Even if your body was sliced into seven or eight pieces, it could recover in a second or two.
Such regenerative ability made the eyes of the surrounding experts light up. This kind of treasure was incredibly important for Saint-level experts.
"That's only true for Saint-level experts, though. For God-level experts, this thing is worthless," the six-eyed golden lion said with a laugh.
Desrie nodded as well. "God-level experts possess divine sparks. Their divine bodies are formed from divine power. Even if gravely wounded, as long as their souls aren't completely obliterated, their bodies can be reconstructed from divine power even after being reduced to nothingness." The gap between the Saint level and the God level was enormous.
Lin Lei and the others sighed inwardly in their hearts.
The God level!
No matter how powerful Lin Lei was now, he would have absolutely no chance of fighting back against a God-level expert. That single step of difference... was enough to block the path of countless Saint-level experts.
"Big brother," another six-eyed golden lion said. "Even if someone fused this Life Source Pearl into his body and his soul remained intact, he could still be killed. Have you forgotten what Father once said?"
The leading six-eyed golden lion suddenly realized. "Oh, you mean when the entire body is burned to nothing?"
Lin Lei, Desrie, Fa'en, and the others looked at the six-eyed golden lion with puzzled expressions. The leading one explained to them, "The Life Source Pearl's ability is to restore the body. In other words, at the very least a small portion of your body must still exist for it to regenerate the damaged parts. If your body is reduced to nothingness, you'll naturally be dead."
"Oh, I see." Lin Lei and the others understood.
"However, Lin Lei..." The six-eyed golden lion looked at him. "With this Life Source Pearl, don't be too confident. Across the countless planes, there are many ways to reduce an opponent's body to nothingness. Whether it's fire elemental cultivators or water elemental cultivators, they all have the ability."
"I know," Lin Lei said with a faint smile. "The elemental laws are vast as an ocean. We've only scooped up a ladle or two of water so far."
"Your body's defense is strong, and you have the Life Source Pearl. What you need now is to devote yourself to studying soul attacks and soul defense," the six-eyed golden lion advised with genuine concern for Lin Lei. "In the realm of the soul, all sorts of strange and peculiar attacks are countless. One careless moment, and you could be done for."
Lin Lei nodded.
The domain of the soul was indeed profound and mysterious.
Like the Undead Holy Grand Mage Sesler, who could easily control other undead and even search through people's souls.
Like Beltrute, who could even access the memories of Saint-level experts like "Ludi and Di Long" without them noticing in the slightest. Such methods... were simply terrifying. For such experts to control Saint-level experts would probably be child's play.
"Back when I faced High Priest Haitings' 'Grand Prophecy' attack, my soul defense nearly collapsed. I need to be even more careful in this regard from now on," Lin Lei thought to himself.
Haitings, if placed among the countless Saint-level experts of other planes, was merely average. Those who excelled at soul attacks far surpassed him. Lin Lei's soul defense was actually weaker than even that of Saint-level experts like Rosalie and Desrie.
At least when experts like Desrie faced Haitings, they wouldn't be nearly so pathetic.
"Soul-based techniques include temptation, hypnosis, freezing, destruction, and a great many other methods—some are forceful, and some are subtle," Desrie sighed. "The more you study this area, the more you realize how vast it is. The God of War once said that someone like the High Priest could probably send us plunging into an illusion with just a single glance, until we believed ourselves to be dead—and in reality, our souls would actually be destroyed."
"Oh?" Lin Lei was greatly startled.
The High Priest was actually that terrifying.
Rosalie smiled and said, "There's nothing you can do about it. After becoming a god, the most vulnerable part is the soul. Whether it's a lowgod, middlegod, or highgod, they all devote themselves wholeheartedly to studying the various mysteries of the soul path. After all, they don't want to die either."
Fa'en laughed and said, "Lin Lei, why don't you go ahead and drip blood on this Life Source Pearl to claim it as your own first? Otherwise, the rest of us are going to get jealous just watching."
Lin Lei smiled and dripped a single drop of blood onto it.
Immediately, the translucent pearl emanating a hazy green glow merged directly into Lin Lei's body. He clearly felt that everything—from his internal organs to his muscles and bones—was brimming with boundless vitality. Even if something was severed or damaged, it would be repaired in an incredibly short time.
Lin Lei and the others didn't rush into the eighth floor. Instead, they prepared themselves in the seventh floor first. After all, once they entered the eighth floor, who knew what terrifying creatures might appear there.
In the distance, Tulei was continuously testing out his blade techniques.
He hadn't long obtained that Blood Shadow Curved Blade and was still discovering the full power of this divine weapon. Oliver, Desrie, and the others sat cross-legged nearby in meditation.
"It's been so long since I reached the Ninth-level Grand Mage realm, and I still haven't broken through." Lin Lei, sitting cross-legged on the desert, sighed to himself. But he also understood that at times like these, he couldn't afford to be impatient. The more anxious he grew, the harder the breakthrough would become.
Bei Bei was curled up on Lin Lei's leg, sleeping comfortably.
"Bei Bei," Lin Lei called out softly. Wotton was his younger brother, and Bei Bei... was also his younger brother. Toward his loved ones, Lin Lei carried an instinct to protect them.
"Mm, Boss?" Bei Bei raised his small head to look at Lin Lei.
Lin Lei whispered, "Bei Bei, each floor of this Tomb of the Gods is more dangerous than the last. I can't even imagine what the eighth floor will hold or what will happen there! But Bei Bei, I think it would be best if you didn't go to the eighth floor."
"Boss?" Bei Bei's small eyes went wide.
"Bei Bei, can your defense match that of the Flame Sovereign? Can your attack match his? Bei Bei... you're still in your growth stage. There's no need to push yourself like this." Lin Lei himself wasn't afraid, but he was worried about Bei Bei.
"If you go, Boss, then I go too," Bei Bei said stubbornly.
Lin Lei shook his head. "No. I have the Life Source Pearl, so I'll be much safer. Most importantly, I have this feeling that something in the Tomb of the Gods is waiting for me, calling to me." Especially since coming inside the Tomb of the Gods, Lin Lei felt that summons ever more clearly.
It was a calling that made his very soul tremble.
Whether for the sake of cultivation, or to explore the secrets of the four ultimate warriors, or to answer that summoning of the soul, Lin Lei was unwilling to retreat.
"Boss, I'm going with you." Bei Bei's small eyes stared firmly at Lin Lei. "It's just a little danger. What are you afraid of, Boss? Back when we went to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, we were so weak, and we still survived under the claws of the Spine-Backed Iron-Armored Dragon. We got through the Church of Light's pursuit too. When we were weak, we weren't afraid. Now that we're strong, are we suddenly scared?"