Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

The heavy news that the old tree was about to die hung over the two men's hearts like a dark cloud, and the atmosphere in the secret room became a little stagnant for a moment.

Gu Yang took a deep breath and tried to force a smile, trying to break the suffocating silence:

"Okay, okay, don't think too far ahead.

Ah Qing, come on, come on, guess which parts of the body those four shackles I tore apart belong to?"

He deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone, but a trace of fatigue was hard to hide in his eyes.

Hu Qing was attracted by his words, temporarily put aside the haze in his heart, and blinked curiously.

Carefully sensing the increasingly solid and heavy aura on Gu Yang, he speculated:

"Um... eyes, ears, and... hands?"

This is a common priority unlocking order, which can greatly improve perception and attack capabilities.

Gu Yang nodded, then shook his head, a complex smile of pride and a hint of fear on his face:

"You're half right. It's the eyes, the ears, and... the heart and the torso."

"What?!" Hu Qing took a deep breath when he heard this, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock!

The nine shackles on the Nascent Soul are not evenly distributed, and their thickness, toughness and importance to the practitioners are also completely different.

Among them, the heart shackles representing the "heart palace" and the torso shackles supporting the "Tao foundation" are the two thickest, toughest and most difficult to break through!

Ordinary cultivators all put it aside for the later stages, and only dare to try to make an impact when they have accumulated enough.

He originally thought that the four shackles that Gu Yang broke through were relatively easy limb or sensory shackles.

I never expected that he would be so brave and directly choose the hardest bone to chew!

The risks and pain involved can be imagined.

Seeing Hu Qing's shocked expression, Gu Yang became even more proud and laughed:

"How is it? Didn't expect it? Come on, come on, let me tell you in detail."

He first pointed to his eyes, which had become sharper and brighter:

"The ability granted by the eyes is somewhat similar to your 'precognition', but not as abnormal.

I call it "micro-sense". By observing the subtle tremors of the opponent's muscles, the shift of his center of gravity, and the flow of energy, I can predict the trajectory and method of his most likely next attack.

I can’t see the future directly like you do, but it’s enough for actual combat, especially with cooperation…”

Then, he pointed at his ears and said, "As for the ears, besides being able to hear farther and more clearly, the most important thing is to be able to 'hear the wind and determine the location'.

One can even vaguely capture the opponent's heartbeat rate, blood flow rate, and the subtle sound of spiritual power rushing through the meridians.

This allows me to more accurately judge the opponent's physical condition, emotional fluctuations, and even the signs before a move is launched."

Hu Qing nodded. This ability was similar to his ear shackles, both of which were extreme perception enhancements.

Then, Gu Yang stood up, moved his shoulders, and his bones made a series of slight popping sounds.

His expression grew serious. "Next comes the main event—the torso shackles."

He took a deep breath, without using any spiritual power, but relying purely on physical strength, he suddenly threw a punch forward!

call--!

The wind from his fist surged! Shockingly, the air in front of his fist visibly twisted and collapsed, forming a short-lived dent in the air!

Although the space was not torn, being able to achieve this with physical strength alone is already terrifying!

"This is just an appetizer." Gu Yang smiled, his eyes sharpened, "Break the air!"

boom!

He swung his fist again, and this time, the tip of his fist was wrapped with the unique air-breaking power of the Overlord Fist, and it hit the dent in the air that had not yet completely healed!

Stab it--!

A teeth-grinding tearing sound was heard!

He actually smashed the space there into an irregular black crack the size of a washbasin!

Violent and chaotic spatial turbulence faintly emerged from it!

What made Hu Qing even more stunned was that Gu Yang actually stretched out his finger and directly touched the edge of the space crack, which was extremely sharp and could easily cut the magic jade weapon!

"You're crazy!" Hu Qing shouted.

However, Gu Yang's fingers came into contact with the space crack, and the expected scene of his fingers being cut off did not happen.

There was only a faint white mark at the place of contact, as if it was hit by a blunt object, and even the skin was not broken!

The white mark only existed for a moment before disappearing without a trace due to his powerful physical recovery ability!

"This..." Hu Qing didn't know how many times today he had been shocked to the point of being speechless.

This physical strength is simply incredible!

At this moment, a green vine on the wall seemed to be startled by the spatial fluctuations here and stretched out like a spirit snake.

The tip emitted a soft yet powerful green light, gently brushing across the spatial crack.

The cracks healed quickly like ironed cloth and returned to normal.

Then, the vines retracted into the wall, and an old, helpless, and sleepy voice seemed to come from all directions:

"You two little brats...behave yourself!

Don’t play with such dangerous things in my house...it will disturb my sleep..."

It’s the voice of the old tree.

Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at each other, and immediately smiled awkwardly like two children who had been caught doing something wrong, and quickly sat down obediently.

After the sound disappeared, the two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh at the same time. The heavy atmosphere just now was greatly dispelled by this little episode.

After laughing, Gu Yang's expression became mysterious again. He lowered his voice and said:

"The last and most special one is the heart shackles."

Hu Qing immediately pricked up his ears and tilted his head in curiosity. The heart is the source of power, so what will its shackles bring?

Gu Yang explained: “It mainly greatly improved my cultivation speed, spiritual power recovery speed, and physical regeneration ability.

This was all to be expected. But the most outrageous thing was that it gave me a... passive skill."

"Passive skill?" It was the first time that Hu Qing heard that shackles could bring such a thing.

"Ah."

Gu Yang's expression became a little strange, like he was relieved but also helpless, "Do you still remember the Ice Emperor's 'Nirvana'?

My passive is somewhat similar to it, but not exactly the same. I call it - 'Immortality'."

"Immortality?!" Hu Qing's voice suddenly rose.

"Yes, immortal."

Gu Yang nodded, confirming that Hu Qing had heard correctly, "The effect is that if I were killed by someone, my soul would be completely destroyed.

I will be resurrected immediately at the place of death and restored to about half my condition. But..."

He paused, his tone becoming heavy: “This ability comes at a great price.

Each time I activate it, ten years of my lifespan will be deducted as a price. Furthermore, the cooldown period between two uses of 'immortality' is three years.

In other words, if you are killed twice in three years, you are truly dead."

After hearing this, Hu Qing opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.

The "perception" of the eyes, the "hearing" of the ears, the "ultimate strengthening" of the torso, the "training acceleration" and "super regeneration" of the heart, and the most buggy "immortality" passive...

The abilities unlocked by Gu Yang's four shackles may not be the largest in number, but each one is incredible!

Especially the "Undying" passive, although it is costly and has a cooldown, it is like having an extra life at a critical moment! Its strategic value is immeasurable!

In an instant, Hu Qing looked at Gu Yang with eyes filled with undisguised and extremely pure envy.