Soul Emperor Awakening

Dousing his body with the Cyan-Scaled Python’s Essence Blood was a bizarre practice. He had no idea what purpose it served.

"Is there a point to this?" Lin Xuan couldn’t help but ask. No one enjoyed being drenched in foul-smelling blood; this wasn’t exactly a bath, after all.

"The blood of serpents is inherently cold, which will help you merge more easily with this Array Hub. Unless your Cultivation is exceptionally high, you must use this Essence Blood!" Bingxin explained simply.

’So that’s how it is...’

Without another word, Lin Xuan dragged the Cyan-Scaled Python over to the spot Bingxin had called the Array Hub. He looked at the ground but couldn’t see any hub, nor could he see any Array.

He immediately extracted the Cyan-Scaled Python’s blood and, without hesitation, poured it over himself. The frigid blood felt like ice water, drenching his entire body. A thick, nauseating stench washed over him.

Combined with the surrounding cold air, the blood on his body seemed to grow even colder, yet it didn’t freeze!

A Demon Beast’s Essence Blood contains Energy, which is why it was slow to freeze. Some Alchemy Masters used Demon Beast Essence Blood for Alchemy, while others consumed it directly for their Cultivation, but Lin Xuan had no use for it.

After the Essence Blood drenched the ground, faint patterns gradually materialized on the surface. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed an Array. It had only revealed itself under the stimulation of the Essence Blood. But just because the Array appeared didn’t mean the Array Hub would. The hub was the entire Array’s weak point; without a sufficiently powerful Spiritual Sense, it was impossible to locate.

With Bingxin’s guidance, however, he knew the location of the Array Hub even if he couldn’t see it.

"Sit down and meditate. Circulate the Elemental Power in your body as you normally would during Cultivation, and consume the Mystery Heart Grass. You are about to become the Array Hub!" Bingxin said in a grave tone. "In a moment, you will be attacked by an Illusion Realm. You just need to neutralize these Illusions while simultaneously guiding the Energy that enters your body and releasing it at will... The entire process will be extremely painful. Endure it if you can. If you can’t, you can choose to back out. I won’t blame you."

Lin Xuan didn’t respond. He took out the Mystery Heart Grass, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew. It was incredibly bitter, a taste so sharp it was enough to clear his head. He knew as soon as Bingxin had mentioned the Mystery Heart Grass that he would be facing attacks like Illusions; otherwise, there would be no need for it.

After swallowing it, he quickly sat down to meditate, circulating the Elemental Power in his body according to his Cultivation Technique. The moment he began, he fused with the Array Hub beneath him. In that instant of connection, countless streams of terrifying Elemental Power surged into his body!

In a flash, the meridians throughout his body bulged, stretched to their limits as if he had swallowed a dozen Spirit-Breaking Pills at once.

It felt like being a bucket that was instantly filled with water. Except his body was a sealed bucket, and the sudden influx of Elemental Power nearly burst him apart!

"Quick, guide the Elemental Power out! Don’t let any of it remain in your body! With your terrifying Control Power, you should be able to do it!" Bingxin yelled anxiously.

’Soul Possession!’

Lin Xuan roared inwardly. Lin Hua’s soul instantly possessed him, and the formidable Control Power of the Spirit Pill Stage manifested. He began to mobilize the terrifying Elemental Power, venting it from his entire body.

WHOOSH!

A torrent of Elemental Power, laced with chilling air, shot out from every acupoint in his body. The form of this Elemental Power was visible to the naked eye, and it carried an intensely cold aura.

At the same time, his meridians were already showing signs of tearing. Some were ripped apart by the terrifying Elemental Power, and blood seeped from the surface of his skin. It took only a moment for it to freeze into a thin layer of bloody ice, only to be covered by fresh blood, the layer growing thicker and thicker!

It was true that he now possessed the Control Power of a Spirit Pill Stage expert, but the influx of Elemental Power was simply too terrifying. He was releasing it quickly, but it was pouring in even faster! It was slowly stretching his body to its absolute limit. If he stopped venting the Elemental Power for even a second, his meridians would instantly explode.

It was a checkmate, a situation that would leave him half-dead! If all his meridians exploded, he would be crippled, if not killed outright.

’I’ve been screwed...’

Lin Xuan didn’t even have the strength to force a wry smile. His entire body was gradually being encased in the cold, and he figured he would be frozen solid long before the Array was broken.

"H-how could this be... My calculations were wrong!"

Bingxin was stunned by the scene. She never imagined that after so many years, the Array would still be this powerful. It was true that Lin Xuan had formidable Control Power, but his Cultivation was still too low. His meridians weren’t developed enough, which had put him in this dire situation.

No matter what he did, the result would be crippling injury, or even death! If he stopped releasing the Energy, his meridians would explode. If he continued, his entire body would be frozen solid!

’I... I’ve doomed him...’ A look of grief filled her eyes, but all she could do was watch helplessly as Lin Xuan was frozen solid. ’It’s all my fault...’

Her heart ached with regret. She hadn’t done it on purpose. She had expected it to be difficult, but not this horrifying. She never thought she had been deceived, that there was a hidden trap. Lin Xuan absolutely couldn’t withstand this initial surge. The final result could only be death...

The amount of Energy erupting from the Array had far surpassed the limits of what Lin Xuan could endure. The outcome was obvious: he was bound to explode!

’I can’t die here!’

Lin Xuan roared in his mind. He refused to give up, continuing to rapidly vent the Cold Elemental Power from his body, releasing it frantically. He pushed his own Elemental Power to the absolute limit. The Soul Pearl inside him spun wildly, its potential maximized by Lin Hua’s soul!

Their compatibility was perfect, allowing him to utilize one hundred percent of Lin Hua’s maximum Control Power, but it still wasn’t enough to fend off the encroaching ice.

At the same time, Illusions began to appear. Several ferocious-looking Demon Beasts opened their massive jaws and lunged at him, looking terrifyingly real.

’Is it finally over...’

Seeing this, Bingxin closed her eyes in anguish. The Illusions were so powerful that even the Mystery Heart Grass was useless. If his mind accepted even a sliver of it as real, he would truly be bitten. This was the nature of an Illusion Realm, where falsehood and reality blurred into one.

With Lin Xuan’s body frozen stiff, his mind should have already descended into chaos. No one could face death without feeling terror. She couldn’t bear to watch any longer. None of this should have happened. Because of her oversight, a young man she had only just met was about to die.

Perhaps her desperate desire to escape had clouded her judgment, and in doing so, she had condemned someone else.

"Get lost!"

Lin Xuan let out a low roar. The sound wasn’t loud, but it echoed with stark reality in the palace.

Bingxin’s eyes flew open, and a shocking scene unfolded before her. As the massive Illusions bit down on Lin Xuan’s body, they burst with a POP, dissolving into countless motes of light that scattered in every direction.

An astonishing will to survive blazed like a raging Flame in his eyes. His mind was as clear as a mirror, devoid of despair or fear. He faced it all with utter composure!

’I’ve been through darker things than this, so what is this supposed to be?’ He could only endure, force himself through it, and hold on until the very end!

He would never admit defeat—not now, not ever. The fire in his heart seemed to stimulate the soul of Qing Liuyun within him. In that instant, Qing Liuyun’s soul possessed him!

With the Soul Possession of two Spirit Pill Stage experts, an incredibly terrifying level of Control Power was unleashed.

WHOOSH!!

All the acupoints in his body flew open. His release speed doubled in an instant. The Cold Elemental Power vented out like a flash flood, rolling away in all directions. The pressure on his bulging meridians finally began to subside.

And this was a fusion of two souls! A completely new Realm.

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