An Origin Rule Soul Artifact? The Sith Clan's Earthshaking Secret!

The Ultimate Cloud Art, "Yun Tian Dao," is superimposed with the second-order Great Heat Celestial Timing Domain.

Wu Yuan quickly found himself at a disadvantage and was unable to escape.

When Zhao Xing first comprehended the rules of the domain, he used the Ultimate Law, "Yun Tian Dao," to utterly defeat Chu Qianqiu.

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Celestial Timing Domain has reached the second tier, the power of the Ultimate Law has also increased further, reaching the level of Ultimate Second-Turn. With each First-Turn, the power of the Ultimate Law becomes ten times stronger than before.

At this moment, Zhao Xing caused Wu Yuan to fall into the Layered Cloud Realm, and no matter how hard Wu Yuan tried, he couldn't escape. "Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

The black, ghostly light surged like a torrent, concentrating its attack on one point. However, the black aura impacted the cloud space, and half of it was first evaporated by the ten Solar Yang in the sky. Then, it struck the clouds, causing them to ripple, and the entire force was distributed evenly across the endless Cloud Realm.

After charging over a hundred times, Wu Yuan not only failed to escape, but also felt his entire body go numb from the shock. Wu Yuan suddenly looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"My domain is at the third tier, while his is at the second tier, yet I'm being completely suppressed?"

"How is this possible? My Darkness Absolute God Domain was comprehended from three Lesser Yin Origin. All three Lesser Yin True Meanings are second-tier True Meanings!" "The Darkness Absolute God Domain comprehended from the three Lesser Yin Origin can be considered a high-level rule domain."

"Could it be that he created a rule domain with top-level true intent?" "Is his spell even an ultimate-level spell?" Wu Yuan's heart sank when he realized what was happening.

Through the attack just now, he could sense that the ten Solar Yang above were the first-tier true essence of the Solar Yang. Although there was only one true essence of the Solar Yang, it was still a top-tier true essence!

"Possessing top-tier rule domains, and also Ultimate Law."

"He's so strong, yet he still planned every step of the way, luring me into his trap?"

The realm of rules and Ultimate Law are not necessarily related. Although Wu Yuan comprehended the realm of rules through a special method, he does not possess ultimate-level martial arts skills. Even so, Wu Yuan is definitely a strong figure among first-rank experts, and in the Western Extremity Continent, he can be considered top-tier.

But now a powerful figure has appeared who can be called a peerless genius in both Tao and Dharma! His fighting style is so sneaky, and despite his strong strength, he is as steady as an old dog.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss~~"

Raindrops began to corrode Wu Yuan's body, and the black light emanating from him grew weaker and weaker. "Aaaaaaah!!"

Unable to compete in either domain or technique, Wu Yuan was plunged into despair. Above, Zhao Xing frowned as he watched the struggling Wu Yuan.

"What's going on? Does Wu Yuan not know ultimate-level martial arts techniques?"

"In terms of the Dao, he has comprehended advanced rules and realms, and all three true meanings belong to the Lesser Yin Origin, which is already extremely rare in the First-Rank Realm. But his techniques are only at the top-tier fifth level?"

It's very strange, like a martial arts master with hundreds of years of experience who only knows a simple sweeping leg move. "There's a huge mismatch between the Way and the Law."

"Logically speaking, since his domain is already at the third level, his top-level martial arts should be at least at the Nine Turns. However, he is only at the fifth level, which means he has just stepped into the stage of mastery of top-level martial arts. He is still a long way from the perfection of top-level martial arts."

Of course, Wu Yuan possesses a powerful domain of rules, so even a casual move he makes is incredibly powerful. But from Zhao Xing's perspective, that power is mostly due to the domain itself. "There's no necessary connection between a domain of rules and Ultimate Law, but there is a strong correlation between the Dao and the Law."

"There shouldn't be such a big difference." "Is he faking it, or does he really not know how?"

Zhao Xing glanced at the clouds.

Ambassador Zhang Ning, Mi Fu, and Old Chen all held the advantage.

The main reason is that his own Cloud Method has a large enough range. Even though Mi Fu and Chen Shijie are only Third Grade, their spells become extremely powerful after being amplified by his Ultimate Cloud Art.

As for Zhang Ning, he was at the Early Heavenly Luck Realm. As an ambassador, he possessed both courage and bravery. With the cooperation of Mi Fu and Chen Shijie, his performance was also outstanding. The three of them fought against seven members of the Sith Clan, and in a single exchange, they eliminated two of them at the peak of the Yuan Soul Realm.

"Imperial Dragon Fist!"

Zhang Ning unleashed a secret technique, Da Wu Dance art called the * Imperial Martial Scripture *, which Emperor Jing had specially permitted him to select from the imperial library during his diplomatic mission years ago. "Bang! Bang!"

The powerful fist technique, like a true dragon emerging from the earth, instantly caught up with the two Sith Clan Third Grade Sith Clan, denting their armor. Their bodies were instantly reduced to minced meat, and two primordial souls flew out from the blood mist to escape.

"Dragon Flame!"

Zhang Ning's abdomen caved in, but his chest suddenly swelled. He took a deep breath, but exhaled a stream of fire. "The Five Internal Organs Refine True Fire... has he cultivated the Yangming Phase Fire in the kidney area?"

