Chapter 396: Soul and Body

In the sword manual teaching space.Lin Ying raised his sword in his right hand to demonstrate to Li An.He pulled up his sleeve, revealing his arm muscles, and slashed down with clean, sharp movements.Li An's eyes narrowed.He saw clearly that with each strike, a powerful force surged from Lin Ying's arm into the blade.But when the strike didn't strike the enemy, the force from the blade returned to his body.At the moment of the return, Lin Ying himself exerted force again, merging the previous force with the next.Li An's face was filled with surprise and confusion.He already knew how it all happened, but he didn't understand how to do it.How did the previous force return?Lin Ying looked at Li An's stunned expression and suddenly chuckled.All he had demonstrated so far were basic techniques.At this moment, he suddenly felt like showing Li An a big show.The next second..."Whoa!" Li An's pupils suddenly constricted.Lin Ying's physical form vanished, his entire body brimming with martial spirit, transforming into a standing, humanoid black figure.The black martial spirit within the shadow danced, resembling black flames.He once again demonstrated fluid dynamics to Li An, and the black flames clearly flowed through Lin Ying's body like surging waves.Then... the shadow spoke, his voice hoarse, "Listen carefully! This isn't martial spirit transformation."Li An, startled, asked, "Then... then what is this?""Soul transformation."The moment Lin Ying finished speaking, a deep blue light emanated from his chest, dazzling and flashing wildly in all directions.Li An quickly looked over. After clearly seeing the blue light emanating from Lin Ying's chest, his pupils suddenly constricted. He asked, "Dao Fruit?""Indeed," the soul-transformed Lin Ying said hoarsely, "When martial arts cultivation reaches its peak, all matter within your body will be compatible with the Dao Fruit.""When everything merges with the Dao Fruit, you will no longer possess a physical body, and you will also lose your heart.""The engine of your life form will become the Dao Fruit.""Because my Dao Fruit is related to sword intent, my soul-transformation is the same as my martial intent transformation, with my entire body filled with martial intent.""The difference between soul-transformation and martial intent transformation is...""Martial intent transformation..." The attacker's attacks will lose the power of the original body.""But the soul transformation still possesses the original body's power.""To be precise, after soul transformation, you still possess all the characteristics of your original body.""Your defense and self-healing abilities will be inherited by the soul body.""Everything you possess will be connected with the Dao Fruit as the core.""Your martial will will gain the self-healing power of your physical body, indestructible by impact or pressure. This is soul transformation, and it's also why Luo Chitian asked you to specialize in self-healing."Lin Ying, the soul figure with black flames swirling and a sword across his body, had already stunned Li An.It didn't matter.Li An no longer cared about the power of the soul transformation.Because the word "handsome" alone was enough to make him intoxicated.At this moment... Lin Ying returned to her normal form, looked at Li An with a smile, and said, "Want to learn Soul Transformation?""I need to make one thing clear to you first.""Throughout history, there have been only a handful of powerful individuals who have reached this level.""I'm not exaggerating.""In the entire human race, I'm the only one who can achieve Soul Transformation.""Li Ming can't, Shuanghan can't, and Xu Xu can't.""You might not believe it.""Mu Tianyi can't do it either."Hearing this, Li An's expression changed slightly. He said, "Isn't this a skill that anyone can learn?""Of course not." Lin Ying shook her head. "Well, how should I put it?""If I must explain the threshold for this move...""It's just one word.""Only those who are pure enough and powerful enough can pass through that door.""That door?" Li An frowned. "That's right." Lin Ying nodded heavily, saying, "When your soul is about to be extinguished, and only that pure thought remains in your mind, you will have a chance to pass through that door.""The real difficulty of Soul Transformation is already theoretically established.""It's not about connecting all the runes in your body to the Dao Fruit.""It's about merging your soul with the Dao Fruit.""That's why it's called Soul Transformation, not Dao Fruit Transformation."Lin Ying's explanation left Li An silent.He still didn't even understand the true meaning of Dao Fruit and soul.Suddenly, a thought occurred to him: "So you realized Soul Transformation during the decisive battle with the Apocalypse, right?""No." Lin Ying smiled and said, "I realized it last year.""When I was carrying you on my back and Mu Tianyi was choking me."Li An's heart skipped a beat. He could clearly see that Lin Ying was smiling as she said this, but beneath that smile lay a painful bitterness. "So what were you thinking?"Lin Ying didn't even need to think about the question; he blurted out, "I was wondering if this was the limit of my sword skills.""Okay."Lin Ying patted Li An's shoulder and said earnestly, "I was just showing off my abilities.""You're still a long way from soul transformation. Don't overthink it.""First, practice fluid mechanics.""Start by swinging your sword. Feel the flow of force. When the force reaches the tip of the blade, pull it back. The rest is the secret of your Flowing Water Crashing Mountain Fist. I won't teach you.""Begin."Li An's heart lingered for a long time.His mind was filled with the image of Lin Ying's soul transformation.A figure brimming with black martial spirit, stripped of all human qualities, only a Dao heart remained, housing his pure soul.Li An sensed the ultimate paranoia.In that moment, for some reason, Lin Ying was willing to give up everything except his soul.His soul heard his cry and connected with the Dao Fruit. As he swung his sword, Li An suddenly asked, "Can the Tyrant achieve soul transformation?"Lin Ying casually replied, "Of course, but he doesn't need it.""From ancient times to the present, there has never been a definitive answer as to who possesses the greatest destructive power.""So, in this world, there's no such thing as the best path or the most powerful ability.""Zhao Shaolong's kingly realm, Hades's collapse, the Apocalypse of the Apocalypse, Frost and Snow's ice—they're all essentially the same.""The great way leads to heaven, and the path lies beneath your feet.""Where to go, how to go, there are many choices, decide for yourself."Hearing Lin Ying's calm voice, Li An's heart calmed down again.He swung his sword intently at the wooden stake before him, gradually returning to the state he'd been in when practicing swordsmanship.I will follow the path of boxing, using the method of the sea embracing all rivers, raising the boxing path high, first looking level with those powerful paths, then looking down!This was Li An's thought.For Li An, swordsmanship was far more interesting than cultivating realms.He was a martial arts fanatic. A martial artist wouldn't feel anything when sitting in a pool of energy, absorbing it. But if they were to wield a weapon and engage in martial arts-related activities, it would be incredibly immersive.Time flew by, and months passed in the blink of an eye.