Arc 88The Soul Sealing Curse

Jiang Ping An survived the Crystal Sea, killed his Blazing Yao pursuers, and advanced to the Sixth Level before tracking down Lü Xiao and clashing with Lan Jie. After taking Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill, Jiang Ping An discovered that it had triggered a Soul Sealing Curse, leaving him with little time as he set out to find the Nether Ghost Mansion.

  • Jiang Ping An escaped the Crystal Conch by comprehending its Crystal Rule, then killed Yan Guan Zhuo and escaped the Blazing Yao Clan's retaliation after forging the Undying Demon Bone.
  • Jiang Ping An broke through to the Sixth Level and defeated several Blazing Yao Clan God Kings, while Yan Shan and Yan Guan Zhuo fled and summoned their Clan Leader.
  • Jiang Ping An lured Lü Yang and a bearded God King into a trap, killed them, and used Lü Yang's memories to draw Lü Xiao to him.
  • Jiang Ping An fought Lü Xiao until Lan Jie ambushed him with five Divine Weapons, and the battle ended with the Collapse Sphere trapping Jiang Ping An and Lü Xiao.
  • Jiang Ping An survived inside Little Lion's inner world, killed Lü Xiao, and fought Lan Jie before escaping Lan Ting Lin and recovering in a city built around volcanoes.
  • Jiang Ping An took Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill after an appraiser deemed it likely safe, but years later his soul began to crack as the pill's curse took effect.
  • Tang Jingchen identified the Soul Sealing Curse and helped Jiang Ping An obtain a Soul Protecting Lamp that could stabilize his soul for a year, while the Intelligence Division confirmed there was no known cure.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to Lan Shi'er, Bai Jingqiu, Tuanzi, and Little Lion without revealing his short life expectancy, then sent his Avatar to find the Nether Ghost Mansion, whose location Zhou He knew.
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Ch. 2176Crystal Conch

Jiang Ping An fled Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan into the Crystal Sea Area, where a Crystal Conch swallowed him and trapped him in a space that rapidly drained his Primordial Qi. As he searched for a way out, Zhou He revealed that his luck-changing ability came from a secret technique and offered to sacrifice himself to transfer his accumulated fortune to Jiang Ping An.

  • Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan stayed outside the Crystal Sea Area while Jiang Ping An descended to its crystal seabed to recover.
  • Jiang Ping An struck something beneath the seabed, awakening a giant Crystal Conch that swallowed him.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo recognized the Crystal Rule’s surge, and Yan Shan assumed Jiang Ping An had died inside the conch.
  • Jiang Ping An failed to escape the conch’s sealed space with his light-and-shadow form, Shadow Dodge, Bone Blade, or Karmic Fire, while its rules rapidly consumed his Primordial Qi.
  • Jiang Ping An told Zhou He they were close to death, and Zhou He revealed his luck-changing power was a secret technique rather than an innate talent.
  • Zhou He produced an ancient jade slip and explained that its final layer allowed him to sacrifice himself to transfer his accumulated fortune to another.

Ch. 2177Crystalized

Jiang Ping An found a way to resist the Crystal Rule by absorbing and comprehending the Crystal Conch’s rules with his Life Devouring Art. As he drained the conch, the rule continued turning his body to crystal, leaving a race between his survival and complete crystallization.

  • Zhou He prepared to sacrifice his life and transfer his fortune to Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An said he had found a way to survive.
  • Jiang Ping An decided to comprehend the Crystal Conch’s rules so he could resist their effects, and Zhou He warned that he might not have enough time or energy.
  • Jiang Ping An used the Life Devouring Art to pull the conch’s rules, vitality, and divine power into his Origin while analyzing the Crystal Rule with his Soul Power.
  • The unintelligent Crystal Conch remained still as Jiang Ping An drained it, giving him a chance to survive without facing its counterattack.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Primordial Qi dwindled as crystal spread through his hair and skin and began eroding his body from the outside inward.

