"Can you remove the Soul-Pulling Guide?"
Yilan looked at Chen Lin in surprise.
"I can try."
Chen Lin made no promises.
Back in the Lower Realm, he had used the Soul-Destroying Finger to remove a Soul-Pulling Guide, but that one had been condensed by Xuanyin True Lord. It could not compare to one condensed by the Shadow Scholar, so he had no confidence either.
"I know you can use the Punishment Technique, my dear Chen, but it can only suppress the Soul-Pulling Guide, not remove it completely."
Yilan shook her head.
"Let's try first."
Chen Lin still insisted.
Then he explained, "Actually, even I don't know whether I'm the Shadow Scholar's reincarnation. This will be a good test. But don't worry, my method won't hurt you. At most, it'll weaken your soul a little."
"All right, then."
Yilan sounded unconcerned.
Seeing this,
Chen Lin immediately activated the Soul-Destroying Finger.
He could be certain that he was not the Shadow Scholar's reincarnated body. He had already found the answer in the Zodiac Secret Realm. It was not that he had been able to resist; the Shadow Scholar simply had not chosen him.
He was a discarded vessel.
But he had to obtain the Rubik's Cube Fragment, so he could only impersonate him. Besides, removing the Soul-Pulling Guide would help her too.
Rather than proceeding gradually, Chen Lin directly mobilized his soul seed's origin essence, using his most primal "transgressor" soul power to activate the Soul-Destroying Finger and send it into Yilan's body.
"Mnh."
Yilan shuddered.
Her aura immediately became unstable, surging and ebbing. At its strongest, it reached the Void Realm; at its weakest, it fell to that of a mortal. Chen Lin stayed on edge, constantly adjusting his strength according to her aura. Maintaining it was extremely taxing.
"This won't