Leaving the Soul Tomb

"Sign Soul Contract?"

After hearing Yi Yun's conditions, Snake Ji and Feng Ming felt bitter. They had forced many members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance to sign Soul Contract, but they never expected that one day they would have to sign Soul Contract themselves.

When Yi Yun presented the Soul Contract, both Snake Ji and Feng Ming turned pale; the contract was far too domineering.

The Soul Contract originally signed by members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance only required them not to attack the Martial Arts Alliance or disobey orders issued by the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance. There were also some restrictions on these orders, at the very least, they could not be orders that were known to result in certain death.

Although signing such a contract adds an invisible constraint, it is generally acceptable.

However, the contracts that Yi Yun signed with Snake Ji and Feng Ming could even be described as Master-Servant Contract.

Back then, Yi Yun received a large amount of inheritance from Lord Qingyang in the Empress Secret Realm. In the library on the second floor of the God Descending Tower, there were also many miscellaneous books from the Twelve Emperor Heavens.

It contains all sorts of Secret Manual, cultivation techniques, Movement Technique, formations, alchemy skills, and even the Savage Heaven Master.

The "Star Shifting Heaven Book" that Yi Yun used for disguise came from there.

This time, Yi Yun chose Soul Contract from the library on the second floor of the God Descending Tower.

As Lord Qingyang's collection, this Soul Contract is naturally not so easy to break. Once signed, the contract will control the thoughts and ideas of Snake Ji and Feng Ming Cry, preventing them from having any intention to harm Yi Yun. Otherwise, Yi Yun will know immediately and make them pay a heavy price.

They could not disobey Yi Yun's orders in any way, even if it meant their deaths.

The Snake Ji trembled slightly at the sight of such a domineering contract. Once signed, she would be completely Yi Yun's slave.

"I... I..."

Snake Ji didn't want to sign at all. As a martial artist, she had her own pride, but she was unwilling to die in this dark and sunless Soul Tomb, which plunged her into a painful inner struggle.

Yi Yun didn't try to dissuade Snake Ji and Feng Ming from their reactions. He said, "You only have one chance. I'll give you twenty breaths to consider. After that, you either choose to sign the contract or die. You're practically useless to me, so I'm not going to waste my breath on you."

"I just don't like being betrayed. As for your idea that I'm going to use this contract to do something to make you wish you were dead, you're overthinking it. You're not worth my time."

"When my strength reaches a new level and your strength becomes negligible, I will naturally no longer retain you. You can regain your freedom; the decision is yours. Also, ten breaths have already passed!"

Yi Yun spoke very quickly, and both Snake Ji and Feng Ming trembled with fear as they listened.

Such a momentous decision could only be considered for twenty breaths, and Yi Yun spent half of that time speaking.

Indeed, for Yi Yun, whether or not to kill them was not something he needed to worry about too much. Yi Yun only left twenty breaths; any more would be a waste of time and not worth it at all.

As for what Yi Yun said later, Snake Ji and Feng Ming had nothing to say. Given Yi Yun's rate of growth, the day when their strength becomes "negligible" is not far off.

Ultimately, under the pressure of death, both Snake Ji and Feng Ming obediently signed the Soul Contract.

At this moment, the entire canyon trembled even more violently, and a large amount of rubble rolled down the mountain.

"What happened?"

Lin Xin Tong asked, and the human and wild race warriors present were also somewhat panicked.

Yi Yun sensed the surging Yin energy around him and said, "This place where Yin energy slumbers is the center of the entire Soul Tomb. Blood Moon set up a grand array within the Soul Tomb, and this slumbering place is the array's core. When I destroyed these Yin energy beings, I also destroyed the array's core, causing a large amount of Yin energy to dissipate and triggering changes in the Soul Tomb's Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. I need to leave quickly, otherwise, disturbing some of the slumbering Death Servants and Corpse King here will be disastrous."

This Black Stone Trial was chosen at the time when the Yin energy in the Soul Tomb was at its weakest and the Corpse King was asleep. Now that the Yin energy concentration has changed, the sleeping Corpse King may awaken.

"Walk!"

Yi Yun waved his hand. At this moment, many human warriors had not yet recovered. Their souls had just been Body Snatching Yin Sha, leaving them dazed, their souls injured, and extremely weak.

