High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

"Two more times are needed for my Holy Soul to be completely perfected!"

Su Jie stood at the intersection of the steps between the ninth and tenth floors, gazing into the deeper space of the tenth floor.

The place was filled with a dark golden light, and the pressure on his soul was so strong that even he, who had already undergone eight transformations, felt his heart tremble.

"The tenth level corresponds to the tenth transformation zone... With my current Holy Soul strength, plus the Soul Devouring Pearl, I should be able to make it through."

The space on the tenth floor was smaller than that on the ninth floor, and the dark golden "seawater" was viscous like syrup, flowing slowly.

The number of suspended souls is small, but each one is as large as a mountain, with its light contained and its form completely transformed into a clear grand scene of the Dao Ancestor preaching, gods and demons fighting, and stars being born and dying.

Level Nine Soul Spirit! Corresponding to supreme enlightenment achieved through nine or more transformations!

In the far distance, Su Jie vaguely saw clusters of blurry souls that seemed to contain a chaotic starry sea. The soul energy they emitted made his very soul tremble.

"Those are... level ten soul spirits?" Su Jie's pupils contracted slightly.

He did not venture further in rashly, but instead sat down cross-legged near the entrance of the stairs.

While enduring the terrifying soul pressure of the hammer, he guided the massive soul power within the Soul Devouring Pearl into his Holy Soul.

Two-pronged!

"Ugh..."

The throbbing pain from the fusion of soul power and the grinding pain from the soul pressure intertwined, and even with Su Jie's willpower, he couldn't help but let out a low growl.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and fine beads of blood even seeped from his skin, indicating that the soul pressure was too strong and was affecting his physical body.

However, the effects of training in such extreme environments are immediate.

The soul power fed back by the Soul Devouring Pearl was compressed, purified, and fused into the core of the Holy Soul under high pressure.

With each breath, the Holy Soul grows stronger, more solid, and closer to "reality" at a visible speed.

Three days later, Su Jie adapted to the soul pressure of the tenth level and began to use the Soul Devouring Pearl to hunt down level nine soul spirits.

Seven days later, the barriers of the ninth transformation began to loosen.

Day 15 —

"Snap!"

Like the soft sound of shattering glass echoing deep within his soul, Su Jie's body was suddenly enveloped in a surge of dark golden seawater, and an even stronger, more "immortal truth" soul aura spread out.

The ninth transformation between reality and illusion has been completed!

[The Holy Soul has completed its ninth transformation between reality and illusion!]

[Current Holy Soul: Peak of Tier 10 (Nine Transformations)]

Su Jie opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

The turbid breath condensed in the dark golden seawater without dissipating, and actually transformed into a small gray sword about an inch long, which "whooshed" into the distant rock wall and sank three feet deep.

Soul power can now interfere with reality as easily as controlling one's own limbs.

"Awesome!" Su Jie felt the surging soul power within his body, his eyes gleaming.

"There are still forty-five days left to make the tenth transformation; there is plenty of time."

Su Jie stood up and turned his gaze to the level 10 soul spirits deep in the tenth level, which resembled a chaotic starry sea.

Now, it's time to go and meet those level 10 spirits.

He moved slowly forward in the dark golden sea. With each step, the soul pressure increased.

Fortunately, the Holy Soul, after nine transformations, is incredibly powerful and can now move freely on this level.

Soon, Su Jie locked onto a group of level 10 soul spirits.

It was a majestic phantom of the "Myriad Manifestations Divine Mountain," its body covered with ancient soul runes, exuding a profound soul aura that suppressed all heavens.

"You're the one."

Su Jie's Holy Soul power surged forth, transforming into an invisible giant hand that reached out to grab him.

"Buzz—!"

The spirit of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Mountain suddenly trembled, the runes on the mountain lit up, and a boundless soul pressure surged back, even stronger than the soul pressure of the surrounding environment!

