Origin Soul Chain

"We can't delay any longer! Unleash the 'Lifebound Soul Lock'!" Xue Mo's hoarse voice, like the cry of a night owl, carried a desperate resolve as he roared in this energy-saturated Star Domain, each word seemingly tinged with the stench of blood.

Upon hearing Xue Mo's unequivocal shout, the other three men in black, who had just raised their hands to form hand seals and cast spells again, suddenly froze. Their bodies, hidden beneath their black robes, seemed to stiffen for a moment, as if they had heard an order they were extremely unwilling to accept.

They instinctively exchanged a glance through the swirling Black Mist. Even though their faces were obscured, they could clearly sense a pang of pain, hesitation, and even a deep sense of unease from each other's slightly constricted pupils and instantly tense body lines.

This Lifebound Soul Lock is no ordinary Soul Skill! It is formed by them using their purest Soul Origin, spending countless years and rare Soul Material, and nurturing and refining it as if they were nurturing a fetus. It has long been intertwined with their own soul core and life, and they share the same fate, one for the loss and the other for the glory!

Its power is indeed earth-shattering, enough to challenge opponents of higher levels, but once the chains are damaged, even if only a crack appears, the caster will suffer unimaginable damage. The foundation of their soul will be shaken, and a sharp drop in cultivation will be the least of their worries!

However, reality left them no room for hesitation!

Looking again at the central area, the suction force grew increasingly terrifying, and its range continued to expand. It was a Purple-Black Flame storm that seemed to be tearing apart and devouring even light and space. Feeling the destructive energy that was about to forcibly shatter the "Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Formation" they had set up, they knew perfectly well that ordinary methods such as Soul Chain and Soul Devour were completely ineffective and utterly powerless against this crazed Heaven and Earth Divine Object!

The last trace of hesitation in the eyes of the four was forcibly crushed, replaced by a frenzy and ruthlessness like that of trapped beasts!

They had no choice but to grit their teeth and their hand seals changed with lightning speed, even faster than before, leaving behind afterimages.

Immediately, a roar, a mixture of the agony of a soul being torn apart and the resolute determination to succeed or die trying, erupted simultaneously from the mouths of the four, the combined sound waves temporarily drowning out the howling of the firestorm:

"With my soul as the guide, and all spirits as the sacrifice! My Lifebound Soul Lock, heed my command, release!"

Splash--!!!

The stern shout was like a thunderclap. Before the echo had faded, an unusually loud and sharp cry, as if from the deepest level Nine Nether hell, wailed countless wronged souls simultaneously, pierced through this already unstable Void Space!

This sound did not merely affect the eardrums; it penetrated the flesh directly, striking the depths of everyone's soul, causing it to tremble violently, as if it were being torn apart by the sound!

These four Lifebound Soul Lock are entirely dark in color, as if they were forged from solidified darkness itself. Even the faint light from the surrounding Star Domain shines on them, but they are greedily absorbed and not reflected at all.

The enormous chain of interlocking strings was not smooth; instead, it was covered with countless twisted, writhing, and seemingly alive eerie runes. These runes, like living tadpoles, flowed slowly across the chain of interlocking strings, emanating an ominous aura.

What's even more chilling is that, faintly visible, are countless faces filled with extreme anguish, pain, despair, and resentment, like the most cruel relief, densely packed and layered on every inch of the chains!

Their expressions are forever frozen at the moment when they suffered the most cruel torture from the Soul Hall, their souls were extracted and refined into chains, silently telling of eternal pain.

The moment the chains appeared, a terrifying, piercing scream, imbued with the ultimate agony of all the souls bound to them, spread wildly like a tangible wave of Sound Wave. Wherever the Sound Wave passed, even space itself rippled violently. Everyone present, including Qiu Ling and the Old Monster Qing Hua, felt a bone-chilling cold and excruciating pain in their souls, their brows furrowing and their faces involuntarily turning pale!

This is the truly terrifying method employed by the Soul Hall, a method that strikes fear into the hearts of all who hear of it! It is an evil force built upon the suffering and destruction of countless lives!

"They've even resorted to their trump card, the Lifebound Soul Lock. It seems these guys are completely overwhelmed by the Three Thousand Burning Flame and have run out of tricks."

