying, "Thank you, Teacher, for making this possible..." If not for his teacher, he might now be wandering aimlessly, awaiting death. His teacher had given him new life and bestowed upon him immense power.

"You're welcome," Zhang Xuan nodded. "How do you feel your strength is now?"

Standing up and assessing himself, Feng Jiuge said, "My True Qi cultivation has broken through to the Divine King realm. However, my soul is still a bit weak; it might need a long period of nourishment to catch up and fully synchronize." Despite his many experiences, he was still very young, and his soul was comparatively weaker. Although greatly enhanced by the power of his Divine King breakthrough, it remained a weakness compared to a true Divine King expert.

"The soul is the most difficult to cultivate, even harder than True Qi..." Finally adjusting to the fact of Feng Jiuge's breakthrough, Feng Hanqiu approached. In cultivation, True Qi can be nourished by spiritual energy and countless tonics, but soul progression is incredibly challenging. Like him, though he had also broken through to the Divine King realm, his soul, similar to Feng Jiuge's, was still far from fully mastering this power.

"Indeed, it's truly difficult to improve," Zhang Xuan mused. Even with the massive commotion caused by the Breakthrough Pill and the Beauty Pill, his soul had only reached the peak of Upper-Grade Heavenly God, still some distance from a breakthrough, demonstrating the difficulty involved.

As he was musing, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a massive surge of wish power intensely flow into his soul. His soul power, which had previously reached Upper-Grade Heavenly God, visibly increased instantly. Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted, and his eyes widened. In that instant, the surge of wish power was hundreds, even thousands, of times greater than before!

"Could it be that some Conferred Divine Kings are thinking of me? And more than a dozen at once?" He was filled with disbelief. The wish power that suddenly appeared kept increasing, and it was incredibly pure, feeling as if more than a dozen Conferred Divine Kings were suddenly thinking of him...

*Boom!*

Before he could fully register his shock, his soul became somewhat uncontrollable, and an invincible aura spread out. His soul broke through... to the Divine King realm!

Feng Hanqiu was exasperated once again. "Brother, can your breakthroughs be any more of a joke?" He had just witnessed the True Qi breakthrough, which was incredible but still somewhat acceptable. But now, a soul breakthrough so quickly, and with such a fierce momentum... What exactly was he trying to do?

Fine, he accepted it! "You have this ability, but... why did you just agree with me about how difficult soul cultivation is? Difficult, my foot! Your True Qi is only at the peak of Upper-Grade Heavenly God, yet your soul has already broken through to Divine King... Could it be any more absurd?"

Trembling uncontrollably, Feng Hanqiu was at a loss for how to console himself when he realized that something even more preposterous... was still happening! The soul of the person before him, after breaking through to the Divine King realm, showed no signs of stopping.

Early Divine King! Middle Divine King! In visibly swift progression, his soul power reached the peak of the Divine King realm. This rapid advancement then slowly came to a halt.

His eyes moist, Feng Hanqiu felt like crying. He had initially thought that his breakthrough during the competition would be enough to show off and gain renown throughout the world. He had come with that prestige to seek out the Fire Phoenix clan's foremost expert, hoping to have his own strength acknowledged... Who knew, upon arriving, all he encountered was a series of devastating blows... A soul breakthrough... This was something even harder than True Qi, and not only had it broken through, but it was visibly increasing level by level... The people who had accompanied him were also so stunned they couldn't speak.

"What a pity, I don't have a cultivation technique to break through my True Qi to Divine King..." As his soul's advancement halted, Zhang Xuan was filled with regret. Although he didn't know where so many Conferred Divine Kings had suddenly appeared from, thinking of him, it was best to break through. It was certainly better than being stuck. After all, his soul hadn't made much progress for five days. Reaching the peak of Divine King now laid an excellent foundation for his cultivation to break through to Divine King.

"Let's try it!" Feeling his soul power, which was almost tangible, Zhang Xuan's mind stirred, and the space before him immediately rippled, appearing as if it could tear apart at any moment. "Is this the power of a Divine King?" His eyes widened. He had previously fought against Divine Kings and thought their strength was merely "so-so." Only after his soul breakthrough did he realize that Upper-Grade Heavenly Gods were an entirely different concept compared to them. Forget True Qi; just by soul suppression alone, he could render an opponent immobile, unable to even unleash their True Qi. With this level of strength, if he were to encounter Baiye Qinghong again, even without the Heavenly Dao Grimoire or the little yellow chicken, it would no longer be easy for her to kill him. While he still couldn't defeat her, he now possessed the means to contend.

"If my True Qi breaks through again, I should be able to kill someone of Baiye Qinghong's caliber..." Although there was a huge gap between Divine Kings and Conferred Divine Kings, he cultivated a technique that transcended the Heavenly Dao. Coupled with his powerful soul, once his cultivation broke through, he should truly be able to fight and even... kill her! This level of strength also brought him a step closer to Luo Ruoxi.

After sensing the power within him, Zhang Xuan exhaled and regained his composure. Just as he was about to check if Feng Jiuge had any after-effects from his breakthrough, he saw a middle-aged man standing before him, looking extremely excited.

"Who are you?" Zhang Xuan frowned slightly.

"I am the Clan Head of the Fire Phoenix clan," the middle-aged man said.

"Clan Head?" Zhang Xuan was surprised. Since arriving at this clan, he had met the First Elder and Second Elder, but this was his first time seeing the Clan Head. "Your junior, Feng Xuan, greets the Clan Head!" He hurriedly bowed with cupped fists.

"Your soul has broken through, and you are now a Divine King realm expert. Strictly speaking, you are my peer," the Clan Head quickly pulled him up. In clans like the Fire Phoenix, many experts had infinite lifespans, making it impossible to strictly adhere to seniority. As long as they weren't direct relatives and were of the same rank, they could be considered peers.

Knowing this rule, Zhang Xuan said no more and nodded. Just as he was about to ask what the Clan Head wanted, he saw the middle-aged man look at him with an excited expression. "Your soul has broken through to the Divine King peak. With such talent, you might even pass the Conferred Divine King test and achieve greater heights..." The Clan Head looked at him with eyes full of anticipation: "Before that... would you be interested in taking over as the Clan Head of the Fire Phoenix clan?"