At the same time, an ancient soul awakened within the mountain:

"Later generations, this mountain seal contains the Dao of 'Soul Suppressing and Heaven Sealing,' which requires you to use your soul power to outline 3,600 runes and decipher them one by one in order to comprehend it..."

The soul's thoughts chattered on and on, recounting the standard process of enlightenment.

Su Jie frowned as he listened.

Outline the runes? Decipher them one by one? How long would that take?

"Sorry, senior, I'm in a hurry." Su Jie interrupted the thought and directly summoned the Soul Devouring Pearl.

"Soul Devour, Swallow!"

"call out--!"

A deep vortex appeared on the surface of the pearl, and a terrifying devouring power locked onto the spirit of the sacred mountain.

The aged soul's expression suddenly shifted, filled with shock and rage: "Wait! What kind of technique is this?! You actually intend to forcibly devour the soul seal?! Absurd! This is a legacy, how dare you… Ah!"

The Soul-Devouring Pearl doesn't care about any rules of inheritance. Before it, all souls are food.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

The golden light of the sacred mountain's spirit was forcibly stripped away and sucked out.

The soul still tried to resist, manifesting numerous illusory mountain shadows to suppress it, but under the absolute restraint of the Soul-Devouring Pearl, it quickly collapsed and dissolved.

Before long, the level 10 soul spirit completely disappeared, transforming into pure soul power that was stored in the bead.

[Absorbs one level 1 soul spirit and converts it into extremely pure soul power.]

[It is estimated that after the feedback, the total amount of Holy Souls can be increased by approximately 8%.]

Su Jie nodded in satisfaction and began searching for tenth-tier soul spirits on the tenth floor.

Even a level 10 soul spirit, though powerful, cannot escape being devoured by the Soul Devouring Bead.

Su Jie specifically targeted those with abundant soul power and enormous forms. He would digest and absorb a portion of each one he devoured, steadily progressing towards the tenth transformation.

Time passed day by day.

On the eighty-fifth day, he began his final attempt at the transformation between reality and illusion.

This time, the difficulty far exceeds that of the past. The tenth transformation is the key to qualitative change, the final insurmountable barrier in the transformation from "Sacred Soul" to "Divine Soul".

Su Jie poured all the soul power stored in the Soul Devouring Pearl into it.

At the core of the Holy Soul, a pure and flawless "Soul Crystal," almost tangible, began to slowly condense.

Eighty-ninth day in the Sea of ​​Souls.

The dark gold seawater suddenly churned violently, forming a huge whirlpool centered on Su Jie!

At the center of the vortex, Su Jie sat cross-legged, his soul light shining as brightly as the sun.

The light had a warm, jade-like quality, and a genuine, authentic feel.

"Click...click click..."

The sound of what seemed like an eggshell breaking echoed continuously.

Deep within the Holy Soul, the "Soul Crystal" was fully formed!

Ten transformations between reality and illusion, successfully completed!

[The Holy Soul has completed its tenth transformation between reality and illusion!]

[Current Sacred Soul: Tenth Tier Perfection (Ten Transformations)]

[The soul essence has become completely 'real,' and the Holy Soul has officially transformed into a 'prototype of a divine soul'!]

[Total soul power increased a thousandfold, soul quality sublimated, and the proportion of true soul damage increased to 100%!]

"call……"

Su Jie slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with a restrained divine light, yet they seemed to contain two deep vortexes of soul power, capable of captivating the soul with just a glance.

Soul power has interfered with reality as naturally as breathing, and its power far exceeds that of the nine transformations.

"Finally... I've completed the tenth time." Su Jie felt the "Soul Core Phantom" radiating a warm and immortal aura within his body, as well as the soul power that surged like a sea of ​​stars and underwent a qualitative transformation. An unprecedented sense of power welled up in his heart.

He could clearly sense that the quality of his soul power had completely surpassed the scope of "Sacred Soul".

P.S.: Keep going! 500 words and I'll urge you to update with another chapter!