Above all spirits

Chapter 411 The Source of the Discomfort

Lu Wushuang changed the subject, frowning.

"The limits of physical strength are not so difficult for ordinary demons, but the fighting spirit is really too mysterious."

"It requires too much comprehension. Even I had to go through it twice before I could master it on my own. For ordinary people, it would be good if one in a thousand or a hundred could gather their fighting spirit."

Gu Yun looked at the floating pumice stones in the distance and said nonchalantly.

"The will to fight is not something prepared for ordinary people."

Lu Wushuang was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Demon Lord, what you said is a bit discouraging, but... you're right. If we really want to train, we can only create a constant, desperate environment with only a sliver of hope, because we don't have the conditions for one-on-one combat, and doing so will inevitably lead to uncontrollable casualties."

"Just go ahead and do it. Demons are not lacking in courage. If it doesn't work the first time, try the second time. If it doesn't work the second time, try the third time. If ordinary people want to become superior, how can they survive in this dog-eat-dog world without risking their lives?"

"makes sense."

Lu Wushuang clapped her hands, jumped off the floating rock, and stood in front of Gu Yun, her eyes shining.

"Demon Lord, do you plan to continue training?"

Just as Gu Yun was about to nod in agreement, a voice appeared in his mind.

"Master, my sister has woken up."

That's Bai Qi's voice.

He then shook his head and stopped insisting, realizing that training alone could not reach the limits of his physical body.

"Let's leave it at that for now. You can go back to your work."

"Yes, Demon Lord."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wushuang bowed and withdrew.

As Lu Wushuang left, a flash of white light appeared between Gu Yun's brows, and the White Soul Sword immediately appeared in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, two graceful figures, one in black and one in white, slowly appeared in his sight.

At this moment, Hei Qi was dressed in a gothic style outfit. Judging from her age, she looked similar to Bai Qi, both appearing to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. The only difference between her and Bai Qi was that her whole body was emitting a black light.

It seems that the Spirit Race is indeed as Bai Qi said, basically having a fixed physical form from birth, which will not change or age. Otherwise, how could Bai Qi and Hei Qi still look young after so many years? At the same time, the Spirit Race has different colors and unique abilities, but the ability to change clothes at will is an inherent ability, and their clothes are also in the form of spirit bodies.

It's really strange.

Although Hei Qi was emitting a black light, the light was exceptionally soft. Coupled with her slender, feather-like figure, she was not frightening. Moreover, she did not seem to have fully recovered and even had a somewhat hazy, illusory quality.

Black Seven hovered silently in front of Gu Yun, a complex expression in its eyes.

There was gratitude, there was curiosity, but more than anything, there was unease and fear.

Even with Bai Qi by his side, Gu Yun could still sense the presence of this emotion; the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Will seemed to be somewhat sensitive to negative emotions.

"Owner."

Bai Qi stepped forward and gripped Hei Qi's hand tightly, which immediately lessened the negative emotions emanating from Hei Qi.

Bai Qi spoke, his tone tinged with resentment.

"Please forgive me. Although she has shed her demonic nature, there are still some residual effects. After she woke up, although I have tried to calm her down a lot, she can only be a little calmer in front of me."

"Those damned merfolk..."

Gu Yun frowned slightly. Bai Qi seemed hesitant and didn't continue, probably considering Hei Qi's feelings.

"If you mind, you don't have to tell me."

"I only care about the result."

Bai Qi sensed Hei Qi trembling, as if recalling something terrifying. He quickly whispered something in Hei Qi's ear, and Hei Qi looked at Gu Yun with a surprised expression before nodding.

Bai Qi's voice came again.

“Spiritual experiments, the merfolk performed spiritual experiments on her.”

"Spiritual experiments?"

"Yes, the reason why the Spirit Race is difficult to capture is because they possess a Spirit Body. You can think of a Spirit Body as a special kind of soul body, but I don't remember exactly what it is. It has similar characteristics to a soul body, but it is different from a soul body. So in the lower realm, we who possess a Spirit Body are almost immune to any form of attack or damage, whether it's soul power or elements. This indirectly means that they cannot restrict any of our actions. However, higher-level powers, such as spatial power, can."

"I see. So the merfolk have mastered the power of space? But it's quite unlikely that beings from the lower realms could master the power of space, so they must be being helped by gods and demons from the upper realms?"

"No, that's not how it is. If it had the help of gods and demons from the upper realm, how could it have been destroyed by the dragon race? It is a spiritual treasure."

Gu Yun's eyelids twitched suddenly; he had a bad feeling.

"Lingbao? What does it look like?"

"My sister said it looked like a crown, but she only saw it once. To be precise, they only used it once, and since so much time has passed, she's not sure. Master... do you know about this magical artifact?"

"Ha, how absurd! I never imagined that the Crown of the Boundary was originally in the hands of the Merfolk. No wonder, no wonder."

"The Crown of the Broken Boundaries?"

"One of the Ten Great Chaos Treasures, the manifestation of space, one of the supreme rules. No wonder I felt something was off. A treasure of heaven and earth is indeed something that all beings in the eight realms would covet, and it is certainly something that the dragon race would take action for. But the result is abnormal. The Burning Heaven Dragon Clan is powerful, but it is by no means the strongest. There are no emperors in their clan. If they really came for the treasure of heaven and earth, how could the final outcome have fallen to the Burning Heaven Dragon Clan?"

"Chaotic Spiritual Treasure..."

Bai Qi seemed to have heard Gu Yun mention it once, which was one of the reasons he chose to accept him. Gu Yun needed him to find a sword, which was also a Chaos Spiritual Treasure.

Gu Yun sneered.

"Even if the territory where the war with the Merfolk was fought was within the territory of the Burning Sky Dragon Clan, if it were truly a Chaos Treasure, who would care about this or that? Judging from the outcome, it seems to be the Dragon Clan's compensation for the war being fought in the territory of the Burning Sky Dragon Clan. A Heaven and Earth Treasure is not enough to cause the Dragon Clan to split apart. However, the Burning Sky Dragon Clan seems to be unaware of these matters."

"So, this terrifying magical treasure, the Crown of the Boundary, is in the hands of the Dragon Clan?!"

Gu Yun shook his head.

"It's already said to be a chaotic spiritual treasure based on spatial rules. How could it be obtained so easily? Unless one becomes the first holder through a stroke of luck, I don't know why the Crown of the Boundary wasn't used to transfer the entire territory of the Merfolk. I suppose it's because using this chaotic spiritual treasure requires a special price. After all, judging from the characteristics of that sword, the more ignorant a being is about spatial power, the greater the price will likely be."

Considering Chen Yuan's description of the Crown of the Broken Realm reappearing in later generations, the likely outcome would be a fight to the death, with the merfolk destroying everything and the dragons unable to obtain what they could not.