Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and decided to focus on breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm first.

Even if he wanted to modify the Profound Armor Combat Puppet, he didn't have enough materials on hand to do so.

After all, the current Profound Armor Combat Puppet could already rival a Divine Might Realm expert. To improve its strength, he would undoubtedly need to use divine materials of at least the Divine Might Realm level.

And materials of that level were precisely what he lacked most.

To this day, he hadn't dealt with many Divine Might Realm experts.

The only two he had encountered, Lord Shakyamuni and Mu Liuji, had both ultimately gotten away; he hadn't been able to capture them.

Soon, Ye Chen calmed his mind and began circulating the "World-Shocking Record of the Demon God," preparing to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm!

He had already spent enough time consolidating his power at the Peak of Primordial Mansion Realm, so breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm should be more than achievable.

'But the question is, can I do it again this time? Can I build the most solid foundation possible in the Divinity Transformation Realm, just as I've always done?'

At this thought, Ye Chen hesitated.

In his previous cultivation, he had polished the foundation of every Great Realm to the peak of perfection.

In the Blood Coagulation Realm, he had stepped into the Tenth Layer, becoming one of the rare few in history to reach the ultimate state of Blood Coagulation.

In the Spirit Sea Realm, he successfully condensed the legendary golden Spiritual Sea, something unparalleled in the world.

In the Primordial Mansion Realm, he had shattered the existing framework of rules, cultivating a Twelve-Star Primordial Mansion—something no one had ever done before. His foundation completely crushed that of all other prodigies of his generation.

As for the Bone Forging Realm at the very beginning...

Back then, although he hadn't been thinking about polishing his foundation and realm to greater perfection, his Body Refining cultivation was undoubtedly elevated after he began cultivating the "True Dragon Jade Emperor Scripture." His mortal flesh began transforming into the body of a True Dragon.

In this way, the cultivation he had fallen behind on in the Bone Forging Realm was ultimately compensated for.

Based on all his past achievements, Ye Chen was now facing the critical juncture of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, and he wanted to polish this realm to the most perfect state as well.

'But how should I do it?'

'What can I do to perfect my foundation to the highest degree while breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm?'

The most important part of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm was the transformation of one's Divine Soul!

Any cultivator who stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm, after having their Divine Soul tempered by their Spiritual Power, could not only use the power of their Divine Soul to fight enemies but could also release their divine sense to perceive their surroundings.

At that point, a cultivator no longer needed their eyes to observe the world.

Their divine sense was equivalent to their eyes! And it could observe things in even greater detail and with more subtlety!

Generally speaking, a cultivator who had just broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm could only perceive a distance of five meters around them with their divine sense.

As their realm was continuously polished and improved, the range their divine sense could cover would also expand.

Of course, Spirit Masters, who specialized in the path of Spiritual Power, were born with incredibly powerful Divine Souls. Throughout their cultivation journey, they focused primarily on polishing their Divine Souls.

Therefore, when they first broke through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, the power of their Divine Soul could already cover a hundred-meter radius, far beyond what an ordinary cultivator could compare to!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but wonder. 'Even though I'm not a Spirit Master, can I polish my Divine Soul to a level comparable to theirs?'

Just as he was racking his brain over how to proceed with his cultivation, a pleasant voice, as cool and clear as flowing spring water, suddenly echoed softly in his ear.

"Are you planning to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm?"

It was the voice of the Grotto Spirit.

Ye Chen had been planning to enter secluded cultivation, so he had temporarily placed the Grotto Spirit inside the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.

After all, if he let her continue to wander outside, he was afraid she would fall prey to the Sacred Temple again.

Hearing the Grotto Spirit's voice now, Ye Chen was momentarily stunned and replied in his mind, "That's right. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Of course, I do. Let me out first."

For some reason, Ye Chen detected a hint of happiness in the Grotto Spirit's cool voice.

Soon, the Grotto Spirit's slender and elegant figure appeared before Ye Chen.

A casual glance at her exquisite figure made Ye Chen's blood stir. He couldn't help but feel a bit awkward and hastily looked away, pretending as if nothing had happened.

'After all, the Grotto Spirit has been with me for so long. How could I have such improper thoughts about her?'

But the Grotto Spirit's next words left Ye Chen dumbfounded.

"Dual cultivate with me."

She said it bluntly, getting straight to the point.

Those four words sent a huge shock through Ye Chen's mind.

Although the Grotto Spirit's exquisite face remained as calm as still water, Ye Chen noticed an imperceptible ripple of shyness appear in her beautiful, limpid eyes.

"Er..."

Ye Chen took a deep breath and said, pretending to be calm, "I don't know why you're bringing this up at a time like this..."

"But, I'm busy trying to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm right now. I'm afraid I don't have time to... with you..."

"I am helping you." The Grotto Spirit cut him off before he could finish. "Dual cultivating with me can help you break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm more smoothly."

"What's more, it can also help you build a peerless foundation when you break through!"

These few words immediately shook Ye Chen.

'I can enjoy the blissful pleasure of dual cultivation, and at the same time, it will help me break through to Divinity Transformation and build a powerful foundation?'

'Could such a wonderful thing really exist in this world?'

What the Grotto Spirit said sounded so absurd that Ye Chen couldn't quite bring himself to believe it.

'When does a pie ever just fall from the sky?'

'This... She isn't trying to harvest my kidneys, is she?'

Ye Chen couldn't help but shudder.

"I am, by nature, a Soul Body. I was imprisoned in the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven for countless years."

"Back in my prime, the power of my Soul Body was even greater than the Divine Soul of a Void Realm Spirit Master!"

The Grotto Spirit spoke calmly, but her words once again shook Ye Chen.

"You were that strong?" Ye Chen swallowed hard.

"Of course. It's just that as time passed, my power has also been continuously draining away."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that I have little combat strength now and was captured by those villains. They couldn't actually do anything to me. If I had wanted to escape, they couldn't have stopped me."

"Er..." Ye Chen was taken aback for a moment. "Then why didn't you just escape back then?"

'That would have saved me the trouble of going and clashing head-on with the Sacred Temple!'

"They had a Divine Might Realm expert watching over me. Escaping by force would have consumed a great deal of my power."

"I'm already very weak... If I can avoid wasting my power, I naturally will."

The Grotto Spirit said matter-of-factly.

For a moment, Ye Chen was at a loss for words.