With a burst of scorching fire, Zhang Ning instantly crushed the two fleeing souls into a crown-like state.

"It's just Yangming Phase Fire. If it were Yangming Sovereign Fire, then unleashing Dragon Flame would be enough to burn the opponent's primordial spirit to this level. But now it can only burn to this level," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Zhang Ning and Wu Yuan are both at the high level of True Meaning, which is commonly known as the Second Rank True Meaning.

The highest level of true intent is what one can cultivate to the first rank, such as the Sun True Fire, the Taiyin True Water, the Heavenly First Layer Water, the One-Origin True Water, the South Bright Li Fire, the Taiyin Xin Metal, and so on. Zhang Ning entered the Dao with Second Rank true intent, and even though he cultivated the True Fire of the Five Internal Organs with his martial body, he could not cultivate the stronger ' Sun Sovereign Fire ', but could only cultivate the Yangming Sovereign Fire.

However, this is already quite good. Ninety percent of people only possess low to mid-level True Meaning, and can only barely condense a Martial Body and a Dao Body at the Third-Rank Realm throughout their lives. Back then, when Zhao Xing was comprehending True Meaning under the Myriad Dao Tree, he encountered three martial artists, including Yang Long, who were also comprehending together.

Zhao Xing quickly grasped the "Dust Water True Intent," but it was only the most basic level. Old Master Zhao disliked it and didn't want it, but Yang Long and the other two treasured it. "Judging from martial arts techniques, Zhang Ning hasn't yet reached the heart area; he's only using a weaker form of kidney fire, also known as Yangming Phase Fire. However, using the top-tier martial art ' Dragon Flame ' with Yangming Phase Fire is enough to burn the enemy's soul to ashes."

"Neither the North Butcher Country nor the West Si Country has any concept of Heavenly Soul residing in a temple, so they cannot possibly transform a person 'Yin God Body." "Now that people have been killed, it proves that the North Butcher King truly has no intention of interfering and insists on seeing us settle the score." Zhao Xing immediately stopped hesitating.

If the North Butcher King wants to see, then let him see his fill! "Pure Yuan Projection!"

Zhao Xing immediately used Pure Yuan Projection, and a hazy golden bamboo shadow appeared within the royal city. Dragon Spirit Bamboo Phantom!

Having Soldier Envoy Divine Art, Zhao Xing could already command Ninth Order troops. However, having comprehended his True Self Domain, he could project a portion of its power. Dragon Spirit Bamboo, on the other hand, represented the normal Rule Realm, possessing true super-first-grade combat strength.

Even a mere phantom is incredibly powerful. "Buzz~"

The illusory image of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo appeared for only a moment before Zhao Xing retrieved it.

But in that instant, the bamboo joints on the Dragon Spirit Bamboo emitted a breath, which was pure Geng Metal rule.

The fleeting Geng Metal Breath, like a sharp sword, easily pierced through Wu Yuan's Darkness Absolute God Domain. "Bang!"

Wu Yuan's armor was shattered, and his body was also blown apart. "Calm the Storm!"

Zhao Xing used his top-tier Wind Art to trap Wu Yuan's Fate Soul, and his powerful Netherworld Yin Wind enveloped Wu Yuan's Yin Soul, preventing it from Fate Soul. "Little, little, little!"

Zhao Xing quickly shrank the cloud layer, and the Yin Wind Yin Wind Wu Yuan's Fate Soul.

It finally landed in the palm of my hand, becoming a Yin Wind Pearl, within which a figure could be vaguely seen struggling. "Kill!"

Zhao Xing immediately slaughtered the remaining Sith Clan envoys. His attack was an absolute crushing victory.

The remaining insignificant shrimps, not even fit to become ghosts, were utterly obliterated, reduced to nothingness. "Duke Junyi!"

Just as the battle ended, a group of people rushed over from afar. It was Yi, the son of the North Butcher King.

"Duke Junyi! You... you..."

The eldest prince, Yi, looked somewhat shocked. He had intended to pretend to ask what had happened.

He was still somewhat stunned to see Zhao Xing eliminate the Sith Clan envoy so decisively.

His strength is slightly better than Wu Yuan's, but not by much.

Doesn't that mean Zhao Xing could easily kill him?

"Your Highness," Zhao Xing said calmly as he collected Wu Yuan's soul, "I discovered that there were spies from the Sith Clan who had infiltrated the city. I happened to catch them trying to cause trouble and overthrow the royal city, so I helped the North Butcher King kill them."

The eldest prince, Yi, finally realized what was happening.

They immediately went on to complete the play.

"What?! Such a thing actually happened?!"

"The Sith Clan are truly despicable!"

Mi Fu looked at the eldest prince with some disgust. "Jingong, look at this man, he's such a damn hypocrite."

He came out as soon as the fight was over. With such a big commotion in the royal city, how could the eldest prince not know anything about it?

Chen Shijie transmitted his voice, "Yuan Zhang, don't be so obviously contemptuous. It's too impolite to have all three heads and six pairs of eyes staring at that eldest prince."

Upon hearing this, Mi Fu immediately withdrew both of his heads and snorted.

