Chapter 1786 - 503: The Secrets of the Soul! Lu Changsheng Passes 100 Levels of the Soul Staircase and Enters Sky Dragon City! (Part 4)

There's still a chance to advance to the Second Realm powerhouse level.

As for the Third Realm?

Don't even mention Lin Qingluan.

Even among all the other geniuses, there's no one who dares claim they can advance to become a Third Realm Sovereign.

A Third Realm Sovereign isn't something you can reach just by having Talent and fortuitous encounters.

"However, there's still a chance."

"If I can assemble nine Soul Maps and become the Flying Dragon Sovereign's Direct Disciple, then my status and position will be completely different. When that time comes, if I speak up and ask Changsheng to stay in Sky Dragon City, it shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Lin Qingluan's eyes lit up.

In fact, this was also a solution.

Right now she was assembling the sixth Soul Map.

There were still ten years left.

In theory, she still had a chance to piece together nine Soul Maps.

On the forty‑second layer of the soul staircase, aside from Lin Qingluan, no one paid attention to Lu Changsheng anymore.

Everyone on the soul staircase right now was desperately trying to take another step forward.

Unfortunately, even taking a single step was as hard as Ascension.

"Buzz."

In the unseen depths, Lu Changsheng seemed to truly feel an incomparably familiar force entering his body from the void.

"Hm?"

"This is… resonance? Power of Soul from another dimension?"

Lu Changsheng's heart trembled.

He had actually achieved resonance.

The Power of Soul from another dimension seeped into his body.

Strengthening his Soul.

The time was very short.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths…

After just three breaths, that resonance cut off.

To resonate with that frequency again next time, he had no idea how long it would take.

Maybe a few years, maybe a hundred years, maybe thousands or tens of thousands of years without ever meeting it again.

This kind of chance only comes by coincidence.

However, even though it was only three breaths.

Lu Changsheng's Soul had indeed already grown stronger.

He had absorbed Souls from other dimensions.

As for how much stronger it had become, Lu Changsheng didn't know.

But he could clearly feel that the soul staircase at the forty‑second layer, which had pressed down on him like Mount Tai, so oppressive he could barely breathe.

Now, that pressure had vanished.

Yes, vanished.

Carefully sensing, it seemed it hadn't completely vanished; there was still a trace.

But it was already negligible.

"Go!"

Lu Changsheng suddenly stood up.

He began walking forward, incomparably resolute.

Forty‑third layer, forty‑fourth layer, forty‑fifth layer, forty‑sixth layer…

Lu Changsheng's speed wasn't fast, not as fast as Lin Qingluan's had been back then.

But every step was incomparably firm, every step incomparably steady.

Just like that, step by step, he strode towards Sky Dragon City.

Seeing this scene, everyone erupted in an uproar.

After all, now there were only a mere ten years left before the hundred‑year time limit.

Many people on the soul staircase found it hard to move forward even a single step.

And Lu Changsheng?

It was as if he had undergone Bone Transformation, once again striding forward in great steps.

And he seemed to meet no obstruction at all.

How was this possible?

"What on earth is going on? How can there still be someone unaffected by the soul staircase?"

"If he had been this fierce from the start, he would've entered Sky Dragon City long ago. Why is he only starting to exert himself now?"

"I remember he was frozen on the forty‑second layer of the staircase before, then reached his limit and couldn't advance. That definitely wasn't an act; he truly could only reach the forty‑second layer. But now he can keep walking—did he perhaps discover the secret of the soul staircase on the forty‑second layer?"

"The secret of the soul staircase? Wouldn't that mean… he's seen through the Soul?"

"If he hadn't seen through the Soul, how could he walk on so resolutely, heading straight for Sky Dragon City?"

"Not even the Flying Dragon Sovereign dares claim he can see through the Soul. This person must have grasped some kind of technique."

Yet no matter how many people talked about it, they couldn't change the fact that Lu Changsheng continued striding forward.

Even Fang Chuan opened his eyes, his gaze frozen on Lu Changsheng, looking extremely astonished.

Fang Chuan knew very well that the Soul could indeed be strengthened later.

It just required great chance.

