Tricking the Hall of Souls

"Ancestor Yun Lan, you never expected this, did you? Because of your arrogance and stupidity, you're going to die by my hand today, Wang Ba!"

Ye Qianqian observed the formation's extraordinary profundity. With her soul's origin power as the source, it continuously released soul pressure, astonishing her.

If the Misty Cloud Sect had also set up such a formation, it would have been like adding wings to a tiger when combined with the Misty Cloud Sword Formation.

Looking at Wang Ba's confident demeanor, she curiously asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll call my senior sister?"

Wang Ba sneered, "Of course I'm afraid, but this formation uses souls as a barrier, isolating any transmission of information. Call all you want; the more you call, the more excited I get. Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will hear you!"

Ye Qianqian was speechless.

"After I've tortured and killed you and taken your soul, I'll escape the Central Continent Main Hall. Perhaps by handing over the soul of a Dou Venerate expert, I'll even receive a reward!"

Wang Ba wasted no time. With a shift in his hand seals, the hundreds of soul light clusters above his head seemed to be drawn in, merging into the formation below. The formation erupted with surging soul fluctuations once more. He stood within the formation and pointed at Ye Qianqian.

A vast soul impact, like a monstrous tidal wave, crashed over her layer by layer, endlessly.

This kind of soul attack was different from Dou Qi attacks. They were means to attack and kill enemies invisibly. No matter how strong your Dou Qi cultivation or how high your realm, you could not withstand the destruction of soul energy.

"No, please spare me!" Ye Qianqian clutched her head with both small hands, screaming in terror.

"Hahaha, die by my hand..."

"Ah!"

The colossal soul wave crashed like a storm against the shore, engulfing Ye Qianqian. The entire space shook violently. All the soul bodies within the Hall of Souls were affected by this fluctuation, emitting piercing cries.

"Hmph, this is the consequence of offending me, Wang Ba," Wang Ba closed his eyes, feeling utterly content. But just then, he suddenly heard Ye Qianqian's voice.

"Wow, what a terrifying soul attack," Ye Qianqian said, still shaken.

Wang Ba's pupils contracted. "This is impossible! How could you not be injured?"

He was confident that the soul pressure just now could have severely wounded Ye Qianqian's soul, but what was going on? The other party seemed completely unharmed.

"Die by my hand!"

Wang Ba hastily activated the formation, launching another wave of attack at Ye Qianqian.

"Ah, no, please spare me!" Ye Qianqian wailed loudly again.

BOOM!

This time, the soul impact was even fiercer, twice the power of the previous one.

Yet, it left Wang Ba dumbfounded. Ye Qianqian was still standing there, perfectly fine.

"What is going on?" Wang Ba unwillingly manipulated the formation, launching attack after attack. Ye Qianqian continued to wail in pleas for mercy.

"Ah, help me!"

"It's too painful!"

"Someone save me!"

"Ugh... I'm getting a little tired of shouting."

Ye Qianqian was like an improvisational actress, cooperating with Wang Ba's attacks. Facing such a massive soul impact, she put on all sorts of terrified expressions.

Having eaten Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit, she naturally disdained these soul attacks. On the contrary, these souls were like a refreshing shower, nourishing her soul and making her hum with comfort.

Wang Ba couldn't believe it. "You, how could you not be harmed?"

Ye Qianqian scratched her hair. "Because these attacks are useless against me."

"Then what was with your pained expression just now?"

"Uh..." Ye Qianqian gave an awkward smile. "Seeing how serious you were, I couldn't bear to spoil your act, so... I decided to play along."

"Damn it!" Wang Ba's face turned green with anger. As if struck by a blow, he spat out a mouthful of hot blood.

This guy was actually angered to the point of spitting blood by Ye Qianqian, the great deceiver.

At this moment, Wang Ba finally remembered the conversation between Kaguya and Ye Qianqian on Misty Cloud Mountain.

This Ye Qianqian was an ancient monster from the Dou Qi Continent, who had already reached beyond Dou God six thousand years ago. She must have had profound insights into soul secret arts.

Ye Qianqian yawned. "The formation you condensed with soul origin power looks very powerful, but in my eyes, it's nothing. Let me teach you how to play with souls!"

Instantly, the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit was unleashed. A large amount of soul origin power from the surroundings was summoned.

Ye Qianqian opened her small mouth, and those origin light clusters were absorbed into her mouth as if she were a whale swallowing the world.

"Ding"

Congratulations to the host for successfully advancing. Current realm: Spirit Realm Soul.

Congratulations to the host for successfully advancing. Current realm: Spirit Realm Grand Perfection.

Congratulations to the host for successfully advancing. Current realm: Heaven Realm Soul.

Congratulations to the host for successfully advancing. Current realm: Heaven Realm Grand Perfection.

These soul light clusters, which possessed nourishing effects for the soul, were devoured by Ye Qianqian, causing her soul realm to soar continuously.

This scene terrified Wang Ba so much that he wet his pants. Without needing to refine them, his soul realm instantly rose to Heaven Realm Grand Perfection. Such a method was simply breathtaking.

"Ding"

Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10,000 Shock Points from Wang Ba.

Ye Qianqian let out a satisfied burp. Seeing Wang Ba's terrified expression, she smirked and said, "Little Wang Ba, you're scared now."

The Soul-Soul Fruit's ability is very strange; it can strip away an enemy's soul and lifespan. The more afraid the enemy is, the more is stripped away.

She pointed a small hand at Wang Ba from afar, and a large amount of his soul and lifespan was hooked out.

Wang Ba struggled to stabilize his soul power, but it was useless. In an instant, his face became incredibly aged, as if he had aged more than twenty years.

