Chapter 822: From Illusory to Real, the Clone

The situation in the Star Realm continued for nearly two months, and only when that soul pressure gradually weakened did it finally disperse.

As the soul pressure that enveloped the entire Star Realm weakened, deep within the mountains, an invisible wave — vast and boundless like heaven and earth — quietly began to gather.

"The breakthrough is finally ending."

Yao Lao and the others looked into the distance, all knowing that Xiao Yan’s breakthrough was approaching its conclusion. Everyone had endured nearly two months of soul oppression, and it was finally coming to an end.

Under a towering ancient tree, on a blue stone platform, Wei Yang slowly opened his eyes. His brows creased slightly, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head with a hint of regret and let out a soft sigh.

"I’m still just a tiny bit short."

Thanks to the stimulating pressure from Xiao Yan’s soul waves during these two months, Wei Yang felt that he had faintly touched the boundary of Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm, but he was still just a sliver away — unable to take that final step.

"No big deal. If things go well, I might cross it within half a year or a year. Even if it’s slow, three to five years should be enough." Wei Yang murmured to himself. Even though he was stuck, his confidence didn’t waver.

This confidence seemed to come from nowhere, yet also from his own self-belief — a natural sense that the step was already within reach. Right now, he basically had one foot inside the realm of Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm. He only needed that final jolt.

In short, it wasn’t a big problem. Reaching this point was already something to be proud of. After all, excluding the experience of the Hundred Reincarnation, Wei Yang’s total cultivation time was not even thirty years, and yet he had raised his soul realm to this level.

He was already far ahead of most others.

"Well, since the breakthrough didn’t happen this time, there’s no need to force it. Just let things take their natural course. It’s only a matter of time anyway." Wei Yang smiled lightly.

As the saying goes, "Strike while the iron is hot, falter the second time, and exhaust the third." Since he couldn’t break through for now, there was no point in forcing it. He slowly rose to his feet, his figure flickering and vanishing.

Two more days passed.

On the mountaintop, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged. Before him stood a human figure wrapped entirely in a crystal-like layer, shimmering like translucent jade. The figure looked solid and real, and its face was identical to Xiao Yan’s.

Floating in front of the crystal figure was a half-head–sized sphere of pure light. Waves of pure soul origin slowly drifted out from it. It had originally been half a zhang large, but now it had been almost completely absorbed.

Hu~

The crystal figure remained motionless like a sculpture.

After a long while, its tightly shut mouth parted slightly, and a sudden suction force erupted. The half-head–sized soul origin light sphere shot forward instantly, transforming into a streak of light as it rushed straight into the mouth of the crystal Xiao Yan.

Boom!

The moment the soul origin entered, the crystal Xiao Yan’s body trembled violently. Blinding light erupted from within, like a small radiant sun blooming atop the mountain, illuminating the entire Star Realm.

Under this glow, everyone in Falling Star Pavilion felt their souls warm, as if they were tender little sprouts in early spring basking in life-filled sunlight. It was soothing and comforting.

At the same time, a vast, heaven-like soul wave erupted from the crystal Xiao Yan’s body, sweeping across the sky like a storm. In an instant, the Star Realm’s sky darkened. Clouds gathered and lightning raged wildly.

Rumble~

Bolts of lightning roared like silver serpents, their thunder echoing throughout the Star Realm.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Wei Yang and the others were startled and flashed into the air.

"What terrifying soul waves!"

"So this is the soul of someone at Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm?"

Their expressions turned solemn as they watched the heavenly phenomenon stirred by the immense soul force. Their eyes were filled with shock. The soul power of Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm was actually this overwhelming.

"With just his soul power alone, Xiao Yan might be able to fight a Two- or Three-Star Dou Sheng head on." Yao Lao stroked his beard and spoke slowly.

"That exaggerated?!" Zi Yan blinked, shock written all over her face.

The Ancient Void Dragon Clan had insanely tough bodies, but in the same way, their souls were considered a weak point. She really didn’t expect a Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm soul to be this terrifying.

Think about it.

A Two- or Three–Star Dou Sheng... the resources needed to reach that stage were basically oceans, and the time required? Probably enough to make anyone cough blood. A Two- or Three–Star Dou Sheng’s Dou Qi alone was unbelievably vast.

Yet a Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm soul could match that. No wonder reaching Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm was so ridiculously hard.

If you only relied on slowly absorbing those spiritual light specks from the void to strengthen your soul... reaching this kind of level would take you until the end of time. Just imagining it felt hopeless.

No wonder that in the Small Pill Tower, aside from that mysterious Old Ancestor, no one had reached this level for over a thousand years.

It was just too damn hard.

If Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm was already this overpowered...then what about the Emperor Realm soul?

Simply unimaginable.

"Legend says that if someone soul steps into the Emperor Realm, their soul becomes truly indestructible. Even if someone forcibly shatters their soul, as long as even a trace of soul particles remains, it can slowly condense again and eventually be reborn."

"This Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm stage, though still far from Emperor Realm, definitely isn’t something the late-stage Heaven Realm stage can compare to." Wei Yang exhaled softly as he spoke.

"Exactly. And once the soul reaches Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm, it’s pretty much no different from the physical body. In battle, the soul can even detach and fight alongside the body. Their synergy is unbeatable, and the power they unleash together is insane."

Yao Lao smiled as he said this.

Everyone clicked their tongues in awe. With this, battles basically become a straight-up two-versus-one. The cooperation is perfect, completely seamless. In the same realm, it’s practically unbeatable.

Even fighting someone one or two stars stronger wouldn’t be impossible. Before reaching Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm, the soul was always slightly illusory—weak, with obvious vulnerabilities—completely incomparable to the body.

So normally, no strong expert would summon their soul casually. Do that, and you’d basically be exposing your weak point for your enemy to stab. If the soul takes damage, the impact is far worse than any physical injury.

But once the soul reaches Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm, it transforms into a real, physical-like existence. Its strength doesn’t lose to the body at all, and its defense is just as tough.

Fight together with the body? The power skyrockets. This is what people call a Half-Step Emperor-level soul—completely turning the illusory into the solid.

Technically it’s still called Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm, but compared to the late-stage Heaven Realm stage, the difference between the two is like heaven and earth.

In fact, once your soul reaches this level, it’s basically equivalent to gaining a second body. The strength of that "second body" depends entirely on the Dou Qi strength of your main body. Which is honestly terrifying.

It’s somewhat similar to the Three Thousand Lightning Illusionary Body or other clone-type techniques that create clones to assist in battle.

But in terms of power and everything else...those clone-type Dou Techniques can’t even begin to compare to a soul that has reached Complete Perfection of the Heaven Realm and naturally forms a physical manifestation.

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