Swallowing the Heavens with a Single Breath - Chapter 2

“I really have a martial soul now!” Xu Yi clenched his fists tightly.

Just two days ago, during the martial soul awakening ceremony, Xu Yi had failed to awaken a martial soul, becoming the laughingstock of Qingshuang City and bringing disgrace to the Xu family!

He was utterly disheartened at the time and never imagined that just two days later, he would possess the “Chaos” martial soul!

“So, what level is this Chaos martial soul?” Xu Yi asked with great anticipation.

Generally speaking, martial souls are ranked from level one to ten, with level one being the weakest and level ten the strongest. Martial souls beyond level ten are considered legendary.

In all of Qingshuang City, the strongest martial soul ever recorded was only level eight.

Given how powerful his Chaos martial soul appeared to be, it had to be at least above level eight!

“Your Chaos martial soul currently has no rank,” the purple-clad fairy stated.

“No rank?” Xu Yi was stunned. “What does that mean?”

The purple-clad fairy explained calmly, “Chaos devours all and assimilates all.”

“Your Chaos martial soul possesses the properties of chaos and can devour other martial souls.”

“Therefore, your Chaos martial soul is a growth-type martial soul. It does not have a rank at the moment, but you can upgrade it by devouring other people’s martial souls!”

“And you will also gain the traits of the devoured martial souls!”

“So, in theory, there is no limit to the rank of your Chaos martial soul, which means your martial path has no upper limit!”

“All of this will depend on your own efforts!”

“Being able to devour other people’s martial souls to enhance my own…” Xu Yi was amazed. “That’s incredibly powerful!”

Then he became a bit puzzled. “But earlier, my speed at absorbing spiritual energy was unbelievably fast. It didn’t seem like something an unrated martial soul could achieve…”

“That’s because you are cultivating the Supreme Chaos Method, coupled with your chaotic physique that has already been tempered by the Chaos Fire, resulting in such a cultivation speed.”

The purple-clad fairy continued, “As your Chaos martial soul’s level increases, your cultivation speed will become even faster.”

“So that’s how it is!”

Having his doubts cleared up, Xu Yi wasted no time and immediately resumed his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy from the entire valley surged toward him, almost becoming tangible as it entered his body, circulated through his meridians, and transformed into dense internal power!

In just half an hour, the spiritual energy in the entire valley had been completely devoured by Xu Yi!

Xu Yi opened his eyes and felt the internal power within him, his face lighting up with joy. “I’ve broken through to the third level of Martial Disciple!”

“And it’s only been half an hour!”

As expected of the True God’s inheritance, his progress was astonishingly fast!

Normally, after awakening a martial soul, an ordinary martial artist would automatically reach the first level of Martial Disciple, but breaking through to the second level would take at least a month.

Even for a highly talented martial artist, it would still take over ten days to reach the second level.

Yet he had leaped two levels in just half an hour, reaching the third level of Martial Disciple!

Moreover, the thing limiting his breakthrough wasn’t his cultivation speed, but the spiritual energy!

He had temporarily drained the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment, which had slowed down his progress!

Xu Yi couldn’t help but marvel, “At this rate, I could break through to the tenth level of Martial Disciple and enter the Martial Master realm in no time!”

Martial Disciple, Martial Master, Martial Grandmaster, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Saint!

In Qingshuang City, a Martial Master was powerful enough to be the head of a family. If Xu Yi could quickly become a Martial Master, it would shock everyone!

The purple-clad fairy watched his astonishing speed at absorbing spiritual energy and was secretly alarmed.

She maintained a calm expression. “It seems that the ordinary spiritual energy in the world can no longer meet your needs.”

“If you wish to grow even faster, you will need to consume elixirs or find a place with denser spiritual energy to cultivate.”

Xu Yi nodded. Just as he was about to speak, a sudden surge of heat erupted from his lower abdomen.

In an instant, it felt like his entire body was engulfed in flames, his skin turning red as an overwhelming desire surged within him, threatening to consume his rationality!

Xu Yi struggled to resist the primal urges with all his willpower.

He spoke with difficulty, “What’s happening…”

A rare hint of panic appeared on the purple-clad fairy’s flawless face. “This shouldn’t be happening. The first backlash shouldn’t come this early!”

“What… what’s going on? I… I can’t hold on much longer…”

Xu Yi’s face flushed a deep red, and he struggled to suppress the urge to lunge at the purple-clad fairy. He couldn’t calm himself.

“Yin alone cannot give birth, and Yang alone cannot grow. Cultivating the Supreme Chaos Method requires a balance of Yin and Yang.”

“If you cannot harmonize Yin and Yang with the right person, you will suffer a backlash and your body will explode.”

The purple-clad fairy gently waved her sleeve, easing Xu Yi’s condition significantly, allowing clarity to return to his eyes.

However, the worry in her gaze did not fade. “I can only suppress it for now. To completely resolve the backlash, you must find your nine fated heavenly maidens.”

“They will help you harmonize Yin and Yang.”

“Fated heavenly maidens?”

“Exactly.”

The purple-clad fairy nodded and explained, “As the inheritor of the True God, your nine fated heavenly maidens have long been predestined.”

With a wave of her hand, nine jade slips radiating golden light descended from the sky and landed before Xu Yi.

“These are nine Heaven-bestowed marriage contracts. Only you can open them.”

“Each time you open one, you will form a corresponding connection with the fated heavenly maiden, gaining information about her.”

“Go ahead! Open a Heaven-bestowed marriage contract, find her, and become Dao partners. Then, the current backlash will be of no concern.”

“Open any one?” Xu Yi struggled to process everything the purple-clad fairy had said.

“Follow your heart,” she advised.

Xu Yi looked at the nine floating jade slips and felt himself instinctively drawn to the one on the far right. Without thinking, he reached out and touched it.

The jade slip instantly burst with radiant light and slowly unfolded—

[Heaven-bestowed Marriage: Xu Yi! Leng Yunshang!]

[Leng Yunshang: Daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, disciple of the True God, a prodigious talent overshadowing all. She reached the supreme realm and was gravely injured during the ‘Severing Heaven and Earth’ battle 30,000 years ago. To evade a mortal enemy, she concealed her destiny and has been missing ever since.]

“This… this is the fated heavenly maiden I’m supposed to marry?!”

Xu Yi’s jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

Although he didn’t understand the full meaning of every term in the jade slip, the descriptions alone told him that Leng Yunshang was undoubtedly a terrifying figure!

Xu Yi was dazed. Could such an extraordinary person truly be his destined Dao partner?

“Wait a minute! Missing to this day?”

Xu Yi reread the jade slip carefully and voiced his concern, “Fairy Sister, even the Heaven-bestowed marriage contract doesn’t know Leng Yunshang’s whereabouts. How am I supposed to find her?”

“If I can’t find her, won’t I be doomed?”

Xu Yi looked toward the purple-clad fairy, only to find her frozen in place, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions as she stared at the words on the jade slip.

After a long pause, she finally answered Xu Yi, “You don’t need to search anymore, because…”

“I am Leng Yunshang.”