"Wushuang sister, I haven't been this relaxed in a long time. Since they entered the secret realm, I no longer have to cultivate as desperately as before," a charming and beautiful woman said softly. She was dressed in a red long dress, with a curvaceous figure, a bit of playfulness mixed with charm, and it was Yang Miao.

"It's been four months, right? I wonder who among them will be able to obtain the Martial Spirit Holy Fruit," Li Wushuang tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear, inadvertently exuding a charm, as she gazed at the peaks and spoke lightly.

"Anyway, we don't have a share, so let's not worry," Du Gu Binglan said lightly, followed by a chuckle, then said to Li Wushuang, "Wushuang sister, you're probably worried about Lin'er, right?"

"You girl, always teasing me," Li Wushuang glared at her, but a smile appeared on her face, and she said softly, "I'm worried that Cuiyu and Lin'er might be in danger."

"Don't worry about that. They're together, so there shouldn't be any big danger," Du Gu Binglan said with a mysterious smile.

"I hope so," Li Wushuang said.

Time passed like sand slipping through fingers. Around the palace in the canyon, the eternal grey haze persisted.

Unbeknownst to when, a rich aura began to spread from behind the palace, on a mountain top. At the same time, many beasts in the canyon felt this aura, becoming restless, their gaze fixed on the mountain top.

"The Demon King is about to break through again," said a two-headed water-fire demon Jiao on the small plaza outside the palace, gazing intently at the mountain top.

"After the Demon King breaks through to the mid-fourth stage, his strength will surpass mine," said the Blood Jade Demon Tiger, its bell-like eyes staring at the mountain top.

"Having consumed the Holy Fruit, it's normal for the Demon King's strength to break through. It's just a pity that one can only consume one Holy Fruit. Otherwise, with so many years of consuming Holy Fruits, we could have broken through the seal and escaped," the Ni Lin Demon Peng said, its wings slightly fluttering.

"Bai Ling Demon King has cultivated for six thousand years, only to reach the early sixth stage. If it were in the outside world, he would at least reach the eighth stage by now. Once we get out, our cultivation speed will increase," said the Tai Yin Demon Rabbit softly, its voice female and somewhat cute.

"Roar..."

While these four demon beasts were discussing, a roar like a dragon's chant broke through the air from the mountain top, the sound majestic and stirring, spreading through space with a tremendous oppressive aura.

"Roar..."

"Screech..."

"Whine..."

Inside the canyon, all beasts howled and roared, trembling under the invisible aura.

At this moment, the Ni Lin Demon Peng, Tai Yin Demon Rabbit, two-headed water-fire demon Jiao, and Blood Jade Demon Tiger, all fifth-stage demon beasts, were also trembling, feeling an absolute oppression coming from the depths of their blood and souls, unable to resist this force of suppression.

"This is the Emperor's aura. This is the Emperor's aura," the two-headed water-fire demon Jiao trembled, barely able to breathe under this oppressive aura.

"Whine." "Roar!"

The four fifth-stage demon beasts couldn't help but roar, only by roaring could they alleviate some of the suppression from the depths of their souls.

Above the mountain, a huge golden light soared into the sky, its aura violently spreading, a massive tail, like a dragon's, burst out, sweeping a golden flame across the sky, leaving behind a scorching aura.

"Swoosh..."

A figure leaped out from the ancient palace, it was Cuiyu, staring at the huge commotion on the mountain, Cuiyu's gaze filled with surprise: "This aura is very familiar, but Little Dragon doesn't seem to belong to that terrifying clan, this is strange..."

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The air was tumultuous, the canyon filled with the howling of countless beasts for a long time, and it was only after half an hour that the aura within the mountain gradually subsided.

"Swoosh..."

A yellow streak of light leaped from the mountain, flashing across the sky.

"Greetings to the Demon King." The four fifth-stage demon beasts prostrated in salute.

"Cuiyu sister, have you finished your retreat?" The yellow light converged and landed on Cuiyu's shoulder, it was Little Dragon.

"Um, I've broken through a few days ago. I didn't expect you to break through again, your strength must have increased a lot, right?" Cuiyu, fond of the cute Little Dragon on her shoulder, said.

"I've broken through to the mid-fourth stage. I'm not afraid of Zhao Qinghai anymore. Next time I see him, I'll properly thrash him," Little Dragon said proudly, raising its little head, its little black eyes turning, filled with pride.

"If you want to kill Zhao Qinghai, don't do it in the secret realm. It will cause trouble for your master. And the Zhao family is very strong. Your master is far from being able to contend with them now, so don't act recklessly," Cuiyu advised Little Dragon.