After the eldest prince finished his performance, Zhang Ning went up to him.

"Your Highness, the Sith Clan have committed such a subversive act, which suggests they may have even greater ambitions. I urge Your Highness to inform the North Butcher King and discuss the matter of forming an alliance with Duke Junyi."

The eldest prince, Yi, solemnly replied, "It is so, Duke Junyi, please."

Inside the palace, the North Butcher King withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.

He had just witnessed the entire battle.

Mi Fu, Chen Shijie, and Zhang Ning are one thing.

However, Zhao Xing's performance truly exceeded his expectations.

"At the Heavenly Luck Realm, one comprehends two top-tier domains, masters Ultimate Law, and is proficient in both the Dao and the Law..."

The North Butcher King recalled the battle that had just taken place.

Especially when Zhao Xing killed Wu Yuan and released the phantom of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, it was only for a moment.

Even the North Butcher King couldn't see clearly what it was, but he still felt a chill run down his spine.

"Even I feel threatened. This Duke Junyi of the Great Zhou is probably someone who can really be on friendly terms with the new emperor..." the North Butcher King thought to himself.

Such a genius was something that the North Butcher King had never even heard of, let alone seen.

This shows that Zhao Xing's reputation is well-deserved.

The North Butcher King also realized that the Great Zhou's military might in the Western Extreme Province this time was not just empty talk as before.

They really have that determination!

"The Celestial Envoy, Duke Junyi, has arrived!"

The guards' voices came from outside the palace gates.

The North Butcher King immediately straightened his clothes and strode out to greet him.

"Holy Envoy! My rule has been ineffective, allowing the treacherous Sith Clan to infiltrate and offend you. I beg you to punish me!"

The North Butcher King placed one hand on his chest and bent slightly at the waist.

This time, he adopted a very humble attitude.

Zhao Xing looked calmly at the bowing North Butcher King.

Zhang Ning, standing to the side, felt incredibly pleased and looked at Zhao Xing with utmost respect.

According to intelligence reports, the North Butcher King is a first-grade perfect master, a sixth-level advanced realm expert! He is one of the top experts in the Western Extremity Continent.

As the ambassador to the country, when had Zhang Ning ever seen the North Butcher King so respectful?

Even such a person lowered his proud head at this moment.

While the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty was certainly a factor, the more important reason was Zhao Xing's astonishing strength and courage.

"North Butcher King, please rise quickly." Zhao Xing smiled and offered a slight gesture of support. "It's all because the Sith Clan are too cunning!"

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty." North Butcher King breathed a sigh of relief.

"The West Si Country disregards the majesty of my Great Zhou and dares to invade our vassal state. Their crimes are heinous!" Zhao Xing said. "North Butcher King, I have come here on His Majesty's orders to avenge you and destroy the West Si Country."

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty North Butcher Country will go through fire and water for you!" After dealing with the North Butcher King, the four-nation alliance began its intensive campaign.

Zhao Xing's true form returned to the Divine Abode Warship and began studying Wu Yuan's Fate Soul. "This Wu Yuan is indeed strange."

In the palm of his hand, within Wu Yuan's Fate Soul, there was a tiny black rhombus-shaped substance. It expanded and contracted with Wu Yuan's Fate Soul Fate Soul, flowing within its core.

After observing it carefully for several days, Zhao Xing's pupils contracted. "An artificially crafted Origin Soul Crystal?"

"It's definitely something beyond the current version; it must be from outer space!" What is Origin Soul Crystal?

Soul crystals are a common material for soul artifacts and can be contained by the Fate Soul.

Origin Soul Crystal are created by extracting fragments of the origin of Boundary Rules and integrating them into the Soul Crystal. Wu Yuan 'Fate Soul contains a fragment of 'dark-type rule origin' that was cut out. Even a small fragment can grant someone a rule domain!

The Profound Yellow World simply cannot create this thing.

"No wonder his magic is so mediocre, yet he can unleash a third-tier dark rule domain," Zhao Xing suddenly realized. This wasn't Wu Yuan's own ability at all.

Of course, if Wu Yuan continues to contain the Origin Soul Crystal, as long as he's not completely stupid, he'll eventually comprehend the Domain of Rules.

"This kind of thing is used by major powers in the universe to cultivate their offspring and elite disciples. At this stage, the Mechanism Master profession simply cannot create such a soul weapon."

"Indeed, the Sith Clan have obtained a treasure from beyond the heavens."

Zhao Xing stared at the black, rhombus-shaped soul crystal. When his vision magnified, he discovered a pattern composed of tiny secret runes on its surface. "I've never seen this symbol before." Zhao Xing recalled his memories from his previous life but couldn't find a matching faction.

This is quite normal, given the vastness of the universe, the expanse of its territory, and the various worlds like the Profound Yellow World... The place is simply too large to be recognized as easily as one could with a casual glance in the Profound Yellow World.

If he could obtain the Cloud-Soaring Vine seed unintentionally, then it's quite normal that the Profound Yellow World possesses some extraterrestrial treasures.

