Chapter 287: Summon Avatar

Soul Ink seemed quite confident.

Soul annihilation is the greatest fear of any powerful individual with avatars. If the main body’s soul is annihilated, all the avatars will die at the exact same time.

However, the Soul Crystals that Soul Ink created could continue to live on.

Li Yang remained silent for a moment before asking with a sigh, "Alright, just tell me what the method is."

Interrupted mid-boast, Soul Ink was slightly displeased, but he continued, "Li Yang, you have refined the World Tree. Whether it’s you or your other avatars that die, no matter where, you can be instantly revived within the World Tree."

Li Yang nodded. The World Tree’s resurrection ability was something countless powerful individuals coveted.

"This essentially means you can summon any of your avatars at will, as long as you have the World Tree with you."

As long as he carried the World Tree, no matter where his other avatars were, all Li Yang had to do was will it. An avatar in a distant place could simply kill itself, and it would then be instantly resurrected within the World Tree, appearing right beside him.

This was, in effect, a way for Li Yang to summon any of his avatars at will.

"This method of summoning avatars has one limitation: you must carry the World Tree with you."

"This has a major drawback. The World Tree is your ultimate trump card. If you always carry it and run into an opponent you can’t defeat, you could be killed, and the World Tree could be destroyed along with you. Therefore, you can’t carry the World Tree most of the time; you have to keep it hidden."

"So, this ability to summon your avatars at will is fundamentally unusable."

Soul Ink continued, "Back in my day, I wanted to be able to summon my avatars at will without having to carry my World Tree. I spent a very long time meticulously studying the World Tree’s resurrection ability and created a Secret Technique that mimics it."

"To put it simply, you are the main body. The souls of the World Tree, the Fire Nether Divine Beast, the Sky-Fierce Flood Dragon, the Thunder Star Beast—they are all your soul. The essence of life is the soul. When these avatars die, they are all resurrected inside the World Tree. However, if you cultivate the Secret Technique I created, you can use it in conjunction with the World Tree to make your Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar re-form directly on your body."

The World Tree is an incredibly rare life form in the Cosmos. Soul Ink had once obtained two of them. He refined one for himself and left the other behind, specifically placing it on the extremely remote planet of Earth.

But, unexpectedly, Li Yang was the one who ended up with it.

Hearing Soul Ink’s words, Li Yang was stunned.

"The Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar can re-form on my body?"

’Doesn’t this mean that no matter where I go, as long as I want to, I can quickly summon my other avatars?’

’This kind of ability... is a little too overpowered.’

’This is basically the same as my main body having the ability to resurrect my other avatars.’

"Of course, this Secret Technique can only be performed as long as the World Tree exists."

Soul Ink said calmly, "If something were to happen to your World Tree avatar, then your other avatars would never be able to resurrect again after they die."

Li Yang nodded. The World Tree was the key to resurrecting the avatars. No matter how his main body tried to mimic it, it could never replicate the resurrection Talent itself.

A clear trace of excitement appeared in Li Yang’s eyes. He could summon his Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar from Earth.

"Soul Ink, how long does it take to learn this Secret Technique?"

’A Secret Technique this overpowered must be difficult to learn, right?’

"Creating a Secret Technique is hard, but learning one isn’t. With your aptitude, I estimate you’ll learn it in about ten days."

"About ten days?" Hearing this, Li Yang’s eyes lit up.

It would be perfect. By the time he summoned the Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar, he would have reached the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan.

"With me around, kid, just sit back and reap the rewards."

Soul Ink said calmly, "Once you get to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan’s territory, find an opportunity to drop off the Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar. Then, when the time is right, have your Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar go directly into the clan. With that avatar’s Talent, it’s sure to be highly valued by the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan. That’s when you can start getting some benefits. Back when my avatar... COUGH COUGH COUGH..."

He seemed to have let something slip and quickly stopped himself.

Li Yang was also smiling.

’A nine-year-old Fire Nether Divine Beast that has comprehended the Fire Element Law, Thunder Law, and Space Law to such an advanced degree... How would the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan react to a Talent like that?’

Every clan heavily invests in its geniuses.

From what Soul Ink had let slip, Li Yang didn’t have to guess to know that Soul Ink must have done something similar in the past—sending one of his avatars directly to its own clan to reap some benefits.

Soul Ink didn’t waste any time. His soul pulsed faintly, and a stream of information appeared in Li Yang’s mind.

’Summoning Space?’

Li Yang read the name of the Secret Technique.

He reviewed it carefully. The Secret Technique itself wasn’t difficult, but the specific cultivation requirements were very hard to meet. It could only be successfully cultivated with the assistance of the World Tree.

"Soul Ink, thanks," Li Yang said with a smile.

Soul Ink said calmly, "Just remember to resurrect me as soon as you can once you’ve grown powerful."

He knew that with Li Yang’s character, if he helped him enough now, Li Yang would do his utmost to help him in the future. Otherwise, he couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath.

"Don’t worry."

Li Yang said with a smile, "As long as I have the power, I’ll definitely resurrect you."

’On his path to power, Soul Ink had always been there to help. The creation of his major avatars was all thanks to Soul Ink. Without the creation of the Thunder Star Beast avatar back then, Earth might have become a subjugated planet. He couldn’t even imagine what his life would be like now...’

Pushing the thoughts aside, Li Yang, filled with anticipation, began to cultivate the Secret Technique.

He began to cultivate, and two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

...

The ship was still traveling at high speed, shuttling through a Space Teleportation Array. Inside his room on the ship, Li Yang was focused on cultivating the summoning Secret Technique.

Fourteen days later, a look of joy spread across Li Yang’s face.

"Success!"

Deep within his body, in a place perhaps no larger than a single cell, something had changed.

Carefully sinking his consciousness into it, he could see a strange space within.

This was the Secret Technique Li Yang had been cultivating: "Summoning Space"!

"Hmm, you mastered it in fourteen days. Your cultivation speed is much faster than I expected," Soul Ink said, nodding.

"Now, go ahead and summon the Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar."

"Alright." A smile spread across Li Yang’s face.

Back on Earth, the massive Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar received the command. Its entire body then collapsed and died instantly.

HUMMM...

At that same moment, the Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar began to resurrect within the World Tree. But the World Tree was also part of Li Yang’s soul, and he forcibly suppressed the resurrection process. Then, within the Summoning Space he had just created, the figure of the Fire Nether Divine Beast slowly began to appear!

The principle behind the Summoning Space Secret Technique was to interfere with the World Tree, causing an avatar that should have revived in the World Tree’s resurrection space to instead revive within the space inside Li Yang’s own body.

"It worked!" Li Yang was overjoyed as he watched the young Fire Nether Divine Beast appear in his Summoning Space.