"Give me back my soul and lifespan!" Wang Ba's eyes turned bloodshot, and he became extremely agitated. He took out a large black saber and crazily slashed at Ye Qianqian.

But he was no match for her now. Ye Qianqian flicked her small hand, slapped Wang Ba across the face, and sent him flying to the ground.

Wang Ba now had no strength left to fight. After the Soul-Soul Fruit drained his lifespan, he transformed from a burly man in his thirties into a little old man in his fifties or sixties.

Ye Qianqian originally intended to kill him, but she secretly pondered.

If I kill Wang Ba, although it would be satisfying, it would definitely draw the high attention of the Central Continent's Hall of Souls. At that time, even with Princess Kaguya holding the line, we might not be able to stop the Hall of Souls' experts.

Instead, I should find a way to brainwash this Wang Ba first, stabilize the Central Continent's Hall of Souls, and then I won't be afraid once I'm strong enough.

Weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qianqian quickly put on an expression of extreme shock and pointed at the large saber Wang Ba held, asking, "I ask you, where did you obtain this Zanpakuto?"

Wang Ba coughed up a mouthful of blood and angrily retorted, "This is my Wang family's ancestral treasure saber, called the Nine Spirits Soul Devouring Blade, not some Zanpakuto!"

Ye Qianqian shook her head and spoke nonsense, "No, this saber's name is Zanpakuto. If this saber is truly your family heirloom, then you must be a descendant of Ichigo."

As she spoke, Ye Qianqian returned the soul and lifespan she had stripped from Wang Ba.

"What exactly are you talking about?" Wang Ba's soul and lifespan suddenly returned, and he became confused by Ye Qianqian's behavior.

"Have you ever tried watering this saber with your heart's blood?" Ye Qianqian did not answer Wang Ba's question and pressed on.

Wang Ba frowned, not understanding why Ye Qianqian was asking these things, but he still shook his head.

"Water this saber with your heart's blood now, quickly, or I'll kill you right here!"

Hearing her stern command, Wang Ba's expression was one of extreme unwillingness. A man under a roof has to bow his head. He gritted his teeth fiercely and plunged the saber into his own chest.

With a thwack, his chest was pierced, and blood flowed profusely, staining the entire blade.

"System, exchange the Zanpakuto ability of Kurosaki Ichigo from the Shinigami world for me, just the Shikai form. Then change the shape of Wang Ba's saber."

"Ding"

Congratulations to the host for a successful exchange, consuming 100,000 Shock Points.

As Wang Ba plunged the long saber into his chest, a miraculous scene unfolded.

After the saber was stained with his hot blood, it began to glow, instantly transforming into a different appearance.

The blade became wider, and the hilt was wrapped with a white cloth strip, exuding immense power. It was Zangetsu's second form before its full release.

"This..." Wang Ba held the Zangetsu, completely bewildered.

What in the world was happening?

"Hahahaha, it really is Ichigo's weapon!" Ye Qianqian burst into laughter, snatching the Zanpakuto and examining it repeatedly, her face showing grief and nostalgia as she looked at the object.

In reality, she was secretly installing a miniature holographic projector onto the saber's hilt, making it look like a precious gemstone.

"I never thought a descendant of that brat Ichigo would still exist in this world. I was his close friend back then, how could I bear to kill his descendant!"

Ye Qianqian muttered to herself for a while before saying to Wang Ba, "Given that you are Ichigo's descendant, I will not kill you today. Take care of yourself!"

She thrust the saber into the ground, shook her head, sighed, and then strode away.

Wang Ba couldn't understand what Ye Qianqian was saying at all, but he was puzzled by her words. Why didn't this Yunlan Ancestor kill him?

As soon as Ye Qianqian left the Hall of Souls, Zhou Tong hurriedly ran into the underground fourth-level space. Seeing that the soul origin light clusters were nowhere to be found, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Hall Master, the soul origins have been taken by that Yunlan Ancestor. What should we do now?"

Wang Ba struggled to get up and said resentfully, "My report letter just now must be sent to the Central Continent headquarters immediately to have them send someone to handle this."

Zhou Tong quickly stopped him upon hearing this, "We can't, Hall Master."

"Why not?"

Zhou Tong replied, "If this matter is reported, although headquarters will send people, so many soul origins that need to be submitted are gone. If we are blamed by our superiors, neither of our lives will be safe, and they might even extract our souls."

They knew the punishments of the Hall of Souls. Those who failed had no way out. The Hall of Souls would dispose of useless things immediately, so their report could not be submitted.

Wang Ba's heart sank. "Then, according to Elder Zhou, what should we do?"

Zhou Tong offered a bad idea, "Hall Master, we... should run!"

"Run? Heh, where do you plan to run? The entire world is under the influence of the Hall of Souls. Where can we go? My Wang family has been servants of the Soul Clan for generations. If I run, not only will it bring shame to the Wang family, but what if the Soul Clan becomes enraged with the Wang family?" Wang Ba smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Just then, the Zanpakuto in Wang Ba's hand suddenly flashed with light, and the entire fourth-level space underwent a tremendous change.

The phantom of a young man with short black hair, wearing a black robe, appeared on the hilt. The man was imposing, his eyes like the vast starry sky, flickering with sharp light.

"Who... who are you?" Wang Ba and Zhou Tong were startled by the man's appearance.

The man let out a laugh and ignored Wang Ba's question, speaking on his own: "I am Wang Qi Ichigo, a being above Dou God, known as the Shinigami on the Dou Qi Continent six thousand years ago. Oh, my foolish descendant, if you are seeing this projection I left behind, you must remember the following words, for they are the key to changing our royal family's future."

"Ding"

Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10,000 Shock Points from Wang Ba.