Chapter 352: Possession?
No wonder the World Spirit hadn't looked very panicked back then.
It turned out that if things ever got truly dangerous, she could just leave on her own.
Ye Chen shook his head, no longer dwelling on the matter, and returned to the topic of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.
"You said just now that you could help me break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm..."
"That's right. You are the master of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven. If you dual cultivate with me, your Divine Soul will be infused with my power."
The World Spirit explained faintly, "The origin of my Spirit Body will allow you to forge a Dao foundation far superior to that of ordinary Cultivators when you break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm. That is no empty promise."
'It can work like that?' Ye Chen was tempted.
To be honest, what man in his position wouldn't be?
He could dual cultivate with a peerless beauty like the World Spirit *and* comprehend the Great Dao of the Divinity Transformation Realm. It was a wonderful opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
After all, the World Spirit's Divine Soul was once so terrifyingly powerful that even a Great Power at the Void Realm couldn't compare. It was hard to even imagine how strong she must have been at her Peak.
If he could have his Divine Soul infused with her Power of Origin, the benefits would likely be astounding.
But at the same time, a sliver of doubt rose in Ye Chen's heart.
He had found it strange ever since he first took control of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.
To become the master of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven, you first had to dual cultivate with the World Spirit?
Such a strange rule. Although the experience had been wonderful, it still made Ye Chen keep his guard up.
He couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly created this Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven in the first place?"
He really wanted to know why the Great Power who created the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven would leave behind such a peculiar rule.
However, the World Spirit avoided the question. "The Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven is merely the burial ground of the True Dragon clan. As for who created it... I don't know either."
Looking at the World Spirit's evasive eyes, Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart.
'She's not telling the truth!'
It seemed the World Spirit's past held quite a few secrets.
'But those are secrets to be uncovered later.'
The most urgent task was to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm!
Although Ye Chen was full of doubts, he ultimately decided to do as the World Spirit said.
It definitely wasn't because he couldn't suppress his urges; he just wanted to break through to Divinity Transformation as soon as possible!
Without further ado, Ye Chen reached out and slipped the clothes from the World Spirit's delicate body. The alluring sight made his heart race.
Since he had done this once before, Ye Chen moved with practiced ease.
So much so that the World Spirit couldn't help but ask quizzically, "Are all you men such fast learners when it comes to this?"
Ye Chen didn't answer, simply pressing his body close and sealing her delicate lips with his own.
Although the World Spirit was essentially a Spirit Body, her form was filled with warmth, feeling almost identical to that of a real woman.
This allowed Ye Chen to quickly lose himself in the moment.
Soon, he felt a warm current spread through him, enveloping his Divine Soul.
It felt as if a bolt of electricity shot through Ye Chen's entire body.
In that moment, he was not only reveling in carnal bliss, but even his Divine Soul was experiencing the same pleasure of a perfect, intimate union.
Under this two-fold assault of pleasure, the intense sensation battered Ye Chen's reason, nearly causing him to lose his mind completely.
But he was certain the World Spirit would never harbor any ill intent toward him, so he allowed himself to slowly sink into the tide of ecstasy.
But just then, a strange, demonic glint suddenly appeared in the World Spirit's clear eyes.
Just as Ye Chen was about to lose his last shred of sanity, he was suddenly jolted by a shock, realizing his back was drenched in a cold sweat.
He stared into the World Spirit's eyes, feeling as though he had never seen this expression on her before.
That demonic and alluring look made her seem like a completely different person from the usual World Spirit!
"You... are you planning to erode my Divine Soul and seize my body?"
Ye Chen fought against the waves of soul-shattering pleasure, barely holding on to his last bit of reason as he questioned the young woman before him.
However, the pleasure soon overwhelmed him completely.
In his final moment of clear consciousness, Ye Chen saw the World Spirit's lips move slowly, as if she were saying something to him.
But he couldn't hear a thing.
Even his last sliver of consciousness was completely eroded away.
...
An unknown amount of time passed. Amidst the long silence, Ye Chen suddenly jolted awake.
"This... Where is this?"
He was stunned to find himself in a pitch-black space.
As far as the eye could see, there was only darkness so absolute he couldn't even see his hand in front of his face.
"How did this happen?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Ye Chen was bewildered, but soon, the memories in his mind began to resurface.
He recalled everything that had happened before.
'I was dual cultivating with the World Spirit... but she showed a side of herself that was completely different from usual, and then I lost consciousness...'
Ye Chen's brows furrowed, his heart filled with lingering fear.
He had already taken control of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven, and the World Spirit had acknowledged him as her master.
He had long since come to see the World Spirit as someone close to him!
The thought that he might have been betrayed and ambushed by someone he trusted filled him with shock and fury!
Before he lost consciousness, the World Spirit's alluring and demonic side had left him deeply shaken.
He had never seen her act like that.
This also made Ye Chen realize that the World Spirit had likely hidden many things from him.
'Could it be that my body has already been possessed by the World Spirit?'
'But what use would she have for my body?'
It wasn't that Ye Chen had never heard of it.
Some Great Powers, though their physical bodies were destroyed, had their Divine Souls still wandering the world.
As long as they found a suitable body, they could potentially perform a possession, taking over another's vessel like a cuckoo in a magpie's nest.
Although the new body would certainly not be as suitable as their original, and their cultivation would regress significantly...
...as long as they could live again, these were minor prices to pay!
After all, they still retained all their cultivation experience and vast knowledge from their previous lives.
Possessing another's body to cultivate again was essentially no different from reincarnating and starting over!
Therefore, when fighting any Cultivator at or above the Divinity Transformation Realm, one had to not only destroy their body but also guard against their Divine Soul escaping.
Fortunately, Ye Chen had the Soul-Catching Lamp.
Without exception, the Divine Soul of any Cultivator he killed could not escape the clutches of the Soul-Catching Lamp and would ultimately perish from the world completely.
However, in Ye Chen's view, his body was clearly not suitable for the World Spirit's cultivation.
Besides, he could have helped her find a suitable body himself.