Chapter 2044, "Spirit Forest"

The choice of the Soul Technique in Zhentian Secret Art ultimately depends on proficiency, because once a certain Soul Technique is chosen as the foundation, the future practice is a continuous process of reproducing this Soul Technique, repeatedly casting and stacking it countless times, in order to make the Zhentian Secret Art stronger.
If one is not proficient enough, it takes a long time and there is even a possibility of failure to simply perform a soul technique, not to mention the efficiency of cultivation.
For this reason alone, Lu Ye can only choose the god patterns on the talent tree, because he can construct these god patterns in an instant, which greatly assists in the cultivation of the soul-stabilizing secret technique.
But Xuyuan's good intentions made him go to the Spirit Forest, and of course he couldn't refuse, just taking it as an opportunity to broaden his horizons.
Just as he accepted, Xuyuan suddenly appeared in front of him and pointed a finger at his forehead, while Xuyuan's voice sounded in his ears: "Don't move!"
Luyean remained motionless.
Under this one finger, Luyean felt herself suddenly float, taking a few steps back. When she looked up again, she saw a familiar figure sitting in front of her, dressed in a recognizable attire with a familiar long knife hanging from the waist.
That was his own physical body.
Lu Ye realized belatedly that his soul had already left his body. Standing here was his soul.
"The Spirit Forest of England is a place only for souls to enter; the flesh cannot enter," explained Xu Yuan, reminding him, "When you just arrived in the outside world, do not casually leave your soul."
"I understand," Lu Ye nodded. He certainly knew this taboo. He had never tried the out-of-body experience before because it was too risky. During the out-of-body experience, not only was the physical body completely defenseless, but the soul itself could also encounter some dangers.
The soul is often extremely fragile compared to the physical body.
But here, in the ancestral land of the soul race, there is no problem.
And at this moment, only sensing the surrounding environment with the soul, Lu Ye even had a feeling of being in one's element. In comparison, the previous sensation of the physical body was like taking a bath in water while wearing clothes.
Lu Ye never actually noticed these differences before...
Xu Yuan raised his hand again, and a spiritual light appeared, floating towards the distance: "Follow it, let's go."
Lu Ye glanced at it and hurriedly followed.
The speed of the spirit light is fast, shuttling through the ancestral space, passing one lotus land after another, until a large area of towering stone columns appears ahead.
Those different-length stone columns converge into a vast stone forest. The spirit light suddenly disappears upon arrival here, and Lu Ye understands in his heart that this should be the Forest of Spirits, the burial ground of the Sunlight of the Soul Clan.
Luyè didn't hesitate and plunged in.
The Forest of Spirit was enveloped in dense mist, and entering it was like falling into thick clouds. The mist was not actual mist, but a concentrated and pure soul power, which Luyè could easily absorb and refine.
This place is a treasure land for cultivating one's soul. It is much better than the typical lotus environment, even far surpassing the colorful lotus land where the Starry Pool is located.
Luyè curiously glanced around, when suddenly, a change occurred. Not far away, a flash of light appeared, accompanied by turbulent soul power, which was extremely majestic.
When Lu Ye hurriedly turned his head, he saw a big hammer appearing out of thin air on the other side, smashing down towards him.
This sudden attack caught him off guard, and Lu Ye hurriedly tried to dodge. But when the big hammer fell, it had the power to seal his soul. His entire spiritual body was immobilized, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.
Lu Ye was shocked by the force of this blow and knew that he couldn't resist it. In a hurry, he tried to construct the Holy Guardian to protect himself, but the surge of soul power was obscure, and the Holy Guardian pattern couldn't be formed at all.
My face turned black, and I realized belatedly that my soul had come here, while my physical body remained in the virtual world. The talent tree didn't come with me, so how can I build a holy guardian?
I watched helplessly as the giant hammer came crashing down, and instantly felt dizzy.
After a while, to Luye's surprise, he didn't suffer much damage from this attack. Although his soul was in some pain, his soul body was already replenishing itself with the mist around, and it would take just a moment to recover.
Xu Yuan... there are some things that I haven't told him!
The power of that blow just now was completely unleashed by a peak expert from Rizhao. He wouldn't be able to withstand it at all. Taking it head-on would, at the very least, result in a major blow to his soul, possibly even shattering his spiritual body.
However, now it's just a minor injury...
Lu Ye slowly realized that the soul skills preserved in the Soul Spirit Forest would not truly kill the younger generation of the Soul Clan, otherwise, every time a new member of the Soul Clan appeared, they would die.
The souls of the deceased Sun Clan members have left behind their soul techniques that they cultivated here, for the benefit of future generations, not for the purpose of causing slaughter.
With this realization, Lu Ye's heart slightly calmed, and then he turned his gaze to the side.
There is a light spot not far away, floating and sinking in the mist. The powerful soul technique, like a sledgehammer, erupted from this light spot.