Ch. 2178Crystal Rule

Jiang Ping An resisted the Crystal Rule inside the Crystal Conch and saved Zhou He from crystallization. He remained trapped inside, continuing to study the rule and planning to use crystalized enemies as materials for the Undying Demon Bone.

  • The Crystal Rule spread through Jiang Ping An and into the Devouring Space, gradually turning Zhou He into crystal as he feared he was about to die.
  • At the point of death, Zhou He recalled his painful past and regretted that he had not repaid Jiang Ping An for his kindness.
  • Jiang Ping An drew the Crystal Rule out of Zhou He, reversing his crystallization, and explained that he could influence the rule but had not fully comprehended it.
  • Jiang Ping An told Zhou He that they could not leave the Crystal Conch until it died, and that they were safer inside while the Blazing Yao Clan's God Kings might be waiting outside.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to the conch to absorb its origin and study the Crystal Rule, then considered using crystallized enemies as materials to forge the Undying Demon Bone.

Ch. 2179Mastering the Crystal Rule

Jiang Ping An mastered the Crystal Rule without being affected by its crystallizing power and went to confront the weakened Blazing Yao Clan God Kings. He ambushed Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan as they left the Crystal Sea Area, striking Yan Shan with a crystal blade.

  • Jiang Ping An used enhanced pills and his two bodies to comprehend the Crystal Rule, then drained the Crystal Conch that had swallowed him.
  • Jiang Ping An gave Zhou He a crystal token to protect him and left to find the two Blazing Yao Clan God Kings.
  • Jiang Ping An reasoned that Yan Shan was still weakened from her forbidden technique and prepared to face Yan Guan Zhuo alone if necessary.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan, still recovering from Karmic Fire and their injuries, decided to leave after assuming Jiang Ping An had died.
  • Jiang Ping An ambushed the couple as they departed, and his crystal-colored blade pierced Yan Shan's head when Yan Guan Zhuo dodged.

Ch. 2180Counterattack from an Ambush

Jiang Ping An ambushed Yan Shan and then fought Yan Guan Zhuo in the Crystal Sea Area, where his Crystal and Primordial Rules let him injure the stronger God King. Yan Guan Zhuo called for help, but Yan Shan fled and left him to face Jiang Ping An alone.

  • Jiang Ping An's bone spike pierced Yan Shan's head when Yan Guan Zhuo pulled her in front of his ambush.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo attacked Jiang Ping An with his Divine Axe, and Jiang Ping An drew him into the Crystal Sea Area, where he was unaffected by its Crystal Rules.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo's purple necklace suppressed Jiang Ping An's Karmic Fire, but Jiang Ping An dodged his axe in light-phantom form and struck his face with Crystal Rule power.
  • Jiang Ping An sent a phantom Bone Blade into Yan Guan Zhuo's body, where the Crystal and Primordial Rules damaged his organs and life force.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo asked Yan Shan to help, but she said she could not fight, claimed she had requested reinforcements, and fled.

Ch. 2181True Martial

Jiang Ping An used the Extreme Yin Dao Domain to remove Yan Guan Zhuo’s Karmic Fire-suppressing treasure, then unleashed True Martial and overwhelmed the Sixth Level God King. Yan Guan Zhuo was left terrified and badly wounded as Jiang Ping An continued his assault.

  • Yan Guan Zhuo shifted to defense and tried to hold Jiang Ping An until the Blazing Yao Clan’s reinforcements arrived.
  • Jiang Ping An opened the Extreme Yin Dao Domain, stole the Mystic Treasure from Yan Guan Zhuo’s neck, and let Karmic Fire engulf him.
  • Jiang Ping An unleashed the Martial True Meaning of True Martial and struck Yan Guan Zhuo with his Crystal Demon Bone weapon.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo’s axe clashed with Jiang Ping An’s changing weapon, and Jiang Ping An’s sickle cut halfway through Yan Guan Zhuo’s neck.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo tried to counterattack, but Jiang Ping An met him with the Extreme Yang Dao Domain and continued to overpower him.