Physical injuries are tolerable for martial artists, but injuries to the soul are an immense torment.

They hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath or take any medicine before they had to flee. For these men and women from prominent Lineage, this was truly an ordeal.

However, at this moment, no one dared to complain. They knew very well that if they uttered a single unnecessary word, they would be ruthlessly abandoned by Yi Yun.

If you can't overcome your injuries and can't keep up with Yi Yun, you'll be abandoned.

Considering all the past grievances they had with Yi Yun, it was already quite generous of Yi Yun not to kick them when they were down; who would dare to complain?

Just then, a weak voice suddenly rang in Yi Yun's ears. "Take... take me with you... don't leave me here... I..."

The voice sounded somewhat familiar. Yi Yun turned around and saw a ball of soul fire slowly floating out from a large Soul Cocoon.

Yi Yun recognized it; it was Gongsun Hong's soul.

After Yi Yun killed Gongsun Hong's physical body with a single sword strike, his soul was extracted and preserved by Zhulong. Originally, Zhulong intended to use Gongsun Hong's soul to refine Yin Sha, but later, due to the shattering of the Life Token, he changed his mind and used Gongsun Hong's soul as food to feed Yin Sha.

Now, Gongsun Hong's soul, though a considerable portion of it had been devoured by Yin Sha, had not completely dissipated, which surprised Yi Yun somewhat.

He's probably only managed to hold on until now because of his unwillingness to give up, but unfortunately, even a god can't save Gongsun Hong, who only has a fragmented soul. If he had a complete soul, he could have been refined into a Yin Sha, but now he can't even be a Yin Sha.

A martial arts prodigy, who won first place in the Lihuo Sect arts competition, originally had a bright future and a lifespan of at least tens of thousands of years. He could have held a high position of power and had many wives and concubines. However, because of his ambition and his insatiable greed to climb the social ladder, he ended up in such a state...

This is truly a tragedy.

"Walk!"

Yi Yun didn't look at Gongsun Hong again and gave the order.

At this moment, the huge hole in space blasted open by the God Descending Tower was still there, and a group of people followed Yi Yun and ran towards the outside of the Soul Tomb.

For those who had a relationship with Yi Yun, such as Yu Chi Wei and the Chu Sisters, Yi Yun specifically instructed several warriors from the Wilderness Clan to take care of them.

As for the others, they can only pray for good fortune.

During their journey out of the Soul Tomb, they will encounter various dangers, such as ambushes by vengeful spirits. In their prime, they are naturally not afraid, but now... if they die, they can only blame their bad luck.

Inside the Soul Tomb, the paths were like a maze, Yi Yun, relying on the memories in his mind, led a large group of people through the maze.

Sometimes, he would even unleash a single sword strike, cleaving through mountains and clearing a path.

Yi Yun walked ahead, his presence like the tip of Longsword, unstoppable. Any vengeful spirits or ghosts that fell before Yi Yun would be reduced to ashes with a single blow.

Most of the ghosts were dealt with by Yi Yun, which greatly reduced the pressure on the others. Otherwise, the weak and infirm members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance would have suffered heavy casualties.

And so, Yi Yun led the group on a swift journey for a full two hours. With his final sword strike, he cleaved open a not-so-sturdy Space Barrier, and a ray of sunlight shone through the Space Barrier, falling upon everyone's faces.

Although the sunlight was somewhat weak, it was undoubtedly the warm sunshine from outside.

Many people even felt the urge to shed tears at this moment.

They're finally out!

A group of people rushed out of the Space Barrier. Touching the rough stone walls outside, basking in the dim yet warm sunlight in the gray sky, even though this was the desolate far north, many people felt a long-lost sense of emotion.

The previous trip to the Soul Tomb was so oppressive and painful that they almost thought they were going to perish in that land of death. When they saw the outside world, they still felt it was unreal and had a feeling of being reborn.

I finally survived...

Many of their companions thus became the withered bones in the Soul Tomb.

This Black Stone Trial offered no opportunities, no rewards, no ladder to climb, only traps and death. Those who survived weren't strong, but simply lucky. Those who lacked luck, along with their ambitions, have turned to dust in the Soul Tomb... (To be continued~^~)