Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1574 - 810: Beyond Psychological Endurance

His eyes were filled with surprise as he looked down at his hand gripping the residual soul.

The Heavenly Martial Realm residual soul, which was struggling madly, let out an extremely shrill wail under the terrifying aura of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron, its movements stiffening with fear, and the thick, chilling aura quickly dissipating!

"Hmm?"

Gu Sheng’s heart stirred, momentarily suppressing the urge to crush the residual soul.

He clearly felt that the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron within his Dantian was transmitting a strong, almost greedy devouring desire, targeting the Heavenly Martial Realm residual soul in his hand!

This cauldron... can actually devour residual souls?

The shadow of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron flashed fleetingly above Gu Sheng’s head, and the terrifying aura that suppressed all things and refined everything quickly receded.

Yet Gu Sheng clearly felt that within the cauldron’s space, the Heavenly Martial Realm residual soul that had been struggling madly and roaring had instantly dissolved and disintegrated!

A pure, unbelievably potent, white energy containing strange life fluctuations was refined, condensing into a bead the size of a dragon’s eye, entirely white and emitting a gentle halo at the center of the cauldron!

Soul Pearl! A Soul Pearl containing pure Soul Power!

Almost as soon as the Soul Pearl formed, the spiritual embryo sitting cross-legged deep within Gu Sheng’s Qi Sea Dantian, emitting chaotic light, violently trembled!

An extremely strong desire transmitted into Gu Sheng’s consciousness, targeting the newly formed Soul Pearl within the cauldron!

Gu Sheng’s thoughts stirred, and the white Soul Pearl vanished from within the cauldron, appearing directly in his Sea of Consciousness, suspended above the Chaos Spirit Embryo.

The Soul Pearl slightly trembled, transforming into a pure white stream of light that was entirely absorbed by the Chaos Spirit Embryo.

The chaotic light on the surface of the Spiritual Embryo instantly brightened, and its solidity visibly enhanced!

Although fully integrating remains a long way off, the Soul Pearl refined from the Heavenly Martial Realm residual soul exceeded any of Gu Sheng’s previous attempts!

"Effective! And the effect is remarkable!"

Gu Sheng’s eyes shot out a brilliant light! The long-standing problem of Spiritual Embryo fusion unexpectedly found a breakthrough!

These Ancient Martial Artist’s residual souls might be terrifying specters for others, but for him, they were valuable nourishment!

At this moment, in the gray mist surrounding the mountain valley, several twisted shadows emerged, exuding an Earthly Martial Realm level of chilling aura, slowly approaching the location of the two.

Apparently attracted by the aura of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron’s explosion and the wailing of the residual soul.

Gu Sheng glanced over the several residual souls, and his eyes instantly became scorching hot!

His previous plan to head straight to the Thousand Souls Hall must now be changed!

"Let’s go!"

Gu Sheng shouted in a low voice, his figure soaring into the air once more, carrying Gu Yuan, but this time heading towards the ruins of the small town recently fled from, now engulfed by residual souls!

"Master? We’re... going back?"

Gu Yuan was bewildered by the sudden change of direction, looking at the approaching residual souls below and the distant small town, puzzled as to what Gu Sheng intended.

Gu Sheng didn’t immediately respond, his sky-controlling speed was extremely fast, instantly passing the Earthly Martial Realm residual souls attempting to intercept.

In the flash of flying past, his hands reached out quickly enough to leave afterimages!

The four Earthly Martial Realm residual souls didn’t even have time to react before Gu Sheng accurately grabbed their heads and held them in his hand!

They struggled wildly, deathly aura surging, yet unable to shake Gu Sheng in the slightest.

Gu Sheng’s thoughts stirred slightly, and the shadow of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron flickered fleetingly above!

An invisible suction instantly enveloped the four residual souls!

The four residual souls quickly dissolved and were refined with silent wails, eventually condensing into four smaller, somewhat dimmer white Soul Pearls.

Gu Sheng did not hesitate to send these four Soul Pearls into his Sea of Consciousness as well.

The Chaos Spirit Embryo greedily absorbed these four streams of pure Soul Power, pushing the integration progress forward once more, but the desire remained unquenched, far from enough!

After doing all this, Gu Sheng finally looked at the shocked and bewildered Gu Yuan, his tone calm as he explained.

"These residual souls are of great use to me. Returning to the town is to collect more."

He paused, sweeping his gaze over the martial artist figures below desperately fleeing yet being caught and killed by scattered residual souls, adding.

"As for rescuing... leaving earlier has already caused resentment among the town’s martial artists. Returning now, to rescue or not, will depend on the situation. The primary goal is to collect residual souls."

Gu Yuan opened her mouth, looking at Gu Sheng’s calm and indifferent eyes, as if discussing harvesting crops, with mixed emotions in her heart.

She understood then, that the master’s return wasn’t out of pity or moral obligation, but purely because those residual souls held value for him.

What were terrifying specters to the martial artists of the town were merely "materials" for cultivation enhancement in the master’s eyes.

She nodded silently, asking no more questions.

Is this the world of the strong? Viewing all things as resources, with one’s own needs as the criteria?

The two moved with incredible speed, covering dozens of miles in an instant.

Returning once more to the skies above the town, the scene was entirely different from when they left.

The town could no longer be called a town.

Fierce flames roared through the broken wood houses and stone huts, thick smoke rolling, rushing to the sky, illuminating the cloud of residual souls engulfing the area in a bright red.

The air was soaked with the acrid smell of burning, the stench of blood, and a repulsive decaying odor from collapsing divine souls.