I watched closely as Zhang Yuchen quietly asked Mao Jing:
"Brother Mao, what's so special about this spell? It looks really powerful."
Mao Jing nodded slightly after hearing that:
"Yes. Listen to the incantation just now—the Three Luminaries and the Five Qi.
The Three Luminaries are the sun, moon, and stars, the illusory patterns appearing above Senior Song's head. The Five Qi are the Five Elements: metal, wood, water, earth.
This is meant to use the light of the sun, moon, and stars, along with the elemental aura of the Five Elements, to separate Golden Spring's soul.
A Soul-Severing Spell like this is considered a high-grade ritual spell."
While Mao Jing and Zhang Yuchen spoke in low voices, Master had already continued chanting:
"Let the soul drift free from flesh and bone, let the spirit shatter into dust and fall upon the shadowed path.
Soul-Severing Spell; by the law, swiftly obey, command!"
As he finished, Master pointed at Zhuang Sheng's soul within Old White Bone.
In an instant, the five illusory talismans surrounding Master shot out with five sharp whooshes, each one affixing itself to one of Old White Bone's five organs.
The heart belonged to fire, and an illusory red talisman was affixed above it.
The liver belonged to wood, matched by a green talisman.
The spleen belonged to earth, matched by a yellow talisman.
The lungs belonged to metal, matched by a white talisman.
The kidneys belonged to water, matched by a black talisman.
As the Five Element talismans aligned with their corresponding organs, the Three Luminaries—the sun, moon, and stars—above Master's head suddenly dispersed and drew toward the Five Element talismans.
The five illusory talismans affixed to my senior brother's soul suddenly flashed.
Immediately afterward, two piercing screams rang out from Senior Brother Zhuang Sheng's soul.
"Ah..."