This kind of opportunity was one in a million, only encountered by fortune.

Even his master, the Flying Dragon Sovereign, had no way to help others strengthen their Souls.

He hadn't expected that the person before him could strengthen his Soul.

Fang Chuan was now certain that Lu Changsheng must have strengthened his Soul.

Otherwise, there was no way he could be behaving so abnormally.

The contrast before and after was too great.

But how had Lu Changsheng strengthened his Soul?

Fang Chuan was completely puzzled.

He could only quietly observe.

To see just how far Lu Changsheng could go.

Even if you strengthened your Soul, it still depended on how much.

Whether he could pass over a hundred layers of the soul staircase—that was the key.

Fiftieth layer, sixtieth layer, seventieth layer, eightieth layer…

Lu Changsheng charged all the way and had already reached the eightieth layer.

By this point, Lu Changsheng once again felt pressure.

That showed his Soul was still inferior to Lin Qingluan's.

However, the hundredth layer was already within sight.

The distance was very close.

Only now was he feeling a bit of pressure; he should be able to pass the hundred layers of the soul staircase and enter Sky Dragon City.

Time passed little by little.

Step by step, Lu Changsheng bore immense pressure and soon arrived at the ninety‑fifth layer.

Right now, every step he took was rather strained.

Ninety‑sixth layer, ninety‑seventh layer, ninety‑eighth layer, ninety‑ninth layer…

At last, Lu Changsheng stepped past the hundredth layer of the soul staircase and smoothly entered Sky Dragon City.

"Hah…"

Lu Changsheng let out a long breath of relief.

Once he reached Sky Dragon City, that pervasive terrifying pressure on his body suddenly vanished.

"I finally made it to Sky Dragon City…"

"Just now I almost couldn't withstand the pressure."

"It seems that just a single resonance didn't raise the strength of my Soul much. Maybe only by resonating twice or three times will the Soul's strength increase greatly."

"But that kind of chance is something you only run into by luck. Who knows how long it'll be before I encounter it again…"

Countless thoughts flashed through Lu Changsheng's mind.

But fortunately, he had finally reached Sky Dragon City and could be considered to have kept his promise to Lin Qingluan.

"Congratulations, you've successfully passed the soul staircase. Next comes the second trial. Here are Soul Maps—you need to complete a Soul Map puzzle within a hundred years. Those who ultimately assemble nine Soul Maps may become the Flying Dragon Sovereign's Direct Disciples. But as long as you piece together a Soul Map, even if you can't become the Sovereign's Direct Disciple, you might still become a registered disciple."

Another Transcender explained to Lu Changsheng the detailed contents of the second trial in Sky Dragon City.

"Complete Soul Maps?"

Lu Changsheng followed the other's gaze.

Sure enough, there were scattered shards of fragments.

They seemed to form a complete pattern when assembled.

That was the Soul Map.

The key was that these Soul Maps weren't visible to ordinary people.

Only those whose Soul strength had reached a certain level could see them.

And to assemble a Soul Map?

That required one to have reached a certain level of understanding of the Soul in order to piece it together.

"Where are those who passed the soul staircase earlier?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

"They've already begun piecing together Soul Maps."

Lu Changsheng followed the other's gaze and indeed saw many people assembling Soul Maps.

Among them, a familiar figure was clearly Lin Qingluan.

Right now Lin Qingluan was wholly absorbed in her Soul Puzzle Map, completely unaware that Lu Changsheng had also arrived at Sky Dragon City.

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

Lu Changsheng nodded and directly began his own Soul Puzzle Map.

However, the moment he started, he felt it was very difficult.

There were many Soul Maps he simply couldn't see, so how was he supposed to assemble them?

This demanded extremely high Soul strength.

At this rate, Lu Changsheng wouldn't even be able to complete a single Soul Map.

He had to think of a way!

"To assemble Soul Maps, Soul strength is crucial."

"It seems I still have to find a way to resonate again and strengthen my Soul."

"Luckily, this time I still have a full hundred years. In terms of time, I'm much more relaxed…"

Thought after thought flashed through Lu Changsheng's mind.

His heart had already made a decision.