Upon seeing the four enormous locks radiating endless evil and misfortune, Qiu Ling's face first turned solemn, then a gloating sneer flashed across his eyes, and he whispered to the Old Monster Qing Hua beside him.

"Is this the Hall of Souls Venerate's Lifebound Soul Lock? Indeed... extremely sinister!" Old Monster Qing Hua stared sharply at the four giant locks, sensing the terrifying Soul Power and resentment contained within them, and said in a deep voice.

"The Soul Hall's methods are unpredictable and have a long history. Even my Pill Tower knows very little about the specific methods for refining this so-called Lifebound Soul Lock," Qiu Ling explained quickly, his gaze fixed on the battle.

"But they know that this thing is almost one of the strongest ultimate techniques of the Soul Hall Venerable Elder. The Lifebound Soul Lock is directly connected to their Soul Origin, so it is a matter of shared glory and shared destruction. If this thing is destroyed in battle, the user will suffer severe soul damage and complete loss of cultivation at best, and at worst, their soul will be scattered on the spot, without even a chance to enter reincarnation! Therefore, they will never easily use this Lifebound Soul Lock unless it is a last resort or a matter of life and death. This thing is indeed terrifyingly powerful, but the risks it brings are equally enormous..."

Upon hearing this, the Old Monster Qing Hua nodded solemnly, his fear of the Soul Hall deepening, and he became even more vigilant.

"Form the Lifebound Soul Lock Formation! Lock it completely!"

The moment his Lifebound Soul Lock appeared, a near-mad, ferocious glint and urgency flashed in Xue Mo's eyes as he hissed and shouted. He knew all too well how enormous the consumption of Soul Power was to maintain his Lifebound Soul Lock; he had to finish this quickly!

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

As soon as the shout fell, four enormous Black Chains, entwined with the wailing of endless vengeful spirits, appeared like four resurrected world-destroying demonic dragons. They brought with them earth-shattering, mournful cries and brutally pierced through layers of space at extreme speed. In the blink of an eye, they appeared outside the still wildly spinning, all-consuming Purple-Black Flame storm as if by Instantaneous Movement!

Then, under the ferocious gazes of Xue Mo and the other three, the tips of the chains, flashing with annihilation runes and possessing a strange property that ignored defenses, actually pierced through the terrifying firestorm barrier that was powerful enough to incinerate High-Grade Dou Venerate!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

The enormous chain, like a living, venomous dragon, pierced fiercely from one side of the firestorm, carrying Yin Cold Force annihilating souls, and cruelly pierced through from the other side! Then, as if possessing Spirituality, the chain twisted strangely in mid-air, finding another tricky angle to pierce through again!

In just a few breaths, the four enormous Lifebound Soul Lock crisscrossed within the firestorm, like the toughest whaling ropes, tightly binding, entangled, and locked the entire core of the storm, along with the Three Thousand Burning Flame within it!

"Crunch--Crunch--!"

Faced with the relentless entanglement and full-scale eruption of the sealing power of the four enormous chains that condensed the Soul Origin of the four Soul Hall Venerable Elders, the originally wildly spinning and unstoppable firestorm emitted a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing sound as if a metal structure was being forcibly twisted and blocked!

Its frenzied spinning speed was actually slowed down by the four of them using their Lifebound Soul Lock in an incredibly ruthless manner. The swirling Purple-Black Flame also flickered under the Yin Cold Force of the chains, and finally, after a violent, struggling tremor, it completely stopped spinning...

"Roar--!!"

The storm was forced to stop, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which had been tightly bound within, suddenly appeared clearly in the horrified eyes of Xiao Yan and the others. At this moment, it looked quite miserable. Its huge, solid dragon body, formed from flames, had been pierced through with several huge holes by the four enormous Lifebound Soul Lock!

The chains cruelly pierced through its body, then snaked and coiled around it like Giant Python, binding its entire undulating dragon body, limbs, and even neck tightly, making it extremely difficult to move!

The purplish-black lava flowed and dripped from the wound like blood, scorching small Black Hole in the void, but was quickly eroded and suppressed by the Black Mist spreading from the chains.

Seeing that Xue Mo and his companions had actually managed to force the incredibly powerful Three Thousand Burning Flame to this extent using their evil Lifebound Soul Lock, Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, and the others couldn't help but gasp, a chill running down their spines. The combined power of four peak Dou Venerate, along with such a bizarre and powerful evil Soul Skill, was indeed terrifying enough to make one's heart tremble.