Ch. 2182Overpowering a Sixth Level God King

Jiang Ping An defeated Yan Guan Zhuo by forcing him to surrender his Divine Axe and resources, then surviving Yan Guan Zhuo’s hidden Earth Fire Breath with Substitute Death Wood. He trapped and killed the exhausted Sixth Level God King, turning his body into crystal.

  • Jiang Ping An shattered Yan Guan Zhuo’s Black Flame Armor and badly injured him with a kick.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo pleaded for his life, and Jiang Ping An swore on his Inner Demon to let him leave in exchange for his Divine Axe and resources.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo handed over the Divine Axe and Storage Orb, then launched his hidden Earth Fire Breath and prepared to escape with a Teleportation Talisman.
  • Jiang Ping An survived the attack using Substitute Death Wood, suppressed Yan Guan Zhuo’s talisman with his Primordial Dao Domain, and pierced his skull with a crystal Bone Spike.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Crystal Rule and Strange Karmic Fire consumed Yan Guan Zhuo as his body gradually turned into transparent crystal.

Ch. 2183An Aberration on the Fifth Layer of Creation Mountain

Jiang Ping An killed Yan Guan Zhuo, a Sixth Level God King of the Blazing Yao Clan, and returned to his refuge in the Crystal Sea Area to recover and refine Yan Guan Zhuo’s body. Yan Shan fled after sensing her husband’s death, while Zhou He learned of Jiang Ping An’s victory and resumed cultivating.

  • Jiang Ping An killed Yan Guan Zhuo after driving him into a desperate fight, and Yan Guan Zhuo’s body became a crystal statue.
  • Yan Shan sensed that Yan Guan Zhuo had died, panicked, and escaped with a Teleportation Talisman.
  • Jiang Ping An, nearly out of strength, chose not to pursue Yan Shan and returned to the Crystal Sea Area.
  • Jiang Ping An reunited with Zhou He in a dead Crystal Conch and began refining Yan Guan Zhuo’s body into divine material.
  • Zhou He realized Jiang Ping An had killed a Sixth Level God King and returned to cultivation, determined to work harder.

Ch. 2184The Birth of Evil Demons

Jiang Ping An perfected his skill at forging a King-level Sixth-Order Divine Weapon and began using Crystal Conch material to forge the Undying Demon Bone. As Evil Demons emerged across the Fifth Layer and Jiang Ping An remained unaware in seclusion, Yan Guan Zhuo arrived with four other Blazing Yao Clan Sixth Level God Kings.

  • The infected corpse of an Ancient Being devastated five factions, and the Star Sea Clan scattered its remains across the Fifth Layer before falling; the contaminated remains later spawned parasitic lifeforms known as Evil Demons.
  • Jiang Ping An received no reply from Li Xi but confirmed through her unbroken life plaque that she was alive, while his cultivation and his main body's progress continued steadily.
  • Jiang Ping An mastered the art of forging King-level Sixth-Order Divine Weapons with help from Dao Xuanzi's insights and began smelting the Crystal Conch's body for the Undying Demon Bone.
  • Jiang Ping An spent a hundred years extracting crystal material and another two hundred years purifying it, determined to forge the weapon without flaws before confronting future enemies and the Four Great Main Gods.
  • Five Blazing Yao Clan Sixth Level God Kings rushed toward the Crystal Sea Area, including Yan Shan and the resurrected Yan Guan Zhuo.

Ch. 2185Yan Guan Zhuo Resurrected

Yan Guan Zhuo led four other Sixth Level God Kings of the Blazing Yao Clan into the Crystal Sea Area to hunt Jiang Ping An, who had just finished forging a powerful Divine Weapon there. Jiang Ping An sent Zhou He away as the five God Kings approached, then appeared before Yan Guan Zhuo.

