Soul Master

Chen Lin sank into darkness.

He could barely gather his consciousness.

He only felt his life growing weaker and weaker, like a candle about to burn out, liable to go dark at any moment.

Yet he could do nothing.

Suddenly.

A flood of radiance poured into the darkness.

His "world" instantly lit up.

Chen Lin felt his vitality recover rapidly, and his muddled thoughts returned to normal.

Then he saw it.

The incoming radiance gathered in one place, forming a Four-Direction Giant Stele identical in shape and size to the one in the ruin beneath Damol Mountain.

The Primordial Stele?

Chen Lin froze for a moment.

Then he reacted, studying it intently while keeping his guard up.

Then he saw it.

Two large characters appeared on the Giant Stele.

"Soul Master!"

Chen Lin read them softly aloud.

As his voice rang out, the two characters flew off the Giant Stele, merged into an intricate runic inscription, and landed on him.

The Giant Stele dissipated.

Inside his fiefdom.

Chen Lin slowly opened his eyes, and two streaks of shadowy light flashed and vanished.

"Soul Master..."

He murmured softly.

He recalled the inheritance he had just received, then examined his soul, which was exceedingly weak but had undergone a transformation.

Only after a long while.

Did Chen Lin exhale a breath of stale air.

Even now, he did not know whether this was good or bad.

A change in his soul was the last thing he wanted to see, especially one caused by an outside force.

For the moment, however, the change seemed only to have made his soul origin essence purer. It amounted to an upgrade, with no other abnormalities.

Besides, he had been powerless to refuse.

He rubbed his chin.

Chen Lin reviewed the entire chain of events.

But with