Soul Search

Shi Shou's face showed shock. He had just noticed something crawling around his left eye, but Song Wen had attacked him from behind, leaving him no time to pay attention.

Only after Song Wen's reminder did he suddenly realize that two small insects had crawled up his left eye socket into his skull and were now crawling toward his brain!

Gu Worm!

Two Gu Worm at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Shi Shou's eyes widened in terror.

He hurriedly channeled all his spiritual power into his head, determined to kill the Gu Worm before they wreaked havoc within it.

Suddenly.

Another sharp, piercing pain shot through my chest!

Upon checking with his Divine Sense, he found four Gu Worm near his heart. Just as he was channeling his spiritual power towards his head, they seized the opportunity to bite through his blood vessels and burrow into his heart.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from the left.

A cold glint pierced straight into his throat!

Surrounded by enemies on three sides, Shi Shou was immediately thrown into disarray, losing all his previous composure and arrogance.

He instinctively activated the small shield to block the Cold Moon Blade.

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching pain struck his brain, causing the flow of spiritual energy within his body to abruptly halt.

The Cold Moon Blade grazed the edge of the small shield, which was a step too slow, and sliced across Shi Shou's throat.

A magnificent head soars high into the sky!

Song Wen's figure flashed like lightning. Before Shi Shou's head hit the ground, he caught Shi Shou's head with one hand and grabbed Shi Shou's falling body with the other.

At this moment, Shi Shou's soul had not yet left his body and was still in the Sea of Consciousness in his head.

Song Wen did not devour Shi Shou's soul. Instead, he formed a hand Method Formula, preparing to seal Shi Shou's soul inside his head.

Binding Soul Technique!

This is Law Technique a Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivator can practice.

It is one of the most commonly used Law Technique for binding souls by demonic cultivators.

However, Song Wen underestimated the strength of Shi Shou's soul.

Unlike the souls devoured by killing in the past, the souls of mortals immediately become confused and disoriented after being killed, allowing Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness to devour them.

Although the soul of Qi Refining Stage cultivator can remain conscious, it has no power to resist.

Shi Shou was Foundation Establishment cultivator who had already cultivated Divine Sense, and his soul was even more powerful. After his death, his soul was able to act on its own and escape Song Wen's Binding Soul Technique.

Shi Shou's soul did not attempt to escape, but instead rushed directly into Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness.

During this time, he even passed a message to Song Wen.

"Extreme Yin, you actually dared to attempt to capture my soul! You really are a newly Foundation Establishment cultivator. Don't you know that Foundation Establishment cultivator who already possesses Divine Sense can possess another's body?"

"Hahaha... Now this body of yours is mine."

"Young, with pure Qi and Blood, and a solid Foundation, and cultivating the same Cultivation Method, I'm so lucky that Heaven didn't forsake me. I never imagined that I could possess such a perfect body under such dire circumstances."

Song Wen was also startled by the sudden change, but he quickly calmed down.

His Sea of Consciousness could even devour the divided soul of Wu Ren, Golden Core cultivator, so the soul of Shi Shou, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage, could not possibly cause any trouble.

Shi Shou's soul rushed into Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness, preparing to use all his soul power to attack Song Wen 'Sea of Consciousness.

Suddenly, a huge Black Hole appeared before his eyes.

This Black Hole seemed boundless, as if it had occupied Song Wen's entire Sea of Consciousness.

An incredibly powerful and irresistible suction force emanated from the Black Hole.

Shi Shou felt as insignificant as an ant in the face of this Black Hole. At this moment, he even suspected that Song Wen was the reincarnation of a legendary ancient powerhouse, otherwise how could such a terrifying Black Hole, seemingly capable of swallowing everything, be hidden in his Sea of Consciousness?

Just as Shi Shou felt his soul was about to be devoured and scattered, a thought flashed through his mind.

"I wonder how Wanrou, who's still tied to the stone pillar, is doing? I wonder if Extreme Yin will spare her and the baby in her womb."

At this dead end, Shi Shou was suddenly overcome with longing for his wife and unborn child.

Just then, the Black Hole's devouring power suddenly vanished.

But the Black Hole did not disappear; it pressed down on Shi Shou like a mountain, rendering his soul immobile.

Outside his Sea of Consciousness, a smile appeared on Song Wen's face.

This was his first attempt to control the Black Hole in his Sea of Consciousness, and unexpectedly, he succeeded.

Shi Shou's soul cannot be dissipated for the time being; it will still be of great use.

Song Wen used the power of his soul in his Sea of Consciousness to weave a giant net, binding and sealing Shi Shou's soul within his Sea of Consciousness.

As his soul was sealed, Shi Shou's consciousness gradually became blurred.

After doing all this, the Black Hole in his Sea of Consciousness slowly disappeared, vanishing without a trace a moment later.

When Song Wen devoured the Essence Blood from Shi Shou's body, he was surprised to find that a wisp of spiritual power from Shi Shou's body also flowed into his own body.

The spiritual energy was absorbed by his physical body, giving him the feeling of having taken a miraculous elixir, and his body was gradually becoming stronger.

Song Wen, who was encountering this situation for the first time, was somewhat at a loss.

After repeatedly examining my body and confirming that there was nothing wrong, I felt a little relieved.

Unable to find the reason immediately, Song Wen stopped paying attention to it.

Turning to look at the eight people tied to the stone pillar, apart from Wanrou, the other seven were already lifeless.

Song Wen devoured the Essence Blood, and souls of the seven dead men one by one before finally approaching Wanrou.

Wanrou's injuries were extremely severe. Due to the immense pressure generated by the formation, her skin had cracked in many places, causing blood to flow out. Her spine was also dislocated in several places, and her leg bones were broken in several places.

The person was no longer recognizable as human and could only barely maintain a standing posture by being bound to a stone pillar with iron chains.

Seeing Song Wen approaching but not immediately making a move, a glimmer of hope flashed across Wanrou's face—a hope for survival.

She didn't want to die yet; she was carrying a new life inside her and wanted her child to be born safely and see the world.

"Please don't kill me, I have..."

Before she could finish speaking, she felt a powerful, diamond-like hand grab her head.

A powerful surge of soul energy poured in from the top of his head, rushing straight into his Sea of Consciousness.

This soul force was far too powerful for her, instantly engulfing her consciousness.

Soul Search Technique!

This is a secret technique that only Foundation Establishment cultivators can practice. It allows one to forcibly probe into another's memories by searching their soul. As for which part of the memories is probed, and whether it is useful to oneself, it all depends on luck.

Song Wen bought the Soul Search Technique from a shop in the market after he reached the Foundation Establishment.

In the demonic path, this Soul Search Technique is a very common Law Technique, almost every cultivator above the Foundation Establishment Realm knows how to practice it. Song Wen, disguised as a Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator from elsewhere, easily obtained it.

Wanrou's soul power was much weaker than Song Wen's, and at this moment, she was already seriously injured. With almost no resistance, Song Wen successfully searched for parts of her memories.

In her memory, she spent most of her time cultivating in her cave abode, rarely interacting with outsiders, and never fighting or arguing with anyone. Because Shi Shou provided her with Cultivation Resources, she didn't need to go out on adventures. She was a woman who never fought with anyone.

Although she was a demonic cultivator, she was extremely gentle and had no violent side, just like her name.

Xu Zheng's why, when Shi Shou wanted to use her for martial arts practice, she didn't harbor any hatred towards Shi Shou, but instead pleaded and advised him.