38: Chapter 38 Chu Yunfeng, Heavenly Slaughter Sword
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and said. He couldn't watch him constantly; wouldn't that be like carrying a ticking time bomb?
"Hmph! A powerhouse of my caliber keeps his word. How could I possibly go back on it?"
The mysterious soul body seemed extremely angry, genuinely appearing like an upright person being framed. His acting skills were quite good---
"Act, keep acting. Although I don't know how formidable you were in life, it must have been beyond my comprehension. Do you expect me to believe an old fox like you?"
Lin Yuan curled his lip disdainfully. Upon hearing this, the mysterious soul body was clearly a bit awkward. He knew his acting was a little too stiff.
"Then what do you suggest? Why don't you just let me go? Just pretend you never saw me?" the mysterious soul body asked, feigning casualness.
"Ding! host has encountered a conscious soul body, granting the skill [Soul Imprint]!"
"System, you are truly the best; I knew you were the most considerate!" Lin Yuan smiled slightly.
The new skill that appeared in his mind was specifically aimed at such soul bodies. It could plant a Soul Imprint in the opponent's Sea of Consciousness, preventing them from betraying him.
If even a slight thought of betrayal arose, Lin Yuan would immediately know, and he could control the entity through the Soul Imprint. Then he could happily proceed to devour it...
"Don't move, or I'll devour you!"
Lin Yuan suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the center of the mysterious soul body's brow, activating the [Soul Imprint] skill.
"You—what are you doing? This—this is? Soul Imprint—you actually know such a heaven-defying art!"
The mysterious soul body was greatly shocked. As far as he knew, very few experts in the Dao Realm had mastered such an aberrant divine technique.
After all, this was a world of high martial arts, not a world of immortal cultivation. A skill that controlled souls was practically a heaven-defying divine technique.
Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his finger and smiled slightly. At this moment, he could clearly perceive the soul body's innermost thoughts.
"Since you recognize the Soul Imprint, it saves me the trouble of explaining. Behave yourself from now on, and I might consider not devouring you," Lin Yuan said calmly.
"You—what secrets are you hiding? How can you be so heaven-defying?" the mysterious soul body asked in shock.
"That's none of your concern. You only need to know that following me is the wisest choice you've ever made. Alright, tell me about yourself, and about what's happening outside."
"Sigh—fine. My name is Chu Yunfeng. I was an expert in the starry sky, but you don't need to know that yet. Knowing too much about the outside world is detrimental to your cultivation mindset. I will tell you when your strength is sufficient. You only need to know that I was very strong in life, but I was plotted against by a friend, leading to my current state. I abandoned my physical body, and my soul drilled into this heavenly slaughter sword, allowing me to desperately rush into the turbulent void. I never expected to end up here..."
Chu Yunfeng recounted his tale with lingering fear, his eyes clearly filled with deep hatred.
Chu Yunfeng paused and continued: "This sword is named heavenly slaughter. The outside is wrapped by a Dao Realm Divine Wood, and inside is the true heavenly slaughter sword. It requires an expert who has comprehended the Way of Slaughter, using the heart of slaughter to activate it and reveal its true form. Unfortunately, I could not comprehend this Way."
"This sword is too malevolent. It was sealed within the Divine Wood by a mighty figure. After tens of thousands of years, it coincidentally fell into my hands. My friend also plotted against me because of this sword."
"I can sense that you are very young, yet your strength is not bad, and you possess a great secret yourself. I will wholeheartedly help you in the future, hoping that one day you can take me to break out of the starry sky so I can avenge the betrayal. This is my only obsession..."
"Good! I am also extremely displeased with such a petty person. As long as you sincerely help me, I also promise you that when my strength is sufficient, I will definitely help you reshape your physical body and assist you in avenging this deep-seated hatred," Lin Yuan said with a solemn expression.
Chu Yunfeng nodded slightly upon seeing this, a thought stirring in his heart, "Perhaps this means my Chu Yunfeng's life is not yet over. Perhaps this is a great opportunity for me, Chu Yunfeng, after all..."