Of course, now is an era of depleted spiritual energy. Even if there are cosmic versions of things, they are probably hard to be discovered. Even if they are discovered to be useful, they may not be able to unleash their full power. High-quality Origin Soul Crystal can enable people to cultivate beyond the Establish Dao Realm!

However, if one stays in the Profound Yellow World, even a complete and high-quality Origin Soul Crystal cannot be cultivated.

Compared to the primordial power of a world's fundamental rules, even the Origin Soul Crystal could not possibly break the rules of the Profound Yellow World. "The Great Venerable Deus of the Sith Clan must possess quite a few, otherwise it would be impossible for him to cultivate them in large quantities."

"He might even be within the Rule Realm!"

"This is worth fighting a war to destroy the country," Zhao Xing said excitedly. "However, I need more evidence, otherwise mobilizing troops and building up generals will put Wu Emperor in a difficult position. Right now, it's just his speculation; without evidence, it's not convincing at all."

"The first step is to peel away this Origin Soul Crystal Fragment. Usually, such valuable items have unique restrictions, and I must first control Wu Yuan's soul. Soul crystals are very fragile; if I'm not careful, this fragment will be affected by the rules of the Profound Yellow World and dissipate directly."

"Secondly, I also need to obtain the memories of the Dark Clouds and acquire some useful information."

"With soul crystals and accurate information, it would be logical to mobilize a large army of powerful warriors to conquer them."

The combined forces of just four vassal states could win a battle, kill their lord Ulik, and drive him out of their vassal territories, but destroying the West Si Country would not be so simple.

"Normally, by using my Soul Devouring Law Body to devour Wu Yuan's Fate Soul, I can obtain his memories from the past few years." Zhao Xing summoned his Soul Devouring Law Body, opened his mouth, and a cold vortex appeared above Wu Yuan's head.

"Hiss hiss hiss~"

As it devoured, a light emanated from Wu Yuan 'Fate Soul to resist, "No, this will cause it to collapse, and the Fate Soul will disintegrate on its own."

"If we want to extract the secrets of the Sith Clan, we can't kill him."

Zhao Xing stopped the Soul Devouring.

If he increases his strength even slightly, Wu Yuan's Fate Soul will self-destruct, and he will gain nothing.

"This is really troublesome. This thing is even more troublesome than the White Bone Soul Nail." Zhao Xing frowned. After all, it's from a different version, making it difficult to deal with. Anything involving the core secrets of a faction is very troublesome to extract classified information through interrogation.

Otherwise, all those sects and factions in the world would have vanished long ago; capturing one would mean wiping out an entire group, eradicating them completely. "I've got it!"

Zhao Xing suddenly had an idea. "We can give Wu Yuan the Soul Heaven Fruit."

"After eating the Soul Heaven Fruit, his Fate Soul cannot completely disappear. With the Soul Heaven Fruit from the treasure-level tree, even if he encounters power that has collapsed to the 'Yi' level, he will not truly die and will automatically re-condense into the 'Xi' state."

"As long as it's not complete nothingness, the Controller of Fate Star Lord of the Great Zhou, wielding a divine artifact, can cause Wu Yuan to re-condense into Yin God Body." "What Fate Soul Oath, Silence Spell, Forget Worry Method? Once you die once, collapsing to the level of Xi, nothing will remain."

The saying goes that when a person dies, their Fate Soul Oath life or Silence Spell or Forget Worry Method, the Yin Soul may still be subject to certain limitations. However, if someone is knocked into a crowned state, most of the restrictive buffs will disappear.

If you reach the state of 'Hope', there will basically be no restrictions.

There's nothing to say about Yi Na; it's utter nothingness, and this state can't be utilized.

"I have ten Soul Heaven Fruit stored in my Pure Yuan Space. In the Western Extreme Province, it is also possible to ask the True Lord of Fate to perform Yin Spirit transformation and carry out an alternative resurrection." "However, Wu Yuan is not part of the Great Zhou's Dynasty of Fate system. To use a divine artifact to resurrect him, we still need to submit an application."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes, and then his clone in Tianyong Province immediately rushed to the palace. "Brother, why are you in such a hurry?"

Ji Che was reading the Book of Destiny when he saw Zhao Xing arrive, so he stopped.

"I may have discovered a secret of the Sith Clan!" Zhao Xing said. "That West Si Country Grand Master named Deus may be a Rule Realm expert." "He actually cultivated many Fate Palace Realm who have mastered the Rule Domain in a short period of time."

"Huh?" Ji Che was taken aback. "Rule Realm... can still train dozens of experts who have mastered the Domain?" There are only a handful of the Rule Realm in the world!

In the Great Zhou, only the emperor was at the normal Rule Realm; the rest could only be described as having "Rule Realm combat power," rather than having truly entered that realm.

The Rule Realm cannot be deduced by Fate Spell; it exists outside the rules. Unlike the Heavenly Luck Golden List, it's impossible to know at a glance where Heavenly Luck Realm was born. The Western Extremity Continent is a barren land with a sparse population; where would such great fortune come from to give birth to a Rule Realm cultivator?

But since Zhao Xing said it, it's highly credible.

"Now I've captured one of his important subordinates," Zhao Xing said. "And I've also discovered a strange object within his Fate Soul."

