Alaric Ye, even before achieving the Divine Transformation Stage, had a soul strength that surpassed that of a Return-to-Void Stage cultivator, thanks to the support of billions of Spirit Insects. Now, although his Divine Soul was severely damaged and his connection with the Ancient Ring was extremely weak, it didn't mean that his soul strength could be easily crushed by a mere early-stage Return-to-Void cultivator.

The range of Alaric Ye's Divine Sense and the strength of his Divine Soul were still many times more formidable than those of an early-stage Return-to-Void cultivator. However, using the power of his Divine Soul was extremely taxing, consuming a great deal of mental energy.

Nangong Lingyue accepted the jade ring containing the treasures of the Violent Bear Demon Lord, feeling a surge of joy in her heart.

For Return-to-Void Stage and Divine Transformation cultivators, their Divine Souls exist between illusion and reality, allowing them to merge with dao tools and become one, preventing the collapse of their physical bodies or the destruction of a dao tool that has stored thousands or even tens of thousands of years of accumulation.