The instant Zhao Chong knelt down and begged for mercy, a burning power suddenly erupted from his body. This power instantly filled the surroundings, and his entire body suddenly began to dissipate. This was not a self-detonation. Instead, he had used the opportunity of begging for mercy to cause the other party to hesitate and unleash the most powerful devouring technique of the Evil Art.
He wanted to forcefully occupy Zhao Chong's mind and destroy his soul. He knew that Zhao Chong's level of cultivation was higher than his, and he also knew that it would be difficult for him to be released unconditionally for his actions, but he still had some confidence that he could succeed!
Almost the instant his Nascent Soul spread out, nearly a hundred souls appeared in Su Ming's body. All of them were letting out shrill screams. These souls were all the disciples Zhao Chong had devoured over the years.
Their souls had already fused together with his Nascent Soul. Once they spread out, it meant that Zhao Chong was not the only one trying to occupy Su Ming's mind. Nearly a hundred souls were attacking him at the same time.
This was the chance he believed himself to have!
And this was the moment Su Ming had been waiting for. He had already guessed Zhao Chong's divine abilities and their uses, especially the dried up corpses around the karst cave. They were definitely not there just for Zhao Chong to look at.
There was definitely something off about this. Once Su Ming analyzed it, he was certain that Zhao Chong's cultivation method was not just to absorb the essence of his disciples' flesh, blood, and souls, but also to use their souls to control their physical bodies and refine them into puppet-like existences.
These puppets might not be powerful, but since Zhao Chong had done this, then he must have had a way to change them.
If that was the case, then Chen Da Xi's soul was definitely among them. Perhaps … there was still a chance to save him!
If that was not the case, Su Ming would have killed Zhao Chong a long time ago. There would have been no need for him to go through so much trouble. At that moment, Zhao Chong was forced to spread out all his souls and rush towards Su Ming's mind. At that moment, Su Ming's cold chuckle echoed within all the souls.
Almost at the instant Zhao Chong rushed into Su Ming's mind with those souls and was about to forcefully assimilate Su Ming's will, a powerful will descended upon him.
The strength of that will was like the might of the world, like an endless raging sea, and the souls and Zhao Chong were like ants in the world, like lone boats in the raging sea.
Under Su Ming's will, the souls that had spread out from Zhao Chong's Nascent Soul dissipated one by one. They had been extracted for many years, and their lives were now connected to Zhao Chong's.
However, there was one soul among them who disappeared from the list of those who died after being surrounded by a gentle ray of light. The scene that happened in Su Ming's mind did not cause too many waves, but the life and death in this place was the same as in the world outside.
Su Ming's will was the strongest force in this place. Under its suppression, all resistance crumbled, including Zhao Chong. He let out a shrill scream of pain and shattered, disappearing completely.
Almost at the instant he died, wisps of incredibly pure power from a Nascent Soul appeared in Su Ming's mind. The purity of that power was something Zhao Chong had obtained after devouring it over the years. It was the source he had gathered in his Nascent Soul in preparation to reach the next Realm.
Yet at that moment, as he died, that power spread out into Su Ming's mind and was absorbed by his Nascent Divinity, causing his Nascent Divinity to recover rapidly at that instant.
His Nascent Divinity had recovered to around half of its original state. Once he absorbed the power from Zhao Chong's Nascent Soul, that pure power and the aura of the world allowed Su Ming's Nascent Divinity to recover slightly. Even the Berserker Bones in his body also recovered slightly after absorbing Zhao Chong's life force.
It caused Su Ming's cultivation base to recover from five-tenths to six-tenths!
Time trickled by without Su Ming's knowledge in the karst cave. In the blink of an eye, several days went by. Su Ming sat cross-legged in the cave and meditated quietly. When dusk arrived outside, he opened his eyes.
A brilliant light shone briefly in his eyes, and Su Ming let out a shaky breath. With a calm expression on his face, he cast a glance at his surroundings before his gaze fell on Chen Da Xi, who was sitting not too far away from him.
That physical body was still complete, but it was slightly thinner and did not have much life force. It was also soulless, like an empty shell.
If Su Ming's arrival had not caused Zhao Chong's heart to ache over the loss of his medicinal cores and caused a deep resentment to rise within him, causing him to want to devour Su Ming beforehand, then in a few more months, Chen Da Xi would have become the same as his senior brothers around him.
However, Su Ming's appearance had caused Zhao Chong to change his plans. He could no longer care about absorbing Chen Da Xi, which meant that it was not impossible for Chen Da Xi to be revived.
As Su Ming looked at Chen Da Xi, Ugly Little Thing's adorable smile appeared before his eyes. He lifted his right hand, and immediately, a ball of gentle light gradually spread out from his palm. Within that light, Su Ming could see a dazed soul.
That soul's appearance was Chen Da Xi's!
This was Chen Da Xi's soul. Before he destroyed Zhao Chong, Su Ming had found Chen Da Xi among the many souls and used his own Nascent Divinity to contain his soul, which was why he did not die in Zhao Chong's hands.