"However, I need to use the Star Lord of Rebirth and the divine artifact Soul Heaven Hall to obtain these secrets through the Yin Spirit Rebirth Pool." Ji Che immediately said, "I will immediately order the Star Lord of Rebirth to go to the Western Extreme Province, and the divine artifact Soul Heaven Hall will be taken with him!" Ji Che also understood that without sufficient persuasiveness, it would not be feasible to launch an expedition to the Western Extremity Continent.

If it's proven that the Sith Clan possess a wondrous artifact that can help people master the realm of rules, then things will be much easier. Watching Zhao Xing hastily 'log off' and leave, Ji Che couldn't help but feel a little happy.

Originally, Ji Che viewed the Sith Clan as nothing more than a tool to establish his authority, but unexpectedly, Zhao Xing discovered such a secret during his visit. "The late emperor was truly right; my elder brother is indeed a blessed general!"

The four-nation coalition quickly assembled and approached the Vesuvian Glacier.

Ulik, who was campaigning in the east, immediately mobilized troops to guard the Vesuvian Glacier. Upon learning that his younger brother had died in the North Butcher Country, Ulik was even more enraged.

However, with the four nations united as one, they were no longer a force he could contend with alone.

They could only retreat further and further, relying on the natural barrier of the Vesuvian Glacier to establish a defensive line, while simultaneously reporting to Deus. "Holy Master, I am guilty." Ulik trembled as he prostrated himself on the ground, before a foreign god statue that was flashing red light.

"Not only have I lost vast territories, but Wu Yuan has also died in battle. This is all due to my poor decisions. Wu Yuan may even have leaked secrets. Please punish me, Holy Master." "Ulik, this is not your fault." A voice came from inside the statue. "Wu Yuan would not leak secrets. No one in this world, except us, knows the methods of the gods."

"However, you have already attracted the attention of the Great Zhou. If you can't defend the Vesuvian Glacier, then don't bother defending it. The Western Extremity Continent is a barren land. As long as we don't continue to move eastward, the Great Zhou won't come to conquer us. Just wait and see what happens, and wait for the Great Zhou's envoy to leave before making any further moves."

"Yes." Ulik nodded respectfully. Xichang Prefecture, Western Extreme Province.

Zhao Xing's true form has already returned to Xichang Prefecture by warship.

Ji Xuanqing, the prefect of Xichang Prefecture, had been waiting in the prefectural city for a long time. "Nephew Xuanqing greets Your Excellency."

"?"

Zhao Xing had only intended to go through the motions of issuing a formality, but hearing the address "Lord," he was genuinely stopped in his tracks. "What did you just shout?"

"Lord," Ji Xuanqing said.

"What's the basis for this?" Zhao Xing wondered. There's no way to climb the social ladder like this, is there?

"My lord, you may not know this, but I am the sixth-generation descendant of Ji Shi Wu, Ji Shi," Ji Xuanqing explained.

He was a Second Rank official, and although he was over five hundred years old, by seniority he was Wu Emperor's grand-nephew, because his lineage had multiplied rapidly.

Grand Ancestor and Ji Shuang were brothers. Wu Emperor was Grand Ancestor's fourth-generation descendant, Ji Xuanqing was the sixth-generation descendant of the God of War Ji Shuang. Now, Zhao Xing is the Duke Junyi, who is the emperor's sworn brother, having been officially appointed as such.

It wasn't unreasonable for him to call Zhao Xing "Lord".

Of course, in general, everyone speaks their own language, and Ji Xuanqing only called him that because he wanted to leave an impression.

His lineage had been in the Western Extreme Province for many years; if they didn't find a way, they might not be able to get Wu Emperor to remember them. Zhao Xing understood Ji Xuanqing's thoughts and didn't say much, just smiled and said, "Go and prepare."

"Yes." Ji Xuanqing obediently withdrew.

Half a month later, the Star Lord of Rebirth arrived in the Western Extreme Province first.

A month later, Ji Si, Fate Officials, secretly arrived in Xichang Prefecture carrying the divine artifact "Soul Heaven Hall".

"Duke Junyi, besides the Soul Heaven Hall, His Majesty also entrusted me with one hundred Soul Heaven Fruit," Ji Si reported. "If one hundred are not enough, we can requisition some more temporarily."

Soul Heaven Fruit are generally reserved for high-ranking meritorious officials. 100 fruits are stored in the imperial palace and do not need to be transferred from the national treasury or the Shangluo Academy. If that's not enough, a new batch can still be produced.

"That's enough." Zhao Xing nodded. It was clear that Ji Che also valued this matter highly. In fact, there was no need for so many Soul Heaven Fruit. This was because the Soul Heaven Hall's Rebirth Pool also had a limit on the number of times it could be used for resurrection; it was impossible to resurrect indefinitely.

It was obvious that Ji Che was making plans for the future. "When will it begin?" Ji Si asked.

"Now." Zhao Xing couldn't wait any longer.

Ji Si silently stepped aside, quietly guarding the area. Zhao Xing then released Wu Yuan's soul.

"I'll eat it!"

He opened his mouth, and a black vortex appeared above Wu Yuan's Fate Soul.