After receiving that blow, Lu Ye even vaguely understood and sensed some mysteries of that soul technique. He even had a feeling that if he could have direct contact with that light spot, he would be able to comprehend the cultivation method of this soul technique!
Just as he was thinking this, the light point flickered slightly, and with the surge of soul power, the giant hammer, exactly the same as before, smashed down again!
Still here?
Luyue was taken aback, this time he was prepared, and finally had room to dodge. At least that's how he felt, but in fact, he still couldn't avoid it.
The soul was once again injured, causing pain throughout the body. Luye Lu gritted his teeth and quickly moved away from that bright spot. Although the hammer-like soul technique was powerful, it was not suitable for him.
Just as he had not gone far, another bright light appeared in the nearby mist.
Lu Ye suddenly felt uneasy.
Sure enough, almost at the moment he noticed this light spot, a soul technique burst out from it, transformed into a huge arrow that was as large as a spear, pierced through Lu Ye's soul body, and then flew back.
This arrow is not weaker than the big hammer just now, it has the ability to directly penetrate Lu Ye's soul body, but it only stabbed Lu Ye slightly...
Lu Ye feels the same feeling as before in his heart, if he can touch that light spot, he can explore the secrets of this soul technique.
Time passes, and Lu Ye constantly roams in this Spirit Forest, with his soul alternating between being injured and recovering.
He has discovered a pattern, which is that as long as he stands on the stone pillar, the light spots will not release soul arts to attack him. However, once he leaves the vicinity of the stone pillar where light spots exist, he will inevitably be attacked.
In just a short half day, Lu Ye has opened his eyes to the magnificent treasures left behind by the ancestors of the Soul Clan through the generations in this English Spirit Forest.
All those mysterious soul arts are the proud works of each departed Rays of Sun, most of which are attacks that Lu Ye cannot defend against. This is clearly a gap in cultivation. He can barely withstand a few of them, but ultimately cannot escape being forced back.
Any spell unleashed in the entire Spirit Forest possesses unimaginable power.
Luy Ye, who has suffered many losses, examines himself to see if there is any power he can rely on. With his current spiritual cultivation, it is very difficult for him to come into contact with these light spots.
Currently, he is a soul entering the Soul Forest, unable to use the talent tree, so he can only rely on his own divine soul and things related to the divine soul.
In the previous battle, the Town Soul Tower was shattered and the Soul Bell was damaged. Besides these two soul treasures, he can rely on the Seven Color Divine Lotus.
When the soul leaves the body, everything in the divine sea merges into the soul, including the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus.
However, the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus seems to be of no help in the current situation, or rather, this help is passive. The bursts of soul arts only caused minor injuries to him and did not kill him because he was protected by the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus. The soul arts left by the ancestral souls of the Soul Clan sensed the aura of the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus and believed that he was a descendant of the Soul Clan.
Other than that, it seems there is nothing else...
No, that's not right!
Luyue suddenly remembered something she had forgotten for a long time, because that thing was not normally visible, but stored in the sea of ​​gods in the form of a mark, and Luyue had almost forgotten about it.
Until now, I carefully examined the soul and suddenly discovered something.
The mark of the Ghost Ship!
This is the benefit he gained when he first entered the Starry Sky and explored the Ghost Ship, and it played a crucial role several times during the tests of the Ghost Ship.
However, since he obtained the Seven-Colored God Lotus to guard his soul, this imprint gradually faded from view, because compared to the guardian soul, the radiance of the Seven-Colored God Lotus seemed to be more powerful.
这是一道印记没错，可严格意义来说，它也是一道魂术，是幽灵船赐予自己的魂术。
意识到这一点，陆叶的表情变换起来。
Nowadays, his knowledge and experience are far beyond what they were back then. He certainly knows the horror of the Ghost Ship, and if he had known the true nature of the Ghost Ship back then, he would never have rashly ventured into it.
Because this thing is a treasure of the starry sky!
The imprint bestowed by the treasure of the starry sky is, in a way, a belonging treasure. However, this belonging treasure is different from ordinary ones. Its strength is directly related to Lu Ye's soul cultivation.
If...creating one's own soul-suppressing secret technique based on the imprint of the ghost ship?
There are not many options available on the talent tree, and the Phoenix emblem is the best choice, but it can only attack and has some drawbacks.
The Phantom Ship is different, this thing is both offensive and defensive. When it first encountered Li Shang, in order to escape his control, Li Shang launched a soul war against it. As a result, he was harshly educated by Lu Ye, who was driving the Phantom Ship.
Luyue still remembers it vividly...
As for the difficulty of cultivation, although the imprint of the Ghost Ship is not a Spirit Rune of the Talent Tree, it is not difficult for Luyue to activate this Soul Technique, but it consumes a large amount of soul power.
Once the practice is successful, this will definitely be the top-level Soul-Calming Technique.
Lu Ye's eyes gradually brightened, and he finally knew what choice he should make. (End of this chapter)