  • Yan Guan Zhuo vowed revenge on Jiang Ping An and joined four other Sixth Level God Kings in searching the Crystal Sea Area, convinced Jiang Ping An was hiding there.
  • The five God Kings detected the forging of a high-grade King-level Sixth-Order Divine Weapon and rushed toward its source, hoping to claim it.
  • Deep inside a Crystal Conch, Jiang Ping An finished forging the weapon and ordered Zhou He to flee to a city on the Sixth Layer.
  • Jiang Ping An opened a Space Crack and sent Zhou He through it as five Sixth Level God Kings approached.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo spotted Jiang Ping An above the crystal sand and shouted his name.

Ch. 2186Facing Five God Kings

Jiang Ping An faced five Sixth Level God Kings of the Blazing Yao Clan as he attempted to break through to the Sixth Level. He shattered his Gate of Profound Dao, completed the breakthrough without facing the Three Heart Questioning Fires, and the five God Kings reacted with fear as one urged them to keep fighting.

  • Yan Guan Zhuo recognized Jiang Ping An and ordered the five God Kings to attack him together.
  • Jiang Ping An summoned the Gate of Profound Dao, which withstood the five God Kings’ combined assault.
  • The five God Kings tried to reach Jiang Ping An before he could complete his breakthrough, but he shattered the gate with one strike.
  • Jiang Ping An absorbed the gate’s fragments, advanced to the Sixth Level, and puzzled over why Qi Yun Fire had not appeared.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo called for a retreat, but a female God King urged the others to attack Jiang Ping An while his new cultivation was unstable.

Ch. 2187Scattered

Jiang Ping An defeated three Sixth Level God Kings from the Blazing Yao Clan after breaking through to the Sixth Level, while Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan escaped. He fled into the Crystal Sea as the clan’s Eighth Level Clan Leader arrived and began searching for him.

  • Jiang Ping An killed one God King, trapped another in Devouring Space, and used Karmic Fire and his Crystal Bone Blade to overwhelm the others.
  • Yan Guan Zhuo and Yan Shan fled and contacted the Blazing Yao Clan Clan Leader, warning him about Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An turned two Refining Master God Kings into crystal statues and stored the crystal corpses in Devouring Space.
  • Jiang Ping An plunged deeper into the Crystal Sea to evade the Blazing Yao Clan’s retaliation.
  • Half a day later, the Eighth Level Clan Leader arrived, searched the area with his divine sense, and vowed to find and kill Jiang Ping An.

Ch. 2188Revenge Not Forgotten

While hiding inside a Crystal Conch, Jiang Ping An advanced to the Sixth Level God King as the Blazing Yao Clan's search for him ended. He then went to Golden Wing City to target Lü Xiao, and after spotting a wanted notice for himself, he claimed to Lü Yang that he knew where Jiang Ping An was.

  • The Clan Leader of the Blazing Yao Clan searched the Crystal Sea Area for years, waited in ambush at its edge, and eventually left without finding Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An hid inside a Crystal Conch, cultivated to the Sixth Level God King, and planned to leave the Fifth Layer of Creation Mountain once he knew it was safe.
  • In reality, Jiang Ping An chose Lü Xiao as the target for his breakthrough and set out with Little Lion to kill him and uncover who had hired him.
  • Jiang Ping An reached Golden Wing City in disguise and saw a notice offering rewards for information about or the death of Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An told a guard that he had seen the wanted man, and Lü Yang arrived to ask when and where.

Ch. 2189Lured Away, Crushed to Death

Jiang Ping An lured Lü Yang and another Fifth Level God King into the Medicine Garden, then revealed himself and overwhelmed them. After killing both men, he searched Lü Yang’s memories for the person who had hired the Golden Wing Mercenary Group and discovered something that enraged him.

  • Jiang Ping An persuaded Lü Yang to give him a Divine Sword as an advance payment for leading him to Jiang Ping An.
  • Lü Yang brought a bearded Fifth Level God King, and Jiang Ping An led them through the Medicine Garden to an isolated area.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed his identity and trapped Lü Yang and the bearded God King inside his Primordial Dao Domain.
  • Jiang Ping An stabbed both men with Crystal Bone Blades and killed Lü Yang when he threatened him with his family’s power.
  • The bearded God King begged for mercy, but Jiang Ping An let the Crystal Rule turn both men into crystal and read Lü Yang’s memories.
  • Jiang Ping An found information about who had hired the Golden Wing Mercenary Group, and killing intent surged through him.