The vortex exerted a pulling force on all parts of Wu Yuan, except for the ' Origin Soul Crystal Fragment ', which remained unmoved. "Ahhh~"

Wu Yuan's Fate Soul began to show signs of pain. Forcibly stripping away the Origin Soul Crystal was extremely painful.

Now, Zhao Xing has devised a highly successful method for separating the soul crystal: staying inside the divine artifact, the Soul Heaven Hall, and using the artifact's rules to isolate the soul crystal from the outside world. Even if Wu Yuan collapses during the separation process, the soul crystal fragments will not dissipate.

Other artifacts won't work; it has to be a soul-type artifact.

If one hadn't recognized that this was a Soul Weapon crafting technique, even if they sensed the unusual nature of the Origin Soul Crystal Fragment, it would have been easy to end up with nothing.

"Rise!"

The vortex tore at Wu Yuan, crushing it like a millstone.

"Buzz~"

As the strange phenomenon appeared, the Origin Soul Crystal Fragment emitted a black light, attempting to disappear into the void.

However, it quickly stabilized again, because this was inside the Soul Heaven Hall.

As for Wu Yuan's soul, it was protected during the stripping process and has since disappeared.

This spell did not retrieve Wu Yuan's memories.

"Is that the extraordinary item?" Ji Si looked at the soul crystal fragment. "It is indeed quite remarkable."

"Hmm." Zhao Xing carefully packed the Origin Soul Crystal Fragment into a box.

Having the object itself isn't enough; we need to extract the method of using it from Wu Yuan's mind.

"Please welcome the Star Lord of Rebirth!"

Ji Si began burning incense and offering sacrifices, and then the statues in the Soul Heaven Hall came to life.

The Rebirth True Lord had a cold expression, and even his eyes were lifeless.

As the first generation of Yin Spirit, the Rebirth True Lord has completely lost the emotions he had in his previous life and only follows the rules.

"Greetings, Star Lord." Zhao Xing also cupped his hands in greeting.

"Please, Star Lord, revive the soul that has just vanished and restore it to its ghostly state."

"Yes." Star Lord of Rebirth nodded.

He then made a fist with both hands, and the pillars in the hall began to tremble, with the four soul pillars emitting mist.

Wu Yuan, who had collapsed between the Four Soul Pillars, quickly reappeared.

"Whoosh~"

A memorial tablet flew up from the altar, put Wu Yuan inside, and then flew into the Rebirth Pool.

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"

The Origin Soul Liquid emitted a mist, making Wu Yuan's soul even clearer.

After a while, Wu Yuan looked around blankly.

The next moment, he saw Zhao Xing, and his expression changed drastically. He immediately tried to kill himself!

"Hmph, you still want to die after getting here?"

Zhao Xing reached out and immediately trapped Wu Yuan's soul.

He then forced Wu Yuan to eat a Soul Heaven Fruit.

"Waaaaah~"

Wu Yuan didn't want to eat, but he couldn't resist.

Soon its soul was enveloped in a layer of white light.

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Zhao Xing began to summon his Soul Devouring Law Body to devour souls.

Half an hour later,

"Buzz~"

Wu Yuan's soul collapsed once again.

"Still not working?" Ji Si asked.

"There is a very high-level force blocking it," Zhao Xing pondered. "Even though Wu Yuan has been destroyed once, its rule power involves certain time-related rules, so it has been restored along with it."

"So terrifying?" Ji Si was shocked.

Normally, ghosts resurrected through the Rebirth Pool are free of all their ailments.

During the first collapse, Wu Yuan's soul reached the state of a pen, and even after the soul re-condensed, it was still affected.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but glance at Ji Si, who was actually touching Wu Yuan.

"It's alright." Ji Si withdrew her hand.

Zhao Xing suspected that Ji Si had come up with some wildly imaginative idea again.

"You... you don't still want to write letters to ghosts, do you?"

Ji Si's eyes lit up. "Did Duke Junyi also have this idea?"

Zhao Xing:

I was just being nosy and said that!

Waving his hand, Zhao Xing quickly changed the subject, saying, "Let's get down to business first. This time I'm going to crush it to Xi's level. Please ask Xingjun to keep an eye on things."

"Alright." When it came to business, Ji Si became solemn again.

"Buzz!"

Sensing a mysterious protective force, Zhao Xing no longer used the Soul Devouring Law Body this time, but instead employed the Soul Seven Stars from the second level of the Derivation God Art to crush Wu Yuan. "Boom~"

Seven stars crushed Wu Yuan into powder.

From the perspectives of Zhao Xing and Ji Si.

Wu Yuan's phantom image shattered twice.

The first time it was a ghost turning into a victim; the second time it was shattered, it was a state of balance turning into despair.

"Please, Star Lord of Rebirth!"

When Wu Yuan emerged from the Rebirth Pool for the second time, he was immediately plunged into despair.

Not only can you not escape, you can't even die!

This is so agonizing!

"Let me die, let me die..." Wu Yuan muttered to himself.

But before he could finish speaking, he was restrained again.

"The power has weakened."

Hearing Zhao Xing say this, Ji Si was a little puzzled, because he couldn't sense it at all.

However, Zhao Xing is an authority on this subject.

