Chapter 163: Soul Devouring Beast

  Since appearing on Monroe Island, Xuan Bing Huoyan had not spoken a single word.

  It possessed Shi Yan's body, and when it seized control of his consciousness, there was no exchange of words, only the simplest idea of occupation.

  Xuanbing Cold Flame only had a simple conscious thought, but didn't have the ability to communicate directly with consciousness. Now, in the Blood Pattern Ring, Xuanbing Cold Flame suddenly transmitted its thoughts using consciousness, which really startled Shiyan.

  It wasn't until now that Shi Yan realized that Xuan Bing Huanyan was not incapable of communicating through consciousness, but rather it had never shown this aspect before, which could only mean one thing - it had never deemed it worthy.

  In Xuan Bing's view, Shi Yan was weak and pitiful, thinking that he could soon occupy Shi Yan's soul, so he didn't even bother to communicate with Shi Yan.

  This time, Xuan Bing's cold flames were within the Blood Pattern Ring. As soon as Shi Yan's mind entered, it actively transmitted a conscious thought, expressing intense excitement and surprise, apparently attracted by something.

  Under an ancient tree, Shi Yan's face was calm, but his mind had sunk into the Blood Swirl Ring, and his eyes were flashing with a strange light.

  "Soul Gathering Bead! There's a Soul Gathering Bead here!"

  Inside the Blood Pattern Ring, Xuan Bing's cold flames continued to express their surprise. Inside the ring, they gathered into a small flame, gently swaying back and forth. "Soul Gathering Bead! I need a Soul Gathering Bead!"

  Shi Yan furrowed his brow, held his breath and concentrated, using his spiritual mind to communicate with the mysterious ice flame inside the Blood Vein Ring.

  "You still want the Soul Gathering Bead? Wait until you have the ability to get out of the ring first!"

  "Hey kid! How dare you speak to me like that? Believe it or not, once I get out, I'll freeze your soul to pieces!"

  "Can you come out? Besides, haven't you been doing this for three years now? Were you successful?"

  "If it weren't for this strange ring of yours, I would have taken your life long ago! I'm telling you, you'd better let me out as soon as possible, or else I will not spare you!"

  Mystic Ice Flame seemed to have grown accustomed to its own strength, looking down on Shi Yan with disdain. One of its fingers was still trapped in the ring, threatening him as if it didn't know its own situation.

  "Not worth bothering with you." Shi Yan withdrew his attention from the Blood Vein Ring, a look of disdain on his face.

  The blood-patterned ring continued to shine brightly, and the mysterious ice flame seemed to have something to say, constantly struggling inside the ring, seeping out all kinds of icy cold air, trying to attract Shi Yan's attention.

  Shi Yan ignored him and continued heading south towards Yunxia Island.

  Along the way, Shi Yan discovered more civilians who were killed and buried in secret locations, with hundreds of bodies piled up.

  Shi Yan's face was gloomy, and he really hated Gu Jia deeply.

  The methods of this ancient family are even more sinister than some evil cults, with cruel and bloody means, and even the most basic human nature has been eradicated.

  In the south of Yunxia Island, that strong soul-absorbing force lasted for a while before disappearing quickly.

  The stone rock sensed quietly and found that before the soul-sucking force disappeared, there were no more souls flying out around Yunxia Island.

  That is to say, in that piece of land, someone must have known that all the souls nearby had been absorbed and cleaned up, so they closed a certain evil thing.

  Soul Gathering Bead?

  Shi Yan furrowed his brow deeply, he had never heard of this name before, but when Xuan Bing Huoyan mentioned it, her emotions were extremely agitated, as if she knew the origin and purpose of the Soul Gathering Pearl.

  Shi Yan wanted to learn the purpose of the Soul Gathering Bead from Xuan Bing's Cold Flame, but he also wanted to strike it first, lest Xuan Bing's Cold Flame couldn't tell what was going on and continued to be arrogant, even daring to threaten him.

  The blood-patterned ring on his hand continued to flash, and the frequency of the flashes was getting more and more frequent.

  Shi Yan sneered, knowing that the Xuan Bing cold flame inside the Blood Mark Ring was probably getting impatient.

  He continued on without paying attention to it, and Shi Yan proceeded forward as usual.

  Inside the Blood Pattern Ring, Xuan Bing struggled for a long time, only to find that Shi Yan had not sunk his mind again. Gradually, it seemed to have also lost hope and stopped wasting its time.

  Shi Yan kept staring at the Blood Vein Ring's changes and found that after the ring's flashing disappeared, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Three hours later, Shi Yan flew up a ancient tree and hid himself in the dense foliage, only then did he re-submerge his mind into the Blood Vein Ring.

  "Now we can have a good chat?" Shi Yan asked.

  "Alright! Alright!" Xuan Bing's icy flames responded immediately.

  "Alright then, let's talk about the origins of the Soul Gathering Bead. I want to know what it is and what it's used for."

  "The Soul-Gathering Pearl is the demon crystal of the Soul-Devouring Beast, a mysterious and ancient creature that lives between heaven and earth. This beast survives by devouring the souls of various living beings, and the more souls it devours, the faster it evolves and becomes stronger. The seventh, eighth, and ninth level Soul-Devouring Beasts form demon crystals known as Soul-Gathering Pearls, which can absorb souls and transform them into pure soul energy, making them extremely precious."

  "Is the soul power in the Soul Gathering Bead useful to you?"