Chu Yunfeng transformed into a wisp of white smoke and merged into the heavenly slaughter sword. Lin Yuan grabbed the heavenly slaughter sword and stroked it carefully before tying it to his back.
This was because he discovered he could not store the sword in his storage space. Perhaps his ability level was too low to contain an item of such a high caliber.
Afterward, Lin Yuan resumed his waiting game, while Chu Yunfeng was very puzzled but said nothing.
After more than ten minutes, the light projection of the portal flashed, and two more fierce beast figures appeared before them.
Lin Yuan swiftly brought his sword down, and two soul bodies appeared. Then, with a gulp, Lin Yuan swallowed the two fierce beast soul bodies in front of Chu Yunfeng's horrified gaze.
"You—you are too terrifying! You actually eat divine souls raw!"
Chu Yunfeng said, trembling. If everyone possessed Lin Yuan's ability, then for a master of his level, once perished, their divine soul wouldn't be able to escape; death would truly mean complete annihilation.
"Terrifying? Hehe—cultivation is inherently an act against the heavens. Good and evil lie only in one's heart. Old Chu, it's no wonder you were plotted against; your state of mind still needs rigorous tempering!"
Lin Yuan spoke eloquently with the tone of an elder master, almost making himself laugh, yet Chu Yunfeng seriously replied:
"I have learned my lesson---"
Lin Yuan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then smiled and shook his head.
The System was his biggest secret; he could never tell Chu Yunfeng, even if he had planted a Soul Imprint on him.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to continue waiting, a loud bang drew his attention.
"Hmm? There seems to be a fight over there," Lin Yuan remarked.
"That's right. Two young people are being besieged by five First Order Peak fierce beasts and are barely holding on," Chu Yunfeng said.
"How do you know?" Lin Yuan asked doubtfully.
"Because I possess divine sense. Although my physical body is gone, I can still utilize my divine sense."
"Divine sense? What does that mean?" Lin Yuan had never heard this term before.
"After surpassing the Ninth Order, humans can project the mental power from their Sea of Consciousness outside their bodies to perceive environmental changes over greater distances, even more clearly than the eyes can see," Chu Yunfeng explained.
"That miraculous? Then Martial God Realm experts should possess divine sense, right?"
"Martial God Realm? Is that the realm after the Ninth Order? That realm indeed possesses the most fundamental form of divine sense."
Lin Yuan felt an even greater yearning for that legendary realm upon hearing this.
"I heard that Great Xia only has four Martial God Realm experts. I wonder just how powerful they truly are," Lin Yuan mused inwardly.
"Let's go take a look. We can't let any fierce beasts go," Lin Yuan's figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.
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"Xiao Qing, I'll hold off these beasts. You hurry and leave, don't worry about me!"
A young man holding a battle saber stood in front of a beautiful woman.
Before the young man were five ferocious-looking fierce beasts. The young man already had multiple injuries, clearly caused by the beasts' bites, and he was only managing to hold on desperately.
The woman, meanwhile, had one arm hanging limp, with bite marks from a fierce beast still visible on her shoulder. She wore a look of stubbornness.
"Wang Hao, I will not abandon you to escape alone. If we go, we go together!"
"Hurry and go! This is not the time for emotional decisions. It's better for you to escape than for both of us to die here!" Wang Hao pushed Xiao Qing behind him.
Just then, the five fierce beasts opened their massive maws and lunged at Wang Hao. Wang Hao was already powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as he was about to be devoured by the beasts.
"Wang Hao!"
Xiao Qing let out a sharp shriek and threw herself desperately onto him, tightly hugging his waist, and said gently:
"If we die, we die together---"
At this moment, Xiao Qing shed tears of regret. If only she hadn't insisted on venturing deeper, they wouldn't have fallen into the beast encirclement.
Just as the two had resigned themselves to fate and prepared to close their eyes to embrace death,
Sudden, brilliant silver light erupted before their eyes, blinding them.
They only heard a tearing sound, and all five fierce beasts before them were sliced in half, falling to the ground amidst a gush of blood.
"This—this—"
As the two stood in shock and uncertainty, a handsome youth with a straight posture, holding a silver longsword and carrying a wooden sword on his back, walked over slowly with a faint smile...