Because Zhao Xing has Derivation God Art, and possesses an unprecedented 500,000 split souls, and can also cure the shortcomings of Liu Tianning's Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet... In the analysis of the Dao of the Soul, no one is stronger than Zhao Xing.

"We're going to take some risks." Zhao Xing fed Wu Yuan the Soul Heaven Fruit again and took a deep breath. "This time, I'm going to try to crush it completely."

"With the protection of the Soul Heaven Fruit, he will be able to re-condense into the state of 'Hope' before he completely vanishes."

"With the help of the Star Lord of Rebirth, there is a great chance of removing the protection within Wu Yuan 'Fate Soul."

"But there is also a chance of failure."

"Whether we succeed or fail, this will be our last chance."

"Understood, Duke Junyi, please feel free to act." Ji Si nodded, leaving the decision to Zhao Xing.

If Zhao Xing, the strongest cultivator of the Derivation God Art, combined with a soul-type artifact and the Rebirth True Lord, still cannot solve the problem.

That proves that we have encountered an unsolvable problem.

How could the tiny Sith Clan possess an unsolvable method?

This can also serve as evidence to convince the public.

Of course, success would be the best outcome.

"I'm about to begin."

After Zhao Xing finished speaking, Ji Si began to take notes.

"Go!"

Zhao Xing spread his arms, and the seven soul stars expanded rapidly, occupying seven different locations.

At the same time, Wu Yuan was placed in the center.

"Star Shatter!"

Zhao Xing let out a low roar and unleashed the strongest killing move of the Derivation God Art — Star Shatter.

It's not so easy to instantly crush a peak Fate Palace Realm Fate Soul into a state of nothingness.

Zhao Xing could only unleash his strongest soul-killing move.

Only with such immense power could that mysterious soul protection rule possibly fail.

Seven soul stars collided with the center simultaneously from seven directions.

"Boom!" A massive collision of soul stars caused the entire Soul Heaven Hall to tremble.

The soul star collapsed, forming a black dot at its center, which was located exactly in the center of Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan's Fate Soul was instantly Destruction into nothingness.

Zhao Xing's face paled slightly, as the killing move had taken a toll on him. Yet he still needed to make the Soul Star disappear in that instant.

at the same time--

The Star Lord of Rebirth also acted immediately, activating the Four Soul Pillars to re-condense Wu Yuan's soul before the effects of the Soul Heaven Fruit wore off, and then tossing it into the Rebirth Pool. Whoosh!

Zhao Xing immediately appeared beside the Rebirth Pool, staring intently at Wu Yuan. At that moment, Wu Yuan's figure appeared for a fleeting instant in a 'ruleless vacuum'. "Now!"

Zhao Xing immediately opened his mouth and swallowed, capturing Wu Yuan's soul. Buzz

A flood of images rushed into Zhao Xing's mind. The amount of information was enormous.

But in the next moment, two of the scenes mysteriously vanished.

Even after entering Zhao Xing's memories, the mysterious rule protected the secret technique from being leaked. However, Zhao Xing still managed to seize a fleeting moment and capture two fragments of memories.

"The first memory fragment."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and used the Great Dream Spring and Autumn" technique to recreate the scene from his memory. In the dream, inside a round fortress.

Wu Yuan was meditating cross-legged. Suddenly—

A figure appeared inside the secret chamber. It was Ulik.

"Wu Yuan, my brother, I have some incredibly good news for you!" Ulik exclaimed excitedly. "Brother, what is it?"

"The Great Lord will reward you. After accepting the reward, you will break through to the Fate Palace Realm!" "What? Is that so?!" Wu Yuan was somewhat shocked.

"Not only that, if you perform well, the Grand Master will even help you create a Rule Domain in the future! This is an opportunity I've secured for you," Ulik said with a smile. "Come with me."

"Yes." Wu Yuan excitedly followed.

Soon he and his brother arrived at the palace of the Sith Grand Master Deus. Zhao Xing watched quietly from Wu Yuan's perspective.

He tried to see Deus's face clearly, but found he couldn't see it at all. "Zuo Shen, not even letting his subordinates see?"

Zhao Xing also stopped observing Deus's appearance and focused his attention on Deus's actions.

He pulled out a purple, glowing metal rod that looked like sections of iron stacked together. "Buzz~"

Wu Yuan was immediately enveloped in a Purple Light, blurring the surrounding air. It was a very long time before Wu Yuan emerged from seclusion.

When Zhao Xing emerged from seclusion, he saw Wu Yuan excitedly reporting that after half a year of secluded cultivation, he had broken through to the Fate Palace Realm. Thus ended the first memory fragment.

"Breaking through the Mirror Realm in just half a year, and not through the baptism of the Dynasty of Fate's national fortune, what kind of method is this?" Zhao Xing couldn't recognize what the purple short stick was either. But he recognized that it was an extremely advanced way of using spiritual energy.

"It involves the methods of using spiritual energy. The Great Lord of the Sith Clan is indeed facing a great opportunity!" Zhao Xing's eyes gleamed. "He definitely has more than just divine artifacts. He also knows the methods of storing and utilizing spiritual energy, and the quantity is definitely not small."

The second memory fragment.

It has been fifty years since the breakthrough of the Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan, who was involved in this matter, was already in the late stage of the Fate Palace Realm and had been fighting alongside his brother in battles across the country.

