The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 3048: Chapter 3822: The Sword Soul’s Identity

If it weren’t for the existence of these Netherworld Beasts requiring the support of the infinite necrosis in the Valley of Death, preventing them from leaving, it is highly possible that the First Divine Country would have been destroyed by these beasts!

Honestly, even for someone of Zhong Qixuan’s capability, entering this place is incredibly dangerous!

However, he knows that if he wants to make progress and reach Ye Chen’s level in a short amount of time, the Valley of Death is the most suitable place!

Initially, upon entering the Valley of Death, Zhong Qixuan faced numerous life-threatening crises. His ability was suppressed by the necrosis and couldn’t fully manifest, while several Netherworld Beasts no weaker than him appeared all around!

In such a situation, Zhong Qixuan had no choice but to force himself to become stronger, pushing his limits to survive!

A single mistake or a bit of bad luck and this prodigy from the First Divine Country might have met his end!

But now, Zhong Qixuan knows that everything he did was worth it!

He’s alive!

Not only has he survived, but his ability has undergone a qualitative transformation!

Standing on the precipice of life and death time and again, Zhong Qixuan kept breaking through!

What others might take hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years to accomplish!

Zhong Qixuan absolutely doesn’t need that long!

Now, he has a new understanding of martial arts and his ability has seen drastic changes!

With a smile, Zhong Qixuan muttered to himself, "I owe all of this to you, Ye Chen. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made such rapid progress."

But in the next moment, his smile suddenly turned icy as he said, "Unfortunately, this world only needs one genius. The spots for ascending to the Outer Realm and Upper Realm are very limited, and I certainly have no interest in giving this opportunity to you, only to wait another hundred years myself to ascend!"

Now, Zhong Qixuan has set his sights on the Outer Realm and Upper Realm!

He indeed has the qualifications for it! He is the greatest genius of the First Divine Country!

With a casual wave of his hand, Zhong Qixuan ripped a space rift within the Valley of Death, a pitch-black rift appearing before him.

This space rift directly leads to the Seventh Divine Nation!

The smile on his face grew even wider.

Between these divine nations, the space barriers are nearly non-existent for someone of his level!

With a swift movement, Zhong Qixuan entered the rift, leaving behind a proud murmur: "Ye Chen, don’t let me down..."

...

Inside a dark cave, a horrifying scene unfolded.

On the ground were carcasses upon carcasses, radiating a daunting chill even in death!

These bodies belonged to extraordinarily powerful beasts!

But now, they are dead beyond death, all killed in the same way.

These beasts died from a sword wound right in the center of their brows!

A terrifying sword wound that pierced straight through their hard skulls!

In the cave, a man lay on the ground. His face was still somewhat pale, but his body’s flesh and blood had mostly recovered.

This man was naturally Ye Chen.

Before Ye Chen stood a Dragonslayer Sword, and behind the sword hovered a shadowy figure of an exquisite woman.

The carcasses of the beasts were at least ten meters away from the Dragonslayer Sword!

It was as if the area where Ye Chen lay was separated from the rest of the cave.

This was naturally the doing of the Sword Soul.

Ye Chen could recover from the ordeal and injuries from his battle with Zhao Tian because of the Sword Soul’s constant guardianship.

Yet at this moment, exhaustion painted the beautiful face of the Sword Soul.

She had underestimated Ye Chen’s physical allure to those beasts; even with his vitality almost drained, he still attracted numerous hidden beasts from the Lingwu Continent!

The Sword Soul’s true body was incredibly powerful; even at peak-level martial artist, it would barely rival ants in her eyes.

She belonged not to the divine kingdom but a distant world.

However, in her current state, she is akin to a soul body and possesses limited energy, with most of her power being sealed...

During the battle with Zhao Tian, the Sword Soul had already expended nearly all her usable energy, and recent guardianship depleted her remaining strength.

If she couldn’t harness the residual power of the Slaughter Sword from the last battle, she might not have made it!

With a worried glance at Ye Chen, the Sword Soul murmured, "Kid, why aren’t you waking up?"

Despite nearing her limit, risking damage to her origins, the Sword Soul remained unwavering.

Just then, Ye Chen’s eyelashes twitched, and the next moment, his eyes slowly opened.

A somewhat illusionary beautiful face entered his view.

Ye Chen paused, then saw the beast carcasses on the ground. Understanding the situation, warmth arose in his eyes as he smiled at the Sword Soul and said, "Thank you, Senior, for guarding me during my recovery."

A hint of joy flashed in the Sword Soul’s beautiful eyes, but she quickly regained her cold demeanor, scoffing, "Such a minor injury took so many days to heal; you’ve embarrassed me."

Ye Chen smiled bitterly; the Sword Soul’s standards were too high. Slaying such a monstrous guardian and surviving was enough to be recorded in the divine kingdom’s history, yet it was still shameful to the Sword Soul...

"Additionally..."

The Sword Soul’s beautiful eyes showed slight emotion, momentarily averting her gaze from Ye Chen’s face, "Stop calling me Senior; I don’t like that. My name is Xuan Han Yu."

Ye Chen was surprised by these words; the Sword Soul had seemed as cold, sharp, deadly, and indifferent as a sword.

After all, the Sword Soul was essentially a fusion of a residual soul with an artifact spirit.

Yet now, she seemed more like a woman?

A proud beauty at that...

Also, the Sword Soul bore the surname Xuan?

The name Xuan is rare. Could there be a connection to the Empress Xuanji Yue of the Upper Realm?

Ye Chen shook his head, likely impossible.

Regardless, Ye Chen trusted the Sword Soul completely, considering her one of his own, naturally without objections. He smiled, "I understand, Fairy Xuan."

The Sword Soul Xuan Han Yu didn’t comment further on the address, albeit displeased, but instead spoke, "Ye Chen, I must rest for a while due to my expenditure, and won’t be able to assist you during this time."

Ye Chen nodded, "I understand, Fairy Xuan. Rest well."

Xuan Han Yu added, "Moreover, regarding the Heavenly Destruction Sword Technique I taught you, you’ve only just reached entry-level. Study it thoroughly; if you fully comprehend it, even without my power, you’ll have the capability to face a martial artist at the sixth level of the Heavenly God Realm!"