The Imprisoned Point in Time

"Too late." Lin Yu grinned. "Do you think I'm still that Rank 1 Soul Master?"

Four Soul Rings appeared beneath Lin Yu.

Purple, purple, black, black.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was utterly shocked. "How is this possible? How did you suddenly reach Rank 40?"

Just now, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer had seen that Lin Yu was only a Rank 8 Soul Scholar, but now he had suddenly become Rank 40.

All four Soul Rings were extraordinarily powerful. How could any normal person have purple first and second Soul Rings, followed by black third and fourth Soul Rings?

His head felt like it was about to explode, but he couldn't figure out the reason.

Lin Yu mocked him. "How could a mere mortal like you possibly understand?"

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was dumbfounded. This was the first time someone whose strength was only that of a Soul Ancestor had called him a mere mortal.

But he didn't dare say a word of rebuttal. When beneath another's roof, one has no choice but to bow one's head.

He could only put on a bitter expression and plead, "As long as you're willing to let me go, I'll do anything you want."

Lin Yu smiled. "Although you are indeed detestable, I may still give you a chance. Do you want to see what this is?"

He pulled out a Soul Tool from behind his back.

It was the shattered Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer's eyes widened. He had used this Rank 9 God Sealing Platform to seal Lin Yu earlier. Snow Empress had later released him, but the platform had also been damaged.

He pondered Lin Yu's intentions. "You want me to repair this Rank 9 God Sealing Platform?"

Lin Yu mocked him. "That's the only value you have left."

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was deeply embarrassed, and his pride was wounded. He was revered by countless people in the Sun Moon Empire and was an indispensable existence. How had he ever been regarded as being worth so little?

But when he glanced at the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, his thoughts began to turn. If I repair it, won't I be able to use it to seal this brat in front of me again?

However, that thought quickly faded when the Rank 9 Soul Engineer looked at the densely packed swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions surrounding them.

He looked at Lin Yu in horror. Could this brat have deliberately lured these Ice Jade Scorpions here to guard against me?

Seeing through the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's thoughts, Lin Yu smiled. "You guessed correctly. I'm telling you not to try anything funny. As long as I'm gone, these Ice Jade Scorpions will immediately tear you apart and devour you."

The scene instantly became terrifying.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer trembled all over in fright. Seriously wounded, he was even weaker than Snow Empress. Most of his Soul Power was merely keeping him alive. What other thoughts could he have? He could only obediently take the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform and begin repairing it.

He happened to have a folding workbench with him. After he infused it with some Soul Power, it immediately unfolded into existence. However, the Extreme North Plains was plagued by wind, snow, and bitter cold, which made the delicate repairs required for a Rank 9 Soul Tool extremely difficult.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer looked at Lin Yu pleadingly. "Could you help lower the wind, snow, and cold around me?"

Lin Yu nodded. "I can."

A Rank 9 Soul Tool was a highly sophisticated Soul Tool that even Shrek Academy ten thousand years later could not produce. Lin Yu naturally knew that repairing one would be just as difficult.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept this Rank 9 Soul Engineer alive. The entire Sun Moon Empire probably had only this lone Rank 9 Soul Engineer who was easy for Lin Yu to capture, allowing him to repair the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform obediently without Lin Yu having to pay any price.

Therefore, Lin Yu agreed to the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's small request. He released the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spirit and summoned the swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions, making them densely pack together in a circle to block the wind and cold.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was in the middle of the circle. He froze for a moment. In the past, many people had come to watch and learn whenever he worked, forming a circle around him much like this swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions.

But these Ice Jade Scorpions had not come to learn at all. Each one opened its enormous jaws and breathed out a foul stench, as if drooling.

The flesh of a Rank 9 Soul Engineer was far more enticing than that of an ordinary Soul Master. It had already stirred the Ice Jade Scorpions into action. How wonderful it would be if they could eat him.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was suffering terribly, but he could only endure the pressure and repair the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Lin Yu stood beside the Rank 9 Soul Engineer and began supervising him. He discovered that the Rank 9 Soul Engineer truly possessed extraordinary skill, displaying one ingenious technique after another while repairing the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Sure enough, saving this Rank 9 Soul Engineer was the right decision. The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform isn't easy to repair.

Lin Yu had come to the Extreme North Plains not to save the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's life, but for the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Unfortunately, Snow Empress had damaged the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform. Even if he obtained it, he couldn't use it.

As for a Rank 9 Soul Tool like this, there were only a few people in the entire Sun Moon Empire who could repair it. Even if he found one, they would be heavily protected, making it nearly impossible to act against them.

That was why Lin Yu had set his sights on this lone Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

But at first, he hadn't known whether this Rank 9 Soul Engineer was alive or dead. He had only come to take a look. Who would have thought that Snow Empress hadn't killed the Rank 9 Soul Engineer completely? Seeing him on the verge of death, bleeding profusely, and covered by the wind and snow, she had assumed he was certain to die.

That had also been the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's original fate. He would eventually die from excessive blood loss, then be torn apart and devoured by the swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.

However, when Lin Yu arrived and let a snowflake infused with the Light of Healing fall, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's doomed fate changed, leaving him a chance at life.

"Luck is favoring me. This Rank 9 Soul Engineer didn't die. As long as he repairs the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, everything afterward will become easier and easier."

Lin Yu pondered this for a moment. Once he obtained the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, the Nine-Headed Bat King ten thousand years later would receive the greatest surprise of its life.

The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform had been prepared for the Nine-Headed Bat King from the beginning.

What was there in the world that could deal with the Nine-Headed Bat King without causing any harm? Obviously, the only answer was the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform could seal an existence like Snow Empress, a Soul Beast with nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation. So what difficulty would there be in sealing the Nine-Headed Bat King, which had yet to reach one hundred thousand years?

That was why Lin Yu had made this trip to the Extreme North Plains ten thousand years in the past, to take this Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Everything proceeded extremely smoothly. After several days of Lin Yu's enthusiastic goading from the side, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer worked overtime through the night and finally repaired the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

"Excellent. The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform has been restored. I'm very satisfied."

Lin Yu praised him repeatedly. The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform looked brand new, radiating a spiritual glow.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer had dark circles under his eyes. He asked nervously, "Does that mean you can let me go now?"

Lin Yu smiled. "Don't worry. I keep my word. But your injuries are so severe that if I let you leave alone, you probably won't survive long in the Extreme North Plains. So I suggest that you recuperate here for a few days and recover your strength."

As he spoke, Lin Yu tossed some healing medicine and recovery medicine to the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was nearly moved to tears with gratitude. Then, when he saw Lin Yu order the Ice Jade Scorpions to leave, he was even more touched.

Unfortunately, he didn't hear Lin Yu's thoughts. He's severely wounded now. With just a little healing medicine, who knows how long it'll take him to recover. I'll keep him alive here, and if I have any future problems repairing Soul Tools, I can just come back and find him.

This was a disguised form of eternal imprisonment. The Starry Express could travel to the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's point in time at any moment, while the severely wounded man could only continue accepting Lin Yu's commissions.

As Lin Yu was about to leave, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer continued muttering, "What a good person, what a good person. Why didn't I sign a contract with him at the beginning? I've missed a chance to revitalize the Sun Moon Empire for nothing."