On this day, Wu Yuan, who had gained a great deal of merit, came before the Great Lord Deus once again.

"Wu Yuan, I will take you to a place to help you comprehend the realm of rules, but I need to erase your memories along the way. Do not resist the Purple Light Divine Token." Deus was still shrouded in Golden Light, making his appearance unclear.

The Purple Light Divine Token? So this thing is called the Purple Light Divine Token? Yue Xing finally learned the name of the treasure in Deus's hands. "Yes." Wu Yuan obediently prostrated himself on the ground and relaxed his mind.

Deus pointed at Wu Yuan's head, and the next moment, Wu Yuan's eyes went blank. However, Zhao Xing discovered that the memory fragments were still coherent.

Because he has already removed that protection.

"It's begun." Zhao Xing stared intently, not wanting to miss a single detail. Afterwards, Wu Yuan followed Deus aboard the warship to a stop above a glacier. Deus left, but Wu Yuan remained inside the warship.

"Click-clack-click~" "Whoosh~~~"

Zhao Xing could only guess what Deus had done through Wu Yuan's perception.

"The memories include Wu Yuan's perceptions, everything he felt, and this commotion... is it the glacier cracking, creating a whirlpool in the sea? There are also Dark Clouds in the sky, and lightning flashing in the east and south..."

Wu Yuan didn't understand the Heavenly Timing, but he could remember how he felt at that moment. Zhao Xing, however, was able to judge things based on Wu Yuan's perception.

Of course, there was still a layer between them, and Zhao Xing wasn't sure if it was correct. A short while later, Deus returned.

A splash came from outside the warship. "It's entered the sea."

"The ship is sinking very quickly, and it's getting colder and colder outside. The cold air is spiraling and solidifying..." Zhao Xing summarized. At one point, the warship's speed decreased, and it seemed to have reached its destination, and the ship returned to a horizontal position.

"Based on the ship's sinking speed, it has submerged at least 200,000 kilometers underground." "Such a depth is rare even in the entire Western Extremity Glacier!"

Zhao Xing was overjoyed, for he had finally obtained some useful information. "Wu Yuan, come out," came Deus's voice.

"Yes."

Wu Yuan obediently walked out.

Ahead, on the dark seabed, came rows of underwater icebergs, surrounded by surging ocean currents. Deus flew with Wu Yuan for a long time, while Zhao Xing silently calculated.

Sudden--

The view before me brightened. Glaciers shifted, carried by ocean currents with indignation.

A city built of glaciers has appeared on the seabed!

It floated in the sea, unmoving under the cover of raging currents and Death Ice Pillar. "We've arrived!" Zhao Xing exclaimed excitedly, looking at it carefully.

Deus, holding the Purple Light Divine Token, led Wu Yuan into the city. An ancient palace appeared ahead.

In the plaza in front of the palace, three enormous statues appeared, each holding a Purple Light token just like the one held by Deus.

Deus led Wu Yuan into the palace, which was enveloped in a Purple Light light barrier. Holding the Purple Light Divine Token, he opened a small opening, and then there was a brief pause in Zhao Xing's scene.

The next moment, Wu Yuan appeared in a spacious corridor, surrounded by many ancient murals. Deus held a thumb-sized, rhombus-shaped black crystal in his hands.

"It's called the Tian Qi Soul Tool." A black rhombus-shaped crystal floated in Deus's left hand, while his right hand pointed to the mural. "This mural is called the Tian Qi Soul Tool Diagram."

"Wu Yuan, envelop it with your soul power, and circulate your soul power through the ' Tian Qi Soul Diagram ' for seven cycles to successfully refine it and create a dark-type rule domain." "Yes." Wu Yuan was somewhat excited.

Since it was just a refining tool, Wu Yuan completed it in just half a month.

Deus then led Wu Yuan to another mural and placed seven bottles there. "This is the elixir."

"You can consume it, and then study this mural, which is called ' The Void God Prison '." "Yes."

The fragments of memory remained incomplete, as if a period of time had been skipped. Wu Yuan had just sat down when he stood up again.

At this moment, Zhao Xing could only sense that Wu Yuan had learned one secret technique from the "Darkness Absolute God Prison," a top-tier technique that complemented the Dark Rules domain. Afterwards, Deus once again took out the Purple Light Divine Token and cast a spell on Wu Yuan, erasing his memories.

Then Wu Yuan made him Fate Soul Oath.

With heavy protection, they finally managed to leave with Wu Yuan.

Once he left the sea, the memory ended. Soul Heaven Hall, Zhao Xing opened his eyes.

"How is it?" Ji Si asked nervously, unsure if Zhao Xing could actually do it. Zhao Xing remained silent for a long time, seemingly engaged in deduction and calculation.

Ji Si waited quietly. Finally, Zhao Xing spoke.

"I already know how to use this strange object."

"By absorbing it, one can create a third-tier dark-type rule domain." "The Great Lord of the Sith Clan possesses the key to a secret treasure." "The treasure within is truly astonishing!"

Ji Si asked, "How large is the treasure?"

Zhao Xing said, "On a scale so large that we need to wage a war to destroy a nation."