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Chapter 236 38. Female Instructor Bone Tempering Class! (10,000 words asking for subscriptions!)_2

It turns out that this world is not just the Real World but also includes an inner world: the Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Realm doesn't exist in some far off place, it is right here within the Real World. It's like a shadow world, overlapping completely with the Real World, even the buildings, the terrain, the forests, and the rivers are exactly the same.

But unlike the Real World, that world contains no matter, only the manifested Power of Laws and countless spiritual entities.

The two worlds are separated by a fragile, yet elastic, membrane. Though they are very close, they are also worlds apart.

It is said that the Spirit Realm is the origin of all Awakening Abilities, Extraordinary Artifacts, and Disaster Creatures.

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Inside, there are innumerable treasures and various Disaster Creatures, as well as a profusion of scattered Power of Laws.

Some say the Spirit Realm is the dark side of the entire world, the starting point and the endpoint of the World Origin.

Countless Creatures and Laws are born and destroyed here.

It is the source of everything, a world without matter, containing only pure Laws, spirits, and souls.

Only by shedding the shackles of the physical body and elevating the soul can one reach that world—this is what Spirit Ascension is.

Therefore, to undergo Spirit Ascension, it is not necessary to achieve Perfection in the ascension stage.

Over the years, the Federation has discovered that, in fact, as long as one has more than two Awakening Abilities, the human soul is completely stable and can survive in the Spirit Realm.

So, theoretically, once a Fuser reaches Perfection at the first stage, all Fusers can experience Spirit Ascension.

However, the strength of the body, the strength and quantity of the Awakening Abilities, all affect how powerful the soul will become after Spirit Ascension.

Each additional level of Martial Arts Cultivation and each new Awakening Ability strengthen the soul, hastening the Spirit Ascension stage and achieving Yang Transformation.

This is what Fusers often refer to as "accumulating provisions."

Therefore, generally speaking, most Fusers choose to undergo Spirit Ascension only when they can no longer enhance the body or obtain new Awakening Abilities. At other times, they quietly accumulate their provisions step by step.

After all, Spirit Ascension requires the abandonment of the physical body, and without the body, the soul is very fragile. Moreover, since most Awakeners have strong Martial Arts Cultivations, they often experience a downgrade in strength after Spirit Ascension, entering a vulnerable period.

Not to mention being killed by Disaster Creatures, even some powerful Awakeners could hurt them.

Only upon reaching the next stage, Yang Transformation, does their strength surge, ending these terrifying days.

Therefore, the more provisions accumulated, the shorter the time spent in the Spirit Ascension stage, and the safer it is for Awakeners.

As for the Yang Transformation stage...

As the name suggests, it is the process where the soul transforms from Yin (the intangible spirit) to Yang (becoming a substantial entity) and re-enters the Real World.

By that time, the soul has become incredibly powerful, purified by the countless Powers of Laws in the Spirit Realm, even without the protection of a physical body.

When incarnating as a human with a pure spirit, fully merged with the Laws, one becomes a true Extraordinary Being. With a simple move, they wield boundless mighty power...

That's why in the Real World, one hardly ever sees masters in the Spirit Ascension stage; the highest you'll find are Fusers. That's the reason.

After listening to Qing Ya's words, Fang Ze was lost in thought for a long time.

Spirit Ascension... Yang Transformation... So that's what it is.

Fang Ze felt that if one were to describe it in a process akin to something else, it would be the relationship between a cocoon and a butterfly.

Awakening, Fusion, they are all about accumulating energy. Upon reaching Spirit Ascension, one becomes a cocoon, transforming within, and finally emerges as a butterfly—the realization of the soul, advancing to Yang Transformation...

The entire cultivation process is very rational and logical. But to be honest, Fang Ze always felt that something was off.

He thought for a long time and finally pinpointed what he felt was amiss. He couldn't help but look towards Qing Ya, then asked, "Teacher, I have a question."

"Since Spirit Ascension actually depends on the strength of the soul..."

"Then... why do we go through all the hard work of training our bodies in the early stages?"

"After all that hard training, is it just to give it all up in the end?"

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Qing Ya also fell silent for a while.

After a moment, she slowly said,

"There are two reasons, I guess."

"First, before the Spirit Ascension stage, ordinary Awakeners actually have no way of training their souls."

"Or rather, even if there is a way, it's extremely difficult."

"While cultivating Martial Arts seems to be just physical training, it is also a tempering of the soul. The soul becomes stronger with each cultivation."

"Second, the energy required for the Spirit Ascension stage is tremendous. Simply relying on the force of the soul to ascend is impossible. Hence, generally speaking, all Fusers need to burn the physical body, using it as provision to temper the soul and break through the world's barriers."

"At this time, the stronger the body, the more energy it can provide, the more substantial the soul becomes, and the easier it is to shatter the world's barriers."

Honestly, as Qing Ya explained this, there was a slight look of loss on her face.

After all, for someone who was deeply passionate about Martial Arts, having to give up a lifetime's worth of cultivation just to ascend was indeed very hard to accept.

But as a teacher, she couldn't guide her students based on her personal feelings but had to remain objective.

So, in the end, she set aside the look of loss on her face, and added, "Actually, over the past few decades, many people have had the same doubts as you and have tried other paths."