Martial Master

“Alas, I really don’t know if he can succeed in refining it.” Sword Ancestor looked worried: “Since the Ancient Universe Tower arrived in this universe, no one has ever successfully refined it. That kind of pain and power suppression is something even a half-step transcendence pinnacle expert cannot endure. Although Qin Chen is formidable, he is still young; I fear…” Sword Ancestor was deeply concerned.

“Hehe, just rest assured. He is probably the only one in this universe who can refine it. If he can’t, then this item… will really just remain here forever.” Carefree Supreme shook his head with a smile.

Sword Ancestor looked at Carefree Supreme in confusion: “Why are you always so confident in this kid? Although he is powerful, he has not fully matured yet… With his current cultivation, attempting to refine such a transcendent treasure is still extremely uncertain.”

Carefree Supreme turned to look at Sword Ancestor, remaining motionless.

Sword Ancestor was taken aback, “Why are you looking at me?”

Carefree Supreme smiled and said, “Do you see anything behind me?”

“Behind you?”

Sword Ancestor raised his head to look, and behind Carefree Supreme was empty. He couldn’t help but shake his head, “No.”

“Then what about behind you?” Carefree Supreme asked again.

Sword Ancestor turned to glance behind himself, shaking his head once more: “Nothing there either.”

Sword Ancestor thought for a moment and said, “What are you trying to express?”

Beside them, the Primordial Ancestor Dragon and the others also looked at Carefree Supreme in confusion, unsure of what he meant.

Carefree Supreme sighed: “What I want to express is that this is why I believe this kid has a chance to refine the Ancient Universe Tower, and why we cannot refine it. It’s because this kid has someone behind him, and we do not.”

Everyone: “……”

Carefree Supreme looked enviously and said, “Damn it, if I had someone behind me, would I need to spend so many years just to reach half-step transcendence pinnacle, without even breaking through to the transcendence realm? I would have long since killed that Yuanmo Ancestor in minutes. This kid is really lucky.”

Everyone: “……”

At this moment, inside the Ancient Universe Tower.

A wave of soul-rending pain continuously surged into Qin Chen's sea of souls.

Qin Chen had risen through the ranks, from Tianwu Continent to the heavenly realm, experiencing no small amount of hardships, but he had never encountered such terrifying pain. This pain was as if your soul was being pulled out of your body and then continuously fried in a pot of oil.

A normal person would have already collapsed from such pain and fainted on the spot, but the soul is different; under such circumstances, it becomes extraordinarily clear-headed, forced to endure this suffering.

Only by enduring can one be considered successful.

Boom!

In an instant, the horrifying pain relentlessly eroded Qin Chen’s entire body.

“What’s this little pain worth?”

Qin Chen’s will was as strong as iron. From Tianwu Continent to the heavenly realm, he had experienced so much; how could such pain deter him?

However, the current Qin Chen could not merely endure the pain; he also had to refine the crystal orb within the Ancient Universe Tower amid the suffering.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Qin Chen's soul power continuously wrapped around the crystal orb.

Thread by thread, his soul power fused with the crystal orb, penetrating deeper. As Qin Chen continued to integrate the crystal orb, the level of pain naturally skyrocketed. Yet, Qin Chen bore it steadfastly, even as he attempted to draw the power within the crystal orb into himself.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Qin Chen’s terrifying physical body began to develop cracks; this was true physical fragmentation.

Furthermore, cracks gradually started to appear in Qin Chen's sea of souls.

There were no shortcuts to merging the crystal orb with the soul; concepts like tolerance or indifference were useless. All Qin Chen could do was endure the pain and refine the crystal orb before his own demise. Otherwise, if he failed to do so in time, his soul would shatter completely, turning to dust.