"Hehehe... No matter how fierce you are, you will eventually be captured by my Soul Hall!"

As Xue Mo gazed at the Three Thousand Burning Flame, whose struggles and power were gradually subsiding under the binding and sealing of the four Lifebound Soul Lock, a twisted and excited smirk appeared on his pale, bloodless face.

They were also slightly relieved. Fortunately, most of the Three Thousand Burning Flame' intelligence and energy were currently engaged in a dangerous soul battle with that arrogant brat, and it was unable to fully deal with the outside world. Otherwise, with its full power, the four of them probably would not have been able to suppress it so "smoothly" today.

"The three of you must hold it down with all your might, and make sure it doesn't break free again! I'll take its Lifebound Flame!" Looking at the Three Thousand Burning Flame, whose struggles were getting weaker and weaker, and whose Purple-Black Flame were dimming, Xue Mo's face flashed with an undisguised greed and excitement as he said urgently.

"Hurry! Xue Mo! This Lifebound Soul Lock is barely holding it together; we feel our Soul Origin being burned by its flames! It can't hold on much longer!"

A man in black spoke in a hoarse and urgent voice, his voice now revealing an undeniable weakness and pain.

The difficulty and tenacity of the Three Thousand Burning Flame once again far exceeded their expectations.

Xue Mo nodded heavily, without further delay. Dense, blood-red Dou Qi, like viscous blood, surged from his body, forming a ferocious Bloody Energy armor around him, slightly resisting the still terrifyingly high temperature.

Immediately, a fierce and greedy glint appeared in his eyes. With a swift movement, he transformed into a Blood Shadow, and in the blink of an eye, he was already close to the massive body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which was bound by layers of chains and looked like a lamb to the slaughter.

At the same time, as Xue Mo approached the massive body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, preparing to extract its Lifebound Flame, the situation reached its most critical moment within the strange Soul War Space composed of pure Soul Power and the Heavenly Flame Origin.

The purplish-black flames continued to rise in this void, but compared to their initial ferocity, they seemed to have become more sluggish and uneasy.

The small, purplish-black dragon, formed from the original consciousness of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, hovered opposite Lin Ming's Soul Projection. Its dragon eyes, which were originally burning with cold flames, were now filled with anger, struggle, and a trace of barely perceptible... surprise and uncertainty.

Lin Ming's Soul Projection appeared exceptionally solid, his Soul Power at the Spirit Realm Grand Perfection like a vast ocean, firmly supporting this space of consciousness.

His gaze remained calm as he fixed on the Origin Flame before him, a symbol of the pride and ferocity of Heaven and Earth Divine Object. He spoke slowly, his voice resonating directly at the soul level, each word like a heavy hammer striking the core of the Three Thousand Burning Flame's Consciousness Core:

"Three Thousand Burning Flame, now that things have come to this, what are you still hesitating for? Don't you even dare to try this final, desperate gamble?"

"In terms of Soul Power, I have reached the Spirit Realm Grand Perfection, far surpassing yours in strength and refinement."

"In terms of Dragon Seal level, my Elder Dragon Seal of the Ancient Void Dragon is far superior to the ordinary Dragon Seal within your body. You should have clearly felt this during that brief entanglement just now!"

"Your power has already been subtly drawn from me and fed back to myself under the pressure of my Elder Dragon Seal. Although this amount of energy may be insignificant to your massive body that has accumulated the Star Power for the time being, if this stalemate continues, with one side gaining and the other losing, I will surely be able to gradually peel away your layers until your very source is exhausted!"

"At that time, having lost your power, whether you live or die, whether you are eternally imprisoned or completely refined, will be decided by my will. You will not even have the right to resist!"

"As for your most prized possession, the intense heat of your flames, enough to Burn Mountains Boil Seas..."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Ming's lips. Around his Soul Projection, four different colors of purplish-red flames, perfectly blended together, quietly emerged, emitting a terrifying high temperature and destructive fluctuations that were in no way inferior to the purplish-black flames.

"... You should also be able to sense that four Heavenly Flames have fused within me. They coexist and amplify each other's power, forming a new Heavenly Flames whose grade and power are no less than yours! Therefore, your plan to incinerate my soul with high temperature is equally futile!"