Soul Emperor Awakening

Wei Song stared at Lin Xuan, so shocked he was speechless. The fact that Lin Xuan could move freely meant he had succeeded in the absorption; otherwise, he would have been completely immobile.

"Y-You succeeded?" Wei Song had just been pulled back from the brink of death and hadn’t even had time to process it before being plunged into this new shock. This meant he had witnessed a miracle. The Yulan Pearl, a treasure capable of immobilizing even a Core Formation Stage expert, had just been absorbed by Lin Xuan.

Especially since his Cultivation was only at the Essence Pill Stage Level—just the Third Layer... No, wait. After absorbing the Yulan Pearl, he had actually advanced to the Fourth Layer of the Essence Pill Stage!

After absorbing the Yulan Pearl, Lin Xuan’s Cultivation had indeed improved, advancing from the Third Layer to the Fourth Layer of the Essence Pill Stage. This was mainly because the Yulan Sacred Fire that had poured into his body had been completely absorbed by him. In essence, the Yulan Sacred Fire was a type of mutated Elemental Power. Once he gained control of the Yulan Pearl, absorbing this Sacred Fire became easy.

On top of that, during the prolonged state of being frozen, the bloodline power within his body had been fighting frantically. This was equivalent to tempering himself, and even more so, honing his will.

Being frozen by that terrifying cold energy—it would be impossible to say it wasn’t painful. After successfully absorbing it, the result was a dual sublimation! This was an opportunity, one built on the very edge of life and death.

To gain more, one must risk more, and now he had reaped the rewards. The key was that he hadn’t acted blindly. Rather, he acted because he had a degree of confidence. But there are no absolute guarantees of success in this world, so when Lin Xuan felt the odds were acceptable, he decided to bet on it.

Fortunately, he had actually succeeded. Otherwise, he would have died here. ’I can’t afford to die here,’ he thought, ’there’s still so much I have to do.’

"What do you think?" Lin Xuan’s gaze shifted to the Liao Brothers. They, too, were staring dumbfounded at Lin Xuan. The Yulan Pearl had actually been absorbed by some young punk!

What a shocking turn of events. If word of this got out, it would cause an uproar. The Demon Fox Race, the original owners, had been unable to absorb it, yet Lin Xuan had succeeded. How must that feel?

"Brother, he’s absorbed the Yulan Pearl. What should we do now?" Liao Sheng recovered from his shock, his gaze immediately turning vicious as he wondered about their next move.

"What else can we do? He must have a way to control the Yulan Pearl. He seemed to know this place well before, and he even knew where the Teleportation Array would appear in advance... We’ll capture him and use the Soul Capturing Technique to probe his mind!" A crimson glint appeared in Liao Yuan’s eyes, and the corner of his mouth curved into a cold sneer. "If we do that, we might be able to use the Yulan Pearl ourselves. Then we’ll become even stronger!"

In their eyes, Lin Xuan had already become prey—and a prize catch at that. So what if he had broken through to the Fourth Layer of the Essence Pill Stage? It meant nothing before two Seventh Layer Essence Pill Stage twins like them.

’The Soul Capturing Technique, is it...?’ A cold smile touched Lin Xuan’s lips. ’That move is truly vicious.’ The Soul Capturing Technique was used to probe a person’s memories, but the target would almost always be turned into an imbecile or suffer immense damage to their soul. What’s more, there was no guarantee the memories could even be retrieved completely.

Lin Xuan took out the Chi Dragon Heavens Rod. The sight of its crimson body made his opponents’ eyes light up.

"It’s even a Divine Artifact. Too bad it has no soul, so it can only be considered a Half-Divine Artifact. What a shame." A greedy look appeared in Liao Yuan’s eyes. Even a Half-Divine Artifact was incredibly tempting to them. More importantly, the fact that Lin Xuan could produce a Divine Artifact proved that his background was undoubtedly rich.

"Brother Lin, I’ll help you!" Wei Song stepped forward, paying no mind to the injuries on his hands. In the face of death, who would care about such minor wounds?

"Brother Wei, you’ve done more than enough. Just stand back and watch. This will be over soon." Lin Xuan walked forward step by step, leaving Wei Song stunned. For a moment, he thought he saw the phantom of a Demon Fox emerge from Lin Xuan’s back. He blinked, but when he looked again, the phantom was gone. He wondered if his eyes had been playing tricks on him.

Of course, his eyes had not deceived him. Lin Xuan had allowed the Fox King’s soul to possess him, raising his own Realm by a large margin. The key was that he could now use the Fox King’s Martial Arts, and by coordinating with the Fox King’s soul, he could maximize their effects!

"If you have what it takes, then come and get me!" Lin Xuan said coldly.

"Don’t worry, we’ll give you a warm welcome!" the Liao Brothers snorted. The two of them charged toward Lin Xuan, and with a flash of golden light, they once again unleashed their Tenfold Clone, rushing forward.

The golden light flickered, making it impossible to tell which was the real body. They were even more lifelike than before.

"Brother Lin, be careful of their technique...!" Wei Song couldn’t help but shout. He had suffered a major loss to it just moments ago and had nearly died.

"Illusionary Charm Domain!"

A psychic shockwave flashed from Lin Xuan’s eyes, enveloping the area before him and easily trapping all ten figures within it. As the Liao Brothers were covered by this Illusionary Charm Domain, their vision suddenly blurred. The scene before them changed in an instant. Now, they saw countless Lin Xuans standing before them, each holding a rod and staring at them coldly!

"An Illusion Technique!"

They were inwardly shaken. They had fallen into the trap before they could even react. Given their skills as assassins, very few people could ever deceive them with an Illusion Technique. For Lin Xuan to succeed, especially with such a wide gap in their Cultivation, was simply unbelievable!

Suddenly, the countless Lin Xuans before them simultaneously raised their Chi Dragon Heavens Rods and thrust them viciously forward. Perhaps these illusions had no real attack power, but they had completely bewildered the brothers. That was the point.

"Extreme Point Inch Light!"

The shaft of the Chi Dragon Heavens Rod in Lin Xuan’s hand was instantly covered in a layer of ethereal blue Flame. An extreme cold immediately filled the space, and a sense of dread—the fear of death itself—welled up from the depths of their hearts.

’Which one is real?!’

Their vision swam, and they couldn’t distinguish anything at all. It felt as if Lin Xuan had truly merged with the area around them. Even as he attacked, he revealed no openings whatsoever.

THUD!

Suddenly, an ethereal blue rod appeared out of thin air and brutally stabbed into Liao Sheng. The Yulan Sacred Fire on its shaft poured violently into his body, and in an instant, the extreme cold froze him into an ice sculpture!

"Shatter!"

Lin Xuan retracted the Chi Dragon Heavens Rod. The ice sculpture of Liao Sheng was sent flying backward. In mid-air, with a loud BANG, the impact from the Extreme Point Inch Light instantly detonated the frozen Liao Sheng, who shattered into countless pieces that rained down to the ground.

An instant kill—a perfect instant kill! Under the Illusion Technique, they had no power to resist. Combined with the Yulan Sacred Fire, the power of his attack had risen by a whole new Realm.

This was the power of the Yulan Sacred Fire—the ultimate ice!