"Zhao family, can't even Bai Ling sister handle it?" Little Dragon asked with its little head raised.

Cuiyu shook her head, "Even your Bai Ling sister can't handle it. The Zhao family has more than one Zhao Wuji, so don't cause trouble for your master."

"Hmph, one day, my master and I will deal with the Zhao family properly," Little Dragon said, its eyes emitting a cold light.

Time passed quietly, and within the secret realm, there was peace.

Inside the ancient palace, a figure often found herself daydreaming, surrounded only by demon beasts, occasionally her gaze would fix on a certain part of the great hall.

"What should I do, go back or stay?" the figure murmured, leaning against a corridor pavilion, her slender waist and body forming a charming curve, if not for the red spots on her face, anyone could see she was a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Cuiyu sister, what are you thinking about?" Little Dragon's small body came beside Cuiyu.

"I'm wondering why your master hasn't come out yet, it's been a month and a half," Cuiyu straightened up, holding Little Dragon in her palm, and said with a light smile.

"Don't worry, I can feel my master's aura strengthening all the time. Besides, my master has already broken through once, now he's at the eighth level of Martial Soul," Little Dragon said, then asked, "Cuiyu sister, do you like my master?"

"Little devil, what do you know?" Cuiyu chuckled, glaring at Little Dragon.

"Humph, I know everything. My master and I have a blood pact, so whatever he's thinking, I know," Little Dragon's little eyes spun, then blinked, looking like a mischievous child, endearing to those who saw it.

"Oh!" Cuiyu smiled slightly and asked Little Dragon, "Then tell me, besides Wushuang sister, who else does your master like?"

"I won't betray my master!" Little Dragon said, raising its little head, then blinked and said, "Unless you first tell me, do you like my master?"

"You!" Cuiyu stared at Little Dragon, annoyed but helpless.

"Humph! If you don't tell me, I won't tell you," Little Dragon said.

Cuiyu glared at Little Dragon, helpless.

"Sigh!"

Just then, an energy fluctuation came from inside the palace, Cuiyu's gaze instantly focused on a certain part of the palace: "Another breakthrough?"

Inside the room, Li Lin was enveloped in a thick layer of pale yellow light, releasing rich Qi from his body, filling the room with majestic Qi energy.

Qi overflowed from his pores, each inhalation and exhalation mysterious, his aura climbing rapidly.

This continued for not too long, until a loud explosion from the dantian Qi sea within his body, his aura becoming extremely majestic. In the room, faint traces of heaven and earth energy rapidly condensed, although not vast, similar to the energy in the energy pool. This energy seemed to form a vortex around Li Lin, finally pouring into his body through his pores.

The room's Qi energy also entered Li Lin's body along with this, the energy infusion lasting only a moment before gradually dissipating.

At this moment, the yellow light around Li Lin suddenly vanished, and suddenly, he was enveloped in an invisible white light ring.

At this moment, in Li Lin's mind, the soul pill spun rapidly, his mind filled to bursting with spirit energy, richly absorbed by the soul pill.

In this transformation, Li Lin could clearly feel that under the nourishment of spirit energy, the strength of his soul seemed to have consumed a great tonic, constantly strengthening at a rapid pace. With the soul pill's enhancement, Li Lin felt a slight pain in his mind.

The enhancement of the soul pill, that is, the strength of the soul, the energy of the Martial Spirit Holy Fruit, was almost the same as the Soul Spirit Divine Liquid in amplifying the soul. Li Lin did not expect the Soul Spirit Divine Liquid to have such an effect on soul strength. In the energy pool, that energy could also strengthen the soul, but not to this extent.

Strengthening spirit energy and soul strength are two aspects. The soul strength of spirit practitioners is also varied. The growth of soul strength relies entirely on absorbing spirit energy. Spirit practitioners cultivate spirit energy, not directly the soul.

The strength of the soul directly affects the strength of spirit practitioners, so every spirit practitioner hopes their soul strength becomes very strong. However, enhancing soul strength is not an easy task, similar to martial practitioners wanting to strengthen their bodies. And enhancing soul strength for spirit practitioners is much more difficult than martial practitioners strengthening their bodies.

At this moment, the enhancement of soul strength by the Martial Spirit Holy Fruit made Li Lin very happy. The stronger the soul strength, in a way, means the stronger the strength.

The larger the martial practitioner's dantian Qi sea and the wider the meridians, the stronger their strength. At the martial practitioner level, he has already been able to contend across levels. Continuous strengthening of the soul strength means that at the spirit practitioner level, he may also be able to contend across levels in the future.