Ch. 2190Turning the Tables

Jiang Ping An identified Lan Jie as the mastermind behind the mercenaries’ hunt and used Lü Yang’s memories to bait Lü Xiao into pursuing him. After Lü Xiao found him in the Medicine Garden, Jiang Ping An struck with Karmic Fire and wounded him with the Crystal Bone Blade.

  • Jiang Ping An recalled his history with Lan Jie and suspected the Heavenly Abyss jar and the beast hide were connected treasures driving Lan Jie’s pursuit.
  • Lü Xiao contacted Jiang Ping An through Lü Yang’s God Sound Talisman, and Jiang Ping An revealed that he had also killed Lü Biao before destroying the talisman.
  • Jiang Ping An learned from Lü Yang’s memories that Lü Xiao could locate a special green Storage Ring, then waited in the same place to lure him into a trap.
  • Lü Xiao tracked Jiang Ping An to the shattered land and attacked, but Jiang Ping An pretended to flee deeper into the Medicine Garden.
  • Jiang Ping An unleashed a Karmic Fire Red Lotus to catch Lü Xiao off guard, then slashed his chest with the Crystal Bone Blade.

Ch. 2191Divine Beast Dao Domain

Jiang Ping An fought Lü Xiao for weeks, matching the Sixth Level God King with his multiple Dao Domains, powerful rules, and Devouring Power. Just as Jiang Ping An wounded Lü Xiao and prepared to press his advantage, an unknown attacker struck him from behind with five Divine Swords.

  • Jiang Ping An ambushed Lü Xiao with the Crystal Bone Blade, but Lü Xiao summoned his Divine Beast Dao Domain and forced Jiang Ping An back.
  • Jiang Ping An released his Primordial Dao Domain and used the Power Rule to resist Lü Xiao’s domain and attacks.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed his Yin-Yang Dao Domain and activated True Martial, shocking Lü Xiao with the strength of his two domains and Martial True Meaning.
  • Jiang Ping An and Lü Xiao fought for weeks amid a storm of the rules, while Jiang Ping An’s Devouring Power replenished his energy and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus continued burning Lü Xiao.
  • Jiang Ping An struck Lü Xiao with the Crystal Knife, then five Divine Swords pierced Jiang Ping An from behind in a sudden sneak attack.

Ch. 2192Lan Jie Appears

Lan Jie ambushed Jiang Ping An with five Divine Weapons and sealed his original body, but Jiang Ping An revealed a powerful hidden Avatar and counterattacked. After Lan Jie and Lü Xiao tried to suppress him together, Jiang Ping An reunited his bodies and began the Dual Soul Dragon Dance, unleashing a tremendous aura that drove their Dao Domains back.

  • Lan Jie appeared from hiding, used five supreme Divine Weapons to seal Jiang Ping An’s original body, and ordered Lü Xiao to kill him.
  • Jiang Ping An’s hidden Primordial Body ambushed Lan Jie, severed him at the waist, and struck him with Primordial Calamity Light, destroying one of his arms.
  • Lan Jie escaped the Primordial Dao Domain, while Jiang Ping An’s original body removed the five Divine Weapons and sacrificed them to the senior Crystal Ball.
  • Lü Xiao attacked Jiang Ping An with the phantom Divine Beast, then urged Lan Jie to join him in killing Jiang Ping An before he grew stronger.
  • Jiang Ping An reunited his original body and Primordial Body and performed the Dual Soul Dragon Dance as Lü Xiao and Lan Jie tried to suppress him.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Primordial Dao Domain and Yin-Yang Dao Domain erupted, forced back the two men’s domains, and shattered the surrounding land.