  "Useful! Extremely useful for any being with a soul! If I can get the Soul Gathering Pearl here, my soul and life form can evolve, allowing my life form to become perfect. You're the same, if you can obtain the spiritual power of the Soul Gathering Pearl, your life form can also be optimized, and even directly form a sea of consciousness!"

  His heart skipped a beat.

  The Sea of Consciousness is the realm of Nirvana for warriors, and after entering the realm of Nirvana, it is formed by gathering consciousness with divine consciousness, and its uses are endless.

  Unless the warrior's boundary reaches Nirvana, it is difficult to form a sea of consciousness. Now this mysterious ice flame actually says that as long as you get the soul power in the Soul Gathering Pearl, you can improve your life form and directly form a sea of consciousness.

  If it's really like that, then the Soul Gathering Bead is even more precious and rare than a divine-grade elixir.

  "Form a sea of knowledge? How is that possible?" Shi Yan couldn't believe it and continued to ask Xuan Bing's words.

  "The Soul Devouring Beast is one of the most mysterious demons in the world, it itself is a miracle between heaven and earth. I know about the Soul Devouring Beast and the Soul Gathering Pearl because many powerful beings wanted to absorb me, when they tried to occupy my consciousness, I also gained many memories and knowledge from their minds. The origin of this Soul Devouring Beast was obtained by me tens of thousands of years ago from a godly realm strong being's memory, now it is possible that not many warriors still know the origin of the Soul Devouring Beast and the preciousness of the Soul Gathering Pearl..."

  "Can it really form an ocean of knowledge?"

  "Of course, the path of cultivation is divided into physical and spiritual. You warriors are born with a body, and at first, all your cultivation starts from the body, then slowly transitions to the cultivation and evolution of the soul. As for our kind of life, because we don't have a physical body, we cultivate our souls first, and then gradually find opportunities to obtain a physical body."

  He paused for a moment, and Xuan Bing continued to explain: "Cultivation is just constantly improving the defects of the flesh and soul, allowing the flesh and soul to evolve continuously. In the world, there are many strange objects that can make the evolution of the flesh and soul more perfect. The Soul Gathering Pearl is a magical treasure that enhances the form of life. The pure soul power inside the Soul Gathering Pearl can improve your soul, allowing you to quickly form a sea of consciousness and possess stronger soul power than warriors of the same level!"

  Xuanbing cold flame in the long years, got a lot of divine realm strong memories and knowledge, it seems to be familiar with human martial artist's cultivation, this speech is clear and easy to understand, Shi Yan just listened once, for the martial artist's cultivation, has a new understanding.

  "Is the Soul Gathering Bead really this useful?"

  "Of course, the soul power of the Soul Gathering Pearl is very mysterious. In addition to this, after the Soul Gathering Pearl sinks into the water, it can also form a Soul Mirror. The powerful souls from other interfaces can directly descend through the Soul Mirror. A long time ago, there seemed to be an evil sect that used the Soul Mirror formed by the Soul Gathering Pearl to summon powerful souls from other interfaces to fight. The powerful souls from other interfaces are bound by the rules of heaven and earth. Once they rashly enter our world, they will suffer greatly. Even if they forcibly enter our world, it is difficult for them to fully exert their power. However, if they borrow the Soul Mirror formed by the Soul Gathering Pearl and are summoned by secret methods, they do not need to be bound by the rules of heaven and earth. Not only will they not suffer greatly, but they can also exert their soul power to the greatest extent..."

  "Soul Mirror? Summoning a powerful soul from another realm?"

  The stone rock muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly remembered the icy evil aura he had sensed before. That aura was very similar to that of Demon Emperor Baojun's. Could it be that this person was really from the Fourth Demon Domain?

  If it's really someone from the Fourth Demon Realm, how can they appear on Yunxia Island?

  The people of the ancient house, killing the original inhabitants of the island everywhere, causing those souls to gather in the soul-gathering bead, all of them, is it really going to summon the demons of the fourth demon domain?

  Why summon demons?

  To deal with the Yang family!

  A string of thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Shi Yan's confusion was cleared up bit by bit.

  Gradually, Shi Yan's eyes brightened and his mind cleared up.

  He knew that the Gu family was going to deal with the Yang family's Shura Blood Guard.

  The hatred between the Yang family and the Fourth Demon Domain is well-known to all. The existence of the Soul Mirror can allow the soul of a powerful expert from the Fourth Demon Domain to descend. If a Divine Realm demon's soul were to descend, relying on its one-level higher advantage, the soul power formed by the Divine Realm demon could strangle the soul of a strong Three Realms Heaven cultivator.

  The slaughter of soul power is more terrifying than the harm to the flesh, and once the soul is destroyed, it also means that the warrior is completely annihilated, with no chance of rebirth.

  Shi Yan's heart was shocked, through a conversation with Xuan Bing Huo Yan, and through careful observation over this period of time, he realized that he had grasped the astonishing conspiracy of the Gu family.

  The three great Asura Kings of the Yang family, all of whom are in the realm of heaven, no matter who comes this time, as long as they match up with the demon soul of the fourth magic domain, under the gap in level, it is difficult to escape the fate of soul annihilation.

  The stone statue's expression changed unpredictably, and after a long silence, it once again sent a message to the mysterious flame within the Blood Pattern Ring: "Do you have a way to obtain the Soul Gathering Bead?"

  "Yes! I have a way!"

  Xuan Bing's icy flames responded immediately, her emotions somewhat agitated.

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