As he looked at this soul, Su Ming sighed in his heart. There was not much life force left in this soul, and it was the same for his physical body. Once he fused with it, even if Chen Da Xi woke up, he would not be able to live for more than ten years.
Su Ming lifted his right hand and pushed forward. Immediately, the gentle light brought Chen Da Xi's dazed soul into his body. Right at the instant it was about to fuse into his body, Chen Da Xi's soul was no longer dazed. Instead, he became clear-headed. He turned around as if he wanted to cast a glance at Su Ming, but before he could see him clearly, he fused with his body.
"You were originally a dead person … All I can do is help you fight for ten more years of life. Use these ten years … to accompany your parents, your little sister …"
Su Ming's voice echoed in the karst cave and fell into Chen Da Xi's head. However, he was still unconscious at that moment. His soul was slowly fusing back with his body.
Su Ming stood up and looked at the dried up corpses around him. In silence, he swung his arm.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust … You all died in Zhao Chong's hands, and your corpses are trapped here … I might not be a kind person, but I will still help you this once." As Su Ming spoke softly, a gust of wind appeared around him and blew outwards gently. Wherever the wind went, all the corpses would turn into ashes and fuse with the wind before they floated into the depths of the karst cave.
Su Ming did not know whether it was a figment of his imagination, but when the corpses turned to dust, perhaps it was due to the changes in their bodies, but the emptiness on their faces seemed to show relief before they disappeared.
Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he moved towards the depths of the karst cave, towards the place where the ashes were floating in the air. The karst cave was shaped like a gourd. When Su Ming arrived at the other end, he saw an old man dressed in black sitting there. That old man was thin and shriveled, and there was not a hint of life within him.
He was already dead.
The ashes of the flying corpses floated in the air, falling down layer by layer, as if they wanted to cover the old man. Perhaps the corpses that had existed for a long time contained some corrosive power, but even though they had turned into ashes, they still caused the old man's body to slowly start rotting.
A deep wave of resentment spread out from the ashes of the corpses. Su Ming looked at it quietly. He could guess that the old man was Zhao Chong's real body. The souls of the disciples he killed might no longer be around, but the resentment they had before their deaths had caused them to want to corrode and kill their Master before they disappeared!
As Su Ming watched the corpses gradually rotting away until they eventually disappeared from his sight, he felt slightly sentimental in his heart. He turned around and left the place.
Once he returned to his previous spot, Su Ming lifted his right hand and pointed at the unconscious Chen Da Xi. Immediately, Chen Da Xi's body flew towards Su Ming. Once Su Ming held him under his arm, he walked forward until he came to a Rune on the ground not too far away. Su Ming lowered his head and cast a few glances at it before he stepped on it. The Rune shone with a Relocation light, and an instant later, that light disappeared, along with Su Ming and Chen Da Xi, who were inside.
The sky above Evil Spirit Mountain was not completely dark even after dusk had passed. Some indistinct shadows could still be seen on the ground. There was a faint light shining in the middle of the three houses in Zhao Chong's courtyard, and Su Ming walked out with Chen Da Xi under his arm.
Once he walked out of the Relocation Rune, Su Ming turned his head around and cast a glance at his surroundings. He remained silent for a moment, then took off the storage bag and some miscellaneous items from Chen Da Xi's body. Black fog gradually spread out from his body, and as it surrounded him, it caused his body to become indistinct.
This Su Ming no longer looked any different from the previous Zhao Chong.
During the instant he absorbed Zhao Chong's Nascent Soul, Su Ming had seen quite a lot of this person's memories. In those memories, he had learned that Zhao Chong was practicing an Art called Ten Thousand Evil Phantom Dao. This Art was incredibly vicious, but once he mastered it, its might would not be underestimated.
However, for some unknown reason, it was difficult for anyone to master this Art throughout the ages. Usually, they would die mysteriously when they were halfway through practicing it. It was also a coincidence that Zhao Chong had obtained this Art. He was not the one who opened up the karst cave. It had always been there, and once he found it by accident, he also found the cultivation method for this Evil Art in there.
From then on, he began practicing it in secret …
'This person might be a Sect Elder in Evil Spirit Sect, but his status isn't high. Besides, he doesn't want to come into contact with other people after practicing this Art. His death shouldn't attract too much attention. 'Su Ming originally had the thought of turning into Zhao Chong, but after a moment of pensive silence, he shook his head.
'He's a Nascent Soul cultivator whose power is equivalent to a Berserker in the initial stage of the Berserker Soul Realm. Even if he's a Berserker who switched to practicing Evil Arts, even if his death doesn't attract too much attention, someone will still come to investigate. ' Su Ming's right hand shone and touched Chen Da Xi's body. Immediately, Chen Da Xi's body disappeared, but Su Ming was still holding Zhao Chong's storage bag and miscellaneous items in his hand. After a moment of pensive silence, he turned around and stepped into the Rune once again.
The second one was delivered to him. Er Gen continued persevering. It was difficult to get first place, but was it not difficult to be a human? Was life not difficult? The more difficult it was, the more we had to struggle, the more we had to fight back!
I beg for monthly votes! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