Ch. 2193Collapse Sphere

Jiang Ping An fused his two bodies and attacked Lü Xiao, but Lan Jie unleashed the Collapse Sphere and fled, drawing both fighters into its crushing gravity. Three months later, the sphere’s power had formed a new continent, and Lan Jie called out to Jiang Ping An, offering cooperation if he had survived.

  • Jiang Ping An used Dual Soul Dragon Dance to boost his strength and chose to attack Lü Xiao before confronting Lan Jie.
  • Jiang Ping An injured Lü Xiao with Karmic Fire and the Crystal Bone Blade while Lan Jie threw the Collapse Sphere and escaped with a Teleportation Talisman.
  • The Collapse Sphere’s Seventh-Order gravitational force dragged Jiang Ping An and Lü Xiao into its compressed space despite their attempts to resist.
  • Over three months, the Collapse Sphere gathered the Medicine Garden’s fragments and restored its Core Region into a new continent.
  • Lan Jie addressed Jiang Ping An from afar, proposing that they cooperate if Jiang Ping An had survived.

Ch. 2194Clash with Lan Jie

Jiang Ping An survived the [Collapse Sphere] by hiding in Little Lion’s inner world, where he killed Lü Xiao and broke through to the Sixth Level God King realm. He ambushed Lan Jie over the [Star Soul Pill], and their fierce battle continued as stunned God Kings gathered to watch.

  • Lan Jie offered Jiang Ping An the [Star Soul Pill] and proposed an alliance, but Jiang Ping An remained hidden and did not respond.
  • After months passed, Lan Jie returned to retrieve the pill, and Jiang Ping An sprang from underground, swallowed it, and attacked him.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed he had survived inside Little Lion’s inner world and reached the Sixth Level God King realm by killing Lü Xiao.
  • Lan Jie invoked [Heavenly Abyss] and his [Limit Break] bloodline talent as he fought Jiang Ping An, while both unleashed their Dao Domains and other abilities.
  • Passing God Kings recognized Lan Jie and Jiang Ping An and watched in shock as their battle ravaged the continent.

Ch. 2195A Seventh Level God King Takes Action!

Jiang Ping An escaped Lan Jie and Lan Ting Lin after Lan Ting Lin intervened in their battle, but he was badly injured by the Seventh Level God King’s attack. He fled with the Little Lion to a volcanic city, hoping to hide while he recovered.

  • Jiang Ping An and Lan Jie fought fiercely, each using their powers and treasures to keep the battle going.
  • Lan Ting Lin arrived and attacked Jiang Ping An, but the Little Lion blocked most of the blow.
  • Jiang Ping An fled with the Little Lion using several Teleportation Talismans, then escaped Lan Ting Lin with a King Tier 8 Teleportation Talisman.
  • Lan Ting Lin questioned Lan Jie about his hostility toward Jiang Ping An, but Lan Jie refused to explain and left.
  • Jiang Ping An treated his injuries with Demon Illusion Fairy’s blood essence and flew toward a prosperous city built around volcanoes, concealing his identity and aura.

Ch. 2196Star Soul Pill

Jiang Ping An recovered from his injuries in Molten Fire City while news of his battle with Lan Jie spread through the Chaos Sea. He brought the Star Soul Pill he had taken from Lan Jie to the Fire Tower Pavilion for appraisal, and the old appraiser recognized it immediately.

  • Jiang Ping An exchanged seized divine weapons for supplies, rented a Cultivation Room, and used his Primordial Rule, Devouring Rules, and Demon Illusion Fairy's essence blood to heal.
  • Rumors spread that Jiang Ping An and Lan Jie had reached the Sixth Level God King Realm and mastered rare Dao Domains.
  • After several years, Jiang Ping An finished removing the Law Fragments from his body and decided to have Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill examined before taking it.
  • A guard directed Jiang Ping An to the Fire Tower Pavilion, where he sold several King-level Sixth-Order pills to an old appraiser.
  • Jiang Ping An showed the appraiser the blue King-level Seventh-Order pill, and the appraiser exclaimed that it was a Star Soul Pill.

Ch. 2197Overly Cautious?

