I made up the mythical age

Chapter 42 The Peerless Killing Formation That Can Suppress Emperors ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt

“Soul-Killing Illusion Formation? Capable of suppressing an Emperor?”

Xiao Yueying shuddered violently and quickly turned to question Yan Fei.

“I only realized the truth after coming out,” Yan Fei replied, still with lingering fear. “This isn’t just an ordinary illusion formation—it’s a Soul-Killing Illusion Formation. It scans the soul of anyone who enters, and the moment it identifies a target, it strikes to kill instantly.”

Even with her cultivation and realm, Yan Fei could only barely sense a trace of this Soul-Killing Illusion Formation’s power. But even that faint trace was enough to pose a mortal threat to her at her peak.

In fact, she could say with certainty: once targeted by this formation, even an Emperor would not be able to escape death!

“Scans the soul? But I remember my teacher once said that in the ancient era, there were mighty cultivators who specialized solely in physical body or spiritual power, abandoning everything else. Wouldn’t this illusion formation be ineffective against such people?” Xiao Yueying asked, voicing her confusion.

Yan Fei explained, “You’re talking about the primordial spirit, not the soul. The soul is a person’s fate core, also called the life soul. All living beings possess a life soul, and no matter how many lifetimes they reincarnate, the life soul never changes. The primordial spirit can take on countless forms, or even be discarded entirely—but the life soul is essential and cannot be altered in any way. That’s why the sacred lands in the Central Continent always check the life soul first when recruiting disciples—to prevent those harboring ill intent from sneaking in.”

“I see… then where exactly is the life soul located?” Xiao Yueying asked again.

Yan Fei was not impatient and patiently explained, “The human body is divided into three great secret realms: Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Essence refers to the physical body, Qi is magical power, and Spirit is the soul. For us humans, the fate soul is spread across all three secret realms, which is why most people cultivate all three simultaneously — neglecting even one can lead to failure.

However, in ancient times, there were powerful individuals who took a different path — they focused on cultivating only one or two secret realms.

In doing so, the secret realms that weren’t cultivated would become weaknesses, so they had to transfer their fate soul into the one(s) they did focus on.

For example, someone who solely cultivated their spirit would transfer their fate soul entirely into it, allowing them to abandon their physical body and let their soul roam freely through the worlds.

Those who specialized in the physical body could move their fate soul into the flesh, abandoning the spirit and becoming immune to all spiritual attacks.

There were even more powerful cultivators who could refine the fate soul in all three secret realms into independent entities. As long as one remained alive, their life would be preserved.

But no matter how you transfer or cultivate it, the essence of the fate soul can never be changed. When people talk about defying fate, this ‘fate’ refers precisely to the fate soul.

Throughout history, how many have truly been able to achieve that?”

After hearing this detailed explanation, Xiao Yueying finally grasped the true meaning of the fate soul. Put simply, it was what ordinary people refer to as the soul.

Because of its uniqueness — unchanged even after hundreds of reincarnations — the concepts of past lives and this life came to be. Some people die instantly when stabbed in the chest, and that’s because their fate soul, which resides in the body, was destroyed.

But if one were to transfer the fate soul out of the body beforehand, even being stabbed a hundred or a thousand times wouldn’t harm them. However, the ability to transfer the fate soul is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Thinking back on the life-and-death trial she had just experienced, Xiao Yueying couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart. But at the same time, a new question arose…

Who was the target this Divine Soul Illusion-Killing Array was trying to scan? Who was it meant to kill?

Xiao Yueying’s first thought was of the giant wielding the divine bow.

This was a secret realm left behind by the Sixth Prince of the Golden Crow. The one he hated most was undoubtedly that giant.

“Earlier, within the secret realm, the Demon Emperor Dijun descended and spoke with the divine voice of the Great Dao. In his words were the four characters ‘Wu Clan Hou Yi’—that must be the name and race of the towering giant. Could it be that the Sixth Prince of the Golden Crow created this secret realm precisely to prevent it from being found by the Wu Clan?”

Xiao Yueying voiced her speculation.

“What you said makes some sense. Though I’ve never heard of the Wu Clan before, it’s clearly an extremely powerful race from the mythological era, capable of contending with the Heavenly Court of the demon race. Since the Wu and the demons were great enemies, it’s only natural that the Sixth Prince wouldn’t want this secret realm to fall into Wu Clan hands. However, you are mistaken about one thing—this realm was not artificially constructed. It is a natural grand formation,” Yanfei’s voice echoed faintly.

“A natural grand formation? A natural formation powerful enough to kill an emperor?” Xiao Yueying asked in disbelief.

“I can guarantee that this is absolutely a natural formation. Perhaps the Sixth Prince of the Golden Crow died with deep resentment, and the remnants of his will formed the divine laws of the Great Dao, thereby constructing this supreme Divine Soul Killing Array. As for why it possesses such terrifying power… all I can say is—the power of the mythological era is beyond comprehension.”

Yanfei’s voice rang out again, tinged with a bit of longing.

Whether it was the Divine Soul Illusion-Killing Array they saw today, or the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin above Blackrock City they saw before—all pointed to one undeniable truth.

That just showed how the power of the Mythical Era far surpassed that of the current age—so much so that it could even crush the Ancient Era.

Anyone who pursued the Great Dao would inevitably feel a deep longing for it. And that was precisely the charm of the Mythical Era.

…

“Yueying? Yueying…”

Xiao Ding called out repeatedly when he saw Xiao Yueying frozen in place.

Xiao Yueying snapped out of her daze and immediately repeated what Yan Fei had told her.

When everyone realized that what they had just experienced wasn’t merely an illusion formation but a peerless killing formation, cold sweat instantly broke out across their bodies.

“Holy crap, it was actually a killing formation!”

“That’s terrifying. I am never coming back here again.”

“Exactly. If it had scanned my life soul, I might’ve been reduced to ashes!”

“It can even kill emperors… this place is truly horrifying!”

…

The Xiao clan members chattered anxiously, each wearing an expression like they had just survived a catastrophe. Seeing this from the void, Ling Chen couldn’t help but smile faintly. This time, he had harvested nearly a hundred thousand shock points. He really ought to thank Yan Fei properly.

If not for that perfect assist, the tens of thousands of Shock Points he spent to create the Soul-Slaying Illusion Array would’ve been like throwing flirtatious glances at a blind person—completely wasted. But Yan Fei still fell for it.

The supposed power of this Soul-Slaying Illusion Array was all just for show—intimidating on the surface, but hollow inside. After all, the Witch Tribe doesn’t even exist in this world, so there was no need for him to fully complete the later stages of the killing array.

And an array powerful enough to kill a Great Emperor couldn’t possibly be constructed with just tens of thousands of Shock Points.

“The second level of the Golden Crow Secret Realm is just beginning. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

Ling Chen murmured softly, his gaze falling upon the stunningly beautiful Xiao Yueying. Those words were meant for Xiao Yueying, and also for Yan Fei, who resided within her.