# 790
Chapter 791: Breaking Through to "Boundless"
At the same time, he released the summoning magic, and the frost giant dragon flying in the air flashed with light before vanishing without a trace.
The situation before him was already clear—Lin Qiye no longer needed to use Soul Inheritance to fight on the front lines, so there was no need to keep pushing himself.
After all, Soul Inheritance was merely a method to forcibly elevate one's realm at the cost of soul damage, not his own power. The longer he used Soul Inheritance, the greater the harm to himself.
Based on his current level of soul damage, if he wanted to use Soul Inheritance again, he would need at least half a year of recovery.
The white hair on Lin Qiye's head faded away, and the profound light in his eyes gradually disappeared. His face was pale as paper as he gently descended from the sky, standing unsteadily on a piece of broken ice. He stumbled and nearly fell into the sea.
At that moment, a figure swiftly leaped to his side and supported his body.
Lin Qiye turned his head and saw the deep blue Han robe stained with blood and those clear gem-like eyes, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Thank you, Jialan."
Behind Jialan, the other members of [Night Watch] Squad also walked forward. After the beast tide was sealed, they no longer needed to guard the Sunken Dragon Pass.
"Don't thank me." Jialan held Lin Qiye's arm, blinking her eyes with some concern. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'm just a bit tired..."
Lin Qiye waved his hand and had just taken a step forward when a soft sound came from within his body. He suddenly froze in place.
He looked down at his body, feeling that robust and powerful spiritual pressure fluctuation, and bewilderment appeared in his eyes.
He... had broken through?
This highly purified and extremely abundant spiritual power, Lin Qiye had just experienced it, and it was a world of difference from the former "Sea" realm.
If his previous spiritual power was like an ocean, then what he could sense now was nearly the total volume of water from Earth's four oceans combined—almost infinite. Coupled with the increase in purity, Lin Qiye estimated that his current spiritual power strength was roughly dozens of times greater than it was in the "Sea" realm.
This was the "Boundless" realm.
Back in Japan, Lin Qiye had already faintly felt that he was touching the threshold of the "Boundless" realm, but based on his experience, crossing this threshold would require quite a long time. Yet he hadn't expected this day to come so quickly...
Moreover, after breaking through the "Boundless" bottleneck, his spiritual power still had surplus. On the foundation of "Boundless," he had taken another big step forward.
This was...
Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something and looked up at the verdant grass retreating like tidewater to his feet, understanding dawning in his eyes.
It was [Eternal Secret Garden].
The battlefield before Sunken Dragon Pass was where the battle against the beast tide was most brutal. Although Lin Qiye's spiritual power wasn't enough to spread the garden across the entire sea, just the large area around him had absorbed a massive number of "Mystery" corpses, including several "Klein"-level corpses.
Even if [Eternal Secret Garden] was greediest and gave him the smallest share, the combined life force and spiritual power contained within was an astronomical number.
Allowing him to break through the "Boundless" threshold and even advance a step further was more than sufficient.
Although Lin Qiye's soul had sustained some damage in this battle, it had pushed his realm forward a great step, making him the fourth "Boundless" realm member in the squad.
"Hello there, Captain Lin."
In the distance, eight figures in golden cloaks walked over. The leading Xia Simeng smiled playfully at Lin Qiye and waved. "Why is it that every time I see you, you're on such a ravaged battlefield?"
"You are..." Lin Qiye looked at Xia Simeng's unfamiliar face and spoke weakly.
Xia Simeng's expression froze, then she seemed to remember something. "Oh right, when we met in Cangnan you were already insane, so you don't recognize me..."
She stepped forward, cleared her throat, and extended her right hand magnanimously, smiling as she said, "Hello, I'm Xia Simeng, captain of [Phoenix] Squad. The ones who escorted you to the Purification Chamber back then were us. Also, in Cangnan, I personally carried you back to the 136 Squad quarters~"
Lin Qiye shook hands with Xia Simeng and smiled apologetically. "I see. We caused you trouble."
"What a pity. If we had met formally back then, perhaps we'd be companions now..." Xia Simeng sighed regretfully. Her gaze swept over the six people behind Lin Qiye as she continued with a smile, "But fortunately we didn't become companions, otherwise Great Xia would be missing a highly potential special squad."
While the two were speaking, that streak of green light wrapped in Chaos mist had already blasted all the "Klein" realm "Mysteries" on the field, turned around in the air, and flew to the two squads.
The green light gradually faded, and a figure wrapped in a dark red cloak slowly emerged from within.
When Xia Simeng saw that person, her brow raised, and she spoke with a hint of grievance. "Commander Zuo, if you'd arrived any later, you might never have seen your brave and adorable subordinates again..."
Commander Zuo?
Hearing these three words, everyone in [Night Watch] Squad froze.
"Came over from Jialin Pass, took quite a bit of time on the road." Zuo Qing glanced at her helplessly. "And in the future, spare me the dramatics. If [Phoenix] Squad could be wiped out so easily, then you might as well not call yourselves [Phoenix]—just rename yourselves [Rubble Chicken]."
Ignoring Xia Simeng's resentful gaze, Zuo Qing turned his head to look at Lin Qiye and the others.
His gaze swept over each member of [Night Watch] Squad, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Everyone, it's been a long time..."
"Truly a long time." Lin Qiye looked at the dilapidated steel fortress in the distance and the churning blood sea beneath his feet,苦笑ing. "Two years since I returned... I barely recognize this place anymore."
"Just some means to resist the enemy. I'll send you some documents to look over." Zuo Qing examined Lin Qiye up and down, unable to help but exclaim, "The things you all stirred up in the Human Enclosure... I've already been informed by the Oath Society...
I never would have imagined that you few quietly tore the sky off the Human Enclosure and grabbed the Oath Society's rice bowl. Really putting our Night Watch on the map."
Zuo Qing gave a thumbs up.
Lin Qiye smiled helplessly.
"Since you're back, you should return to Shangjing for a visit." Zuo Qing seemed to have thought of something and said.