Jiang Ping An had a Star Soul Pill appraised and, after cautiously testing it, consumed it to strengthen his divine soul. Years later, the pill's poison suddenly struck, leaving him bleeding and in agony.

  • Jiang Ping An asked the old man at Fire Tower Pavilion to inspect the Star Soul Pill for hidden dangers, and the old man said he was ninety percent certain it was safe.
  • The old man offered to buy the pill, but Jiang Ping An refused to sell it and kept the split pill for himself.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to his Cultivation Room, swallowed half the pill, and monitored himself for a day before taking the rest.
  • The Star Soul Pill strengthened Jiang Ping An's divine soul, and he expected his Soul Power to reach the realm's peak within a hundred years.
  • Several years later, a crack spread across Jiang Ping An's divine soul, and he began bleeding from his mouth and seven orifices as he realized the pill was poisoned.

Ch. 2198Not Poisoned

Jiang Ping An discovered that the Star Soul Pill had cursed him, causing his soul to disintegrate whenever his Soul Power increased. Tang Jingchen identified the likely curse but could offer no cure, leaving Jiang Ping An with less than three days to find a way to survive.

  • Jiang Ping An’s soul began breaking apart years after he took the Star Soul Pill, and a healing pill made the damage accelerate.
  • Jiang Ping An told Tang Jingchen what was happening, and Tang Jingchen examined his blood but found no poison.
  • Tang Jingchen concluded that Jiang Ping An had been cursed, likely by the Zhum Civilization’s Soul Sealing Curse, which activated when his Soul Power increased.
  • Jiang Ping An suspected Lan Jie had placed the curse through the pill and asked Tang Jingchen how to remove it.
  • Tang Jingchen said Jiang Ping An would need the caster to lift the curse or a Mystic Treasure to purify it, while Jiang Ping An realized he had little time and few ways to obtain one.

Ch. 2199A Chance to Live

With his soul-shattering curse leaving him only three days to live, Jiang Ping An learned that the Green Lotus Origin Pearl could not break it. Tang Jingchen’s master arranged for him to seek a Soul Protecting Lamp at the Firearm Tower, which might slow the damage and buy him time.

  • Jiang Ping An asked Tang Jingchen to help him find a Mystic Treasure capable of purifying his soul-targeting curse, but Tang Jingchen said none in the Chaos Sea could break it.
  • Jiang Ping An showed Tang Jingchen his Green Lotus Origin Pearl, and Tang Jingchen recognized it as a rare treasure that could provide the main ingredient for his antidote but could not lift Jiang Ping An’s curse.
  • Jiang Ping An offered the pearl in exchange for help, and Tang Jingchen contacted his master through a God Sound Talisman.
  • Tang Jingchen’s master said he knew of no way to break the curse but directed Jiang Ping An to seek a King-level Seventh-Order Soul Protecting Lamp at the Firearm Tower.
  • Jiang Ping An agreed to exchange the pearl for the lamp if it worked, and he and Tang Jingchen hurried to the Firearm Tower.

Ch. 2200Soul Protecting Lamp

Jiang Ping An learned that his curse was the incurable Soul Sealing Curse and gained only a limited reprieve from the Soul Protecting Lamp. He turned to his unharmed Avatar in the illusory God Realm to seek the Nether Ghost Mansion, and Zhou He revealed that he knew where it was.

  • Jiang Ping An traded the Green Lotus Origin Pearl to Tang Jingchen for a Soul Protecting Lamp that could stabilize his soul for a year.
  • Jiang Ping An learned from Molten Fire City's Intelligence Division that his symptoms matched the Soul Sealing Curse, which had no known cure in this era.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to Lan Shi'er, Bai Jingqiu, Tuanzi, and Little Lion without telling them that he had only about ten years to live.
  • Jiang Ping An's Avatar left the Quicksand Sea and contacted Zhou He, saying he had to search for the Nether Ghost Mansion.
  • Zhou He told Jiang Ping An that he knew where the Nether Ghost Mansion was.
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